Mega Thread Things that Shit me part XII - The Twelfth One!

[Biggie]

We're talking about HTC phones, right?

We can talk about whatever is on your mind friend

 

[Gralin]

Do u even privacy settings m9?

No I just assume Facebook has my privacy and best interests in mind, why?

 

[Scotland]

Facebook notifies me about shit I do not GAF about, so I go into the app settings and turn off all notifications. A ha, 1-0 to me. Then the app updates for the 9th time that week and turns them all back on. FFFFFUUUUU.

 

[Quivorir]

People that reverse in to car parks when the place is busy.

FFS, just drive in to the park.

Really not taking this weekends loss well, are you?

 

[Quivorir]

Then the app updates for the 9th time that week and turns them all back on.

Well thats just wrong. Facebook updates every second week.

 

[Plugger35]

I don't bother checking the alert notifications here as there are so many of them but at least they aren't intrusive so you can just ignore them if you want to.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Suggested posts on FB.

Please piss off.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I just had an account set up for the first time so I could see updates from my kids daycare. It's already bugging me.

 

[Gralin]

Facebook notifies me about shit I do not GAF about, so I go into the app settings and turn off all notifications. A ha, 1-0 to me. Then the app updates for the 9th time that week and turns them all back on. FFFFFUUUUU.

You can block it at the OS level

 

[kickazz]

You can block it at the OS level

Depends on OS I suppose, but one of the better feature updates when it came to Android

 

[Cruyff14]

Regarding apps and notifications, I have none on, bar emails. Never seen the point, drains your battery quicker too.

 

[aflcliche]

I think now nothing chits me more than people who disregard the Internet as a viable source of info. There are so many sources online you can cross reference as well as tons of anecdotal info. There are paper publications and online publications these days. Why is paper more reliable if the same journals / studies / publications are digital. It's condescending and naive to dismiss the Internet as an information source

 

[peternorth]

I think now nothing chits me more than people who disregard the Internet as a viable source of info. There are so many sources online you can cross reference as well as tons of anecdotal info. There are paper publications and online publications these days. Why is paper more reliable if the same journals / studies / publications are digital. It's condescending and naive to dismiss the Internet as an information source

I miss libraries.

 

[peternorth]

but you make a valid point. Before we hit the libraries like nobodys business and books were the beacon of knowledge. now we has the internets, and yet there is skepticism about what's valid or not. maybe because anyone can publish anything. duno

 

[kickazz]

but you make a valid point. Before we hit the libraries like nobodys business and books were the beacon of knowledge. now we has the internets, and yet there is skepticism about what's valid or not. maybe because anyone can publish anything. duno

Books containing bullshit or lacking appropriate citation have always existed too. (Plenty of Pete Evans books at my local library) Part of a librarian's role is to curate a collection of materials that they offer - they are especially skilled in understanding information provenance and hence filtering out some of the shit.

Online it is largely up to us to do this filtering, although a good library can help you make best use of online resources too.

 

[perthblue]

I miss libraries.

They still exist, and students frequent them. Granted now that the books are generally a side-piece to open plan study areas and free WiFi.

 

[peternorth]

Books containing bullshit or lacking appropriate citation have always existed too. (Plenty of Pete Evans books at my local library) Part of a librarian's role is to curate a collection of materials that they offer - they are especially skilled in understanding information provenance and hence filtering out some of the shit.

Online it is largely up to us to do this filtering, although a good library can help you make best use of online resources too.

great post. i liked your use of "curate".

 

[Gigantic]

Seeing all these shit reality tv show ads on Channel 7 getting flogged on every ad break Like the partner switch one.

 

[Plugger35]

Seeing all these shit reality tv show ads on Channel 7 getting flogged on every ad break Like the partner switch one.

They aren't the only ones guilty of that, Ch9 are currently flogging The Voice promos and Ch10 are flogging Masterchef promos, it gets worse every year.

 

[aflcliche]

Books containing bullshit or lacking appropriate citation have always existed too. (Plenty of Pete Evans books at my local library) Part of a librarian's role is to curate a collection of materials that they offer - they are especially skilled in understanding information provenance and hence filtering out some of the shit.

Online it is largely up to us to do this filtering, although a good library can help you make best use of online resources too.

Did not know that about librarians. Too much doubt is cast on online researchers in that they haven't done adequate filtering or they gullible. Such a stigma exists that if something is online it's not reliable and has no merit

 

[Gigantic]

They aren't the only ones guilty of that, Ch9 are currently flogging The Voice promos and Ch10 are flogging Masterchef promos, it gets worse every year.

I can tolerate The Voice ones although they seem to flog them a lot. But yeah, would put Masterchef commercials in the same category

 

[Hawthorn United]

I deleted facebook from my phone. Best decision ever.

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[the_interloper]

great post. i liked your use of "curate".

Kevin Mitchell Jr likes this.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Seeing all these shit reality tv show ads on Channel 7 getting flogged on every ad break Like the partner switch one.

My TV is on the blink and won't pick up TV stations anymore (I can still stream fine through Apple TV), it's tempting to not even bother replacing it.

 

[raskolnikov]

According to Sunrise, Airlie Beach is in far North Queensland