[mdlug] Facebook was Re: Google Wave invites

[Peter Bart]

Subject: Re: [mdlug] Google Wave invites
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:06:32 -0500

On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 10:44 -0500, Peter Bart wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:07:50 +0100
> Rich Elswick <painbank at gmail.com> wrote:  
> > Farmville seems popular now.  
> Still Facebook. FWIW I think ranks as the most useless !"@#¥^~%$&*?)(/\
> ever. Sorry  

>Yea, "popular" and "useful"/"productive" are not equivalent.  

	I must admit my better half spends what I think is way to much time "farming" on Facebook. So it's a small sore spot. It's a game she likes, and that's okay. We all have entertaining thing we take time for. However, I have; not so jokingly anymore; told her I would start restricting Facebooks ip if she doesn't lay off.

>Most of the social-networking hype, is just that: hype;  a passing >fad.

	I hope so. I did sign up on Facebook, but left it at that when I realized just how much time it takes and how much personal information they want. So I'm the Loser with no friends, no posts, no nothing. I thought it might be a way to keep in touch with friends and family. Not.

>Yep, I'm a geek who works in IT, and I mean that.

	I know, our opinion carries a lot of weight with me. I remember you from the KLUG days. I may not allways agree with you, but I certainly appreciate your thoughts.

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Peter The Plumber
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