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Trepia: A Buddy List Of Strangers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-sailor dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Trepia has released an IM client that automatically populates itself with people who happen to be around you. Something that has been done before by Apple with iChat, but Trepia claims to be 'iChat on crack' in this article featuring the software. This could have potentially revolutionary social effects..."

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  1. fr1st ps0t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    the very first one!! haha..

    1. Re:fr1st ps0t by Jayanef · · Score: -1, Troll

      and everybody ignore it, cause too many anonymous coward ;)

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      -- There is four mistake in this sentences.
  2. Find Victims In Your Area by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    At first, I was trepidacious (trepi... get it? ha ha!) about using the technology, but my fears were put to rest by Trepia's extended warranty covering physical damages that occur as a direct result of use of the Trepia people-finding system.

  3. Pimpin' revolution by forgoil · · Score: 0, Troll

    This must be a huge improvement for pimps. Just buy your hoes a device and put in all her specialities. Much easier to find customers.

    I can see it before me, geeky men in dimly lit appartments trying to disturb the other cyber pimp's hoes connections.

    Heck, you could even make a movie out of this;)

  4. Re:Half Way There by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    About the Linux client... there's this thing called 'market share' that might just get in the way of that. Sorry.

  5. Re:OSS = instant karma! YEAH!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why don't we just cut to the chase and make OSS an official religion. Fuck why does every goddamn slashdot article elicit off-topic moronic obligatory sniveling "bla bla open source bla" responses? AHHHHHH!!!!!