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alisx
alisxUnderrated goth skills: Being able to reach into a largely undifferentiated pile of black fabric to pull out the one specific item of clothing you were looking for.
2025-11-18 20:13falkner
falknerMy resolve to not buy the new Inazuma Eleven game until price goes down later on has already crumbled.
(I had downloaded a less-than-legal-copy of the game because I did want to try out the game ASAP, but then proceeded to sink almost seven non-stop hours into it. Fine, Level-5 can have my money now.)
(I had downloaded a less-than-legal-copy of the game because I did want to try out the game ASAP, but then proceeded to sink almost seven non-stop hours into it. Fine, Level-5 can have my money now.)
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2025-11-18 11:51bluedreaming
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voiceteam Mystery Box 2025 sign ups opened this weekend, and this is the first year I wonāt be joining team kpop. (But team kpop will likely still happen! I do have details if anyone is interested.)
Our team doesnāt have a name yet as weāre still polling suggestions (voting will happen next) but Iām looking forward to seeing how it goes. š”
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2025-11-18 10:17jajalala
jajalalaMy girlfriend and I broke up :'(. There was no huge dramatic moment, but as we've been approaching two years together... I realized that I couldn't keep going on like this.
( The unfortunate pervasive issue )
Uughh there's some relief (it's been weighing on me for awhile), but mostly I feel like a dick. Firstly for not addressing the issue sooner when it might have been possible to work through it, and secondly for letting things go so long and get serious and investing all that time when I realized things weren't quite clicking on a deeper level, and thirdly just because breaking up with someone makes me feel like an asshole in general š.
Well! With the new free time from no more date nights, I can work on projects and connect with old friends. My master's will be done soon (mid December), so around Christmas I'm gonna have a crazy explosion of free time... plenty time to write fanfics, do other projects, and maybe if I'm feeling up to it try dating again in the new year. We'll see!
( The unfortunate pervasive issue )
Uughh there's some relief (it's been weighing on me for awhile), but mostly I feel like a dick. Firstly for not addressing the issue sooner when it might have been possible to work through it, and secondly for letting things go so long and get serious and investing all that time when I realized things weren't quite clicking on a deeper level, and thirdly just because breaking up with someone makes me feel like an asshole in general š.
Well! With the new free time from no more date nights, I can work on projects and connect with old friends. My master's will be done soon (mid December), so around Christmas I'm gonna have a crazy explosion of free time... plenty time to write fanfics, do other projects, and maybe if I'm feeling up to it try dating again in the new year. We'll see!
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2025-11-16 23:13kalloway
kallowayI am on vacation. This means I will probably be working twice as hard at everything. (I am not going anywhere - this is just a 'burn vacation hours + catch up a bit' vacation.) So far I've done a bunch of extra work at the 'rents, dug out boxes for the nerd convention next weekend, and started deep-cleaning the kitchen. At some point I'll probably stall out, but so far so good.
While helping with some errands, I got to visit an Aldi's for the first time. Prices are good and everything I bought has been fine. The main thing they have against them is that they open at 9AM. I suppose if I calibrate lists properly, I can make a quick trip in during the week when I'm out for other reasons. (I also want to go to the fancier grocery this week! But I also want to finally get to the Lebanese restaurant in the same plaza so that will be closer to a lunch-time trip. Maybe Wednesday.)
I am in the planning discord for a new online BL convention. The project came from a conversation on reddit about how a lot of virtual conventions are centered on daytime North America and aren't as accessible for Asian/Oceanian/European fans. (I had mentioned that I'm in NA but not on NA daytime hours, so different boat same river, or something? Anyway, if anyone would like an invite to the planning discord, LMK.)
I've mostly finished up Blade King, a SNAA model kit. He was certainly an adventure and while he certainly isn't perfect, I'm pleased with how he turned out. (He's also huge, though. I don't know where he's going!) I also mostly finished up HG Blue Frame 2nd, who I started earlier in the year and stalled out on. I've misplaced her markings, however. I know they'll turn up, so she can just go on the shelf as-is for now.
So far for the nerd convention, I've dug out some Transformers and some Monster High dolls. Need to match up accessories and cards and whatnot for them if I can. I just have way too many bins of this stuff. It'll be good to downsize... (Hopefully 2026 can be the year of doing a few more shows and getting rid of a few more things?)
While helping with some errands, I got to visit an Aldi's for the first time. Prices are good and everything I bought has been fine. The main thing they have against them is that they open at 9AM. I suppose if I calibrate lists properly, I can make a quick trip in during the week when I'm out for other reasons. (I also want to go to the fancier grocery this week! But I also want to finally get to the Lebanese restaurant in the same plaza so that will be closer to a lunch-time trip. Maybe Wednesday.)
I am in the planning discord for a new online BL convention. The project came from a conversation on reddit about how a lot of virtual conventions are centered on daytime North America and aren't as accessible for Asian/Oceanian/European fans. (I had mentioned that I'm in NA but not on NA daytime hours, so different boat same river, or something? Anyway, if anyone would like an invite to the planning discord, LMK.)
I've mostly finished up Blade King, a SNAA model kit. He was certainly an adventure and while he certainly isn't perfect, I'm pleased with how he turned out. (He's also huge, though. I don't know where he's going!) I also mostly finished up HG Blue Frame 2nd, who I started earlier in the year and stalled out on. I've misplaced her markings, however. I know they'll turn up, so she can just go on the shelf as-is for now.
So far for the nerd convention, I've dug out some Transformers and some Monster High dolls. Need to match up accessories and cards and whatnot for them if I can. I just have way too many bins of this stuff. It'll be good to downsize... (Hopefully 2026 can be the year of doing a few more shows and getting rid of a few more things?)
2025-11-17 08:16bluedreaming
bluedreamingauthor_by_night shared a fun talk post on fictional_fans:Were you an early adopter, or did it take you a while to start posting? Were you writing fanfic elsewhere at the time, or were you not into fic yet? How has your writing changed since the first fic you posted? Do you even use Ao3 now, or do you post somewhere else?
It was fun thinking of a response, especially since I recently did so much spreadsheet work for my own fics. Lots of interesting responses to read!
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2025-11-17 08:59alisx
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Was talking to someone the other day and they mentioned Rogue Trader had DLC out. Apparently when I bought it I did so with the season pass, so . . . time for a re-play!
2025-11-16 11:28lannamichaels
lannamichaelsFree Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) has now joined Breakfast In America (Supertramp) in the storied annals of: *actually pays attention to the lyrics for the first time* this song's about WHAT?
"Lanna, what did you think Free Bird was about?"
IDK, SOMEONE WHO LIKES TRAVELING!
2025-11-15 00:50bunn
bunnThey are still rather sleepy and sneezy and subject to minor goes of the runs, but they do seem more relaxed, have definitely put on weight - and they enjoy playing now. Apparently cat flu can last six weeks, and it's been 4, so I am still hoping for a full recovery.
( Cut for photos )
( Cut for photos )
2025-11-15 14:37azurelunatic
azurelunaticThe washer saga ended a little while ago, with a brand repair tech who corrected something simple. Thursday night (the start of Friday wash day) the dryer gave up.
Since the dryer had been leaving unsightly rust streaks on all the lights, I have not been subtle in my campaign for a new one.
Delivery is scheduled for today, of a dryer with a steam cycle but without wifi.
Since the dryer had been leaving unsightly rust streaks on all the lights, I have not been subtle in my campaign for a new one.
Delivery is scheduled for today, of a dryer with a steam cycle but without wifi.
2025-11-15 11:07rodo
rodoI had such great plans for Yuletide. Iām so inspired, I canāt even decide which story I want to write for my recipient and which for myself. Canon review was awesome, I started writing to get into the groove and really felt like that first scene came together on Monday like nothing Iāve written in months did. I was so looking forward to the scene Iād planned to write next, on Tuesday. I love it when writing feels like that. I wanted to write all the novellas and treatsā¦
Then Tuesday hit. Instead of the regular two and a half hours of commute, it was five. And until the last couple of hundred meters, I wasnāt sure if Iād make it. Like, when the train finally started, the train driver told us he didnāt know if weād make it to the end. It was a broken interlocking system. You know, the brand new one that went online last monthā¦ In the end, I crashed so badly, physically and mentally, I would have had to call in sick if it hadnāt been for my boss mercifully granting me home office for the rest of the week after I told him my usual train wouldnāt run for the rest of the week and Iād have to take an earlier one. It took me all three working days and two pain pills to regain a semblance of functionality.
Oh, and then I found out that my usual train wonāt run for another month, because absolutely nobody understands the train companyās emergency schedules, myself included. So, yeah, I think that was it as far as my grand Yuletide plans are concerned. Especially since Iāve already been through more than half the trains not running for a month once, and the ones that do runā¦ well. I expect a few more Tuesdays, and hardly any free time.
In other news: I think Iāve finally got my first slightly wanky programming opinion. Usually Iām the person who says do whatever works for you, but even I have my breaking point. If youāre going to type anything slightly challenging any, why are you even using TypeScript? JavaScript is right there and thereās nothing wrong with it! (Guess whoās had to delint somebody elseās codebase this week...)
Then Tuesday hit. Instead of the regular two and a half hours of commute, it was five. And until the last couple of hundred meters, I wasnāt sure if Iād make it. Like, when the train finally started, the train driver told us he didnāt know if weād make it to the end. It was a broken interlocking system. You know, the brand new one that went online last monthā¦ In the end, I crashed so badly, physically and mentally, I would have had to call in sick if it hadnāt been for my boss mercifully granting me home office for the rest of the week after I told him my usual train wouldnāt run for the rest of the week and Iād have to take an earlier one. It took me all three working days and two pain pills to regain a semblance of functionality.
Oh, and then I found out that my usual train wonāt run for another month, because absolutely nobody understands the train companyās emergency schedules, myself included. So, yeah, I think that was it as far as my grand Yuletide plans are concerned. Especially since Iāve already been through more than half the trains not running for a month once, and the ones that do runā¦ well. I expect a few more Tuesdays, and hardly any free time.
In other news: I think Iāve finally got my first slightly wanky programming opinion. Usually Iām the person who says do whatever works for you, but even I have my breaking point. If youāre going to type anything slightly challenging any, why are you even using TypeScript? JavaScript is right there and thereās nothing wrong with it! (Guess whoās had to delint somebody elseās codebase this week...)
2025-11-14 15:57jesse_the_k
jesse_the_kfrom someone who's a realist-for-now yet also wants to believe.
Adam Engst on Can Agentic Web Browsers Count?
tl;dr No, given a readily available data set on a webpage, they can't.
The sweetest and scariest part was his sympathy for Copilot's very anxious inner monologue as it tried to come up with answers while working to a deadline that nobody had created.
When it comes to system prompts, the anxious tone of Copilotās internal responses suggests a āship now, apologize later, if youāre caughtā system prompt that, if reflected in a real-world workplace, would be problematic. Obviously, AIs donāt have feelings that can be hurt and wonāt complain to HR, but such a culture tends to encourage people to cut corners and make poor decisions that compromise quality and customer service. If Copilot is any indication, the same is true for AIs.
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