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Mozilla, in its finite wisdom, embedded LLM bots into recent versions of Firefox for the vitally-important purpose of… naming tab groups. Now, some users are noticing CPU and power usage spikes caused by a background process called Inference.

Ugh. Reminder again for Firefox users to visit your about:config page, search for the browser.ml.chat.enabled key, and set that to false:

If yours says true then double-click it until it reads false.

Doing that turns off the AI chatbot features in Firefox, but also the stupid new LLM tab-naming feature that's rolling out.

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Ok, loves, so we've all got the message that joking about suicide is bad for your mental health. Now we need to get on "joking that the planet/all of humanity has no future" is bad for societal health/encouraging resistance to bad shit."

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So, the other day, when I was discussing AO3's policy on solicitation, a tumblr user came at me saying that AO3's "no monetization/solicitation" rules were "bullshit" because nexus mods allows fan created mods to get paid.

Look at me.

Look at me right now.

AO3 protects you.

AO3 protects you and your works. 

It protects your works from copyright strikes and DCMA takedowns.

It protects your work from advertisers.

It protects your work from overzealous legal challenges.

It protects your right to post adult content.

AO3 is non-profit and AO3 will never try to use you or your work to make a profit for themselves and AO3 will go to bat for you if someone tries to legally challenge you or your works.

Please respect AO3 and its mission.

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every time I see some bigshot scientist revealed as a fraud my knee-jerk reaction is "hell yeah elisabeth bik got 'em good" AND IM RIGHT

SHE NEVER QUITS!!!!

ICONIC!!!!

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you're not turning your fandom hobby into a job are you? giving yourself deadlines and quotas that you have to meet? focusing on the numbers instead of your enjoyment of the act of creation?

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i made a book cover for a fic by otomezakuro on ao3 with your art for my e-reader. i was going to post it on tumblr , sharing your art and how it compliments the fic, but i just saw your description prohibiting reposting/editing, so i wanted to ask for your permission. the cover has a few snipped panels from your durge childhood comic, weaved in with your name/author’s name/ extra design. i can send it to u if u wish, no worries if not!!! love ur art!!

Hi! As long as it's not commercially printed (personal use is okay), the fic is not sold with my art on it, and you did not monetarily benefit from the use my art, you can use my art as a fellow fan of BG3 this time.

I would prefer my art not to be used for editing/reposting in the future because I had bad experiences with people getting money from using my art without permission (so art theft).

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SSR Yuu - Room Relaxation

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When Summoned: After spending the last ten-plus years without a birthday to celebrate, I thought the day would never come when people would wish me a Happy Birthday. I'm so glad that I was wrong!

Summon Line: It's here! My very first birthday! Sounds pretty weird to be saying that at my age. Haha!

Groooovy!!: To think a day would come when so many people would celebrate my birth. I can see now why people love birthdays so much. I'll definitely treasure this birthday that was given to me by my new family for the rest of my life.

Home: I just love this cat-themed headband I got from Ortho. Isn't it the cutest?

Swap Looks: Gotta hurry and get ready to meet up with Jack for our morning run. 

Home Idle 1: While my short hair's pretty plain, the one good thing about it is I never get horrible bedhead like Ace. Nice, right?

Home Idle 2: My loungewear makes me look like I'm heading to a sporting event? Makes sense, considering these are my sons' old sports clothes. Haha!

Home Idle 3: My loungewear's actually a mishmash of things I've received from my sons that they no longer wear. That's why I like it so much!

Home Idle - Login: Yaaawn! Oh, sorry. I didn't get as much sleep as I would've liked last night 'cause my phone went off at midnight thanks to a lot of my friends texting me 'cause they wanted to wish me a Happy Birthday as soon as the date changed. It took me a while to finally stop reading them. Hehe.

(Groovy Image is of Yuu smiling at her phone as she looks at all the happy birthday texts she received from her friends.)

Home Idle - Groovy: I'm wearing quite the big grin? Oh, that's 'cause I was thinking about how all my sons surprised me with a breakfast they made while Jack was keeping me distracted with our morning run. Aren't they all so precious?

Home Tap 1: Trey-senpai and Ruggie-senpai are being extra enthusiastic about feeding me tasty treats today. I'm super happy and grateful, of course, but I worry about how much exercise I'll need to do to burn of all those extra calories....

Home Tap 2: My hair and makeup look flawless today? Heh, that's 'cause my fairy godmother, aka Vil-senpai, came by this morning to ensure I was looking my best for my birthday. 

Home Tap 3: Am I a morning person? Well, it's not like I'm particularly fond of mornings, but I am the type who normally wakes up right away, and I've always been an early riser, so I can understand why people assume I am one.

Home Tap 4: Every chance he gets, Kalim-senpai has been seeking me out to wish me a Happy Birthday, and Jamil-senpai is always with him. Despite looking exasperated each time, Jamil-senpai also wishes me a Happy Birthday every time he sees me. Makes me think he's not just going along with Kalim-senpai's whims like he wants me to believe. Hehe~

Home Tap 5: 'Cause it's my birthday, Leona-senpai said he'd give me the honor of massaging his ears today. I'm so excited to pet those super cute ears! Hopefully, I can also get Jack to agree to use his Unique Magic today! Then, I'll be in total fluffy bliss on my birthday! Hehe!

Home Tap - Groovy: I totally just had a cartoon princess moment a few minutes ago thanks to Silver-senpai. Apparently, he told his animal friends about my birthday, and they brought me flowers to put in my hair and a necklace made of flowers. Amazing, right?

Duo:

[Yuu]: Yaaay! I get to enjoy being spoiled by Jack for my birthday!

[Jack]: Heh, better make the most of it, Yuu. 

Birthday Login Message: Thanks for the birthday wishes! Hm? Do I have any special plans for today? Well, originally, I had planned on taking pictures for the Newspaper Club at the Headmage's request, but at the last minute, I was told by the club's president that I didn't need to worry about taking pictures. Considering Jade-senpai contacted me not long after that, I can't help but think he had a role in what happened since, now that I have some free time in my schedule, I can go on a hike with him. Apparently, he invited me to go hiking because he wants to harvest fresh mountain ingredients and use them to make a special birthday meal for me. While I have no issue with that, I'm worried about what kind of ingredients he'll try to get me to eat, considering his track record. Maybe I should tell him that Tsunotaro is expecting me to be in perfect health tonight when we walk around campus to look at all the gargoyles, just to be safe....

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wikipedia no longer being anywhere near the top of search results when looking up anything feels eviscerating

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Women... 🥺

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ok this might be one of my favorite digimon lines now, so i needed to sprite them.

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"Wow omg you drawwwww? I wish I was a drawer soooo bad omg I suckkkk so bad at arrrt"

me:

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god this is so overdue. im finally making a bg3 side blog

for a first post i wanted to list some of the artists i've been (mostly) refraining from reblogging to main for many months at this point. i meant to only do my favorite few but then i couldn't decide who my favorite few were so... here you go

@meanbossart draws absolutely beautiful art of his absolutely beautiful du drow, and also has an amazingly well-written and well-characterized story about what he, astarion, and shadowheart get up to post-game

@kawareo goes deep how his durge strike suffers from both the urge and orin's attack, and into strike before orin's attack. i love the standalone art and comics, so when i say his writing is my favorite thing he's done that's high praise

@velnna's tav staeve is another very pretty man and i don't know how to describe what i like most about his art other than "very pleasantly textured", it catches the eye in a very pleasing way

@lucklessrat has incredible dramatic and comedic timing in their comics of lethean, and i love what they do with leth being old. you don’t see that often

i have a soft spot for half-orcs and paladins so naturally i think about @everchased's finch constantly. they have several of my favorite bg3 comics ever but the SMITE one is... just gonna say i agree with astarion there

there is so much to say about @jeeaark's tav greygold, from the jokes to the relentless optimism to the visceral (in a very good way) art style, but my new favorite thing is the dark urge (godsdammit) companion series, it's really fun to see DUG and greygold interact and i can't wait for more. also, another half-orc!

@ejoym's durge devlin is wonderfully deranged, i love the dark humor in the comics, the art is really crisp, and the artist makes really great use of colors. i love how pointy everyone is also

@ohpsshaw's durge typhus is going through it at the moment. love his expressive face (and the expressiveness of the whole art style) and puppydog vibe, i can't wait to see how much he... enjoys... the rest of the game as daddy's chosen. also check out the artist's entertaining commentary on her main(?) blog

@taygra5shaon's big scary durge jacq somehow can do adorable and terrifying equally well, sometimes at the same time. this is another artist who has great timing in her comics. i especially like the young jacq ones.

@angiemaniac's tavella and durge companion au presents durge from a different and very interesting perspective. and she does a great job including every companion into the story, while tavella is still a compelling character on her own!

cae is the most beautiful durge you've ever seen and @hellothisisangle's art does such a good job of making him feel dangerous. it's incredibly beautifully rendered, the poses and fashion are always amazing, and on top of it all cae's lore is fascinating too

@wellen-katze's comics are really in a league of their own. their comics vary but my favorites are the ones that hurt to read. my favorite series is this one with ascended astarion and a nameless durge dealing with the tragic aftermath of the story. their comics hurt in an incredible way that i can't get enough of.

ghost, aka niro, by @oathbreakerapologist is wonderfully fucked up. he has a really upsetting presence (/positive) and i can't look away from his relationship with orin. this is probably the least sfw blog i'm linking, which i hope comes off as a complement

with mistercrowbar's @aldiirn it's hard to pinpoint specific things i like because the art and comics are so well-rounded, but if pressed i would point to aldiirn's visual design and the skill with which the artist makes his desire for approval and will to break the rules mesh together. i'm not sure if i want to be his friend or study him like a bug

i love @crocodiller's pining dumbass (affectionate) rowan so much. there's a lot to like about the comics but my favorite is rowan's supportive friendship with karlach. they're also very well-paced and some of the crispest art i've ever seen

i found @ryvenarts and sullen literally yesterday but i'm already very interested and excited to see if there will be more

another recent (to me) discovery, thirkuir by @jayfitzmaurice. i really like his design and the expressiveness of all the characters

@quess-art has an adorable baby durge who still has a compelling backstory i'm excited to see more of. plus the wagging tail is just perfect

@3eefstud's durge Einar is really nice to look at, with amazing colors and gradients. i'm surprised i didn't find them until very recently

i thought @panksage's Ebony Darkness D'urge was just a joke at first but no, the comics are sincere (and also funny) and just beautiful, especially the colors!

i do not know if @arianiziolek's durge has a name. catty little murder lizard (affectionate). has some of the funniest comics but more importantly the best durge facial expressions

@bajablast666 is double dipping with durges kaethan and kelrath. both their art and writing have an intensity that i love (the red outlines they use often are so good) and their writing in particular conveys emotion and visceral feeling so well

karl by @beltart is another on the surprisingly long list of people i initially found from their art, then read their writing and was blown away. i don't think i've seen anyone else depict the weight of the urge as intensely as this and i love it

and finally, a palate cleanser from all the durges, @wirywyrm's tav arthur who's in a sitcom as opposed to a horror story. i really like the texture and detail of their art and also how much of a dork arthur is. least smooth bard(adin) in the realms

incredibly i did leave out a few people, mostly people who draw companions rather than their tav/durge because i sort of locked myself into this format, so i may come back and update this later!

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2019 -> 2025

Unbound by Sky is the first fic I've ever finished writing. Here's the first art I've done for it, the one that inspired the fic, to the last one I've drawn for the main series. What a journey!

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Reblog to let prev know their presence is wanted