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Deciphering the Brain's Love Map
victor7 writes "Business Week Online is running a story about a new entrant into the online dating service market called Chemistry.com which has a unique approach to trying to match up subscribers. The goal is to try to programmatically decipher the subscriber's brain's 'love map' which they believe represents that chemistry that people have with each other." From the article: "There are other personality types as well that are based on chemistry. There are questions that tell us if you are good at abstract thinking, or quick to make decisions and act on them. It's not exactly like I'm going to light a fire between the two of you. It just raises the chances. Most people fall in love because they have shared values, but they stay in love because their personalities mesh. We're trying to increase the changes of finding that spark and joy and excitement you feel when personalities mesh."
"Many of my best friends are people who's "chemistry" I'm sure I would never match to."
Which is precicely why you're just friends. =)
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I'm not speaking from experience, but it seems to me that 2 people will stay together if they want to stay together more than they want anything else.
If they want something else more, then they may eventually choose that thing over staying together. And they'll split up.
I think I cracked the code on relationship longevity. Anyone want to buy my book? It'll say basically the same thing, but it'll be 200 pages and it'll cost you $15.
I agree. I've measured a correspondence in my own interests with peaks of C8H10N4O2, but sometimes this chemical is overwhelming and I have to order decaf.
Stupid algorithm is full of BS. Says I should be dating men.
I hate you, incompetent Harvard science faculty. M.I.T. is forever!
I suggest you read Slashdot
It's not exactly like I'm going to light a fire between the two of you.
That is, of course, your profiles show that you're both pyromaniacs with uncontrollable lust at the sight of an open flame. In that case, we may be able to arrange something...
...and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
...and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Dating?!? ...I'm a Slashdot reader, you insensitive clod!
I think you meant dating skipped you :)
For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.
...geeks refuse to sleep with hot girls!
Sorry, it's the only response I could think of for such an idiotic story.
The latest Slashdot meme.
I think it looks something like this:
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*ducks*
bash: rtfm: command not found
Am I the only person that sees the irony of this based upon his username?
...that reminds me of a little joke my uncle used to tell.
...the American covers her breasts,
...the European covers her crotch,
...and the Mideastern woman covers her face.
:-)
So there's these three naked women, chit-chatting with each other in a boudoir. One is an American, one is a European, and one is from the Middle East.
Some random guy gets lost, and stumbles into the boudoir, Mr. Bean-like. The three women notice him, scream, and...
(Mind you, this was one of his tamer ones...
iSKUNK!
Hi,
I like walks in the park, cooking and sitting in front of a roaring fireplace with a nice glass of port.
Oh, and I am also seeking a like minded individual that thought the article was stupid - I mean, come on, BusinessWeek talking about the science of Love. Sheesh.
W9x:Thanks for the make-work project Bill.
Another 4 years and you can star in a movie! :p
Ahhhh, mid/late 90s web design. I remember it well, and don't miss it one bit.
/flashbacks
The only thing missing was the animated GIF of the letter going into the mailbox.
Oh and the rainbow gradient horizontal divider line.
BE QUIet for Pete's sake!
There are people here with girlfriends and/or wives, including me. It took me ten years of my life to get my girlfriend to the point thinking it's hopeless to change me. Now you come pounding in and ruin it for everyone.
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Waiter!? There's an advertisement in my slashdot!
Strictly speaking, that example is rendundant
/.ers wouldn't have thought about just that particular example.
That's why the book is 200 pages.
Nonstrictly speaking, though, I'm sure a lot of
That's why you need to pay me $15.