Carter Payne for the Holidays
@carterpaynewrites.com
At 41 years old I decided to write a novel and my neurodivergence was like "we got this."
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
🚫 GenAI
WIP: Tales From The Marigold Mining Corporation
www.carterpaynewrites.com
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
🚫 GenAI
WIP: Tales From The Marigold Mining Corporation
www.carterpaynewrites.com
Hey remember when we were like, "they're gonna do this thing" and then everyone else was like, "you're overreacting?"
I'm so tired of being right.
I'm so tired.
I'm so tired of being right.
I'm so tired.
The devil works hard but Jonathan Mitchell works harder:
“A Waco justice of the peace who refused to marry same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday that asks the courts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges…Hensley is represented by Jonathan Mitchell.”
“A Waco justice of the peace who refused to marry same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday that asks the courts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges…Hensley is represented by Jonathan Mitchell.”
Waco judge asks federal courts to overturn same-sex marriage
Judge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
www.texastribune.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hey remember when we were like, "they're gonna do this thing" and then everyone else was like, "you're overreacting?"
I'm so tired of being right.
I'm so tired.
I'm so tired of being right.
I'm so tired.
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And just like that, SFWA capitulates. Keep fighting. It works.
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And just like that, SFWA capitulates. Keep fighting. It works.
It wasn't a long read!
Wondering if anyone would be willing to blurb this post. It isn't a long read!
December 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It wasn't a long read!
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Tropes that are never not funny*, a thread, maybe:
Someone saying complete gibberish followed by, "you know what I mean" or something similar.
*to me
Someone saying complete gibberish followed by, "you know what I mean" or something similar.
*to me
December 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Tropes that are never not funny*, a thread, maybe:
Someone saying complete gibberish followed by, "you know what I mean" or something similar.
*to me
Someone saying complete gibberish followed by, "you know what I mean" or something similar.
*to me
High fat cheese or what I call my latest WIP
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
High fat cheese or what I call my latest WIP
First, no its not here to stay. None of the companies are actually making anything close to a profit.
Second, what the actual fuck? You can simply, you know, not use it. Anything you use generative AI for, even if its just "concept art" or "getting ideas" is coming from a poisoned well.
Second, what the actual fuck? You can simply, you know, not use it. Anything you use generative AI for, even if its just "concept art" or "getting ideas" is coming from a poisoned well.
"It’s time to face reality, AI is here to stay" - Kingdom Come: Deliverance head Daniel Vávra says Larian got a "crazy shitstorm" for doing what "absolutely everyone else is doing", and that while he's "no fan of AI generated art" it's going nowhere.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
‘It’s time to face reality, AI is here to stay’: Kingdom Come Deliverance studio head responds to Larian backlash | VGC
Daniel Vávra says AI is a frightening prospect but has its uses, and that “absolutely everyone else” is using it…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
First, no its not here to stay. None of the companies are actually making anything close to a profit.
Second, what the actual fuck? You can simply, you know, not use it. Anything you use generative AI for, even if its just "concept art" or "getting ideas" is coming from a poisoned well.
Second, what the actual fuck? You can simply, you know, not use it. Anything you use generative AI for, even if its just "concept art" or "getting ideas" is coming from a poisoned well.
This is how the world ends, not with a bang nor with a whimper, but with the masses crying out as one, "this is so fucking stupid"
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is how the world ends, not with a bang nor with a whimper, but with the masses crying out as one, "this is so fucking stupid"
This is a great analogy. Why do all that work just to get to the top of that wall?
Because the work IS the point. The work is why you do it.
It's the same with anything creative.
Because the work IS the point. The work is why you do it.
It's the same with anything creative.
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is a great analogy. Why do all that work just to get to the top of that wall?
Because the work IS the point. The work is why you do it.
It's the same with anything creative.
Because the work IS the point. The work is why you do it.
It's the same with anything creative.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called The Mountain Trolls
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Jefferson Fellowship
*pained* A Lord of the Rings cover band called Orcestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called The Mountain Trolls
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White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
They're straight up evil
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
They're straight up evil
Here's my thoughts on this
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here's my thoughts on this
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AI powered consulting firm with no actual clients listed and their "testimonials" from "clients" include names and titles but also no compamy names or actual pictures.
You cannot convince me their entire website wasn't built with AI and that all of this is fake.
Anyway, here's Kaylee
You cannot convince me their entire website wasn't built with AI and that all of this is fake.
Anyway, here's Kaylee
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
AI powered consulting firm with no actual clients listed and their "testimonials" from "clients" include names and titles but also no compamy names or actual pictures.
You cannot convince me their entire website wasn't built with AI and that all of this is fake.
Anyway, here's Kaylee
You cannot convince me their entire website wasn't built with AI and that all of this is fake.
Anyway, here's Kaylee
This is some straight up dystopian-ass shit
Being the director of the FBI and releasing a couples podcast while a mass shooter is on the loose is a wild choice
lot of awful and insane stuff going on. but if you really want to have a brain bleed this holiday season don't lose sight of Stephen Miller's wife doing a video podcast with the FBI director and his gf about their love life
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is some straight up dystopian-ass shit
Wait, are the pictures of Trump in the white cowboy hat REAL?
December 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wait, are the pictures of Trump in the white cowboy hat REAL?
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We just murdered eight more people in boats.
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We just murdered eight more people in boats.
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I'm back to reading AI papers again after almost a month off. Focus is currently on evaluation of models because (surprise) people are bad at it and AI judging AI is worse
Like: “You should use LLM-as-a-judge to improve your judgement, not replace your judgement”
openreview.net/forum?id=3GT...
Like: “You should use LLM-as-a-judge to improve your judgement, not replace your judgement”
openreview.net/forum?id=3GT...
Justice or Prejudice? Quantifying Biases in LLM-as-a-Judge
LLM-as-a-Judge has been widely utilized as an evaluation method in various benchmarks and served as supervised rewards in model training. However, despite their excellence in many domains...
openreview.net
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm back to reading AI papers again after almost a month off. Focus is currently on evaluation of models because (surprise) people are bad at it and AI judging AI is worse
Like: “You should use LLM-as-a-judge to improve your judgement, not replace your judgement”
openreview.net/forum?id=3GT...
Like: “You should use LLM-as-a-judge to improve your judgement, not replace your judgement”
openreview.net/forum?id=3GT...
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Far too few of us, myself included, did not really understand the extent to which some of the people of this country would go simply for the cruelty of it all.
Our local news recently reported that a nonprofit is collecting toys for kids whose parents were deported. FB commenters were overwhelmingly negative. Many suggested ICE raid the toy drive and arrest the kids, too.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Far too few of us, myself included, did not really understand the extent to which some of the people of this country would go simply for the cruelty of it all.
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
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I’d guess I’m not entirely alone in having assumed it would continue to mean Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics…
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I’d guess I’m not entirely alone in having assumed it would continue to mean Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics…
Sometimes the rainbow tastes you
December 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Sometimes the rainbow tastes you
This photo kind of makes me want to vomit. The thought of being that high up, just standing there casually.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This photo kind of makes me want to vomit. The thought of being that high up, just standing there casually.
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