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For someone so determined to live and live well, there's SO MUCH PAPERWORK associated with dying. Jeeeeez.

Songs created mostly or entirely by artificial intelligence will be excluded from Australia's official music charts from this Friday.

In short, in the context of sex:

M:

• Not recommended for under 15s, no legal restrictions
• Sexual activity may be "discreetly implied, if justified by context"

MA:

• Considered unsuitable for under 15s, with legal restrictions
  • I definitely bought MA video games as a teen without issue (though sometimes I did need my dad there)
• Sexual activity may be implied
• Sexual violence may be implied, if justified by context

R:

• Considered unsuitable for under 18s, with legal restrictions
• Sexual activity may be simulated (i.e. the actors are not actually having sex)
• Sexual violence may be implied

X:

• Exclusively used for consensual sexual material (but nonsexual, high impact films can be R or RC)
• Illegal to possess in some parts of the NT (maybe? I think that law automatically sunset a few years ago and wasn't replaced?)
• Illegal to sell, rent, or exhibit in all states (but not the territories)
  • Thanks to the constitution, an ACT/NT store can knowingly sell to someone in other states and that's OK
• Sexual activity may be depicted, unless...
  • depictions of violence, sexual violence, sexualized violence, coercion, or sexually assaultive language is present
  • that includes consensual depictions which "purposefully demean anyone involved in that activity for the enjoyment of viewers"
  • body piercing, "application of substances such as candle wax", "golden showers", bondage, spanking, or fisting are depicted
    • Why is this list so specific?
  • the actors are 18+ but look like minors, or are being depicted as minors

RC: (Refused Classification)

• Anything that fails the above restrictions, but also:
  • "activity accompanied by fetishes or practices which are offensive or abhorrent"
  • "incest fantasies or other fantasies which are offensive or abhorrent"
    • Why pretend-incest is singled out here but not in the exclusions of X ratings is beyond me.
• Broadcasting or selling this, or anything that would be RC if they tried to get it classified, is illegal (for the person selling/broadcasting)
  • I am fairly sure consuming or possessing it is not inherently illegal, unless you're in a juristiction where X-rated content is illegal to possess

See also:
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2005L01284/latest/text

I already knew our porn laws were not great, but this, if true, is a whole other level of bullshit.

Official response:

Article contains scantily clad women in provocative poses, and some closeups of vulvas.

Stop me not, but let me jog,
For I am Bob, the drivers dog

Small dense attractive groundcover that likes damper areas. Good plant to grow around water features. Propagate by division.

Not cheap, but could be nice in moderation.

Outlines some native ground cover options, not just grasses & lawns

Was it just me that was raised on a ton of misinformation about spitfires? (spoiler: they dribble harmlessly)

As predicted, the quiet legal backtracking with Bunnings has set a precident.

Recommendation from a friend

tldr: no one I want it to unless I jump hoops

The careful framing of "we only had one false positive in the first week" and [since June, across the entire trial] "we had 33 alerts and 18 arrests" is gross and overtly misleading. For all we know it's got an almost 50% false positive rate. Whee.

Cory Doctorow confirmed to be a hammock fan, btw.

Details the crime & legal process that set this precident. Read with caution.

tldr: "imitation animal-products aren't profitable enough any more"

The good news is that they still sell plants. Overpriced and sad looking plants, but still.