“I don’t know what planet they’re on, but I know about the earrings!” We're talking character & style choices in space opera, and how they relate to empire & identity: critic & editor @random-alex.bsky.social is on the show to discuss Yoon Ha Lee's REVENANT GUN (@solarisbooks.bsky.social)!

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One thing I've noticed about LLMs in assignments is that LLMS cannot count or follow instructions. So many AI-generated assessments are significantly over the word limit. As a result, we end up having to read more when marking. Yet again, the lazy & dishonest make more work for the rest of us.

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📣 Job! Full-time, open-ended. "Expertise is welcomed in any aspect of Asia’s historic global trajectories, connections, and interactions between c.1500 and c.2000, including those of a specific Asian region, society or culture." Details ⬇️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTG789/l...

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Five years ago today, we acquired this goblin prawn.

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Most often, people hire me to draw clean, grayscale maps of real places. But sometimes people hire me to draw fantasy maps. And every once in a while, someone will hire me to draw a fantasy-style map of a real place. They make great presents, in case you're wondering. #maps #fantasymaps

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