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Trajecient

@Trajecient@mastodon.world

Writer, graphic designer, vexillographer, type designer, game developer and composer.

Currently a one-person operation by a mostly gay bisexual (he/him) from Melbourne, Australia. Plays a lot of video games on Nintendo and PC platforms.

Broadly interested in history.

I do project updates and mostly try to be helpful here to others.

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orionkidder, to random
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128: How much research did you need to do for your book?
So, like a fool, I decided to try to make all my "space stuff" grounded. I fudge ALL over the place, and I do NOT our actual measurements of anything in unless there’s no way around it, but I also spent two days looking at how to make artificial gravity with a rotating space station, and now I know a lot more about it than I ever expected to.

So I don't know. A lot of research. I'll tell you how much when I'm done.

Trajecient,
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@orionkidder Heh. For me the fun of fiction research is doing precisely that, informing my worldbuilding by looking at historical sources, although I guess it can remain as fun as it is (at least for me personally) because there is zero obligation to be comprehensive and I can simply refuse to let the facts get in the way of a good story.

decryption, to random
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    Trajecient,
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    @jden @decryption It could end up being both! Cybersecurity breaches can be enabled or worsened by incompetence, after all.

    TiroTypeworks, to random

    What are your favourite complex shapes in writing systems?

    For sheer graphical complexity in a typeform, there isn’t much that out-performs this armoured, scythe-wielding snail.

    Trajecient,
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    @TiroTypeworks Don't have images at hand, but the Georgian letter Char (which looks kind of like a firefly) and the Armenian Eternity Sign are my faves that spring to mind so far.

    There are a bunch of writing system though I don't know much about that would likely very much add to my answer, like Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

    sfwrtr, to fediverse
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    needs to know: What sequence can I use to display an account (at-sign)person NOT as a link (literally), instead like I am doing with my own account here: @sfwrtr. @@sfwrtr doesn't work. I don't want to accidentally at someone in a story!

    Trajecient,
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    @sfwrtr A few attempts in to trying something that might work.

    @​sfwrtr, if that did not do the link, then it means a zero-width space will work, but said space has to go right after the @ to work, as otherwise the part that is still connected to the @ will link.

    Trajecient,
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    @sfwrtr Well, for future reference, you could have gone here: https://zerowidthspace.me/

    I didn't try inserting via Unicode directly but via use of this site. Did it out of pure convenience, but from your experience it could be that this site uses a more browser-friendly approach.

    MarkAsser, to random
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    Bloke on this bus says the Bible prohibits a cashless society. Interesting opinion. But it must be said, he doesn't appear to be fully attuned to reality. Track pants on backwards, that sort of thing.

    And he just got off the bus. Phew.

    Trajecient,
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    @AnnonBudgie @MarkAsser Well, after a very quick search religious sites claim a cashless society is prophesised by Revelations 13 where nobody can buy or sell 'cept with the mark of Satan.

    As that is the one all the conspiratorial articles are about, chances are the guy had that in mind.

    Trajecient,
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    @AnnonBudgie @MarkAsser Oh, well if you're looking for religious verses about free stuff, Isaiah 55 has: "Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost".

    It is in the context of persuading people to listen and convert. It can be interpreted as new converts (or the faithful, period) being entitled to free milk and wine.

    Also, "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?" is in context support for a universal basic income.
    (Bread is a metaphor here).

    amalia12, to random
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    Neil Gaiman's answer on Tumblr to a fan question which character in the Good Omens series he would have wanted to play if he had gotten the chance:

    "I play all of them when I write them."

    For me, that is one of the treats of being a writer. 😊 You can play any character in your mind, no matter how you look like, no matter what your gender, ethnicity, social status, sexual orientation is, your personal moral compass, world views and so on.

    Trajecient,
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    @amalia12 This is very true of me, particularly when I write dialogue. I play them, to some degree of another and that helps the dialogue to flow out really quickly.

    Sometimes it has even led to jokes or witty remarks I wouldn't have normally come up with via my regular thought patterns.

    MarkAsser, to random
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    If only there were some way to track an international registered package. Auspost refuses to do this because the members of the Auspost board were repeatedly locked in cupboards when they were children, or maybe they were assaulted and molested by wombats, I neither know nor care. But their notion that international registered packages can't be tracked is pretty bloody stupid and indicates a serious intellectual shortfall.

    I don't have the energy to pursue the matter today. There is no way to contact an Auspost human by phone.

    The matter is on my mind because I am very tired and want to go to bed but I can't until I can be sure that I don't have to sign for anything today.

    Trajecient,
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    @MarkAsser In the past I've had it work.

    Don't know if the service has gotten less reliable, or there has been some policy change or international partner issue, but the not-knowing sucks.

    As I cannot be sure whether you are aware of this service but are commenting on its failings, or if you haven't been made aware due to a lack of customer service, if the latter then try: https://auspost.com.au/mypost/track/#/search

    Or if known, try the other end, by searching for tracking by whoever is sending the package.

    skribe, to writing
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    Any thoughts, questions, or comments on twine? It's an interactive, non-linear story telling tool. It's also open source and free. I'm curious if anyone else has used it.

    Trajecient,
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    @skribe Oh, Twine! It is used in some university courses in Australia. Had to use it for a Writing for Interactive Narratives course.

    Thanks for reminding me about it!

    When I first used it in uni it was basically an accessible but relatively simple visual novel creator (to us, at least).

    But know I now a lot more know about CSS and Javascript and have a website. Since Twine can post directly to HTML, it might be more useful to me now for different, less gamified purposes.

    Trajecient,
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    @skribe So I was just looking into it before going to bed and there's something disappointing: the default Harlowe mode doesn't work with screen readers (which for anyone who cares about accessibility is a bummer).

    Fortunately the Sugarcube mode works a lot better. At least it has keyboard navigation working, although will need to check if text-to-speech can work for it to know if I can actually use it.

    lowqualityfacts, to random
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    I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    Trajecient,
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    @lowqualityfacts ...Because firstborn children are never green with envy at other siblings.

    lowqualityfacts, to random
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    I hate parking tickets.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    Trajecient,
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    @lowqualityfacts Ah, but there was also an NFT made of it, so with that he only had to pay a total of...$44,000.

    spocko, to random
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    the new voted against:
    Assault Weapons Ban (H.R. 1808)
    H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act
    The Protecting Our Kids Act (H.R. 7910)
    The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938)

    Details on his record on Laws from RW group Heritage Action
    https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/J000299/117
    Johnson posing with Women for Gun Rights group last week.

    Trajecient,
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    @spocko On first glance I thought this tweet was from after the latest shooting.

    It wasn't, but, well, given the state of the current GOP I don't think it really have been that surprising if that were the case.

    therobburgessshow, to random
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    Trajecient,
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    @therobburgessshow A large part of it was is as he is so unknown.

    The more extreme Republicans look at his social conservatism and go, 'he's one of us'.

    The more 'moderate' side of the party look at his low profile and imagine it comes from a pragmatic streak, or at least respect for intraparty differences.

    That side always knew the victor would be extreme given the numbers in the GOP, but temporarily grew a spine in the face of active bullying of colleagues by Jim Jordan and his allies.

    Trajecient,
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    @JamesBazan Especially more than Jim Jordan wants to discuss, given the common 'what happened to the wrestling team' thread.

    Rusty, to random
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    It's really not sounding great for Bandcamp right now, which is a huge bummer since I rely on Bandcamp for so much of my music. :drgn_sigh:​

    There's a niche of us who don't like tracking down physical media, but still enjoy owning our own music files instead of streaming them. It'd be a huge blow to music in general if went down because of enshittification. It's crazy how much the entire internet is kinda collapsing all at once.

    Trajecient,
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    @Rusty Also not great news on the Spotify front for indie artists, for anyone that hasn't heard.

    Source: https://www.stereogum.com/2240332/spotify-reportedly-plans-to-pay-even-less-in-royalties-to-less-popular-artists/news/

    allisonwyss, to random
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    I've been volunteering in my third grader's class to help kids write fables and it is really testing me!

    I truly believe in celebrating different genres and styles and that there is no single best way to write.

    They brought these beautiful, vivid, imaginative stories to me & my job was to make them cram as many extra adjectives in as could possibly fit!

    Anybody have experience with this torture?

    #WritingConversations #WritingCommunity #PutSaidtoBed

    Trajecient,
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    @allisonwyss @Mayobrot @Saposcat In Australia that is their raison d'être as each of the five paragraphs in turn has its own internal model to be followed.

    High school essays, at least in Australia, aren't about actually making a convincing argument, or using an essay structure used in the wider world but about developing a certain set of skills.

    The tight structure makes teaching and grading easier but when applied to the teaching of opinion writing/persuasive essays it reminds me...
    (1/2)

    Trajecient,
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    @allisonwyss @Mayobrot @Saposcat

    Another student and I once had a discussion in high school with a teacher about how forcing us to argue a position on the basis of only say two opinion pieces and a cartoon taught the bad habit of making snap judgements and encouraged an 'instant expert' mentality that underminded critical thinking.

    The teacher's response was basically, 'you're right but we're required to teach these skills in a short amount of time.'
    (2/2)

    Trajecient, to random
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    Whenever making a claim that when you a certain thing, a certain result CAN happen, it is technically true even if it doesn't happen very often.

    But there are certain people out there who hold views so out of touch with reality that you really would think there's a strong chance they would sound more astute while drunk.

    At least a 50/50 shot.

    sylvia, to random
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    I love how writing works. I haven't written one word, but my book is in my mind and I write down scene ideas and take other notes.

    I'm starting to live my writing and I love it so much!

    Oh and I'm also working behind the scenes on my writing blog, which now lives on a Ghost site. I love that I can post there directly from Ulysses, and as I plan to blog daily in November, that's a necessity!

    Trajecient,
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    @sylvia Good to hear you are on Ghost! It's the kind of thing that deserves to be noticed and supported.

    frankfil, to random
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    So got to experience the new "we won't leave a card but will contact you electronically" missed delivery service today.

    This consisted of an van pulling up on the other side of the street, and the driver getting the parcel out and walking across the road towards my front door with it.

    I just happened to hear the van pull up and saw him so I started walking downstairs to meet him.

    But by the time I opened the front door the driver had already walked back to his van with my parcel and was driving off!

    He didn't knock & must have spent less than 0.5 seconds at my front door.

    Sadly this sort of insanity is what I've come to expect from AusPost.

    Trajecient,
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    @frankfil I for one can only hope they can also invent some mechanism for long-range teleportation.

    There's Qantas luggage that could be rescued with that.

    Shanmonster, to Tolkien
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    I was in an online writing workshop about books written in three-act structures, and how to avoid that saggy middle. The instructor chose several books as examples, including Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Rings. When I asked how that worked considering the three volumes of LotR were originally supposed to be one book, making Fellowship the first act, the instructor told me he was just going to ignore my question. That kinda felt like getting slapped across the face. Ah well. Guess he’s just trying to shoehorn books into structures they don’t follow. Or am I missing something here? In any case, I left because I didn’t feel comfortable with being dismissed like that when I thought my question was valid.

    Trajecient,
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    @Shanmonster It was wrong to ignore your question. Not only since as you say, LOTR was originally one book, but as it is often published as such (including the one released to use the attention given to the film adaptations).

    But also, LOTR has a lot of oral storytelling. It has more in common with medieval stories performed and interpreted by a bard. Tolkien himself said LOTR wasn't a novel. So it isn't that helpful as an example as it is constructed in a very different way to most books.

    design_law, to writing
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    Friends, help me out with some wordsmithing?

    I want to describe a situation where one side in a fight is put at an extreme disadvantage before the fight even begins.

    How would you describe the act of putting one side at a severe disadvantage? The state of the disadvantaged party thereafter?

    I don't want to use "handicap" or "handicapped." What are some good alternatives?

    Trajecient,
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    @design_law @slott56 Given this context, how about rigged? (At least for describing the act of putting one side at a severe disadvantage).

    Other words have more of a martial, violent context, but rigged places the emphasis more on the power dynamics, unfairness and helplessness.

    As for the state afterwards, maybe ''overwhelmed,' 'floored' or 'stuffed?

    orionkidder, to random
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    Oct 1 - Shameless self-promo. What's your WIP? What's it about?

    It's the Jedi Academy from a terrified youngling's point of view. A young teen is essentially kidnapped into the order and quickly clocks how deeply screwed up it is. Also, the force drives you psychotic. That's the "dark side." And if you turn, they genuinely believe that it killed you, you're dead.

    Thematically, it's about self-appointed heroes creating the violence they claim to protect us from.

    Trajecient,
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    @orionkidder Also something really worth telling/reminding those in the early stages of writing something, because it isn't uncommon for people in that situation to think their writing isn't that good because they are only comparing their drafts to finished products.

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