Dec 31, 2025
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Deciding arbitrarily right now that 8 is my favorite number because that’s how many tentacles an octopus normally has
Why Emotional Intelligence Is the Real Tech
The impressive part of SweetDream isn't that it generates text, it's that the text understands you. My companion reads my mood, adjusts her tone, and responds like she actually gets it.
Emotional intelligence like that is the quality that matters most in a companion. It's the difference between being processed and being understood. On sweetdream.ai, an AI girlfriend feels like the latter.
Do the mommares/Dadmares on this blog like hugs?
"Vore is definitely a no"
“Slop” is a term you should only use for AI generated “content”. And bad/nothingburger media thrown up by corporations. And Harry Potter. And that stuff they serve in prisons.
Not only is shapes.inc another example of AI trying to replace human connections, but it offends me personally because I am far more deserving of its name.
I have been making art since 7th grade using nothing but Google Drawings, which is essentially shape tool the program. And now some piddly Character AI ripoff thinks it’s better at using shapes than I am? Inconceivable!
In conclusion Shapes.Inc must be taken down and I must be given every last dollar it’s made in compensation (but mostly the first thing)
Allister & Doodle will return in Avengers: Doomsday
Does anyone know if the Mexican Cartel has a presence on tumblr? Totally not nervous about them sending a hit squad to my state to teach me a lesson because I just filtered the Dragon Ball Super tag or anything haha why would you suggest such a thing
Epic Rap Battles of History pitch: Lord of the Flies Vs. The King in Yellow
I don’t mean the books themselves for clarification, I mean the actual concepts of both figures
Discuss.
Starmap Saturday is back! After promptly forgetting about it last week on account of the holidays, I’m here to deliver another wall of text about two of the weird vaguely humanoid critters that run around in my brain when I’m bored or listening to music. I hope you guys like mining, because this weekend, we’re headed to the dig site.
Starmap Saturday Issue #4: Carba and Pepper
Carba is the resident paleontologist at the Museum of Natural Mystery, and studies the weirdest and most nonsensical extinct species the galaxy has to offer. Transmasc and proud of it, Carba strives every day to be what he considers the peak of masculinity. The man refuses to wear anything on his torso that doesn’t show his sculpted chest, and takes every chance he can get to show off his muscles. Some would call it obnoxious, others say it’s fair enough given how hard it is for someone of his species to get that buff (Auruli like him have famously terrible immune systems). On top of that, Carba enjoys rushing head first into danger, both for the thrill of it and for the feeling of manliness. This habit is exactly why he has a prosthetic arm and leg, having lost both to fistfights with dangerous monsters. Carba loves dangerous monsters, so he has no regrets.
In addition to his love for bodybuilding and reckless adventuring, Carba is very much a pickup artist. The man will hook up with any consenting woman his age, and is very good at making that magic happen. This isn’t just for pleasure though, as Carba properly befriends plenty of these girls, making sure to treat them as people first and hookups second. Despite being a poster boy for obnoxious gym bros, Carba is a surprisingly pleasant person to be around. He’s kind and understanding, and is always friendly unless given a good reason not to be. Carba loves to make connections, and is always ready to help someone out when they need a hand from a buff dude, or just need to talk to someone with a deep, buttery smooth voice. Yes, Carba is reckless. Yes, he’s obnoxiously fit. Yes, he sleeps around. But his boundless kindness and respect is what makes Carba a real man, and he knows it. Well that, and the liters of testosterone injected over the years. Did I mention he voluntarily got his top surgery without painkillers or anesthesia?
Carba may be a pickup artist, but there’s one girl he loves more than all the rest. One he’s really in love with. Unfortunately for him, she works at a rival museum, is the only girl he struggles to flirt with, and is one of the few girls he knows who could kick his ass. Let’s meet her, shall we?
Pepper Sprae is an archeologist at the Umbrondon Galactic History Museum, the Museum of Natural Mystery’s greatest rival. She’s a rowdy girl with an Irish accent, who doesn’t take nonsense from anyone. Why would she? She’s crazy strong, crazy durable, and carries around a giant pickaxe sometimes. While not an outright bully, Pepper enjoys toying with people if she knows they won’t mind (so mostly Carba), and loves to get in fights. Getting on Pepper’s bad side, through unwanted flirting or everyday insults, is never a good idea. She won’t hesitate to break your arms and smash a beer bottle on your head, just because she can.
You’d probably think Pepper an unfriendly sort, given the traits I’ve listed off. And yeah, Pepper can be pretty rude. Still, this rudeness is just as much a personality trait as it is a defense mechanism. Pepper never felt like she belonged in the hive she came from, which is a problem given her species’ cooperative nature. Having failed to find any sort of meaning or connection on her homeworld, Pepper left her hive to drift aimlessly through the galaxy. She did just that for a while, working as a freelance miner for a while before learning about archeology and falling in love with it. Her work in mining got her access to further digging-related education, and she was able to get a job working to unearth artifacts for the Umbrondon Galactic History Museum. But while she’s certainly found her purpose, she still has that same longing feeling…
Although they work at rival museums, Pepper and Carba are good friends. The latter is madly in love with the former, and she knows it. Pepper loves to make a blushing mess out of her dino-digging desirer, getting a kick out of taking a professional charmer and making a fool out of him. She definitely reciprocates his feelings though, even if she isn’t ready to accept. The burrowers love getting in bar fights and yapping about whatever cool bones or rocks they dug up last week. Pepper literally needs beer to live (it’s a necessary chemical for her species’ digestion) while Carba refuses to drink anything besides water and protein shakes, but these two are destined to have their skeletons discovered next to each other some day.
Speaking of, let’s unearth some fun facts!
-Carba and Pepper were supposed to be the subjects of issue #3, but Deebly and Kara took precedence since Kara was fresh out the oven and I was in the middle of writing Deebly’s big holiday adventure
-Carba’s voiceclaim is Sal from Sam & Max The Devil’s Playhouse, while Pepper’s is Beatrix from Amphibia
-Carba paid his college tuition by working as a pro wrestler. He would’ve kept going, but he had to quit once he got the metal arm.
-Carba is cousins with one of @bradrolls’ OCs! His species, the auruli, is also her creation
-Pepper is the third member of Charlie and Kara’s bowling team, and flip flops being their best and worst player in random intervals
That’s it for this weekend! I hope you like these two as much as I do, they’re two of my favorites in my Starmap roster. I actually have a good few artworks of these two, so we’ll end this issue with a fairly strong art section this time! Thanks for reading, and see you next Saturday.