Chemistry and, uh, "Chemistry"
Home chemistry under assault
Home science experimentation -- model rockets, chemistry sets and playing with explosives -- are a gateway drug to serious nerddom, having inspired the likes of Internet co-inventor Vint Cerf and Intel founder Gordon Moore. But the hobby is under assault from government agencies that are terrified of terrorists, from anti-fireworks campaigns, and from the war on (some) drugs. The result is that hobbyists and those who supply them are getting investigated, raided and even jailed.
I know I had a chemistry set growing up. Nothing too impressive, especially when put next to my father's old Mr. Wizard experimental suite that came all packed in a nice steel box. Just how far are we willing to go in the name of "safety"? How much of our childhoods are we willing to remove from our own children's futures?
Interview with Kami Andrews
When I think of people who represent sex and tech, I think of Regina Lynn. I also think of Kami Andrews(NSFW), a tech-savvy sex worker who has a large geek fanbase. Kami performs in adult videos, strips, escorts, maintains a blog(NSFW), writes an online sex advice column called "Ask Dr. Kami"(NSFW), and has just been nominated for the 2006 Porn Blog Awards(NSFW) (congratulations!). Whew! She insists that I'm way busier than she is, but I disagree.
Lots of NSFW links there (for some odd reason *smirk*), so I can't vouch for most of the off-site stuff, but the interview itself is very interesting. If nothing else, it's worth it for the last line:
Well, porn really motivates tech advances, we tend to be testing out all the technology before it goes mainstream. If you want to see the future of technology just look at porn!
There ya go, folks! Porn is science! :)
Home science experimentation -- model rockets, chemistry sets and playing with explosives -- are a gateway drug to serious nerddom, having inspired the likes of Internet co-inventor Vint Cerf and Intel founder Gordon Moore. But the hobby is under assault from government agencies that are terrified of terrorists, from anti-fireworks campaigns, and from the war on (some) drugs. The result is that hobbyists and those who supply them are getting investigated, raided and even jailed.
I know I had a chemistry set growing up. Nothing too impressive, especially when put next to my father's old Mr. Wizard experimental suite that came all packed in a nice steel box. Just how far are we willing to go in the name of "safety"? How much of our childhoods are we willing to remove from our own children's futures?
Interview with Kami Andrews
When I think of people who represent sex and tech, I think of Regina Lynn. I also think of Kami Andrews(NSFW), a tech-savvy sex worker who has a large geek fanbase. Kami performs in adult videos, strips, escorts, maintains a blog(NSFW), writes an online sex advice column called "Ask Dr. Kami"(NSFW), and has just been nominated for the 2006 Porn Blog Awards(NSFW) (congratulations!). Whew! She insists that I'm way busier than she is, but I disagree.
Lots of NSFW links there (for some odd reason *smirk*), so I can't vouch for most of the off-site stuff, but the interview itself is very interesting. If nothing else, it's worth it for the last line:
Well, porn really motivates tech advances, we tend to be testing out all the technology before it goes mainstream. If you want to see the future of technology just look at porn!
There ya go, folks! Porn is science! :)