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joshsindigostreak · 11 months ago

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O, Pioneers

Prologue

“Resist much, obey little.” - Walt Whitman

Sam Kiszka x F!OC

Authors note: Welcome Sam lane!!! This is the official start to Sam’s journey in the ISHIYE universe. This one starts around the same time ISHIYE started, so we’ll basically see what Sam has been up to this whole time. I will say that O, Pioneers along with every other spin off will make the most sense if ISHIYE is read beforehand. It’s all an interconnected universe and all the fics will reference each other to varying degrees. Every chapter besides this one will include a flashback to his Uni days. I hope you guys love this and I want to make Sammy Nation proud! I also hope you love my OC Natasha, as she just jumped into my head one day and hasn’t shut up since. Danny will also be heavily featured, it his actual story will be its own titled, “Running Through the Garden.” This is relatively short, but it’s a good little preview of what��s to come! Enjoy!

Word Count: 2060

Warnings: None for this chapter other than sweating!

It started with an email. One, stupid, email. One, professional, email. An email from one academic to another. Natasha just needed an extra source. Specifically, she needed to get her hands on a very specific journal. A journal that contained anatomical drawings and first hand accounts of the Lake Leelanau Creature. Colloquially it is referred to as the Leelanau Lake Monster, but the use of the word “monster” is frowned upon in Supernatural and Academic circles. Annoyingly, she only knew of one person who would be in possession of said journal. The one person whom she was perfectly fine never speaking to again: Sam Kiszka. He had built up quite the reputation in recent years with rumors of his immense archives and collection of particular artifacts.

Natasha wrinkled her nose and adjusted her glasses as the cursor blinked on the screen. She could write emails like this in her sleep but the thought of asking him for something? Giving him the satisfaction that she needed his help? She’d rather be hit by a bus. However, she needed this information for an upcoming presentation and she had gathered almost all of her resources except this one. Adjusting her cat-eye frames one more time, she began typing.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

CC:

Subject: Lake Leelanau Journal

Dear Sam,

I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to you for a request for some scans from a book I know you possess and are familiar with: the Gautheir journal. Currently I am in the middle of a research project involving North American Sea Serpents and I need the pages with the anatomical drawings in particular, as well as any other pages pertaining to the first sighting of the Creature. Any contributions beyond that would be most appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Natasha E. Delaney

States away, in eastern Michigan, a young scholar was startled by the sudden ding on his laptop, alerting him of a new email. With an arched brow he opened his inbox, and seeing the email address in the top bar brought back hoards of memories.

Natasha. Fucking. Delaney. The only person to ever score higher on tests than him, to easily skate past him in grades, keep up with him during lectures, and narrowly beat out his GPA for the top of their graduating glass. He hadn’t spoken to her since graduation almost three years ago, but he couldn’t help being amused at the fact that she needed his help. He could just imagine that icy blonde hair of hers sitting on top of her head in a bun, those obnoxious cat-eye glasses resting on her nose while she bites the bullet and asks for his help. With a smirk on his face, he clicked on the reply button and began typing.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

CC:

Attachments: Secondary Leelanau sources.pdf

Subject: Re: Lake Leelanau Journal

Dear Natasha,

Unfortunately your email did not find me well, as I am in the middle of several projects myself. Here at Stardust Archives™ the stream of knowledge never stops, and neither shall I. I also regret to inform you that scanning said journal for those particular pages will be impossible, as that journal is much too fragile to be handled in such a way. I do however have a few recommendations for similar sources, which I have attached to this email. I am so sorry I was not able to assist you further.

Good luck on your endeavors,

Sam F. Kiszka

He sat back as he clicked send, knowing that most of it was horse shit. He hadn’t been in an actual project in nearly a month, but she didn’t know that. But he wasn’t lying about the journal being too fragile for scanning. Theoretically it would be ok with current technology, but he didn’t want to risk it as it was a trusted family heirloom that was given to him in confidence. In this business, keeping contacts happy was nearly half the job. Word of mouth was crucial, and if you couldn’t be trusted to handle things with respect and care, what good were you? Satisfied, he stood up from his desk to go back to the new shipment of books he was sorting.

“That mother fucker,” she seethed. Natasha read his email again, mocking the ‘here at Stardust Archives™…’ line to herself while scrunching up her face. She knew for a fact that while that journal was old, it wasn’t that old. The librarian who had recommended that particular volume to her in the first place even said that it shouldn’t be any trouble to get scans of the pages. To make it worse, those ‘resources’ he had sent weren’t helpful at all, and didn't even go into detail of the anatomy of the Creature, which was what she truly needed. Rolling her eyes, her fingers began tapping out her rebuttal.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

CC:

Attachments: Secondary Leelanau sources.pdf

Subject: Re: Re: Lake Leelanau Journal

Sam,

I’m so sorry to hear how busy you are. However I was told specifically that the Gauthier journal was preserved enough that scans wouldn’t be a problem at all. Has something changed? Has it been damaged in any way since it was last made public? I hope such an integral part to your own state's history would be treated with the utmost care. If I remember correctly from that class we both took, with Professor Andrews, paper from that time period would still be stable if exposed to light or a scanning device. In fact I remember he said once, “as long as you’re not mashing it down on a decrepit photo copier from 1993…”. Surely you have a better scanner than that? If you could get those scans to me as soon as you’re able, that would be wonderful.

Regards,

Natasha

The ding from Sam’s laptop alerted him again, and his smile quickly faded when he opened the mail program and saw Natasha’s response. On one hand, she had the right idea, but on the other hand, whatever project she needed it for was not worth the risk in his eyes. His mouth hung open in offense with her questioning his integrity to Michigan history. Artifacts from his home state were always given top priority, and to have her imply that he was being careless with any of them made his entire body tense. Instinctively, he wanted to just send back a simple, ‘no,’ but he knew that would only make her more relentless.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

CC:

Attachments: Secondary Leelanau sources.pdf

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Lake Leelanau Journal

Nat,

You aren’t entirely wrong about it being possible, however the family who entrusted it to me made me promise -in writing- to keep it as well preserved as I possibly could. As such, any form of scanning or sudden exposure to light is just not an option. I hope that the other resources I sent you were enough to suffice. I know whatever project you’re needing them for will manifest in the most riveting way.

Godspeed,

Sam F. Kiszka

Natasha tilted her head and cracked her neck when she saw the shortened form of her first name. She hated being called Nat. It was too close to the word for those annoying bugs. Worst of all, it was what her older sisters called her just to get under her skin. All three of them would repeat it over and over again when she was little and laughed when she got upset. Her oldest sister would even take it a step further and call her ‘Natty’ on occasion. She hated how it sounded, how it looked, and she much preferred the nickname ‘Tasha’ if she had a choice. Most of her fellow students called her Tasha, as well as her close friends. Even on blind dates she’d introduce herself as Tasha before anything else.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

CC:

Attachments: Secondary Leelanau sources.pdf

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lake Leelanau Journal

Samuel,

I appreciate your passion for the preservation of critical documents, it’s truly inspiring, Professor Andrews would be proud. But I think you’re being rather difficult here. If not unreasonable. And no, those other resources did not help as they are not relevant to my ongoing project. I appreciate your confidence in my work, but what would truly help me be on my way would be your cooperation.

Impatiently,

Tasha

Sam stared at the screen. She really wasn’t going to let up, was she? He thought for a moment, and something in his brain wanted to physically hear her ask for his help. Maybe it was his ego, maybe it wasn’t, but he was impulsive enough to go out on a limb to satiate it.

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

CC:

Attachments: Secondary Leelanau sources.pdf

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lake Leelanau Journal

‘Tasha’,

Unfortunately, I must be away from my desk at this time due to other projects and meetings. However, if you would like to continue our correspondence, I will happily provide you my number for your convenience.

(248) 555-9423

In eternal anticipation,

‘Muel’

Natasha stared at the phone number on her screen. That little shit. He wanted to hear her ask. It didn’t take a genius to figure that part out. Maybe he wanted her to beg? He was arrogant enough to want such a thing. She wasn’t going to give in that easily. She wanted his arrogance in writing. If he couldn’t be professional and stick to emails, he was going to have her in his pocket at all times, constantly making his phone go off. Quickly she added his number as a new contact, and typed out her first ever text to Sam F. Kiszka.

Natasha: Ok cut the shit, Kiszka why are you being difficult?

Sam: Who is this?

Natasha: I swear to god, Sam

Sam: Ok ok, fine. Do you really want to see this journal that badly?

Natasha: I have wasted an entire afternoon emailing you about it, so yes.

Sam: Well as I said I can’t scan the pages. But if you would like to view them in person for your research, that can easily be arranged.

Natasha: In person?

Sam: Yes, that's when people meet face to face.

Natasha: I’m going to ignore that for my sanity, but don’t you live in Michigan?

Sam: Yes.

Natasha: You do know that I’m in Lakewood for my Masters right?

Sam: Yes, what is the issue?

Natasha: So you want to travel all the way to Vermont just because you are refusing to scan the pages?

Sam: Oh I wouldn’t bring an artifact that fragile on a plane, you know that. You can simply come here. I know there’s a break coming up, if I remember our old schedule correctly.

Natasha nearly threw her phone, but she wasn’t going to give up. Before she could fully type out a response she got another text.

Sam: And don’t worry about needing a hotel there’s plenty of room upstairs for you. My parents are in Canada on business and my brothers are off doing god knows what.

Natasha: I’m sure I can find a hotel I don’t want to put you out

Sam: It's really no trouble, we have a separate guest room anyway that barely gets used

She mulled it over for a few minutes.

Natasha: Well I’ve never been to Michigan.

Sam: It’s much better than Vermont.

She sighed.

Natasha: Fine. I’ll talk to my professors and get it sorted out. The break starts in two days.

Sam smirked at his phone and leaned back in his chair, he was right.

Sam: Excellent. I’ll go dust the window sills and pick out the fanciest chocolate for your pillow.

Natasha: I’ll text you my flight details.

Sam: Can’t wait, Nat ;)

Not wanting him to know that he bothered her, Natasha set her phone down and opened up another webpage to look up flights. By the weekend she was going to not only be in Sam Kiszka’s presence for the first time since graduation, but staying at his fucking house.

What the fuck did she just agree to?

To be continued...

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#sam kiszka #greta van fleet #sam gvf #o pioneers #rivals to lovers #forced proximity #dark academia #ISHIYE universe

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applesaucesims · 1 year ago

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My Top 23 Screenshots from 2023

(actually 24 because I already removed so many and could not bring myself to remove another)

I was tagged by @sasaofastora and boy was it hard to choose! But I eventually narrowed it down to 23.

Didn't include every month in the list because some months just had too many good pics. This whole thing has also made me realise that 2023 was truly the year of Emma and Niall, love that for them. Another thing I realised is that I guess it's either wide angle or detail shots for me that I love the most.

I'm also tagging @simadelics @stargazingsims @blueshistorysims @satureja13 @swiftviolets - if you've already been tagged, it be what it be.

February

Might have peaked with this one idk. (x)

These two are from the same post and idk why but I'm just obsessed with them. (x)

March

"Idiots in love who are too shy to admit it to each other" trope my beloved. (x)

April

Two pics from the same post because I just put extra effort into flashbacks and flashforwards for unknown reasons. (x)

May

"Badly timed first kiss" trope my beloved. And I just love the little details of Emma's hand pushing Niall away. (x)

June

I lowkey love this wip preview more than the actual cc post. Sometimes I look back at it like "wtf how did I slay this hard??" (x)

Hand details my beloved. (x)

They are just so babey what can I say. (x)

July

July had the 1930s beach babes series, so there's a lot of edits I'm proud of. But I think this one is my favourite, and in general Judy slayed these the most imo. (x)

August

It's giving Van Gogh, it's giving aesthetic, it's giving masterpiece tbh. (x)

This is when I tested the new zeussims collection and it's another pic I just like staring at. I've first made my disney princess sims a long time ago, and I update them at least once a year, so seeing them all together (plus Barbie) just makes me very happy. (x)

September

I can't tell you why I love this shot so much, I just do. (x)

October

You know what? Actually, this is where I peaked. (x)

Height differences my beloved. (x)

You thought we're done with October? It was only the event of the century! I have decided that evening rooftop weddings are my favourite now. (x)

November

Look, idk why I love that shot at the door either. I guess those pants just look great on Niall, sue me. (x)

It's just the vibes of this post in general. Very aesthetic. (x)

December

I'm really happy with the nursery in general, but the pic with Emma in it is my fave. (x)

There's more pictures coming this month that I really love, but I don't wanna give spoilers, so they will be under the cut for now. Will change that once they've been posted.

Context-free pics from upcoming posts that go from "I don't need context to understand" to "what am I even looking at":

#tag game #simblr #can you believe at the beginning of the year emma and niall weren't even dating yet #and now they will have their first child together #i scream

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kairisu · 1 year ago

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heyo!

here's another yearly post from me, though it's mostly just me blabbing below the cut since i'm in the mood today (￣▽￣)

so last year, my kine society project was supposed to be like my no. 1 priority but i wanted to take a break for a bit, so i did other projects in the meantime. one of those was me attempting to make defaults from scratch for the first time

i got so hyperfixated on a freaking newspaper delivery default out of all things... though i guess it's also one of the things i wanted in my game since i was like 14 LOL

i flipped the bag so it's at the position where they grab the newspaper/magazine and i really wanted the newspaper bag's sling to be an actual mesh, so i made that. i'm ngl i'm still proud of it since it's the first mesh i've made from scratch (≧∀≦)ゞ

i was so psyched that i also got the newspapers to pull the textures from whatever newspaper default i had in-game (courtesy to vegan-kaktus, alienpod, and episims defaults as my guide hehe)

for the outfits, they were probably took the longest time to make since i couldn't decide on just one, so i made multiple meshes until i settled with the ones above. j was extracting ts4 meshes, downloading cc, testing them out in-game, and along the way, i ended up playing ts4 instead ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

i then started recreating ts2 sims from both psp and pc, so that's what i've been doing whenever i'm free. i actually took a break from that too but the upcoming ts4 expansion got me really hyped fr. SEA content and multiple households in one lot! but then i also need to keep cleaning and updating the mods too...

also last week, there were a lot of holidays so i got myself back to meshing again that i even learned to convert ts3 glasses to ts4! still not fond of how the mapping works in ts4... it also makes the texture's file sizes way bigger than it should be

there's also some unreleased conversions and mesh edits i made years ago but i still need to test them again and make previews. and i'll try to answer some asks tomorrow

hope y'all have a great weekend ahead! 💗

#non sims #wip

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influencermagazineuk · 1 month ago

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Franz Ferdinand have finally unleashed their latest song, "Night or Day," which serves as the second single from their upcoming album The Human Fear. The track is quite an exciting return for the post-punk quartet, with an unmatched blend of uptempo piano lines, disco-influenced beats, and smooth yacht rock elements. With warm vocal harmonies and an infectious rhythm section, "Night or Day" is most remarkable for the powerful performance from frontman Alex Kapranos. A striking black-and-white music video by Rianne White also is part of the dramatic flair of the song. The video channeled that noir aesthetic during its production, filled with shadowy, cinematic visuals that complement the song's mood. Fans of the band can experience the visual interpretation of "Night or Day" below:. In a statement accompanying the release, Kapranos shared the inspiration behind the song and video: "Life may never be easy, but damn, we'll make sure we live it up night or day. Night into day." He went on to explain the collaboration with Rianne White: "We collaborated with the hugely talented Rianne White to capture the Drama-Noir of the environment where we recorded this and the rest of the LP. She has a sensitivity and energy which exploded into that space, giving a glimpse of the world where we made the music. Storm shake the room and boom… the dark heart of Scotland beats strong." The video is shot entirely at AYR Studios, where the band worked up much of the album. Luz Barato, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons This comes on the back of the release of their lead single "Audacious," which treated fans to an early preview of what is to come in The Human Fear. Their album, scheduled to be released on January 10th 2025, marks their first album since 2018's Always Ascending. This comes as Franz Ferdinand edges closer to dropping their sixth studio album, which has created even more excitement around the direction they have taken with the new material. The Human Fear promises to be one of the most important chapters in the band's career, linking the best of their previous work with new sonic landscapes. And tracks like "Night or Day" at the lead mean it's clear that Franz Ferdinand is again pushing boundaries, offering their fans a mix of introspective depth and rhythmic energy. Read the full article

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syoish · 9 months ago

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Rough draft and not beta read yet, so there may be typos

A lil preview for my upcoming Jean/OC fic "The Letters She Wrote". The first chapter will be out sometime in the next week so keep an eye on my Ao3 if you're interested!

If you want more info on the fic check out my fic tag

I also post a lot about this fic on instagram because the AoT OC/CC community is lowkey popping off on there???

#attack on titan #aot ocxcc #ocxcc #jean kirstien #jean kirstien x oc #the letters she wrote #my writing #edith prewitt

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2023-512gaellephilogene · 2 years ago

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Wk 9- Premiere Pro and After Effects

These are my notes for Wk 9 as well as having some basic understanding/ knowledge of Premiere Pro.

I wasn't in class in Wk 9 so I wasn't able to learn about Premiere Pro and Dynamic Link, and as part of my SDL, I went onto LinkedIn and watch an Essential Training video to have a better understanding of the software.

I also received my feedback for my formative assessment of my type specimen and i'm very happy with my grade but I will be making changes to my book over the upcoming weeks before the summative assesment.

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blockgeni · 2 years ago

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The technology underlying ChatGPT, an AI system for conversational and inventive responses, has been included in a new version of the Bing search engine that Microsoft presented on Tuesday. This is the first significant opportunity in years to surpass search king Google. The technology underlying ChatGPT, an AI system for conversational and inventive responses, has been included in a new version of the Bing search engine that Microsoft presented on Tuesday. This is the first significant opportunity in years to surpass search king Google. According to the tech behemoth, Bing is now an "AI-powered co-pilot for the web," offering search results enriched with data from Microsoft partner OpenAI's extensive language model. Additionally, Microsoft has added a new chat window to Bing that it claims will assist the search engine to deliver shopping lists, travel tips, and trivia games. The technology can also be found in Microsoft's Edge browser, which has the ability to create LinkedIn posts and summarize PDF files. At a launch event held at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, chief executive Satya Nadella declared that all computer interactions will be mediated with the assistance of an agent. We're going to have the idea of a co-pilot that will be present in all applications. At a launch event held at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, chief executive Satya Nadella declared that all computer interactions will be mediated with the assistance of an agent. We're going to have the idea of a co-pilot that will be present in all applications. At bing.com/new, you may test out a preview version of the new "AI-powered co-pilot" technology using a select group of Microsoft-prepared inquiries and sign up to be included on a waiting list for a more widespread release. Microsoft intends to make it available to millions of people in the upcoming weeks and add a mobile version. For the search industry, which hasn't altered much over the years, the technology represents a significant new advancement. Although Google has made an effort to incorporate more solutions into its search results, new AI technology offers much more. Large language model-based chat technology—AI systems educated on big amounts of internet text—offers much more complicated responses and information. With its chatbot assistant integrated with Bing, Microsoft does have a chance to become a more significant participant in the consumer tech market, according to Gartner researcher Jason Wong. On Monday, Google, the market leader in search engines, unveiled Bard, its own AI chatbot, in an effort to surpass Microsoft. The "transformer" AI technology developed by Google, a strong competitor, is essential to these massive language models. For starters, Google, not Bing, is the most popular website now for information searches. Microsoft, though, seems to be in front because the technology is integrated right into its products. Additionally, Yusuf Mehdi, chief consumer marketing officer at Microsoft, noted that when Bing added the AI data to its search results, "We saw the highest boost in relevance in two decades," referring to how well the search results meet users' needs. According to Mehdi, Microsoft will display adverts next to the new AI search results. As of January, Bing had a 3% percent of search engine usage, a significantly smaller share than Google's 92%. Given that it inserts advertisements next to search results, search is Google's main source of income. According to CCS Insight analyst James Sanders, considering the very quick announcement to get ahead of Microsoft's announcement today, he has to believe Google is a bit anxious about the prospect of credible competition in search they haven't faced for much of their existence. Microsoft makes an effort to stay away from potential problems with AI Microsoft is attempting to steer clear of several serious possible AI issues. It refers to its AI

responses as guidelines and launching points rather than the ultimate word, which is why "co-pilot" rather than "pilot" is used. For instance, you should approach the AI text as a preview rather than the final words you'll post when using Microsoft's new AI tools to increase creativity. The system searches for reliable information sources using its own Bing technology while also removing unreliable data, such as AI-generated text with poor value. For greater transparency, Bing occasionally cites its sources, such as articles that offer product recommendations. In contrast, it's unclear where ChatGPT gets its recommendations and responses. And the Bing interface includes a thumbs-down button for criticism next to a thumbs-up button for praise if you don't like the outcomes. Microsoft has hailed its Responsible Artificial Intelligence strategy as a crucial framework for directing its efforts and offering engineers tools to do so. According to Sarah Bird, a leader in AI ethics and accountability at Microsoft, an earlier version wasn't substantial enough for usage in the real world. For instance, she added, despite Microsoft specifically prioritizing AI fairness, it was discovered by Stanford researchers that its speech-to-text technology didn't perform as well for racial minorities. There is a lot of enthusiasm for putting such principles into practice, according to Bird. The initial stages of integrating the OpenAI tools are Bing and Edge. When you utilized ChatGPT, you probably got a "wow" moment, according to Jordi Ribas, the head of Bing search and AI. Now, just picture doing that while you're searching, surfing, composing a document, or attempting to write code. Source link

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