Arkylie
@arkylie.bsky.social
Writer with a lifelong love of learning, backlog of sporadically updated projects, and eclectic taste in music.
Longer Posts:
https://www.pillowfort.social/Arkylie
Consider buying me a Ko-fi!
https://ko-fi.com/arkylie
Longer Posts:
https://www.pillowfort.social/Arkylie
Consider buying me a Ko-fi!
https://ko-fi.com/arkylie
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Remember it is important to not only take care of yourself but your plushies too!
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Remember it is important to not only take care of yourself but your plushies too!
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If you've ever asked "What the hell is a weight?" (in the context of machine learning, how the hell would i know why else you would ask that question), I have a blog post for you!
www.distributedthoughts.org/you-cant-unb...
BONUS: i explain why "true privacy" in models is BASICALLY impossible.
www.distributedthoughts.org/you-cant-unb...
BONUS: i explain why "true privacy" in models is BASICALLY impossible.
You Can't Unbake a Cake (or Why Data Isolation in the Age of AI is BASICALLY Impossible)
Legislators across the globe want your data removed from AI models. The EU's "right to be forgotten" under GDPR Article 17, California's CCPA, a dozen other privacy frameworks—all built on the assumpt...
www.distributedthoughts.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you've ever asked "What the hell is a weight?" (in the context of machine learning, how the hell would i know why else you would ask that question), I have a blog post for you!
www.distributedthoughts.org/you-cant-unb...
BONUS: i explain why "true privacy" in models is BASICALLY impossible.
www.distributedthoughts.org/you-cant-unb...
BONUS: i explain why "true privacy" in models is BASICALLY impossible.
@tailsteak.bsky.social
This submission call reminded me of many facets of Forward, and I thought it might amuse you 😁
(Got it from the Authors Publish compilation; the call is far down the page on the Raconteur site.)
raconteurpress.substack.com/p/open-calls...
authorspublish.com/32-themed-su...
This submission call reminded me of many facets of Forward, and I thought it might amuse you 😁
(Got it from the Authors Publish compilation; the call is far down the page on the Raconteur site.)
raconteurpress.substack.com/p/open-calls...
authorspublish.com/32-themed-su...
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
@tailsteak.bsky.social
This submission call reminded me of many facets of Forward, and I thought it might amuse you 😁
(Got it from the Authors Publish compilation; the call is far down the page on the Raconteur site.)
raconteurpress.substack.com/p/open-calls...
authorspublish.com/32-themed-su...
This submission call reminded me of many facets of Forward, and I thought it might amuse you 😁
(Got it from the Authors Publish compilation; the call is far down the page on the Raconteur site.)
raconteurpress.substack.com/p/open-calls...
authorspublish.com/32-themed-su...
Have been "speedrunning" #KingdomTwoCrowns Rulerversary event. Already beaten it, but this time I'm trying to be Efficient.
I am *failing* at being Efficient, but I'm making faster progress at least. Taking a break to get some sustenance.
Nephew still not back.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
I am *failing* at being Efficient, but I'm making faster progress at least. Taking a break to get some sustenance.
Nephew still not back.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Have been "speedrunning" #KingdomTwoCrowns Rulerversary event. Already beaten it, but this time I'm trying to be Efficient.
I am *failing* at being Efficient, but I'm making faster progress at least. Taking a break to get some sustenance.
Nephew still not back.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
I am *failing* at being Efficient, but I'm making faster progress at least. Taking a break to get some sustenance.
Nephew still not back.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
It's the @extralife4kids.bsky.social charity fundraiser again!
This is our Tenth Event; we've raised around $800, or $90/year, and we're hoping to add a little to that total this year as well.
I've uploaded some Kitten Videos, and hope to add gaming vids later.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/6823802
This is our Tenth Event; we've raised around $800, or $90/year, and we're hoping to add a little to that total this year as well.
I've uploaded some Kitten Videos, and hope to add gaming vids later.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/6823802
Arkylie: Extra Life charity fundraiser: YEAR TEN
It's the tenth year of our yearly participation in the Extra Life charity fundraiser!We've raised about $800, or $90/year on average, in support of Seattle Children's Hospital.I hope you&#...
www.pillowfort.social
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It's the @extralife4kids.bsky.social charity fundraiser again!
This is our Tenth Event; we've raised around $800, or $90/year, and we're hoping to add a little to that total this year as well.
I've uploaded some Kitten Videos, and hope to add gaming vids later.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/6823802
This is our Tenth Event; we've raised around $800, or $90/year, and we're hoping to add a little to that total this year as well.
I've uploaded some Kitten Videos, and hope to add gaming vids later.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/6823802
Arkylie: Extra Life charity fundraiser: YEAR TEN
It's the tenth year of our yearly participation in the Extra Life charity fundraiser!We've raised about $800, or $90/year on average, in support of Seattle Children's Hospital.I hope you&#...
www.pillowfort.social
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It's the @extralife4kids.bsky.social charity fundraiser again!
This is our Tenth Event; we've raised around $800, or $90/year, and we're hoping to add a little to that total this year as well.
I've uploaded some Kitten Videos, and hope to add gaming vids later.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/6823802
This is our Tenth Event; we've raised around $800, or $90/year, and we're hoping to add a little to that total this year as well.
I've uploaded some Kitten Videos, and hope to add gaming vids later.
www.pillowfort.social/posts/6823802
@tailsteak.bsky.social
Ran across a review of Leftover Soup that ranted in minute detail about all the problems with your writing
...roughly half of which was like a list of my favorite qualities of your writing, such as stopping to consider odd questions most people wouldn't calmly, openly discuss.
Ran across a review of Leftover Soup that ranted in minute detail about all the problems with your writing
...roughly half of which was like a list of my favorite qualities of your writing, such as stopping to consider odd questions most people wouldn't calmly, openly discuss.
October 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
@tailsteak.bsky.social
Ran across a review of Leftover Soup that ranted in minute detail about all the problems with your writing
...roughly half of which was like a list of my favorite qualities of your writing, such as stopping to consider odd questions most people wouldn't calmly, openly discuss.
Ran across a review of Leftover Soup that ranted in minute detail about all the problems with your writing
...roughly half of which was like a list of my favorite qualities of your writing, such as stopping to consider odd questions most people wouldn't calmly, openly discuss.
@tailsteak.bsky.social My secular definition of "soul" is "that which makes me Me, when you take all other things away."
It's the way that I could lose all memory of my Self, yet still remain me; and how someone else could be given my memories and self-identity, yet *not* be me.
It's the way that I could lose all memory of my Self, yet still remain me; and how someone else could be given my memories and self-identity, yet *not* be me.
October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@tailsteak.bsky.social My secular definition of "soul" is "that which makes me Me, when you take all other things away."
It's the way that I could lose all memory of my Self, yet still remain me; and how someone else could be given my memories and self-identity, yet *not* be me.
It's the way that I could lose all memory of my Self, yet still remain me; and how someone else could be given my memories and self-identity, yet *not* be me.
#Creepyfest 2025
Week One:
Updated my #PersonOfInterest / #SCPFoundation fusion fic, popping it up above the 40k mark (fourth place among my fics, and one of those was a #NaNoWriMo winner)
Also hit #FullCompletion on #Whumptober2025 for 1700 words of #PercivalDeRolo whump -- 28 prompts, 3 alts
Week One:
Updated my #PersonOfInterest / #SCPFoundation fusion fic, popping it up above the 40k mark (fourth place among my fics, and one of those was a #NaNoWriMo winner)
Also hit #FullCompletion on #Whumptober2025 for 1700 words of #PercivalDeRolo whump -- 28 prompts, 3 alts
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#Creepyfest 2025
Week One:
Updated my #PersonOfInterest / #SCPFoundation fusion fic, popping it up above the 40k mark (fourth place among my fics, and one of those was a #NaNoWriMo winner)
Also hit #FullCompletion on #Whumptober2025 for 1700 words of #PercivalDeRolo whump -- 28 prompts, 3 alts
Week One:
Updated my #PersonOfInterest / #SCPFoundation fusion fic, popping it up above the 40k mark (fourth place among my fics, and one of those was a #NaNoWriMo winner)
Also hit #FullCompletion on #Whumptober2025 for 1700 words of #PercivalDeRolo whump -- 28 prompts, 3 alts
So apparently it's dead simple to make Google search stop giving you AI summaries (priming you for inaccurate information plus wasting water at the same time), and I just did that on both PC and mobile.
tenbluelinks.org
tenbluelinks.org
How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default
tenbluelinks.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
So apparently it's dead simple to make Google search stop giving you AI summaries (priming you for inaccurate information plus wasting water at the same time), and I just did that on both PC and mobile.
tenbluelinks.org
tenbluelinks.org
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as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
October 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
@tailsteak.bsky.social
In lieu of a birthday fanfic this year, I shall point you at "would you believe we've already made some sort of hivemind out of swarms of crabs?"
www.technologyreview.com/2012/04/12/1...
In lieu of a birthday fanfic this year, I shall point you at "would you believe we've already made some sort of hivemind out of swarms of crabs?"
www.technologyreview.com/2012/04/12/1...
Computer Scientists Build Computer Using Swarms of Crabs
Logic gates that exploit the swarming behaviour of soldier crabs have been built and tested in Japan
www.technologyreview.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
@tailsteak.bsky.social
In lieu of a birthday fanfic this year, I shall point you at "would you believe we've already made some sort of hivemind out of swarms of crabs?"
www.technologyreview.com/2012/04/12/1...
In lieu of a birthday fanfic this year, I shall point you at "would you believe we've already made some sort of hivemind out of swarms of crabs?"
www.technologyreview.com/2012/04/12/1...
New AI Plan:
Get people in crisis to use your chatbot, then redirect their concerns to other strangers, so that people get advice from other people in crisis. Including redirecting such crises to vulnerable children.
Nothing could possibly go wrong!
viridianriver.tumblr.com/post/7228344...
Get people in crisis to use your chatbot, then redirect their concerns to other strangers, so that people get advice from other people in crisis. Including redirecting such crises to vulnerable children.
Nothing could possibly go wrong!
viridianriver.tumblr.com/post/7228344...
KOKOBOT - The Airbnb-Owned Tech Startup - Data Mining Tumblr Users' Mental Health Crises for "Content"
I got this message from a bot, and honestly? If I was a bit younger and not such a jaded bitch with a career in tech, I might have given it an honest try. I spent plenty of time in a tough situation.....
viridianriver.tumblr.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
New AI Plan:
Get people in crisis to use your chatbot, then redirect their concerns to other strangers, so that people get advice from other people in crisis. Including redirecting such crises to vulnerable children.
Nothing could possibly go wrong!
viridianriver.tumblr.com/post/7228344...
Get people in crisis to use your chatbot, then redirect their concerns to other strangers, so that people get advice from other people in crisis. Including redirecting such crises to vulnerable children.
Nothing could possibly go wrong!
viridianriver.tumblr.com/post/7228344...
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Friend: How are you doing?
Me: Can't complain.
Friend, frowning: Did the wizard curse you so you can't complain? Again?
Me: I-it's fine.
Me: Can't complain.
Friend, frowning: Did the wizard curse you so you can't complain? Again?
Me: I-it's fine.
September 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Friend: How are you doing?
Me: Can't complain.
Friend, frowning: Did the wizard curse you so you can't complain? Again?
Me: I-it's fine.
Me: Can't complain.
Friend, frowning: Did the wizard curse you so you can't complain? Again?
Me: I-it's fine.
@tailsteak.bsky.social
Rereading your commentary on this page:
www.leftoversoup.com/archive.php?...
...and reminded of the example I bring up to differentiate TTRPGs from other games:
We decided not to go through the obvious traps and instead chainsawed our way in through the back wall 😁
Rereading your commentary on this page:
www.leftoversoup.com/archive.php?...
...and reminded of the example I bring up to differentiate TTRPGs from other games:
We decided not to go through the obvious traps and instead chainsawed our way in through the back wall 😁
Leftover Soup
www.leftoversoup.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
@tailsteak.bsky.social
Rereading your commentary on this page:
www.leftoversoup.com/archive.php?...
...and reminded of the example I bring up to differentiate TTRPGs from other games:
We decided not to go through the obvious traps and instead chainsawed our way in through the back wall 😁
Rereading your commentary on this page:
www.leftoversoup.com/archive.php?...
...and reminded of the example I bring up to differentiate TTRPGs from other games:
We decided not to go through the obvious traps and instead chainsawed our way in through the back wall 😁
@tailsteak.bsky.social
Finally got caught up on Forward again (dunno why it slipped out of my reading schedule - I only follow like four webcomics at a time).
The reaction to Lee's declaration gives a strong compare-and-contrast to Freefall's depiction of the start of robot rights. Intriguing.
Finally got caught up on Forward again (dunno why it slipped out of my reading schedule - I only follow like four webcomics at a time).
The reaction to Lee's declaration gives a strong compare-and-contrast to Freefall's depiction of the start of robot rights. Intriguing.
August 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
@tailsteak.bsky.social
Finally got caught up on Forward again (dunno why it slipped out of my reading schedule - I only follow like four webcomics at a time).
The reaction to Lee's declaration gives a strong compare-and-contrast to Freefall's depiction of the start of robot rights. Intriguing.
Finally got caught up on Forward again (dunno why it slipped out of my reading schedule - I only follow like four webcomics at a time).
The reaction to Lee's declaration gives a strong compare-and-contrast to Freefall's depiction of the start of robot rights. Intriguing.
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After months of work from incredibly talented creators, Enchantment zine is yours!
Flip open the tome and peer through the pages at the magic that has entwined the Hero and Princess from days of Hyrule's conception.
Download below 💚
enchantmentzine.carrd.co#zine
#loz #zelink #enchantmentzine
Flip open the tome and peer through the pages at the magic that has entwined the Hero and Princess from days of Hyrule's conception.
Download below 💚
enchantmentzine.carrd.co#zine
#loz #zelink #enchantmentzine
July 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
After months of work from incredibly talented creators, Enchantment zine is yours!
Flip open the tome and peer through the pages at the magic that has entwined the Hero and Princess from days of Hyrule's conception.
Download below 💚
enchantmentzine.carrd.co#zine
#loz #zelink #enchantmentzine
Flip open the tome and peer through the pages at the magic that has entwined the Hero and Princess from days of Hyrule's conception.
Download below 💚
enchantmentzine.carrd.co#zine
#loz #zelink #enchantmentzine
Google: Hey, someone set up your email as their recovery email, would you like to allow this or unlink it?
Level: Easy
Other Site: Hey, someone's using your email for their account, so we'll keep spamming you with notifications until you log into an account you don't have to unlink--
Level: WTF
Level: Easy
Other Site: Hey, someone's using your email for their account, so we'll keep spamming you with notifications until you log into an account you don't have to unlink--
Level: WTF
July 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Google: Hey, someone set up your email as their recovery email, would you like to allow this or unlink it?
Level: Easy
Other Site: Hey, someone's using your email for their account, so we'll keep spamming you with notifications until you log into an account you don't have to unlink--
Level: WTF
Level: Easy
Other Site: Hey, someone's using your email for their account, so we'll keep spamming you with notifications until you log into an account you don't have to unlink--
Level: WTF
Me: Hey GMail, could you find that name with the extra numbers I always forget?
GMail: I can't work from imprecise spelling.
Me: Hey, could you look up this distinctive author name?
GMail: You mean words that are LIKE that name, yes? Here's every possible variation on common words.
Me: 😒
GMail: I can't work from imprecise spelling.
Me: Hey, could you look up this distinctive author name?
GMail: You mean words that are LIKE that name, yes? Here's every possible variation on common words.
Me: 😒
June 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Me: Hey GMail, could you find that name with the extra numbers I always forget?
GMail: I can't work from imprecise spelling.
Me: Hey, could you look up this distinctive author name?
GMail: You mean words that are LIKE that name, yes? Here's every possible variation on common words.
Me: 😒
GMail: I can't work from imprecise spelling.
Me: Hey, could you look up this distinctive author name?
GMail: You mean words that are LIKE that name, yes? Here's every possible variation on common words.
Me: 😒
Wouldn't have thought twice about signing the updated EULA for #7DaysToDie if it weren't phrased as though there's an OPTION to do otherwise.
It won't let me play unless I accept the EULA. That's not "certain game features," that's THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME. Which features are exempt, the menus??? 😡
It won't let me play unless I accept the EULA. That's not "certain game features," that's THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME. Which features are exempt, the menus??? 😡
June 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Wouldn't have thought twice about signing the updated EULA for #7DaysToDie if it weren't phrased as though there's an OPTION to do otherwise.
It won't let me play unless I accept the EULA. That's not "certain game features," that's THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME. Which features are exempt, the menus??? 😡
It won't let me play unless I accept the EULA. That's not "certain game features," that's THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME. Which features are exempt, the menus??? 😡
"Full transparency that a bot isn’t a human
and doesn’t have human feelings
is also essential."
Y'know, in #ForwardComic by @tailsteak.bsky.social
they train kids to recognize and not empathize with AI
and legally AI can't look too human
that future is nigh
#AI #therapy
time.com/7291048/ai-c...
and doesn’t have human feelings
is also essential."
Y'know, in #ForwardComic by @tailsteak.bsky.social
they train kids to recognize and not empathize with AI
and legally AI can't look too human
that future is nigh
#AI #therapy
time.com/7291048/ai-c...
What Happened When a Doctor Posed As a Teen for AI Therapy
A psychiatrist recently pretended to be a troubled teen and asked chatbots for help. They dispensed worrying advice.
time.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"Full transparency that a bot isn’t a human
and doesn’t have human feelings
is also essential."
Y'know, in #ForwardComic by @tailsteak.bsky.social
they train kids to recognize and not empathize with AI
and legally AI can't look too human
that future is nigh
#AI #therapy
time.com/7291048/ai-c...
and doesn’t have human feelings
is also essential."
Y'know, in #ForwardComic by @tailsteak.bsky.social
they train kids to recognize and not empathize with AI
and legally AI can't look too human
that future is nigh
#AI #therapy
time.com/7291048/ai-c...
#FarmRPG is a master class in Gameplay and Story Segregation.
I get done exploring a weird castle run by a robot, and go to leave with a Major Item, but the defense system says it'll Kill Me if I don't immediately give it equivalent value.
How do I solve this imminent threat?
I get done exploring a weird castle run by a robot, and go to leave with a Major Item, but the defense system says it'll Kill Me if I don't immediately give it equivalent value.
How do I solve this imminent threat?
June 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
#FarmRPG is a master class in Gameplay and Story Segregation.
I get done exploring a weird castle run by a robot, and go to leave with a Major Item, but the defense system says it'll Kill Me if I don't immediately give it equivalent value.
How do I solve this imminent threat?
I get done exploring a weird castle run by a robot, and go to leave with a Major Item, but the defense system says it'll Kill Me if I don't immediately give it equivalent value.
How do I solve this imminent threat?
Was looking stuff up and found a site that covered half the vertical landscape with a title bar (horrible site design), and then gave this gem, revealing that its contents are AI-generated with no editing pass.
Nice to know I can ignore that site in search results.
Nice to know I can ignore that site in search results.
June 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Was looking stuff up and found a site that covered half the vertical landscape with a title bar (horrible site design), and then gave this gem, revealing that its contents are AI-generated with no editing pass.
Nice to know I can ignore that site in search results.
Nice to know I can ignore that site in search results.
Past few weeks, I've been playing #FarmRPG
part Abnegation (turn brain off)
part a study of bad game design (can't look away from this bizarre train wreck)
to be fair, it's apparently made by one person, so I'll cut them some slack
but just look at this latest affront to good game design:
part Abnegation (turn brain off)
part a study of bad game design (can't look away from this bizarre train wreck)
to be fair, it's apparently made by one person, so I'll cut them some slack
but just look at this latest affront to good game design:
June 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Past few weeks, I've been playing #FarmRPG
part Abnegation (turn brain off)
part a study of bad game design (can't look away from this bizarre train wreck)
to be fair, it's apparently made by one person, so I'll cut them some slack
but just look at this latest affront to good game design:
part Abnegation (turn brain off)
part a study of bad game design (can't look away from this bizarre train wreck)
to be fair, it's apparently made by one person, so I'll cut them some slack
but just look at this latest affront to good game design:
So there's this #ProductivityApp called "Do It Now"
Out of all such apps I've tried, it's the only one I ever paid money for, and I think it was worth it
It's a useful app
But
I don't use it anymore
Because every time I remember that it exists, and open it anew, I get hit with THIS bullshit:
Out of all such apps I've tried, it's the only one I ever paid money for, and I think it was worth it
It's a useful app
But
I don't use it anymore
Because every time I remember that it exists, and open it anew, I get hit with THIS bullshit:
June 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
So there's this #ProductivityApp called "Do It Now"
Out of all such apps I've tried, it's the only one I ever paid money for, and I think it was worth it
It's a useful app
But
I don't use it anymore
Because every time I remember that it exists, and open it anew, I get hit with THIS bullshit:
Out of all such apps I've tried, it's the only one I ever paid money for, and I think it was worth it
It's a useful app
But
I don't use it anymore
Because every time I remember that it exists, and open it anew, I get hit with THIS bullshit: