Those who know me are familiar with my general dislike for Facebook. The same reasoning applies to Twitter as well. The fundamental problem with social networking sites is that they are closed communities. Sure, almost everybody is in them, but that doesn’t change the fact that you have to have an account with a particular provider to participate. This isn’t a problem when there is a monopoly, but what if there are two popular services? continue reading…
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Lately I’ve found myself spending more and more time on Facebook. Probably in an attempt to keep in touch with the people I wish I were seeing more often in real life (or meatspace as some would call it). It makes me feel like a bit of a hypocrite since I’m always talking about how much I hate Facebook and here I am actually updating my status more than once a day. I must admit that it is a good diversion and a way to keep in touch with people, but it won’t replace an actual conversation. Preferably one face to face.
So, if you’re my friend (sorry, I’m not looking for new ones) send me an email, give me a call. If you’re around town, maybe we can hang out. Get me off Facebook and into real life!
For those who don’t keep up with this kind of news, on April 2nd the FBI raided a Dallas datacenter seizing most of their equipment without any explanation. (CBS story) This datacenter was a colocation facility, meaning that most of the servers were not owned by Core IP, but by its customers. By seizing this equipment the FBI was taking dozens of innocent businesses offline. Worse yet, with their equipment in custody they were left without the means to continue their business. What sorts of protections do innocent bystanders have from the actions of law enforcement? continue reading…
