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royalsunshinehotel · 9 months ago

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How to they text? (Dev Patel preference)

Anwar Kharral Definitely spams you with memes, it's self explanatory. He's not so much a texter as he is sending you tiktoks that apply to whatever conversation you're trying to have with him.

Sonny Kapoor You're getting paragraphs. Every. Single. Time. English is his second language, but he loves it and he's using every word from his 'word of the day' email.

Neal Sampat I think he's the type who swaps out LOVE with LUV. He uses "U" for shorthand, but all of his sentences are capitalized.

Deon Wilson I think he's using shorthand whenever he can. He's a computer genius, he's truly gonna do what he's gotta do to get his point across. Also, he peppers in numbers, just for fun, think "b00bs"

Sheru “Saroo” Bierley Saroo's doing his best to use full sentences, but he really needs to remember that commas exist not just the "-"

Jay Menha Jay is a very big fan of his blackberry, but I do think that maybe he's not been taking his joing supplements so you don't get much beyond 'lol' or 'haha' as a response to a text.

David Copperfield Where Sonny writes paragraphs, David is writing NOVELS. BE AFRAID. DON'T TEXT HIM BACK. He'll make your phone bill skyrocket I fear.

Joshua Madika I'm sorry, he's the worst texter on the list. He'll see a text, forget about it, and get back to you the next time you text him/ when he feels like it. Just be sure to follow up with him, because if it's something he wants to do, he'll respond for sure.

Sir Gawain I've touched on this in other preferences, but you're getting grade-a shitposts all of the time. It's garbage and it's all for you. "Just saw a snake...oh nor, we are all snekes" or some shite

The Kid I think you're getting photos. You do have to text things like "are you alive," to which you get a response of a photo of 👁️👁️, but that's between the two of you.

#the kid #monkey man #dr chatterjee #henry sugar #dev patel #dev patel preferene #sir gawain #the green knight #joshua madika #modern love #david copperfield #jay menha #the wedding guest #saroo brierly #deon wilson #sonny kapoor #anwar kharral #lion 2016

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leam1983 · 5 months ago

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Ruins

Watched Kyle Hill's video on the Dead Internet Theory - which AI has all but seemingly proven to be mostly true - and I came to the realization that we've already got the complete distaff counterpart to AI Techbro frenzy.

I'm referring to NeoCities pages.

NeoCities is a web-hosting service that's focused on bringing back something of the Internet of the late nineties and early aughts; the idea of scrappy, indubitably user-created content that has zero search engine relevance but high personal value. Sites about your summer vacation or to host your questionable Transformers slash-fics, or just sites that seemingly exist to resurrect the early aughts' gaming tentpoles like The Phrozen Keep - along with the flurry of GIFs that resulted from someone managing to open up Diablo's PAK files. If you remember Space Jam's website or downloading Jamella's Item Generator for Diablo, chances are you remember the exact aesthetic I'm referring to. Windows-core, Vaporwave, the era of the Frames-laden page meticulously sliced through Adobe Dreamweaver in the halcyon days that predated Big Red turning power-mad; the era of Lingo being used to assemble, line by line, the hottest PowerPoint analogue ever known to man.

I'm a child of that era. I came of age back when databases didn't have dedicated scrapers and crawlers; back when you could make a living out of picking up cartfuls of books for a library, day by day, and painstakingly entering them into a file system designed by and for human hands. Not so the database would swallow them and regurgitate something out, but just so visitors to the library would just need a few minutes to know exactly what they were looking for happened to be located. That was my first job as a teen, actually. FileMaker was my first taste of aggregation, back when it happened thanks to human labor only facilitated by the use of computers. In those days, most of everything online referred to something that wasn't. Happen to be a fan of a particular movie? Good, there's physical copies aplenty. All you'd find online would be supplemental material. Non-essential, but appreciated nonetheless.

I'm thinking this is what we need to bring back, to foster again. In an age where 98% of all web traffic is AI-powered, you realize we're letting bad actors obsessed with gaming SEO tools turn what should've been a modern Library of Alexandria accessible worldwide into meaningless slop written by no-one and designed for nobody. In two months, ChatGPT 4o is now able to produce more of a volume of text that has ever existed in human history - all of it with practically no oversight.

I'm glad, when I see Sam Altman take to the US Congress to plead for further regulations, even if his demands yield nothing. It means he's at least aware of the problem. Conversely, I'm saddened by Elon Musk's decision to just let Grok feed off of Twitter's database of posts - as if most of its current and former content base hadn't already been bot-powered. Google buying all of Reddit's data for the purposes of furnishing Gemini's training text is a small-scale catastrophe, as it shows a staggering ignorance of Reddit's userbase. It's almost as if Techbros think nobody shitposts online, except for themselves. The end result is, of course, both hilarious and terrifying, such as Gemini seriously suggesting that someone should eat a few small rocks on a daily basis - after pulling text from The Onion - or Google's generated responses stating that opening your parachute after jumping off a plane is a statistically unsound way of ensuring your survival.

Considering, I'm thinking we should entomb the web as we know it, leave it running for the sake of various business-related bespoke sites and tools - but stop interacting with it. Instead, we should build a new layer for the Clear Web, populated exclusively and monitored exclusively by humans.

Imagine a "clear" email server, for instance. The Mailer daemon is replaced with a flesh-and-bones Account Manager, whose job it is to filter out spam and mark out high-priority content. With the right hires, you could practically kill current scamming practices in the womb, using this technique. Echo chambers could become notably more porous if social networks were peer-reviewed, and a video hosting platform where "the algorithm" is literally just good old user engagement would be likely to be able to keep its levels of toxic content much lower than, say, YouTube ever could. If this new layer of the Internet were peer-driven, you could bring back all sorts of jobs that are currently threatened by AI, while retaining the lessons learned by the AI frenzy.

I'd also advocate for the old, AI-driven web to be preserved in a vertical slice. We could probably do away with most of it, but the current craze - and its noxious effects - shouldn't be forgotten. The Internet as we know it today is increasingly made by and for AI scrapers, and the idea of wiping everything and restarting is just as dangerous. AI is already the domain of scam artists and thieves - like any new technology - and wiping the slate clean would only give these bad-faith actors more leeway.

As a closing note, I find it kind of interesting to see how we've effectively skipped the realization of Cyberpunk as we define it, and gone straight into Post-Cyberpunk, with the radical transformations of yesterday rotting away mere months into their existence and leaving us with naught but ruins - or to paraphrase Shakespeare, an expanse full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

#thoughts #AI Generative Content #Post-Cyberpunk

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 4 years ago

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[This Anon is referring to this game theory.]

...I can see that happening, yes. Crowley must, after all, appeal to those with a preference for glasses on their pretty boys.

This became its own set of shitpost headcanons in of themselves, but I will allow it for now because it supplements my ever-expanding pretty boy game theory. I only wrote for the students, NOT faculty because the list of students itself is already super long.

Enjoy.

Riddle wrote an entire speech to the headmaster about how he will contribute to NRC and improve the school community if he gets accepted. All of that went right out the window when Crowley clasped his hands during the interview and shouted about how Riddle is perfect. That strict persona, coupled with the contrast of his boyish appearance...it is perfect for appealing to those that like the youthful look, but still want someone respectable!

Trey had a relatively normal interview. Crowley was impressed by how reliable Trey seems to be--he’s sure to make use of Trey’s “big brother”/”boy next door” vibes for NRC advertising. He didn’t find out about Trey’s thing for dental hygiene until after Trey was already accepted, but Crowley was quick to dismiss it as a real concern because it’s not like he’s going to sell pictures of Trey brushing others’ teeth for extra profit (well, not unless there is a high demand for that).

Cater was very relaxed, even slouching a bit in his seat. He interrupted Crowely in the middle of one of his questions to ask to take a photo for his MagiCam account. Though Crowley found this to be a little irritating, he knew that social media is a good way to reach a wider audience. Having a handsome student well-versed in the use of the web and able to capture candid photos of his peers seems like a huge advantage to NRC’s social media presence!

Ace was super casual. He showed up a few minutes late and sat down without being given permission to. He’s nothing like his older brother, according to the records Crowley consulted. Ace’s brightness was able to charm Crowley in the interview, and he allows the trickster in just because of that infections, albeit shit eating, grin of his.

Deuce tried very, very hard to show off how “reformed” he was. Came to the interview in a full-on suit and gelled back hair so he looks like a responsible young man. Lost his shit mid-interview when Crowley brought up his past delinquency as a potential issue. He was still let in because Crowley knows “bad boys” with a soft side can be appealing to some.

Leona got to skip the interview. Not because he’s royalty or anything, but because Crowley knew just from reading Leona’s application and seeing his picture that he would be a worthwhile student to slap onto advertisements. THE ANGST PRACTICALLY WRITES ITSELF. Look at how handsome Leona is, and how dark his backstory is. You can change this arrogant, broken cat boy, Crowley will hawk at his audience, all you need to do is donate your money to NRC!

Ruggie was accepted for his mischievousness--and partly due to his sad history in the slums. He didn’t show up to the interview wearing the fanciest clothes, but there is a charm to his humility, his frugality. Crowley thinks that winsome laughter of his will net the school some extra cash. Some would love to dote on people like Ruggie, after all!

Jack has muscles, and that’s all Crowley needed to see to accept him. Sure, he may have only responded to interview questions with simple, short answers, sometimes punctuated by grunts, but...muscles. Crowley’s already thinking of throwing as many sports-related events as possible for the upcoming school year, just so Jack can get all hot and sweaty in front of a live audience. NRC merch sales will go through the roof.

Azul groomed himself for several hours in advance, and practiced interview questions with the Leeches beforehand. First impressions are very important, and attending NRC would be the opportunity of a lifetime! He performed very well and dressed sharply. When his interview wrapped up, Crowley started questioning his eyeglasses, which confused Azul a lot. He was told that he is accepted, granted that he maintains wearing spectacles. Azul, being the big brain octoboi that he is, understood Crowley’s game and complimented his shrewdness. Crowley killed so many birds with one stone by accepting Azul...he appeals to those that like smart boys, glasses, and...well, tentacles.

Jade & Floyd spent even more time preparing than Azul did. They are concerned about Floyd making an outburst or a comment that could jeopardize their acceptance--and if they don’t also get into NRC, then Azul will be all alone. To their surprise, Crowley accepted them a few minutes into the interview after he asked them to sit and just...interact with the other brother. He was shouting something about how twins are a “rare find” and that “people love having two lovers tease them” while furiously shaking both of their hands. They left the office very confused, while Crowley was smirking to himself about his great find. Not only do the Leeches have a strong brotherly bond that will melt people’s hearts, but their whole butler/bodyguard dynamic will play well off of Azul. And those fangs...that’s the cherry on top!

Kalim is automatically in thanks to that massive donation the Al-Asim family oh-so-generously gave to the school. It didn’t matter if he was bouncing off the walls and veering way off topic during the interview. Crowley knows that Kalim’s endless, youthful cheer is sure to appeal to someone.

Jamil is calm, poised, controlled. Almost too much so. Crowley was on the fence about him--doesn’t Jamil seem a little too boring upon first impression?--but his beauty is nothing to sneer at. He allows Jamil in, if only to be a companion to Kalim...and boy, does Crowley not regret that decision. People sure do love the “super repressed crazy one”, huh?

Vil came with a perfectly coordinated outfit and makeup, ready to kill the interview. A shame that Crowley cut it short to congratulate him on his acceptance. Such beauty and confidence will do well at NRC and shilling NRC merch...! His status as a MagiCam influencer and model is also sure to attract Crowley some sweet, free publicity!

Rook was dubbed “the token pervert” in Crowley’s mind the moment he strolled into the office for his interview. He took a great fascination with the headmaster himself, asking many personal questions and even if he can touch Crowley. A very forward lad, even back then. Still, there’s a market for these types of things! Rook’s French (one of the romance languages!) also played into his acceptance--multiingual people can have a broad appeal...!

Epel’s innocent outer appearance instantly won Crowley over, even though he didn’t speak clearly and didn’t wear nice clothes at the interview. Sure, he’s just the son of some farmers from a backwater town, but Epel is just so meek and beautiful! He’d be perfect for those in the public who want someone to take care of. That mild rebellious streak of his may also be popular!

Idia almost didn’t make it. He stuttered and mumbled through his interview, avoided eye contact, and sweated bullets the entire time. It also didn’t help that he looked so disheveled. Crowley forced Idia to change his clothes and wash his face to see how well he cleaned up--and Idia cleaned up very well. The headmaster let Idia in after that to have “otaku” type for advertisements and to potentially beg the Shrouds for donations. Plus, having another sharp-toothed boy doesn’t hurt. The Leeches can’t be the only ones that appeal to the public’s fang fetishists!

Ortho didn’t really have an interview. It was more like Idia made him one day and asked if Ortho could be enrolled as a student. Crowley just shrugged and let it happen. He’s sure that someone out there is into robots in “that” sense.

Malleus did not need an interview. His magical ability already speaks as to why he was an instant acceptance--and he’s related to the Great Witch of Thorns! That, combined with his commanding presence and mysterious allure, makes him a powerful force to be reckoned with. Plus, he has an emotional vulnerability behind all of that...

Lilia spooked Crowley by dropping in from the chimney. Despite this, he nailed the interview and now supplies Crowley with all the content he needs for his “thousand year old vampire that looks like a 12 year old” trope folder. He looks young, but he’s wise and will bite if you’re not careful! On top of all of that, Lilia has a fatherly side, which Crowley knows will make him endearing to some.

Silver fell asleep mid-interview...! Oddly enough, Crowley still accepted him despite that. Soft, sleep boys, after all, have their own sense of charm! Besides, what kind of self-respecting pretty boy fan wouldn’t want to stare at Silver’s peaceful face as he rests?

Sebek’s booming voice nearly sent Crowley flying out of his seat. So loud, and so assertive--yet Sebek also expresses his strong, burning desire to be at the Young Master’s side. Crowley knows that such devotion and boisterousness can be a charm point, so Sebek was accepted!

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ckret2 · 5 years ago

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The problem that sets Homestuck apart from comics, though, is like... we have been DEEPLY TRAINED to know that every detail is important in Homestuck. If you so much as skip reading SBaHJ the story will punish you with confusion when it drops a reference that you don’t recognize.

There was a whole Intermission that a lot of people skipped, and not only did the information from it become vitally important later—confusing the hell out of the people who I guess must have assumed the Intermission was an Intermission and not part of the plot—but also lots of fans lowkey mocked/looked down on other fans who hadn’t read it, like No True Fan could possibly have skipped it, and there was a vague sense that “I read every page elitism” was supported from above.

Homestuck as a narrative grabbed readers by the collars, looked them in the eye, and told them they’d better fucking read every word on every page of every update, explore every corner of every flash game, look at every weird shitpost comic and crappy deviantArt drawing linked in the comic, or you were going to miss something important, and it would be your fault for being a poor half-ass reader.

So based on the history of Homestuck, the choice isn’t between “take a lot of time to read all of it in all its permutations” or “find the parts that sound interesting and read only them.” The choice is between “take a lot of time to read all of it in all its permutations” or “have a shitty fucking time being a fake-ass fan looking like a newb by only reading some of the new stuff and asking a stupid question about the lore that you’d obviously know if you’d also played Hivebent and read the epilogues start to finish.” Because that’s what Homestuck has TOLD us will happen if we don’t keep up with the supplemental material.

So if Homestuck is like comic books now—take or leave whatever arcs you care about—then good on Homestuck, I guess, and good on whoever feels like picking at the pieces they feel like picking at.

But knowing that, historically, Homestuck has striven to narratively punish the people who treat it like that, I’m not going to trust that this new wave of Homestuck will do any differently until after I’ve heard that it’s dropped that attitude.

#homestuck

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its-changemod · 7 years ago

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It’s weird looking back at the first forum I signed up to.

They’d produced The Gates of Hell, an ambitious D&D fan project based off of lifting the underwhelming rules for demon and devil lords included in the Book of Vile Darkness supplement to a more “realistic” level. Specifically, it was a full supplement for the lawful evil plane which included stat blocks for the highest Devils which wouldn't lose a fight against a small band of their own generic underlings.

In retrospect, the stat blocks are completely useless for gameplay, far above the power curve 3rd edition D&D can actually simulate... But still, having those big walls of numbers does serve an illustrative purpose, showing how strong such entities are. Just... You kinda don't need more than one example “This is what a Lord of the Nine looks like, you can't fight him” statblock.

Anyhow I haven't read the supplement in over a decade but I seem to remember it being pretty well realised overall, with plenty of lore detailing all the layers of Hell and it’s hierarchies. And they promised on the site that they were still developing chaotic and neutral evil supplements, and a good aligned supplement. I saw no page for the NE stuff, so my young, awkward ass plucked up the courage to write a stat block for the weakest yugoloth (neutral evil equivalent to demons and devils) sign in, post it and write a post on my intent to work my way up on those.

The immediate reply was a moderator making a bunch of condescending remarks then locking the thread.

For some bizzare reason I didn't immediately leave, but talked to the regulars there (but not the actual people working on stuff, turned out they had private invisible forums) and eventually settled into years of shitposting. You know those really young shitposters you get floating around sometimes who don't really know how to be funny on the internet yet? That was me, I ended up using that forum as a testing bed for my sense of humor for years, somehow never getting banned for it despite being an annoying unfunny little shit.

What I didn't know though, was that the forum was already dead. Behind the scenes they were trying to do too many projects at once instead of focusing like they did for Gates. So they dragged on like that for years, occasionally promising content would come “soon”... And then 4th edition D&D came out in 2009. That was my first fandom apocalpyse. It wasn't -quite- as bad as Age of Sigmar happening, but it still tore the D&D community to shreds for a while. The impact on the little forum I was on was immediate, with half the Dev team jumping ship because they only cared about 4th now, half of them staying but demoralised that their projects would no longer be compatible with the current edition of the game.

It was then that I realised that they were never going to release Horrors of the Abyss, A Light from On High or the unnamed Neutral Evil project that mod had assured me they had handled behind the scenes and didn't need me for. The forum actually still exists, but has crashed and been rehosted about 3-4 times and has about as much activity as you’d expect for a “community” that now only really exists to host Gates. I kept shitposting a while longer, then moved on to my comic book forum phase.

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 4 years ago

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Shenanigans Masterlist

Memes & Edits

”You’ll get a cold, sweetie.”

Juice Spade; Deuce Space

“Robophobic!”

“My job here is done.”

Flower Crown and Fedora

“Are you tired of being nice?”

“They’re the same picture.”

“Get your head in the game!”

Bambi copypasta

“Hello sir it’s nice to finally meet you.”

Gamer fuel

Just Floyd.

“Fish are friends, not food.”

“The weeb has fallen in love with the drawing!”

Cater’s Unique Magic

Kalim’s Unique Magic

“I’ve only had Grim for a day and a half…”

Daddy Shark

Jack, but not a furry

Malleus-sama!!

ne, ne, jeido~

Ace TWST = Belial GBF (not my work)

(B)ready for Jade (not my work)

Server secret (not my work)

Jade spills secrets (not my work)

I love you, Crewel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good (Boy) Dating Simulator (not my work)

Fukboi Malleus (not my work)

Lilia and Draculaura outfit swap

Good food

Why do we have hands?

Lower your Expectations x TWST

Shitposts & Supplementals

Sakura Kiss/Ouran High School Host Club AU

NRC Host Club imagine

Magical lawyers

Makeup

Rock, paper, scissors

Azul running a butler/maid cafe

Overblotting

Isekai powers

Simping for Fairy Gala Leona

An Idia

Azul is a baby

Trey and teeth

Eel abs

Octavinelle A-kun

Miss Raven’s Unique Magic

Kiznaiver eels

Octavinelle CM, ft. Eel Abs

Forsaken Raven

Bullying Raven

Octavinelle delivery service (not my work)

Mr. Hunt...

Eel *bs

Eel *bs, part 2

Eel *bs, part 3

Vil and Sam

Fan Art/Works

Use the tag #fan art or #gifts for the writing raven to see fan art/creations of Miss Raven!

Jade Simping Saga

Part 1: It begins

Part 2: Another Anon

Part 3: Floyd

Part 4: Jade’s return

Part 5: Getting to know you

Part 6: Bothered

Part 7: Choose me

Part 8: Rook

Part 9: Wedding preparations

Part 10: Eels are predators, you know?

Part 11: A promise

Part 12: A shared meal

Part 13: The hunter’s proposal

Look for #Jade Simping Saga or #Jade Leech thirst if you want to see more (there’s too much thirst 💦)

The Cursed Raven’s Tale

* denotes misc/supplemental information.

Meet Miss Raven!*

How to date a raven*

Love is a Bundle of Contradictions*

The Sorrowful Tale of the Cursed Raven

The Raven; set upon Night Raven College

The Writing Raven’s Diary

Letter from a Leech

The Writing Raven’s Diary; Birds of a Feather

Octa A-kun’s Heart-Thumping Day!

Remembrance

Floating in a Blue Lagoon

Impetus

Outside, Looking In

#shenanigans masterlist #memes #shitposts #Jade Simping Saga #masterlist #twst #disney twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland masterlist #Rook Hunt #Jade Leech #Rook Hunt thirst #Jade Leech thirst #twst masterlist #twst x reader

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