Slightly Off Kilter

Privacy in the Internet Age

I read an article today, in Read Write Web, on Facebook's "privacy changes". The headline screamed "Facebook's Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over" .

Well, apparently that's not actually what Zuckerberg said. That was an interpretation for a sensationalist headline.

Read my commentary.

— posted by Vicki before bedtime on 2010_010 in commentary — Permalink | Comments (0)

A Year in Tweets

Inspired by Facebook's "Year in Status" application, I excerpted "A Year in Tweets".

♥ Happy New Year Pacific Standard Time USA! Wishing you all everything you hope for in 2009. Time to turn off lights and watch for fireworks. ♥ Gorgeous day. Sunny. Blue sky streaked with whispy clouds. Clear as far as I can see. Sailboats dot the Bay. Perfect view. How's your day? ♥ Oh not again! Now we're having a peanut butter scare. No reports of contaminated peanut butter in CA, but it's been pulled from the cafe. :( ♥ Just removed a tuft of cat fur from under my trackball. Wondering how the ball has been working with that in it. A marvel of technology. ♥ The cat says it's 4pm. At 4pm, on days when I work from home, it's "Stop Typing and Pay Attention to the Cats" time. Plus crunchy snacks. ♥

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— posted by Vicki after noon on 2010_003 in Retrospectoscope — Permalink | Comments (0)

A Year in Twitter (Word Cloud)

I generated a TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets. Top three words: people, time, love.

— posted by Vicki after dinner on 2010_002 in Retrospectoscope — Permalink | Comments (0)

2009 in Review

Japan and Europe are already in 2010. As I write this, California has 4 hours to go.

I keep a journal — started in College (real paper notebooks), stopped for many years, then picked up again in 2003 (this time electronic). So, at this time of year, I can look back and see: what happened this year?

Here are some of the highlights from my view of 2009.

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— posted by Vicki after dinner on 2009_365 in Retrospectoscope — Permalink | Comments (0)

The Reason for the Season

   Fah who for-aze!
   Dah who dor-aze!
   Welcome Christmas,
   Come this way!
 
   Fah who for-aze!
   Dah who dor-aze!
   Welcome Christmas,
   Christmas Day.

I always feel sorry at this time of year for the people who insist that they don't celebrate Christmas because they aren't Christian. I feel sorry for them because they believe that Christmas is a Christian religious holiday. It's not.

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— posted by Vicki after noon on 2009_359 in Random Thoughts — Permalink | Comments (0)

DROID

Four days ago, I traded in my aged Palm OS 4-based Kyocera smart phone for a new Motorola DROID (through Verizon.) I really like it so far.

It's more net-savvy and connected than my Palm phone was. I don’t have to “turn on the phone” to use an Internetworked app. It’s always on, always connected (although I can turn it completely off if I wish).

It’s got a modern web browser, far better email capability and a MUCH nicer screen. Plus, its actually going to be cheaper to operate. I’ll save $15/month on my data plan with Verizon. That was a nice surprise!

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— posted by Vicki after noon on 2009_353 in Computerware , Show & Tell — Permalink | Comments (0)

Shari's Restaurant and Pies

A Shari's Restaurant and Pie Shop recently replaced the Bakers Square near our house. We looked forward to trying it. We had stopped going to Bakers Square for anything but pie. The food had gone downhill in the past few years.

Last night at 9:45 we were coming home from a meeting in San Francisco and realized that Shari's is open 24 hours! We decided to try a late dinner.

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— posted by Vicki after dinner on 2009_309 in Trivial Pursuits — Permalink | Comments (0)