I use exclusively Linux systems. As I was initially concerned about the security aspects of perhaps data leaking from google to faceplant through the javascript engine in firefox (which has had some cross-site scripting issues in the past) it seemed relevant to post the big WTF here since this list is my (typical) first point of contact for many thing of a general technical and/or Linux nature.<br>
<br>Since I have root on a fairly respectable pile of systems, I count myself (solopsistically, I agree - <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/solipsistic">http://www.thefreedictionary.com/solipsistic</a> ) as far closer to a creator of the universe than a mere resident, thus it's _MY_ universe and I get to set the rules here <br>
<br>> <<br> U<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 3:20 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jcpilman@gmail.com">jcpilman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<p>In what universe does this thread not count as social networking. And how is this not [OT] ?</p>
<p></p><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Jul 3, 2010 1:43 PM, "Jim Kinney" <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com" target="_blank">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>I think social networking is a total waste of time. However there are people in my life that that matter to me and they think it's better than fresh figs with a dollop of goat cheese all wrapped in prosciutto (YUM!). And since they are posting pics of their current adventures on that abomination faceplant, I gave up and signed up an account.<br>
<br>I was asked _before_ I could tweak privacy settings if I wanted to search my gmail contacts for "friends". I selected "NO" (didn't see a _HELL_NO_ button).<br><br>So imagine my shock and horror when faceplant offered to make friends of a list of people from my gmail contacts anyway.<br>
<br>Most telling was the contact to a bogus account I use for testing that has a garbage name (like aassddffgg@gmail). I had just done a mail exchange between that account an my normal account about 2 hours earlier so it was a "recent" contact. At the time I was signing up on faceplant I did have gmail open and I was logged in. But I did NOT give faceplant my permission to scour my contacts.<br>
<br>Zuckerman gets big "YOU SUCK" in my list of people to subpeona for crime against humanity.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><font color="#888888">-- <br>James P. Kinney III<br>Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness <br>
Doing pretty well on all 3 pursuits <br>
<br> Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can’t be taken on its own merits.<br> Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992 <br><br>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-- <br>James P. Kinney III<br>Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness <br>Doing pretty well on all 3 pursuits <br><br> Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can’t be taken on its own merits.<br>
Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992 <br><br>