Adriaan 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦
@adriaan.braevitae.com
SciFi and Fantasy Author 🇨🇦 at https://braevitae.com. Software Developer. Parent to a very busy 8yo 🤷♀️💗
Trans 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 They/She
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Adriaan Brae Author
Fantasy and Science Fiction with a touch of horror.
adriaanbrae.braevitae.com
I write Fantasy and Science Fiction. Always with LGBTQIA+ characters. Often readable. Sometimes insightful.
See the full list of my books and short stories at adriaanbrae.braevitae.com.
See the full list of my books and short stories at adriaanbrae.braevitae.com.
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"Generative AI platforms center the idea that one has written, or created, by interacting with a structure they did not build and do not understand" - this I think is key -- less about interpassivity & 100% about the master/slave dialectic: the point is not to create but to be a master.
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Generative AI platforms center the idea that one has written, or created, by interacting with a structure they did not build and do not understand" - this I think is key -- less about interpassivity & 100% about the master/slave dialectic: the point is not to create but to be a master.
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When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
When I was 17 I fell in love with a girl because we bonded over Tolkien, then she dumped me because I wasn't ready to have sex with her 😣
"tits or ass?" bro, her special interests
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When I was 17 I fell in love with a girl because we bonded over Tolkien, then she dumped me because I wasn't ready to have sex with her 😣
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Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
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The US has a very difficult time even talking about why racism is bad.
So when we see a nazi banker, we think that the problem is "bank" not "nazi."
So we have a reflexive hatred of all venture capital. But... the National Science Foundation is essentially a venture capital fund?
So when we see a nazi banker, we think that the problem is "bank" not "nazi."
So we have a reflexive hatred of all venture capital. But... the National Science Foundation is essentially a venture capital fund?
I've said on here multiple times (and even on Mastodon!) that I don't believe that VC is inherently evil. The key word in "nazi bank" is "nazi," not "bank."
NSF is basically a VC.
We've never seen a VC industry that wasn't primarily driven by Ayn Rand reading alt-right bros.
No one came for me. 🤷🏿♂️
NSF is basically a VC.
We've never seen a VC industry that wasn't primarily driven by Ayn Rand reading alt-right bros.
No one came for me. 🤷🏿♂️
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
I don't think that VC is necessarily bad. I think most of the problem is who gets to be a VC, and what they prioritize.
The National Science Foundation is effectively a VC firm. A crypto DAO is a co-...
hachyderm.io
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The US has a very difficult time even talking about why racism is bad.
So when we see a nazi banker, we think that the problem is "bank" not "nazi."
So we have a reflexive hatred of all venture capital. But... the National Science Foundation is essentially a venture capital fund?
So when we see a nazi banker, we think that the problem is "bank" not "nazi."
So we have a reflexive hatred of all venture capital. But... the National Science Foundation is essentially a venture capital fund?
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I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
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Edna Diefenbaker never lived to see her husband John become Prime Minister but if not for her, he never would have made it to the country's top job.
During his early political career, she was invaluable in his success and political rise.
📸 U of Sask
🧵 1/8
During his early political career, she was invaluable in his success and political rise.
📸 U of Sask
🧵 1/8
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Edna Diefenbaker never lived to see her husband John become Prime Minister but if not for her, he never would have made it to the country's top job.
During his early political career, she was invaluable in his success and political rise.
📸 U of Sask
🧵 1/8
During his early political career, she was invaluable in his success and political rise.
📸 U of Sask
🧵 1/8
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By me: ‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
By me: ‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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Is he emperor of the hemisphere? Declaring another nation’s airspace “closed” without their consent is an illegal act of aggression. If he wanted to actually close Venezuelan airspace by force, that’s a “no-fly zone,” & it requires: UN Security Council authorization (good luck)
Or an act of war
Or an act of war
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Is he emperor of the hemisphere? Declaring another nation’s airspace “closed” without their consent is an illegal act of aggression. If he wanted to actually close Venezuelan airspace by force, that’s a “no-fly zone,” & it requires: UN Security Council authorization (good luck)
Or an act of war
Or an act of war
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Election deniers who schemed to flip 2020 results now infest Trump's DOJ and DHS, rigging rules to sabotage 2026 votes and erode trust in democracy. #January6
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Election deniers who schemed to flip 2020 results now infest Trump's DOJ and DHS, rigging rules to sabotage 2026 votes and erode trust in democracy. #January6
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Trump bulldozed Biden's billions for Appalachia's clean energy shift, axing solar jobs and training in coal towns. Jacob Hannah slams it as deeply demoralizing, with projects stalled and mistrust soaring. #ClimateCrisis
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Trump bulldozed Biden's billions for Appalachia's clean energy shift, axing solar jobs and training in coal towns. Jacob Hannah slams it as deeply demoralizing, with projects stalled and mistrust soaring. #ClimateCrisis
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Europe's leaders, from Kallas to Macron, warn of Putin's predatory empire-building, invading 19 states 33 times, while Trump's isolationists cozy up to the Kremlin, abandoning Ukraine to Russian whims. #Ukraine
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Europe's leaders, from Kallas to Macron, warn of Putin's predatory empire-building, invading 19 states 33 times, while Trump's isolationists cozy up to the Kremlin, abandoning Ukraine to Russian whims. #Ukraine
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
We're close to the world's first-ever broad-spectrum antiviral. In a breakthrough, researchers at the City University of New York have identified a promising path to the development of an antiviral that could be used to fight a wide range of deadly viruses, including future pandemic threats.
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
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If you’re looking for Palestinian speculative fiction for #ReadPalestine week, I got you: soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
soniasulaiman.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If you’re looking for Palestinian speculative fiction for #ReadPalestine week, I got you: soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
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The NYT definitely made a choice not to add “without evidence” to this headline.
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The NYT definitely made a choice not to add “without evidence” to this headline.
The only bad part in this book is that Jocelyn (MC) keeps eating fresh-made sesame balls! -- they are MY favourite too and now I've been craving them! 😒🤣
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The only bad part in this book is that Jocelyn (MC) keeps eating fresh-made sesame balls! -- they are MY favourite too and now I've been craving them! 😒🤣
Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
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The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
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I'm available for developmental edits on full and partial manuscripts for a limited time! Full details here:
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm available for developmental edits on full and partial manuscripts for a limited time! Full details here:
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
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Everyone with a platform — even a microscopic one like mine — should use their megaphone to promote other people’s great work. Particularly the work that’s not already big or popular or successful.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Sometimes I see a very famous person plug a book or movie or other creative project that they're not involved in or benefiting from and I am SHOCKED in a good way. More of that would be... good. Bizarre how rare it is.
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Everyone with a platform — even a microscopic one like mine — should use their megaphone to promote other people’s great work. Particularly the work that’s not already big or popular or successful.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Always promote great work when you see it.
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
The software I use to write:
- Libre-Office (Docs and spreadsheets)
- Word (unfortunately, since MS constantly breaks compatibility 😥)
- Git (backups)
- Firefox (I find it hard to write without internet knowledge at the ready 😁)
- Libre-Office (Docs and spreadsheets)
- Word (unfortunately, since MS constantly breaks compatibility 😥)
- Git (backups)
- Firefox (I find it hard to write without internet knowledge at the ready 😁)
The software I use to write:
Word.
That's it. That's all I use on a laptop. Notebooks are essential, but software-wise, just Word.
Word.
That's it. That's all I use on a laptop. Notebooks are essential, but software-wise, just Word.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The software I use to write:
- Libre-Office (Docs and spreadsheets)
- Word (unfortunately, since MS constantly breaks compatibility 😥)
- Git (backups)
- Firefox (I find it hard to write without internet knowledge at the ready 😁)
- Libre-Office (Docs and spreadsheets)
- Word (unfortunately, since MS constantly breaks compatibility 😥)
- Git (backups)
- Firefox (I find it hard to write without internet knowledge at the ready 😁)