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Re:What's wrong with OKCupid's matching algorithm. by p9idf on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @01:45PM (#3271142)
It's a dating site. The point is to have fun and meet like-minded people.
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Re:What's wrong with OKCupid's matching algorithm. by ralfd on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @03:16PM (#3271538)
Well, what is more likely: That people are answering the question that way because they are wise-cracking or just because they are stupid?
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Re:What's wrong with OKCupid's matching algorithm. by vidarh on Thursday November 24, 2011 @05:16AM (#3273874)
As such, for people that don't like geeks who interpret everything literally, answering "the sun" might be a good strategy, as I doubt anyone else would make this question mandatory.
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