Melissa DuVant
@melissaduvant.bsky.social
Writer of BDSM Smut. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/melissaduvant
good to see you getting out and speaking up!
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
good to see you getting out and speaking up!
look after yourself, you've been working a lot and going through a lot of stress and hassle
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
look after yourself, you've been working a lot and going through a lot of stress and hassle
also MMOs (and a handful of procedurally-generated games that can keep going forever... but generally get kinda dull after a while!)
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
also MMOs (and a handful of procedurally-generated games that can keep going forever... but generally get kinda dull after a while!)
It's interesting seeing how a lot of this is very similar for anime cons - hotel cons have lots of options, massive expo events have options, but things in the middle get complicated, as there's just not many places that can do it
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's interesting seeing how a lot of this is very similar for anime cons - hotel cons have lots of options, massive expo events have options, but things in the middle get complicated, as there's just not many places that can do it
Jesus will return only when the cyan ink cartridge is replaced (even though it was only replaced a few months ago and was barely used!)
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Jesus will return only when the cyan ink cartridge is replaced (even though it was only replaced a few months ago and was barely used!)
I had that as well - his examples were "making up a story to tell his kid" (not really relevant to work, also a bit pathetic) and "summarising reports from colleagues to present elsewhere because he doesn't like reading" (good for people bad at their jobs, I guess?)
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I had that as well - his examples were "making up a story to tell his kid" (not really relevant to work, also a bit pathetic) and "summarising reports from colleagues to present elsewhere because he doesn't like reading" (good for people bad at their jobs, I guess?)
I tend to assume they're for drunkenly staggering into after late-night festivities, so it's more "a fancy place to crash" rather than a fully functional bedroom!
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I tend to assume they're for drunkenly staggering into after late-night festivities, so it's more "a fancy place to crash" rather than a fully functional bedroom!
I think it's a sequel rather than reboot
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I think it's a sequel rather than reboot
Columbine, all the way!
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Columbine, all the way!
that seems to be quite common, yeah - it seemed OK back when I did it, but they just don't really seem to bother responding much these days
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
that seems to be quite common, yeah - it seemed OK back when I did it, but they just don't really seem to bother responding much these days
I don't know if I got lucky or something, but it only took a few weeks for me (but that was about 5 years ago!) They asked me to verify myself via other sites and that was it, but they seem to be a lot slower and non-responsive these days, for no stated reason
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I don't know if I got lucky or something, but it only took a few weeks for me (but that was about 5 years ago!) They asked me to verify myself via other sites and that was it, but they seem to be a lot slower and non-responsive these days, for no stated reason
actual acceptance that we're not going to get a sweetheart deal, and that we do need the EU a lot more than they need us. So, basically, accepting that we're going to get a shittier version of what we had before, and can then move forward to something useful rather than posturing and whining
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
actual acceptance that we're not going to get a sweetheart deal, and that we do need the EU a lot more than they need us. So, basically, accepting that we're going to get a shittier version of what we had before, and can then move forward to something useful rather than posturing and whining
I do mostly hardcore BDSM - I've got some backers on there, so it works, but I'm mostly on Subscribestar (as Patreon don't really like hardcore BDSM!)
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I do mostly hardcore BDSM - I've got some backers on there, so it works, but I'm mostly on Subscribestar (as Patreon don't really like hardcore BDSM!)
it's fairly easy to upload to, and they actually have search now! I think the readership is largely more into the romance-y, plot-y side of things rather than hard-core erotica, but that might just be them not wanting my sort of stuff
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
it's fairly easy to upload to, and they actually have search now! I think the readership is largely more into the romance-y, plot-y side of things rather than hard-core erotica, but that might just be them not wanting my sort of stuff
yup - actually spending lots of time actively coding is either oh shit panic time, some proof-of-concept stuff with a deadline, or a sign that you're fairly junior. Spending more time planning than coding is pretty standard after a while!
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
yup - actually spending lots of time actively coding is either oh shit panic time, some proof-of-concept stuff with a deadline, or a sign that you're fairly junior. Spending more time planning than coding is pretty standard after a while!
I'm no expert, but I'd assume it's because the prompt is close enough to trigger the desired outcome, but different enough to avoid any "nope, subject blocked" checks. If you could find non-standard but widely used slang terms, that would probably have a similar effect
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I'm no expert, but I'd assume it's because the prompt is close enough to trigger the desired outcome, but different enough to avoid any "nope, subject blocked" checks. If you could find non-standard but widely used slang terms, that would probably have a similar effect
the problem comes when senior management assume that more good = more good = more profit, when actually "writing the code" often takes a lot less time than "doing all the prep-work to make sure that the written code will do what it should"!
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
the problem comes when senior management assume that more good = more good = more profit, when actually "writing the code" often takes a lot less time than "doing all the prep-work to make sure that the written code will do what it should"!
Harrow does actually go to a satisfying (mostly!) ending, but it is a PoV that's deliberately very sketchy and fragmented. The third one is someone that's not insane, but there's a lot of "wait, that's <...>, isn't it?" and having to figure out who's who (again).
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Harrow does actually go to a satisfying (mostly!) ending, but it is a PoV that's deliberately very sketchy and fragmented. The third one is someone that's not insane, but there's a lot of "wait, that's <...>, isn't it?" and having to figure out who's who (again).
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November 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ooooo, that's cool! A fetish one, or something like this: shop.pavlok.com?srsltid=AfmB... (which I kinda assume has more kink-purchasers than vanilla ones, tbf, because most people have this weird aversion to being zapped)
should also mention the halfling shredding it up on the lute! (was the art in one of the books, or used for general promo?)
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
should also mention the halfling shredding it up on the lute! (was the art in one of the books, or used for general promo?)