tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post8525989710691273452..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Things I Have Learned On F*cebookRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72637117582966197022017-01-24T07:06:44.747-05:002017-01-24T07:06:44.747-05:00Public internet discussions can be like going into...Public internet discussions can be like going into the "upside down" in Stranger Things. <br />It's not really safe even if you have a tether, and you have no idea where these creatures came from.batchainpullernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-62487346860674833772017-01-22T10:35:37.110-05:002017-01-22T10:35:37.110-05:00I ignore the politics on FB (well, I don't par...I ignore the politics on FB (well, I don't participate, which isn't <i>quite</i> the same thing), hide the more bothersome posts from both sides, and focus on the friends/hobbies stuff (I just got myself into a VASSAL game of Rise & Decline of the Third Reich, where I'll be trying to win one for <i>za Rodina!</i>, via FB). <br /><br />FB is also a pretty convenient way to keep up with Pearls Before Swine and the revived Bloom County. So it's still a time sink, but once in a while I get something out of it.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65623139725444206562017-01-21T20:22:35.880-05:002017-01-21T20:22:35.880-05:00Joseph wrote: "Before the election, it was Re...Joseph wrote: "Before the election, it was Republicans who said that Libertarians were the traitors who would enable Clinton."<br /><br /> I figure I'm a traitor either way, even as a non-card-carrying, small-l libertarian. If or when single-party rule comes to America, I'll be shipped off to the camps no matter which party it is, so I have nothing to lose.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70688267941966682772017-01-21T19:46:32.739-05:002017-01-21T19:46:32.739-05:00I too have quit FB. I have had too much hatred di...I too have quit FB. I have had too much hatred directed at myself from friends and relatives, over this election and it's aftermath. I tried to have intelligent discussions with people, but for the most part, I found that, at least with me, they only were interested in their own version of truth, and not reality. After a few veiled and not so veiled threats, I now try to just check up on a few business matters that I only contact on that site, and a couple of groups, and try to stay out of long discussions about current affairs. It is no real loss.pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/01036907880805485560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-24801038831299683992017-01-21T18:43:40.304-05:002017-01-21T18:43:40.304-05:00Tam: I confess I miss having been one of the Cool ...Tam: I confess I miss having been one of the Cool Kids for a while. That never happened before. :-pDranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-18212956387621202672017-01-21T18:26:39.281-05:002017-01-21T18:26:39.281-05:00Before the election, it was Republicans who said t...Before the election, it was Republicans who said that Libertarians were the traitors who would enable Clinton.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-85979192304336014432017-01-21T11:34:46.663-05:002017-01-21T11:34:46.663-05:00Thank you, Chas!
And thank you, Blackwing1 and D....Thank you, Chas!<br /><br />And thank you, Blackwing1 and D.W., as well. :)Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-41620505681804333442017-01-21T11:17:06.313-05:002017-01-21T11:17:06.313-05:00Your punctuation is flawless. I have always notice...Your punctuation is flawless. I have always noticed that. :)Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20076886452327653322017-01-21T10:50:35.677-05:002017-01-21T10:50:35.677-05:00D.W. Drang,
Oh, you're missing a lot of fun a...D.W. Drang,<br /><br />Oh, you're missing a lot of fun and excellent people and discussions on FB, too.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38474194748250181542017-01-21T10:02:37.631-05:002017-01-21T10:02:37.631-05:00Thank you for convincing me once again that I am m...Thank you for convincing me once again that I am missing little, if anything, and that, if they should let me back in to F@ceb00k I just only use the opportunity to delete the account. Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-61336177164328352462017-01-21T09:08:57.985-05:002017-01-21T09:08:57.985-05:00Congratulations, ma'am. All of my comments ar...Congratulations, ma'am. All of my comments are graffiti without punctuation.<br /><br />(See below.)<br /><br />And I AM grateful to you for the opportunity to take my little can of paint and spray my nonsense onto your screen.<br /><br />I never did get into any of the "social media"; all of the sites (Book of Face, Twitlings, etc.) seemed like a massive waste of time and energy for very little rational return. As a (Senior, you can tell by the gray in the beard) Design Engineer for a MegaCorp I've gotten frequent invitations to join LinkedIn from both colleagues and acquaintances. I did so once, and was immediately swamped with around one e-mail per minute. I deleted the account right away, since I don't have the time to waste on that kind of junk. Since I'm approaching retirement just as fast as I can, I don't really care about "networking" or social crap looking for jobs.<br /><br />Right now I'm in my cube at my desk typing on my networked computer while the dedicated CFD box is happily crunching away at saving the case and data of a model that I set up yesterday and converged overnight after a couple thousand iterations. Commenting on the occasional blog and e-mailing friends is as "social" as I get on the net.<br /><br />Hope you and the little furry ones have a good morning.Blackwing1noreply@blogger.com