On Tue, 11 May 2010 14:08:24 -0400, blake murphy wrote:

> On Mon, 10 May 2010 16:41:28 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 10 May 2010 16:00:53 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Far as I'm concerned they can drape a flag over Facebook... I wanna
>>> subscribe to Bosomsbook! LOL
>>
>> A have a friend named Gary that just got bosoms. You want his email
>> address?
>
> ooh, ooh! does he still have his dick?

He still has a dick. But he has a [coiuple of] golfball with a hole
drilled through it. One end of a short string gets tied through the
golfball, the other around the head of his penis.

Guess where the golf ball goes.

I told him to ask around - that somebody must have come up with a
better, more comfortable idea than that. But I guess that's what he
got the first time he asked around.

ObFood: Nevermind.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Tue, 11 May 2010 20:53:18 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 10 May 2010 11:30:52 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>There is no way Facebook could have gotten access to my Usenet
>>>client using Seamonkey (or even internet explorer).
>>
>> Unless it scanned your machine for emal addresses matching FB
>> accounts.
>
> I'm sorry, but this just isn't possible unless their exploiting some
> sort of IE bug or *you specifically let it* downbload something that
> allwos it to scan your machine (or even more preposterous, Agent's
> proprietary-formatted newsreader files).

While I agree with what you've stated above, I still think FB's privacy
settings leave a lot to be desired.

IIRC, in early December last year FB made certain "personal information"
available to "Everyone" by default. e.g. one's 'mugshot' and 'status'.
And before you say it - yes, I *know* that the onus is on the users
themselves to set their preferred privacy settings. However, judging by
the latest and greatest "hysteria" about it, a lot of people don't
really seem to understand how to set the aforementioned privacy
settings to the desired levels - or we wouldn't be hearing about all
these people googling for "how do I delete my facebook account", now
would we?

Deleting one's FB account is a bit like closing the barn door after the
horse has bolted, IMO. If you read FB's "Terms" you will see that
any "content" FB users have shared with "others" will still be
available to FB to use as they so wish until said "others" delete
said "content" too.

http://www.facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pf

See "Sharing Your Content and Information" - and point 1 in particular.

So I'll pass, thanks.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:28:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> Deleting one's FB account is a bit like closing the barn door after the
> horse has bolted, IMO. If you read FB's "Terms" you will see that
> any "content" FB users have shared with "others" will still be
> available to FB to use as they so wish until said "others" delete
> said "content" too.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pf
>
> See "Sharing Your Content and Information" - and point 1 in particular.
>
> So I'll pass, thanks.

Well, it doesn't really look that Evil to me. Section 2.1 may sound
like they want your first born child, but it's legally necessary
wordage to be allow them to share what you post with others.

As far as deleting content, it appears that it deletes content just
fine and once deleted, will not be available to others and that
media will not further fall under the TOS.

Anyway, I haven't told Faebook anything that isn't archived on a
few dozen Usenet servers - who I DO NOT have service agreements
with. And if I publish a Nobel Peace Prize-worthy piece of
literature, it won't be on Facebook.

Google (and Yahoo), OTOH, are much more EVIL. They have way more
potential to **** up your life than Facebook. Some people even let
Yahoo manage their financial information and bank accounts.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:28:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

>> http://www.facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pf
>>
>> See "Sharing Your Content and Information" - and point 1 in
>> particular.
>>
>> So I'll pass, thanks.
>
> Well, it doesn't really look that Evil to me. Section 2.1 may sound
> like they want your first born child, but it's legally necessary
> wordage to be allow them to share what you post with others.

"Legalese" or not, I won't sign up for anything that I disagree with
<shrug>. I often wonder how many people on FB actually bother to read
those Terms before they register - not too many IMO.
>
> As far as deleting content, it appears that it deletes content just
> fine and once deleted, will not be available to others and that
> media will not further fall under the TOS.
>
> Anyway, I haven't told Faebook anything that isn't archived on a
> few dozen Usenet servers - who I DO NOT have service agreements
> with. And if I publish a Nobel Peace Prize-worthy piece of
> literature, it won't be on Facebook.
>
<snork> Wise move.

> Google (and Yahoo), OTOH, are much more EVIL. They have way more
> potential to **** up your life than Facebook.

Yeah, Google is becoming rather, um, invasive. I find that "street view"
thing on their mapping system rather scary. They haven't gotten around
to it in our neck of the woods, but no doubt it's on their "to do"
list. So much for privacy, eh? Not to mention all the "tracking" they
do on Internet traffic.

> Some people even let
> Yahoo manage their financial information and bank accounts.

Good grief. Please tell me you're kidding?
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Yeah, Google is becoming rather, um, invasive. I find that "street view"
> thing on their mapping system rather scary. They haven't gotten around
> to it in our neck of the woods, but no doubt it's on their "to do"
> list. So much for privacy, eh? Not to mention all the "tracking" they
> do on Internet traffic.

But that tracking information is a very valuable marketing tool. ;-)
Some might not like it, but I've been grateful for it. It helps a lot
with choosing domain names.
--
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On Sun, 16 May 2010 09:51:45 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:28:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>>> http://www.facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pf
>>>
>>> See "Sharing Your Content and Information" - and point 1 in
>>> particular.
>>>
>>> So I'll pass, thanks.
>>
>> Well, it doesn't really look that Evil to me. Section 2.1 may sound
>> like they want your first born child, but it's legally necessary
>> wordage to be allow them to share what you post with others.
>
> "Legalese" or not, I won't sign up for anything that I disagree with
> <shrug>. I often wonder how many people on FB actually bother to read
> those Terms before they register - not too many IMO.

And how many are legally bound to it. Here in the tastes nobody
under 18 years of age can enter into contracts.

There was a Harvard contract law professor on TV last week talking
about Credit Card agreements. She said that they are purposely not
meant to be read. That they made no sense and were obfuscated so
that people, even her, could NOT understand them. This is probably
a new trend. Heck, people on Usenet have been doing that for years.

-sw

On Sun, 16 May 2010 09:51:45 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Yeah, Google is becoming rather, um, invasive. I find that "street view"
>thing on their mapping system rather scary. They haven't gotten around
>to it in our neck of the woods, but no doubt it's on their "to do"
>list. So much for privacy, eh?

You must be a nude sunbather or is it a moonshine operation you've got
blocked from your neighbor's sight? 25 acres isn't *that* large!

>Not to mention all the "tracking" they
>do on Internet traffic.

I hate tracking too, so dump your cookies daily (I'm too lazy to do it
after every site) if you don't like it folks. Say no to personalized
searches and ads.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 16 May 2010 06:43:11 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 16 May 2010 09:51:45 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>>Yeah, Google is becoming rather, um, invasive. I find that "street view"
>>thing on their mapping system rather scary. They haven't gotten around
>>to it in our neck of the woods, but no doubt it's on their "to do"
>>list. So much for privacy, eh?
>
> You must be a nude sunbather or is it a moonshine operation you've got
> blocked from your neighbor's sight? 25 acres isn't *that* large!

it's bigger than, say, my living room.

>>Not to mention all the "tracking" they
>>do on Internet traffic.
>
> I hate tracking too, so dump your cookies daily (I'm too lazy to do it
> after every site) if you don't like it folks. Say no to personalized
> searches and ads.

i run CCleaner every day, which gets rid of a lot of detritus:

<http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner>

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 16 May 2010 12:28:47 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote:

> i run CCleaner every day, which gets rid of a lot of detritus:

Good enough. Hopefully you'll never need to use HijackThis.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 16 May 2010 19:14:44 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 16 May 2010 12:28:47 -0400, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>> i run CCleaner every day, which gets rid of a lot of detritus:
>
> Good enough. Hopefully you'll never need to use HijackThis.

don't know that one. is that for after the shit hits the fan?

<googles>

yup.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 17 May 2010 16:49:26 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote:

> On Sun, 16 May 2010 19:14:44 -0700, sf wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 16 May 2010 12:28:47 -0400, blake murphy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> i run CCleaner every day, which gets rid of a lot of detritus:
> >
> > Good enough. Hopefully you'll never need to use HijackThis.
>
> don't know that one. is that for after the shit hits the fan?
>
> <googles>
>
> yup.
>
Yes, and don't attempt to do it yourself. There are places to post
your results and people who know more than you or I do help you
through the process. I had to use it to rid DD's college computer of
crap (she and her friends used it to download music) that the other
free cleaners couldn't budge. After a month of daily fiddling there
was still one I couldn't flush out, so I signed up for a 30 day trial
of the commercial version of some AV and that finally knocked it out.
Fortunately, I've never had a "situation" on my own computer. Knock
on wood.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.