cathshaffer.bsky.social
Reporter at Genomeweb/PMO | SFF Writer
MSU/UM grad | Ann Arbor 🏠| Clarion '97 | AnLab 🏅 | Obligate herbivore | Cat lover | Allergic to cats | Achoo!
730 posts
305 followers
198 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
comment in response to
post
It's so complex! Putting a good guy and bad guy in one body is such a flex, and they just called it out as a theme with Burt's backstory. Amazing. I am taking notes.
comment in response to
post
Well, sure but who has one of those on hand in their basement
comment in response to
post
Wow, do people not know that Earth is at risk of becoming like Venus through runaway greenhouse effect? How can anyone scoff at the risk of human extinction? That's the whole ballgame.
comment in response to
post
I really enjoyed how the show explored the humanity of its characters, and in such an affectionate way. It was extremely relatable even if you have no ties to the culture.
comment in response to
post
I feel it!
comment in response to
post
Thanks, ChatGPT!
comment in response to
post
As fun as the multiverse was in Endgame, I knew the franchise was headed into a chaotic downward spiral after that. When anything can happen, everything does.
comment in response to
post
The things you don’t use end up in the back of the closet or the bottom of the drawer, so I like to start there. Make room for the things I actually use.
comment in response to
post
I really love fresh produce, but I don't like it arriving randomly in large quantities
comment in response to
post
You don't owe anyone your life story. *hugs*
comment in response to
post
This was my childhood
comment in response to
post
So I'm glad I'm finally producing novel-length work that a me would want to read. I'm still not sure the current WIP is "it." It's a problematic and overly complicated book with difficult themes that can very easily just not make sense. But my method this time is 🔥.
comment in response to
post
Because I have so many friends who are writers, and I've watched numerous author trajectories, I know that for a novelist, just "getting published" isn't enough to launch a stable career. I haven't wanted to waste the energy of a novel debut on an undercooked effort.
comment in response to
post
Those who subscribe to the 10x programmer theory all believe they themselves are 10x programmers.
comment in response to
post
I have yet to see a detailed plausible theory for how it could have been done. Or any theory that doesn’t rely on a lot of hand waving.
comment in response to
post
Not a surprise as there is nothing in the code of a chatbot that recapitulates human cognition. True artificial general intelligence might use an LLM as a tool, but it would need many other capabilities.
comment in response to
post
I also believe it's both. There are examples of individuals who have demonstrated little pathology in the past, but after attaining great wealth and power begin exhibiting traits of disorders traditionally believed to be inborn. Perhaps it's akin to addiction which ruins good people.
comment in response to
post
I’m not sure how much the flu shots is helping this year, but even if it’s only 10%, it’s worth it.
comment in response to
post
Accurate!
comment in response to
post
It bothers me that others are commenting on this but not mentioning this singular flaw
comment in response to
post
Imagine that! I do get a few of the young female ones, myself.
comment in response to
post
Headshot of attractive man in his 40s/50s with a dating stye profile description including military service and/or high paying professional job ---> scammer? I'm getting a ton of these.
comment in response to
post
My experience is that complexity reduces as a story matures in the writing process. When I ask myself what seemingly unrelated characters, ideas, and themes have to do with each other, some collapse and fold into the central storyline, and others can be culled.
comment in response to
post
Not me. No desire for fame or attention. Makes pursuing a writing career complicated.
comment in response to
post
Interesting! Thanks!
comment in response to
post
I’m curious, have you gone through them with the audio word for word to check for errors?
comment in response to
post
Otter but there’s a monthly limit of minutes you can transcribe. Not sure exactly what that is.
comment in response to
post
I'm a subscriber but I don't know how to find this tracker
comment in response to
post
Ah good point!
comment in response to
post
Are you thinking Dylan?
comment in response to
post
Right? I’m glad he postponed Milwaukee so they could have an honest talk.
comment in response to
post
Dang autocorrect! A fragel
comment in response to
post
Shingles shot will ruin your weekend, but shingles can ruin your whole book tour.