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Consider a party you've been invited to, but don't know many people there. The proposed tool would take the name of the host/organiser, the address and the time of the party as its input.
The output would be relevant to your needs. Scanning the social networking profiles of the participants automatically,
it will provide you with all the information needed to make the best of the event.
Some examples: what to wear, if/what to bring as a gift, what to bring to a bottle party, who to approach for which drugs, who to approach with which topics of conversation, location of the best/nearest late night curry or kebab, etc. The list is endless.
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I like this, though I would question its usefulness for the stated purpose. It might work better as a dead-eyed corporate product for conferences and conventions, relieving attendees of hours of gruelling prep by churning out a "targets & talking points" crib sheet, gleaned from these sources. |
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Hmm... I was expecting more of a 'People's Revolution in a
Box' sort of thing. |
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// the social networking profiles of the participants automatically // |
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This relies on either (a) the host publishing a guest list, or (b) attendees flagging their attendance in their social network, and presupposes that participants do in fact subscribe to a social networking service. |
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However, these problems aren't insurmountable. |
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[+] For the idea of prelocating food outlets close to the party venue. |
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You toyed with [Carmi], about a bun, 8th. |
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Socialist means to be involved in socializing apparently. I
once posted a blunderbuss idea that flashed messages on
retnas, one of which was socialist does not equal socialize.
I once knew a rather confused person who made this
mistake to absurd effect. It seems to be a pretty common
mistake. My understanding is Socialist comes from the
word social, as in the social, like saying "the people".
Therefore a socialist would be concerned with the affairs
of the people. That's very general and based on
etymology. More specifically a socialist was concerned
with improving the conditions that gave rise to the social
masses. |
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I can't get past the apparent discrepancy between the title and
the idea. Is it that the party provides for the needs of the guests
from the abilities of the guests? How is this socialist? |
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Like others, I thought this would be some sort of DIY left-wing insurrection. |
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It's socialist because it is for the betterment of the particular society involved.
In fact, it follows well along historical lines of socialism by being designed to be good for the party, rather perhaps than society as a whole. |
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Also, and I can't believe I've been reduced to this, it's a rather sad pun, [rcarty]. |
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I think I shall have to go and have a lie down before I give anything a title again. |
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Those are dubious definitions of socialisms. Nevertheless,
that doesn't change the fact that for many the meaning is
confounded already. An interesting discussion of this can
be found in at least one edition of In the Shadow of the
Silent Majorities or The End of the Social. I think some
reason for the confusion is that many aspects of modern
socializing such as those outlined in katy perry's' pop song
last friday night or tgif are frowned upon by conservative
type people. As a result imbibing in substances, multiple
penetrating, and violating minor civil ordinances leads
many people to conclude that their behaviour is socialist.
In actuality however their stupidity in reaching this
conclusion actually relegates them to the party of
conservatives, as "all stupid people are conservative." |
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"A person who is not socializing at 20 has no heart, a
person who is socializing at 30 has no brain?" |
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[Carm], we would have shredded it know matter what it
was called. If not the title, then something else. Somebody
always finds the loose string and tugs at it. |
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Go do it to someone else's post; It's fun! [beanangel] is
easy prey (no offense, [beany]), but you can set your sights
higher and go snapping at [MaxB]'s heels. |
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This would be a great tool for the Occupy [X] movement, both for social reasons _and_ Social reasons. |
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[AlterOther], I'm not worried about the shredding, it's what I'm here for.
I'm worried that I'm creating all these false hopes in people because of my rather daft puns in the titles. |
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That [rcarty] is taking this all so seriously is also a worry, though I suspect he'll do better after a nice cup of tea. |
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Any tone of seriousness was from straining on the loo, as it
were. |
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