JPTownley

(He/him) Award-winning Australian author of The Girls Left Behind.
A man of many hobbies: Always learning…

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2024-05-13

#writerscoffeeclub May 13: When does AI cross the line between helpful tool and problematic tech for writing and publishing?

For me, when it goes from a creative aid to the creator.

I use Grammarly for spelling, grammar and composition. It's great, especially as I have dysgraphia. (I'm using it in this post 😱).

AI does not create original work. Its output is based on existing work. It creates cookie-cutter versions (like Marvel movies 🤣) with no soul.

I happen to believe AI is over-hyped. 🙂

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2024-05-10

Stole this off LinkedIn

The title was "Companies adding AI to their product"

JPTownleyjoshtownley
2024-02-14

@emory @obsidianmd
Dang, that looks nice! Thanks for the tip--this is my new main vault theme

JPTownleyjoshtownley
2023-08-04

Been waiting months for these beauties from Everymans Library. Now the only question is: which should I read first??

Book spines of ‘Crime and Punishment’, ‘The Idiot’, and ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky
JPTownleyjoshtownley
2023-08-03

@ElisRowlands I write all my first drafts by hand, mostly because I love using fountain pens with nice paper, but also because I feel a stronger connection to the words and the story compared to typing.
Typing up each chunk is essentially second drafting, and I’ll make lots of improvements and additions then. It’s definitely slower, but for me the quality is much higher.

JPTownley boosted:
2023-08-01

“Anger continued on past its usefulness becomes unjust, then dangerous… It fuels not positive activism but regression, obsession, vengeance, self-righteousness. Corrosive, it feeds off itself, destroying its host in the process.”

Le Guin gold t.co/CjrADDs32s

JPTownley boosted:
2023-07-12

Identifying when to throw those last few hit points in the trash and call the fight a "win" for the adventurers is part of what separates a great GM from a good GM.

Your games pacing, the spotlight moment for your heavy hitters, and respecting your players time and emotional investment in a combat scene, are all much more important than the big bads last 10 HP.

archfossil.wordpress.com/2023/

#ttrpg #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder

JPTownley boosted:
2023-07-11

Hello everyone, just moved the account to this new instance!

I think it’s time for a new #introduction then!

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The deluxe bundle
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HorseMathshorsemaths
2023-01-28

Remembering the good times

Chair With Apparent Face
JPTownleyjoshtownley
2022-12-08

@m_urbanowicz A very interesting article. As an experiment, I asked OpenAI what it thought of the issue:

Chat conversation: Human: do you think it is fair for AI to be trained using the work of human writers and artists without their permission? AI: I think it is important to consider the rights of artists and writers when it comes to the use of their work in AI training. It is important to recognize that their work has value, and that proper compensation should be given where appropriate.
JPTownley boosted:
2022-12-07

@obsidianmd

[Obsidian October 2022 Winners - Announcements - Obsidian Forum](forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-o)

JPTownley boosted:
2022-11-23

Did you guys check out @Goodgis Dewdrop Dynasty yet? check it out on Steam if haven't already! I remade the demo as a Gameboy title btw, it's called DDDDDD check out new stuff and secrets! it's on Itch #gbstudio #demakes #metroidvania #gameboy #dewdropdynasty #platformer #gamedev

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Micro SF/F stories by O WestinMicroSFF
2022-11-22

"Please," said the man, "can you do magic to make me be kind?"
"No," said the witch. "Magic cannot change anyone's nature."
"So there is no hope for me?"
"You ask the wrong question. Kind is not something you are. It is what you do."
"Is it that simple?"
"It is that hard."

JPTownley boosted:
2022-11-19

+1!

Fan art of The Legend of Zelda: Link raises the Triforce in front of the final boss, Ganon
JPTownleyjoshtownley
2022-11-19

@PartyInTheFront I love this, right down to Ganon’s little screaming shoe buckles!

JPTownleyjoshtownley
2022-11-19

@OdaTilset @anaopara @h3r2tic @lydmartin Dang, that is some quality work!

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Chris HallbeckChrishallbeck
2022-11-17

*stranger motions towards my dog*
Stranger: Is she friendly?

Me: Well her bark is worse than her bite.

Stranger: Aww, aren’t you just the cutest—

My dog: *bites*

Stranger: Ow! I thought you said—

My dog: *barks, shooting wasps into his face*

JPTownleyjoshtownley
2022-11-16
JPTownleyjoshtownley
2022-11-13

@labellegigi Ah, but it’s so cozy and interesting down those holes. Sorry, not helping…

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