Seth laVox
@saytael.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Seth! A lover of sci-fi and fantasy, a player of tabletop and videogames. I am Tangata Tiriti of Aotearoa. North of 30, He/Him or They/Them pronouns.
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Inside you are two cats. They are both asleep
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Inside you are two cats. They are both asleep
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Good thread about junk science. In 2018 I was part of a team that exonerated a man in CA who had been convicted based on false microscopic hair comparison analysis. Spent 15 years incarcerated because of junk science
Reminder that years ago it was found out that the FBI straight up made up a whole bunch of fake forensic sciences, plural. People have gone to jail and been executed due to literally pseudoscience.
Hair forensics, for instance, is totally nonsense.
They admitted it.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Hair forensics, for instance, is totally nonsense.
They admitted it.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The FBI Faked an Entire Field of Forensic Science
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December 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Good thread about junk science. In 2018 I was part of a team that exonerated a man in CA who had been convicted based on false microscopic hair comparison analysis. Spent 15 years incarcerated because of junk science
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A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A half memory clings like a scrap of flesh on carrion.
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
Once upon a time, in another life, the path you walked was that of a…
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Finally got the Welsh Red Dragon finished
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Finally got the Welsh Red Dragon finished
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UPDATE on Nebula Awards and LLMs:
SFWA just announced: "SFWA does not support the use of LLM generative models in the production of creative work. … Works that are written, either wholly or partially, by generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible [in the Nebulas]."
SFWA just announced: "SFWA does not support the use of LLM generative models in the production of creative work. … Works that are written, either wholly or partially, by generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible [in the Nebulas]."
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
UPDATE on Nebula Awards and LLMs:
SFWA just announced: "SFWA does not support the use of LLM generative models in the production of creative work. … Works that are written, either wholly or partially, by generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible [in the Nebulas]."
SFWA just announced: "SFWA does not support the use of LLM generative models in the production of creative work. … Works that are written, either wholly or partially, by generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible [in the Nebulas]."
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I sincerely believe this is Gavin Newsom's inner monologue:
August 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I sincerely believe this is Gavin Newsom's inner monologue:
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December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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We got all the hits:
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
“They burned millions but got nothing.” Major Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
“They burned millions but got nothing.” Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle - AUTOMATON WEST
After it replaced a domestic $380 annual license plan for game fonts with a $20,500 plan, Monotype has come under scrutiny.
automaton-media.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We got all the hits:
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
- purchased by private equity firm
- hid a bunch of layoffs
- invested a bunch of money in AI
- tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned
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After scavenging carcasses, fending off predators, digging tunnels, climbing trees, enduring harsh weather, breaking into people's cabins, and swimming through ice-cold rivers, it can be nice to take a nap.
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
After scavenging carcasses, fending off predators, digging tunnels, climbing trees, enduring harsh weather, breaking into people's cabins, and swimming through ice-cold rivers, it can be nice to take a nap.
Goofyass helmet decorations, I fucking love it.
December 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Goofyass helmet decorations, I fucking love it.
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Ye the Van Helsing werewolves are just great. The sad puppy eyes gets me everytime.
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Ye the Van Helsing werewolves are just great. The sad puppy eyes gets me everytime.
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: drags out the drum labeled "venture capital is a financial project to appropriate and privatize communal savings vehicles under the guise of 'institutional investment' while socializing and devolving risk and has been since ~1976" and bangs it was gesturing aggressively at this thread :
These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
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www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
December 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
: drags out the drum labeled "venture capital is a financial project to appropriate and privatize communal savings vehicles under the guise of 'institutional investment' while socializing and devolving risk and has been since ~1976" and bangs it was gesturing aggressively at this thread :
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Read more: chaser.com.au/general-news...
December 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Read more: chaser.com.au/general-news...
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I do agree that it was a stupid fucking name for the subculture though, it was 100% named in reaction to cyberpunk as a technological aesthetic and not for its political perspective. It's very telling that in steampunk people tend to dress up as the wealthy, upper-class industrialists and scientists
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I do agree that it was a stupid fucking name for the subculture though, it was 100% named in reaction to cyberpunk as a technological aesthetic and not for its political perspective. It's very telling that in steampunk people tend to dress up as the wealthy, upper-class industrialists and scientists
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's totally just trolling dude, don't take it seriously. if it was a real duck, we'd know!
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's totally just trolling dude, don't take it seriously. if it was a real duck, we'd know!
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I sort of wish y'all took this more seriously, because this attitude is a reinforcement of heterosexuality as a hierarchy. It's an acknowledgement and understanding that it's not enough to "be with" a woman, or even to father children.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
"Everything straight is actually gay" is my favourite kind of ragebait posts by these morons.
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I sort of wish y'all took this more seriously, because this attitude is a reinforcement of heterosexuality as a hierarchy. It's an acknowledgement and understanding that it's not enough to "be with" a woman, or even to father children.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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They camped at the edge of the path that night. Seated by a merry little fire they had a good supper of plum scones, mint-cream cake, and dandelion wine.
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
They camped at the edge of the path that night. Seated by a merry little fire they had a good supper of plum scones, mint-cream cake, and dandelion wine.
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Revisiting the "2000s teenagers incoherently attempting to reinvent criticism from first principles at 3am" era of gaming culture
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Revisiting the "2000s teenagers incoherently attempting to reinvent criticism from first principles at 3am" era of gaming culture
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revacholian space marines
December 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
revacholian space marines
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Okay, sure, I can do that
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Okay, sure, I can do that
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Hunter from the House of the Split Face and freelance partner
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hunter from the House of the Split Face and freelance partner