Problem is, even if I started a blog like that today nobody I know
would read it (because it's not Facebook) and it would just get filled
up with spambots & hacking attempts.
I like the Christmas letter analogy, maybe instead of a blog I should
just spam my mom, aunt & grandparents every-so-often.
My Dad _still_ doesn't have a computer, the internet or a cell phone,
so I have to call his landline to keep in touch.
Funny story with my Dad: Up until recently he still wrote cheques &
mailed them to pay all of his bills. When he ran out of cheques, he
called the bank to order more & wanted to charge him for the cheques,
which used to be free with his account. How he goes into the bank to
pay all of his bills in person at the Teller (he still refuses to use
the ATM). He's also disabled tap on his debit card.
Maybe he could warm up to a tablet device?
I thought most banks have special senior accounts that provide free chequeing and/or free supplies.
Maybe he hasn't seen how to use the ATM and doesn't know how to ask for
a demo or something.
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Maybe he could warm up to a tablet device?
Possibly, but then he'd have to get & pay for internet.
I thought most banks have special senior accounts that provide free
chequeing and/or free supplies.
I should probably look into that for him, but I'd much rather he
update his ways than encourage his stone-age behaviours... ;)
Maybe he hasn't seen how to use the ATM and doesn't know how to ask
for a demo or something.
He does need glasses, but often forgets to wear them.
have dozens of pen pals (in the true letter writing sense) ..but in
email, the person has nothing to say. The subject is always "hi" or "hello", and just one or two lines. When sending a photo, the person
ISBN-10 of 9781594744426
Thanks :)
ISBN nice... having worked in libraries I can relate to this.
Just finally deleted Facebook from everything here. Been on there for 15 years and plugged at 5000 'friends'. It had became a hornet's nest and a scourge on civilization. It was a musician's best friend but holy shit...
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine, but
my family made it difficult to not start a new account.
I created a new one, closed it up to not be visible to the public, and applied just about all privacy settings. I think I now have just under
or over 30 friends on there. It's more peaceful now.
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine, but my
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine,
but my
Facebook never did anything for me. I think my facebookl├▒ess life is
as social as it was while facebook enabled. I find more interesting
people in BBS and IRC.
What gets hard is a life without popular mobile instant messengers. I am one of those, and having no popular messenger system really teaches you
who are your real friends. A lot of people won't acknowledge you exist at all if you are not in their platform of choise. They can't just be
bothered to email or phone you.
"Why didn't you invite me to the party?"
"You weren't in $mobile_messaging_platform."
If they can't be my friends unless I use the software their want they can **** themselves.
It is a hornets next of negativity and advertising for sure.
Ads within the middle of a video I'm watching, made me stop watching videos. So ... I wonder how that is working out for Facebook?
We can't be expected to be on all of them, but then there are people Wondering why aren't are we on the "their" preferred platforms. Nothing wrong with picking and choosing the ones we want.
That's why I'd like to have something that's "mine", whether it's a free Wordpress blog, a self-hosted static site or something like that. They want to know what I'm up to? Go there, but don't expect to find out what I ate for dinner last night.
themselves up to getting "involved" in someone's life. BUT.. they want you to see a picture of the food on their plate every night, too many pictures of flowers in their garden, where they are having a pedicure,
the restaurant they are currently visiting, etc. So sad.
See what I said about people not getting invited to a party because they aren't on platform X.
events because I am not on a platform they are in. You are not in their ecosystem, you don't exist, period, unless they REALLY need you.
The Godfather wrote to Mickey <=-
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine, but
my family made it difficult to not start a new account. So .. I
created a new one, closed it up to not be visible to the public, and applied just about all privacy settings.
That sounds like a good idea; if there was a way to stop the process
of people forwarding political links and sharing them it would make
FB tolerable again.
On 06-29-20 02:08, The Godfather wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
You definitely discover who your real friends are, as some will seek
you back out to send a friend request -- most you'll realize were past co-workers, or friends of friends, you really forgot all about. And,
for those who constantly forward political posts that annoy you? Just ignore the friend request. Also, shutting down public view (I think,
maybe Adept knows more than I regarding this) eliminates ex partners, employers/potential or current, among others from stalking you facebook
profile. Buuuuuuuttttt ... then you have to have self control not to subscribe to political sites :)
most you'll realize were past co-workers, or friends of friends, you really forgot all about.
I have had some good reconnections on Facebook, so I don't mind getting friend requests, but I only accept the ones that make sense.
Haha I'd need an Ouija add-on for my first partnet to contact me (though that's someone who I would let contact me, if it was possible). :)
Haha I tend to avoid those, and these days I really try to avoid American politics, it's just got too toxic for my liking.
Other than family, the rest of my Facebook is mostly current/past co-workers.
Not too long ago I got a friend request from some random stranger, or so
I thought, but it turns out we had a few classes together back in high school...
The Godfather wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
That sounds like a good idea; if there was a way to stop the process
of people forwarding political links and sharing them it would make
FB tolerable again.
You definitely discover who your real friends are, as some will seek
you back out to send a friend request -- most you'll realize were past co-workers, or friends of friends, you really forgot all about.
for those who constantly forward political posts that annoy you? Just ignore the friend request. Also, shutting down public view (I think, maybe Adept knows more than I regarding this) eliminates ex partners, employers/potential or current, among others from stalking you facebook profile. Buuuuuuuttttt ... then you have to have self control not to subscribe to political sites
-tG
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(candid camera style). SO .. I keep it on lock down. But then again, I literally don't use it anymore other then to communicate with my dad
uses facebook as the family communication tool and scheduling tool; that
and my wife seems to think it's easier to send a facebook message from
the other room then to walk to the room I'm in and say what she needs to
ticker while in my online classes, and if something BIG happens thats
news worthy, it'll catch my attention and I may watch.
select stores, or what web pages you surf. SO ... I might be overly "acting like my 74 year old paranoid dad" here but .. well .. I guess
it's within the genes.
I'm finding, much to my consternation that they're forgetting about
me more than the other way around. I guess I'm more sentimental about
work relationships than others.
It looks like you can filter forwarded posts, so when that friend of
yours posts the political ad, you can mute the ad maker, your friend
or both. It's helped quite a bit with those family members who watch
too much Fox News.
I guess it's hard to avoid Facebook if people are using it as a
scheduling tool, though I've been perfectly fine continuing to use Messenger Lite for Facebook messaging. It's nice -- you can even suspend your Facebook account and still use it.
But I tend to communicate with my parents mostly through post cards. They generally communicate through e-mail. But I don't think my situation and preferences are at all normal, on that count. I'm also generally far
away.
Why not watch a Twitch stream or something, then?
I guess it's not news, then, but still...
Oh, thinking of news things that I tend not to watch, I've enjoyed that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is sponsoring Marble League 2020. Go Raspberry Racers and Team Galactic! It's the sporting event of the
summer.
On 06-29-20 10:54, The Godfather wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I shut mine down and have to be the one to initiate friend requests.
Too many ex coworkers or employees I'd prefer not interacting with now that I no longer work with them, were trying to "reconnect" when I
changed my account. Not to mention ex girlfriends that finally figure
out facebook exists and search me out to rekindle things and or snoop
around. Lastly, I'm looking for employment, and I do subscribe to Fox Financial news, and Anonymous (For fun) and wouldn't want a perception
of political affiliation to get in the way of a job. Not to mention
the many Jack Kale (I think thats his last name) farting pranks he does (candid camera style). SO .. I keep it on lock down. But then again,
I literally don't use it anymore other then to communicate with my dad uses facebook as the family communication tool and scheduling tool;
that and my wife seems to think it's easier to send a facebook message from the other room then to walk to the room I'm in and say what she
needs to (rolling eyes).
Haha I'd need an Ouija add-on for my first partnet to contact me (though that's someone who I would let contact me, if it was possible). :)
Yikes, I'm sorry to hear that.
Haha I tend to avoid those, and these days I really try to avoid American politics, it's just got too toxic for my liking.
Agreed, try living here :) (If you don't already,) I only leave the TV
On 06-29-20 19:11, Adept wrote to The Godfather <=-
Then again, I've never been a phone person. I guess BBSs hit early
enough in my life that it never seemed normal to _talk_ to people.
a "soft approach" of un-friending them. It would be nice if they simplified the work to filter content then their system currently allow.
My conspiracy theory is that they don't do this sort of thing, because they're trying to actively encourage engagement with posts, and all the enraging posts are the ones that lead to the highest engagement.
So it's a negative feedback cycle, where Facebook delves further into the radicalizing content because it's what gets people to engage.
But maybe that's just what people want to post, and it's unavoidable. *shrug*.
I don't have too many that I'd prefer not to interact with, so meffectively a non issue, and I discussed previous relationships before, with the Ouija protocol not supported by Facebook, that's a non issue! ;)
I generally don't follow that sort of content.
Haha that reminds me of the time in a local wifi experimenters group, where we had around 15 people in the same house on IRC, and people were sending messages like "Hey XXXX, can you grab a can from the fridge for me?" :D
It was 15 years ago, so I've processed it. But I did lose a very close friend last year too. :( That's one Facebook contact I really miss.
LOL thankfully, I don't, it's bad enough with a planet in between!
On 06-30-20 00:36, The Godfather wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Thats good. I as not nearly as selective when I first engaged in facebook. My wife had to tap me on the shoulder and let me know that everyone could see all of the political posts I had been "liking" and I
was rather embarrassed I had not known that my friends, and their
friends, could see them. I was initially turned off by Facebook as my wife and mother in law would play farmville daily, to the point of one calling the other to state they were out grocery shopping and would ask the other to harvest their crops (sigh). So I was a late adopter to
the format. To me, a "like" to the author. Most of the time it wasn't
the subject discussed but a comment and or the content of the article I agreed with and or liked, so I'd "like" the post to let "them" know. Little did I know that "them," was several hundred of my "friends." Whoops.
I love shows like Impractical Jokers, the old Candid Camera shows, etc.
My grandma watched them all of the time; my mom lived in New York
prior to her passing, and she would call to watch Impractical Jokers together. I suppose watching them reminds me of their laughs. But
yes, prank videos do require a rather unique sense of humor (for better
or worse).
I'd go insane .... however ... my mom worked for the phone company
when I was in k-12, and when she finally added a second corded line for me, I'd call her to ask her to bring me chocolate milk ... I imagine
she's making me pay for it now lol!
I'm sorry to hear that; it's amazing what one remembers, misses, and desires, when someone close to us is lost. There are so many times I almost subconsciously wish I could reach out to those long passed, that
I have to shake off. It's painful, friend or family member aside.
LOL thankfully, I don't, it's bad enough with a planet in between!
Lucky you! I'd love to visit Australia some day. One of my best
friends moved there and loves it. My oldest boy (12) races BMX and
from the emails I get from the BMX association, it's a big deal in Australia and Japan, compared to here. And, lots of BBS'ers too! We
need a pause button in the states :)
On 06-30-20 00:21, The Godfather wrote to Adept <=-
No, your conspiracy theory is likely correct from what I've seen. I've read many comments of various popular news or social related posts
(local, national, or global), and often times it appears obvious that a BOT started the conversation. The BOT never replies, as it would
appear the goal was to orchestrate the proverbial snowball effect of strangers engaging within a typo-thon of insults toward one another.
My conspiracy theory is that many powerful institutions do the aforementioned to promote agendas they'd like fulfilled.
I'm sure I've brought up 'Marco Polo' on here before. It's a great ap
my family, close friends, and I have adopted. If not, it's like
texting, except video based. It's nice to see the person and hear
their voice, especially those long distance. Facetime never clicked
with me, as I'm never on the same schedule as those who Facetime,
Skype, schedule zoom parties, or call. Marco Polo allows for it to
occur as time is convenient for everyone involved, just like texting.
I think you had mentioned BBS'ing shifting you more toward a texting format of communication. Heck, I remember being on the phone with my highschool girl friend all night while coding in basic or waiting 2
hours for a game to download at 300 baud :)
Vk3jed wrote to The Godfather <=-
Haha that reminds me of the time in a local wifi experimenters group, where we had around 15 people in the same house on IRC, and people were sending messages like "Hey XXXX, can you grab a can from the fridge for me?" :D
On 06-30-20 07:23, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I went to college before home internet, and before the internet was
really covered at all; I remember hearing about group houses where
they had a house domain with a web server and home pages, ethernet
run in the house, a shared laser printer and IRC.
I'm sure some group houses now have a shared media server.
It is a hornets next of negativity and advertising for sure. Ads
within the middle of a video I'm watching, made me stop watching
Vk3jed wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
The Internet hadn't come to Australia when I started university, but
later in my course, we did study IP and the LAN was running RFC1918 addresses, while waiting for an actual connection and address
assignments.
On 07-01-20 07:26, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
It wasn't until my second job after college, in 1993 or so, that I
first got an internet connection. I was responsible for a 56k (!)
leased line and a Cisco router, with 3 class C networks. I learned IP
networking from a book, then took a Cisco class at the University.
Networking was just text-based email, gopher and NNTP, so we did OK
with 50 people using that circuit.
Later on, had to build DNS from scratch, using Cricket Liu's DNS and
BIND book from O'Reilly over a weekend. I started in the morning with
a spare PC and a BSD/OS CD, and had a working resolver after lunch.
Those were good times, learning a ton of new crap.
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