Jason
@astralabstract.bsky.social
MFA in Writing, Freelance Games Text Writer, Autistic/ADHD
Names & Flavor Text credits: March of The Machine,(+Aftermath), Bloomburrow , Edge of Eternities
Names & Flavor Text credits: March of The Machine,(+Aftermath), Bloomburrow , Edge of Eternities
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
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still insane to me they made SCP Foundation: Brutalist House of Leaves and also its one of the best games of all time
Control but legion already exists
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
still insane to me they made SCP Foundation: Brutalist House of Leaves and also its one of the best games of all time
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Although none have entries in Hermeneuticon, I'll mention in passing that today is the anniversaries of the Greater Feasts of Horace in 8 bce, Ada Lovelace in 1852, and Alexandre Dumas fils in 1895. So, write some Latin odes, machine code some difference engines, and … load your father's muskets!
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Although none have entries in Hermeneuticon, I'll mention in passing that today is the anniversaries of the Greater Feasts of Horace in 8 bce, Ada Lovelace in 1852, and Alexandre Dumas fils in 1895. So, write some Latin odes, machine code some difference engines, and … load your father's muskets!
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anyone talking to Socrates:
unintentionally getting owned by help pages with "don't know this? click here!" links & you keep not knowing & you keep clicking until eventually there are no more because they assume they've reached the absolute floor of possible ignorance, & it's still '1st step: Woozle your Blang values' to you.
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
anyone talking to Socrates:
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Since apparently there is James Bond discourse, here’s the simplest way to get out this self-imposed “how do we unkill Bond” mess.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Since apparently there is James Bond discourse, here’s the simplest way to get out this self-imposed “how do we unkill Bond” mess.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
YOU DON’T *NEED* CONTINUITY, FFS
Keep the same actors for M, Moneypenny, Q, Leiter, and Lashana Lynch as 008 or whatever number.
New Bond.
Set it in the 60s.
EASY.
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
Happy Halloween everyone! May all your spooks and sweets be blessed by the thinning Veil.
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy Halloween everyone! May all your spooks and sweets be blessed by the thinning Veil.
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Fundamentally my thing is that I actually do think there are lots of extremely cool uses for LLM technology and yet 99% of what I see people actually using it for in practice is the absolute dumbest shit imaginable
one of my frustrations is that very few of the companies building these tools have spent any time or effort trying to explain to consumers what these tools are actually best at accomplishing (and what they're *not* appropriate for) and how to use them effectively.
I'm anti-anti-anti AI I think. It probably could be used in responsible ways for many applications, but it's appropriate that it face stiff headwinds when doing so to keep the people who want to use it honest. The skepticism is healthy.
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fundamentally my thing is that I actually do think there are lots of extremely cool uses for LLM technology and yet 99% of what I see people actually using it for in practice is the absolute dumbest shit imaginable
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Anyone who thinks writing “looks like AI”
has fundamentally failed to engage any actual thinking at all
AI output looks like it does because it’s aping real writing
has fundamentally failed to engage any actual thinking at all
AI output looks like it does because it’s aping real writing
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Anyone who thinks writing “looks like AI”
has fundamentally failed to engage any actual thinking at all
AI output looks like it does because it’s aping real writing
has fundamentally failed to engage any actual thinking at all
AI output looks like it does because it’s aping real writing
Ok Im 32 so we're already a bit behind schedule in things not feeling like a disaster and opportunities showing up, come on universe, you wouldn't make Guillermo a liar, would you?
I love Guillermo del Toro calling ages 19 to 29 "sublime confusion"
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ok Im 32 so we're already a bit behind schedule in things not feeling like a disaster and opportunities showing up, come on universe, you wouldn't make Guillermo a liar, would you?
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October 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Oh Beatbreak's started as well? Sweet
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Oh Beatbreak's started as well? Sweet
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For anyone who missed this week's episode and want to know our thoughts (both positive and negative!) about Through the Omenpaths, go give it a listen! Ambitious projects deserve thoughtful criticism, and thoughtful criticism deserves open ears.
Through the Omenpaths is an ambitious experiment for Magic, translating designs for one world into the familiarity of the Multiverse. This week we dig into the gems in this set and talk about which cards were flavored to perfection, and which ones we’d rather send back!
360 - Flavor Gems of Through the Omenpaths
Podcast Episode · The Vorthos Cast · 10/13/2025 · 1h 13m
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October 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
For anyone who missed this week's episode and want to know our thoughts (both positive and negative!) about Through the Omenpaths, go give it a listen! Ambitious projects deserve thoughtful criticism, and thoughtful criticism deserves open ears.
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It's fucked up how you can get distracted and then suddenly it's like a month later & you have no sense of time or how you relate to the world bc some minor issue cascaded into a Zeno's paradox of subissues that totally overtake life & this happens month after month & anyway I turned 32 last week
September 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It's fucked up how you can get distracted and then suddenly it's like a month later & you have no sense of time or how you relate to the world bc some minor issue cascaded into a Zeno's paradox of subissues that totally overtake life & this happens month after month & anyway I turned 32 last week
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Rp if you love Fleem
September 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Rp if you love Fleem
Me:Alright time to get back to that edge of Eternities essay
My body: thing again. Flu be upon thee
My body: thing again. Flu be upon thee
August 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Me:Alright time to get back to that edge of Eternities essay
My body: thing again. Flu be upon thee
My body: thing again. Flu be upon thee
Update still working on it, been a rough month for a few reasons+ a lot of scope creep because as it turns out everything is connected and all things contain within them all other things.
.... so I need to really pull back and keep it focused
.... so I need to really pull back and keep it focused
I'd better get started on that essay I said I'd do about theology and mysticism in #MTGEternities , shouldn't I?
August 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Update still working on it, been a rough month for a few reasons+ a lot of scope creep because as it turns out everything is connected and all things contain within them all other things.
.... so I need to really pull back and keep it focused
.... so I need to really pull back and keep it focused
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Artist: Unknown
August 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Artist: Unknown
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Showed the TSA my Hyperreal ID and they gave me backstage passes for the security theater
August 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Showed the TSA my Hyperreal ID and they gave me backstage passes for the security theater