For all you geekmantics on this day...

[kickaha]

Scientific proof of the benefits of polyamory.

http://www.bitquabit.com/2007/02/14/smart-guys-date-in-parallel/

:D

Comments

[ginkgo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but we all remember the dude who took that a little too seriously.

Huh.

I guess it's just you and me now. :(

[georgmi.livejournal.com]

Those resistance numbers *did* seem a little low...

lol

[ginkgo.livejournal.com]

Ages ago, we knew a guy who asked multiple women out on the same date (definitely more than 2; I'm almost sure it was 3.) It was a date. It was billed as an individual _D_ate to each of them. He shared his very geeky theory behind the date with them, but (since we also knew one of the women who happened to be on that date) I don't think it impressed any of them.

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[georgmi.livejournal.com]

I can see that. "Potential companion A is x% likely to put out, PC B y% likely, and PC C z% likely. Therefore, if I ask all three out at once, I am (1-((1-x)*(1-y)*(1-z)))% likely to get laid, and (1-((1-x)*(1-y)*(1-z))) is obviously a much higher number than x, y, or z individually, with the added bonus of a certain percentage chance of a threesome-or-better."

I totally don't see why that didn't work out for him.

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[ginkgo.livejournal.com]

If only it had been about sex, he might have succeeded. These were girls he legitimately wanted to go out on dates with, as we heard it. He figured he didn't have time to go out with each one individually, so the last one standing at the end of the night (the one who would "get" him and his plan) would be the girl for him.

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[georgmi.livejournal.com]

Ah. Really best to set people's expectations correctly if you desire an optimal outcome. But hey, speed dating, before it became popular! A man ahead of his time.

Though I encountered a quote last week which resonated with me: "An artist is never ahead of his time, but most people are far behind theirs." (Edgar Varese).

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[franktheavenger.livejournal.com]

Aw, I was hoping this story involved voltages. :(

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[ginkgo.livejournal.com]

Sadly, no. :(

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[georgmi.livejournal.com]

Not exactly work-safe, but on topic:

http://tinyurl.com/yr54w3

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[franktheavenger.livejournal.com]

Now that's useful information!

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[badger.livejournal.com]

Thus allowing me to trot out one of my favorite quotes:

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."

~ Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut (also attributed to Yogi Berra)

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[ginkgo.livejournal.com]

Exaaaaaaaaaaaactly.