ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

Ep29: "The Only Podcast on OpenAI You'll Ever Need*" with @jacobschumer @Jason and @andrew is arriving in your #podcast client of choice this morning.

We pretty much just talk about #OpenAI. Some of it is informed, some of it is misinformed. Obviously we also do talk about #Musk and #Twitter, as is contractually obligated.

E29🔗 : https://zencastr.com/z/4JpGblt1

#lawfedi @law

#Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/esquiring-minds/id1661317618

#overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1661317618/

#WritersCoffeeClub Nov. 21st

What things make a good book cover design?

It should represent the mood and what-about's of the story, thus raising interest in the reader to pick the book from the shelf. I hope I did this so far...

Romea = A lesbian R&J-inspired story with tragic ending
The Seven Sins = A road trip
I'm Not A Shadow = American native girl showing they're still there
Sam = Lesbian story that takes place in a very remote area
WXE - The Search For Keria = A journey into the unknown

I just love the comic timing of this paragraph from the X Corp. v Media Matters Complaint.

All of our big advertisers fled when they saw their ads next to Nazi content! Well, except for Oracle, that is.

amazing graph from JP Morgan of bank account balances through the pandemic, broken out by income quartile
https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2023/11/20/how-has-wealth-changed-under-biden/

PATREONS! Brand new guest #AudioPorn for you today, an absolutely sublime #facesitting story by @SpenPErotica, read by brand new reader Stephen Carling. PLUS a sneak preview of the gorgeous new art that goes with it (it's mad hot, @stuart_cb has outdone himself once again)

https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-guest-audio-93272311?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Non-patreons, you'll have to wait a little longer, but check out some of Spencer's past audio here to whet your appetite: https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/author/spencerpritchard/ #NSFW #porn #erotica

@rwaddilove

It doesn't really matter if the internet is around in 100 years, the idea is that the words and ideas should continue to exist in some form. We can still read what people wrote 100 years ago. Same idea.

And Automattic can help by teaming up with some long-lived institutions like universities or insurance companies, to help strengthen the promise that the content will still be available in 100 years.

There is no other organization as far as I know who's trying to solve this problem.

Also I already am working with them on another project so I have some idea about the sincerity and values of the company. I don't think they'd do it as a publicity stunt. I think they mean to do it.

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Hey #lawfedi - here is the X lawsuit against media matters - curious what you see:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.383454/gov.uscourts.txnd.383454.1.0_1.pdf

cc: @Teri_Kanefield and others?

Cruse CEO resigns, to spend more time being dragged under his family's car.
https://jwz.org/b/ykGT

Myshkin does not exist #TerranTradeAuthority #AIArt #midjourney

According to Wikipedia:

"Upon its acquisition of Politico..&..Business Insider..., Axel Springer SE extended a policy that all employees must support a free-market economy, a united Europe, & Israel's right to exist."

Also "Axel Springer is "one of the largest mass media publishers in the European Union."

Can you imagine if it was like, Russia who was doing this in US media?

So journalists at Politico & Business Insider, in the USA, have to abide by these rules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE

we don't take kindly to outsiders moving in on our territory

#deer

This is good to know.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

I see the "age verification" language now (or that posted on social media), it doesn't seem to cover porn containing sites per se (although, maybe someone could twist it against them, i.e. like Germany seemed to). It is a... worrying one to have on principle, even if it is used in far fewer cases, as it is an inherently privacy intrusive measure (and might even practically prevent someone being able to access content...). In practice, it might wind up turning into de facto blocks in a lot of cases, like with Germany.

That said, I see how it might've made a tempting compromise... Ugh...

I suppose if a puritan shows up, there is this:

Firstly, even if online porn "might" be "problematic" to someone out there, it would still not be anywhere remotely near proportionate to engage in censorship, or privacy intrusive measures. Especially, as it can be important free expression to someone.

Secondly, a typical recommendation is sex education, not censorship (which is harmful in it's own ways).

Thirdly, the science isn't really showing this:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2015.1023427
https://psyarxiv.com/ehqgv/
Two studies showing porn is not associated with sexism. One carried out by German scientists, another carried out by Canadians.

https://qoto.org/@olives/110462274531891870
American scientists carried out a meta analysis of 59 studies. They found porn isn't associated with crime. A meta analysis is a study where someone studies studies.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31432547/
Nor does it seem this is the case among adolescents (the meta analysis also points to that). Here, the minors who used more porn engaged in less sexual aggression.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/201601/evidence-mounts-more-porn-less-sexual-assault
https://qoto.org/@olives/110400288665794817
There are even studies (across the United States, Japan, Finland, and more) showing that porn is associated with less crime, even among criminals.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31042055/
While an older Dutch study showed there might be worse levels of "sexual satisfaction" among adolescents using porn, a Croatian lab failed to replicate that.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563222001637
This is a meta analysis on sexualization in video games. It finds that studies tend to pick cut-offs where it's difficult to distinguish signal from noise. This increases the number of false positives.

There are also results which contradict the theory of sexualization being harmful. In the end, it fails to find a link between this and sexism, and this and mental well-being.

I'm usually sceptical of apparent links, as the "scientific pile on effect" (as one described it) drives people to go looking for "links" between porn and "something bad" however tenuous it might be, or methodologically flawed an approach it might be (and later, that something is debunked).

I could add it doesn't matter if they're "child-like" or "fictional children" (this is far, far more likely to hit someone good than someone bad who don't need it). If it was actual real children, I'd oppose that on ethical grounds (though, I still wouldn't want to burn down the Internet / sites, because of unwanted bad actors). This is covered above but it is also kind of common internet sense.

#chatcontrol

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