iPod (and other tech) Mingling

The other night we were busy coding away at our local Internet watering hole, listening to music via iTunes to drown out the dribble from the main speakers. Naturally, someone noticed that there was a shared Library available and pointed it out to us all.

Like a bunch of Peeking Toms, we sat there browsing the collection and sending ourselves funny IM tarts to help pass the time and work off the beer. It felt so dirty, but we endured. Eventually, we were listening to music off this person's 'puter. I don't know what to say.

It made me realize, though, that this little perversion has some interesting social implications, especially for my single friends out there. The oldest trick in the book when it comes to engaging someone new is to try and spot or highlight something they are wearing, reading or saying. Is this the updated pickup model? It's now possible to see, quite literally, right through someone.

And don't let the whole laptop not everywhere thing get you down - have you been to *$ (Starbucks) lately? I've seen hundreds of hookups that center around nothing less than that piece of white plastic and metal otherwise known as the iPod. Everyone loves gadgets, it takes a geek to appreciate it.

Do you have stories about digital pickups? Have you used technology to "score". I bet you have.. and I'd like to know more about them.