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Shows: SG1
Rec Category: Minor characters
Characters: Original female character, Teal'c, Paul Davis, Jacob Carter/Selmak, Daniel Jackson/Jack O'Neill
Categories: mostly Gen, some M/M
Words: 9749
Warnings: Temporary major character death, as in canon.
Author on DW:

fabrisse
Author's Website: Fabrisse on AO3
Link: Chaplain Series on AO3
Why These Must Be Read: These five short stories are beautifully written, perceptive, and moving, written from the perspective of the first chaplain of the SGC. Partly they're about her adjusting to the Stargate program, and partly about those in the program adjusting to her. The stories are mostly fairly tied into canon, but there are enough details in them as the various characters discuss their issues with the chaplain that I had no difficulty following along, even though I'm rusty on SG1 canon. The final one is especially powerful - it really stayed with me.

( snippet of fic )

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100words

Title: A Smudge on the Paper
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Rating: G

( Inspector Lestrade )

which_chick

The dressage schooling show for this Saturday has unfortunately been cancelled due to the excessive amounts of rain that fell on the area. (We got between 3 and 4 inches of rain this week. That's a lot. More is expected, off and on, for today (Thurs) and Fri. The show is for Saturday.) The problem here is the parking.

( Read more? There's a Newt Problem update, too. )

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https://phys.org/news/2025-05-machine-volume-glaciers-earth.html

A team of researchers led by Niccolò Maffezzoli, "Marie Curie" fellow at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the University of California, Irvine, and an associate member of the Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy, has developed the first global model based on artificial intelligence to calculate the ice thickness distribution of all the glaciers on Earth.

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-machine-volume-glaciers-earth.html

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https://phys.org/news/2025-05-amazon-survive-term-drought-high.html

The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer world would exact a heavy toll, a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution suggests.

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-amazon-survive-term-drought-high.html

marcicat

My workplace has decided to call all "local" employees back to the office two days a week. (Where "local" is within a certain mileage radius, a radius I am UNFORTUNATELY just barely inside.) It doesn't start until September, so my brain has of course decided THIS is the thing to focus on right now.

At first I was pretty concerned, because the company makes all their decisions based on one thing: PROFIT. And calling employees back to the office does not increase revenue or decrease costs in any obvious way. It seems POSSIBLE that the goal is to make long-time (aka well-paid) employees who've grown accustomed to working from home quit, and then either not replace them at all, or replace them with lower-paid employees who will be more desperate, given the absolute nightmare of the job market right now.

But that's a pretty complex plan for a company that decided to pour resources into the brilliant marketing strategy of 'change the color of the cap on the bottles.' And I think there's a non-zero chance that I've forgotten the not-so-secret third reason the company does things: someone with power acting for the sake of acting.

Because the company got a new CEO late last year, and now THIS year the first quarter wasn't as successful as predicted. (I can't even begin to express what a surprise this should NOT have been to anyone.) But I'm 10,000% sure that the new CEO has been getting enormous pressure from THEIR bosses (parent company and grandparent company) to FIX THINGS. I assume they've been hearing WHAT IS YOUR ACTION PLAN TO TURN THIS AROUND??? fairly constantly.

And I guess I can understand that the new CEO would like an answer other than 'this seems pretty normal actually, probably we shouldn't upend everything that's been working for five years' so what better action plan than to rearrange the ~~deck~~ desk chairs? ESPECIALLY when it can be classified as "aligning" with the policies of the parent company? Action taken, egos soothed all around, new CEO can pat themselves on the back for a job ~~well~~ done.

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https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/15/openai-releases-gpt-4-1-and-gpt-4-1-mini-ai-models-for-chatgpt/

https://www.ghacks.net/?p=207909

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT users can now access GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini AI models. The good news is that GPT-4.1 mini is available for free users.

Techcrunch reports that the new AI models had originally been launched in April, but were only available through its API for developers. OpenAI says that GPT-4.1 has been designed as a specialized model that excels at coding tasks & instruction following. It also said that the new AI model is faster and better than o3 and o4-mini. The new model is available for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users. Subscribers can select GPT-4.1 in the "more models" dropdown.

GPT-4.1 mini is a fast and efficient small model that offers various improvements over GPT-4o mini. It can handle various tasks such as instruction-following, coding, and overall intelligence. The release notes published by OpenAI confirms that GPT 4.1 mini has replaced the previous 4.0 mini. It is also available for free users as the fallback model, i.e. once you exhaust your GPT-4o usage limit, ChatGPT will switch to GPT-4.1 mini. The rate limits for the models remain unchanged.

OpenAI had been criticized for not publishing a safety report when it launched GPT-4.1 last month. The company seems to have learnt its lesson, and has announced a Safety Evaluations Hub, a special section on its website which contains detailed results about its AI models, and safety evaluations.

According to Johannes Heidecke, Head of Systems at OpenAI, GPT-4.1 builds on the safety work and mitigations that were developed for GPT-4o, and that GPT-4.1 performs at parity with GPT-4o. He highlighted that no new safety risks had been introduced. GPT-4.1 doesn’t introduce new modalities or ways of interacting with the AI, and that it doesn’t surpass o3 in intelligence.

AI services have been adding support for coding tools rapidly, Microsoft has official GitHub Copilot, Google's Gemini can analyze GitHub projects. OpenAI has reportedly reached an agreement to acquire AI-powered coding startup, Windsurf, for $3 Billion.

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tropicsbear

The History of BL (Boys’ Love)

“Boys love” as an expression first came into existence in the 90s, and was used to describe commercial manga and light novels with a focus on male relationships, but gradually also incorporated non-commercial works, such as fanzines and doujinshi.

Posting mostly for my own reference because I lost the original article that teen!Bear read when she looked for the difference between "yaoi" and "BL."

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Posted by James Guttman

https://cordcuttersnews.com/netflix-has-said-goodbye-to-its-last-interactive-specials/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/?p=203680

Netflix is officially pulling the plug on its final two interactive specials. Both Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend left the platform globally on May 12. As reported by What’s On Netflix, this marks the end of an era for Netflix’s ambitious experiments with interactive storytelling. While Netflix had quietly […]

The post Netflix Has Said Goodbye to Its Last Interactive Specials appeared first on Cord Cutters News.

https://cordcuttersnews.com/netflix-has-said-goodbye-to-its-last-interactive-specials/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/?p=203680

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Posted by Luke Bouma

https://cordcuttersnews.com/walmart-plans-to-offer-same-day-delivery-to-95-of-u-s-by-end-of-2025-in-bold-move-to-challenge-amazon/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/?p=204055

Walmart Inc. is intensifying its competition with e-commerce giant Amazon by announcing an ambitious expansion of its Walmart+ membership program, aiming to offer same-day delivery to 95% of the United States by the end of 2025. This strategic push, revealed alongside the company’s robust first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings, underscores Walmart’s commitment to enhancing its omnichannel […]

The post Walmart+ Plans to Offer Same-Day Delivery to 95% of U.S. by End of 2025 in Bold Move to Challenge Amazon appeared first on Cord Cutters News.

https://cordcuttersnews.com/walmart-plans-to-offer-same-day-delivery-to-95-of-u-s-by-end-of-2025-in-bold-move-to-challenge-amazon/

https://cordcuttersnews.com/?p=204055

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Fandom: The Pitt
Characters/Pairing/Other Subject: Dr. Robby
Content Notes/Warnings: none
Medium: traditional art - watercolour and fibre-tips.
Artist on DW/LJ: n/a
Artist Website/Gallery: nacreousor on tumblr
Why this piece is awesome: I like the intensity of the colour and texture - it fits his intense feelings. It's also a good likeness.
Link: watercolour and fibre-tip Robby

andrewducker

1. Labour doesn't believe British people should be allowed to live here with their families: (tags:family migration UK OhForFucksSake Labour )
2. Crossness Pumping Station: seduced by symmetry: (tags:art design architecture history London UK )
3. Dammit. I'm going to have to get a babysitter so I can go see Superman: (tags:superman movies trailer comics video )
4. Would you like to see someone have their dream come true live on stage?: (tags:musicals video singing impressive )
5. Scottish Water warning after driest period in 60 years: (tags:Scotland water )
6. What it's like being a nanny for the super-rich: (tags:wealth children childcare )
7. EU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basis: (tags:europe advertising privacy law )
8. How to Sniff Out 'Copaganda': When the Police and the Media Manipulate Our News: (tags:police propaganda media journalism )
9. Audible to use AI narrators and translators: (tags:books audio ai translation )
10. South Korea's robot chefs worry human workers, disappoint customers: (tags:food cooking robots )

shirebound

Happy Birthday,

windemere! I hope you have a wonderful day.

tielan

But not restfulness.

Off to catch up with a friend tomorrow and the weekend, back on Sunday to a hotel in the city.

Interestingly, I and one other guy are at the hotel where most of the others were last week...the others have been moved to a high-end hotel!

Anyway. I'm just glad to not be out here after tonight. Although how I'm going to manage to pack my bag again, I really don't know.

beanside

Watch on YouTube

Another masterpiece from

talitha78

This one is from White Collar, and damn, you don't realize how close they stood to each other until you see the vid. I'm looking forward to watching the new series when it comes out.

Yesterday was a fairly busy day. I worked, during lunch I made snickerdoodle cookies, which turned out pretty well. Debating on making the cardamom cookies today, but we'll see. After work, I made dinner, and ate. Our 7pm game got pushed back to 7:30, so I went ahead and made pie dough.

Today, I have work, maybe cookies, then after work I'm going to make the pie dough into mini tarts. I realised that the bottle of oyster sauce would be okay for a small rolling pin. then, I'm going to melt some chocolate in a double boiler and bake the tarts. Then, a thin layer of chocolate in the bottom of the tart. Then, some vanilla custard, which I'll make on the stove and spoon in. Lastly, I'll be cooking some of the strawberries with some sugar and cinnamon to make a delicious filling. Then, everything gets put in the fridge to chill. The trick is going to be to get the pastry crust thin, and the layer of milk chocolate very thin as well. We'll see how it goes. I will post pictures. Dinner is going to be a long cooking pork butt with homemade bbq sauce. I'm going to do that this morning.

Then, tomorrow, it shall be Friday and the weekend of Games shall begin! And the premier of Murderbot. Want to try to watch that, maybe on lunch tomorrow. If not, we'll aim for Sunday. We've got time after the morning game.

And then, Wednesday, it will be Jess' birthday! They have requested Chana Masala for dinner. I need to get a couple of ingredients, but I need to run to whole foods for cupcakes anyway, so I can grab it there.

Okay, time to go make some bbq sauce. Everyone have a lovely Thursday!

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https://phys.org/news/2025-05-unscientific-japan-megaquake-rumors-spook.html

Unfounded online rumors warning that a huge earthquake will soon strike Japan are taking a toll on travel firms and airlines who report less demand from worried Hong Kongers.

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-unscientific-japan-megaquake-rumors-spook.html

yvannairie

I love trying to describe my job in the smallest words possible because it sounds like nothing.

I loosen and fasten screws and bolts all day.

mtbc

R. has provided and instructed me in a little espresso maker. One fills the lower chamber with water that one then heats. The water rises through pipes then a layer of coffee before appearing in the upper chamber. I have no idea what coffee aficionados think of it in comparison with, say, the AeroPress® or Breaking Bad's Gabe's thinking, but I rather like the coffee that this device makes me from the Sang Tao 5 from a local Vietnamese grocery store; next I shall try their number 1.

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goals_on_dw

This year during Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I'm writing about goal-setting frameworks for

goals_on_dw. Read Part 1: Introduction to Goal-Setting Frameworks, Part 2: The 1-3-5 Rule, Part 3: The 12-week Year, Part 4: ABCS (Achievable, Believable, Committed, Specific), Part 5: Backward Goal, Part 6: BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goals), Part 7: BSQ (Think Big, Act Small, Move Quick), Part 8: CLEAR (Collaborative, Limited, Emotional, Appreciable, Refinable), Part 9: Goal Pyramid, Part 10: Golden Circle, Part 11: GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Way Forward), Part 12: HARD (Heartfelt, Animated, Required, Difficult), Part 13: KPI (Key Performance Indicators), Part 14: MASTER (Measurable, Achievable, Specific, Transforming, Evolving, Relevant), Part 15: NCT (Narratives, Commitments, and Tasks), Part 16: OKR (Objectives, Key Results), Part 17: PACT (Purposeful, Aligned, Continuous, Tracked), Part 18: Tiered Goals, Part 19: Theme Word, WISE (Written, Integrated, Synergistic, Expansive), Part 21: WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan).

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The Wordsmith's Forge

The Writing & Other Projects of Elizabeth Barrette

Chaplain Series (by Fabrisse) (Teen)

Sherlock Holmes (ACD): A Smudge on the Paper

Too much rain for dressage

First machine learning model developed to calculate the volume of all glaciers on Earth

Amazon could survive long-term drought but at a high cost, study suggests

workaday Thursday

OpenAI releases GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini AI models for ChatGPT

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The History of BL (Boys’ Love)

Netflix Has Said Goodbye to Its Last Interactive Specials

Walmart+ Plans to Offer Same-Day Delivery to 95% of U.S. by End of 2025 in Bold Move to Challenge Am

watercolour and fibre-tip Robby by nacreousor (SFW)

Interesting Links for 15-05-2025

It's a birthday!

moar sleep achieved

You know my motivation, given my reputation, please excuse me, I don't mean to be rude...

'Unscientific' Japan megaquake rumors spook Hong Kong tourists

LEP 15.5.

Making nice coffee at home

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan)

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