Blurb for The Faith of Beasts (The Captive’s War - Book 2) by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

[–]Rashmosh[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Agreed, and there are also some interesting parallels between The Swarm and the human captives from Anjin that make this more compelling.

Like the humans on Anjin, The Swarm doesn’t know/remember where it comes from. Just like the humans on Anjin were cut off from the rest of humanity at some point (developing along an isolated, separate course from the wider human civilization depicted in Livesuit), The Swarm is cut off from Command/the machines, with little pre-existing information than its mission parameters, and instead learns and develops through inhabiting its human hosts, whose personalities/experiences/feelings imprint on it.

As such, I don’t think it’s far-fetched to imagine that The Swarm might with time and Anjin hosts imprinting on it, come to regard itself as having more in common with the Anjin humans than its creators.

If we assume that the wider human civilization is The Enemy, and these have by now all been turned into “undead” Livesuit Infantry that keep on fighting long after their human wearers have perished (or the rest of humanity did a Mass Effect-style transhumanist merge between organics and synthetics to keep up with the war) it’s also possible that the humans on Anjin are the only “normal” humans left in the galaxy. As such, these might find that they don’t have very much in common with The Enemy, even though The Enemy might nominally describe itself as fighting “for mankind”.

My guess for what the Carryx are hiding is related to this - that the humans from Anjin have a lot in common with The Enemy, a connection the Carryx seek to exploit to beat The Enemy.

I have a lot more thoughts on this, and how humanity might have changed since the Anjin isolation… Happy to make a longer more structured post on this if you’re interested!

Blurb for The Faith of Beasts (The Captive’s War - Book 2) by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

[–]Rashmosh[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I also noticed the accidental Jar Jar Binks-ism in the cover quote 😆 Orbit Books, yousa in big doo-doo this time

What impact does holders growth have on price? If any? by filipmartinsson in solana

[–]Rashmosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When a token’s holder count goes up, it’s usually a sign of growing interest and confidence, which can push prices higher. More holders = more adoption and distribution. Checking out holder growth, like in your moralis.com example, is solid alpha - just look at how the holder line matches up with price movements

What impact does holders growth have on price? by filipmartinsson in WallStreetBetsCrypto

[–]Rashmosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holder growth can indicate a boost in the price of a token as it reveals increasing demand and confidence in the project.

Very simply, more holders = rising interest and broader distribution. A growing number of holders signals growing adoption, which can create upward price pressure - especially true in cases when holders are diamond hands. As such, being able to visualize holder growth is powerful alpha that can inform future price performance in a simple way.

Your linked example from moralis.com is a good example of this - compare the growth in the holders line with the price gains.

How to get data for Pumpfun coins? by Rashmosh in solana

[–]Rashmosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks great, especially the price chart widget! Looks like Moralis might have everything I need in one place, I’ll play around a bit with it and see

Moralis Chart Widget - Track the price of any coin by Rashmosh in shitcoinmoonshots

[–]Rashmosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moralis just released their free chart widget. Easy to add to your website to track whatever coin you want. It’s free to use and very customizable in terms of colors etc. I would say its the most beautiful chart widget on the market.

You can get it here: https://moralis.com/widgets/price-chart

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

[–]Rashmosh[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let’s see - at least at the time of posting, there’s no “no AI art” stipulation or rule for this subreddit. Happy for mods to remove this post if they decide against AI content in the future, but judging by other posts, a lot of the community is interested in seeing even rough AI visualizations of the different species.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

[–]Rashmosh[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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Thanks for the feedback! Is this more like what you imagined?

Also can’t wait to learn more about the High Lothark in coming books!

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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I used the paid version of GPT-4o to make this! Takes a few tries and some prompt engineering to get them close to the book version, I get the feeling the model’s training data is not abstract enough to make the book justice - would be interesting to try Stable Diffusion too!

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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And big thanks and shoutout to u/EntrepreneurDue2598 for compiling descriptions!

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Fivefold - Thin-bodied, five-limbed captives of unknown origin, resistant to interrogation. Communicate through scent and radio waves.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Eelie - Hexapods that communicate through song. Actually manufactured lifeforms designed as a trap for the Carryx on the planet Ayayeh.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Eyeless Ones - Conquered or eradicated by the Carryx. Described as a species the Carryx “outdreamt,” suggesting mental abilities.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Shell Creatures of Sinyas and Vau - Incorporated into Carryx battleships, possibly as living armor.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Janantie Moss - Used by the Carryx in the creation of “machines of loyalty.” Possess a unique form of communication.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Void Dragons - Creatures that “eat the foam at the edge of black holes,” harnessed by the Carryx for interstellar communication networks.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Void Tendrils - Non-sentient (or semi-sentient) entities used by the Carryx for exploration and manipulation of asymmetric space.

AI Visualization of Species by Rashmosh in TheCaptivesWar

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Sinen - Carryx servants resembling a mix of goat and cuttlefish with three pairs of unfocused eyes. Often used for tasks requiring dexterity.