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Thinking Chaos, Thinking Fences
This is for those who descend into the code
and make their room a fridge for Superman
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Tuesday, May 06, 2003 |
Forget about the bake sales and car washes, this a charitable function I'm up for. San Francisco's Center for Sex and Culture is hosting the city's second annual Masturbate-a-Thon (it's a Reuters article, which is work-safe enough, as long as you're not too paranoid about the frequent use of the term 'masturbate):
Organizers said they have taken the event "from the sheets to the streets," offering volunteers -- 18 years or older -- the opportunity to overcome their inhibitions in "a safe environment" and raise money for charity. Horace Santry, 55, said the Friday night event was his first. "I have a lot of anxiety, but doing this among a group of like-minded people does make it easier," he said. Men and women ranging in age from the early 20s to the 50s, mingled at a local performing arts center in San Francisco's South of Market district, known for artists, galleries and nightclubs, before getting down to business.
It turns out this kind of fun raising (get it?) isn't just local to the liberal west coast. Toronto's fifth annual group wank is happening this May (though, as I look at the San Fran article, it indicates near the end that 'San Francisco Masturbate-a-Thons have raised more than $25,000 over the past five years', so they must be bending time down there or something). I don't want to flog this topic anymore, but Google helped me come across a whole bunch of other Free-Willy-Fests. Someone ought to start an international organization to keep track of these events.
While writing this item up, I happened upon the World's Funniest Collection of Masturbation Synonyms. Enter at your own risk (and, if you're feeling particularly risque, check out the search terms used to find their site).
11:13:24 PM
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Not only does this car commercial avoid the usual swooping camera angles and empty, windswept highways, but it's an incredible technical achievement. It took 606 takes and has no computer graphics...everything you see actually happened in real time. The Daily Telegraph has an article about the making of the commercial, which is something of an homage to a 1987 film called The Way Things Go. Thanks to Sarah for the link.
10:58:48 PM
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Really, the title says it all. And he's going to build it for less than $5000 in parts. Read his FAQ and part one of the project, where our mad builder acquires everything he needs with distressing ease.
10:52:02 PM
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This is kind of old news (it's from March 28), but I meant to hold forth on this. Now, I really like Salon. I'm a subscriber, and have read them for years. In fact, it's pretty much the only online journal that I've read consistently for say, five years. This, despite the fact that their sports writer continues to rebuff my regular requests for articles about ice hockey (the guy can't get past baseball and basketball).
There was a big furore recently about whether or not Salon would survive these difficult economic times. They were spamming their subscriber base and generally expounding upon their financial crisis. Get this: They've blown 80 million bucks in the past eight years. That's right, they've gone through all that cash and are still looking for more. $80 million for a friggin' online journal? Sure, they've had some big names over the years, but even Garrison Keelor and Camille Paglia shouldn't suck up that much cash. As you can tell, I'm finding it hard to feel sorry for them. Here are a couple of related stories on their fiscal state.
10:48:20 PM
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This Slashdot thread was noteworthy because I've got several VHS tapes that I'd like to store on a stable medium. I've got a pretty skookum video card, so I might just plug in my VCR and see how it works. Yes, I've still got a VCR. In fact, I've never owned a DVD player that wasn't associated with a computing device. At this point I'm just going to wait until recordable DVD players don't cost a mint. I'll let you know how it goes.
10:36:07 PM
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© Copyright 2003 Darren Barefoot.
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