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Nineteenth Virtual Symposium: App Brings Silicon Valley Swinging Into The Digital Age
Nineteenth Virtual Symposium: App Brings Silicon Valley Swinging Into The Digital Age This blog entry is part of the nineteenth virtual symposium, an informal collection of bloggers who – purely for the hell of it – voted for a single topic (“Science”) and agreed, on or about May 8, to post their interpretations of that topic. A continually updated list of participants can be found here: Participants List For the Nineteenth Virtual Symposium Science The smartphone has insinuated itself into yet another pastime. Those of a certain age may remember key parties, a hallmark of 1970s suburban swinging in which, after a social gathering, men would put their keys in a bowl, women would draw them out, and the resulting matchups would provide the evening’s carnal entertainment. How quaintly analog that is! As CNN Money reporter Laurie Segall stated in Inside a high-tech San Francisco swinger's party, “For certain communities, the mobile device is the new key, and tech is connecting modern-day high-tech swingers.” The report covers the Bronze Party, a series of events based in San Francisco's Potrero Hill which draw heavily from the region’s Silicon Valley workforce. Bronze Party events hosted by entrepreneur Ben Fuller, and as befits their Silicon Valley surroundings, they have a strong technology component. As CNN’s Segall writes, “In preparation for events, many Bronze Club members use a feature called, ‘Auto Date,’ Fuller says. ‘The mobile phone is a great tool. We have a thing called Auto Date which allows you in the party itself to choose the people that you're interested in, and if you choose and they choose, you get a notification. You can meet these people. Their information pops up. It’s a modern-day key.’” Guests are not just swingers: In some cases, they’re technical consultants. Writes Segall: “’They often have great ideas about technology ... that I can apply here at Bronze Party,’ [Fuller] says, citing an iPhone developer who helped manage contact information, email experts who've helped get around Gmail filters, and a user experience designer who helped redesign the website and mobile app.” Does tech design really matter to people who show up at Fuller’s parties? Yes, says Stella, an attendee who, like her husband Greg, is an engineer. “We are in Silicon Valley," Stella told CNN Money. "People here don't have a very high tolerance for bad websites.” For all the high-tech gadgetry, the ultimate goal is a fairly low-tech activity. The Bronze Party is an on-premises event, meaning that couples who mingle and meet in a downstairs area have the option of going upstairs to a playroom, as opposed to heading to a hotel or host’s home. Does the technology offer something new to swinging, or is it just putting an unnecessary bell or whistle (or, perhaps, beep or ping) on something which was chugging along just fine without it? Fuller seems to think the former. "In the old days, you never knew where you were going," he told CNN Money. "Now you get a really good sense. The event details ...even the pictures of the people that are going to be attending the party." *Sigh* And people wonder why there’s no mystery left… Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic |
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There's a reason why I'm something of a Luddite, sometimes. I'll see your *Sigh* and raise you a "Well, fuck it all." I guess this shouldn't be that off-putting, but then again, Silicon Valley. There was a reason why geeks were geeks, once upon a time. We're seeing "Revenge of the Nerds" part fifty six here. A hell of a lot of technology today is breathtaking...and then, there's the stuff that's just bells and whistles. My step-daughter impressed me recently with a gadget in her new car that will allow her to turn on the lights in her home from the comfort of said car, while I, technically impaired that I am, have to tediously enter my home and with great effort, laboriously flip a switch with my finger before the interior of my dwelling can be illuminated. How the fuck did I ever survive without a remote device to light up my shack? She spared me the observation that I also heat the hovel by burning....wood. I recently graduated to Medicare, and thought that I was now officially old, but I can see now that I was old long before that. O brave new world that has such people in it. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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The tech community need an app for everything. "To Be Consumed" Blog : I want to be your drug of painful withdrawals.
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There's a reason why I'm something of a Luddite, sometimes. I'll see your *Sigh* and raise you a "Well, fuck it all." I guess this shouldn't be that off-putting, but then again, Silicon Valley. There was a reason why geeks were geeks, once upon a time. We're seeing "Revenge of the Nerds" part fifty six here. A hell of a lot of technology today is breathtaking...and then, there's the stuff that's just bells and whistles. My step-daughter impressed me recently with a gadget in her new car that will allow her to turn on the lights in her home from the comfort of said car, while I, technically impaired that I am, have to tediously enter my home and with great effort, laboriously flip a switch with my finger before the interior of my dwelling can be illuminated. How the fuck did I ever survive without a remote device to light up my shack? She spared me the observation that I also heat the hovel by burning....wood. I recently graduated to Medicare, and thought that I was now officially old, but I can see now that I was old long before that. O brave new world that has such people in it. This strikes me as a decided bell-and-whistle... but then, I had the rather disturbing experience of being on a car trip a few years ago with a bunch of 30-somethings, all of whom were hunched over their laptops. I can recall similar car trips with peers -- 40- and 50-somethings -- in which we were playing tapes (cassette tapes), making obnoxious comments, and generally, y'know, interacting. As for a wood stove: Anyone who has ever been in a kitchen with a wood stove, and smelled the scent of good dry burning wood, felt the real non-forced heat from its iron interior, and dreamed of roasted treats will never sing the praises of central heating. Nah, you ain't old... you're just discerning. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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You might say that. I'd be more concerned with any roaming charges. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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The tech community need an app for everything. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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While there is room for that in the swinging community, of course, there are those who truly enjoy the social aspect -- the "getting to know you, if only for one night (or one hour)" part. Like pretty much anything -- dare I draw comparisons between how people reach out electronically on, oh, this site? -- you'll get out of it what you put in! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Bonjour Humorlife Une application du net , est ce vraiment de la science ? Ou simplement un gadget ? Au moins avec le tirage au sort de clef il y avait comme un parfum de mystère , un jeu de hasard ♥ Bisou ♥ Poton ♥ Annie ♥ Hello Humorlife An application of the net, is this really science? Or just a gimmick? At least with the random key to fate, there was a mystery scent, a game of chance ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥
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Admittedly I have very limited experience at a swinger's club, but I kind of like the idea. The club that I have been to is "on premise" and provides a list of the usernames and corresponding web sites of the attendees the day of the party. At my first event I was intrigued by the licensed massage therapist in attendance. Because of the info provided via email I was able to look up his profile later and learn more about him. This gave me a way to contact him and begin conversations. Without those conversations I don't imagine that I would have felt comfortable enough to engage in a MFM with him. Again, I understand that some engage in sexual activity upon a first meet, but that is not within my comfort level. So for me the ability to "see" info about someone is a positive thing. Thanks for the blog.
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Nice post. In the case your describe, I would say that technology does not change what is done (swinging) but facilitates the preparation. Smartphones have certainly an advantage on the bowl: you can refine better your preferences and your expectations (accepting or not oral sex, sodomy ...) in order to avoid totally inappropriate draw.
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There's a reason why I'm something of a Luddite, sometimes. I'll see your *Sigh* and raise you a "Well, fuck it all." I guess this shouldn't be that off-putting, but then again, Silicon Valley. There was a reason why geeks were geeks, once upon a time. We're seeing "Revenge of the Nerds" part fifty six here. A hell of a lot of technology today is breathtaking...and then, there's the stuff that's just bells and whistles. My step-daughter impressed me recently with a gadget in her new car that will allow her to turn on the lights in her home from the comfort of said car, while I, technically impaired that I am, have to tediously enter my home and with great effort, laboriously flip a switch with my finger before the interior of my dwelling can be illuminated. How the fuck did I ever survive without a remote device to light up my shack? She spared me the observation that I also heat the hovel by burning....wood. I recently graduated to Medicare, and thought that I was now officially old, but I can see now that I was old long before that. O brave new world that has such people in it. In my mind, becoming older just means that we are less excited by an invention just because it is new, but we try to step back and see what could be the key advantages for it.
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I know from experience that more elegant solutions and sometimes lead to problems, with people standing around asking "Why didn't you just use what had worked before?" I have seen poly and swinger groups that didn't hold much attraction to me, so I can see the draw in the respect of picking who you're interested in, instead of a random key draw ... But I would still prefer the rather analog approach. Even as a nerd, sometimes there is too much tech in our daily lives. Satyr in Sheep's Skin Peruse my many stories at Satyr39s Storybook Corner or my Renaissance Era BDSM fantasy story at Serial Story Reinport39s Crowning Index.
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Bonjour Humorlife Une application du net , est ce vraiment de la science ? Ou simplement un gadget ? Au moins avec le tirage au sort de clef il y avait comme un parfum de mystère , un jeu de hasard ♥ Bisou ♥ Poton ♥ Annie ♥ Hello Humorlife An application of the net, is this really science? Or just a gimmick? At least with the random key to fate, there was a mystery scent, a game of chance ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥ It's technology, and by my reckoning that's science. But you have a good point: For all the life-saving medicine science has given us, for all the advances in comfort it has provided, there are corresponding paths of exploration which are little more than indulgences. Perhaps it would be helpful if every scientist were required to take -- and really be engaged in -- at least one poetry or art class during his or her education... Il est de la technologie, et pour mon compte qui est la science. Mais vous avez un bon point: Pour toute la médecine scientifique de sauver la vie nous a donné, pour toutes les avancées dans le confort qu'elle a fournis, il y a des pistes d'exploration correspondants qui sont peu plus que les indulgences. Il serait peut-être utile si tous les scientifiques ont été tenus de prendre - et vraiment être engagé dans - au moins une poésie ou l'art de classe au cours de son éducation... Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Tech folk tend to like organization, or at least the semblance of control. And there are folks who are wired to appreciate the beeps and books of gadgets: The flashing lights, sounds, and rewards for their efforts go straight to the pleasure centers in their brains. And then there are us, the deviate dreamers and liberal arts majors, who come along and scatter those carefully gathered rosebuds where we may. And we really, REALLY get up their noses. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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seems they are trying to take the guess work out of it all , and relying on the app so they don't have to work to get to know someone ...just another reason not to get a cell phone excellent post as always *Laughing* Why do I have a sense that these parties don't exactly cater to those of us "of a certain age"? Thank you for your kind words! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I started carrying one three years ago, when family events necessitated it... but I hate it, and I've more or less castrated it: It's a smartphone, but I don't have internet access on it. It makes voice calls, it receives voice calls, and I can send and receive texts. I get that there are life emergencies... but living life through the small screen isn't living at all*! *Except for certain types of video naughtiness. That can be pretty lively. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I'll say amen to your amen. I've started wondering about the gewgaws that are being built into today's cars... and let me promise you that if I am ever made king, texting while driving will be a capital offense. I'll double down on the amens regarding your point about this site offering exposure to folks one would not have otherwise met: I suspect this has been more through the blogs, which allow considered discourse, rather than the chat rooms, which -- while fun -- tend to be a little less substantive in their conversations. That last point is not universal: Every once in a while you can get hold of a truly fun, chewy conversation in a chat room here. Treasure those moments, and don't forget to perv the instigators. I can almost see the app during the swing party being a starting point... but it would be nice if, in addition to the tech, the hosts focused on the softer side of interaction, perhaps by providing icebreakers for, y'know conversation. Then again, one may well run into the "whaddaya wanna talk for? This is a sex party!" mentality, which, um, I've heard is also found on this site... Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I'm not seeing where this is much different from the swinger websites out there... other than that it's an app. Technology is only bringing the swinger community down in my opinion. Probably only in my opinion... but knowing TOO much about potential partners via e-format (or i-format) is actually a turn-off for me. I've been randomly saying "SCIENCE" in Thomas Dolby's voice all weekend for some reason.
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Admittedly I have very limited experience at a swinger's club, but I kind of like the idea. The club that I have been to is "on premise" and provides a list of the usernames and corresponding web sites of the attendees the day of the party. At my first event I was intrigued by the licensed massage therapist in attendance. Because of the info provided via email I was able to look up his profile later and learn more about him. This gave me a way to contact him and begin conversations. Without those conversations I don't imagine that I would have felt comfortable enough to engage in a MFM with him. Again, I understand that some engage in sexual activity upon a first meet, but that is not within my comfort level. So for me the ability to "see" info about someone is a positive thing. Thanks for the blog. Imagine being at a networking event where you have a dossier on folks before you engage with them. You'd miss out on the whole discovery aspect of conversation, as well as experiencing the parts of them that weren't captured in a few lines of profile. The web site you describe is an intermediate step from this app: Yes, it gives you contact information, but it also requires and facilitates a certain amount of "real" interaction. Not a bad way of bridging the gap... My quarrel with this -- and it's a small quarrel -- is that the Millennials are overly reliant on their mobile devices for stimulation and information to the exclusion of interaction and interpersonal exploration. I also think they need to get off my front lawn. Those darn kids! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Nice post. In the case your describe, I would say that technology does not change what is done (swinging) but facilitates the preparation. Smartphones have certainly an advantage on the bowl: you can refine better your preferences and your expectations (accepting or not oral sex, sodomy ...) in order to avoid totally inappropriate draw. I think that pre-screening profiles is a way, when one is sitting at home, to refine the folks one might want to interact with... but for me, at least, the rules change at live events. If you're going to be there, be there... don't look at apps and use them as a crutch -- or even worse, a substitute -- for the subtle, often nonverbal, forms of interaction. Of course, I could be all wet on this! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Nice comment that I like. In my mind, becoming older just means that we are less excited by an invention just because it is new, but we try to step back and see what could be the key advantages for it. There are, legitimately, innovations which accomplish this. But then there are also innovations which exist for the sake of being new. Hell, the late 1990s internet boom and subsequent bust was chockablock with these. Grain of salt, yes, but your point about not dismissing this stuff out of hand is well taken. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I know from experience that more elegant solutions and sometimes lead to problems, with people standing around asking "Why didn't you just use what had worked before?" I have seen poly and swinger groups that didn't hold much attraction to me, so I can see the draw in the respect of picking who you're interested in, instead of a random key draw ... But I would still prefer the rather analog approach. Even as a nerd, sometimes there is too much tech in our daily lives. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Thank you... getting to know someone (or someones) face to face can reveal subtleties in personalities that a profile doesn't. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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We lived without this stuff, and got along fine for thousands of years. My new pet peeve is people, and their love of their cell phones. People are so tuned into that little screen, and barely notice the wonderful world around them. Thoughts from the Garden...
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This is my first participation in the symposium, I want to thank you for this initiative. I found a great diversity and lots of very interesting topics. So thank you. Sommaire Et la souffrance vgtale L'être idéal ? Un ange dévasté par l'humour. E.M. Cioran
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Risk avoidance is one thing -- and a smart thing, at that -- but I think I could have stressed more clearly that this is a during-the-party app, which really gets up my nose. Once you're on site, trust your five senses... and if your head is down and you're wrapped up in the small screen, your senses are dulled. Trust me on this one: I walk behind people who are wrapped up in their mobile devices all day long. It's a wonder I haven't succumbed to sidewalk rage yet... Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I'm not seeing where this is much different from the swinger websites out there... other than that it's an app. Technology is only bringing the swinger community down in my opinion. Probably only in my opinion... but knowing TOO much about potential partners via e-format (or i-format) is actually a turn-off for me. I've been randomly saying "SCIENCE" in Thomas Dolby's voice all weekend for some reason. In a way you're agreeing with me: I think the app gives too much information, as opposed to seeing how people interact in person and then making a judgment. Y'know, watching how they eat pie, or whatever. And yes, I think we've ALL had Thomas Dolby running through our head this week. Hive mind! Hive mind! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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We lived without this stuff, and got along fine for thousands of years. My new pet peeve is people, and their love of their cell phones. People are so tuned into that little screen, and barely notice the wonderful world around them. (And, for what it's worth, if you are walking in front of me and I can't go around you and you're using your mobile and walking slowly, I WILL walk over you. All over you. With these boots. Which are made for walking. And one of these days...) Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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This is my first participation in the symposium, I want to thank you for this initiative. I found a great diversity and lots of very interesting topics. So thank you. Hope you'll come back next month... and perhaps even be emboldened to suggest a topic or two! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I did not have a cell phone until this year. I did just fine. I will say that I find the cell phone has destroyed more conversations, dates and meetings than any other device I know. as an executive I ban them from meetings. I also ban them from shift work. you can receive emergency calls on the agency phones. I want you focused on our clients. and NO ONE needs to be connected to work 24/7 unless they are a surgeon or the president. You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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I did not have a cell phone until this year. I did just fine. I will say that I find the cell phone has destroyed more conversations, dates and meetings than any other device I know. as an executive I ban them from meetings. I also ban them from shift work. you can receive emergency calls on the agency phones. I want you focused on our clients. and NO ONE needs to be connected to work 24/7 unless they are a surgeon or the president. I certainly don't need to use one when I'm in a social situation, unless I'm feeling especially anti-social. And if that's the case, I can just go home, where there's strong dry ginger ale and adequate reading material. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I prefer the human experience great job organizing the symposium once again
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As a game designer I see a need for a software limitation to the bronze party. As we see here on AdultFriendFinder every day, some men will immediately shotgun the site, hitting on every woman without taking the time to learn anything about them. Offering any response at all to one of these men is just an instant invitation to trouble. We have seen numerous occasions at AdultFriendFinder where a polite response from a woman was misinterpreted and led to an unhappy ending. I don't know how the bronze software works, but I suggest that users be restricted from selecting more than 40%-50% of their fellow guests. My featured post this week: Pulling Fantasy Sex Out of My Ass.
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I am always amazed at the ways people meet up as well as who they meet up with. I can at least see that people who are techie may be drawn to others of that ilk. Now, back when I was young and dinosaurs roamed the earth...
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I prefer the human experience great job organizing the symposium once again Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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As a game designer I see a need for a software limitation to the bronze party. As we see here on AdultFriendFinder every day, some men will immediately shotgun the site, hitting on every woman without taking the time to learn anything about them. Offering any response at all to one of these men is just an instant invitation to trouble. We have seen numerous occasions at AdultFriendFinder where a polite response from a woman was misinterpreted and led to an unhappy ending. I don't know how the bronze software works, but I suggest that users be restricted from selecting more than 40%-50% of their fellow guests. Still, good perspective. Thank you! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I did watch the video. The Helen Fisher interview felt tacked on and out of place. My piece was about the tech aspects of the parties, but I did have some notes on her and was going to use them... but she is one voice, and -- quite frankly -- she's wrong. I've met couples who have been swinging for decades, and they are very much in love and rock solid. And I've met couples who were exhibiting signs of impending train wreck, and sure enough, the train wrecked. In short, lifestyle couples are like the rest of couples... Can't wait to hear about your ten spectacular ways of proving her wrong... oh, wait, that's your blog, isn't it? Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I am always amazed at the ways people meet up as well as who they meet up with. I can at least see that people who are techie may be drawn to others of that ilk. Now, back when I was young and dinosaurs roamed the earth... Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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As usual, you managed to stay within the parameters you set out for your own blog... Great post, although I knew much of this already. Kk The observant make the best lovers, I may not do right, but I do write, I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life, Kitkat Come check out my blog KItkat1415 check out this post by me Adventures In Body Grooming #39 April Topic Link: What Lies Beneath If April Showers Oh Bloody Hell What Kind Of Weather Turns Me On Bloggers Symposium 40
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As usual, you managed to stay within the parameters you set out for your own blog... Great post, although I knew much of this already. Kk Let me see your phone, missy... Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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maybe the bronze parties will come to my area....and I will have to check out that app! “Life is available only in the present moment.” Thich Nhat Hanh Come and read my blog! Become a watcher! veryfunnycple64
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maybe the bronze parties will come to my area....and I will have to check out that app! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I'm not the type that would enjoy the randomness of the key game. Most likely I don't fit the swinger typology (despite what transpires in the realm of fantasy). The Internet and mobile technology are valuable "keys" allowing access to people and information that would otherwise be out of reach. However, they also creates a false sense of need/unfulfillment, that one must try out everything, just because it is now accessible. Maybe the filter the mobile apps provide is a sort of Swingers-Lite.
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I'm not the type that would enjoy the randomness of the key game. Most likely I don't fit the swinger typology (despite what transpires in the realm of fantasy). The Internet and mobile technology are valuable "keys" allowing access to people and information that would otherwise be out of reach. However, they also creates a false sense of need/unfulfillment, that one must try out everything, just because it is now accessible. Maybe the filter the mobile apps provide is a sort of Swingers-Lite. But this is based on only the most superficial secondhand exposure to it. Perhaps it works among groups of people who all know each other. Perhaps there are opt-outs, or safeguards, if one winds up with a partner with whom one does not wish to play. The app is an information app. You're correct: It does seem to offer the option of choice. My quibble with it is that it gets people focusing on their phones, as opposed to the real world, while at a social gathering. Hmm, what would an app for SwingersLite (TM) look like? Anyone have programming skills and a hedonistic bent? Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Like fast food... It has became Fast Sex ... I still prefer to prepare my meals tho, no matter how long does it takes, it's all about the process, and in the end it tastes much better than the ready made ones... Maybe its our generation fault and the generations before us... the lack of patience in showing how things can be done without rushing... Good post (as always) {=} Between Heaven & Hell - My Kingdom Guestbook and Messages box
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Like fast food... It has became Fast Sex ... I still prefer to prepare my meals tho, no matter how long does it takes, it's all about the process, and in the end it tastes much better than the ready made ones... Maybe its our generation fault and the generations before us... the lack of patience in showing how things can be done without rushing... Good post (as always) {=} And yes, I like to take my time when I cook! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Some how we lived without apps before but now we can't live without them hugs V Great post!!! Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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Some how we lived without apps before but now we can't live without them hugs V Great post!!! Except the weather, of course. And the restaurant finder. And the guidance system app. That's pretty useful. And sometimes it's good to know what's showing around my neighborhood in the various theaters. And some games for when the subway is stalled again. But other than those, I don't need any apps. Probably. Thank you! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I saw "The Ice Storm" when it came out... yep, there were several memorable and disturbing scenes of key parties.... Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Mmm ...... Humor, And yet could we, even if we wanted to, go back to 'before' again? Believe it or not - (Yep, I have a new laptop now and, um ..... "Skype", that I focused on in my "Science Blog", but the cell fone I have is def not a smart fone - in fact, and as a friend calls it, it's a "dinosaur"! But it still works so well - as a fone! Guess I'll need to upgrade soon to yet more wonders of "Science"?! ..... And always 'hold onto all those sexy thoughts'! (Remember if you feel like taking part in some sexy fun then click here!) Come on Some Sketch Fun And Now How About 39Me39 Watching 39You39 If you39d like that Please Comment - So if you would like - click here as well!
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Mmm ...... Humor, And yet could we, even if we wanted to, go back to 'before' again? Believe it or not - (Yep, I have a new laptop now and, um ..... "Skype", that I focused on in my "Science Blog", but the cell fone I have is def not a smart fone - in fact, and as a friend calls it, it's a "dinosaur"! But it still works so well - as a fone! Guess I'll need to upgrade soon to yet more wonders of "Science"?! But there are times when one is on the road and needs to be kinda, sorta connected.... Enjoy your dinosaur while you can! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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like they all say, theres an app for that.
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like they all say, theres an app for that. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Hmm... *almost laughing*... I, for one, like technology and don't see anything wrong with using all available resources to find out as much as I can about people at a party before meeting them. Finding out in advance if there's going to be anyone I like or dislike is an added bonus. I don't mind exhausting myself by flipping a light switch manually or by paying attention to the road I'm driving on. What I do mind it's going to a swinger party blindfolded. So, yes - Viva la Silicon Valley innovations that serve swinging community! Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Hmm... *almost laughing*... I, for one, like technology and don't see anything wrong with using all available resources to find out as much as I can about people at a party before meeting them. Finding out in advance if there's going to be anyone I like or dislike is an added bonus. I don't mind exhausting myself by flipping a light switch manually or by paying attention to the road I'm driving on. What I do mind it's going to a swinger party blindfolded. So, yes - Viva la Silicon Valley innovations that serve swinging community! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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I sense a challenge! We MUST get you into one of these parties... primed and ready with your app! What's not to like? *laughing* Seriously, what's wrong in getting to know what to expect in advance. I always made decisions whether I want to go or not based on who's attending. In general, I like all surprises with only one exception: swinging parties. Call me crazy but I like to be informed. Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Swinger Safari version 2.0 app was released on May 6th. This app was ALA 2015 winner. It works on iphone, iPad and Android. Reviews are quite favorable. What's not to like? *laughing* Seriously, what's wrong in getting to know what to expect in advance. I always made decisions whether I want to go or not based on who's attending. In general, I like all surprises with only one exception: swinging parties. Call me crazy but I like to be informed. Swinger Safari V2.0, hmmmmm? Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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