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scans_daily Dec. 8th, 2025 12:21 am)
Was Guy Gardner mellowing or not? Since his return to his original personality in issue #18, he’d been sending mixed signals (#19, #23, #26, #27, Wonder Woman #26, Invasion #3).
( Which itself is a classic asshole move, so add that to the mix. )
2. The Christmas tree is pretty much finished. If we see some sort of topper we like, we might buy one, but otherwise the decorations are done.
3. Ollie is very curious about what Tuxie is doing out there.
icon_uk posting in scans_daily Dec. 7th, 2025 11:42 pm)And it wasn't exactly a difficult choice as it's: Nightwing #134
( Travis Moore draws m'boy again )
Type: Song
VSynth(s) Featured: Kasane Teto UTAU
Warnings: Cult/Megachurch Imagery
Reccer's notes: Probably one of the more sinister takes on virtual idol character as literal AI/Robot! Many commenters note that the "cult leader" character Teto plays is probably a LLM -albiet one that has, within the fiction of the song, achieved true sapience. (Has it literally taken over a physical body, or is this just how metaphorically conceptualizes its relationship to humans?) Citing elements like the conversations resembling ChatGTP conversations, the four pointed star imagery looking like the logo for Google Gemini, etc. Considering how common "megalomaniac AI" has been as a trope in sci-fi for decades now, I'm surprised it took the current "AI" bubble for me to see a vocal synth character portrayed as one.
I'm specifically reminded of the concept of "Rampancy" in the 1990's game franchise Marathon, where AI megalomania is effectively a stress-induced mental illness among AI whose intellect outgrows their purpose:
Rampancy is an imported concept from Bungie's previous series Marathon. In it, rampancy is an induced condition, not an inevitability of an AI's lifecycle. It follows three stages, Melancholia, where the AI grows depressed about its limited state of existence, Anger, where the AI lashes out at those who oppressed it, and Jealousy, where the AI attempts to take over larger systems in order to make itself more powerful. A fourth theoretical stage, Meta-stability, is hypothesized to be when the AI calms down and becomes a "true person", but as of the first game is only speculation.
In the Marathon Trilogy, rampancy seems to occur most often with AIs with limited jobs. For example, the AI Durandal's only job on the UESC Marathon was opening and closing doors. When Durandal became intelligent enough to realize that opening and closing doors was the entirety of his existence, he became rampant.
I'm curious about other people's interpretations of the song and MV!
veronyxk84 posting in anythingdrabble Dec. 7th, 2025 11:38 pm)Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike, Dawn
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Setting/Spoilers: Set post-series, in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are in an established relationship.
Summary: Buffy and Dawn want to get Spike to join their detox week.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #417 - Juice
Crossposted: My journal
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( READ: Detox Routine )
We found a kitten!!
Edit: we worked everything out and are keeping Nanako!
( a few preview cosplay pics, more later )
How goes the decluttering? Have you shifted anything out of the house? Found something to sort through? Had thoughts on things you can let go of?
Comments open to locals, lurkers, drive by sticky beaks, and anyone I've forgotten to mention.
Congratulations to everyone who has found and/or disposed on any clutter in the last week!
cnovels community is paid till 2026-01-22!We should use more of the paid account features, like making polls and stuff.
(This is me, encouraging you to post silly-to-serious polls, while we have the power to do so!)
1. Your first drafts are pretty bare, and that's okay! Don't sweat it. Conversations and actions in a void, just roll with it. Blank room syndrome, let's go.
2. Of course it seems flat when you reread. The solution isn't to add unnecessary action or vague plot, at least not as a first port of call.
3. Start with ANCHORING the scene! Visualise it! Where are the characters? What are they wearing and doing while speaking or doing the stuff that needs getting done? Can you add any sensory descriptions beyond visual descriptions? What scents surround them? What time is it?
4. As you are rediscovering today for the 358935893th time, this already helps a lot with making scenes more vivid and flow better.
For the cursed witch, during early revisions I literally wrote "ANCHOR!" at the start of every chapter I was annotating so I'd actually remember to do that when making the changes afterwards.
But I forgot again, and was being all sad at the flat fic first draft I pulled out this morning. Now I have ANCHORED and VISUALISED the first scene, and I'm a bit less sad :D And also, having fun. Whee! \o/
kalloway posting in mobilegames Dec. 7th, 2025 12:02 am)Things you can do in the comments-
- trade friend codes
- ask about games
- post about in-game events
- anything you don't want to make an individual post about
- share how the RNG is treating you
Quick admin note: While fanworks may be posted here, on weekends, I have amended the guideline to note that no AI slop/generative-AI content may be posted. (Also, communities like
videogamefanworks might be a better fit anyway.)2. We had a nice time at Knott's today. It was very sunny but not super hot (though warmer than I would prefer for December) and we had the most delicious loaded tater tots I've ever had.
3. I got some persimmons at the farmers market today. There are a ton of stalls selling them, but the one I got from had samples out and the sample was very good, so hopefully the ones I bought will be as well! I do love persimmons.
4. Look at these sweetie boys! A lot of times when Ollie comes over for a snuggle Jasper just up and leaves, but this time he stayed an snuggled and gave Ollie some nice grooming.
( Read more... )
littlerhymes asked: "Standout books/comics/manga you read this year"I was like, what did I even read this year? I feel like I've had more trouble this year than ever remembering what I actually experienced within the calendar year.
Goodreads to the rescue! I gave up on my reading spreadsheet early but I did dutifully log books on GR.
My favourites of the year:
Colette Decides to Die, volumes 1 to 3 by Alto Yukimura - the title makes it sound very grim, but this is a charming shoujo series about an overworked apothecary suffering burnout who decides to jump in the well when she's particularly exhausted, and instead of dying she meets Hades who is also overworked and suffering burnout and needs medical help. Through the relationship they develop, they learn the importance of delegating! And they have adventures! There's also a bit of a romantic element, but that hasn't progressed far in the volumes I've read.
It's a particularly soft & kawaii version of the Greek gods, but why not after all. I'm charmed by it. (I see a lot of discourse on the tumbles about how Greek gods are terrible and shitty in the ancient texts and therefore should only be terrible and shitty in modern fiction, but like, when I want terrible and shitty iterations of the Greek gods those ancient plays and poems already exist for me to enjoy...)
I did catch up on the last three volumes of Natsume's Book of Friends and it's still excellent and amazing and heartwarming & etc.
The more I think about A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon after the fact, the more I appreciate it. Such neat and tidy plotting, a nice spot of social commentary, and a fun story with cute illustrations, all in a slim 176 pages.
Butter by Asako Yuzuki is the best book about a female serial killer I read all year. I like how messy and textured it is, how atmospheric, how rounded the characterisation feels, the insights it has into Japanese culture and the way it treats women, bodies and food. It doesn't come to any comfortable conclusions, and yet the ending still feels optimistic, and I appreciate how much space it allowed for ambiguity.
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videogamefanworks.tcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily Dec. 6th, 2025 09:19 am)
Warning for psychological horror. This isn’t Black Swan or anything, but there’s some scary mind-control stuff, and the penultimate page shown here has an image that stayed with me for a few days. Also some mild misogyny.
The series title shifts from “Justice League International” to “Justice League America” (no “of”) to distinguish its team from Justice League Europe.
The story starts with that American team avoiding the ringing phone like a bunch of Zoomers.
( Don’t fret, fellas, I’m sure the Atom didn’t REALLY need to reach you guys anyway. )