Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’

A facebook conversation like no other

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

My friend Peter posted a video to Facebook last night, and it has sparked the first serious discussion about religion and science that I’ve ever had on the internet with a stranger. I’ve had many great conversations on the subject with various friends and family members over the years, but I couldn’t help but laugh today: I’m pretty sure nobody has ever had a conversation like this on Facebook before. I needed to archive it here, because it’s awesome. (more…)

why I’m posting political shit

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

You’re likely to see some political stuff popping up in my Facebook and Twitter streams. I usually only post stuff that either makes me laugh, or is at least mildly intellectually stimulating. And, like most people, I really dislike when political commentary comes between friends. But elections are inherently shrouded in lies, and I hope you like a good fact-check like I do.

So, basically, whenever I see important political revelations or fact-checks that come from CREDIBLE news sources (which, of course, is a subjective assessment), I’m gonna post it. The unfortunate fact is, it may not have much impact. For the people who already think like I think, it’ll be like preachin’ to the choir: net change of zero. For the people who disagree wholeheartedly with me, as is often the case, they’re gonna pass a judgment on me and I’ll essentially lose respect. And for the people who couldn’t give a shit about my Facebook posts, or haven’t a friggin’ clue what the hell Twitter is, it’ll be lost on them. But for the small number of people who don’t think along the same lines as me, yet they’re open to learning facts to support their decision-making process for the election, I’m hoping it’ll do some good.

So, yeah. I won’t be posting stuff from sites or news agencies that have rank political slants, and I’ll only be sharing stuff that can be corroborated by public records. I’m interested in learning truths.

Please, if something I post has opened your eyes at all, please take a moment to echo the post in your stream as well. If you’re not sure how, I’d be happy to help. This is all about us, and communication isn’t a bonus: it’s the point.

http://twitter.com/punkassjim
http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=505021102
…or, if you like, it can all be monitored in one place, even via RSS:
http://punkassjim.soup.io

breeding disinterest

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Facebook and MySpace are breeding disinterest, at least for me. Various other sites do it, and what they all do is pretty obvious and easily ignored…I just get sick of being bombarded, so I stop looking in those places.

I’m mostly talking about the “You have 1 Secret Admirer” type of bullshit that appears on nine out of ten pages on Facebook and MySpace. The latest one blends in perfectly with the rest of my stuff, no indication that it’s just bullshit linkbait, and it reads “You’ve received new posts from your friends. Click here to view your unread posts.” I mean, I understand bombardment has been a fact of the advertising world for time immemorial, but for the most part, it didn’t pretend to be something that it wasn’t. These days, companies and advertising agencies are trying everything they can think of to dupe you into clicking their links and adding their applications. It’s not a new problem, but jumpin’ jesus on a pogo stick I’m getting tired of having to avoid the disguised landmines.

I don’t have much more to say, I just wanted to bitch. I go to a site to read things about my friends and exchange little notes with them. I can deal with advertisements, but I really don’t want to have to always be on my guard to make sure the data I’m seeing is valid.