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• AVN experience as an attendee? 7/23/2026 10:48:11 AM
  
  morbidthoughts wrote: My experiences and what I look for in a show are completely different from the average fan though. I don't collect things, and I don't go out of my way to interact with strangers even if they are in the industry. Most of the performers I photograph are people that I know, and sometimes it took a couple of meetings before I actually take their photo. Yeah, maybe I can line up a Vegas trip and get a day pass just to see what's up. I really don't collect autographs or celebrity photos either. I can think of a couple performers that I would make an exception for though. I haven't been to PAX in like 10 years. I loved the merch/swag scene at pax, but I'm not sure what kind of swag I'd want. Pax would have parties thrown ...

• Porn In This Decade (2020-2029) 7/19/2026 3:18:50 PM
  
  VR does give a much better sense of scale, but the setup involved is kind of a pain. AI is great for some things, and I'm sure some people out there will be paying for AI material, but I think wanting to see actual people is going to continue to be the main thing. There's the pure visual aspect of the industry, but I think there is some appeal to the fact that real people come together and put on these performances. Poking around OF type pages, there is a lot of money flying around, or at least being asked for, for more personal material. Studio productions are kind of more serving as ads for the model themselves. People looking for new follows on creator platforms are discovering new models on studio sites and then finding their link...

• AVN experience as an attendee? 7/12/2026 12:06:22 PM
  
  Nice, that's a solid list! Good to know the NJ Exxxotica was a better experience, it's way closer to me, I'm generally open for a good excuse to visit Vegas but I hear it's getting a bit more expensive in the past few years. There are a few women I'd be interested in getting a photo with, but I don't think I'd want to spend too much time on that. I mean I don't really collect photos of myself with celebrities generally. It sounds like models will generally be at the agency booths. What do the sites/studios generally have setup at their booths? Are they just showing trailers and hoping to find new subscribers there? Are there like... raffles or activities? Skimming over the exhibitor list, I don't recognize all the logos. Did you do a ...

• AVN experience as an attendee? 7/10/2026 5:51:22 PM
  
  As a person not working in the adult industry, I sometimes hear about the conventions, either AVN or one of the regional exxxoticas. I never quite make it there, but I've always been curious, I just don't really have an idea of what to expect. So if you've been to one of these conventions, I'm wondering how you liked it. What brought you there, was it about meeting a star in person like comicon or something? I also kinda wonder how much of it is meant for fans vs people in industry. I enjoyed reading this account of the expo: https://thegentlemanracer.com/2020/01/inside-avn-expo/ I was particularly surprised by him stating that it was not as large an expo as he expected? I've been to a number of conventions for work where it's people t...

• price of removable hard drives has x 4 6/30/2026 8:03:10 AM
  
  Might be more of a game of waiting for supply to catch up with demand. It depends on how bad you need the space really. I think prices could stay high for years though. I am avoiding buying new computer hardware for now.

• AI porn generator 5/11/2026 12:22:23 PM
  
  I've tried playing around with Stable Diffusion to generate pictures locally. It's kind of fun, but takes a bit of time on my computer. I don't think it has the same appeal as actual photographs. I do not have the hardware needed to generate high res photo realistic stuff, and I'm not too sure how well it would do that. I also think that knowing the image isn't real makes it less exciting.