And they say romance is dead...

Mr. Laser Beam · November 19 2009, 03:02 AM

iPhone app runs background checks on potential date

I mean, I'm all for being a bit cautious, but isn't this just sucking all the emotion and spontaneity out of life? It sounds like something they'd do in Gattaca, not reality.

Rii · November 19 2009, 03:09 AM

I suspect the process could be simplified considerably by merely checking whether or not the potential partner in question also owns an iPhone.

Mr. Laser Beam · November 19 2009, 03:14 AM

Even Vulcans don't use computers to do their courting for them.

I mean, I have nothing to hide, but if my potential mate/date wants to know about me, she should ASK. *Talk* to me. If she thinks she needs to use her iPhone to screen me, then obviously she does not trust me - that's way too calculating and cold for my liking.

Rageforthemachine · November 19 2009, 06:10 AM

That was actually the plot of a skit in the movie Amazon Women on the Moon. It had Steve Guttenberg and Rosanna Arquette. You could run a check on a guy to find out if he is selfish in bed or lied about liking Meryl Streep movies to impress a girl.

Holdfast · November 19 2009, 10:12 PM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

iPhone app runs background checks on potential date

Awesome.

I wonder how accurate it is. Background checks generally have a fair degree of uncertainty.

Spot's Meow · November 19 2009, 10:15 PM

Normally I would think this a bit creepy, but lately I've been watching too many Law and Order: SVU episodes. The look of horror on the woman's face as the detectives tell her "But Jane, the man you call your boyfriend raped and murdered 37 women a decade ago" freaks me out!

RoJoHen · November 19 2009, 10:40 PM

Spot's Meow wrote:

Normally I would think this a bit creepy, but lately I've been watching too many Law and Order: SVU episodes. The look of horror on the woman's face as the detectives tell her "But Jane, the man you call your boyfriend raped and murdered 37 women a decade ago" freaks me out!

Yes, you really have been watching too much Law and Order.

Plecostomus · November 19 2009, 10:57 PM

RoJoHen wrote:

Spot's Meow wrote:

Normally I would think this a bit creepy, but lately I've been watching too many Law and Order: SVU episodes. The look of horror on the woman's face as the detectives tell her "But Jane, the man you call your boyfriend raped and murdered 37 women a decade ago" freaks me out!

Yes, you really have been watching too much Law and Order.

My friend Elaine also watches too many of these shows. She has a very distorted view on how the System actually works, and it amps up her already severe paranoia about people.

sidious618 · November 19 2009, 11:10 PM

I watch Fringe and yet I don't think that whenever I leave the house I'm being watched by the Observer. Can't we tell what's realistic and what is not? The Wire = semi-realistic, Law and Order = not realistic.

Spot's Meow · November 20 2009, 12:35 AM

My goodness people I was just kidding.

RJDiogenes · November 20 2009, 12:57 AM

Dark Journey wrote:

That was actually the plot of a skit in the movie Amazon Women on the Moon. It had Steve Guttenberg and Rosanna Arquette. You could run a check on a guy to find out if he is selfish in bed or lied about liking Meryl Streep movies to impress a girl.

That's the first thing I thought of when I read the OP.

Cakes488 · November 20 2009, 04:20 AM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

iPhone app runs background checks on potential date

I mean, I'm all for being a bit cautious, but isn't this just sucking all the emotion and spontaneity out of life? It sounds like something they'd do in Gattaca, not reality.

This coulda been useful with some of the asshole's I've dated. But I'm asshole free now...

well except for my own of course.

Flux Capacitor · November 20 2009, 04:22 AM

And this, among other reasons, is why I wouldn't date a girl who owns an iPhone.

Lindley · November 20 2009, 04:30 AM

I'd totally background check myself just to see what came up....

Capn Flukie · November 20 2009, 04:34 AM

Cakes488 wrote:

This coulda been useful with some of the asshole's I've dated. But I'm asshole free now...

well except for my own of course.

Phew! Glad you cleared that up.

sidious618 wrote:

I watch Fringe and yet I don't think that whenever I leave the house I'm being watched by the Observer. Can't we tell what's realistic and what is not? The Wire = semi-realistic, Law and Order = not realistic.

*takes a picture*

November 19 2009, 03:02 AM	#1
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	And they say romance is dead... iPhone app runs background checks on potential date I mean, I'm all for being a bit cautious, but isn't this just sucking all the emotion and spontaneity out of life? It sounds like something they'd do in Gattaca, not reality. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

November 19 2009, 03:09 AM	#2
Rii Rear Admiral Location: Adelaide	Re: And they say romance is dead... I suspect the process could be simplified considerably by merely checking whether or not the potential partner in question also owns an iPhone.

November 19 2009, 03:14 AM	#3
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: And they say romance is dead... Even Vulcans don't use computers to do their courting for them. I mean, I have nothing to hide, but if my potential mate/date wants to know about me, she should ASK. Talk to me. If she thinks she needs to use her iPhone to screen me, then obviously she does not trust me - that's way too calculating and cold for my liking. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

November 19 2009, 06:10 AM	#4
Rageforthemachine Rear Admiral	Re: And they say romance is dead... That was actually the plot of a skit in the movie Amazon Women on the Moon. It had Steve Guttenberg and Rosanna Arquette. You could run a check on a guy to find out if he is selfish in bed or lied about liking Meryl Streep movies to impress a girl.

November 19 2009, 10:15 PM	#6
Spot's Meow Vice Admiral Location: California	Re: And they say romance is dead... Normally I would think this a bit creepy, but lately I've been watching too many Law and Order: SVU episodes. The look of horror on the woman's face as the detectives tell her "But Jane, the man you call your boyfriend raped and murdered 37 women a decade ago" freaks me out! __________________ Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future. And time future contained in time past. —T.S. Eliot

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November 19 2009, 11:10 PM	#9
sidious618 Admiral Location: New York, US	Re: And they say romance is dead... I watch Fringe and yet I don't think that whenever I leave the house I'm being watched by the Observer. Can't we tell what's realistic and what is not? The Wire = semi-realistic, Law and Order = not realistic. __________________ We've met before, haven't we?

November 20 2009, 12:35 AM	#10
Spot's Meow Vice Admiral Location: California	Re: And they say romance is dead... My goodness people I was just kidding. __________________ Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future. And time future contained in time past. —T.S. Eliot

November 20 2009, 04:22 AM	#13
Flux Capacitor Rear Admiral Location: Concord, CA	Re: And they say romance is dead... And this, among other reasons, is why I wouldn't date a girl who owns an iPhone. __________________ "I'm a fan of good sci-fi. Star Trek. Battlestar. That Joss Whedon show." - Nathan Fillion, Castle

November 20 2009, 04:30 AM	#14
Lindley Moderator with a Soul Location: Fairfax, VA	Re: And they say romance is dead... I'd totally background check myself just to see what came up.... __________________ Lead Organizer for EVN: Firefly. "So apparently the really smart zombies have automatic weapons!" -Torg, Sluggy Freelance