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andrewducker

Interesting Links for 19-07-2013

Jul 19, 2013 12:00

HDDs back to pre-flood prices, SSDs now about 10 times their price.
(tags: harddrive storage )
Tax general anti-abuse rule now in force
(tags: uk tax )
If you're comparing yourself to models, compare yourself to the "before" shot.
(tags: beauty photoshop )
Thom Yorke Launches Music Streaming Service Mere Days After Criticizing Spotify
(tags: music ( Read more... )

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Comments 13

bart_calendar July 19 2013, 11:15:07 UTC

1. It should be obvious to everyone that hitting kids results in them being angry at the world when they grow up.

2. I find it interesting that we are spanking kids less but this doesn't seem to have reduced the number of women with spanking fetishes at all.

andrewducker July 19 2013, 12:12:26 UTC

I'd love to see some stats on fetishes over time!

bart_calendar July 19 2013, 12:19:44 UTC

Well I've been working on fetish sites for 13 years and the number of women we've had sign up for spanking related dating sites has not changed up or down at all during that time period.

bart_calendar July 19 2013, 12:21:27 UTC

Over time, cuckold and femdom sign ups have gone way up for some reason. Gay bareback used to be huge and is now a really minor niche, feet have stayed roughly the same and TS/TV has gone up as have sissy fetish sign ups.

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artkouros July 19 2013, 13:01:29 UTC

But don't you get it? The J K Rowling thing was released on purpose so we won't believe The Truth!!! She's part of it! Why do you think they used a media superstar to make their point? Huh? Huh? She's the biggest author since Agatha Christie. And she just HAPPENS to write a detective novel? Huh? Huh?

ckd July 19 2013, 14:40:22 UTC

"spotidy" typo in the tags for one of your links...

andrewducker July 19 2013, 23:23:12 UTC

Thanks!

octopoid_horror July 19 2013, 14:45:38 UTC

re Before & After photos - check out this link

andrewducker July 19 2013, 23:27:17 UTC

I assume they're just sticking out their stomach, and then sucking it in a lot?

(While shaving)

cairmen July 19 2013, 16:31:03 UTC

Those Before And After photos are very interesting. I'm not usually one to say "oh, you're more attractive without makeup", but IMO, in quite a few of those photos the celebrities genuinely look more attractive before the touch-up.

I'm not 100% sure why, but I think it has to do with over-smoothing. Rachel Weisz's smile, for example, looks deeper and more real pre-touch-up, and for some reason they decided to desaturate her lips. In Jessica Alba's photo, they actually decided to Photoshop away her smile, for some reason.

(Which ones? Kirsten Stewart, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Alba.)