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ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 12:37 PM Apr 2013

There are regions of the states that could use this:


A new smartphone app has been developed in Iceland that can be used to alert each of the country's 320,000 inhabitants as to whether they share a common ancestor with potential sexual partners. The "anti-incest" function allows users to bump their phones together to check their heritage against a central database and make sure they're not breaking any laws before knocking boots. All of which raises the question: was there anything about your former partners that you wish an app could have warned you about beforehand? Which nasty surprises could you have done without? It could be anything from bad breath to a secret lovechild.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/18/iceland-anti-incest-app
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There are regions of the states that could use this: (Original Post) ohiosmith Apr 2013 OP
If forced to chose just one, it would have to be,.......... Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #1
~ Moondog Apr 2013 #3
!!! Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #5
“Bump in the app before you bump in the bed.” In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #2
It could. But it probably won't. Moondog Apr 2013 #4
Ah spontaneity. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #6
Just so. Moondog Apr 2013 #7
I've looked at the pillow next to me and shook my head. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #8

Moondog

(4,833 posts)
4. It could. But it probably won't.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 02:56 PM
Apr 2013

All too frequently those moments are not accompanied by a lot of forethought or reflection.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
6. Ah spontaneity.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:18 PM
Apr 2013

It's not likely that I'll be boffing ant of my cousins.
I'm not worried about anyone else.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
8. I've looked at the pillow next to me and shook my head.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:23 PM
Apr 2013
Charity begins at home.
Not anymore.
We've decided that I've become rather high maintenance in some areas.
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