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Pixel "#~ is a mighty pirate...

> It's quiet in here...

That's because the monkeys are listening!

And since when do you post posts with the subject "My God"? What is up 
with that Mr. Pixel? Have you become religious? Have you lost it 
completely? Have you finally gone insane? 

By the way, what do you mean quiet?! I still have 21 unread posts, for 
God's sake!!

-- 
ervaqre, climbing up the edge of despair

On Thursday, December 25, 2014 9:40:29 PM UTC, Pixel "#~ wrote:
> I can't believe I am able to read and  reply to this by googling "dejanews"...

Vigilante schreef op 26-12-2014 0:50:
>> I can't believe I am able to read and  reply to this by googling "dejanews"...
>
> I hear it's comeback season.
>
That's Easter. This is Saturnalia. But if someone wants to call it a 
Christmas Miracle, fine. As long as I get to shout "Bah, humbug!", 
Dickensian English for HURG!

-- 
Danny.

Pixel schreef op 25-12-2014 22:40:
> I can't believe I am able to read and  reply to this by googling "dejanews"...
>
Man, that's some auto-correct you've got there.

-- 
Danny.

People are wondering why 
you and Reinder don't have 
Facebook.

I presume Reinder would 
not be allowed on Facebook
for sanitational reasons...

-- 
pixel

"Do you like my manually 

Pixel "#~ is a mighty pirate...

> People are wondering why 
> you and Reinder don't have 
> Facebook.
>
> I presume Reinder would 
> not be allowed on Facebook
> for sanitational reasons...

WHAT!?!?! FACEBOOK!!!!???!?! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!

What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my 
life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a 
website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and  
profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you 
can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.

I hate social networks. I am not social.

-- 
ervaqre, climbing up the edge of despair

Pixel "#~ schreef op 26-12-2014 8:16:
> People are wondering why
> you and Reinder don't have
> Facebook.
>
> I presume Reinder would
> not be allowed on Facebook
> for sanitational reasons...
>
I would never use facecook under my real name. As I don't want my face 
cooked.

-- 
Danny.

ervaqre schreef op 26-12-2014 10:55:
>> People are wondering why
>> you and Reinder don't have
>> Facebook.
>>
>> I presume Reinder would
>> not be allowed on Facebook
>> for sanitational reasons...
>
> WHAT!?!?! FACEBOOK!!!!???!?! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!
>
> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>
> I hate social networks. I am not social.
>
I must admit to the latter myself. Unusually for Aglami, Reinder's 
little rant that probably got his head as red as his haw strip filled 
nose is unpleasantly accurate. I too have great misgivings about how 
Facecook uses it's users. Weirdly I have far less apprehension about 
Google. Even though they know much more about me, I suppose.

One Facecook thing I dislike is how it would connect people from totally 
different parts of my life. I don't want colleagues from years ago 
getting in touch with people I work with now or old schoolmates. Or have 
a list of exes and family members. Someone relative has made a family 
tree going back to, among others, medieval France. Imagine that on your 
facecook page. Friend suggestions to some medieval French peasant. 
Getting to know some Le Baldrick who you'd never have known otherwise.

-- 
Danny.

Op vrijdag 26 december 2014 10:56:00 UTC+1 schreef ervaqre:
> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my 
> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a 
> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and  
> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you 
> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.

I suppose this is true, but where was it you lived again?

-- 
Pixel

Op vrijdag 26 december 2014 14:49:28 UTC+1 schreef DG:
> > WHAT!?!?! FACEBOOK!!!!???!?! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!
> >
> > What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
> > life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
> > website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
> > profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
> > can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
> >
> > I hate social networks. I am not social.
> >
> I must admit to the latter myself. Unusually for Aglami, Reinder's 
> little rant that probably got his head as red as his haw strip filled 
> nose is unpleasantly accurate. I too have great misgivings about how 
> Facecook uses it's users. Weirdly I have far less apprehension about 
> Google. Even though they know much more about me, I suppose.
> 
> One Facecook thing I dislike is how it would connect people from totally 
> different parts of my life. I don't want colleagues from years ago 
> getting in touch with people I work with now or old schoolmates. Or have 
> a list of exes and family members. Someone relative has made a family 
> tree going back to, among others, medieval France. Imagine that on your 
> facecook page. Friend suggestions to some medieval French peasant. 
> Getting to know some Le Baldrick who you'd never have known otherwise.

Well, you've got some point there.
I wouldn't want to expose other people to Reinder...

Hmmm...

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Pixel "#~ schreef op 26-12-2014 15:53:
>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>
> I suppose this is true, but where was it you lived again?
>
hehehe

-- 
Danny.

Pixel "#~ schreef op 26-12-2014 15:55:
>>> WHAT!?!?! FACEBOOK!!!!???!?! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!
>>>
>>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
>>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
>>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
>>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
>>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>>>
>>> I hate social networks. I am not social.
>>>
>> I must admit to the latter myself. Unusually for Aglami, Reinder's
>> little rant that probably got his head as red as his haw strip filled
>> nose is unpleasantly accurate. I too have great misgivings about how
>> Facecook uses it's users. Weirdly I have far less apprehension about
>> Google. Even though they know much more about me, I suppose.
>>
>> One Facecook thing I dislike is how it would connect people from totally
>> different parts of my life. I don't want colleagues from years ago
>> getting in touch with people I work with now or old schoolmates. Or have
>> a list of exes and family members. Someone relative has made a family
>> tree going back to, among others, medieval France. Imagine that on your
>> facecook page. Friend suggestions to some medieval French peasant.
>> Getting to know some Le Baldrick who you'd never have known otherwise.
>
> Well, you've got some point there.
> I wouldn't want to expose other people to Reinder...
>
> Hmmm...
>
One could consider a PixelFromAglami-account and a 
TheOmnipotentLeaderOfAglami-account on Facecook. It would keep Reinder 
in quarantine.

-- 
Danny.

DG is a mighty pirate...

>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>>
>> I hate social networks. I am not social.
>>
> I must admit to the latter myself. Unusually for Aglami, Reinder's 
> little rant that probably got his head as red as his haw strip filled 
> nose is unpleasantly accurate. I too have great misgivings about how 
> Facecook uses it's users. Weirdly I have far less apprehension about 
> Google. Even though they know much more about me, I suppose.

I used to tolerate Google. It wasn't until they started asking me to 
sign up for Google+ that I started shouting at the screen like an 
angry maniac on a regular basis.

On a totally serious note, I am more afraid of governments tracking 
and profiling internet users than companies doing this. Of course, 
this does not mean I am eager to hand over my personal information to 
companies. After all, governments do have the power to confiscate 
whatever information they want from companies.

In some countries this is easier done than in others. I live in a 
country where it is very easy for the government to obtain information 
about its internet users. And if you're caught saying negative things 
about the government, you can be sent to a concentration camp for up 
to three years without trial. This is not a description of some
bizarre future dystopia, but rather the the grim reality for hundreds 
of millions of people.

Living in a totalitarian communist dictatorship might make me more 
aware of the dangers of being tracked and profiled, but it just 
surprises me how little most people seem to care about these 
practices. They are too naive to realize that laws, countries and 
governments can change for the worse.

-- 
ervaqre, climbing up the edge of despair

DG is a mighty pirate...

>>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
>>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
>>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
>>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
>>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>>
>> I suppose this is true, but where was it you lived again?
>>
> hehehe

That is always my easy excuse whenever people ask me why I do not use 
Facebook. In reality I can access it without any problems through a 
VPN. I even use Facebook myself to do background checks on people. If 
they use Facebook and look like a total retard, I will not do business 
with them. Most people look like a total retard, by the way.

-- 
ervaqre, climbing up the edge of despair

ervaqre schreef op 28-12-2014 16:57:
>>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
>>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
>>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
>>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
>>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>>>
>>> I hate social networks. I am not social.
>>>
>> I must admit to the latter myself. Unusually for Aglami, Reinder's
>> little rant that probably got his head as red as his haw strip filled
>> nose is unpleasantly accurate. I too have great misgivings about how
>> Facecook uses it's users. Weirdly I have far less apprehension about
>> Google. Even though they know much more about me, I suppose.
>
> I used to tolerate Google. It wasn't until they started asking me to
> sign up for Google+ that I started shouting at the screen like an
> angry maniac on a regular basis.

I did the Google+ thing voluntarily. I also voluntarily kicked it out. 
I've made it so that the Youtube comments you needed Google+ for or at 
least some google account, don't even show up. Also as a shouting like 
an angry maniac prevention scheme.

> On a totally serious note, I am more afraid of governments tracking
> and profiling internet users than companies doing this. Of course,
> this does not mean I am eager to hand over my personal information to
> companies. After all, governments do have the power to confiscate
> whatever information they want from companies.

The possible exemptions are what freak me out. Everyone is a suspect and 
needs to be checked. Except government institutions and officials, for 
instance. Otherwise this could be misused...

> In some countries this is easier done than in others. I live in a
> country where it is very easy for the government to obtain information
> about its internet users. And if you're caught saying negative things
> about the government, you can be sent to a concentration camp for up
> to three years without trial. This is not a description of some
> bizarre future dystopia, but rather the the grim reality for hundreds
> of millions of people.

 From what I've heard saying negative things isn't even the main focus. 
Any call to action, even a pro government rally, is unwanted. And who 
could want mere citizens taking any action?

> Living in a totalitarian communist dictatorship might make me more
> aware of the dangers of being tracked and profiled, but it just
> surprises me how little most people seem to care about these
> practices. They are too naive to realize that laws, countries and
> governments can change for the worse.
>
But that just means they feel the same there like most people do over 
here. I'm waiting for the generation of politicians that gets badgered 
with the stupid things they once said on facebook or some other social 
network.

-- 
Danny.

ervaqre schreef op 28-12-2014 17:01:
>> Well, you've got some point there.
>> I wouldn't want to expose other people to Reinder...
>>
>> Hmmm...
>
> How the times have changed, eh?! I remember how 13 years ago I visited
> you on the highest floor of the Warande! And I also remember how you
> arranged a meeting between me and a female friend of yours to discuss
> your dyxlexica! HURG!!
>
Dyxlexica is the right spelling when you're dyslexic.

I'm one of those rare people who knows at least four women that are 
dyslexic. Way to go, women's lib!

-- 
Danny.

ervaqre schreef op 28-12-2014 17:03:
>>>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
>>>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
>>>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
>>>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
>>>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>>>
>>> I suppose this is true, but where was it you lived again?
>>>
>> hehehe
>
> That is always my easy excuse whenever people ask me why I do not use
> Facebook. In reality I can access it without any problems through a
> VPN. I even use Facebook myself to do background checks on people. If
> they use Facebook and look like a total retard, I will not do business
> with them. Most people look like a total retard, by the way.
>
Would you do business with someone that looks like a total retard, but 
is just smart enough not to out himself as such on Facebook, but merely 
on the slightly less known Aglami?

-- 
Danny.

Op zondag 28 december 2014 17:01:31 UTC+1 schreef ervaqre:
> Pixel "#~ is a mighty pirate...
> 
> > Well, you've got some point there.
> > I wouldn't want to expose other people to Reinder...
> >
> > Hmmm...
> 
> How the times have changed, eh?! I remember how 13 years ago I visited 
> you on the highest floor of the Warande! And I also remember how you 
> arranged a meeting between me and a female friend of yours to discuss 
> your dyxlexica! HURG!!

With which female friend did you discuss HURG?
You mean when you were at my place?

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Op zondag 28 december 2014 17:04:14 UTC+1 schreef ervaqre:
> >>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
> >>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
> >>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
> >>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
> >>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
> >>
> >> I suppose this is true, but where was it you lived again?
> >>
> > hehehe
> 
> That is always my easy excuse whenever people ask me why I do not use 
> Facebook. In reality I can access it without any problems through a 
> VPN. I even use Facebook myself to do background checks on people. If 
> they use Facebook and look like a total retard, I will not do business 
> with them. Most people look like a total retard, by the way.

I wasn't insinuating you you couldn't access Facebook in China.
More that with the reasons you give above for not being on Facebook, it maked me wonder why it is you live in China, as it seems the reasons also seem to somewhat apply to China itself...

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Pixel "#~ schreef op 30-12-2014 20:40:
>>>>> What's the advantage of Facebook? Would it add anything of value to my
>>>>> life? Why would I venture out into the world of http to go to a
>>>>> website owned by a company that is notorious for tracking and
>>>>> profiling its users? And I am sure they have policies about what you
>>>>> can and cannot say. That wouldn't work for me.
>>>>
>>>> I suppose this is true, but where was it you lived again?
>>>>
>>> hehehe
>>
>> That is always my easy excuse whenever people ask me why I do not use
>> Facebook. In reality I can access it without any problems through a
>> VPN. I even use Facebook myself to do background checks on people. If
>> they use Facebook and look like a total retard, I will not do business
>> with them. Most people look like a total retard, by the way.
>
> I wasn't insinuating you you couldn't access Facebook in China.
> More that with the reasons you give above for not being on Facebook, it maked me wonder why it is you live in China, as it seems the reasons also seem to somewhat apply to China itself...
>
Dude, are you trying to get him arrested!?!? If so, tell me so I can help.

-- 
Danny.