Still need to cull the FB friends list...there are a ton I could not give one half a shit about...

Seems kind of pointless if you want to see updates from specific people, but to each their own. I got into adding a bunch of people at one point, just to realize how many people just aren't that interesting on there.


Maybe... there are certainly many ways to keep up with people, but being fairly anti social and working 50-60 hours/week, it's nice to have one place to kind of catch up with what's going on with people without texting them all, and also update several people without telling the same story 50 times.

I have seen that debated. I don't know which way is true. I have heard that others can't see your stuff if you have your settings done correctly.
I have also heard you can't stop them from seeing your page and or finding you. I can tell you I have mine set up to friends only can see my stuff and I have had employers and others that have found out things on facebook and been told it is because you agree to the terms of facebook.

I deleted my Facebook before ever even starting it...
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You can absolutely keep people from seeing your page or finding you. And you can turn off search engine indexing so that no one can find you on Google too.

Damn cool. Thanks for the google search indexing info I just changed that as well.

Cool - that's the big one. If you do that, everyone will just get a "page not found" error even if they have the exact address to your profile.

I suppose I'll mention that I don't THINK you can hide your profile pic and header for people who are logged into Facebook (though they'd have to know your page address to get there if you've got the searching stuff turned off). I believe the rest of your profile stuff has to be hidden on a case by case basis.

Liberal use of the little "View as..." gizmo in the upper-right of your profile under the gear icon is your friend in making sure you get it locked down sufficiently for your liking.

I don't even think we are friends on Facebook or I'd be pissed.:p

Well played sir, Well played!

Don't have one to delete or I would

Exactly. Every few months Facebook makes some sort of policy announcement and everybody freaks out and threatens to delete their account. I have never been able to understand what the big deal is.

How do you do that?

http://i.imgur.com/o0ruDFF.png

I don't think you can truly keep people from finding you using the Facebook search, but you can hide everything in your timeline except for your profile pic and header, and you can prevent people from trying to add you unless they're a friend of a friend.

I've already got that checked. I thought you meant there was some setting in Google itself I could change.

Nope, that's all you need to do. If you don't do that, people can pretty easily find you by googling things like "Daface Smith Denver". You're all set if you've got that on though.

Just saw your sig and thought of a recent scan...

lol... Nothing you have ever posted to Facebook can be deleted.... Ever

I do not have a personal facebook account.
But my weather station does.

Stories why not:
1. Got an email from facebook saying someone I know wants to connect with me and shows me whom I know on facebook. I know all but one. It ends up being a former student that I had YEARS before that. How did facebook know that? She emailed me a few years after i left the school. 1 email. They tracked it.

2. A student said they friended me on FB. My response was "How?" He insisted it was me, and I insisted I did not have an account. So the class had a quick teachable moment about being safe on the internet. I made him log in and unfriend the person who was not me.

3. Family. We live two miles from each other, you never call unless money is involved or you need something and I don't care if you had a great workout. If you can only communicate over FB and not in person, you have issues.

Never had a MySpace page.

Never had a Facebook page.

Have never Twittered.

Have never texted.

Never used on-line dating.

Don't own a cellphone.

OMG! You sound so awesome!!!! Can I have your autograph!!?

You are on the watch list most likely ROFL

You will have to wait for the pony express to deliver it after he gets his fresh batch of ink and new quill pen to write upon the parchment paper.

You're better off just waiting for Okoye's signature.

Haha

People that go on and on about being above or not liking Facebook are much worse than any annoying thing posted on FB itself.

They never stop talking about.

Facebook doesn't track email. She used the feature that lets facebook determine if anyone in her contact lists has a facebook account, and then you can email those who don't in order to tell them to sign up. It's completely voluntary on her part and facebook wouldn't have access otherwise.

FYP LMAO

Oh darn the luck-I was going to send you a friend request. :doh!: :)

We should make this into a soccer thread.

Now when someone pisses you off you have to Defreind them and block them on FB, Unlink to them on LinkedIN, UnPin them on PinInterest, Unfollow them on Twitter, delete their email addresses, block them on your phone.

Wow, a lot of shit talk since I originally posted. Most intriguing are the folks who get put off by someone else leaving FB. Never did I feel "above" the technology or those who use it. Just not for me anymore. #1 ChiefRocka #1

Bullshit.

You're insanely proud of the fact that you level a site that's really popular.

You're too cool for facebook, and had to let us ALL know.

I saw you had responded to the thread and clicked in for pics of your wife. But you leave us this... So disappointing.

Be sure to let us know if you decide to cancel your cable.

You won't miss it for sure!

This doesn't make you cool.

It's just plain dumb in this day and age.

Hahaha...once again the cons far outweighed the pros....you're on the ****in ball btw!!!

Did a little research via your email address and the information in your profile and tracked your wife's facebook down. This is obviously her and now I know why you refused to post. Makes perfect sense. http://tnation.t-nation.com/forum_im...6a-FatGirl.jpg

Someone should provide a service that does all of this for a small fee

Instant Exile or something clever LMAO

Why? I have two cell phones (1 for work and 1 personal) and average about 3000 texts a month and 2000 talk minutes, but if someone chooses to not own a cell phone I don't consider it a dumb decision. Many days I wish I could get rid of both of my phones.

I wouldn't

Hopefully he won't abandon his CP account since his privacy is in jeopardy.

Without a cell phone you are at a disadvantage in the modern world. Period.

THIS!

If you can't afford it, I get that but not to have a cell phone by choice?

I feel lame not having a smart phone.

You're productive in some aspects and less than so in others.

True. So true. At least he is not looking at is every 2 minutes to see something.

I respect that.

Yeah I agree. It would be a huge temptation to me.

Don't need it. I can't think of a single reason why I need to own one. Why would I pay for something I don't need?

It's the dumb ****s who happily fork over $100 a month for service who think that their life will end if they can't text somebody every 28 seconds about absolutely nothing.

The human race got by just fine without that shit for 10,000 years.

****ing Eli Whitney ruined this whole planet.

Such as?

I'd nail her in the front, the back and the sides. I'd need to borrow the paper sack in your avatar, though. One gaze from them eyes would put the gay in my eyes.

Seriously, that looks like a Dee Snyder's morbidly obese sister.

No on the go Angry Birds.

Please explain. What advantage does your cell phone give you over others? I assume your mother has a land line in her basement for those late night calls to 1-800-man-meat. :D

How about ****ing road side assistance, just for starters?

How about ****ing booty calls?

Jeez, this isn't hard.

Imagine being able to shop and having the option of instant product reviews and price comparisons at your fingertips.

You're falling behind other humans.

FYI, I pay a few bucks a month for cell phone service. No more than $15 I'm guessing.

I'm not one of those idiots that feels the need to talk for hours and hours on the phone every day, nor do I text constantly. But a cell phone is a useful tool. I have a pay as you go phone which I throw $25 or so in every 3 months. Pretty cheap and suits my needs just fine.

What else you got?

In my line of work, I'd pretty much be ****ed if I couldn't check my email any time I wanted or be reached in case of an emergency. If we were looking to hire someone and they refused to get a cell phone, it'd definitely be a negative on the score sheet.

Mine runs $35 bucks a month. To offset that I have no home phone (actually I paid for that magicjack at $20 a year for unlimited calling). Cool thing about my phone (that I picked up new (yet older model) for $98 off ebay is that whenever I have an available wifi connection I can call from my cell without using any of my minutes(1500 any time or text). The fact that I live on campus with wifi every where makes it a very inexpensive and valuable asset.

A satellite phone IS a cell phone, dumbass. LMAO

Shit, what if you're out running around with people, you split up, and you want to meet up somewhere later.

Um, a cell phone would be handy.

I thought the satellite phones were them big old navy seal looking mofos. They make them smaller?

That's not practical. You go home and check your home phone messages and then go to the place they wanted to meet at.

Same here... it's a requirement for work, and there's really no way around it.


Even if I wanted to live day to day without all of the conveniences of a smart phone, if nothing else, it sure would be a pain in the ass for other people.

ROFL

Yeah that sounds like a great way to waste time and gas.

I've heard of that type of stuff. What do they do with this "personal data"? And exactly what personal data are they selling? I don't have my credit card info, bank account number or even my address on my Facebook.

For seriously?

If my car breaks down, I can walk to the nearest phone.

I just show up.

Nope.

I don't buy much and I like to see, feel, hear what I'm buying before I buy it. If I can't, this computer I'm typing on does a pretty good job at finding that kind of shit. I really don't need to do that walking down the street.

No, I'm ascending above other humans as I free myself from such frivolous gadgets. Plus I'm not subjecting myself to increased risk of cancer from the radiation emissions of such electronic devices.

A cell phone or lack thereof has no bearing on my work. In fact, at work the use of them is highly discouraged if not altogether banned.

I love my job.

So I'm guessing your household doesn't have these devices then amirite?

So?

Why ignore a more convenient option?

You know there's a magicjack app you can install on a no-service phone and it will function as a cell phone? That's what we did for my ten-year old. Pay $20 a year which we were already paying anyway and she has my old smart-phone.

ROFL

I've got the app on my phone and was actually using it when I went in the hospital. I used it up until the end of my old phone's life and probably would've installed it on the new phone but this htc sensation I have has it built in and will send and receive calls from my cell phone number. Pretty impressed with it. That being said, in terms of a home phone solution magic jack is freaking awesome.

When it works. We've had some issues but it's purely a backup solution that we wouldn't even consider if it were $50 a year. It's priced right for its consistency.

To be honest, I can't speak to the consistency because I use it very infrequently. Like you, it's a backup for my son to reach me when he needs to (in essence it's the first backup) but have never had an issue when it's needed. I agree wholeheartedly that it is priced right where it needs to be. I might be willing to go up to $10 a month but anymore than that it's better, imo, to get a cell for emergency use only.

Fortunately my boy isn't in the spend 4 hours a night talking on the phone phase yet so we'll see when that happens.

I already said I own a cell phone, in fact on most days I carry two of them, but they are a luxury item not a necessity. A satellite phone isn't a cell phone. Try carrying my truck in your pocket.

Your assertion that Sac is falling behind everybody else by not owning a cell phone is absurd. He is simply giving up some conveniences in exchange for a less complicated lifestyle. There is nothing wrong with that.

The conveniences provided to you by a cell phone actually make for a simpler lifestyle though.

Don't let Clay fool you. When he gets separated from his "friends", it is because they are trying to ditch him.

I've had three work related phone calls in the last two hours on a Saturday night. Tell me again how this makes my life simpler.

The phone isn't what is complicating your life.

I actually agree with this. I'm currently trying to break in three new managers and until they are trained to the point that they can run things without consulting with me about every minor detail, I guess I'll have to get used to the phone calls. It's just frustrating on the weekend, especially a holiday.

Well said.

Thank you.

I like to get out and experience the world.

The car busts 50 miles outside of Rock Springs, WY? Well then, I'm sticking out a thumb and meeting new and exciting people. Just the way dear ol' Grandad used to do.

Besides, I ****ing hate cars. Henry Ford was the anti-Christ. They should ban the use of automobiles and plastics unless for dire medical emergencies and then who cares anyway. If you were supposed to die, then you die. Goddamn people preserving their ****ing heads so they can be cloned over and over again.

****ing science. **** that shit.