Frostburg

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Yeah, I also find facebook to be somewhat anti-social. I don't think it was ever intended to be a website meant for socialization. It is really meant for "networking." If I want to be social, I will call up one of my friends and go out and do something. You can't really do that on facebook. Facebook is great for sharing ideas and keeping in touch with long distance friends who you do not speak to regularly on the phone or email.

This is why I only access facebook through a computer. Not only that, I don't have the ability to access facebook through my phone, or I just don't know how. ---------- Post added at 05:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:57 AM ---------- Yeah, it will make it easier for insurgents to get phones to use as triggering devices. However, atleast most military vehicles are equipped with some sort of radio wave type jamming devices. But there are a trillion other ingenious ways to set off IEDs. I mean they are virtually impossible to spot... Hidden inside dead animals or soda cans, loose wiring strewn about, simple pressure plates, command wire, loose wire, "christmas light" wire, extremely rarely timer... etc. But cellphone detonated ones are especially dangerous because besides jamming the signal, there's not a whole lot you can do to prevent detonation unless you have an idea where the trigger man is located. But the military is aware of these techniques and has implemented considerable time, training, and energy to counter them. These countermeasures do work most of the time. ---------- Post added at 05:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:08 AM ---------- But this is a discussion of facebook, not issues with counter-insurgency.

Has anyone tried to create a new facebook account lately? I tried to create a new one today. It asked me to provide a cellphone number to verify my identity. I have created facebook pages in the past and have never had this come up. Facebook's statement is that this is a new rule they are implementing to reduce scams and spamming on facebook. Basically to ensure that everyone on facebook is a real person. They also said they wanted to ensure that everyone only has one facebook page. Well, I am not stupid enough to provide facebook with my cellphone number, so I immediately went out to walmart, and paid cash for a prepaid cellphone(TracFone) as well as additional minutes(which I also paid cash for). I was not asked for ID, and I easily activated and tested my new phone's ability to send and receive texts and calls without giving out any personal info. Not even an email address. Well, I got my new facebook account activated, anonymously. I understand the desire to get rid of the scammers and crap, however, I still cannot support this policy. It is an obvious breach of privacy. Even though facebook assured me that my cellphone number would not be given out for any reason without my permission, I was still very annoyed that the number to my new anonymous prepaid phone was listed in my personal info. I gave it out for verification purposes ONLY. Including it in my personal info only supports the idea that facebook is just greedy for more personal info on its users. Just another way to get personal info... assholes! If you really want to reduce or eliminate scammers or spam, use your noodle Mark! Seriously. I'm sure a smart and crafty man such as yourself can think of a way without further invading honest people's privacy. Craigslist does this as well. I understand craigslist is scammer/spammer paradise, but you guys are gonna lose alot of users with policies like these. Has anyone tried making a new facebook account lately? I want to hear other's experiences and thoughts.

That would actually be a nice slogan. It would increase sales from people like me, and all the grandpas and grandmas and young girls who all probably know a little more than me, lol. It would, however, embarrass all the computer gurus who own apples for different reasons.

I was just wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them. Just to go back to my example of trying to implement bullets in MsWord. I have come to learn that there are two types of computer "experts" to be found in typical college dorms. Ones who truly ARE computer experts, and those who only have a moderate level of understanding of how to efficiently do things, or they just prefer to do things the complicated way. When trying to get the bullets in my paper, I finally found a guy who had time to help. He gladly came into my room and investigated the problem, assuring me that it would be an easy fix. Well he sits at my computer and starts to play with the settings. Anyways, after a several minutes of looking around he apparently found some backwards way of getting the bullets on the page by manipulating some settings that were totally out of the way. By this I mean he seems to have taken the "long-cut", not the "short-cut". He happily announces that the bullets are now enabled and I should be able to continue on with my paper. I thank him profusely and he leaves content that he helped out a fellow college student in need(I really like the comraderie of college students trying to earn their degrees) I sit down ready to continue, and my happiness of this achievement disappears when I notice that my margins, indents, font size, etc are all changed, and not the way I intended them to be. I reluctantly go back to this nice fellow's room to where he has returned to his usual afternoon activity of playing StarCraft and explain the new predicament. He shows genuine surprise as to how this happened. Having previously seen my complete level of technological incompetence, he gladly accompanies me back to my room after pausing his game. Several more minutes pass and eventually the problem is finally rectified. After expressing my sincere apology and deep thanks for taking the time to help me with my simple problem, he takes his leave to continue with his business. I felt really bad about doing this to so many different people, but some are friends, and others are just people I see or chat with now and then, and sometimes you have to take whatever help you can get. This is the life of the tech illiterate college student man.

I agree, educational games should be encouraged as long as they are realistic and help with real world understanding and thinking ability. Games like that one where you go around and slicing peoples throats and stabbing people and strangling people should be discouraged. Especially for young people or kids. I was taught young to learn and do "good" things that will better society, not harmful things like frying ants and setting things on fire. Although setting fires can be fun, that should only be done when you actually need to burn something such as bank statements or income tax returns, not just for sheer amusement.

Yea yea, I know what I said was a little extreme. I just get soo frustrated with computers. I really wish no harm against the person who invented computers. I still manage to maintain a 3.8 GPA despite my computer difficulties. Have made the Dean's list every semester I have been in college, and I hold the position of officer in various clubs and organizations. Offering people free beer is a good way to get computer help. I am no dum dum when it comes to academics, but computers and math are my achiles heel. Don't like them, and they don't like me. When I get done with grad school and whatnot, I am sticking to a computer free lifestyle if at all possible.

BangTail, The only reason I was talking about my finances is because others were discouraging me from buying a mac because they are overpriced. I am just saying that I would rather pay more for a better laptop. As for them being easier to grasp. That's a good thing for me. I have NEVER used any computer that did not make me want to smash it to little pieces with a baseball bat. I came close last night, but since I am in college, I can't be doing that. Anyways, like you have NO idea how bad I am at computers. Hell, even turning it on and off can be a major frustration for me. I just need something that works, and doesn't feed me any bs constantly. I keep having "health checks" and crap like that pop up on my computer. It keeps asking me to update shit. I do I know that stuff isn't a hidden virus? Seriously, computers piss me the fuck off. I hope whoever it was that invented them smashes his kneecaps in a skiing accident. They just make things 100 times more complicated than they need to be. Do you have any idea how many times I have gone to several different students in my dorm for help EACH??? Since August 28th, probably about 20 -25 times each on average. There are four different computer type students in my dorm that I regularly ask for help. If they are not around do you know what I do?? If I am desperate and seriously need to get a paper done, I walk around campus hoping to bump into someone I know for help. Otherwise I walk up to and ask random students on campus. Like for example, about a week ago I could not figure out how to make "bullets" for my MsWord document. You know, BULLETS? The little dots used to list different things. It took me four hours to find someone who could help me do it so I could continue my paper. Seriously man, FUCK computers. Sorry for my language, but I can't wait til the day that I don't have to use them anymore.

That's pretty cool. I would rather that my kids play a game like this instead of some game where you mindlessly mow down a bunch of ugly monsters.

Hmm, looked at the wikipedia page. Seems like it would be an unusual choice of video game for many kids. But that's not a bad thing. It is probably more intellectually stimulating than all the kids playing doom or whatever. I give it a thumbs up!

Yeah, seriously. Screw that part of facebook. I remember about six months ago I had a suggestion by facebook to friend a girl who I dated a while ago. I didn't like her and I definitely don't want her on my facebook page. How facebook linked me to her, I don't know. Seriously facebook? Do you want us to be friends with everyone? It seems that way sometimes. And I'm not interested in any of your crap ads or dating site ads that I see on my page. Give me a break. There must be some gullible people out there for these ads to continue running.

I've heard about simcity for years. What is it? Basically a tool for city planners to design cities? It doesn't really sound like a video game.

I honestly don't know. That's why I am asking. I don't know anything about apples. But I read the reviews and asked friends at college and they all say "get a mac book pro." Personally, I don't give a hoot about money. I have plenty of it. If paying a bit more gives me a remotely better laptop that doesn't constantly freeze and shit out on me than, maybe that is worth it. I'm just soo pissed at my current laptop and need to find a quality replacement for me needs at university. Please people, MORE input. I don't know what to do.

Maybe I should just buy a typewriter, like the kind I used in highschool. Atleast that way I won't lose my word documents when the power fails in the dorms. Haha.