Laika L. Gagarin
@laikalgagarin.bsky.social
27 | Space Dog! | Bi | Sci-fi and Fantasy Writer | He/She/They | Obsessed with Dragons and Stargate | Minors DNI | Some Posts May Be NSFW | 🍉
THE MARS INCIDENT: IN DEV EDIT PHASE, DRAFT 3
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https://laikalgagarin.carrd.co/
THE MARS INCIDENT: IN DEV EDIT PHASE, DRAFT 3
💙 Luna and Astrid 💙
https://laikalgagarin.carrd.co/
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Thanksgiving Week Sale by LaikaLGagarin
A bundle by LaikaLGagarin, $4.50 for #1 Cosmonaut, #2 Cosmonaut: The Lunar Wars
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Well in other news, Im starting up a Thanksgiving day sale, my books are ~50% off this week!
Theres gonna be another around christmas too!
itch.io/s/169427/tha...
Theres gonna be another around christmas too!
itch.io/s/169427/tha...
somehow this is controversial.
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
somehow this is controversial.
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I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
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Help Luke if you can!!!
Hey everyone. Hate that I have to post this. My dog was hit by a car tonight and suffered a shattered leg and damage to her intestines. Surgery and medical expenses are roughly $20,000. It’s been a rough year and anything helps.
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
gofund.me/29fd98bcc
Donate to Surgery and recovery for Catcher, organized by Luke Tarzian
Hi everyone. My name is Luke. I’m starting this campaign for my dad and our dog. Catcher… Luke Tarzian needs your support for Surgery and recovery for Catcher
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November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Help Luke if you can!!!
and should be a requirement for all games that currently have it, not ones that didnt have it at launch but now have it(Some games absolutely do not have the disclosure but should)
@steampowered.com
Why dont you require AI disclosure for F2P games?
This should be a requirement on ALL games, not just paid ones!!
Why dont you require AI disclosure for F2P games?
This should be a requirement on ALL games, not just paid ones!!
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
and should be a requirement for all games that currently have it, not ones that didnt have it at launch but now have it(Some games absolutely do not have the disclosure but should)
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@steampowered.com
Why dont you require AI disclosure for F2P games?
This should be a requirement on ALL games, not just paid ones!!
Why dont you require AI disclosure for F2P games?
This should be a requirement on ALL games, not just paid ones!!
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
@steampowered.com
Why dont you require AI disclosure for F2P games?
This should be a requirement on ALL games, not just paid ones!!
Why dont you require AI disclosure for F2P games?
This should be a requirement on ALL games, not just paid ones!!
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Libraries aren't just books. They provide gathering places, free internet, and programs like story hours and classes and films. Using your library demonstrates to your local government its importance to your community and can affect funding decisions.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Libraries aren't just books. They provide gathering places, free internet, and programs like story hours and classes and films. Using your library demonstrates to your local government its importance to your community and can affect funding decisions.
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Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
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I felt inspired to dub over this thread
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I felt inspired to dub over this thread
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Well in other news, Im starting up a Thanksgiving day sale, my books are ~50% off this week!
Theres gonna be another around christmas too!
itch.io/s/169427/tha...
Theres gonna be another around christmas too!
itch.io/s/169427/tha...
Thanksgiving Week Sale by LaikaLGagarin
A bundle by LaikaLGagarin, $4.50 for #1 Cosmonaut, #2 Cosmonaut: The Lunar Wars
itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Well in other news, Im starting up a Thanksgiving day sale, my books are ~50% off this week!
Theres gonna be another around christmas too!
itch.io/s/169427/tha...
Theres gonna be another around christmas too!
itch.io/s/169427/tha...
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folks sticking their heads through the door and shouting "y'all still hate AI?" and getting sad when everyone screams "YES YOU FUCKER" is such a fun holiday game for the whole family.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
folks sticking their heads through the door and shouting "y'all still hate AI?" and getting sad when everyone screams "YES YOU FUCKER" is such a fun holiday game for the whole family.
Heres an easy guide:
If the game dev stuff is unimportant or boring: Then you dont need gen AI for it, it shouldnt be hard to do.
If the game dev stuff is important: then you should put all your effort into it, so you dont need Gen AI to do it
Bottom line: You dont need Gen AI for anything.
If the game dev stuff is unimportant or boring: Then you dont need gen AI for it, it shouldnt be hard to do.
If the game dev stuff is important: then you should put all your effort into it, so you dont need Gen AI to do it
Bottom line: You dont need Gen AI for anything.
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Heres an easy guide:
If the game dev stuff is unimportant or boring: Then you dont need gen AI for it, it shouldnt be hard to do.
If the game dev stuff is important: then you should put all your effort into it, so you dont need Gen AI to do it
Bottom line: You dont need Gen AI for anything.
If the game dev stuff is unimportant or boring: Then you dont need gen AI for it, it shouldnt be hard to do.
If the game dev stuff is important: then you should put all your effort into it, so you dont need Gen AI to do it
Bottom line: You dont need Gen AI for anything.
Reposted by Laika L. Gagarin
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
this is going end up being another reason the AI shit flops eventually
People will just get sick of it. because its not good. its not satisfying actual creatives because theres nothing creative about it. Its just a thing that shits out bad slop.
I can tell you the things i experienced over writing
People will just get sick of it. because its not good. its not satisfying actual creatives because theres nothing creative about it. Its just a thing that shits out bad slop.
I can tell you the things i experienced over writing
I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
this is going end up being another reason the AI shit flops eventually
People will just get sick of it. because its not good. its not satisfying actual creatives because theres nothing creative about it. Its just a thing that shits out bad slop.
I can tell you the things i experienced over writing
People will just get sick of it. because its not good. its not satisfying actual creatives because theres nothing creative about it. Its just a thing that shits out bad slop.
I can tell you the things i experienced over writing
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The prompts are literally the only part of AI art that has remotely any creativity to it. It requires the mildest of effort and thought to experiment and try to give the machine better directions.
They have zero creativity at all
They have zero creativity at all
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The prompts are literally the only part of AI art that has remotely any creativity to it. It requires the mildest of effort and thought to experiment and try to give the machine better directions.
They have zero creativity at all
They have zero creativity at all
Dude we arent getting up at 7 am to ensure everyone's got a better outcome. we're getting up at 7 am to go mass produce shit so a seven figure CEO can get a bonus next year as he exclaims record profits and lays off half the staff and cuts wages again.
“Capitalism forces you to wake up at 7am against your body’s natural rhythms” no that’s Taylorism and if you don’t like living in a society that coordinates effort to ensure a better outcome for all then I don’t think you’ll love the alternatives
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Dude we arent getting up at 7 am to ensure everyone's got a better outcome. we're getting up at 7 am to go mass produce shit so a seven figure CEO can get a bonus next year as he exclaims record profits and lays off half the staff and cuts wages again.
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But the issue that we have is that capitalism doesn't coordinate effort to ensure a better outcome for all, we're not all getting up at 7am to ensure everyone is healthy, well fed and able to enjoy their life, we're getting up at 7am to work the feedslop machine at the Torment Nexus
“Capitalism forces you to wake up at 7am against your body’s natural rhythms” no that’s Taylorism and if you don’t like living in a society that coordinates effort to ensure a better outcome for all then I don’t think you’ll love the alternatives
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
But the issue that we have is that capitalism doesn't coordinate effort to ensure a better outcome for all, we're not all getting up at 7am to ensure everyone is healthy, well fed and able to enjoy their life, we're getting up at 7am to work the feedslop machine at the Torment Nexus
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Check In: Didnt write at all! Becuase im EDITTING!(or well im making editting marks and notes on physical draft first)
Still slow process because Skyrim is distracting me. All Skyrim's fault.
Still slow process because Skyrim is distracting me. All Skyrim's fault.
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Check-In: How did your writing go today?
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Check In: Didnt write at all! Becuase im EDITTING!(or well im making editting marks and notes on physical draft first)
Still slow process because Skyrim is distracting me. All Skyrim's fault.
Still slow process because Skyrim is distracting me. All Skyrim's fault.
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I’m just gonna say, I agree we need a better option than Amazon but can you not repost my books and tell people not to buy them off Amazon? Like wtf. I’m an indie author on disability.
Fuck off.
Fuck off.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I’m just gonna say, I agree we need a better option than Amazon but can you not repost my books and tell people not to buy them off Amazon? Like wtf. I’m an indie author on disability.
Fuck off.
Fuck off.
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Obviously I don't write for games (yet?? I guess??) but dialogue is absolutely the most fun part of writing and the fact that people are going "oh yeah I just streamline it no one cares about that stuff"
You have no soul, you have no spark, and you have no understanding of human enjoyment
You have no soul, you have no spark, and you have no understanding of human enjoyment
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Obviously I don't write for games (yet?? I guess??) but dialogue is absolutely the most fun part of writing and the fact that people are going "oh yeah I just streamline it no one cares about that stuff"
You have no soul, you have no spark, and you have no understanding of human enjoyment
You have no soul, you have no spark, and you have no understanding of human enjoyment
yeah im not arguing with pirate defenders and excusers
Yes there are other problems for creators. but that doesnt justify you MAKING IT WORSE!
Yes there are other problems for creators. but that doesnt justify you MAKING IT WORSE!
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
yeah im not arguing with pirate defenders and excusers
Yes there are other problems for creators. but that doesnt justify you MAKING IT WORSE!
Yes there are other problems for creators. but that doesnt justify you MAKING IT WORSE!
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Okay last post maybe on this shit show of pirating. Me calling about a bunch of shit ass takes.
1. "The EU tried to prove piracy hurts and just, couldn't" No you can't prove that piracy hurts. That's the actual POINT of pirating shit. No one can fucking track piracy.
1. "The EU tried to prove piracy hurts and just, couldn't" No you can't prove that piracy hurts. That's the actual POINT of pirating shit. No one can fucking track piracy.
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Okay last post maybe on this shit show of pirating. Me calling about a bunch of shit ass takes.
1. "The EU tried to prove piracy hurts and just, couldn't" No you can't prove that piracy hurts. That's the actual POINT of pirating shit. No one can fucking track piracy.
1. "The EU tried to prove piracy hurts and just, couldn't" No you can't prove that piracy hurts. That's the actual POINT of pirating shit. No one can fucking track piracy.
like im sorry, you cant sit there and gloat and try to justify how stealing people's work is a good thing to us and expect us to be happy. You cant sit there and be surprised.
I'm not going to sit there and pretend im not pissed off. That is my work, stuff i put hours, days into.
I'm not going to sit there and pretend im not pissed off. That is my work, stuff i put hours, days into.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
like im sorry, you cant sit there and gloat and try to justify how stealing people's work is a good thing to us and expect us to be happy. You cant sit there and be surprised.
I'm not going to sit there and pretend im not pissed off. That is my work, stuff i put hours, days into.
I'm not going to sit there and pretend im not pissed off. That is my work, stuff i put hours, days into.
nah im sorry, nearly every pirate ive had the displeasure of seeing or talking to has just been an entitled little shit who wants free shit and justifies it by going "whatabout!"
Like yeah those are bad too, but im not talking about them, im talking about YOU taking my work and spreading it through
Like yeah those are bad too, but im not talking about them, im talking about YOU taking my work and spreading it through
"You do realize its the CORPORATIONS that are hurting you MORE!? So that means its OKAY for me to hurt you just a little bit more by stealing your work." thats what you fucking sound like.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
nah im sorry, nearly every pirate ive had the displeasure of seeing or talking to has just been an entitled little shit who wants free shit and justifies it by going "whatabout!"
Like yeah those are bad too, but im not talking about them, im talking about YOU taking my work and spreading it through
Like yeah those are bad too, but im not talking about them, im talking about YOU taking my work and spreading it through
Writers and artists still creating through *gestures to everything* are the best.
Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Writers and artists still creating through *gestures to everything* are the best.