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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: HDGoose on July 27, 2016, 06:50:50 PM
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Going cold turkey.
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Facebook is an invasive virus.
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Facebook is like a BAD synthetic designer drug
invented to mine your information and profile you..
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Facebook is proof that if you give 10,000 monkeys a typewriter they will NOT produce a magnum opus .
Dusty
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What's Facebook??? :grin: Don't use it and don't want to.
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Facebook is proof that if you give 10,000 monkeys a typewriter they will NOT produce a magnum opus .
Dusty
I have to remember that LOL
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I have to remember that LOL
It is borrowed .
Dusty
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Motorcycle forums are like a drug....
I put my Facebook account in a dormant (invisible) status a long time ago. Don't miss it - but I can re-activate it if I want to.
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Is there a decent Guzzi group on Facebook?
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Fakebook is run by the FBI.
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Fakebook is run by the FBI.
And you know this how ?
Dusty
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Is there a decent Guzzi group on Facebook?
Not sure, but I just requested, and was accepted, to became a member of the MGNOC FB group, one of 3916 members. This entire FB thing is new to me, I just joined in October. It's part of my retirement plan to keep in touch with friends I once worked with.
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And you know this how ?
Dusty
https://www.facebook.com/bundyranch -> go there without logging in and tell me what happens. :popcorn:
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Going cold turkey.
Like smoking, you don't have to go cold turkey if you don't start ..... Always seemed to me to be a place where teenagers take selfies of themselves doing stupid things, to assure that they can't get a responsible job later.
On our long ride last week, it's incredible how many people are disconnected from the real world now. We watched a family of 6, Dad, Mom, and four kids ages about 8 to 15 walk into a restaurant and sit down. They walked in the door like a line of ducks, all 6 with a phone in their hands, all 6 heads bent down. They sat down without talking to each other and only looked up (Dad did) to give the order.
It was quiet, but it was like sitting in the room with a pod from the Borg collective. Gives me the same attitude toward smart phones as watching drooling needle junkies gives me toward heroin .....
Lannis
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And you know this how ?
Dusty
The Feds are on Facebook ->
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35890739/ns/technology_and_science-security/t/your-new-facebook-friend-may-be-fbi/
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The Feds are on Facebook -> http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35890739/ns/technology_and_science-security/t/your-new-facebook-friend-may-be-fbi/
Why do people think that Facebook is in business? As some sort of personal favor to all the people on it?
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Oh yea, Facebook is the DEVIL right, you old geezers! It's all what you make it, you don't have to comment on everything on FB. Or even read it.
And yes, Facebook has a great Guzzi page. Friendly bunch.
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https://www.facebook.com/bundyranch -> go there without logging in and tell me what happens. :popcorn:
Nope , conspiracy theories aren't my thing .
Dusty
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Is there a decent Guzzi group on Facebook?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/328264358708/ Apparently I'm a "trolling pimp" there (and elsewhere also). <rolleyes>
I initially joined Facebook so that my mom could keep up with what my siblings were doing since the departure of my brother for Oregon. Then I created a business page which brings in customers for me. I joined a few groups - bought parts that I would have never known about since they weren't advertised anywhere else.
So, Facebook can be a tool if used intelligently. None of my Facebook friends is a teenager taking selfies (though there is few middle-aged ones that do). I'm not sure what Facebook has to do with cellphone use - I don't have one.
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Fakebook is run by the FBI.
And other criminals.
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Oh yea, Facebook is the DEVIL right, you old geezers!
Well, you know, just because you reject some new progressive "thing", like (as an example) allowing perverted dudes in sundresses in to watch your granddaughter pee, that doesn't make you a "geezer".
Maybe it just makes you smart and experienced enough to know when some new "thing" might be trouble, no matter how many people say "I can handle it, don't worry". Yep, heard that before.
You like it, you go for it. Me, I'm leaving the Kool-Aid in the little envelope.
Lannis
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I had FB for one day about four years ago....then I came to my senses. I'm starting to now have my doubts about LinkedIn too.
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I get invites from linkedin all the time. I ignore them and send an email to the friend. :tongue:
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Don't have it,don't want it.I'm trying to avoid the friends I have.I don't need more.Put the computer down,read a book.
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Looks like having a Facebook page is worth it to drive customers to your business. Other than that I wouldn't do it. No one needs to know what I look like or where I'm going.
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I resisted joining until about a couple of years ago. It' great checking up on the extended family I ordinary wouldn't communicate with every day or once a month. Grand kids, nieces and nephews grow up so fast it seems. I belong to several groups for amateur radio, motorcycle, etc. whatever peaks my interest. I do, however, limit friend's request to keep it simple.
BTW...How are you doing HD? Things back to normal yet?
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I used to respond to our local paper/forum website.......until they decided to make you join FB to participate in the forum. :evil: Anything I ever said in FB is still there for anyone to see no matter how long ago I said it. Being on FB is like having no privacy. :violent1:
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:embarrassed:
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:angry:
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I kinda like this one ... :grin:
Moto Guzzi Bikes and Parts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/898627433562137/
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We have never been on Facebook, don't know much about it.
My wife recently lost both parents and her "troubled :rolleyes:" brother (who lives on FB) has made
disparaging remarks towards her. We get phone calls from family questioning why we
are not responding to his lunatic comments.
Well, Screw THAT rabbit hole!!
~but I'm sure Facebook has its qualities..
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To me, Facebook is just a tool....I try not to misuse my tools...
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There is a new website that combines YouTube ,Twitter and Facebook . It's called " youtwitface"
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There is a new website that combines YouTube ,Twitter and Facebook . It's called " youtwitface"
(Above quote: Brilliant!! :thumb:).
Facebook is like a tool....and is to used in moderation, (just like this forum)....and nothing more.
Want to really clear your mind and soul! Go for a nice hike or a long, overnight, motorcycle ride to somewhere you have never been. :cool:
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Well, FB. I have used it to find some long lost friends. Pretty amazing at that, mainly. Keep track of activity and history of home town Durango, CO via a group. Now that is unique, and really cool. Same with high school. For those who have moved as much as I have, FB can be a great tool. Some good news sites too and special interest groups.
Downside is there, definitely. Moderation is essential. One reason I have enjoyed learning GoPro is their forum: excellent resource for going under the hood of the hardware and software. This forum is superb.
Final comment: some people use FB to track other people and throw rocks. Went thru a big unfriend phase to shed some best left behind. Found alias accounts as friends etc. Took a while, but that tree pruned to trunk.
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What is this facebook you speak of?
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Always seemed to me to be a place where teenagers take selfies of themselves doing stupid things, to assure that they can't get a responsible job later.
Kids mostly abandoned Facebook a long time ago.
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Kids mostly abandoned Facebook a long time ago.
Change "kids" to "adults" and it still stands ....
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Change "kids" to "adults" and it still stands ....
Facebook is what you make it.
Many companies and other entities have Facebook pages that are updated more often than their websites, and since updates go into your news feed it's easy to keep up.
I follow musicians, hotels, restaurants, bars, state parks, national parks, BLM agencies, and various retailers of interest. Also Auto and Moto companies and clubs, such as Moto Guzzi, Alfa Romeo, Lincoln. And, news outlets for cities where I live and travel.
I do keep up with a few individual friends and acquaintances, which is nice. But that is a secondary reason for me to check my feed each day.
Sure, it can be a dating tool, or a "hold my beer and watch this" megaphone, but it doesn't have to be.
Facebook can be a great resource of news and information of interest that is delivered to your phone.
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Looks like having a Facebook page is worth it to drive customers to your business. Other than that I wouldn't do it. No one needs to know what I look like or where I'm going.
I don't have a personal FB anymore, but we use the business page quite a lot and I hear 10x a day that folks found us via 'likes' or posts of ours that were shared by their friends. If we pay to 'boost' our business posts (just costs a couple bucks), the posts get hundreds of more clicks, likes, and comments. It works for us :thumb:
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:1: To what Rocker said . I only look at FB when visiting a friend in Arkansas , so about 6 times a year . Lots of interesting and creative stuff gets posted there , along with tons of , well , bull poopie. Simply a matter of using the same filter that dealing with the real world requires .
Dusty
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It is borrowed .
Dusty
Reminded me of a line from an old Letterman show, where he said "If you put 10,000 monkeys in a room with 10,000 typewriters, the stench would be incredible!"
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If Facebook is a drug wild Guzzi must be a big bottle of MD 2020 :laugh:
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If Facebook is a drug wild Guzzi must be a big bottle of MD 2020 :laugh:
Best scooter 4um I've visited. :thumb:
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Best scooter 4um I've visited. :thumb:
Me too, I'm rarely serious.
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If you use FB very much I would suggest that you download and use F. B. Purity then you can tweak FB more to your liking.
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I resisted joining until about a couple of years ago. It' great checking up on the extended family I ordinary wouldn't communicate with every day or once a month. Grand kids, nieces and nephews grow up so fast it seems. I belong to several groups for amateur radio, motorcycle, etc. whatever peaks my interest. I do, however, limit friend's request to keep it simple.
BTW...How are you doing HD? Things back to normal yet?
Getting better daily.
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Reminded me of a line from an old Letterman show, where he said "If you put 10,000 monkeys in a room with 10,000 typewriters, the stench would be incredible!"
The saying is borrowed from a "The Infinite Monkey Theorem" which states that given an infinite number of monkeys sitting at typewriters there is a great likely hood they will produce something equivalent to the complete works of Shakespeare . Of course it really isn't talking about monkeys :laugh:
Dusty
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I'm perhaps more upset that I've gotten to see how some people I thought I knew, really are. And then all the inflammatory and inaccurate junk is over loading the pea brains who do not do research. I'm probably going to stick to specific topic boards rather than 300 people.
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I'm probably going to stick to specific topic boards rather than 300 people.
I've purged my "friends list" a couple of times. Half what you have, and getting ready for another purge to thin out people who I don't know, or don't interact with.
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I think I'll go straight to Pintress
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This stuff just popped up for sale on Facebook:
Guzzi parts for sale:
Side cover $25 (has a chip), 1000RS mufflers $200pr, trellis peg brackets $100pr, brake and shift levers $30 for both, footpegs $10pr, plastic covers $5ea, fuse block with bracket and fuses $25, the other electrical thingy $15, trackday pre-scratched valve cover $15.
More photos available. Prices too high? Make offer!
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When I was on facebook the various MG sites were pages I visited often to see what they were doing. But, my long list of friends was whittled down due to political posts, various nonprofits posts, and drivel. Pretty soon I only had two friends left, wife and son-in-law. Since I talk to both of them a lot (yep, I do talk to my wife :) ) then I dropped FB.
FWIW, I also dropped off of three other forums. Down to four now.