computer science

Recon (app)

Recon (app) is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Recon (app) rather than just read about it. In short: Recon is a location-based online dating application and service specifically for gay men interested in fetish and kink. It launched as a website in 1999, and as an iOS app in 2010.

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Key takeaways

Recon (app) belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Recon (app) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Recon (app) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Recon is a location-based online dating application and service specifically for gay men interested in fetish and kink. It launched as a website in 1999, and as an iOS app in 2010. It has 189,000 active users as of 2018. Recon allows users to create a profile, communicate with other members through private messages, and filter members by location and interests. Recon started as a website, with some features, such as the ability to view a user's public x-rated photos, solely available on the website due to Apple's policy on adult content. One notable feature is the ability to filter members by their declared fetishes and kinks. The broad categories include bondage, fisting, leather, rubber, bears, bikers, chastity, suits, feet, gunge, watersports, and sports gear. Recon is owned and operated by T101, the company who also produce Fetish Week London.

Events and publications

Recon produces a number of fetish events for members and non-members, in cities including London and Paris. Recon has produced two issues of a magazine, with high-quality photography and articles from the fetish community, which is distributed for free at gay venues.

Controversies

Effect on leather bars, sex clubs and saunas Some have claimed that gay dating apps have a negative impact on local businesses such as gay bars, and that Recon's widespread usage by fetishmen has reduced business in leather bars, sex clubs and saunas. However, many businesses actively promote their businesses on Recon to appeal to local customers.

Location data leaks In 2019, researchers at Pen Test Partners demonstrated to BBC News how it was possible to locate the exact location of a Recon user without their consent, along with users of other apps, through a process of trilateration. However, Recon was praised for taking immediate steps to rectify the fault much faster than some other apps.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Recon (app)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Recon (app) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Recon (app) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Recon (app) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Recon (app)

In research: Recon (app) appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Recon (app) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Recon (app) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Dating, Fetish subculture, Gay culture, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Recon (app) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Recon (app) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Recon (app) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Recon (app) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Recon (app) in simple terms?

Recon is a location-based online dating application and service specifically for gay men interested in fetish and kink. It launched as a website in 1999, and as an iOS app in 2010.

Why does Recon (app) matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Recon (app)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Recon (app).