"It's the always-on function of broadband," he said.
Founder Oleg Kostour explained that he wanted it to be easy for couples to find each other, but he didn't want an always-on location function to scare away younger, less committed couples from using the app.
"He is always hosting barbecues and putting on functions for the team, getting us to do stuff off the field together".
And since it would just need general location and your explicit approval to function, not always-on exact location that is implicitly broadcast, it wouldn't need the scary privacy opt out that cut down usage of Facebook Nearby Friends.
We may also get our first official word on speculation that Microsoft's next Xbox will require an always-on connection to the Internet to function, and a more detailed explanation of how exactly it will interact with other living room entertainment devices like cable set-top boxes.
Of course, even that doesn't justify an always-on connection requirement, not for isolated functions like single-player gaming which should have no problem running without an active connection, even if a player has to give up some features like achievements and leaderboard ranking to make that work (you know, exactly the way it works now).
Al Qaeda has always functioned on multiple levels, he said, from professional operatives to trained amateurs to local walk-ins inspired by Mr. bin Laden.
"As designers, our work always functions on the borderline of aesthetics, politics, and speculation".
This pattern is appropriate to Somali society, which has always functioned on a tribal and clan basis.
Portland's coffee scene doesn't always function on such a small scale.
