Yeah, it's not the most interesting story, but I do find it vaguely interesting that anonymous (i.e. a random group of dudes not getting laid) would do this. Was this just a prank or perhaps trying to prove some kind of point. I think this would actually be a pretty interesting study of how the event would propagate to so many people.

At what point did this party reach the threshold between "why would I want to RSVP to this stupid thing" to "haha - it'll be funny if I say I'm going".

I would imagine the first five to ten thousand would be difficult. Even stupid groups like "I think this pickle is better than Nickleback" group had some unifying message/intention. I think pulling this off was something a bit different.

Oh. Damn. Nevermind. Reading Fail.

This is unclear (I even read TFA). Who exactly is being blocked? The Japanese? The US Military? Everyone?

I actually found Tron to be pretty awesome in its computer references and commands. I was pleasantly surprised. And a backdoor login is not only plausible but a real security concern.

Yep - that's the way I interpreted that scene too.

You shed DNA constantly. We are all essentially "open source" biological entities. Once sequencing becomes dirt cheap (which isn't too far away) the equation will change dramatically. I see your point, but I believe the open source nature of DNA is one that is often forgotten.

My guess (I could be wrong) is that ultimately having your DNA on file will be more advantageous than not because it will be available to anyone with nefarious intent anyway.

You are picking one of the very few answers Watson got wrong and you're saying he didn't "understand" because the answer doesn't obviously fit in the type of mistake we humans would make. However, it was a mistake. Perhaps an AI would counter (when they are invented) that you don't truly "understand" language.

Can you statistically relate the way in which all your phrases above interact? Probably not. What is your "understanding" based on.. some ethereal knowledge? I would think that in quantitative terms we are the ones that don't understand language.

Eh, I'm a shallow bastard I guess. I can't stand a chick with no brains, but I don't like fat chicks or ugly chicks either. Luckily, I'm born with decent genetics by luck of the draw so I can afford to be a little picky. Also, generally speaking, I think most guys would do exactly the same thing (and definitely most women), they may just be more indirect in how they classify their actions. But this is the Internets so crass comments are the norm.

Plus I'm an incurable smartass.

Lol - I actually wrote this post in hurry, because I'm working (compile time, ya know ;-)

Point taken, but if lusting after boobs makes me a deadbeat, then I know I'm not alone! As one of the replies said, deadbeats are the guys that don't shower, work, or have manners.

Agreed. I've used it. And honestly I think online dating is the most efficient way to find someone you're compatible with. You have a list of people answering questions you wouldn't dare to ask them before you see them naked a few times (e.g. what religion are you, do you want to get married and/or just have fun) and you've got a whole list of them. Select your criteria, weed out the fatties and the uglies and email the rest. A couple of them respond, talk to them go on dates with a few and 'viola' - instant girlfriend and/or friend with benefits. It's beautiful. And like you said, most of the competition is just deadbeat dudes. Pretty easy to beat.

But as you also said, it's one dude's project and the interface... well, it kind of shows it. I'm not surprised they're hacked. But honestly, these dating services are generally public anyway, so if these sites are not hacked, they're definitely farmed. The way I look at it... fuck it. I'm looking for titties!

There are an excellent series of essays which I found through /.. They were written by Brad Templeton (EFF chairman). In the essays he outlines a lot of the objections to "robocars" (as he terms it) and many of the possible solutions. Centralized management of data need not be in place for such a system to work. His "school of fish" idea I found pretty interesting...

Aha - beat me to it. This vid is cute as shit and pretty interesting - further supporting the theory in OP

Agreed. Lesson the white space please. We're geeks, we prefer information density

You are not logical