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Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: ExittheLemming wrote: ^ Lot of truth in the above certainly. One of the less palatable aspects of the internet is that everyone uses things like Wikipedia as the ultimate arbiter in disputes (I mean when we pool our knowledge, it's inevitable we also share our ignorance right?) Wikipedia is fairly accurate most of the time, actually. I've never come across something that I knew was outright wrong, although some of the unsourced or poorly sourced statements can be sketchy. I found some erroneous statements and corrected them, but in general terms Wikipedia is  pretty accurate, but even better, you find valuable links when researching about a determined issue. Iván

Ivan/Henry, most people use a reference like Wikipedia for stuff they don't know anything about

My employer, a UK government employer, openly advises its employees not to open Facebook accounts, and, I must say, with good reason. There are huge security implications when you deal with enforcement. The trouble is it is just too open.

Having said that, i also found it a bit dull, and, anyway, it took time away from the REAL site on the web, PA!!

Henry Plainview wrote: ExittheLemming wrote: ^ Lot of truth in the above certainly. One of the less palatable aspects of the internet is that everyone uses things like Wikipedia as the ultimate arbiter in disputes (I mean when we pool our knowledge, it's inevitable we also share our ignorance right?) Wikipedia is fairly accurate most of the time, actually. I've never come across something that I knew was outright wrong, although some of the unsourced or poorly sourced statements can be sketchy.

I agree it's a brilliant resource and yes, I'm sure the content is factually accurate in the majority of cases but I'm just saying that despite the accessibility to more information, it still leaves us with the same problem we had 'BC' (before computers) i.e. nothing has really changed, we still have to filter that raw data and arrive at our own conclusions via intellect, reasoning, preferences, prejudices, agendas blah yakitty ditto etc

You can't separate the knower from the known (you get my drift)

^ Lot of truth in the above certainly. One of the less palatable aspects of the internet is that everyone uses things like Wikipedia as the ultimate arbiter in disputes (I mean when we pool our knowledge, it's inevitable we also share our ignorance right?)

I signed off from Facebook due to the invasion of privacy. You can't really talk about what you want to without the world finding out and people stereotype you with the P.C. Idiots are able to find out your personal business, post it or chat in a chat room and that's not the way to socialize in the real world. Apart from the reality that no matter how much a person discovers about you doesn't change a damn thing about the world, or your life which you control. It's like in today's world, a passenger in a car asks the driver a question about something to do with common knowledge. The driver says...."Well lets just google it on the labtop in the car". It's like.....don't you have enough intelligence to just answer a question? You have to have a gadget with you instead of using your brain?

Yes, it's great Fbk and I'm at twitter, foursquare, buzz an other more.

I use it also,. and if I'm not wrong Chris, you're on it.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - October 02 2010 at 21:57

No, I don't have a facebook account but I feel like I'm gonna succomb to the social pressure...soon.

Deleuze wrote: JJLehto wrote: I swear some of my friends no longer own a phone! FB has honestly become the only means of communication with some Rofl, this is pathetic...or is it?

I'd say so.
f**k, I hated texting. It would drive me insane when call......voice mail. Send text instant response.
WHAT? Like people honestly stopped talking on the phone in lieu of texting.

Now that has been subbed with facebook.
I dont like it really, buuuut what can ya do?