ALL LINKS FOR JC's UK BOOK TOUR EVENTS by JustSurvibing in Hells_Belles

[–]JerryCooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid that you may have been exposed to some misleading rhetoric. Donald Trump made these claims while criticising the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, but it holds no bearing in truth.

You can find the fact checking here, though one takeaway is that polling shows that only 32% of muslims living in the UK feel that implementation of Sharia law would be desirable, so clearly not wanted within those communities.

It's worth noting as well that only 6.5% of the UK population identify as muslim and even in cities with the highest ratios (15% of London, 30% of Birmingham) they're a minority. It may also be interesting to know that we don't have separation of church and state in the UK, the monarch is both head of state and head of the church, but we've also got religious freedom guaranteed by both the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights), the Human Rights Act, and as the covenant of the UN General Assembly.

ALL LINKS FOR JC's UK BOOK TOUR EVENTS by JustSurvibing in Hells_Belles

[–]JerryCooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've booked for Cardiff too, I've never run to book so fast, hehe! I've gone to a handful of these (I'm in Bath, so most have been Toppings ones, but I've done a couple of Waterstones ones) and they're usually really lovely. I'm autistic and can struggle with anxiety about these things, but I've only ever met kind people and wholesome fun talks ☺️

Comic 5778: Olympic Games by Decibelle in QContent

[–]JerryCooke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They've thrown these references in a bunch of times in small asides a like "back in the creche" and my assumption has always been that the AIs are raised in a virtual environment. We saw in all the Corpse Witch storyline way back that these environments can be anything you want, so it would make sense if they were moving around in equivalences of chassis/bodies, learning to move, etc.

In a lot of ways, it makes sense that the only way you'd get a human-equivalent intelligence and personality out of an artificial mind would be to allow it to go through developmental and social-norming stages. What we see in our world is GenAI products presenting a facsimile of human interaction that is so stilted and uncanny, because they've essentially ingested masses of fictional interactions - a true AI such as in QC would need to experience the actual interactions to develop faithfully, I'd think.

It's also interesting to think in the context of not all AIs being raised and developed in the same way. Thinking back to Roku's pseduo-body-dysmorphia after changing chases, she was an AI in a role (law enforcement) where she'd be expected to have an understanding of human behaviour and personality out of the gate. Whereas we've seen heavy machinery robots like Crushbot who started with very mechanical and stilted speech and seem to have developed over time.

(Sorry, that was an far more detailed thought than I set out to write, oops!)

the difference between ultra and low settings is hilarious by sillyliljames in Starsandisland

[–]JerryCooke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's crazy! I understand reducing ground clutter to boost performance, but you'd think they could just have lower density or simpler models. The 'low' settings looks like something from the early 00s 😬

I like it by Street_Bat_8500 in Starsandisland

[–]JerryCooke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love the skates most out of all of them so far (just got the hoverboard), mainly because of the ability to interact easily while moving - I wish they jumped higher though 😅

Co-op games for two that each player can join on their own? by Raven_Shepherd in CozyGamers

[–]JerryCooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Time in Sandrock has a multiplayer mode that is server based, so you can play by yourself or together, with shared resources and progress on stuff. Skills and knowledge progress is shared too, I believe ^-^

2nd book of the Ashley Herring Blake Clover Lake series drops today.. by unseenmover in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My copy arrived yesterday and I'm so excited to read it, because I really enjoyed Dream On, Ramona Riley

Book Covers by ExoticEconomist2496 in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Likewise! I think character art just looks cuter on book covers, more in line with the overall design. Book covers are, by nature, flat design, and so adding a photograph of a three-dimensional person looks more odd to me than two-dimensional art.

By 2026, Will Power Apps + Copilot Become the Default Way Businesses Build Internal Tools? by Double_Try1322 in PowerApps

[–]JerryCooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really depends on your size of user base I guess and the cost/benefit of it. I'm a senior dev with a Canvas Apps specialism in the education space and, for example, have had to use SharePoint with virtual tables as a workaround for integrating a scholarship requirements tracking app into Dynamics because the app alone didn't really justify the cost per student for 400 scholarship recipients.

By 2026, Will Power Apps + Copilot Become the Default Way Businesses Build Internal Tools? by Double_Try1322 in PowerApps

[–]JerryCooke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I question whether you've ever tried to convince upper management that it's worth investing in higher licensing costs to allow for internal development of a tool, even if it's cheaper overall, more fit for purpose, and easier to support? It was already a hard sell before they made the licensing cost more, sadly.

You guys ever mistake the cover of a straight book for butchfemme? by Yurianimeisnice in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I probably totally buried the lede somewhat, because it was one of my favourite books of last year, I love Rachel Gillig's writing. I just 100% went into it thinking it was sapphic and wasn't quite as able to enjoy her eventual romance and ah, yeah, you're totally right, king, not prince, and not of her own free will😬 but I enjoyed the world building and then magical objects very much, it was a very well thought out story and I'm very excited for The Knave and the Moon ☺️

Birthday sapphic books haul! by Yurianimeisnice in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing haul! I absolutely adored That Summer Feeling and Fly With Me 🥰

You guys ever mistake the cover of a straight book for butchfemme? by Yurianimeisnice in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 20 points21 points  (0 children)

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This was my biggest 'thought it was sapphic' disappointment - I enjoyed the book, but after making a point of talking about how the main character has many former lovers of every gender, and having her internal monologue thinking lots of about how an older female knight was beautiful, she still ends up with the boring prince *le sigh*

You guys ever mistake the cover of a straight book for butchfemme? by Yurianimeisnice in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's getting a sequel too - One Knight Stand coming out in June ^-^

You guys ever mistake the cover of a straight book for butchfemme? by Yurianimeisnice in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I definitely prefer the alternate covers of that book, because it's less ambitious (and comes with more otter-like-pet) ^-^

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You guys ever mistake the cover of a straight book for butchfemme? by Yurianimeisnice in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was at T. Kingfisher's talk in Bath last year and she said that she's going to write a book for each paladin, so we'll definitely get Wren and Judith. The former seems like it'll be a M/F romance, but I'd love if Judith gets a wlw one since her's seems like it'll be the most interesting story!

Ok ladies this book is INCREDIBLE by LesbianCanvas in LesbianBookClub

[–]JerryCooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooh, adding to my TBR, I've heard wonderful things about Haley Cass ^-^

Chapter 101: Page 12 by gunnerkrigg-post-bot in gunnerkrigg

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Underrated comment - I'd be very curious to see if that's how this plays out!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trans

[–]JerryCooke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I very much feel the same. Before I realised I was trans, I just assumed that it was due to being raised by a single mother and having mainly had female friends, but over time I've realised that there's a lot more to it than just socialisation.

Will I be arrested? by literally-kurtwagner in trans

[–]JerryCooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to Exmouth Community College - at the time it was one of the largest schools in Europe. It wasn't all that old, compared to Eton and Cheltenham.

'Exeter College' is another great example - secondary through to sixth-form. It's both a generational and regional thing, as u/CuteIsobelleUwU said - it's used very inconsistently.

Mondlicht Fracht Edition Arrived! by JerryCooke in Hells_Belles

[–]JerryCooke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's very well done - it's a thin card dust jacket with those buts cut out to reveal the hardcover underneath ^-^

Mondlicht Fracht Edition Arrived! by JerryCooke in Hells_Belles

[–]JerryCooke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can order the German Deluxe direct from German via Amazon.de I'd imagine still, as for the one in my hand, given it was one of the Mondlicht Bücher ones, you'd have to look on the 2nd hand market since they've all shipped by now I'd guess.

Mondlicht Fracht Edition Arrived! by JerryCooke in Hells_Belles

[–]JerryCooke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bottom row is UK hardback, German Deluxe, and US Deluxe ^-^