#Knowledge Objects

[thejaymo]

Enchanted Knowledge Objects in LLM UI

When we drop a document—a PDF, say—into an LLM’s context window, the document has a kind of gravity. It pulls and pushes the model toward certain ideas contained in the text, reshaping its context landscape and responses based on the content. Because I’m so sword and sorcery pilled, the word that comes to mind is that Knowledge Objects are a kind of Talisman – objects imbued with specific powers and properties that can be intentionally wielded to amplify the will of its user. 

[durge-marzio]

Ohhh, I'm rereading Mystra's entry in the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide... and this detail:

This means Gale was punished for trying to restore and preserve what he thought was a lost piece of Mystra's magic. Gale being Mystra's ex-lover put aside. He as her follower, she his goddess, was punished for attempting to do the one foundational rule of her faith.

I'm seething and so sad at the same time.

Edit: I used the word punish loosely, as in, toxic/abusive people will take any small mistake or action and twist it into something they can take advantage of. This post was also largely from the stand point of a toxic deity rather than a toxic partner, but both takes are valid here. Especially with the, “you didn’t stay compliant so now I’m giving you the silent treatment” part of it—from a god and a partner perspective.

[front-facing-pokemon]

[astra-ravana]

Bone Deep Divination

This is just going to be a quick post explaining curiomancy/osteomancy, showing my curiomancy set, and providing some tips so that you can make your own set.

Curiomancy is the art of divination through small, symbolic objects—anything from a key to a coin, a feather, or a seashell. Osteomancy, its bony cousin, uses bones—animal, occasionally human, ethically sourced—to glean insight from the way they fall or relate to one another. Both practices are intuitive, tactile, and highly personalized, making them stand out from more rigid systems like tarot or runes.

Keep a journal or list to log your piece meanings.

My curiomancy set took me about three years to complete. Each item was individually chosen based on my own, personal association with that object. What makes curiomancy and osteomancy deeply personal is that you build your own set. You choose what each item means, or better yet, let the item tell you. A plastic spider could represent opportunity. A wheat-back penny might speak of money, luck, or something worth remembering. Over time, your collection becomes a living language—one only you truly speak.

I keep a special cloth with my kit that I use to read with. It has a custom sigil on the back.

Creating your own set connects you directly to your practice. It forces you to observe patterns, develop symbolism, and work with intuition over preset meanings. That makes it wildly potent. This is your cosmology, not someone else’s.

Tips for Selecting Bones or Curios:

• Let them call to you. You’ll know when a piece belongs in your set—it’ll catch your eye, feel odd in your hand, or tug at your gut.

• Start small. Don’t aim for 30 pieces right away. Begin with 7–13 and let the rest come organically.

• Ethical sourcing matters. For bones, find remains in nature or purchase from reputable sellers. Know the animal if you can; its spirit may linger.

• Balance the energies. Mix light and dark, organic and artificial. You’re not building a pretty set—you’re building a tool that mirrors the world.

• Keep a record. Write down meanings as they emerge, but allow them to shift over time. Like bones, meaning is alive until it's not.

• Do practice readings to learn how your pieces interact with one another and the surface/spread. I read my bones in a spiral, others may use quadrants or a custom map.

Both curiomancy and osteomancy are less about the pieces and more about the story they tell together—an evolving mythos whispered by wood, metal, plastic, glass, and bone. This ancient divination form is still as relevant and potent today as it has ever been.

[anghraine]

The B-plots of "The Galileo Seven" and "The Mark of Gideon" aren't identical, but I do think it's pretty funny that the former hinges on Kirk fighting with some asshole higher-up who won't let him save Spock et al., and the Spock-figuring-out-what's-happening B-plot of "The Mark of Gideon" involves him fighting with various assholes including Starfleet higher-ups who are trying to keep him from saving Kirk.

But for Kirk, "fighting" = well technically according to regulation 347843874 paragraph 24 line 1731 I temporarily retain the authority to exercise my own judgment as commanding officer. So I'm just going to use my extensive knowledge of regulations to ... keep repairs and scans going until time runs out. In the meanwhile, you're free to get the fuck off my bridge

(When time runs out, he does reluctantly obey his directives, for a certain value of "obey"—by commanding the crew to comply as slowly as possible.)

Meanwhile, Spock's reaction to tangling with obnoxious but not unreasonable higher-ups pretty much comes down to "Sir, for posterity, I'd like to register my considered opinion of this decision as fuck you, you fucking idiots" before fighting further obstacles. And by "fighting" I mean:

[aotearoa20]

Jonathan Harker and Captain Nemo

It’s not your fault I see him everywhere, but you seem to know all his lines so well…

@lxgentlefolkcomic ep2 has me in a chokehold

[roseofhybrids]

you know what would be fun?

A puzzle game where you're given a bunch of different objects, magazines, books, food labels, et cetera, all with a made up language on them. Then, with just the objects you're given, you have to decipher how to read the conlang your only clues come from the pictures and contents of the items

say for example, the game gives you two cans they're different brands, but two of the words on the front of them match the game lets you open the cans, and inside you find that both are filled with tomato soup ergo, you can conclude that the shared words mean "tomato soup"

then you can take another can, this one only shares one word and is filled with vegetable soup. Therefore, that single word that all three cans share must mean "soup" and by process of elimination the other word means "tomato"

and the idea is you keep doing this with different words till you can fully translate everything

[jacky93sims]

Otaku Collection Set Functional for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 set converted from flirtyghoul. I made the bookcase, deco manga and action figures but not the posters because there are really too much recolors. Bookcase and deco manga are low poly, action figures are medium to high (5k to 10k). The bookcase has 21 slot and is actually functional to read and "asked to be read" manga.

There are 8 random manga from which your sims can choose (children can choose only for the Doraemon one as I tought it is more "childish"), but if you don't want to wait for the favourite manga to show up you can edit the book in buy mode with the design tool and choose the cover you like (useful for machinima purposes). Sims can also put back the manga in the bookcase (and also the standard books). I made the manga object buyable in buy mode for deco purpose too ^^ Found in Hobby - Knowledge (bookcase and manga) and Hobby - Miscellaneous (Deco Manga and Action Figures) I also added a Collection File so it will be easy to find the objects in Buy Mode.

If you want to add your favourite manga you can recolor the "Otaku Billy Bookcase - Manga" package file with simpe (I added texture samples in the download folder to make it easier to figure out) or change the 8 textures already present in the file with something else. Here a Tutorial from Poppet-sims.

Let me know if something isn't working properly :)

DOWNLOAD HERE

If you have a problem with Manga please delete "Otaku Billy Bookcase - Manga" package and replace it with this fix: MANGA FIX

[arcade-confetti]

I couldn't be trusted if I got into lanterns honestly. One of them is developing a relationship with that ring

[ribbittrobbit]

The Wizard

(@quiddie i love this angry princess and i want her to completely fuck shit up)

[emero0]

Tsukasa has his flag

Rui has his chicken robot

Nene has robonene (or a game console), and

Emu has a pocket of infinite candy at her disposal

[reality-detective]

Objects from another time...

A very old way of making popcorn! 🤔

[reksink]

A Battle of Body & Illness, a Moment of Strong Resolve

A Lovely Comm from Worlds Beyond 💚

[front-facing-pokemon]

[pip3dream]

i need to see a hell of a lot more of the tricks that johnny taught Kit, i need him to be the person johnny raised him to be every once in a while and i need Ty to be super impressed with Kits negotiating skills, his thievery skills, him being a con artist, tricking people or whatever and—what if every now and then Kit lifts something off Ty and gives it back later when Ty is looking for it— we got some of that in qoaad but what if instead of Kit hiding the person that johnny made him maybe he embraces him and helps with the mission

post was inspired by @tys-kitty

[nox-in-a-box]

So there's another character I'm working on that I'm naming Arsalan (for now at least). He puts a high emphasis on practicality, knowing a decent amount of information on most things, even the more niche ones, as long as he finds a reason for that knowledge to be useful in some kind of context. His view is that there isn't really a point in knowing way too much about a subject. This puts him at odds with Jay, of course, who has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge in anything involving the creatures of the deep. Jay says that Arsalan just doesn't have anything that interests him like that yet. Arsalan doesn't really say anything to confirm or deny this.