I'm usually the one approached. I don't actively think about approaching other people. I don't typically actively pursue friendships, relationships, or otherwise. My objectives tend to be very independent of having anything to do with other people. Also quite possibly tied in to why all my relationships either end quickly or turn into casual friends.
Straight line distance is a fine metric for this use case.
I pretty much agree. I just don't think Scott's evaluation of the problem is accurate.
I think it is pretty spot on if you take into account the cost/time to implement anything better, coupled with the fact that it would have no impact on their overall usability.
I agree that it's not really worthwhile (I never said it was), but Scott's comments mostly brought up computational issues with various relatively obvious solutions.
The only real reason not to do something like this is that it isn't worth it; it would not, however, take a supercomputer to do it.
Just created a profile on match. Tons of people on there. Not sure how many are active because I'm not paying.
One cool thing match has is the reverse search where it shows people who are looking for you. It can be depressing but it is also better than going through search results only to find that the people you like don't want you (generally due to age).
The one real girlfriend I had at RIT I met in that cafe near Gracies. Every other woman I dated when I lived in Rochester went to U of R.
Also, I just tried out Tinder (a dating app on iOS and possibly Android). I really like the interface, since it allows and encourages the "quickly judge people" game, which is fun to play sometimes. Additionally, people can only communicate if both parties approve the other, so it really cuts down on the spam. Unfortunately they don't really have granular settings and their geolocation is heavily cached, so that could be improved.
The U of R arcade might still exist. If I had a car and the time to spend travelling, I would go check. I was there once, it was glorious. Good DDR machine.
There used to be a Ridge Racer 1 machine too. I played it so much between DDR rounds that my ghost remained on the machine for as long as I remained at RIT.
I never go to U of R either, but I'm curious about this arcade. I might investigate at some point. I don't know what "arcades" you're referring to at RIT, but they definitely don't exist today, unless you're referring to Ritchie's, I guess?
RIT has had many arcades in different areas of the tunnels over the years. While we were there, one was shitty but active (it had a fake DDR machine), one was abandoned (used to also be a dance club), and one opened suddenly for a month or two, then closed.
Unfortunately, U of R arcade is no more. There's still a game room with a few machines and pool tables, but that's about it. Sadly, the original arcade was turned into a Starbucks a few years ago.
Also, RIT's tunnels are far less interesting than they must have been when the FRC was there. The under-tunnels (non-student-accessible, usually ;-) ) are still pretty cool, but everything else has been renovated into conference rooms and such.
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The only real reason not to do something like this is that it isn't worth it; it would not, however, take a supercomputer to do it.
...eventually.
One cool thing match has is the reverse search where it shows people who are looking for you. It can be depressing but it is also better than going through search results only to find that the people you like don't want you (generally due to age).
Also reverse search is broken. Showed me people who did not want someone my age.
Also, I just tried out Tinder (a dating app on iOS and possibly Android). I really like the interface, since it allows and encourages the "quickly judge people" game, which is fun to play sometimes. Additionally, people can only communicate if both parties approve the other, so it really cuts down on the spam. Unfortunately they don't really have granular settings and their geolocation is heavily cached, so that could be improved.
It was always way better than RIT's "arcades." There were girls there on occasion too.
Also, RIT's tunnels are far less interesting than they must have been when the FRC was there. The under-tunnels (non-student-accessible, usually ;-) ) are still pretty cool, but everything else has been renovated into conference rooms and such.
Life is weird sometimes.