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@mrcross.bsky.social

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In no particular order. 31. Mildly furry, quite gay. Cat lover, User Experience Researcher, Gamer, Roleplayer and Delightful Nerd.

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Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 6d

Yep. Just put something underneath the PC to raise it a little for airflow. I used three bricks.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 11d

Offtopic but very you: www.rockpapershotgun.com/cyberpunk-20...

Cyberpunk 2077 can now serve daily word puzzles thanks to a mod called Gonkle, and the answer's probably choom

A new Cyberpunk 2077 mod called Gonkle serves daily in-game Wordle-style puzzles via a text service called Gonkle.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 11d

Sometimes you need a firm mattress.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 13d

If their points weren't delivered in such bad faith, I would point out the difference between things you cannot do because of a disability, and things you cannot do because you can't be bothered to learn it.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 13d

I think you're a raccoon. A clever little dumpster diving, mischievous fella.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 14d

When you build a data centre, its total computing capacity is measured in MW and GW, because a small amount of high-performance GPU computing units (HPCs) consume the same power as many, many times more ordinary servers. The power is the limiting factor, and hence that's the metric.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 18d

You're implying this version doesn't have 🍆. It absolutely does. :D

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 26d

How long and thick is his dick without extra enhancement?

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 29d

Give him the knot! Knot him!

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 29d

Isn't all of this just an attempt to make you jump without needing to push? There's no additional win for them from outright ban, I think?

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 29d

It's a streaming service. The commander will as far as I'm aware never pay wall their work.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 29d

Your good spirits and argumentative thoroughness really makes your point.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

That's not quite my point. I'm talking specifically in a sexual context here. Even the most provocative culture portraying rape and such doesn't go as far as some rule34 does. That difference in acceptability may be arbitrary, but it's not meaningless.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

You're hitting the nail on the head. No GenAI company even has a path to profitability yet. They're hoping to makes companies and society so dependent on their tech that when they raise prices to actually sustainable ones, orgs have no option to bow their heads and pay up.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

I am, but uh, that's been the case for 20 years by now. At some point, using a private platform to share thoughts and works comes down to trust. While most that were trustworthy sure as hell aren't now, at least Bluesky positive at this time, and in the world of tech, that's all you're getting. :/

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

I don't think that is the intention with which the guidelines are written. Ultimately, any ruleset is going to have gray areas unless it's written by law experts and then tested by judges. The proof will be in how these rules are exercised, what works get removed and which do not. That is upsetting.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

I think you've missed the final chapter of the guidelines: Protected Expression, in which the first bracket is specifically "Journalism, Analysis, Education, and Advocacy".

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

When someone goes
>"Ew! That's icky! I don't want to see that, or my kids!"
It's a pretty good counterpoint to say
>"You had to click past two warnings to view that, moron. Caveat emptor."

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

Not everywhere. By specifying it, they're making the rules clear regardless of jurisdiction.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

I'm picking up what you're putting down, but I think I am more getting at that societal norms (at least in the the west) are turning against dub- and noncon content as our AFK expectations shift towards explicit consent. Not saying that makes it a right decision, but understandable.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

I like to believe the folks behind this spun out from Twitter because they believe they could make something better, not to sell out ASAP, and from earlier communication, I think ads are low on their priority list of monetization as opposed to memberships of some sort.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

If we want the big bad corpo mods to leave us be, then we have to prove that we can self-moderate by tagging properly and helping the people who don't want to see certain stuff.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

At the same time, reality imitates art. As the expectation of explicit consent over vague "Didn't say no" excuses grows in real life, is it not fair to expect artwork to be more explicit about the consent of the characters involved unless it's portraying non-consent to make a point?

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

What about the updated guidelines makes you think that? If anything, they seem to have specified that scammy shit like most crypto is not welcome in the least.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · Sep 20

I think that would be an overreaction. Nothing about the terms kicks out furries, and we certainly haven't seen any bans on adult artists. For now, this is a pretty safe space for NSFW artists, and one with some pretty decent reach, too. :)