JETman

Another solution is just not to bother with Facebook at all. Then you don't have to worry about settings, and lo and behold, you won't die without it either.

Yes, but that does not make it proper. Everyone knows what "LOL" means. Is it now part of the lexicon? I can guarantee you that one will get further in life by effectively communicating in a cogent manner. Opening up a cover letter, for instance, with "Hey Yo, I googled your company and...." will get you nowhere 100 out of 100 times. Please, everybody stop the bullshit. I would imagine that 'Dear Sir, I learned about your company from an internet search utilizing Google" would merit the same response. You are arguing the spoken vernacular should not be substituted for 'proper' written English. OK, fine. But that hardly negates the development of new words as essential for effective communication in a quickly changing and complex society. I can't imagine anyone at this point opposing the verb google. Tried and true language rules still work in a quickly changing and complex society. Spoken vernacular is not necessarily recognized in all sectors of society. There is no "negation". These are NOT new words. If you can't imagine that people in the business world, for instance, would oppose using a company name as a verb, then I'd implore you to try a little harder. These "new words", as you call them, are often just a lazy way to sound cool and hip --- just like the lyrics heard in rap and hip-hop are used, for instance. And if you think those words make our lives easier, think again. All it got me, as my kids were growing up, was the reality of having to answer my then 5 year old daughter's profound question: "Daddy, what is humping?".

Find a reasonable and intelligent way to expand the language, then. Expansion for its own sake is not growth. English has NOT, by the way, been changing as quickly as everyone here seems to think.

Yes, but that does not make it proper. Everyone knows what "LOL" means. Is it now part of the lexicon? I can guarantee you that one will get further in life by effectively communicating in a cogent manner. Opening up a cover letter, for instance, with "Hey Yo, I googled your company and...." will get you nowhere 100 out of 100 times. Please, everybody stop the bullshit.

Santana in the middle of getting trashed by the Jankees. 4 HR's (Cano (2), Swisher, Jones) and 6 runs. 3 of the HR's are outs at CitiField.

So there is video of the Antibes performance but they're offering a DVD of a different concert!? Well at least it gives us two (or is it 3) concerts. If you go back and read post #1, you'll notice that we're getting at least pieces of FIVE different concerts.

He's a punk. A Terrell Owens lite. Too many guys like this in the NFL makes it more difficult to watch. Unfortunately, Vegas is too powerful so pro football will always be popular. I wish the Jets could dump Santonio Holmes in the Hudson River!

R. A. has just become the majors' first 9 game winner!

Agreed. Since they have such young legs, it could actually be embarassing if the Celtics make it.

I agree with everything that's been stated so far about the Hawkins box. Truly a great document! Is it too soon to hope for other Mosaic "influential tenor" boxes dedicated to the likes of Byas, Webster, Gray and Thompson?

How did I know you'd be sitting there waiting to jump on the one person you thought you baited? But before you get too happy, you should ask yourself: who baited who?

English is the most difficult language in the world. I'm beginning to think this is because there are too many non-traditionalists who believe that the rules constantly change. I'm with Ted.

It's been that way since before the wheel. The verdict isn't in yet but many believe the widespread of cellphone cameras might be deterring crime. You're comparing apples to oranges. Technology from "before the wheel" was aimed at the growth of civilization. To put FB in that category would be foolish. Do you realize just how absurd you come across? First it was Facebook = Technology and now since you were called out on that....this is your response. No one forces anyone to post anything on Facebook. Honestly, even as convoluted as Facebook makes it....you have to be just lazy or don't give a shit if you're an adult. It honestly isn't that difficult for anyone that really cares....especially if they're going to use their real names. And in this day and age ("technology" boogeyman alert!), it doesn't take long to google (more "technology" bogeyman alert) how to do anything for anyone that really cares. And I realize you must think kids are stupider than adults, but it is generally reverse when it comes to computers and the internet (Lions, tigers and bears. Oh my!). At that point, it's an issue of parental oversight. Oh yeah, Cambria....and it's the kids that are the only two who have some sort of a clue. Maybe their parents might ask them how to get the same clue. Be careful. You talk a pretty big (and condescending) game without knowing what I'm about. If you'll return to my initial post, you'll notice that I was just playing a devil's advocate of sorts (answering why many on this board may diss FB so much). Nowhere in any of my posts did I state whether or not I am/was a Facebook user. This is yet another example of "internet dwelling" and being all too eager to jump on (argue against/dismiss) the next contrary thought/opinion.

Good for you, Allen. This is clearly an example of how FB can be used properly. However, this does NOT mean that the inherent dangers just disappear. As with anything, enter at your own risk.

Glossiness has nothing to do with quality. Mosaic booklets are now printed on much cheaper stock than those of old. If they were still using high quality paper, I would seriously have to question Cuscuna's business sense in this day and age. And the fact that some booklets have thicker, heavier paper? Nothing to do with quality? (I'm not sure which ones have that, ... but the European Quincy is one, I think.) Thicker and heavier does not always equate to more expensive, my friend. Trust me, the quality is lower now. Just because it has to be.

It's been that way since before the wheel. The verdict isn't in yet but many believe the widespread of cellphone cameras might be deterring crime. You're comparing apples to oranges. Technology from "before the wheel" was aimed at the growth of civilization. To put FB in that category would be foolish.

Glossiness has nothing to do with quality. Mosaic booklets are now printed on much cheaper stock than those of old. If they were still using high quality paper, I would seriously have to question Cuscuna's business sense in this day and age.

I'll tell you what I tell my kids --- Google is your friend!: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_nhl_8th_seed_has_won_a_Stanley_cup

He'd be a bigger dick than Selig.

Trying this for the third time. Having the delete button in the place the edit button is on every other place will take awhile to get used too. It's called Geotagging. Anyone interested in disabling it. http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/11712/how-to-disable-geotagging-on-your-smartphones-camera-android-iphone-blackberry/ The biggest problem is facebook's privacy settings are convoluted. There is a reason it is like that. Most people do not know how to set them properly. Also, many adults are worse than the kids. A member who posted in this thread really needs to figure out how to use them properly and pass it on to his family. Why anyone uses their real name and then proceeds to upload pictures or post anything without making sure, only their friends can see them is beyond me. Why other people upload embarrassing pictures or posts on top of that is another discussion. Even when you delete things, they will still be on facebook's servers for awhile Given that we don't live in a perfect world, where everybody knows how to do things that they should or actually avoids doing things that they shouldn't do, Facebook's availability makes the playing field just a little more uneven and dangerous than it needs to be. Just sayin'. You can couch this any way that you want, but it doesn't change reality. All this technology is a dangerous thing.

Well, every pitcher has bad games, some more than others. I feel your pain, though. I just thought Peter North was giving otherwise untalented actresses opportunities to succeed! So in that sense, he was GIVING hope, not fucking it away.

Is that what Peter North did?

Much! It turns out Berlin was released on a bootleg within the last 2 years or so.

Just as long as it doesn't happen again. Don't you know how much you're relied on here? You done turned my whole world upside down

I don't think Berlin was part of that 12 cdr Lost Quintet collectors' tree. discs 1&2 - Duffy's Rochester disc 3 - Central Park discs 4&5 - Rome disc 6 - Ronnie Scott's London discs 7&8 - Paris disc 9 - Copenhagen discs 10&11 - Stockholm disc 12 - Rotterdam