An Experimental New Dating Site Matches Singles Based on Their Browser Histories (wired.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/0043259/an-experimental-new-dating-site-matches-singles-based-on-their-browser-histories
- Source link: https://www.wired.com/story/an-experimental-new-dating-site-matches-singles-based-on-their-browser-histories/
Less than 1,000 users have signed up since the platform's launch, paying a one-time fee of $10.3 for unlimited matches or using a free tier limited to five connections. Depoorter, known for digital art projects exploring surveillance and technology, says the concept emerged from a 2016 workshop where participants shared a year of search history data. The platform processes browsing data locally using Google's Firebase tools.
[1] https://www.wired.com/story/an-experimental-new-dating-site-matches-singles-based-on-their-browser-histories/
Complete confusion (Score:3)
One moment I'm looking up how to kill various weeds in my lawn, the next I'm searching for how many people I'd have to kill to extract enough iron from their blood to make a sword, followed by what disasters happened in a certain year, onto finding the name of a song I heard once in my lifetime thirty years ago, and wrapping it up by searching for stories on the Christian pedophile who was arrested.
I don't think I want to match with someone based on browser history.
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The idea does seem to have some downsides. By the way are you an historical fantasy author? I cannot think of many reasons for wanting to know how much blood would be required to make an iron sword.
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> The idea does seem to have some downsides. By the way are you an historical fantasy author? I cannot think of many reasons for wanting to know how much blood would be required to make an iron sword.
This seems like a valid question, along the lines of [1]calculating the size of a giant meatball made of every human [slashdot.org].
However, the flaw in the question is not specifying the size of the sword. For example, the sword could be the size of this [2]violin [bbc.com], in which case a single human's blood could produce enough iron for a sword, or at least something that looks like a sword.
[1] https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/0050238/a-mathematician-calculated-the-size-of-a-giant-meatball-made-of-every-human
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp92pr5pr48o
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> The idea does seem to have some downsides. By the way are you an historical fantasy author? I cannot think of many reasons for wanting to know how much blood would be required to make an iron sword.
I pulled the sword one from thin air based on reading about it elsewhere. I wasn't intentionally looking for it when I came across it. However, everything else is true. And no, not an author (yet).
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So how many people!?
I'm... uh... asking for a friend...
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Among other things, I write 1940's style hardboiled detective stories, usually where the detective is involved in a fairy tale - hunting the big bad wolf, rescuing sleeping beauty, etc.
I'd hate to see what sort of person I'd be matched with based on some of the stuff I search for. :)
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> I don't think I want to match with someone based on browser history.
Agreed, and I imagine that mathematician who [1]Calculated The Size of a Giant Meatball Made of Every Human [slashdot.org] would have tough time there ... :-)
[1] https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/0050238/a-mathematician-calculated-the-size-of-a-giant-meatball-made-of-every-human
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I don't know...I mean, somebody who has a similar browser history to yours, might end up being your soulmate!
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> I don't think I want to match with someone based on browser history.
I think you'd be more successful in your endeavors if you had a partner. Teams often outperform individuals in decision making. :-)
Re: Complete confusion (Score:2)
I think I'm love. You just proved it works. How many people *does* is take to make 1 sword?
Huh (Score:1)
Boy is that a big honking Go Fuck Yourself of an idea. Impressive in it's stupidity, really.
Why does this sound like a Black Mirror episode? (Score:2)
Matched by their browser histories for life in their 20s and now in their 50s. What could possibly go wrong.....
Re: Why does this sound like a Black Mirror episod (Score:2)
Maybe they both like pron?
Ooooo... (Score:2)
DNA is what you're made of... your search history is who you are. :)
You can nitpick some searches as curiosity, but when crunched I'll bet it's a pretty good representation.
You are a product of your parent's search history (Score:2)
> DNA is what you're made of... your search history is who you are. :)
Humor aside, your search history is who your children are. You are a product of your parent's search history. :-)
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There's a lot of naysayers on this idea in this thread but I agree. I feel like in aggregate browser histories would be pretty insightful on who someone was. At least as much as any other simplified metric, if not more so.
It works great actually (Score:3)
I matched with a fat old guy who likes the same only fans chicks. We hang out and drink beer and talk about who we'd totally do.
Interesting idea, but... (Score:2)
How does it take into account everything that happens in Incognito mode?
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> How does it take into account everything that happens in Incognito mode?
It doesn't. But the truth never really comes to light until after marriage anyways. :-)
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> All dating sites are scams that only provide the best matches to the top paying customers and many profiles are fake and now AIs. Just another classist corrupt manipulative crime.
So you only got the budget account and are still frustrated and angry? :-)
Give it a try (Score:2)
I like a lot visiting military themed blogs. What kind of match could I get?
Slashdot (Score:4, Insightful)
...and the sound of crickets from a dating site. That is all.