'Mother' kills newborn over "Farmville" interruption.

nikimcbee · 10-28-10, 11:53 AM

On a side note, I deleted my facebook account months ago

. Don't miss it at all. But now that I know all about it, here's what I'd do differently:
no games (all spyware) utter waste of time anyway.

No personal info.
I wouldn't "friend" everbody I know, only the people I actively communicate with.

That lady needs to be fixed though.

August · 10-28-10, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

On a side note, I deleted my facebook account months ago

. Don't miss it at all. But now that I know all about it, here's what I'd do differently:
no games (all spyware) utter waste of time anyway.

No personal info.
I wouldn't "friend" everbody I know, only the people I actively communicate with.

That lady needs to be fixed though.

It's been repeatedly suggested to me by the powers that be that I should make a facebook account. So far I have resisted but if I am forced into it I will take your advice. Any other good tips?

SteamWake · 10-28-10, 03:06 PM

The powers that be?? I assume you mean your employer.

Gawd I can imagine that they can track your every move if you post it.

Just avoid personal info and those silly status updates "Im going to the store to buy beer", "I'm going to the bathroom to unload those beers"

The less you put up there the better. Best is not to put it up at all as far as I am concerned.

krashkart · 10-28-10, 03:11 PM

I only found marginal use for FB. But some folks really like it for some reason. August, I'd be careful: FarmVille will vacuum your brains out even by just looking at it.

I'm living proof...

the_tyrant · 10-28-10, 04:08 PM

i think that its was gamespot that said that the company that makes Farmville is bigger than EA and Ubisoft(in market value)

CCIP · 10-28-10, 05:12 PM

I find facebook handy, mostly because almost all my friends live at very long distnaces, and I've no family here or anything. So... it's a handy little tool. But there's plenty of ways to use it stupidly - let it go beyond just the friend-stalking tool it is, and it becomes utterly stupid...

Ducimus · 10-28-10, 05:44 PM

Personally, i was never self important enough to think that anyone would care to read my crap, in a vast sea of crap that all looks, sounds, and smells the same. All of which residing in humanity's toilet bowl..... also known as the internet.

My 2 cents on facebook, weblogs, and other social networking sites in their various forms.

nikimcbee · 10-28-10, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

It's been repeatedly suggested to me by the powers that be that I should make a facebook account. So far I have resisted but if I am forced into it I will take your advice. Any other good tips?

Turn on all e-mail notification filters! My first day on FB (I found out the hard way

) Within a 12 hour period, I had >120 email notifications from FB. I quite literally contacts you for everthing!!! or you could use a spam email account for your FB email.

FB is/was cool though. I found a ton of old friends, but the down side is, you get bombarded with a lot of BS. (i'm not going to make a list).

Aramike · 10-28-10, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

On a side note, I deleted my facebook account months ago

. Don't miss it at all. But now that I know all about it, here's what I'd do differently:
no games (all spyware) utter waste of time anyway.

No personal info.
I wouldn't "friend" everbody I know, only the people I actively communicate with.

That lady needs to be fixed though.

My Facebook rule of thumb is that if I haven't met you in person, you're not on my friend's list. Used as a simple communication tool Facebook is awesome. Social networking, on the other hand, I'll leave that to young people.

Aramike · 10-28-10, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Turn on all e-mail notification filters! My first day on FB (I found out the hard way

) Within a 12 hour period, I had >120 email notifications from FB. I quite literally contacts you for everthing!!! or you could use a spam email account for your FB email.

I had to learn the same lesson! I knew I had to do something when I opened up my email only to read one of my nephew's status update which said "I just took a HUGE dump".

nikimcbee · 10-28-10, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Aramike

I had to learn the same lesson! I knew I had to do something when I opened up my email only to read one of my nephew's status update which said "I just took a HUGE dump".

Mine was with when my aunt made some blueberry muffins and the 30 emails that followed saying I like muffins

.

10-28-10, 11:53 AM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	On a side note, I deleted my facebook account months ago. Don't miss it at all. But now that I know all about it, here's what I'd do differently: no games (all spyware) utter waste of time anyway. No personal info. I wouldn't "friend" everbody I know, only the people I actively communicate with. That lady needs to be fixed though. __________________

10-28-10, 03:06 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The powers that be?? I assume you mean your employer. Gawd I can imagine that they can track your every move if you post it. Just avoid personal info and those silly status updates "Im going to the store to buy beer", "I'm going to the bathroom to unload those beers" The less you put up there the better. Best is not to put it up at all as far as I am concerned. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I find facebook handy, mostly because almost all my friends live at very long distnaces, and I've no family here or anything. So... it's a handy little tool. But there's plenty of ways to use it stupidly - let it go beyond just the friend-stalking tool it is, and it becomes utterly stupid... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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10-28-10, 03:11 PM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I only found marginal use for FB. But some folks really like it for some reason. August, I'd be careful: FarmVille will vacuum your brains out even by just looking at it. I'm living proof...

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	i think that its was gamespot that said that the company that makes Farmville is bigger than EA and Ubisoft(in market value)

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Personally, i was never self important enough to think that anyone would care to read my crap, in a vast sea of crap that all looks, sounds, and smells the same. All of which residing in humanity's toilet bowl..... also known as the internet. My 2 cents on facebook, weblogs, and other social networking sites in their various forms.