Queer Clicks: September 17 | A Brief History of Sex on the Internet, Can A Machine Tell Whether You Are Gay?, & Other News
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A Brief History of Sex on the Internet
“It was hard to envision its enormity. At the Web’s inception, few outside the tech world realized it would be seen as one of the signal events in computer science. Or that it would ignite an information revolution. Or that it would make it possible for an individual or a group or a government to communicate with billions.” Wired
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Can A Machine Tell Whether You Are Gay?
“Drawing on databases of images collected from an online dating site, a new study conducted at Stanford University concludes that faces carry information about sexual orientation.
This information is not available to visual inspection by ordinary perceivers. But it can be extracted by powerful, pattern-recognizing machines (“deep neural networks” or DNNs).” NPR
The First US Trailer For The Steamy ‘Tom Of Finland’ Film Is Finally Here
“Tom of Finland opens 10/13 in New York and 10/20 in San Francisco and Los Angeles before expanding to select cities. Known to the world as Tom of Finland, the proudly erotic drawings of artist Touko Laaksonen shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness. ” YouTube
Jared North By Philip Rugel
“Meet Jared, he’s a model and professional ballet dancer. He works in construction with the hope to move to L.A.
“Jared is a natural model, he moves with masculine grace in front of any camera”.” DNA Magazine
