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  • TUESDAY DECEMBER 4 2007 4:00 AM

Tuesday Tasting: When Good Things Go Wrong



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

2 Girls, 1 Cup Curiosity Gets Malware

Curiosity killed the cat, but it can also certainly kill your computer. The 2 Girls, 1 Cup grotesque viral phenomenon isn't slowing down. The sheer buzz around a video most find too terrifying to describe is building in search engines, with hacker trolls trailing behind. Sites now claiming to host the video are infact infested with malware. As if the sight of the reactions (uncontrollable puking, dry heaving, etc.) of other people watching 2 Girls, 1 Cup wasn't enough to deter us from seeking out the video, the possibility of malware on our precious Macs/PCs has us avoiding hitting play for good.

Uber-dexterous Robotic Hand Copies Humans

We were just as excited as Engadget to learn about the new "uber-dexterous robotic hand" that was recently released. Supposedly, it's being held up as "one of the holy grails of science". At first glance, the sensor-saturated hand seems like it could be the perfect balance of man and machine for personal pleasure. That is until, we read that the dynamic device would be "using artificial intelligence to create software that could "learn and copy human hand movements." Sure, great for those who lost a limb, but for those of us interested in using technology for temptation, who would want a pleasure device that mimics the clumsiness of your college boyfriends?

Parents Recommended To Buy Game Promoted By Nude Models

The National Institute for Media and the Family compiles a yearly "buying guide" around the holidays for approved and disapproved games, based on family values. Kotaku of course caught the "helplessly out of touch" organization recommending video games with specific promotions of naked Page 3 girls. The game featuring the girls was Need For Speed: Pro Street. To give NIMF a break, naked girls may be the perfect escape from eggnog overdoses during the forced holiday family-time. Just be sure to hide the console from the kids.