Ironic that one of the biggest complaints about AI these days is that it’s stealing from artists, and the OP couldn’t even follow the CC-BY-NC license that xkcd is released under…

That makes it a bit more clear. Thanks so much for writing that up!

Huh, so I take it from the other comments here that Kent isn’t entirely correct? Is there a summary of the back and forth so far?

Ah yes, the “gays are okay if they keep it to the bedroom” attitude.

So long story short, the anti-cheat software can detect if you’re using a different signing key?

Hi, I’m cadekat, and I have a bios password and custom keys in my secure boot. Pleasure to meet you :3

Can’t you load your own keys into your BIOS, letting you sign whatever you want anyway?

Secure boot can be used as part of a chain that eventually ends with unlocking your cryptographic keys only if the software stack has not been modified.

Sure, for most people that’ll make little difference, but it is an actual benefit.

Ah, I see your argument. There’s a non-zero chance of a fursuit being covered in… fluids, so to avoid ever coming in contact, you avoid all fursuits.

That’s somewhat unfair.

Somewhere between 18 and 100. I’m curious why this is relevant.

As for the rest, “anyone implies everyone” is, uh, not a logically sound statement.

Just make sure you note where your maker got your fur, just in case 😉

For some it’s a sex thing, for others it’s not. Often it can be either for the same person, depending on context.

When I’m “in suit” in public, sex is the furthest thing from my mind. It’s just being silly and fun. It isn’t like I’m wearing a cum-stained fursuit and hugging people. That’d be disgusting.

You have no clue. You haven’t experienced gross until you’ve marched through a sea of unwashed shag carpets trying to find the perfect position, getting jostled and bumped by who knows what body part. I still have flashbacks to MFF2014. I was there man, during the gas attack. Getting penned up like animals with literal dogs.

The fact that scams persist on blockchain is an unfortunate side effect of the whole uncensorable thing…

Agreed. This really isn’t as simple as "training AI is/is not copyright infringement ".

It isn’t like the technology is going away, and if big corporations with huge IP libraries are the only ones that have access… Well that isn’t exactly a pleasant world.

That said, creators absolutely deserve to get compensated for their work, especially if an AI is regurgitating recognizable hunks of their art.

A majestic dumpster garden… on fire

I know it’s a meme right now to hate on pizza parties at work, but in a generally positive work environment when things get a little hectic, I really do appreciate not having to think about lunch for a day.

I’m not really that familiar with LN, to be honest. It looks like there’s almost $500 million in the network available for transactions (source), and according to this report, there were about 6.6 million transactions in August of 2023.

Not MasterCard or Visa levels, for sure, but also not a 10 minute wait for a transaction to complete either.

Bitcoin has lightning or you could use a chain with faster blocks.

How does it compare to keycloak?