Posts Tagged ‘porn’

Retrospective Facial Recognition

For any given culture what are the drivers and mechanisms for obscuring / censoring portions of content? How will the recording and pixellation of pornography …
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Custom Body Measurement

09 Jan 2010
In: Las Vegas
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I’d rather face a night stuck in Kathmandu airport than walk the floor of a trade show, so it was with much chagrin that I …
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Afghanistan Porn Consumption Norms, Strategic Implications

28 Oct 2009
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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What a difference a year makes. This time last year the DVD stalls were selling Bollywood movies, warlord showreels and the odd action flick. Today …
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Signed, Sealed

23 Aug 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Books in Japan are by default sealed – if you want to read you gotta, er, have the yen to hand over the Yen. In …
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Porn Norms

04 Aug 2008
In: Cultural Norms, somewhere near
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Village on the outskirts of Kabul.
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Nudity in Context II

19 Jun 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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And continuing on the thread of nudity in Japanese society – the now outdated practice of pixelating pubic hair in pornographic videos. More information on …
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Accidents Happen

16 Mar 2008
In: Shinagawa, Today's Office
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There’s always a slight frisson from spending a night in a hotel in your home city. Arrive at reception with no luggage aside from a …
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Literal Translation, In the Name of God

29 Oct 2006
In: Tehran, Today's Office
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Only a few days of the study left and a still a need to cover a lot a ground in different parts of the city …
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Motivations for Adoption

28 Jul 2005
In: Old Delhi, Today's Office
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What motivates people to adopt new technologies and features? Back in March, I had the pleasure of walking around Old Delhi with a friend and colleague …
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