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10-03-2011, 10:34 PM
Ezee E

I'm sure the virus is just a ripoff of a far, far better one.

:lol:

Too soon?
10-03-2011, 10:46 PM
Dukefrukem

:lol:
10-04-2011, 05:32 AM
B-side

Oh man, did anyone here catch the season premiere of SNL? Alec Baldwin's bit as Tony Bennett was amazing.
10-04-2011, 01:38 PM
Mara

"Divvy" is a word I use all the time out loud, but almost never in written communication. I just put it in an e-mail, and it is so weird-looking.

Divvy.

Divvy.

Divvy.
10-04-2011, 05:26 PM
megladon8

What the hell?

I just got one of those e-mails from Amazon, saying "New Comic Book and TPB Recommendations!"

When I open the e-mail, the first book on the list is the new Richard Dawkins book. Then the third on the list is one of those "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books. Also further down was a new printing of "Diary of Anne Frank".
10-04-2011, 05:58 PM
Irish

Wow, they got you pegged. :lol:
10-04-2011, 07:18 PM
bac0n

Quote:

Originally Posted by megladon8

What the hell?

I just got one of those e-mails from Amazon, saying "New Comic Book and TPB Recommendations!"

When I open the e-mail, the first book on the list is the new Richard Dawkins book. Then the third on the list is one of those "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books. Also further down was a new printing of "Diary of Anne Frank".

I once got recommended Singin' in the Rain based on my positive review of Terminator 2.
10-04-2011, 08:38 PM
Grouchy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mara

I'm helping a mentally ill applicant fill out paperwork for our program, and she asks for my name and extension. I go to write them on her paper.

ME: ...crap, I spelled my name wrong.

She looks at me sympathetically.

M.I.A.: It's okay, they make medications for that now.

Hahahah!
10-04-2011, 11:43 PM
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10-05-2011, 02:25 AM
Fezzik

I've been getting more and more miffed as of late as it seems that if I want to be included in any of my friends' activities at all, I need to be on Facebook. They dont send emails, they dont call. Everything is done via Facebook.

I don't really use my Facebook account. For me, it has outlived its usefulness and now, the fact that I pretty much am left out of the loop simply because I don't use the site leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I am so close to closing my Facebook account because I dont use it, dont really like it and really don't like what its done to my circle of friends.

I'm actually being given shit about wanting to leave Facebook too.

So...honest question...Is it selfish of me to want my friends to send me emails or call me when something happens or something is announced?
10-05-2011, 02:29 AM
Dukefrukem

No. My friends do the same thing. I was supposed to know they had a baby because I troll around on FB? No! "FB is blocked at work. I don't like looking at shit on my phone so if I don't hear news in your life its because I'm not glued to FB. Just because I'm friends with you doesn't mean I'm checking your profile every 30 minutes to see if you went to Denny's for lunch!"
10-05-2011, 02:30 AM
Ezee E

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fezzik

So...honest question...Is it selfish of me to want my friends to send me emails or call me when something happens or something is announced?

Do they talk to you in person?

With that, it is easier on Facebook, cause you can reach everyone all at once. Masstexts work too, and I get a good amount of those if events are occurring.

Or good ol' conversations in person.
10-05-2011, 02:44 AM
Fezzik

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ezee E

Do they talk to you in person?

With that, it is easier on Facebook, cause you can reach everyone all at once. Masstexts work too, and I get a good amount of those if events are occurring.

Or good ol' conversations in person.

They used to. Thats what pisses me off. I mean, we used to chat on the phone and meet for lunch sometimes to catch up. That has disappeared as Facebook has seen more use.

And to add to what Duke said...I found out about a friend's engagement a month after it happened because they only posted it on Facebook.

I even missed the engagement. When I finally saw my friend again he said "I was wondering why you weren't at the party"

I was pissed. "You didn't think about calling me?"

It hadnt even crossed his mind.

So, pardon my French, but FUCK Facebook.
10-05-2011, 02:45 AM
Fezzik

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mara

"Divvy" is a word I use all the time out loud, but almost never in written communication. I just put it in an e-mail, and it is so weird-looking.

Divvy.

Divvy.

Divvy.

Its the consecutive Vs. I have a D&D character with consecutive Vs in his name, and it just looks weird in print.
10-05-2011, 02:46 AM
Ezee E

Kind of the person's fault though, no?
10-05-2011, 02:46 AM
Ezee E

Savvy.
10-05-2011, 02:50 AM
Fezzik

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ezee E

Kind of the person's fault though, no?

Partially, but its part of the Facebook syndrome. This is the same guy who used to call me every other day just to say HELLO. We had lunch three times a week.

He just didnt think about calling me? Sorry, that may be a failure in him, but its also part of Facebook's model - they made everyone so dependent on it that they forgot how to communicate via every day, normal methods.

(And its not just him. If it was, Id write it off as him being an addict, but its pretty much everyone I know).
10-05-2011, 02:51 AM
number8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fezzik

So...honest question...Is it selfish of me to want my friends to send me emails or call me when something happens or something is announced?

Honestly? A little bit, yeah. Social norms advance with technology. As long as you have a Facebook, people are going to see it as the most convenient way of contact. Think of it this way, if you don't like cell phones and have a habit not checking your text messages for days, are you going to complain to your friends that they should have knocked on your door and ask in person if you've checked your phone lately?

If they want your presence, and they don't try to make sure you got the invite, and they give you shit about not participating, then they're being dicks. But people aren't obligated to keep up with everyone's lack of interest in communication tools and how often they check them.

Just go and delete your Facebook. Your friends will realize next time they send out an invite that they can't contact you that way, so if they want your attendance, they'll ask some other way. If not, then they don't really care about you, don't they?
10-05-2011, 03:08 AM
Fezzik

Quote:

Originally Posted by number8

Honestly? A little bit, yeah. Social norms advance with technology. As long as you have a Facebook, people are going to see it as the most convenient way of contact. Think of it this way, if you don't like cell phones and have a habit not checking your text messages for days, are you going to complain to your friends that they should have knocked on your door and ask in person if you've checked your phone lately?

Of course not, but if I dont respond to my text messages for a week, in the past one of my friends would have probably called me to see if I'm ok.

I'll be the first to admit that its probably a little bit selfish, but to be honest, my biggest gripe is the contention that Facebook is an "advance" in Social norms. To me, its a step backwards. Its easier to contact several people at once, yes, but are you really interacting with them?

A lot of people use Facebook as a substitute for real-life face time. That's a dangerous trend. It just cant end well. Maybe I just like hanging out with my friends a little too much. I dunno.
10-05-2011, 03:43 AM
number8

Well, now we're talking about different things. I thought the gripe was using it as the means to set up real-life face time.
10-05-2011, 03:51 AM
Fezzik

Quote:

Originally Posted by number8

Well, now we're talking about different things. I thought the gripe was using it as the means to set up real-life face time.

Its a little bit of both.

There are friends (like the one above) who use it exclusively to set up real-life time.

Others only interact on Facebook and I never see them in person.

The one GOOD thing I can say about Facebook is that it allowed me to find and keep contact with people I knew when I was in school - people I wouldn't have email addresses and/or phone numbers for.
10-05-2011, 04:04 AM
Ezee E

I've found that I hang out with more people because of facebook, not the other way around. Through chat or whatever, we talk, and then hang out later.
10-05-2011, 04:30 AM
Lucky

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ezee E

I've found that I hang out with more people because of facebook, not the other way around. Through chat or whatever, we talk, and then hang out later.

Likewise, I've never had an experience where Facebook limited actual face-to-face interaction. If anything it amplifies the chances of it happening. Facebook makes a great icebreaker for catching up with someone you haven't talked to in months. Quick facebook message one day, text the next day, plans on the weekend. It's a pretty safe bet. You can even test the waters with a quality poke if you find a message too forward.
10-05-2011, 05:05 AM
Ezee E

Never poked or been poked. Don't really know what the intention is.
10-05-2011, 05:47 AM
MadMan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ezee E

Never poked or been poked. Don't really know what the intention is.

My friends and I have thought of that feature as really creepy but useful for joking around. I have no idea why Facebook came up with it in the first place.