[ale] _W_T_F_!!!!

[Jim Kinney]

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.

Since I have root on a fairly respectable pile of systems, I count myself
(solopsistically, I agree - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/solipsistic )
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

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On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 3:20 PM, <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:

> In what universe does this thread not count as social networking. And how
> is this not [OT] ?
>
> On Jul 3, 2010 1:43 PM, "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> 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).
>
> So imagine my shock and horror when faceplant offered to make friends of a
> list of people from my gmail contacts anyway.
>
> Most telling was the contact to a bogus account I use for testing that has
> a garbage name (like aassddffgg at 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.
>
> Zuckerman gets big "YOU SUCK" in my list of people to subpeona for crime
> against humanity.
>
> --
> --
> James P. Kinney III
> Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness
> Doing pretty well on all 3 pursuits
>
>  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.
>    Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992
>
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James P. Kinney III
Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness
Doing pretty well on all 3 pursuits

 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.
   Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992
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