Journal heironymouscoward's Journal: MDPA/6 - The Love Ring 1
Inspired by the insipid story of 'will you be my friend' (the answer is a firm "no") badges.
The problem is certainly there: dating is expensive, inefficient, and far too random. Surely there are accurate ways of finding your soulmate in a crowded room or nightclub without the hassle and expense of mismatches.
MDPA/6 makes the dating game a thing of the anachronistic past. Forget horoscopes, common interests, ages, and ethnic origin. Even a perfact match in these departments cannot deliver true love, unless it's narcistic.
My extensive studies, both theoretical and practical, have discovered the answer, which I'm now prepared to unleash on the world. Not just an answer, but an implementation that will shock you to your very roots. If you're a lonely romantic tree, that is. If you're a blase human of the 21st Century you will likely yawn and click 'Next!' Very well, I will make my stand and take my chances.
We start with the discovery some years ago of one of the primary biological basis for sexual attraction. If (s)he smells good, (s)he probably is. Quote from the article: "We smell best to a person whose genetically based immunity to disease differs most from our own."
Next we add the recent development of biosensors on chips which allow instant analysis of tissue samples to give pertinent information. In this case, we'll program our little biosensor to build an HLA/MHC map for the wearer. In theory a biosensor is not needed, one could build a HLA/MHC map when buying the ring and programme it into the ring. But I like gadgets, and this will make the ring more 'plug and play', so to speak.
Thirdly, we add BlueTooth to the ring, so that it can scan for and talk to other rings in the area. The negotiation process is simple: the rings look for other rings with the most different HLA/MHC maps, indicating the best chances of profound sexual attraction. On finding a good to excellent match, the ring will light up with a specific color. Look around, find someone with the ring of the same color, that's your date for the evening.
The Love Ring will cost quite a lot: starting at $299 and rising in various steps to a $4999 gold-and-diamond affair. The more expensive rings can lie to the cheaper ones.
Oh, the humanity (Score:1)