Mod of PMD: The Human Connection

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Artfight attack for my friend AuraXalaiv!

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Artfight attack for my friend Glitchy!

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Well, at least the little piggy can run!

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I have noticed with some concern that certain characters in PMD The Human Connection are continuing to be misgendered. I will admit some fault in this myself; I tend to draw the pokemon characters of this comic as close to the original designs as I can while still having some accessories to give them a bit of an identity. The result of doing that is that sometimes it is not easy to tell the gender identities of certain characters.

And for new readers hopping in the middle of a new release or just joining in late into a chapter, it is unfair to assume that they will immediately pick up who is who or how to refer to them. It is also possible that is is deliberate sometimes, but I will assume ignorance rather than malice. It's just not easy to tell! Henceforth, with newer pages I will start having a "characters appearing in this page" section, which will list the names of the prominent characters and their pronouns. The only exceptions will be characters I want some mystery for, or have yet to introduce themselves, which will just be listed as "???" in the pages.

Hit the “thumbs down.” It’s like, what’s wrong??? Was our summary wrong? Were there offensive words? Thank you for helping us improve our AI tools :)

I selected “other.”

Text box popped up. Please elaborate!

Wrote in “I can fucking read” submit comment

Then had to spend several minutes torching all my settings with a flamethrower. Let me be clear: I’m (a lawyer) notoriously picky with my words FOR GOOD REASON (lawyering) so I overwhelmingly reject Gmail’s “helpful” little assistance. My privacy settings were set to “full paranoia” a little less than a year ago when I saw the writing on the wall and knew public defenders could become a target in the future. Better to lock it all down now.

Gemini had crept in there and turned ALL that shit back on. And showed itself by saying “Jane Doe says she’s so sorry for your loss and offers to reschedule for Thursday at 3” over an email from Jane Doe saying “I’m so sorry for your loss. We could reschedule for Thursday at 3?”

Why would I possibly need this. In what universe would I need this. I have eyes and a brain and a reading speed that twenty years ago was measured at 1500 wpm with full comprehension on dense scientific text. Furthermore! If I read a summary, I’m not reading what they actually wrote. If I’m not reading what they actually wrote, I’m not using my own judgment on the words and phrases that they used.

I literally don’t understand why this is helpful at all. This is just avoidance. Using LLMs to write is specifically Not Writing. Using LLMs to summarize is Not Reading. Using them to make art is Avoiding Making Art. Just READ! Just WRITE! I was not put on this fucking planet to not read and not write and not make art! Avoidance is an anxiety symptom and indulging it gives it more power.

If I had an AI to do my most dreaded task, answer the phone for clients, I wouldn’t use it. Because an AI cannot help them. An AI cannot hear the facts of their case, make appropriate noises, be thoughtful and insightful, and then give them a realistic estimate of what could happen in court. I am unique. I cannot be replaced by machine learning. I have style. I have expertise. I don’t hallucinate unless I’m having a really great Friday night and I’m off the clock.

When I need to outsource tasks from my own brain, I give them to people I know can do them and that I trust to do them right.

Art Fight Batch 4!

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Well, at least the little piggy can run!

It's Starburst "the Tavern" Luxio!

Please do not commission me for artfight; I will be doing that of my own volition. Commissions are currently OPEN!!!

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With no other choice, Burst starts the fight with a tried and true tackle! …Oh, that might have backfired already.

In other news… I have a discord now! It was about time I set one up. I wasn’t keen on the responsibility but once I started streaming last week I realized it was going to be important to have one.

So come on in to the Blue Cat Cafe! Discuss my comic, my art, streams (of which I will do more), and otherwise meme around with each other.

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