Not a facebook user- so this seems rather odd to me.
So there is a checkbox for "orientation" that is a default profile set up on facebook? That just seems wrong from the outset.
Given many in society actively discriminate against gays- it sounds like facebook is just making it easier for people to do that. Why on earth does facebook need to ask that? It's not a dating site.
Staight people wouldn't hesitate checking the straight box. So if people are "undeclared" on facebook, I imagine there is a good chance they are not straight. Thus- FB are setting them up from the start to be discriminated against. In our society I can see why many chose to remain in the closet- FB is making it hard for them to be so.
Or am I misunderstand FB- or gays to think this is wrong? Just seems like the system is pre-disposed to help people discriminate.
And in Europe, you won't get it unless the bureaucrats think you deserve it.
You know- for most things I would agree- the government meddles too much and wastes money it shouldn't. He who earns money deserves it.
When it comes to healthcare- I don't see anyone as more deserving than another. The upper tier should not have better access to medicine than the lower tier. That is one place the US has completely messed up. It amazes me that any attempt to provide national health care is decried as "socialism" whilst at the same time the same people cheer on their "socialised sports teams". (essentially that is what college/university teams are- they use the facilities of a place of, usually public, institution and force minor league teams to constantly collapse and relocate because they can't compete with the socialised sports in the US).
Why is it OK in the US to "socialise" sports but not medicine? What kind of messed up priority is that?
A.C. because I recognize nothing I post on Slashdot is of merit to tie an identity to.
The reason I don't do A.C is because I find AC comments (since they start out score 0) tend to get buried and often not read.
I suspect if you post a comment you intend it to be read. Understood- if you want to remain truuuuly anonymous- the best thing to do is not create an account because then people could potentially put the pieces together to possibly figure out who you really are.
Any account that ties a name to a number of comments will leave clues behind that could eventually trace someone back to your real account if they're really determined. Look at the Lulzsec guy in Chicago how he was caught from lots of little comments he made.
Looks like I've misspelled it. Nonetheless the show is Oswald.
Low budget Noggin cartoon. Weenie is a hot-dog dog. My favourite episode is "Big Banana Day". Oswald grows a giant banana and goes around town offering everyone a piece of his big banana.
It's hard to believe that the writers didn't know what they were doing when they wrote that.
That would depend on family. I wouldn't want my employer seeing some of the things my family posts.
So- you probably need three:
"Sanitary" account where you have the Pope, the police chief, and your mother's bingo club friends. - work can see this. "Family" account where you talk with the family- but may receive comments that would make the pope/work blush. "Friends" account where you don't have to censor yourself- but also don't have your mum discussing the anus-boil you had to see the doctor for when you were 7.
Think they really need to "prove" anything at all? Companies that stoop to this level of valuation of a potential employee obviously have their priorities screwed up, so don't be shocked if this kind of crap actually goes on.
No, I suppose they don't need to "prove" anything. That kind of company I probably wouldn't want to be part of anyway though.
For the record, I have moved around a bit in my career, and have never been asked about social networks in any interview.
As a disclaimer- I am an introvert- but I am able to fake otherwise in a social/business setting- and I am legitimately a friendly person and get along well with everyone. I've just never liked throwing my real name out in person online. I take part in all sorts of online forums and discussions- but only via a different fake name on each one so I can't be linked (without effort). I don't use my real name anywhere online.
So I'm not a misanthropist- I'm just an introvert. Not being on facebook doesn't mean I'm anti-social or unfriendly- just concerned about privacy. I only want people to be able to find me- if I want them to find me.
Honestly, although slashdot has some features of social networks I've never considered it a social network. News aggregator/blog... there are several things I would call it ahead of "social network".
Even though it has those capabilities- I've never used it as a social network- I've not used the friend/foe/journal/personal blog sections.
I will sometimes search using google. That doesn't mean I'm part of Google+.
You can be fired in most jurisdictions for lying on a resume, if it's proven, so I'd be carefull with that.
I wouldn't put "I am not on a social network" on my resume. I'd be surprised if many people listed the social networks to which they belong/didn't belong on their resume.
Seriously? Just because you're antisocial and do not care about being on a social network because of your tinfoil hat does not mean the rest have to follow suit.
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I've found aluminium blocks the rays better.
If you are unsearchable then you don't exist. Thus nothing to hand them.
Oswald McWeany is on slashdot. Oswald McWeany is just a random name taken from combining two names on a children's TV show with a "Mc" thrown in for fun. Good luck connecting my real name to Oswald.
Even my e-mail account that created the Oswald McWeany account uses a different made-up-name.
Oh, and yes... I know they can search for you if you use your real name and have a public profile. That to me seems silly. If I were on a social network it would be under an alias and would be private so they couldn't search for me.
Yes, I know- technically aliases arn't allowed... but facebook would have no better way of knowing my real name was not Billy Bob Beerhouse then Slashdot would that my real name isn't Oswald McWeany.
I probably shouldn't be admitting this online- but I am part of Microsoft's counter-terror department. We are a highly trained SWAT team that risks our life daily raiding LINUX farms. Our safety demands daily communication using Windows phones; it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country.
We are highly trained in many ways to take on any situation needed. Even take out the Prez if he threatens to sign any bill that would not be favourable of Microsoft. We constantly run into our major foe, Apple, and fight hand-to-hand combat in the street and the patent office.
After announcing this initiative, I am in grave danger. Within a few weeks I will be tracked by other operatives by the GPS on my windows phone... if the battery doesn't die first.
Probably. So the trick is to request the file- and then request another file a few months later to see if requesting your file made them create one... if it didn't...
But perhaps they only keep a file on you if you request it twice- so a few months after the second request- request it a third time...
I'm surprised there is even a 5 year limit- figured they would keep that data indefinately. I'm sure they have loopholes to allow them to keep the data on anyone that they think is "interesting".
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Not a facebook user- so this seems rather odd to me.
So there is a checkbox for "orientation" that is a default profile set up on facebook? That just seems wrong from the outset.
Given many in society actively discriminate against gays- it sounds like facebook is just making it easier for people to do that. Why on earth does facebook need to ask that? It's not a dating site.
Staight people wouldn't hesitate checking the straight box. So if people are "undeclared" on facebook, I imagine there is a good chance they are not straight. Thus- FB are setting them up from the start to be discriminated against. In our society I can see why many chose to remain in the closet- FB is making it hard for them to be so.
Or am I misunderstand FB- or gays to think this is wrong? Just seems like the system is pre-disposed to help people discriminate.
What makes it funnier for me is that I almost wrote George W. Bush on my list but deleted it before hitting send.
Don't be absurd. ... that's a boy's name.
The only remaining question is, what's his name?
Dunno but I 'm starting a shortlist
Rob A. Bank
Jay Walker
Nick A Telly
And in Europe, you won't get it unless the bureaucrats think you deserve it.
You know- for most things I would agree- the government meddles too much and wastes money it shouldn't. He who earns money deserves it.
When it comes to healthcare- I don't see anyone as more deserving than another. The upper tier should not have better access to medicine than the lower tier. That is one place the US has completely messed up. It amazes me that any attempt to provide national health care is decried as "socialism" whilst at the same time the same people cheer on their "socialised sports teams". (essentially that is what college/university teams are- they use the facilities of a place of, usually public, institution and force minor league teams to constantly collapse and relocate because they can't compete with the socialised sports in the US).
Why is it OK in the US to "socialise" sports but not medicine? What kind of messed up priority is that?
A.C. because I recognize nothing I post on Slashdot is of merit to tie an identity to.
The reason I don't do A.C is because I find AC comments (since they start out score 0) tend to get buried and often not read.
I suspect if you post a comment you intend it to be read. Understood- if you want to remain truuuuly anonymous- the best thing to do is not create an account because then people could potentially put the pieces together to possibly figure out who you really are.
Any account that ties a name to a number of comments will leave clues behind that could eventually trace someone back to your real account if they're really determined. Look at the Lulzsec guy in Chicago how he was caught from lots of little comments he made.
Yeah, I read an old magazine from 1720 that was talking about this too. Old news.
50 to 90 years until the technology is available.
But in the US you won't get the technology unless you are uber rich or have a killer health-insurance plan.
No it's 1, 2, and 3 of nine- her cousin who is so big she counts as three borgs.
My cover is as a British person.
Looks like I've misspelled it. Nonetheless the show is Oswald.
Low budget Noggin cartoon. Weenie is a hot-dog dog. My favourite episode is "Big Banana Day". Oswald grows a giant banana and goes around town offering everyone a piece of his big banana.
It's hard to believe that the writers didn't know what they were doing when they wrote that.
Fred Savage is the voice behind Oswald.
That would depend on family. I wouldn't want my employer seeing some of the things my family posts.
So- you probably need three:
"Sanitary" account where you have the Pope, the police chief, and your mother's bingo club friends. - work can see this.
"Family" account where you talk with the family- but may receive comments that would make the pope/work blush.
"Friends" account where you don't have to censor yourself- but also don't have your mum discussing the anus-boil you had to see the doctor for when you were 7.
Think they really need to "prove" anything at all? Companies that stoop to this level of valuation of a potential employee obviously have their priorities screwed up, so don't be shocked if this kind of crap actually goes on.
No, I suppose they don't need to "prove" anything. That kind of company I probably wouldn't want to be part of anyway though.
For the record, I have moved around a bit in my career, and have never been asked about social networks in any interview.
As a disclaimer- I am an introvert- but I am able to fake otherwise in a social/business setting- and I am legitimately a friendly person and get along well with everyone. I've just never liked throwing my real name out in person online. I take part in all sorts of online forums and discussions- but only via a different fake name on each one so I can't be linked (without effort). I don't use my real name anywhere online.
So I'm not a misanthropist- I'm just an introvert. Not being on facebook doesn't mean I'm anti-social or unfriendly- just concerned about privacy. I only want people to be able to find me- if I want them to find me.
Honestly, although slashdot has some features of social networks I've never considered it a social network. News aggregator/blog... there are several things I would call it ahead of "social network".
Even though it has those capabilities- I've never used it as a social network- I've not used the friend/foe/journal/personal blog sections.
I will sometimes search using google. That doesn't mean I'm part of Google+.
You can be fired in most jurisdictions for lying on a resume, if it's proven, so I'd be carefull with that.
I wouldn't put "I am not on a social network" on my resume.
I'd be surprised if many people listed the social networks to which they belong/didn't belong on their resume.
Seriously? Just because you're antisocial and do not care about being on a social network because of your tinfoil hat does not mean the rest have to follow suit.
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I've found aluminium blocks the rays better.
If you are unsearchable then you don't exist. Thus nothing to hand them.
I am not on slashdot.
Oswald McWeany is on slashdot. Oswald McWeany is just a random name taken from combining two names on a children's TV show with a "Mc" thrown in for fun. Good luck connecting my real name to Oswald.
Even my e-mail account that created the Oswald McWeany account uses a different made-up-name.
Oh, and yes... I know they can search for you if you use your real name and have a public profile. That to me seems silly. If I were on a social network it would be under an alias and would be private so they couldn't search for me.
Yes, I know- technically aliases arn't allowed... but facebook would have no better way of knowing my real name was not Billy Bob Beerhouse then Slashdot would that my real name isn't Oswald McWeany.
Pah! So what happens to people like me with no social network? The can't ask me to send something I don't have.
Whereas, I am legitimately not on any social network. I wonder if they could prove otherwise for people who are.
I probably shouldn't be admitting this online- but I am part of Microsoft's counter-terror department. We are a highly trained SWAT team that risks our life daily raiding LINUX farms. Our safety demands daily communication using Windows phones; it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country.
We are highly trained in many ways to take on any situation needed. Even take out the Prez if he threatens to sign any bill that would not be favourable of Microsoft. We constantly run into our major foe, Apple, and fight hand-to-hand combat in the street and the patent office.
After announcing this initiative, I am in grave danger. Within a few weeks I will be tracked by other operatives by the GPS on my windows phone... if the battery doesn't die first.
The internet should be more like shirts... :D
I was always skins.
Probably. So the trick is to request the file- and then request another file a few months later to see if requesting your file made them create one... if it didn't...
But perhaps they only keep a file on you if you request it twice- so a few months after the second request- request it a third time...
You can request your FBI file from them- and if they have one they will send it.
I'm sure there are some "top-secret" reasons they wouldn't- but supposedly they should.
I'm surprised there is even a 5 year limit- figured they would keep that data indefinately. I'm sure they have loopholes to allow them to keep the data on anyone that they think is "interesting".
Well... don't read this in one breath... I'm an anglo-magyar-german-romanish-gypsy-american.
Spent my formative years in England- but have lived about half my life in South Carolina.