Catherine Winters
@catherinewinters.com
She/her, creator of procedural art bots, games, and VR stuff. Not AI.
🎮 Making After Work, a game about rummaging around in your coworkers' desks: https://cornonthecob.games
📖 Querying my queer science fiction heist novel.
https://catherinewinters.com
🎮 Making After Work, a game about rummaging around in your coworkers' desks: https://cornonthecob.games
📖 Querying my queer science fiction heist novel.
https://catherinewinters.com
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I keep seeing people trying to play down the payment processor situation, saying it's only the extreme NSFW accounts getting sacked.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
I'm devastated, if I don't find an alternative that works with argentinians I'm contemplating the worst, I can't do regular jobs, art was my job for around 15 years
I don't do nsfw even when people insist me to
my life was already crumbling and now I don't know what to do
I don't do nsfw even when people insist me to
my life was already crumbling and now I don't know what to do
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I keep seeing people trying to play down the payment processor situation, saying it's only the extreme NSFW accounts getting sacked.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
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"They fuck you up, your mum and dad."
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"They fuck you up, your mum and dad."
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"Sometimes dead is better."
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Sometimes dead is better."
#SciFIChat A3: Does Strange Days count? I feel like Strange Days counts.
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#SciFIChat A3: Does Strange Days count? I feel like Strange Days counts.
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I've seen multiple people recommending them today, so PSA for anyone who isn't already aware:
AI detectors don't work.
They often flag writing by neurodivergent people and non-native speakers as AI while missing actual AI-generated content.
Some of them are themselves built on AI.
AI detectors don't work.
They often flag writing by neurodivergent people and non-native speakers as AI while missing actual AI-generated content.
Some of them are themselves built on AI.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I've seen multiple people recommending them today, so PSA for anyone who isn't already aware:
AI detectors don't work.
They often flag writing by neurodivergent people and non-native speakers as AI while missing actual AI-generated content.
Some of them are themselves built on AI.
AI detectors don't work.
They often flag writing by neurodivergent people and non-native speakers as AI while missing actual AI-generated content.
Some of them are themselves built on AI.
Hi #SciFiChat! I'm not feeling great today and am staying busy by cleaning up the "winter" section of my "concerningly elaborate" worldbuilding guide for my magic-using-pickpockets fantasy WIP. But hey, if it keeps me consistent and infodumping off the page, it's good, right?
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Hi #SciFiChat! I'm not feeling great today and am staying busy by cleaning up the "winter" section of my "concerningly elaborate" worldbuilding guide for my magic-using-pickpockets fantasy WIP. But hey, if it keeps me consistent and infodumping off the page, it's good, right?
#NovemberWorldBuilders 27: As the ballad goes, the crew of the Danho, a three-masted merchant vessel, were unlucky enough to have caught the attention of Orimstadi privateers. In desperation, they turned towards the summerstorm, threading the heart of the Bitter Sea. (1/2)
Greetings, #NovemberWorldbuilders. Tell me about a legendary event that happened in your world's history. Perhaps a terrific cataclysm, or maybe something good like the growth of an amazing tree or the greatest rock concert ever. Something that the storytellers in your world love to sing about.
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#NovemberWorldBuilders 27: As the ballad goes, the crew of the Danho, a three-masted merchant vessel, were unlucky enough to have caught the attention of Orimstadi privateers. In desperation, they turned towards the summerstorm, threading the heart of the Bitter Sea. (1/2)
#NovemberWorldbuilders 28: Nineteen years ago, Daryam Montainet found herself taking the steps of the Teroud Palace on her first official day as Satrap of Bir Accio, the first Montainet to sit in the throne room since the Empire exiled the royal house 40 years earlier. (1/3)
Heya, #NovemberWorldbuilders! It's the last day of our HISTORY week. Tell me something about the more recent history of your world. What's something important that happened in the last 20 years or so from when your story takes place? Perhaps something that sets off the inciting incident
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#NovemberWorldbuilders 28: Nineteen years ago, Daryam Montainet found herself taking the steps of the Teroud Palace on her first official day as Satrap of Bir Accio, the first Montainet to sit in the throne room since the Empire exiled the royal house 40 years earlier. (1/3)
Hey, Ken Sim: there's cheaper ways to punish poor people en masse than this. I thought you wanted to save money.
#VancouverBC - Vancouver mayor calls for local involuntary care beds as Granville Street businesses complain of disorder www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hey, Ken Sim: there's cheaper ways to punish poor people en masse than this. I thought you wanted to save money.
The Imperial Legion is made up of citizen soldiers from across the Haamalid Empire, though given its demographics, few are ethnically Haamalidi. Following the annexation of Nivor, the Nivoréan Royal Guard were granted provisional citizenship, and reassigned to the six corners of the Empire. (1/4)
Is there a military or other fighting force in your book's setting? How do they function? How do they fight? #WritingPrompt
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Imperial Legion is made up of citizen soldiers from across the Haamalid Empire, though given its demographics, few are ethnically Haamalidi. Following the annexation of Nivor, the Nivoréan Royal Guard were granted provisional citizenship, and reassigned to the six corners of the Empire. (1/4)
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AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
AI generated content of any kind undermines the credibility of whatever is being communicated
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This line from Video Games (Apr 83) was too prescient. One of the more frustrating things to me about the state of video game preservation is what feels like a general lack of interest in pre-'80s games; I will never stop banging the drum about the importance of '70s games (especially Death Race).
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This line from Video Games (Apr 83) was too prescient. One of the more frustrating things to me about the state of video game preservation is what feels like a general lack of interest in pre-'80s games; I will never stop banging the drum about the importance of '70s games (especially Death Race).
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Want to repost indie games on itch for Creator Day but I'm not seeing enough in my timeline
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Want to repost indie games on itch for Creator Day but I'm not seeing enough in my timeline
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It cannot be overstated just how important she was to computer gaming as a whole. But of all her achievements, I believe 3DO Doom is a technical miracle entirely from the fact that she got something Functional in only ten weeks, in the worst development context imaginable.
Farewell, you legend. 😢
Farewell, you legend. 😢
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It cannot be overstated just how important she was to computer gaming as a whole. But of all her achievements, I believe 3DO Doom is a technical miracle entirely from the fact that she got something Functional in only ten weeks, in the worst development context imaginable.
Farewell, you legend. 😢
Farewell, you legend. 😢
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NONBINARY NOVELLAS FOR BLACK FRIDAY!
My F/NBi noir romance series, Fatal Fidelity, is 99 cents for a limited time!
This will likely be the last sale on these books for a while as I plan to get my rights back in 2026 and they will be off storefronts for a bit 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B08S6LNGTZ
My F/NBi noir romance series, Fatal Fidelity, is 99 cents for a limited time!
This will likely be the last sale on these books for a while as I plan to get my rights back in 2026 and they will be off storefronts for a bit 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B08S6LNGTZ
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
NONBINARY NOVELLAS FOR BLACK FRIDAY!
My F/NBi noir romance series, Fatal Fidelity, is 99 cents for a limited time!
This will likely be the last sale on these books for a while as I plan to get my rights back in 2026 and they will be off storefronts for a bit 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B08S6LNGTZ
My F/NBi noir romance series, Fatal Fidelity, is 99 cents for a limited time!
This will likely be the last sale on these books for a while as I plan to get my rights back in 2026 and they will be off storefronts for a bit 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B08S6LNGTZ
#SpoonieAuthChat November 27: I love the actual writing part, where words go on the page. I've been doing a ratio of approximately 10:1 'unrelated projects, spinoffs, unpublishable sequels, and worldbuilding notes' to 'actual words on the page', but when they actually get there, that's satisfying.
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 27, 2025:
What part of the writing process do you love, and what dontcha love?
(Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
What part of the writing process do you love, and what dontcha love?
(Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#SpoonieAuthChat November 27: I love the actual writing part, where words go on the page. I've been doing a ratio of approximately 10:1 'unrelated projects, spinoffs, unpublishable sequels, and worldbuilding notes' to 'actual words on the page', but when they actually get there, that's satisfying.
#SpoonieAuthChat November 27: I get huffy when I have to 'kill my darlings'. Gosh, do I ever write some good scenes that nobody will ever get to see. I realize I can't publish 500,000 word novels, but sometimes I want to play baseball with Vulcans, you guys.
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 27, 2025:
What part of the writing process do you love, and what dontcha love?
(Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
What part of the writing process do you love, and what dontcha love?
(Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#SpoonieAuthChat November 27: I get huffy when I have to 'kill my darlings'. Gosh, do I ever write some good scenes that nobody will ever get to see. I realize I can't publish 500,000 word novels, but sometimes I want to play baseball with Vulcans, you guys.
#Bookvember Day 28: I love love love the feel of reading a hardcover, so of course I do the majority of my reading on my phone, the "motion smoothing" of e-readers.
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 28!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and discuss your reading habits.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#Bookvember Day 28: I love love love the feel of reading a hardcover, so of course I do the majority of my reading on my phone, the "motion smoothing" of e-readers.
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The woman yelling at the ICE officer from behind the counter is fake. We don't need to use AI to show people standing up to fascism. There is tons of real video already doing that. You don't defeat fascism by using its own tools against its victims.
This video is AI (notice her hands, spatula, background details). Misinformation is the real purpose of these tools and everyone knows it.
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The woman yelling at the ICE officer from behind the counter is fake. We don't need to use AI to show people standing up to fascism. There is tons of real video already doing that. You don't defeat fascism by using its own tools against its victims.
#Novmemeber 28: Asong from my writing playlist? I don’t know. Really! Maybe you do. bsky.app/profile/cath...
#Novmemeber 28
Share a song on your writing playlist. This doesn't necessarily need to relate to your story—just something you like to listen to while writing.
(If you don't listen to music while writing, adjust the prompt however you see fit!)
Share a song on your writing playlist. This doesn't necessarily need to relate to your story—just something you like to listen to while writing.
(If you don't listen to music while writing, adjust the prompt however you see fit!)
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
#Novmemeber 28: Asong from my writing playlist? I don’t know. Really! Maybe you do. bsky.app/profile/cath...
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You can grab ALL of these stories, including BOTH of my Moonshadow books, for an incredibly low price - if you grab them now
Yoooo! A huge #CreatorDay2025 Bundle is going live! On Friday, November 28th, creators will receive 100% of their profits.
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.
itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
You can grab ALL of these stories, including BOTH of my Moonshadow books, for an incredibly low price - if you grab them now
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Always and forever grateful to my friends and supporters and people for leaving comments. 💜💜💜
June 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Always and forever grateful to my friends and supporters and people for leaving comments. 💜💜💜
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this entire thread is a must read.
I wonder what they think of the rest of the content if they believe sending the trailer alone to a "gray-suited centrist dad type" wouldn't garner the same reaction. But it's not a new idea! The past decade has been governed by the idea that there's a normie threshold it's irresponsible to cross.
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
this entire thread is a must read.