Luna

I would like to note that I am an adult that posts about hard topics here, on my YouTube channel, on my Tiktok, and on my Twitter/X from time to time. I also post my channel's videos here.

If you're not an adult, be warned. My content is mostly informative, but not always family friendly. I talk about my medications, spasms, trauma, and whatever else I think to post at the time.

This is also not the clock app (TikTok) we are talking about here, so I will not be limiting myself to family friendly language.

Fuck.

That is all.

And now in a cosmic twist, the day after trans day of visibility, my doctor is now wanting to pull back on the estradiol after talking to the local hematologist because of my clotting disorder. This follows talks to increase it due to already being on a half dose and changing the patch schedule to every 3 days instead of twice weekly showing improvement in muscle fatigue. It also follows me telling her that the hematologist in Colorado didn't see a problem with it (but it isn't like I could get them in contact; he retired last month).

Welp. I'll have to see if I can figure out a way to talk with an endocrinologist about it. There aren't many up here (or any my insurance will cover), so I'll have to see what my insurance wants to do about telehealth with some in other states. At least talks of orchiectomy are going well, though.

Hey, I know I'm supposed to be visible today, but my right is just not wanting to work with me.

Can I get some trans lefts instead?

I couldn't help but look deeper into the Pokemon Card market. I think I have devised a way to help balance it out. Tell me what you think!

Also, tell me your thoughts on the audio. I used a different software this time, so I hope it sounds a little more balanced.

I go through ALL the effort to create formatting I like just for Amazon to be like "nah, we're changing that."

Anyway, I actually finished the book and I'll explain what choices I made to screw with AI when Amazon is done with their review.

I make ONE video joking about how the Pi in the Pianosaurus theme sounds like Pee, call it Pee-anosaurus, and YouTube won't stop giving me suggestions like THESE:

Forget the AI Studio Ghibli. Remember the crappy meme edit Studio Ghibli.

That is to say, I made it so Totoro was collecting water with the umbrella

Studio Ghibli now too? God damn it.

These AI models find trends. That's their job. Using them to make "art" or write outside of the mean is misuse. Plain and simple.

I'm in CS. I read the Transformer paper when it was new. There are ways to use AI correctly, but this isn't it.

I'm sorry?

I know I'm trying to be a Pokemon creator, but nobody told be there was a new Rhythm Heaven announced? After 10 years? One of my favorite series?

So, where is Kitakami? It's Japanese, yes, but where is it? That is what this video hopes to answer!

Also, this is my first video adding some background music. Let me know what you think!

I'm starting to go through different channels I usually watch and notice quiet background music that I didn't use to notice. I mean, of course there are some that were obvious and in your face like MandJTV with the Mirror B theme, but I'm starting to notice it more in all channels I watch rather than just that subset of obvious cases.

Which Pokemon do you like better, BROW-EEEEEARRRR or BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Have you ever wondered why Pokemon like Houndour can only be found in the Kanto postgame of the Johto games?

From a player perspective, it makes no sense. But from a migratory and lore perspective...

I just had this YouTube ad that blatantly tells the audience to use their service to make books with their AI and publish them to Amazon. Frankly, I'm appalled. I will name and shame them with a link at the end of this rant, but I need to share why this is so bad.

These models, by their very nature, will not produce anything new on most subjects. They find trends and amalgamate them into an output. They can't produce anything new to the conversation by this nature. As such, that company is only recommending the end user saturate the market with slop.

Screw it. After I record the videos for the week, I'll make my own book. I won't use any models and use methods that an AI can't. I've been working with these models since before the ChatGPT craze, so I know exactly what they can and can't do. I will also make it as long or as short as needed to fit the topic.

I will then use the same publishing methods with Amazon that they're pushing at the lowest price possible that still allows a profit split unfavorable to Amazon (they're part of the problem and free would just mean all ad money and traffic would go to them), thus out-pricing this slop. I will then post a link on both Twitter and Tumblr with a comment thread (Twitter) or a list as part of that post (Tumblr) to explain exactly why the models cannot recreate certain segments in their current state.

I did NOT get my master's in computer science and help build knowledge of these systems just for this blatant misuse of these systems to flood the market. I did NOT work with these models for years just to help slop flood out the actual human creativity in this world.

I'm including hashtags to increase reach to ensure everyone knows how BS this truly is. I will also let you know when my book is all done. Be sure to self-advertise any of your books on sites like these using hashtags like #notAI and #notAIBooks to create a space with a reduced risk of slop pulling to the top.

Oh, and here's the link to the site that started this rant. Don't use them: https://www.publishing.com/

I decided to create a Tiktok about what we can do as content creators (and Poketubers, in my case) to assist in helping spur interest in education.

This comes off the heels of Teachers complaints of being seen as a distraction between hits of internet and Trump's plans to dismantle the Department of Education.