Greatest invention in human history helps you avoid certain people

This is Scientific American 60-second Tech.

I'm Larry Greenmiere. got a minute?

>> I'm Larry Greenemeier. got a minute?

You walking near the park and your iphone shuns 

>> You’re walking near the park when your iPhone chimes.

It tells you that one of your many foursquare contacts is enjoying coffee in an outdoor cafe on the next block.

>> It tells you that one of your many Foursquare contacts is enjoying a coffee at an outdoor café on the next block.

So you turn on your heal and head the other way

>> So you turn on your heel and head the other way.

Welcome to the era of anti-social networking.

When you filter pictures of your friends kids out of your facebook feed 

>> Where you filter pictures of your friends’ kids out of your Facebook feed, 

replace a name tweets with those who you actually care about 

>> replace inane tweets with those you actually care about 

and keep taps on the people you'd rather avoid

>> and keep tabs on people you’d rather avoid.

The 'Clok' app, for example, collects location info from instagram and foursquare.

>> The Cloak app, for example, collects location info from Instagram and Foursquare 

to let you know where so called friends are, so that you never have to see them.

>> to let you know where your so-called “friends” are—so that you never have to see them. 

It scans their most recent check-ins and spots those locations on a map

>> It scans their most recent check-ins, and plots those locations on a map. 

It could even alert you when the guy you owed 20 bucks to is near by

>> It can even alert you when the guy you owe 20 bucks to is nearby.

Clok developers Brian Moore and Chris Baker said they came up the idea

>> Cloak developers Brian Moore and Chris Baker say they came up with the idea 

after 2 minutes chance encounter with ex-girl friend

>> after too many chance encounters with ex-girlfriends. 

They plan to expand clok's interface with other apps including facebook.

>> They plan to expand Cloak to interface with other apps, including Facebook.

and they insist their feelings won't be hurt if they suddenly stop bumping into their clok using friends.

>> And they insist their feelings won’t be hurt if they suddenly stop bumping into their Cloak-using friends.

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inane 무의미한 어리석은 텅빈 (gre 단어인데..ㅠㅠ)

keep tabs on 예의주시하다

어쩐지 씁쓸하고만.

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