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Of Science and Choice In Online Dating
Must be summertime, as online publications turn to the contemplation of Internet dating. The NY Times's piece (registration may be required) takes a not particularly deep look at the reality behind the "science" claims of chemistry.com, eHarmony.com, and others. "The question is how much it really matters to users if the methods have any scientific basis. A friend of mine... said she looked at several dating sites and chose the ones that looked like they had 'the least riffraff.'" Technology Review focuses on studies showing that the overwhelming number of choices presented by many dating sites can be counterproductive: "...more search options lead to less selective processing by reducing users' cognitive resources, distracting them with irrelevant information, and reducing their ability to screen out inferior options." The article concludes with a look at the startup Omnidate, which offers technology for 3D virtual dating. The site has had twice as many women (by percentage) sign up as the other dating sites typically see.
...are the women.
Anyone who can solve that problem deserves a Nobel.
Are you suggesting people should get a SECOND Life?
ArrangedMarriage.com. They skip the whole dating thing and set you up to marry the woman/man of your possible dreams. The only bad thing is that the woman's family sometimes has to provide a hefty dowry.
A new meaning was given to the term "slashdot effect" today, as hordes of /. readers register on the site, changing its demographics to be similar to other dating sites.
The real "Libtards" are the Libertarians!
Sure they did. You go on believing that.
---- Booth was a patriot ----
I've considered using it because time-wise, it would be ideal. The problem is everyone more or less says the same cliche crap and, more so with the advent of MySpace, people clearly spend ages taking pictures that make them looking better than they really do which wouldn't matter if the profiles were honest but they're not.
Meeting drunk women is the best way. Their guard is down so they're honest and as a bonus you may just get laid after the first meeting. The only catch is remembering if she's a keeper or not the next day.
Meeting drunk women is the best way. Their guard is down so they're honest and as a bonus you may just get laid after the first meeting. The only catch is remembering if she's a keeper or not the next day.
The trick there is to not be to drunk enough to forget come morning, but you give the illusion that you are.
Anything can be found funny, from a certain point of view.
Not after Slashdot gets done with it.
Name...That...Autocomplete!
Luckily, two dear lady friends helped me to understand what I needed to know and I'm now very happily married.
Shit, where is that legal? I'm packing now...
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Their guard is down so they're honest and as a bonus you may just get laid after the first meeting. The only catch is remembering if she's a keeper or not the next day.
It's not a problem if you have to chew your arm off in the morning.
Falcon
Should there be a Law?
If you have anything resembling standards, dating is really, really fucking hard.
Especially if she has standards too.
Forget thrust, drag, lift and weight. Airplanes fly because of money.
You didn't get married, but you sure got raped!
Anyone who loves or hates any language, platform, or manufacturer, doesn't know what they're talking about.
and went straight to Omnidate's website to sign up?
My favorite quote doesn't fit into 120 characters. Now no one will like me.
Us introverts need to stick together.
The irony of this statement made me at once laugh and cry a little.
Rampant carbon sequestration destroyed the Dinosaurs' tropical paradise. I'm here to help repair the damage.
When I used OKCupid regularly, I encountered a large number of women I would classify as crazy.
Because they use regression analysis to match people, that means you must correlate with the crazies.
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