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If lorem ipsum were softcore erotica...

enriquto 6y ago
What if I told you it actually is? > Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit, qui inea voluptate velit esse, quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum, qui dolorem eum fugiat, quo voluptas nulla pariatur? Translation: Who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure? This text could very well be the first page of a softcore erotica (or even hardcore!). The rest of the text is not usually visible. But then again, neither is the rest of lena!
- NoSorryCannot 6y ago
  This is a really big stretch in interpretation but also in plausibility, since Latin is a dead language. But if it were true, then you'd have it your way: it'd also be inappropriate in professional settings that don't naturally necessitate it.
  - 2038AD 6y ago
    > This is a really big stretch in interpretation According to Wikipedia[0], "[t]he placeholder text is taken from parts of the first book's discourse on hedonism." The first book being the first book of Cicero's De finibus bonorum et malorum. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum
    - NoSorryCannot 6y ago
      Least plausible of all is that someone would try to shore up this argument in good faith.
      - 2038AD 6y ago
        To be honest I'm sure it isn't erotica just as the Holy Bible is not despite verses like Ezekiel 23:20. I must also confess I did find the revelation a little amusing. It certainly says something about men (whether that's just the men of 70s from when both originate).
- YetAnotherNick 6y ago
  I knew other commenters would bash you for proving their point, but this is quite the best comeback I have seen in long time.
- crazygringo 6y ago
  Then... you'd be wrong. It's a philosophical argument against Epicurianism. Which has as much in common with softcare erotica as the phone book. Not sure what your point is.
derefr 6y ago
I would humbly note that, by volume, almost all of what generic lossy image compression algorithms are applied on, is in fact some form of erotica. A better compressor specifically in the domain of pornography—if widely applied—would probably do more to save total global Internet bandwidth usage than, say, better compression for YouTube videos would.

What if I told you it actually is? > Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit, qui inea voluptate velit esse, quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum, qui dolorem eum fugiat, quo voluptas nulla pariatur? Translation: Who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure? This text could very well be the first page of a softcore erotica (or even hardcore!). The rest of the text is not usually visible. But then again, neither is the rest of lena!

NoSorryCannot 6y ago
This is a really big stretch in interpretation but also in plausibility, since Latin is a dead language. But if it were true, then you'd have it your way: it'd also be inappropriate in professional settings that don't naturally necessitate it.
- 2038AD 6y ago
  > This is a really big stretch in interpretation According to Wikipedia[0], "[t]he placeholder text is taken from parts of the first book's discourse on hedonism." The first book being the first book of Cicero's De finibus bonorum et malorum. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_finibus_bonorum_et_malorum
  - NoSorryCannot 6y ago
    Least plausible of all is that someone would try to shore up this argument in good faith.
    - 2038AD 6y ago
      To be honest I'm sure it isn't erotica just as the Holy Bible is not despite verses like Ezekiel 23:20. I must also confess I did find the revelation a little amusing. It certainly says something about men (whether that's just the men of 70s from when both originate).
YetAnotherNick 6y ago
I knew other commenters would bash you for proving their point, but this is quite the best comeback I have seen in long time.
crazygringo 6y ago
Then... you'd be wrong. It's a philosophical argument against Epicurianism. Which has as much in common with softcare erotica as the phone book. Not sure what your point is.

derefr 6y ago

I would humbly note that, by volume, almost all of what generic lossy image compression algorithms are applied on, is in fact some form of erotica. A better compressor specifically in the domain of pornography—if widely applied—would probably do more to save total global Internet bandwidth usage than, say, better compression for YouTube videos would.