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Tuesday Tasting: Craigslist, Scientists and Futurists



Each week, Ariel Waldman serves a tasting of the latest in sex and tech.

Craigslist Prostitutes Get Caught

Cyber cops are cracking down lately on Craigslist prostitutes. Hardly surprising, the community lent itself well for lining up late nights with latex. Blogger "College Call Girl" confesses that she wouldn't have gotten into prostitution otherwise: "Craigslist just made it so easy..". Unfortunately, Craigslist also made it so easy for any cop to easily bust these blog babes. Nassau County has made more than 70 arrests since it began focusing on Craigslist last year according to the New York Times. “Craigslist has become the high-tech 42nd Street, where much of the solicitation takes place now,” said Richard McGuire, Nassau’s assistant chief of detectives. “Technology has worked its way into every profession, including the oldest.”

Jessica Alba Struts For Science

Even scientists get distracted at work with sex. If it's not browsing the latest Suicide Girls blogs and babes, it's analyzing what specifically makes Jessica Alba sexy. Apparently, the academics at Campbridge came to a scientific conclusion: Alba's attractive walk makes our tails wag. "It is the ratio between hips and waist that puts the sway into a woman’s walk - and the nearer that ratio is to 0.7, the better,” the Telegraph reported. “This ratio provides the body with the right torso strength to produce a more angular swing and bounce to the hips during the walking motion.” This may in fact be the geekiest way to try to tell a girl she has a good body.

Futuristic Fetishes Obtain Ubergeek Status

Wired released their list of Futuristic Sexual Fetishes earlier this year but it was worth a repost for anyone wanting to be a true early adopter. The lustful list included fixations such as High-G, Alien, Hyperspace, Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence. From sexual algorithms to nanomachines, the article attempts to predict our techfetishes in a series of finite fantasies. We can only hope that our future will be more flavorful than programming AI porn.

 
Comments
_Tryst_

_Tryst_

I'm lost
July 2007

SEP 18, 2007 04:12 AM

hey thank GOD the prostitutes are getting caught thru that.............. Thank God! I just hope the right ones are gettng caught though.............. god please!

Emi

Emi

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

SEP 18, 2007 06:19 AM

lol craigslist prostitution.

actonjacton

actonjacton

Phoenix, AZ
October 2003

SEP 18, 2007 07:53 AM

Craigslist 'escorts' are like crack or gambling. I had a few superb hits early on and it's been nothing but a shit nightmare since! As for the arrest, scandalous non providers deserve what they get. And for the true providers that get caught, I feel for you and good luck in your future business endeavors.

Heathen_Dave

Heathen_Dave

Birmingham, AL
July 2005

SEP 18, 2007 08:46 AM

There's prostitution going on in there? All I ever used craigslist for was the hilarious posts in casual encounters.

TheRedBaron

TheRedBaron

Cambridge, MA
November 2003

SEP 19, 2007 12:27 PM

Heathen_Dave said:
There's prostitution going on in there? All I ever used craigslist for was the hilarious posts in casual encounters.



Missed connections are funnier. There are more "cute doctor in the coffee shop" adds than there are doctors of any cuteness. I am pretty sure people are just phishing at this point.

StarBelliedBoy

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA
December 2003

SEP 19, 2007 05:23 PM

Svedka vodka girl up top. I see what you're doing there.