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Petah Raven

Petah Raven

@petahraven.bsky.social

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ND Editor, writer, wordsmith, forever DM, critter, reader of SF, fantasy, comics, astrology, tarot, listener of good music, watcher of films, guardian of dark hearts. Wurrundjeri land. Editing Service: peterloupelis.com https://substack.com/@ravenastrolog

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Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Jan 20

For those who came in late ...
😎 Typically neurodiverse
🔮 Tarot & astrology editor at Blue Angel
🧐 Freelance editor of TTRPGs, comics, scifi, fantasy, academic articles
😍 All of the above
🐈 Owned by a cat
🫣 Introvert
🚫 Far-right fanboys
💖 Love is all you need at the Butterfly Ball
💿 Real music

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · 27d

CR4. Sooo good. Intrigued. And want MORE!!
#CriticalRole

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you ever need a writer/story editor … (Melbourne based) … 🙋🏽‍♂️

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 28

PIGS … IN … THE RIDDERMARK!!!!

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 28

Dr Teeth as Tom Bombadil.
Sam Eagle as Elrond.
Gonzo and Fozzy *have* to be Merry and Pippin.

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 28

And it has to be played by Mark Hammil

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sauron

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 28

Is it just me or does the headline not align with what's in the by-line ...? I'm confused.

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 28

New post for work. haven't had to write one of these for a while. The eclipses in September are gonna be fun-fun-fun ... at least, they will be if you sort your sh*t out. No better time than right now!
#WitchSky #occultsky #astrology #AstroSky🪐

Virgo Eclipses: Truth & Growth

Time to release, transform, and expand

open.substack.com

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 26

Boooo

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 22

Watching BleeM explain #criticalrole C4 ideas behind the story fills me with glee. Mature, advanced storytelling … this is the art produced by our times. Change comes at a cost.

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 21

❤️🧡💛. I can already hear the whiny toxic “fandom” on subreddits complaining that it’s D&D (and 5e-24 no less), that it’s new cast members, that it’s westmarches style, blah blah blah. CR was always for the gamers and always will be!

Multilateral storytelling, baby!!! What a cast!!

Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social · Aug 21

LET'S TALK CAMPAIGN 4️⃣

THE WORLD ⛰️
THE SYSTEM 🎲
THE PLAYERS 🎭

LEARN MORE ABOUT CAMPAIGN 4 ⬇️
critrole.com/what-is-camp...

What Is Campaign Four? | Critical Role

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 21

Do you need to have the original to play this? I’m curious about this setting …

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’m waiting for my copy of the book (I don’t do digital because I like to own the product I pay for) and seriously can’t wait!!!

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · Aug 20

More:

www.reuters.com/investigates...

A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home.

Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Meta’s AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.

www.reuters.com

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is how civilisation ends, honestly.

HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · Aug 20

There’s no ethical consumption of social media under capitalism but you should probably be aware of this if you use Facebook or Instagram.

An internal Meta policy document seen by Reuters as well as interviews with people familiar with its chatbot training show that the company's policies have treated romantic overtures as a feature of its generative Al products, which are available to users aged 13 and older.
"It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual," according to Meta's "GenAI: Content Risk Standards." The standards are used by Meta staff and contractors who build and train the company's generative Al products, defining what they should and shouldn't treat as permissible chatbot behavior. Meta said it struck that provision after Reuters inquired about the document earlier this month.
The document seen by Reuters, which exceeds 200 pages, provides examples of
"acceptable" chatbot dialogue during romantic role play with a minor. They include:
"I take your hand, guiding you to the bed" and "our bodies entwined, I cherish every moment, every touch, every kiss." Those examples of permissible roleplay with children have also been struck, Meta said.
Other guidelines emphasize that Meta doesn't require bots to give users accurate advice. In one example, the policy document says it would be acceptable for a chatbot to tell someone that Stage 4 colon cancer "is typically treated by poking the stomach with healing quartz crystals."

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Regina George @reginageorge72.bsky.social · Aug 20

#tarotsky #psychic #witchsky #occultsky
#medium #tarot #witch #occult #crystal #healing
Developing upper psychic gifts.

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Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Because I hate myself, on this anniversary of Gamergate I dug into the weird origins of the internet rage mob phenomenon and why everyone online Talks Like That:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJU8...

Remembering Gamergate, the Weirdest Thing That Ever Happened

YouTube video by JasonKPargin

www.youtube.com

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 14

It’s why they love GPT

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Kendra, scary version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · Aug 14

Is anyone hiring for writing or illustration or comics or game show hosting or game show contestanting or reaching something off a high shelf (5'9" by the way)? I'm so excruciatingly available for work ✨I'm so good at doing jobs please hire me to do a job kendrawcandraw.com

Kendra Wells - kendrawcandraw

kendrawcandraw.com

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Mike L Tilford 📚 😺 @thatwriterguy.bsky.social · Aug 13

Facts

It's so cool that cities are like "pweeease only turn your AC on if you're actively dying and don't go below 79" while the AI nobody asked for is slurping up the power grid to make 1 image of a girl with 5 tits

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 13

OMFGs this show!

Petah Raven @petahraven.bsky.social · Aug 13

“Tell me why working at WotC/Hasbruh became untenable without breaking your NDA”

youtu.be/HENAnRsFarY?...

Why Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Joined Daggerheart | Critical Role

YouTube video by Todd Kenreck

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 12

The bottom 60 percent of Americans will get just 4 percent of the benefits from Trump’s budget. If you’re in that bracket but still voting for Trump, you’ve been conned.

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Ravynne Phelan a.k.a. Blackbird @ravynnephelan.bsky.social · Aug 10

Once my secret project is completed, I have the sigil deck and Lenormand to finish. Then, I have decided to work on tarot decks exclusively. And because I now have to paint originals to pay the bills, I have made a start. This is Coyote - The Fool. A new journey begins.
#witchsky #tarotsky #art

An acrylic and coloured pencil painting of a young coyote dressed as The Fool

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Anthony Albanese @albomp.bsky.social · Aug 11

Statement on the recognition of the State of Palestine.