Why most people here dislike Facebook?
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Facebook's existence is ridiculous! :mad: There you go... Satisfied now? ;)
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
Oh, absolutely. I shall go on with my night, happy in the knowledge that you posted this.
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Most programmers are introverts.
Jeremy Falcon
Indeed. We really wish you weren't as shy and retiring.
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RyanDev wrote:
I got this friend and he told me that Michael Jackson used his cousins bathroom one time
I'm only gonna tweet that if it was a number two. I have standards.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
I'm only gonna tweet that if it was a number two. I have standards.
Ya, I'm not so sure about that.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Good point. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon
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Now, before start off, here are few things to make note of: 1. You cannot call it bad just because of content. If that was the case, you should dislike CP as well considering amounts of rants about Q & A here. 2. If you have had a bad experience with random friend request, it is not FB's fault. 3. If you are annoyed with game requests, you should consider choosing FB friends carefully rather than blaming FB. 4. If you think content there is just idiotic, remember it is not just for people like you. Kids to old people use it. There will be everything there. Again you need to choose what you want to see. 5. If you do not like their UI, for few things I am with you.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
I just had a discussion with a friend who was all like "My b-day party is at that date. I had a FB invitation, but, well..." That last part was about me not having a FB account so she had to go and send me a seperate invitation. Oh, the horror! Can you imagine sending a friend a personal invitation to a party? She has it rough... I have an address to which you can send letters or postcards, I have a telephone with which I can call, send SMS, send WhatsApps, I even got LINE just because she wanted me to try, I got a last.fm account where she could leave a message and, of course, she could send me an email. But no, she wants to invite me using FB, because that's easier for her. Well, I have news for her, and all my other friends who use FB; friendship isn't about having it easy. Friendship is about being there for each other when they need you. Friendship is about doing that little extra effort just because you know the other appreciates it. Friendship is about sending a seperate invitation because you respect their choice of not having FB. And that is what people seem to forget. Yes it's easy to just send an update about your life every hour and expect your 'friends' to read it. Yes it's easy to get a 'subscription' on some friends life. But I don't want that. If I want something of my chest I'll get in contact with all my friends that I think want to hear about it. If they want the same they know where to find me. If I want to invite friends to my party I'll invite them in any way they prefer because I want them to be at my party, not because it's easy to invite them. I expect my friends to do the same. Try deleting your FB account and see how many people actually want you at their party, even if it is somewhat less convenient to invite you. The sad truth is that with deleting FB you're probably deleting about 90% of your so-called 'friends'. That said, I don't dislike FB, I just don't need FB. I have got all the communication channels I need (and probably a few more)! And luckily I still got some friends who know how to use them. Including the one I just had that argument with (she did invite me after all, and will continue to do so because she has done so for years :)).
It's an OO world.
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Indeed. We really wish you weren't as shy and retiring.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
We really wish you weren't as shy and retiring.
Yeah tell me about it.
Jeremy Falcon
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I've never poked anyone! :-)
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mark merrens wrote:
I've never poked anyone!
They make pills for that.
Jeremy Falcon
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Now, before start off, here are few things to make note of: 1. You cannot call it bad just because of content. If that was the case, you should dislike CP as well considering amounts of rants about Q & A here. 2. If you have had a bad experience with random friend request, it is not FB's fault. 3. If you are annoyed with game requests, you should consider choosing FB friends carefully rather than blaming FB. 4. If you think content there is just idiotic, remember it is not just for people like you. Kids to old people use it. There will be everything there. Again you need to choose what you want to see. 5. If you do not like their UI, for few things I am with you.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
If you need to ask... Because "liking" something is akin to pinching a loaf. It feels good for a few minutes, then you're left with a somewhat empty feeling. Because reading what people post (ok, there ARE exceptions, but rare) is like watching someone pinch a loaf -- it smells, is accompanied by rude noises, and then you're left with, why did I just read that? Marc
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Now, before start off, here are few things to make note of: 1. You cannot call it bad just because of content. If that was the case, you should dislike CP as well considering amounts of rants about Q & A here. 2. If you have had a bad experience with random friend request, it is not FB's fault. 3. If you are annoyed with game requests, you should consider choosing FB friends carefully rather than blaming FB. 4. If you think content there is just idiotic, remember it is not just for people like you. Kids to old people use it. There will be everything there. Again you need to choose what you want to see. 5. If you do not like their UI, for few things I am with you.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
As an analogy I would rather read something by Kazuo Ishiguro than Dan Brown, or slowly savour Glenmorangie over having to throw back Jack Daniels as fast as possible due to its taste. Just because something appeals to the masses does not make it of value. Moreover value is a very individual quality and I don't happen to place very much value on Facebook.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Oh, absolutely. I shall go on with my night, happy in the knowledge that you posted this.
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Now, before start off, here are few things to make note of: 1. You cannot call it bad just because of content. If that was the case, you should dislike CP as well considering amounts of rants about Q & A here. 2. If you have had a bad experience with random friend request, it is not FB's fault. 3. If you are annoyed with game requests, you should consider choosing FB friends carefully rather than blaming FB. 4. If you think content there is just idiotic, remember it is not just for people like you. Kids to old people use it. There will be everything there. Again you need to choose what you want to see. 5. If you do not like their UI, for few things I am with you.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
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Now, before start off, here are few things to make note of: 1. You cannot call it bad just because of content. If that was the case, you should dislike CP as well considering amounts of rants about Q & A here. 2. If you have had a bad experience with random friend request, it is not FB's fault. 3. If you are annoyed with game requests, you should consider choosing FB friends carefully rather than blaming FB. 4. If you think content there is just idiotic, remember it is not just for people like you. Kids to old people use it. There will be everything there. Again you need to choose what you want to see. 5. If you do not like their UI, for few things I am with you.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
We could turn the question back to you. Why do you like FB? You could explain in a few posts what you do with it, and there will always be someone to tell that there are others ways to achieve the same. The fact is, that's pointless. Reading all these arguments makes me feel like a FB's representative is sitting in front of me, trying to convince me that I'm wrong to refuse to adhere. A talk about privacy in general, and on social networks specifically, would have been of more interest.
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If you need to ask... Because "liking" something is akin to pinching a loaf. It feels good for a few minutes, then you're left with a somewhat empty feeling. Because reading what people post (ok, there ARE exceptions, but rare) is like watching someone pinch a loaf -- it smells, is accompanied by rude noises, and then you're left with, why did I just read that? Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
pinching a loaf
At first I thought what an odd way to get pleasure, squeezing a loaf of bread and what on earth do rude noises have to do with testing a loaf of bread's freshness. Then I googled it... and read the urban dictionary definition...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Marc Clifton wrote:
pinching a loaf
At first I thought what an odd way to get pleasure, squeezing a loaf of bread and what on earth do rude noises have to do with testing a loaf of bread's freshness. Then I googled it... and read the urban dictionary definition...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
GuyThiebaut wrote:
and read the urban dictionary definition...
:) I first encountered that expression in the Shawshank Redemption[^]. An excellent movie, never did read the novella. Marc
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Now, before start off, here are few things to make note of: 1. You cannot call it bad just because of content. If that was the case, you should dislike CP as well considering amounts of rants about Q & A here. 2. If you have had a bad experience with random friend request, it is not FB's fault. 3. If you are annoyed with game requests, you should consider choosing FB friends carefully rather than blaming FB. 4. If you think content there is just idiotic, remember it is not just for people like you. Kids to old people use it. There will be everything there. Again you need to choose what you want to see. 5. If you do not like their UI, for few things I am with you.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
Because the user is the product.
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GuyThiebaut wrote:
and read the urban dictionary definition...
:) I first encountered that expression in the Shawshank Redemption[^]. An excellent movie, never did read the novella. Marc
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Things never improve or grow without change.
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Things never improve
Exactly my point. :-D
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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RyanDev wrote:
I got this friend and he told me that Michael Jackson used his cousins bathroom one time
I'm only gonna tweet that if it was a number two. I have standards.
Jeremy Falcon
Did you have a peek to check if it was black or white?
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RyanDev wrote:
0. It's fake relationships.
So are most "real life" ones. :)
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
So are most "real life" ones. :)
Only yours Jeremy, only yours. You need to cut back on the oil mate.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Now, before start off, here are few things to make note of: 1. You cannot call it bad just because of content. If that was the case, you should dislike CP as well considering amounts of rants about Q & A here. 2. If you have had a bad experience with random friend request, it is not FB's fault. 3. If you are annoyed with game requests, you should consider choosing FB friends carefully rather than blaming FB. 4. If you think content there is just idiotic, remember it is not just for people like you. Kids to old people use it. There will be everything there. Again you need to choose what you want to see. 5. If you do not like their UI, for few things I am with you.
My CP workspace: Incredibly trivial and probably useless code samples[^]
I dislike Facebook for the same reason I dislike many of these free services. That is, if you don't pay for it you're the product. I would avoid Facebook completely if I had an option. I avoid Google for many of the same reasons. There are friends and family that it facilitates communication with though. I would rather pay for a service to do this, but many people that I want and need to keep in contact with wouldn't. I'm not naïve enough to think I can avoid these services completely. Instead I try to trust wisely, and I limit my exposure in other cases. I also dislike Facebook, because of things like their game requests which are often sent on the person's behalf (not directly). It's not clear to users what apps like games can do. Granted the people should be more aware, but most people don't care about that stuff. No game or app should be able to access my contacts or perform any action automatically on my profile unless the app specifically has to do with it. (I don't use apps on Facebook.)
