Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Silicon Valley romance is a 3D-printed rose hand-delivered by TaskRabbit


In high school, some student body group would inevitably decide to offer a Valentine's Day delivery service. As you passed the printed signs, carefully designed in Publisher or QuarkXPress, you would mentally sift through potential combinations of flowers and candy like a tiny diplomat, attempting to strike a balance between frugality, friendship, and the burning desire to prove your love to someone you had exchanged perhaps five words with in the past month by attaching your name to a slightly dingy carnation. Then, the morning of February 14th, you would spend the morning in a state of careful nonchalance, pretending not to be disappointed by your lack of secret admirers.


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