Monthly Archives: April 2004

Toothing

Well, first there was dogging – sex with strangers in public (see the faq) . . . now, there is toothing. Toothing is a new fad where folks with cellphone devices that have bluetooth capability anonymously meet strangers on the MRT or the like for random bits of anonymous sex. See the articles in Wired…

Expanding Marriage

We’ve seen a lot on gay marriage of late . . . and regular readers of this blog know my stance . . . now others are trying to expand the definition of marriage even further to include polyamorists. While the case for consensual bigamy or polygamy or polyandry or group marriage can be made…

College Kids

I went to KU for a couple years . . . long ago, when dinosaurs walked the Earth . . . yep, this captures some of the experience. The pot smoking gallery is certainly familiar . . . not that I ever toked up, being the straight-laced fellow that I am, but I do remember…

Gender Genie

Not sure if that cute girl sending you e-love-letters is really a guy having a laugh . . . enter The Gender Genie. Just plug in the text you want to have a looksee at and the gender genie uses an algorithm to determine if the writer is male of female. Warning . . .…

Performance, Entertainment, Stage Hypnosis Workshop

Taipei Hypnosis Study Group in English STAGE HYPNOSIS: Entertaining with Hypnosis May 16, 2004 I will be running a workshop on Entertainment and Performance "Stage" Hypnosis for the Taipei Experimental Hypnosis Workshop on 16 May 2004. We’ll watch some stage hypnotists on video and then talk about their approaches. I’ll go over basic show stuctures…

When Politicians Approve Scientists

Donald Kennedy writes persuasively on a recent trend in the United States where members of formerly merit-based independant scientific and academic review panels are being screened for political views rather than scientific merit. Folks are now being hired for academic and scientific advisory councils based upon their political views and loyalties to the Bush agenda…

Porn HIV Scare

The current scare going through the adult industry related to two male performers being diagnosed as HIV+ demonstrates a couple things. One, the speed with which responsible companies have reacted in halting filming and stepping up testing in order to find anyone who may have been infected by the men. Two, that the adult entertainment…

Lest Darkness Fall

Justin has another of his adventures and this time in Eyes Wide Dark he describes his experience in a club within the darkness. Not for everyone. Curious stuff. Not for me, but compelling narrative.

War on Porn

Ron at See Lai, notes there’s a lot popping up of late about the so-called War On Porn?. See Daze Reader, Eros Blog, Instapundit, and this article. The thing about this whole war on porn thing is tha Ashcroft and company are throwing out the community standards rules for the federal level. By using tricks…

Lunchbox Anyone?

These are very cute. Bento Pictures. Not that I would really want a lunch box that way – although it might make things special once in awhile – but I am certain my daughter would love it. These are great.

The McGurk Effect

Take a test with this video and see how you do: McGurk Effect. What am I saying? Play the clip several times, alternating between looking at the talking head while listening, and listening with your eyes shut. Most adults (98%) think they are hearing “DA” – a so called “fused respons” – where the “D”…

Paul Buceta on Masumi Max

Paul Buceta has an entry in his journal about his photo session with Masumi Max – see the pictures here – he makes it clear that Masumi threw him off guard . . . simply because she just blows him away . . . Paul, I think Masumi does that with everyone . . .…

Kids on Happy Happy Joy Joy Pills

James Gorman has an insightful essay on our growing dependance and indulgence in medicines and drugs . . . Essay: The Altered Human Is Already Here . . . but the bit that struck me the most is here: Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 10 million children took prescription…