Ponderings for April 16th 2022

[mikeyank]

I saw the movie Ex Machina today, and I was wondering what the face of my manipulative A.I. boyfriend would look like based on my pornography profile.

By all means, go for it Treb. If you can’t have a real life boyfriend there is nothing wrong with an AI boyfriend. Enjoy 2025 technology.

 

[trebligon]

By all means, go for it Treb. If you can’t have a real life boyfriend there is nothing wrong with an AI boyfriend. Enjoy 2025 technology.

Uh... no, I was thinking hypothetically. A.I. chatbots are not good things for one's mental health. It was just in the movie a female robot's face was modeled after a man's pornography profile. It made me think of what my ideal man would look like, and if it could really be assembled via my porn viewership.

I am not lonely enough to need one. I don't want all my prejudices and flaws reinforced by a sycophant.

 

[trebligon]

Sorry if that came off as harsh. Last semester I took an ethics of A.I. class and a couple of nightmarish situations came up. Scary stuff. If it could be done without damage to the user, I have no moral objections, though I am always going to be a little wary of using anything that might be an emerging sapience for sex. It leads to questions of slavery.

 

[mikeyank]

Sorry if that came off as harsh. Last semester I took an ethics of A.I. class and a couple of nightmarish situations came up. Scary stuff. If it could be done without damage to the user, I have no moral objections, though I am always going to be a little wary of using anything that might be an emerging sapience for sex. It leads to questions of slavery.

I always enjoy your comments here Treb. Whether I totally agree or not, I do enjoy the intercourse*

*Historically, "intercourse" also had a broader meaning, referring to general communication or dealings between people or groups. However, this usage is now considered old-fashioned, and it's essential to modify the word to clarify if you're not referring to sexual activity. For instance, one might speak of "social intercourse" to signify communication and interaction between individuals.

 

[mikeyank]

This is a pic from the early 1960’s or possibly the late 1950’s of men going to work on the New York City subway, all reading the New York Times or another of the morning newspapers. Today you would find a much more diverse crowd with the same number of people either listening with earplugs or reading their phones. When I take the subway to work twice a week, I bring my New York Post, not for their ultra right wing slant on the news, but for their excellent sports section. The point is that I am often the only person in my car reading a newspaper. Just pondering another way life and the world has changed over the past sixty years, …….Yikes, has it really been sixty years since 1965? Yep it has old man.

 

[mikeyank]

At my old job, there was a lady named Terri who loved Christmas and every month on the 25th, she’d comment on how many months away it was. Sometimes when I first saw her on a day, I’d comment first. Today I was looking at the calendar and checking Monday’s date and it occurred to me that this Monday we will be just four months away from Christmas 2025. My pondering is on how quickly time goes by. Not an original thought, just my pondering for today………I don’t see Terri anymore but if I did, I would it say to her. lol

 

[chac54]

At my old job, there was a lady named Terri who loved Christmas and every month on the 25th, she’d comment on how many months away it was. Sometimes when I first saw her on a day, I’d comment first. Today I was looking at the calendar and checking Monday’s date and it occurred to me that this Monday we will be just four months away from Christmas 2025. My pondering is on how quickly time goes by. Not an original thought, just my pondering for today………I don’t see Terri anymore but if I did, I would it say to her. lol

So true! Time never seems to slow down, only to go faster

 

[trebligon]

It is the nature of perspective, I suppose. The closer you are to the end, the less there seems to be.

Though, when I work my security job, the seconds just seem to crawl...

 

[mikeyank]

It is the nature of perspective, I suppose. The closer you are to the end, the less there seems to be.

Though, when I work my security job, the seconds just seem to crawl...

Depressing thought…….but probably the truth.

 

[trebligon]

Sorry, that was morbid.

As much as my life might feel like it's coming to a close, I still have lots of time left. And when those seconds drag on at the job, I think, "you know, this is boring, but I am alive." It's good to have perspective.

 

[chac54]

Gosh, I haven't pondered in 4 months plus. Time goes by way too quickly, today was an OK day, I went out and got a haircut, my stylist was a very cute guy, most definitely was gay (if my gaydar is wrong I'll turn in my card ). First time I have seen him there, I may go back more frequently even if I don't need a haircut just for a touch up LOL

For a more personal update, I have to have surgery sometime later this month or early in February. Nothing too serious thankfully. I'm ready for another vacation from work. I really really need to find a guy to be with, the horny is off the charts lately, and jerking it 2x a day isn't doing it . My poor member is getting chaffed

What's happening with everyone else? Any good news? Or great hookup stories?

 

[trebligon]

I heard recently about how the Twitter A.I. is being used to alter images to undress people (including children) without their consent. Awful, of course. But it reminded me of a random thought I had before about a "neutral" use for it. I was thinking, what if you could use it to remove socks or condoms from videos. Assuming no copyright infringement (like a legally downloaded video from here with no distribution) and ignoring the ecological damage, would it be "wrong"? I assume different porn producers feel differently about the artistic integrity of their work.

 

[mikeyank]

Gosh, I haven't pondered in 4 months plus. Time goes by way too quickly, today was an OK day, I went out and got a haircut, my stylist was a very cute guy, most definitely was gay (if my gaydar is wrong I'll turn in my card ). First time I have seen him there, I may go back more frequently even if I don't need a haircut just for a touch up LOL

For a more personal update, I have to have surgery sometime later this month or early in February. Nothing too serious thankfully. I'm ready for another vacation from work. I really really need to find a guy to be with, the horny is off the charts lately, and jerking it 2x a day isn't doing it . My poor member is getting chaffed

What's happening with everyone else? Any good news? Or great hookup stories?

Always great to hear from you Chac! I know what you mean about a cute hair stylist. There is one guy at my barber shop who is pretty good looking and when he massages my scalp, I close my eyes and enjoy the feeling of him rubbing my head. It may not be the “head” that I really want him to massage, but beggars can’t be choosers.

Good luck with the upcoming surgery. Please let us know when you have had it done and that you got through it easily. Regarding finding love, or at least a sex partner, good luck. Grindr and the apps seem to be the main way guys meet up in 2026 and that ain’t great. Reminds me of an old song, lol.

 

[mikeyank]

I heard recently about how the Twitter A.I. is being used to alter images to undress people (including children) without their consent. Awful, of course. But it reminded me of a random thought I had before about a "neutral" use for it. I was thinking, what if you could use it to remove socks or condoms from videos. Assuming no copyright infringement (like a legally downloaded video from here with no distribution) and ignoring the ecological damage, would it be "wrong"? I assume different porn producers feel differently about the artistic integrity of their work.

That actually sounds like a good idea Treb. Maybe Mark can edit the old BSB1 & BSB2 videos and we can see Tyler, Dustin, MikeR., Logan & Tank Shane fucking bareback through AI. And of course some of Clay’s boys from early BSB2 days as well.

It’s like Ronald Reagan used to say before he got into politics! Lol

 

[chac54]

Always great to hear from you Chac! I know what you mean about a cute hair stylist. There is one guy at my barber shop who is pretty good looking and when he massages my scalp, I close my eyes and enjoy the feeling of him rubbing my head. It may not be the “head” that I really want him to massage, but beggars can’t be choosers.

Good luck with the upcoming surgery. Please let us know when you have had it done and that you got through it easily. Regarding finding love, or at least a sex partner, good luck. Grindr and the apps seem to be the main way guys meet up in 2026 and that ain’t great. Reminds me of an old song, lol.

I logged back into Grindr a month or so ago. And I found a guy who was interested, we chatted for about an hour and I told him to come over, gave address and then he proceeded to go silent and didn't reply. So I unsent my messages and logged out. Probably a picture collector. I didn't send anything identifying face wise but damn that sucked after I prepped for fun time

 

[chac54]

I heard recently about how the Twitter A.I. is being used to alter images to undress people (including children) without their consent. Awful, of course. But it reminded me of a random thought I had before about a "neutral" use for it. I was thinking, what if you could use it to remove socks or condoms from videos. Assuming no copyright infringement (like a legally downloaded video from here with no distribution) and ignoring the ecological damage, would it be "wrong"? I assume different porn producers feel differently about the artistic integrity of their work.

AI is a HUGE waste of valuable resources (water and power). Yes it does have its places, but it really isn't economical yet for mass distribution. I read on Reddit that one IT sysadmin was building a multi million dollar datacenter and he was told after construction started and the place was over half built that the local power company couldn't supply power till like 2027 or 2028 I think it was. The CFO was in an absolute panic about the cash bleed that was going to be.

If you haven't watched the movie Idiocracy, you really should that's where we are heading as a society unfortunately.

 

[trebligon]

AI is a HUGE waste of valuable resources (water and power). Yes it does have its places, but it really isn't economical yet for mass distribution. I read on Reddit that one IT sysadmin was building a multi million dollar datacenter and he was told after construction started and the place was over half built that the local power company couldn't supply power till like 2027 or 2028 I think it was. The CFO was in an absolute panic about the cash bleed that was going to be.

If you haven't watched the movie Idiocracy, you really should that's where we are heading as a society unfortunately.

I know! I am against "A.I." in almost all cases. I specifically mentioned ignoring the ecological damage, but its other negative impact also outweighs its benefits. The only positive I've really heard is it helps early cancer detection. I was just suggesting a strange idea I had and I wondered even about the moral aspect of that.

 

[Jaybifla]

I would think you should get model consent before removing condoms in a scene. I doubt any of the models would care but AI is so new that clauses in contracts wouldn’t have included this and there will always be someone looking for a payout. Someone saying “oh I didn’t give you permission to show me having sex without a condom and I wouldn’t have agreed to that”. Just my opinion. But again, I doubt most would care. There are those straight boys from a decade ago that might have issues with it.

 

[trebligon]

Can Broke Straight Boys provide a copy of their standard contract so I can peruse it? (I am still considering law school for the fall, so it's a totally legit request.)

(I'm kidding.)

(Or am I?)