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By riceowlguy (Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 04:27:51 PM EST) (all tags)

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This was found in the context of a long discussion of prescriptive vs. descriptive linguistics, namely surrounding the phrase "begging the question". I probably am guilty of using the modern usage but I am enough of a snob to want to preserve the original, philosophical usage. I remember in high school doing Mock Trial that our advisor would use the phrase in the original way and I would get confused because she didn't bother to actually explain the etymology. See poll.

I think it may be time to start up a "Netcraft Confirms: Facebook is Dying" meme. I'm getting pretty bored with the whole thing. I have three classes of friend on there: people I know and like and actually hang out with, guys I met doing shows and friended and never talk to or see anymore, and girls I want to date and never will. The people I actually know and like and hang out with don't really actively use Facebook, with a few exceptions. So mostly when I log on I see SuperPoke! notifications about people I don't care about or would really rather not know how awesome a time they're having with their boyfriend/fiance/husband. Maybe I should have given up Facebook for Lent instead of coffee.

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<greyrat>Booookmarrrrk!</greyrat> by ammoniacal (4.00 / 1) #1 Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 05:02:38 PM EST

Irony: ammo says it's time. Tom is blocked.

question begging by Merekat (4.00 / 1) #2 Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 03:31:02 AM EST

I use it as 'raises the question', but pretty much only in the context of something negative about the original statement, rather than an opening up of further enquiry.

Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn by wiredog (4.00 / 1) #3 Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 07:50:42 AM EST

I don't use any of them. This place is as close to a 'social networking' site as I've gotten.

There's probably a good story in Slashdot/K5/HuSi as Social Networking sites. Should've been written for K5 about 4 years ago.

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: Yeah, I don't know by riceowlguy (2.00 / 0) #4 Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 11:33:51 AM EST

I heard somebody refer to LiveJournal as social networking...maybe. I think of LJ and K5 and HuSi as journaling/blogging sites. K5 and HuSi in particular don't have the concept of "friending" somebody. LJ does and perhaps that's why it is more like social networking, but I think LJ's "friends" is like Flickr's "friends", i.e. just a way to control who can see your stuff. I think if the main purpose of the site is seeing what your friends are up to then it's social networking, but if the main purpose is blogging/journalizing and commenting on other people's content then it's not social networking.

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Why Facebook doesn't suck by 606 (2.00 / 0) #5 Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 07:52:42 PM EST

A lot of things about Facebook do suck but there are some things that do not suck:

* ability to message people and be sure that they receive it unlike email where it's like "my spam filter ated it durrrr" and God knows what else
* if you know the right people you will find yourself invited to cool parties that you would otherwise not be invited to
* receive interesting links from people who know what you like. Forward on interesting links to those you know will appreciate them
* watch how normal humans interact by using the Wall-to-wall feature between two people (hey, their fault for not making it a private conversation)
* become friends with people of questionable moral fibre and bask in the risque bar/club photos they post
* let your natural human voyeur tendencies out in a safe and non-threatening way

The best way to take back a Facebook spinning out of control is to go in and remove all the friendships with people you don't care about. The defriended will receive no notifications that you did it. Think of it as spring cleaning.

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