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Shane ValShane

@shanemcpartlin.bsky.social

930 followers 150 following 1.4K posts

Voice actor, artist, UNI-E guy, Rin/Shirou appreciator, W2 holder, trans rights are human rights pfp: @colorbrews.bsky.social

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · Dec 15

A lot of new followers recently, so maybe I should reintroduce myself:

I'm Shane! I draw, I voice act, I cook/bake, make silly videos, and will often appear on others' streams. You may know me from UNI-E, the RedMufflerMan FGO livedub, or maybe a Death Note video or two.

Don't be a stranger!

A chibi Rin Tohsaka preparing a gandr shot in the moonlight

Lemon rice soup and baked sweet potato on a granite counter

A tiny Gundam IX model from a gachapon machine

Banana bread and apple crumble cooling on a stove next to blue and yellow oven mitts

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 16h

This is gorgeous! Great work!

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Niiems Arca @niiemsa.bsky.social · 21h

I wonder what number goes after four...
The knowledgeable Yuel:

#GranblueFantasy #NiiemsRKGK

Yuel from Granblue Fantasy with her right hand splayed open

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 2d

Any recommendations?

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of people mistake following for wisdom and credentials

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 2d

a man wearing a pink shirt and a white hat is standing in front of a crowd of people .

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 2d

A picture of a smiling man with the text "when someone is so hateful it inspires you to be kinder" next to a picture of a scowling teenager with the text "when someone is so kind it actually disgusts you"

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 3d

To me, if somebody hires you as a CD and not an actor, your job is to help them find the talent the project needs. If they specifically want you as an actor, that's one thing. Otherwise, I think it's best to do the job you were hired for: finding and selecting talent, not performing.

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, I understand the perspective of "it's just easier"

I think the issue does come from if the CD is advocating for it. Like "Yeah I can totally help you cast for this. Oh and also, I know just the guy for this big part: me!" Does feel somehow underhanded to me.

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry to hear that :(

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 3d

What are your feelings on the scenario in which one is brought on as a casting director and puts themself in a lead or major role, just out of curiosity?

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 3d

Are you sure it's the pen and not the tablet if all replacements have been going nutty?

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 5d

As a treat!

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 5d

"Tighten up the intro music around 0:05:30"

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 5d

is this good

LLMs, he argues, already are at the scaling limits. “We don’t know exactly when LLMs might hit diminishing returns hard, because we don’t have a measure of the statistical complexity of language. To find out whether we have hit a wall we have to watch the LLM developers. If they release a model that cost 10x more, likely using 20x more compute than the previous one, and it’s not much better than what’s out there, then we’ve hit a wall,” he says.

And that’s what has happened: ChatGPT-3 cost $50 million, ChatGPT-4 cost $500 million and ChatGPT-5, costing $5 billion, was delayed and when released wasn’t noticeably better than the last version. It’s also easy for competitors to catch up.

“So, in summary; you can’t create an app with commercial value as it is either generic (games etc), which won’t sell, or it is regurgitated public domain (homework), or it is subject to copyright. It’s hard to advertise effectively, LLMs cost an exponentially larger amount to train each generation, with a rapidly diminishing gain in accuracy. There’s no moat on a model, so there’s little pricing power. And the people who use LLMs the most are using them to access compute that costs the developer more to provide than their monthly subscriptions,” he says.

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

Well, let me know if you think of it! You may never see it again from me…

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

Speed Rin 152

ESPECIALLY in these most trying times… we must continue our weird little hobbies

A floating chibi Rin Tohsaka head making a goofy little face. The number 152 is written next to her.

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

a man in a spider man costume is making a funny face .

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

Craziest court case you've seen?

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

Put him in VF6 too

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

This can be more broadly applied beyond fighting games

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

I really enjoy the music in Melty Blood, UNI, and GBVSR. I don't find myself particularly impressed with the music in SF6, but I also do not play that game.

If people say that "Fighting games don't have X anymore" and you think "What about ___?" The answer may be "This person isn't aware of ___"

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting that I know all these words, yet completely lack understanding 🧐

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 8d

🐸
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Thank you

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 10d

I was happy to have something to inspire my practice tonight. I hope you are doing well!

Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 10d

Omg he’s the only one serving!!!