Facebook connect to MersenneForum.org

[Damian]

Maybe some people would like this functionality.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...highlight=date

[Xyzzy]

[ewmayer]

What, Facebook by itself not enough of a timesuck? "Well, I've had a very productive day - added another couple hundred friends and had my personal data leaked to dozens of pedophiles - time to reward myself by taking a break from work to talk about Mersenne primes."

[mdettweiler]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

What, Facebook by itself not enough of a timesuck? "Well, I've had a very productive day - added another couple hundred friends and had my personal data leaked to dozens of pedophiles - time to reward myself by taking a break from work to talk about Mersenne primes."

Yay, finally somebody else out there who shares my low opinion of Facebook! I was beginning to think the whole world had gone crazy.

[xilman]

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Yay, finally somebody else out there who shares my low opinion of Facebook! I was beginning to think the whole world had gone crazy.

[aol]Me too !!!??!!!?!!![/aol]

Paul

[ET_]

I don't think Prof. Caldwell is crazy...

Luigi

[Batalov]

Hey, let's all get on the bandwagon...

(don't worry, it's a joke)

[retina]

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Yay, finally somebody else out there who shares my low opinion of Facebook! I was beginning to think the whole world had gone crazy.

The whole world has gone crazy. Facebook is merely a symptom. Airport "security" is another symptom. And the final straw will be when we see kittens running away from monsters.

[ewmayer]

I killed myself on Facebook, and lived to tell the tale

There must be people who find Facebook fulfilling, just as there are people who enjoy discussing Kanye West’s latest rant or actually believe the man has a talent for making anything other than a tit of himself. I just happen not to be one of them.

I used no apps. I killed no pirates or zombies. I didn’t kiss anyone or any number of other stereotypical application activities the media trots out when making casual reference to our social networking overlords. I got the occasional party invite that way, but not many. My sole benefit was being friended by people I haven’t seen or heard from in 20 years, who proceeded not to make any further contact.

I decided I could live without them, and the hordes of random people I met at a party once, so I set about looking for the Delete button.

Ever seen that option?

I’ll save you the hassle. There isn’t one.

There is a Deactivate option. One may deactivate one’s account. Leaving all of one’s relationships, apps, wall notes, mails, statuses, photos - all of one’s data - safely nestled inside Facebook’s servers. Where they can process metadata about your identity and network of friends to their cold information-loving heart’s content. Where they can use your demographic information to increase their advertising revenue. Best of all, they still store data on your computer - so that when your friends send you a link to the photos from last Friday night, Facebook knows it’s you and warmly informs you re-activation is only a click away.

[frmky]

I gave in and quit fighting the pressure imposed by my real life family and friends. I now log in once every few months and spend an hour or so going through everything they sent.

[mdettweiler]

Originally Posted by frmky

I gave in and quit fighting the pressure imposed by my real life family and friends. I now log in once every few months and spend an hour or so going through everything they sent.

I must say, I find the ubiquitous pressure of the type you describe rather pathetic. Fortunately I still have a few last refuges of people within my immediate family who agree with me that it's completely lame, but nontheless the refrain is the same at family reunions and other meetings--"do you have a Facebook?" The crazy thing about it is, when I say "no", it's not just a simple matter of "no"; they invariably say something along the lines of "why don't you get one?" and I have to defend my reasoning yet again.

@Ernst: Great article! Even the "delete" button isn't enough to completely wash one's hands of a Facebook profile. Scary.