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Do you think she felt a pitching, gut-wrenching horror when she realized that he was alone?

Do you think she thought back to that day that she forced him to go, soothing herself with the reminder that he at least wouldn't be alone, and realized that, no, she not only sent him to his death but she sent him utterly alone with two corpses?

Do you think that she remembered the fact that Grace had always been forcibly alone: ostracized from his communities, humiliated into silence, and realized she was only compounding on that?

Do you think that, upon hearing about Rocky for the first time, she felt a wash of relief rather than wonder or awe or surprise?

The request is so urgent my boss needs it by the end of the work week. Which, y'know, is 5 PM on a Friday. So I have four hours to do it.

It's a forwarded request. Somebody contacted a member of the donation team asking for help, "I need a map from the Vietnam War to use for a presentation." It's somebody she's trying to coax into giving a five figure donation to the museum.

The request was asked to the donation team member, who then emailed my boss, who then emailed and called me urgently.

This map required:

North and South Vietnam in it

All four areas that South Vietnam was divided into for military purposes ('Corps') clearly delineated

Four cities, all of them horrifically misspelled, and only identifiable because I know what battle the requester is asking about (it’s in III Corps on the border with Cambodia) (the requester danced around the battle but I’m knowledgeable enough to identify it)

Has Laos and Cambodia in it

Has the Ho Chi Minh Trail in it

So. I was mad about the 'you have literally four hours to find a map with a lot of requirements.'

I was then mad at myself about finding a copyright free map from Texas Tech University within half an hour, proving her right for asking me to do it.

Then, after I found a map that perfectly met the requirements, I was equally amazed, baffled, and horrified when I read further into the forwarded email chain.

The donation team team member they were speaking to used AI to generate a map.

The above put half of North Vietnam in South Vietnam, made the Ho Chi Minh Trail a country, made 60% of Cambodia part of South Vietnam, put the DMZ extremely high up in North Vietnam, completely disconnected the southern tip of Vietnam, misplaced all of the Corps zones, etc etc

At the very last second the donation team member had a moment of divine clarity, remembering there's three historians on payroll to ask for this kind of thing from. So she contacted my boss while saying, "I had fun with this, but I decided I should check for accuracy before I send it to the donor! I need a fact check by the end of the day, then I send it"

My boss, while not the most knowledgeable on the Vietnam War, does know her geography. She took one look, and knew it was so off she called me to tell me how urgent it is that I look at the email and respond

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

Edit: AI here is referring to generative AI, rather than closed models or custom made LLMs trained on internal datasets

Edit" "tumblr is not the best place to do data collection" "most biased sample group" yup. cool. good.

YES OH MY GOD OKAY SO

This ship (alienduo) had recently popped up in an smp I am in. It had started as a joke because we didn't have a Tubbo at the time and I wanted Ranboo in a romantic relationship. I was going to offer romantic allium duo, however our Tommy said he wasn't comfortable with it so that was shot down. Our Purpled said that he wanted to offer romantic golden duo (but again, Tommy said he wasn't comfortable). I then asked the Purpled jokingly if we wanted to do romantic alien duo. After some back and forth conversations, we decided to move forward with it.

BUT

This interaction wasn't my first taste of romantic alien duo. I used to be part of a pirates AU roleplay on discord and it was originally going to be romantic bench trio, however we had gotten a Purpled and Ranboo and Purpled were getting really close (they were best friends) and so we agreed to have them get together too.

Ever since that roleplay, I started finding enjoyment in the concept of Purpled and Ranboo being friends (in high school aus I would write, Purpled would be Ranboo's childhood best friend, but fell apart when Purpled moved and then BOOM Ranboo is now at Purpled's school and they're friends again), however I never saw anything about it so it started to die out.

... and then this SMP happened.

I do find the concept of them very cute and I've been getting into romantic bench trio + romantic golden duo (which then led to all four of them dating and living peacefully in my headcanons). Now, this is just focusing on Purpled and Ranboo being close and together and it's very cute.

Anyways, in my SMP, Purpled had visited Ranboo to confess his feelings for them - only for Ranboo to announce they're getting married and pregnant (we don't talk about that). Purpled then confessed and Ranboo gently let him down before asking him to be their best man at their wedding (they were originally planning on asking anyways). Purpled agreed even if he knows he can't be the one who Ranboo is marrying.

Me: you will not earn what you desire by banging the cabinet door.

My cat: This is a test of wills, is it not? We shall see if your ability to put up with my incessant banging outlasts my eternal lust for snackie treats. Years of conditioning have hardened me for this purpose. bang bang bang

Me: ksst!

My cat, throwing herself to the ground like she's been shot: Oh! Oh I have been assailed in my own home! Have mercy, have pity! Surely in the cruel darkness of your heart there is some mote of goodness that might stay your hand! Do not strike me, I pray you!

Me: ok

Stuntman Dick Grayson.

Easy way to get his fix as an adrenaline junkie and also get paid. He’d have fun. He has loads of training to do it well. He performed in a circus when he was little, so he’s not afraid of the spotlight. Would give him a way to be in showbiz without actually being an actor. He can total cars for a living and jump out of helicopters and fall from buildings and drive boats through rings of fire.

And he’d look hot doing all of it.

“Mr. Wayne! Mr. Wayne! How do you feel knowing you spent tens of thousands of dollars, if not more, to send Richard to a top competitive school like Gotham Academy, only for him to become a stuntman once he graduated? For him to not even apply to any colleges?”

Bruce, adjusting his sunglasses and not even glancing at the reporter, “My Dickie is living his dream, and I couldn’t be prouder. I’m so happy for him, he had so much fun on set. I’m excited to attend the premier with him; isn’t that so nice he invited me to come with him? He’s such a good boy, I love him dearly.”

In Knives Out, a compassionate, ethical young woman treats everyone around her with generosity, and the people around her repeatedly try to take advantage of her kindness to force her into losing the fortune that was gifted to her by a dear friend. There, justice means that she keeps the fortune and decides that actually, she doesn't have to be kind and giving to people who've proven themselves assholes.

In Glass Onion, a woman loses her sister to a gang of wealthy, successful people who've sacrificed their principles for the sake of ambition and ego. There, justice means that everyone involved will be made notorious: whatever their other accomplishments, they will forever be known for being complicit in the burning of the most famous painting in history.

In Wake Up Dead Man, the church takes advantage of a young girl's loyalty and faith to place her under a lifelong burden and fill her with guilt, shame, and hatred. Justice means helping her understand what was done to her and the women around her, and giving her compassion so she can find peace.

This is cool because it means the movies contradict each other! The compassionate justice of Wake Up Dead Man would be totally misplaced in Knives Out, and so would the toppling-monuments justice of Glass Onion. And because each movie has something different to say, they all stand on their own and feel fresh.

i really love a lot of the comments on the phm subreddit