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Robocopp: To Serve and Protect…You From Rapists
Various rape and sexual assault incidents have recently made the news headlines. They have triggered debates and changed policy in universities. Sexual assault is not a new problem but there is a spotlight on the issue that has people looking for solutions. Is there an easy solution to this problem?
How SF County Jail Compares to ‘Orange is the New Black’
‘Orange is the New Black’ has its season premiere this week, so people will care about women’s incarceration issues for, oh, the next 48 hours or so. How does the TV show depiction of female incarceration compare to the real-life experience of women inmates here in San Francisco at the
Finally You Can Monetize Your Bar Stool with sQattr
sQattr lets you rent out your bar stool while you use the bathroom Do you like the Golden State Warriors? Here’s your chance to cash in on your love of the game! With sQattr you can now piss in comfort knowing that your bar stool is not only safe, but making
Hey SF, this is crazy, drive for free—Tesla maybe?
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#MyNameIs Rally at Facebook HQ on Monday
If you go by ‘Bunny’, ‘Kitty’, ‘Queen’ or some other nickname, you’ve got to fight for your right to go by ‘Bunny’, ‘Kitty’, ‘Queen’ or some other nickname on Facebook. That’s why the #MyNameIs campaign is organizing a protest at Facebook headquarters on Monday, June 1, taking the real names
5 Reasons Using a Typewriter Makes You a Better Writer
I’m what you might call a born-again luddite. There was a time when I believed that I owed my writing life to modern technology. I learned to type on Windows 95 with Mario Teaches Typing, I used right-clicking as my thesaurus, and I penned my first short story on a
The Power Sex Couple – Notes from an Uber/Lyft
An excerpt from the zine Behind the Wheel 2: Notes from an Uber/Lyft. Her rating is 4.2. I accept the ride automatically, like I do with all my Uber requests. The ping comes in and I tap the flashing icon on my iPhone as quickly as possible before it expires. I
Remembering When San Francisco was ‘the Porn Capital of America’
LA and the San Fernando Valley didn’t used to be the capital of the porn industry. It used to be San Francisco, back when porn movies were real movies shot on real film and shown in, well, “real” theaters. San Francisco was the first city in the US to show