I've been spending a bit more time skimming Facebook, being that so many former LJers left for the hustle and bustle of the big time over there. I also have quite a few people who were never on LJ in my friends list as well. One thing I have noticed on occasions is a rather humorous relationship between adjacent entries in the "news feed." These ( Read more... )

Best, to-the-point analogy that depicts where the users of Facebook (and most other social media setups for that matter, even LJ) rank in the grand scheme of things:


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Note to self: Block everyone from high school that have settled into Facebook. They seem to be the same cliquish, opinionated assholes they were 30 years ago. It was a huge relief getting away from that scene, there's no reason to believe that it has changed one bit.

How appropriate that I have misspelled it as "Fecebook" on a couple occasions.

Though this was one of my long weekends (I get alternate Fridays off), my hoping to get things done on all the various vehicles and the trailer did not happen. I was just not in the mood, and having some intestinal distress did not help. Did get some cleaning done in the basement, some work outside, in the garage, the remaining firewood split and ( Read more... )

I have not been posting much. Anyone paying attention would likely notice this. Thing is, I've always been a rather private, busy sort. I approached the internet in it's earliest days not just for being a techie/business/information resource, but as a way to kinda force myself to be more outgoing, to relate to people I don't know (yet) in a more ( Read more... )

Okay. I want some really convincing reasons as to why I should sign up for Facebook like so many others are doing. Since I havent signed up, I have no idea what one's Facebook pages look like, because one has to be a member in order to see them. The latter violates my spirit of openness on the 'net. With almost daily stories about some app or ( Read more... )