Wait, Switch was a man in the real world and a woman in the matrix? That's awesome. From the Matrix wiki:
> In the original script of the Matrix film, Switch changed genders upon entering the Matrix, which coined their name, Switch. In the real world, Switch would be male, and in the Matrix, Switch would be female - a very clever and critical point of the 'residual self-image' idea. When the actress, Belinda McClory auditioned for the role, she was going for only half the role - Switch's Matrix form.
> Warner Brothers made the decision to cut this and give Switch one form for both environments.
> Switch's presentation is deliberately androgynous to pay homage to her original concept.
I love the Matrix (and the Animatrix stories) because of neat ideas like this.
The feed is terrible. No filtering, not ordered chronologically (which is incomprehensible to me, since instead of seeing activities as they happen, I see 5 of my buddy's activities all jammed into one batch). Challenges pollute the feed. Sponsored activities ("Tom ran with a Suunto!") are incredibly annoying. No way to disable "friend" recommendations, even people I've unfriended. And almost zero new features added since I joined. It's only marketing for Summit, at this point.
I used to work a 4-day week (a true 32-hour week, not 4 x 10 or something) and it was the greatest thing I've ever done. All the "weekend stuff" you can do on your extra day, and get two full days off. I can't believe how great it was.
> In the original script of the Matrix film, Switch changed genders upon entering the Matrix, which coined their name, Switch. In the real world, Switch would be male, and in the Matrix, Switch would be female - a very clever and critical point of the 'residual self-image' idea. When the actress, Belinda McClory auditioned for the role, she was going for only half the role - Switch's Matrix form.
> Warner Brothers made the decision to cut this and give Switch one form for both environments.
> Switch's presentation is deliberately androgynous to pay homage to her original concept.
I love the Matrix (and the Animatrix stories) because of neat ideas like this.