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After learning more about media, cultures, history, etc. I have reviewed my own artwork and noticed that there was problematic stuff in many of them. To those this has affected, I am sorry and I wish I had known about these problems before writing. I also hope people around here can learn from my mistakes and avoid doing these in their writing or any artwork. The short version: Do not create anthropomorphic reptiles (or if you do, extensive research to avoid antisemitic stereotypes is needed). When you come up with names, ALWAYS google those names and the implications behind them before you give these names to your characters. Even if the name sounds good, make sure giving them to a particular character does not have unfortunate implications. Look up stereotypes so you know to avoid adding them to your story or other art. Search for lists of slurs, learn them, and avoid using them. I had no idea at the time when I wrote Alien Ride that a particular word used (3-letter f-word) was a slur, I thought it was just slang/informal. Nor was I aware of how anthropomorphic reptile aliens (even if friendly) can be seen as antisemitic. In Alien Ride I gave a random name (that I thought I had made up) to one of the reptile characters. Turns out, that name (Yenta) already existed before I came up with it, and it has Yiddish origins. Yiddish is the language of Ashkenazim Jewish people, for those who do not know. Also in Alien Ride, the main character told a computer (that tried to kill the protagonists with video-game inspired traps) that it should be thrown in jail and that he hopes the computer drops the soap. That joke I've heard several times in media, and had not thought of the seriousness of prison rape when I wrote that chapter. With Hauntborg, something can be seen as antisemitic, because in the first chapter the ghost that the main characters met disguised herself into a witch similar to the old folklore witches with a big nose. I had no idea that image of big-nosed witch is considered antisemitism until I found out from a video by a Jewish person regarding Halloween costumes of witches. It doesn't help the situation that in that chapter the main characters accidentally set the ghost's house on fire. Also in Hauntborg, there was a scene in a bar where the bigots were not just mocking the cyborg main characters for being cyborgs, but even threw the f-slur at them because one of them wore a pink shirt. I should not have written that in the chapter.

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Most of chapter 1 is done, with minor changes here and there compared to what's on my D.A.. I hope I can finish it by the end of the year. https://tapas.io/episode/2386416 What is it about? "In a world where sentient artificial intelligence entities have rights, a mysterious guy calling himself Final Boss runs an AI torture show called Facsimile on the dark web while Internet Detective Shanti Cervada seeks to arrest him.


WARNING: Violence, swearing, and implied rape among AI. Also, if the idea of life in a simulation makes you uncomfortable in any way, I don't recommend reading this webcomic."

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You can read the full story of a guy with memory problems and his cute but messed up robot on Ringdom for free: https://www.ringdomstory.com/novel/hewHbbhJD1LhnaszIG3FqQ%3D%3D-Server.html

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It can be accessed through this link https://www.ringdomstory.com/novel/hewHbbhJD1LhnaszIG3FqQ%3D%3D-Server.html and will be updated daily until 13th chapter (or what used to be 13th chapter, because I'm only allowed 5000 words per chapter, so I had to split some). After that expect uploads about once a week until it ends at about 30 chapters. Story information: "Corby Yggdrasil is a forgetful young man. Ora is his personal assistant robot that can somewhat predict future events. They are constantly hunted by authoritarian forces, and things get complicated when Ora develops an obsessive attachment to Corby."

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The story is set in a world where self-aware artificial intelligence constructs have rights, but a mysterious guy calling himself Final Boss runs an AI torture show called Facsimile on the dark web. Internet Detective Nicki Cervada is hired by the original creator of the AI generating kit to find Final Boss and shut down the nefarious business of torturing AI for money. In the meantime, the six AIs (Joe the human, Vulpis the anthro fox, Draco the anthro dragon, Scorpius the anthro scorpion, Orbit the levitating robot, and Ganjai the potted weed) must survive through the torture and avoid getting corrupted too much before help arrives. The idea behind this webcomic popped up in my head after watching GrayStillPlays videos on Youtube and after listening to Rise Against - The Violence. First pages hosted on DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/detonatress/gallery/75299922/facsimile The webcomic will be hosted on tapas.io and possibly Webtoon if they don't deem it too violent or the topics it handles too sensitive. As of this time, I have finished 5 pages, still have a lot more to go until chapter 1 is ready for publishing. Take care, everyone!

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