Something I noticed whilst watching a video essay on Callosal Syndrome (this is a condition where the the bridge between the left and right hemispheres of the brain are severed, often deliberately) is that AI acts shockingly similar to the left hemisphere of the brain, which is the hemisphere that handles language.
The right hemisphere handles more abstract thinking, but the important thing; the thing that made me draw this connection, is that the right hemisphere, though unable to speak, still has motor control over the left side of the body, and if the right hemisphere causes the body to do something without the left hemisphere knowing the context, the left hemisphere will just make shit up to explain why the patient reacted in whatever way they did.
An example of this is that a patient was shown footage of someone being pushed into a fire to their left visual field, and the patient later remarked that they feel uneasy, and speculated that maybe the doctors in the study were making them nervous; and the left hemisphere will basically always do this; attempt to rationalize and make up reasons for why the body reacts in the ways that it does.
The fire example I gave is p ass, there are better examples in the video but the fire one is the simplest to describe.
Its so interesting how Language Learning Modules similarly to a disconnected human Language Cortex, at least to my eye.
30-06 is a large hunting round. It has roughly a 75% larger surface area on the cartridge (the casing, not including the projectile) than a round of 5.56; the standard NATO round,. This is also almost 250% more surface area than 9mm, which the United Healthcare shooter was able to fit 7 characters on with "dispose", therefore it can reasonably be assumed that you can fit 17 or more characters, which could handily fit "if u read this u r gay".
The shooter used Mauser 98 bolt-action rifle chambered in .30-06 ("thirty-aught-six"). The Mauser 98 is a bolt action rifle; a form of single action, meaning the firearm needs to be recocked before fired again, similar to a old revolver or a Nerf blaster. Since only one shot was fired, no casings actually left the firearm. The spent casing from the fired shot never left the chamber, as it would not be extracted until recocked.
Yes, I understand that if these people could have it their way, any kind of mature content would be completely illegal. The reason I don't feel strongly about this is strictly because this isn't a legal threat, and I don't think it has that capacity to become one. Lobbying is expensive, and I don't believe that an Australian organization has the capacity to seriously affect global/western culture more than this. Quite frankly, its impressive they were able to pull this much off, and I fully expect ts to blow over in 3 years tops.
Don't get me wrong- its not that I don't care about censorship, its that I don't really view this as censorship because the consumption and purchasing of the "censored" product is still completely possible. Contrarily, if this were signed into law I would have a big fucking problem with it.
With regards to the "companies they choose to use" point I made, I was in fact referring to payment processors, hence why I proposed crypto, cash and giftcards; as in purchasing a steam giftcard with cash from a store. Obviously I don't expect people to not have credit cards, but the anonymity and security cash provides is almost never used because people find it less convenient.
The reason I brought this up is because I have seen it proposed that this issue will expand beyond the scope of digital marketplaces, which I find downright laughable. People WILL stop using visa cards if you can't use it to buy condoms and there's an ATM in the gas station.
I firmly believe that if this issue is pressed further, at the very least Valve will js stop accepting payment directly through payment processors.
Yo I'm NGL I'm usually really passionate when I feel my rights are infringed but I do not feel like my rights are being infringed. This isn't the same thing as requiring ID to view NSFW content; this issue is not a legal one.
It's not even like porn is js inacessible now, most of it is found on Patreon, which is both unaffected and literally accepts cryptocurrency.
I will admit im suprised to see itch.io take action cos it has a reputation as a porn service, but who tf consumes porn on steam? I do not believe "what they define as NSFW will expand!" Or "next, games featuring a gay character will be banned!", either. You are fucking bugging if you think Valve would let that happen. All they would need to do is lean heavier into steam giftcards, potentially selling them digitally, and start accepting crypto 'till the processors wanna play ball.
I don't understand why people are bitching that the companies that they choose to use have so much power over their purchasing decisions. "First this, next sex toys! Then contraceptives!" Like Jesus fuck bro have you not heard of cash?
That's definitely an AI generated comment.