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Hey, welcome to my site. I’m using it as a handy way to consolidate all my various writings across the web, which includes stories like Pokemon: The Origin of Species, game or show reviews, and articles on everything from romance to politics. It’s also a good place to list the projects I’m working on, like my board game Tavern Wars. Whatever led you here, I hope you find other stuff you like. Kick your shoes off, find a comfy couch, stay awhile and listen.| daystareld.com
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« Chapter 140: Inheritance| Daystar Eld
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« Chapter 137: Interlude XXIV – Omens| Daystar Eld
Chapter 137: Interlude XXIV – Omens “Say again, Red, I couldn’t hear you, over.” Looker’s leg bounces beneath the desk, fist white around the base of the microphone as he tries to keep his breathing calm and level. “Red, come in, over!” He counts fifteen seconds before he presses the button again. “Bill, Red, anyone, come … Continue reading Chapter 137: Interlude XXIV – Omens →| Daystar Eld
The worries of my death are greatly exaggerated… but understandable. 11 years is a long time to go without missing an update, and in that time I’ve been through new jobs, constant travels, hurricanes, conferences, workshops, breakups, new relationships, holidays, family emergencies, and more, some of them within the same month. This December was another … Continue reading Chapter 136: Multitudes →| Daystar Eld
Chapter 135: Shell Game II The headquarters is nearly empty, just a few agents left manning various posts. A few are still strapping on belts and rushing out to teleport by the time Red finds Looker, who’s sitting beside an old fashioned radio with a headset on. He holds a finger up to Red as … Continue reading Chapter 135: Shell Game II→ The post Chapter 135: Shell Game II appeared first on Daystar Eld.| Daystar Eld
Chapter 131: Lines of Retreat The sky is overcast when Leaf teleports into Fuchsia city. Infrequent, heavy drops of rain fill the air with a soft patter as she looks around the familiar skyline, remembering nights walking the streets to ask questions about the mysterious masked figure. She idly wonders, if she’d told that past … Continue reading Chapter 131: Lines of Retreat →| Daystar Eld
Chapter 130: Unadorned A shard of sky rests at the bottom of the volcano’s caldera, the smooth lake at its center reflecting the slow drift of the clouds above Cinnabar’s highest peak. Taming the volcano was a major step in establishing the gym on Cinnabar in the first place, and now the inner caldera has … Continue reading Chapter 130: Unadorned →| Daystar Eld
Chapter 129: Reframe “Let me see if I get what it means to be Leaf Juniper,” Dr. Sotala says. “If I may?” “Please.” Leaf smiles. “If you do, you might be the first.” He smiles back, then shifts on his couch seat to be a bit more relaxed, staring up at the ceiling with his … Continue reading Chapter 129: Reframe →| Daystar Eld
In Damon Culture (that is to say, a culture made up of people where my traits are the expected ones of the average person, if not quite a culture made of my literal clones), how confidently someone states their beliefs is ideally NEVER influenced by how confident people around them are. Only by how confident … Continue reading Confidence and Humility →| Daystar Eld
My understanding of AGI is, perhaps predictably, rooted in my understanding of human psychology.| Daystar Eld
