I agreed to co-write a show recently so I’ve been writing literally anything, just as you said “pantsing” it and run out of steam within a couple pages. So I’ve tried to outline and just stare at a blank screen with zero focus. My creative process is its own oxymoron where it wants setting and characters so it can make a story but also wants the story so it can create the setting and characters.

I’m at a loss with myself, except I’m going to keep trying

And IIRC they also had a handful of (possibly furry) VNs on the list.

Or just Life is Strange

Right? I put in a complaint from the system feedback tool, but I don’t expect a response. Between the way Google is roping off Android and killing dependent open source OS’s, and my relative lack of money, I’m only seeing privacy options dwindle

Not only that, I got the newest android update yesterday and it automatically, without my consent, took my fingerprint and face

I really hope that GOs don’t take the oath lightly. When I taught that lesson to my cadets it was a serious conversation and usually involved stories about commanders I knew who got fired or court-martialed for everything including extra-marital affairs, to belittling subordinates, to fabricating illegal orders (and then breaking international law). I hope it doesn’t come to it, but I imagine that a military court would be less partisan than our current courts have been.

I’m speaking from firsthand experience, my guy. You might want to check your bias too

That is neither a regulation nor a guidance. It only summarizes entrance requirements for training specifically and mentions nothing of graduation.

Admission is highly competitive and includes academic performance, leadership potential, physical fitness and character evaluations.

Even here it mentions core requirements for the entirety of training. Training has its own hurdles. A lot of people wash out because they either can’t maintain academics, fitness, or it’s not a good match for them personally. Trainees can also be removed at any time. I’ve had to do it myself on numerous occasions. Not everyone is cut out for or willing to put in the effort for officership. Check out some DoD, TRADOC, and AFMAN documents for more detail.

The regulations and guidance are publicly available if you would like to educate yourself

It’s a really good book. If all you know is pop culture references you’re honestly missing most of the story. Def worth a read

I’d watch that sitcom. A force prodigy with chronic pain and a cocktail of opioids who’s become completely untethered.

Haha you’re in danger

Goodhart’s Law in action

Agreed

In the US it’s illegal to grow poppy if you know what it is

Fair enough

Concur and I have no issue with the crossover itself in stories. Fantasy is largely predicated on magic systems and creatures. Science fiction begins with known science. Maybe I should have been more specific and said “hard science fiction.” Some of my favorite stories contain elements of both, but sometimes I want hard science like Rendezvous with Rama, Red Mars, or Tau Zero. It can be frustrating to look through aisles or catalogs for hard science fiction and find mostly stories of magic. It’s a mood

But then again, as Clarke said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

👏 SCIENCE 👏 FICTION👏 DOES👏 NOT👏 INCLUDE👏 FANTASY👏

Your Undivided Attention discussed an important point missing from the article, which is that ChatGPT advised him to hide his activities and concerns from his parents. This doesn’t necessarily absolve the parents, but it does add a layer of nuance to the discussion

So I’ll be getting job interviews soon? Right?