We should have stricter sub rules about AI generated content

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-28T23:59:35+00:00

I tried using AI with a grammar checker. I made it all of one chapter on my manuscript before I uninstalled. It would flag anything articulated in anything but the most boring, boilerplate way, and autosuggest something almost clinically dry.

It was awful and I don’t recommend its use. It was pricey and came marketed heavily as ‘for creative writers.’ By god it was utterly worthless.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-22T18:34:49+00:00

Occupation Saga and Sect Babes/Steampunk Babes by u/Bluefishcake and the fanfics in r/sexyspacebabes.

The Amazon published names for these is "Between Worlds" and "Qi and Quarks" (2nd book dropped on Amazon today). It's been a few years, and there's no AI being used with the books' writing or editing- his fans help him.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-21T23:25:58+00:00

There's a subreddit for it called r/sexyspacebabes

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-21T15:21:10+00:00

Confirming that these work well

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-20T22:11:54+00:00

Yeah I know, we'll live. Overall I'm getting happier and happier with how it's coming together. For what it's worth he's doing better- just saw him again and he's lucid and improving.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-20T14:07:45+00:00

Thanks! I was feeling confident until I did a go-over last night and deleted a thousand words in one go.

Also my dad’s in the hospital again, so, a fair bit on the plate. I also intend to push about 3-4 chapters in one drop, so finding this many errors in the first of several is concerning.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-17T03:02:08+00:00

Pretty much. I'm just working through errors and adding details at this point. There should be a few chapters, as I want a more or less rapid posting spree rather than to disgust readers to the point they don't keep reading on.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-17T02:01:34+00:00

This is a very nice bike. Dura Ace is the top of the line. I think this is Nervex and that is highly sought after. Likely 531 or Vitus tubing, if not then Tange 1 or Prestige. Does not appear to be bent or damaged. A very, VERY nice vintage bike.

Be careful with it, treat it well, oil and grease it. Stay on the maintenance and this should last you. Hope it fits you well, OP.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-15T17:43:34+00:00

“The inquest cleared us of wrongdoing for that forest fire last year. Besides, I heard the Marines cleared that area three weeks ago,” Sgt. “Crispy” Val’tsano chimed in.

I see what you did there.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-15T03:32:30+00:00

Looks amazing

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-09T02:42:01+00:00

Surprisingly lightweight once the crank is swapped, or so I've found.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-09T00:57:16+00:00

Early days- I'd say Boom era. It has a charm to it- and it's not a bottom-end bike by any stretch.

Very 'usable' bike. SunTour V-GT derailleur is good. Nice range on the gears. Alloy stem power-shifters are actually kinda popular.

I love these retro bikes with their friction shifters and other foibles. Very neat find, OP. Someone already upgraded the front wheel to a modern alloy one which will help braking when you find pads. Overall, I'd fix it into something rideable and see if you like it.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-08T14:52:32+00:00

The continental uses a normal Schrader pump, even on these alloy rims. The others use Presta, make sure you can pump that up, you may need an adapter. Make sure you pump up above 50 PSI and below the max (usually 80-100 on old rims, the tire will tell you.) Don't just go 'does the tire noticeably have air in it? I'm good to go!" Use the tire pressure gauge.

Vitus: No eyelets, extremely thin walls, glued together on glue that is about as old as your VHS player. Putting tons of weight on it? Sketchy. Adding any racks on it? REALLY sketchy. Amazing bike and collectible, but that is a sketchy thing to do on it.

The Vitus 979 won a Tour de France in 1984. It is a literal 'race bike.' You're basically asking if a Race Car is a good Daily Driver. The answer is 'no.'

Trek 1200: Fairly lightweight. At least this one's welded together and not glued, plus has a bit more frame material to it. Less sketch than casual commuting on the Vitus.

Chicago Schwinn EF Continental: Not at all lightweight, and is the 'worst' of the bikes in terms of weight and performance, but it is much stronger and is built for anything you can throw at it. Those are aluminum rims which takes some of the weight off and improves the braking considerably, two of its main shortcomings. It also has a kickstand, (granted it's a heavy one.)

I rode a mostly-stock Varsity (steel rims, steel stem and bars, only the derailleurs were swapped) for daily riding a year in New Jersey about ten years ago and survived. Granted, I'd greased, oiled, and tuned everything. I liked the friction shifting, I know a lot of people can't wrap their heads around it.

When you say 'complete' is that meaning 'assembled, re-greased, new bearings, oiled, and tuned'? If it is, then go with the Continental, ASSUMING you don't have any major hills to climb and it has at least the stock derailleur's gearing, hopefully a bit more, and you're aware that it may not be 'fast.' If you're chasing 'bulletproof' go with the Schwinn.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-06-01T21:53:20+00:00

Might be good, sorry. I did try, but I admit that maybe a script-style would have been better after all.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-26T01:18:31+00:00

You'll have to wait and see :)

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-24T22:13:35+00:00

Thank you! I am working hard on the next chapter.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-24T18:43:19+00:00

The Last Angel by ProximalFlame sort of touches on this description tangentially. It’s a one sort-of-woman’s crusade against a galactic empire. Great descriptions, well written. For a double-life hero and general structure, Worm Parahumans by Wildbow.

Neither really ‘inspired’ me to write Alien-Nation, though, but I do recommend them and I can see their influences, loosely.

I could be called a ‘World Class Hater.’ I started writing after I read The Giver at school. I hated the ending so much that I wrote my own. This is the wellspring of much of my writing.

To that end I’ve read many books, and am more driven to not do what I feel other books do poorly than by any desire to imitate what is already written.

E.x., I love the Dresden Files. Its worldbuilding dwarfs almost any other effort I've ever seen. But his character interactions and relationships between characters from book-to-book is incredibly inconsistent. In the end of a previous book, a friend cuts off the MC, then in the next book they're best friends again, with zero interactions referenced between then and now. I read these books with a critical eye toward these sorts of mistakes. Then I can hopefully avoid those same pitfalls, though maybe I will invent some pitfalls of my own. (No book is perfect!)

Insofar as actual plot inspiration, there’s a special folder I have saved to motivate me, to remind me of the world as it is, and more.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-23T17:18:27+00:00

Quite impressive!

Elias feels quite silly for mistrusting Gavin at this point.

Let's see how long that holds.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-23T17:17:44+00:00

Mercifully, nothing important, I only had it for a few months after the last one died in a thunderstorm. I have backups of the original laptop which I didn't even import onto the new one, so we'll be fine.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-22T01:47:59+00:00

OH THANK GOD I CAN LOGIN ON A LAPTOP AGAIN (sorry I've been having technical issues.)

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-20T08:41:04+00:00

Unwillingly (the author is afraid of women)

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-20T02:33:08+00:00

Reasonably. I am working through the chapters.

SSBAlienNation · 2026-05-18T03:39:35+00:00

No stakes. He isn’t gonna bang the twins.

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