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theatremaker. comms. writer. i also went to 16 mojos once. very into trains. eph__em__era elsewhere. wellington person. they/them

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · Aug 30

we did a season
so many mild injuries
very nearly pashed many times
gay panicked multiple people
so much beetroot blood
my first full length scripted show since 2020
feeling fuckin GREAT

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 2d

Also
AI erotica sucks
It sucks TERRIBLY
I've seen a lot of it
They use the same phrasing, the exact same words, regardless of context

It sucks shit

Jork it to fanfiction like a normal person

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 2d

Can't make real erotica or porn because it'll get you banned off half the platforms but if a bot uses up a shitton of water to get you off that's fine I guess

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 2d

i got an acting gig i really wanted :) and spent time auditioning and calling back for :) in an accent i was worried about :) this never happens :)

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 4d

oh sweet that's good
thank you for checking!!

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 4d

hey uh is this supposed to still be here

(Te Aro Campus)

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 8d

Pip campus was shut and every day our students walking past would get abused by the occupiers

My workplace specifically made a statement against dangerous and unsafe occupation (not protesting itself) and we/I were sent death threats for weeks

deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 9d

I lived in Molesworth Street during the 2022 occupation. It wasn’t “peaceful”; it was filth and menace. People shat and pissed on our lawns. Emergency workers were blocked from reaching neighbours. The smell lingered for weeks.

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 9d

wanna see some lighting? man i sure have been doing lighting (accidentally) this year

and now it's on my website (some of it. this is like a third): www.emma-maguire.com/lighting-des...

Lighting Design — Emma Maguire

www.emma-maguire.com

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 11d

that is such a kind offer thank you
i may have found something, we'll see how my chat with them tomorrow goes

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 11d

absolutely killed the mood at the production meeting by saying that i refuse to use generative AI and that it's got an awful environmental impact

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 12d

this is a cry for help
i am genuinely asking

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 12d

the endless amazement when people i know talk about having a long term therapist

like my god how do you even find one of those

the novelty of having someone long term to help you work through things

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 13d

and the fact that i have to start doing it all over again but at a venue an hour from my house, shows double the length and for no money from this sunday is doing very bad things to my mental health

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 13d

it has never felt more lonely or isolating to be a tech operator this week

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 15d

a great time to bring back this article i wrote for the 2023 election

I travelled 80km to vote in the General Election and here's why

medium.com/@skyuni123/i...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 15d

godspeed to the performer who has been endowed with both infidelity and homoeroticism two nights in a row

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 15d

improv fest is happening!

i am having a blast but also screaming internally from many things a lot of the time! (no one's fault)

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em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 17d

popping mean bottles the moment the gordon wilson flats start getting demoed

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 17d

i am getting THE STEAM TRAIN HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 😊

em @skyuni123.bsky.social · 18d

why do therapists make it so hard to find competent ones!! why are all their websites so ugly!!! it's not a secret, why does it feel like they're trying to make it one!