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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 · 3d

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 · 3d

Sometimes you need a firm mattress.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 5d

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 · 5d

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

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 10d

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

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 18d

How long and thick is his dick without extra enhancement?

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 21d

Give him the knot! Knot him!

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 21d

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 · 21d

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

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 21d

Your good spirits and argumentative thoroughness really makes your point.

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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. :)

Cross @mrcross.bsky.social · 22d

I don't think that's a correct interpretation:
The wording of this text does not ban fantastical or cartoonish furries in the slightest. I think they went very specifically for this wording to protect furries while banning zoophiles, which I absolutely am on board with.

Clip from community guidelines saying "Do not create, share, or promote sexual content involving real animals or realistically depicted synthetic, simulated, illustrated, or animated versions."