Other geek news...
Wow, three posts in one day. Just sayin'.
As some of you know I broke down and got a facebook account. It's pretty easy to find me if I haven't already found you, Arbie is not very common, even in communities as big as LJ or facebook. Note that facebook lumps me into the Vancouver community (and then tries to tell me I probably know them all). No one around here will be surprised to learn I don't check there that often either.
I'm not a big fan of facebook, it seems to encourage superficiality. Like Twitter. Great if you really need to know what the people you hang with are doing every hour when they aren't with you, ( I question that need). But I don't see most people that often, I want to know what you think about stuff, not so much interested in what you are doing hour by hour. I guess you could use facebook for that but most don't.
But I tracked down my son (well actually Robin did it) who I hadn't talked to in several years so it does have its uses.
As some of you know I broke down and got a facebook account. It's pretty easy to find me if I haven't already found you, Arbie is not very common, even in communities as big as LJ or facebook. Note that facebook lumps me into the Vancouver community (and then tries to tell me I probably know them all). No one around here will be surprised to learn I don't check there that often either.
I'm not a big fan of facebook, it seems to encourage superficiality. Like Twitter. Great if you really need to know what the people you hang with are doing every hour when they aren't with you, ( I question that need). But I don't see most people that often, I want to know what you think about stuff, not so much interested in what you are doing hour by hour. I guess you could use facebook for that but most don't.
But I tracked down my son (well actually Robin did it) who I hadn't talked to in several years so it does have its uses.