I do think mobile phones are changing how people relate to each other. But maybe it’s not such a bad thing. Tonight a young couple parked in front of my house, no doubt intending some quality time at the wine bar across the street. They were both good-looking, both in their mid-20s, both smiling […]
Finally, some activity on LinkedIn
Actually, it’s good to learn that millions of LinkedIn passwords have been stolen by Russian hacker and leaked online. As far as I know, that’s the first time anyone has had anything to do with my LinkedIn profile since I posted it more than a year ago. Also, if they’re posting the passwords online, […]
Some dopamine of one’s own
If you were to make a list of things that might really make a difference in your life, quitting Facebook would be way down there. Probably about the same level as quitting American Idol or vowing to clip your toenails more regularly. Which is to say, it can’t hurt. But neither can it make […]
Social media for the antisocial
I'm getting social media fatigue. While it all keeps getting bigger and more pervasive and the terms of service keep getting revised in sinister ways, I can never figure out how any of it is supposed to enhance my day-to-day existence. Pinterest, for example. What the hell is a person supposed to do with […]
Facebook is no place for valentines
A few words about Facebook. After doing without it for a week, I can say that the self-exile didn’t make much difference. At the start it did feel like the loss of some vestigial sense — that third eye that focuses only on other people’s minutiae — but the feeling quickly faded. At this […]
I can quit Facebook anytime I like …
I spend too much time on Facebook. I admit it. I don’t contribute much, but I’m always on there seeing what everybody else is up to. The other day a Facebook acquaintance posted to ask if anyone else had found themselves bored and deciding to check Facebook before realizing they were already on the […]
Bullet-sized morsels of WWII
My son, a student of military history, sent me this link, in which the daily events of World War II are posted to Twitter as though a remarkably omniscient observer had managed to find a smart phone and a decent service provider in 1940. The typical tweet goes like this: “Soviet bombers are attacking […]