#Human Brain Project

[in-sightpublishing]

Conversation with Dr. Marc-Oliver Gewaltig on Practical Applications of AI, Instead

Scott Douglas Jacobsen In-Sight Publishing, Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada Correspondence: Scott Douglas Jacobsen (Email: scott.jacobsen2025@gmail.com) Received: January 21, 2025 Accepted: N/A Published: February 15, 2025 Abstract Dr. Marc-Oliver Gewaltig, a distinguished researcher in artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience, and robotics, discusses his journey from pioneering…

[pinep-ne]

If one more person misconstrues Arthur's journal entry about how he should have married Abigail as genuine romantic attraction I will actually lose it. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS TO SUPPORT HER AND JACK AND FILL THE ROLE JOHN RAN FROM!!! Marriage for the sake of convenience and support is nothing new folks. It was not lust nor love. I personally don't even think Arthur had anything with Abigail at any point. They were just two troubled souls that had leant on each other in a desperate situation. Y'all are stirring a hollow pot talking about how John would've felt reading that entry. He probably didn't even give a damn because he knew well Arthur's insistence on giving Abby and her boy at least some semblance of stability.

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[zondearts]

Wolf au Saki before I sleep again

[theyautjaarchivist]

Yall don’t understand the depths my brain is drowning in at the idea of a Yautja hunt during a zombie apocalypse.

Imagine it:

Young bloods coming to hunt humans either in preparation for xenomorph hunting (as a pride check) or to do some regular human hunting only to land in a town or state that had become infected by an interesting illness.

After interacting with humans that not only are barely showing up on their biomask views but also seem to be much more aggressive than normal, they consider leaving to find another area of prey worth hunting.....until a military missile meant to keep the state in quarantine strands their aircraft. And to make things works, it seems the pathogen favors Yautja's just as much a humans.

Now they are stuck working with human survivors to get free of this area, remain free from infection, and keep of the trail of U.S military officers who've finally noticed what they've shot down.

[ghostr0tz]

Very specific human Vox I've been trying to shake for weeks

[sleep-deprived-luka]

that yellow dog thing

[rin-rin-kururin]

sending them to superhell (it's a parody of 天天天国地獄国 by Aiobahn +81)

[octaviusing]

Can I interest you in my vast collection of rotten slut?

[kasumingo]

[reupload]

GOD Islands meant everything to me

THE TONE ALONE

[hatsbuckets]

Here she is... my little oc. This all came to me in bits throughout the day, so some stuff might change later, but for now... my american pie...

Joanna Rae “Jo” Harper

Affiliation: U.S. Armed Forces (SOCOM) | JSOC support

Role: Recon | Espionage

Active Timeline: Modern Warfare (2019–2022+)

Age: Late 20s/Early 30s *shrugs*

Pronouns: she/her

Sexuality: Bi

Height: 5'8" (173cm)

Eyes: Ocean blue

Hair: Curly (2c-3b) dark brown, usually braided or bunned up

Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic. (She's trying to learn Russian, but claims her brain is just too full.)

Distinguishing Features: Scar on her right knee and missing right pinky toe from a childhood pool accident. (Yes, she’ll tell you the story.) A blue cornflower spine tattoo.

Pinterest Board (all pics used are pinned here)

Background:

Joanna Harper grew up in the same town as Phillip Graves. He was her best friend, a year older, the kind of kid who never backed down and never let her fall behind. Where he got the “men don’t cry” lessons, she got the “that’s not ladylike” and “stay humble and kind” combo. They were thick as thieves. She followed him into the military because she believed in what they could do together.

She ended up enlisting in the Army, with some deployments over seas. Eventually going on to Rangers (this is where her and Grave's paths really start to split). By 2018, she's full on working JSOC/CIA ops and training (met Kate briefly during this time).

She specializes in recon, espionage, and close quarters combat, but what sets her apart is her ability to read people. Whether it’s smoothing things over with local civilians or sniffing out tension in a room, Joanna carries her humanity with her like armor. She’s not perfect by any means, hates going up against bigger opponents (so, most encounters nowadays), gets her ass kicked if she's alone and outnumbered, will use the tools available to her but will lovingly complain that it's not right for her hands, and would rather flirt and smile her way out of tension.

She’s the loud one, the one cracking jokes, the one handing out Jolly Ranchers (to civies and operators) on tense missions and sitting with frightened kids while the boys secure the perimeter. She's a lover, and a fighter, and has the conviction of a lone deranged priest to be joyful and a light in the darkness where she can. She gets underestimated, she doesn't mind one bit.

Key Connections:

Alex Keller: Long-time field partner. She deployed with him in Urzikstan in 2019 and worked some solo missions to help secure key intel alongside Farah, Price, and Gaz.

Phillip Graves: Childhood best friend. She admired him once. Now she doesn't say much.

Laswell/Price: Officially brought Joanna in post-Las Almas, knowing she had the skillset—and the personal stake—to help.

141: She's worked with Price before, it’s how he, Alex, and her all know each other. Knows Gaz well. Met Soap once, years ago, and would fight him for the last donut. She teases the hell out of Ghost and matches his dry, dark humor with laughs and sunshine.

She has a brother, mom, dad, and an aunt but idk about them yet

Loadout:

Suppressed MCX/Honey Badger-style rifle

Customized Glock 19

Inner thigh push dagger (she will get to your ass)

Signal jammer, flashbangs, and a pouch full of candy, medical tape, and stubborn optimism

Fun Facts:

Favorite dessert: Tres leches with strawberries.

Favorite Flower: Cornflower

Favorite of her features: Her nose and her hair.

eepy baby.

SHE LOVES KITTENS

Loves plants, but she cannot keep the poor things alive (except for a singular snake plant she calls “bitch” (affectionate).)

Wore Ray Band aviators once and refuses to wear other sunglasses.

Did ballet until high school-ish. And played baseball with Phil growing up.

Refuses to give up on the world. No matter what it throws at her.

Songs I associate with her: Sunlight by Hozier and Joyful by X Ambassadors

Plot arcs ig: 

Having to deal with the whole Graves fallout.

Romantic tension with Alex… and Farah… for a while. Idk

After hearing about Las Almas she insists on helping the 141 deal with the situation. (a little guilty about knowing where Graves’ loyalties lie and not helping sooner.)

Eventual thing for Price but idk.

More pics I think are her:

Her hair:

Kittens (something that happened at basic):

What I think her eyes and tattoo look like:

Moody:

How I think the 141 sees her:

[k1tty5]

hello :D please tell me more about your mezalian (is that how you spell it??) smalletho I will forever be indebted to you

(they are gorgeous I love them sm)

hey hi !! it would be my pleasure … (and I’ve been spelling it mezalean ??? but i have no idea LOL. there might be a canon spelling but i havent watched joels esmp1 since… probably since it ended. i will have to check sometime)

apologizing in advance because i will probably get very ramble-y!!

ummm. Oh god. How to start. Lets see. WELL. In this silly little au (i guess it has become a bit more than just me doodling designs LOL) in my head they have like this sort of zelink dynamic? obviously without all the zelda lore & stuff, just that kind of … okay forgive me I haven’t brushed up on my zelink lore for a good many years but. Like the princess and her personal knight that doesn’t really talk much sort of thing.

this made more sense in my head. But yeah. They have the vibes of zelink ? At least if i remember zelink right, I have a really bad memory :’) not exactly the same, i do think etho talks to joel (whereas if iirc link never really talks) - especially after getting to know him a bit - but just. they have the Vibes. You know?

I reckon Joel’s definitely very into sculpting in this au, maybe dabbles a little in painting - I imagine mezalea to be very heavy on art and expression in general. think you’d especially see lots of pottery and textiles all around the place. He probably also has an interest in some form of like. um. whats the word. Some sort of … fighting. lmao. Specifically thinking of fencing, i had this idea in my head that he’s watched Etho practice outside the palace at some point and is just absolutely fascinated and enamored. by both the practice and etho himself haha.

and for etho… talented swordsman? he is Not washed. i dont really have many ideas for his character in this au To be completely honest, mostly just of his personality. Although, I alsooo think he’s probably not actually from mezalea? I like to draw him with those pointy elf ears, and i think mezaleans are just humans. I cant remember if thats canon or not but um. mezaleans have human ears, so i’d imagine etho’s probably from like.. rivendelle? Is that. What it’s called. The elf guys? Are they elves??? Goodness I cant remember. Grimlands would make sense too since i THINK they’re kind of like. technical engineer guys? but i dont know what species they are um so ,,, yeah,,,,

i think joel’s probably a bit put off by etho at first, mostly just because he’s not super enthused about the idea of a personal guard, but also because the guys a bit odd, you know? but he’s also probably suuuper intrigued by him. he wants to figure this new guy out, and when they start talking a bit more, i think. They are both incredibly charmed by the other. head over heels? possibly.

most of my ideas of this au are just little scenes that are cute and silly but dont follow any main plot. I would love to write some one-shots of some of the ideas i have in the future, but as of right now im experiencing a bout of creative burnout and am busy with the holidays - spending time with family, so… not right now lol!

hopefully this is what you wanted,,,, i tend to get very ramble-y when talking about literally anything, so i do apologize for that haha, i am Not good at explaining things in simple ways, as i’ve said many a time before.

[d3cay1ngst4tic]

can people just learn to create something born out of their own mind rather than waste their asses on gen ai?

[ao3wasntenough]

In a land of myth, and a time of magic,

Them

[keydekyie]

some art makes me happy to look at and some art makes me want to shriek and cry and tear my skin off (positive) the breadth of human experience is astounding

[slowdrippingnoise]

i like rose actually hes full of Concepts. i like how leon could easily remind him of peony and of himself (personality, talented champion / older brother, beloved golden child) and i like how bede could also remind him of them/what his remark about seeing himself in bede could mean if taken as truth (ignored child, desperate to prove his worth / uncompromising confidence, needs to feel in control, perfectionistic) so he gives them both important roles to keep them around. very normal very well adjusted good job man.

swsh should have had 500 more lines of major npc dialogue. also leon and marnie should have talked about the whole being a symbolic king/princess thing. or she could talk to hop about it and he could talk about how he thinks leon feels about it which could be interesting also. even more economic fuckery talk i know its a sports thing but leon's Sponsor Cape drives me a little nuts. catch him between his own hopes/the needs of the league/rose's ideas specifically. he's been champion since he was like 10 right. something like that. im going back in time sneaking into the swsh writers room and taping up a big poster of N Harmonia. how soon we forget Boy King Prime. also pokespe was right rose should just be Objectively Correct about the impending energy crisis, his problem is that he tries to solve everything by himself by manipulating everyone around him, and is cool with putting the whole region in danger if he thinks it will Solve The Problem. his problem isnt being pro-nuclear power his problem is he thinks like a king. ideal swsh is anti-monarchy as well as anti-monopoly it would make more sense.

[imminent-danger-came]

Imp, have you seen the Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl pilot? If you have, I’m curious to know your thoughts on it because I don’t really know what you’d think of it. I know you hate when stories mock its tropes, but I feel the pilot intends to use the jokes for theme, which I know you appreciate. It also has set-up for a main queer black couple as opposed to the in-universe one-sided ship between the blorbo-bait white guy as a bonus LOL. Hope you have a good day!

I have!

I think it's a super cute pilot—the voice direction and a lot of the comedy isn't for me (kinda reminds me of of SvTFOE or TOH, which the creator works at Disney so that checks out), but that's totally just preference rather than a fault of the show. I respect what they're trying to do, it definitely doesn't feel like it's "mocking" the magical girl genre at all! I think my real issue is when a piece of media lacks sincerity, which PPPIDWTBAMG (does. the fandom have a better acronym) has plenty of. It's a fine deconstruction, and that "magical girl de-transformation' is just smart.

Obviously love a main queer black couple, they're goofy and fun (and feel arospec to me), and I love that the white boy is chasing after the black girl. It's just nice to see

"Blorbo-bait white guy" is fucking KILLING me