Teacup Café XLI - Page 13

Noble Elf Lord · 07-07-2011, 06:09 AM

http://xkcd.com/918/

BeardofPants · 07-07-2011, 10:49 AM

Hey Tess - what's your info? I'm on there - PM deets.

edit - NVM - found you.

Midge · 07-07-2011, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

If anyone on the moot is interested in Google Plus (which so far seems to be a sleeker, SAFER, more friendly version of Facebook), let me know. I think I am capable of sending you an invite.

Sure. I'd love to.

Wait... that's right. Midge isn't my real name. What would you need?

Gwaimir Windgem · 07-07-2011, 02:57 PM

I'll take it!

***Rían*** · 07-07-2011, 04:52 PM

What's the word so far? Is it better than Facebook? I like the "safer" idea, tho, as a mom of a gorgeous daughter ... (strangers tell me how pretty she is!

) I've heard of the on-going privacy problems with Facebook - is Google Plus better?

Midge · 07-07-2011, 06:08 PM

I imagine that whatever happens, there will always be some danger of ppl hacking accounts... for that definition of safety... From the OTHER END, though... for instance, what your daughter reveals about herself on her profile... I haven't heard anything new about what kind of safety THAT provides.

There are things about Facebook, though. For instance, if I were to post an album and specify only certain people could see it, and one of them posted a comment on it... I think that could post in their news feed, and THEIR friends could see their comment, and the picture, and possibly the album, by clicking on the picture. I THINK. Sometimes it's hard to tell.

***Tessar*** · 07-08-2011, 12:05 PM

Sorry all, having some problems with google+ not letting me add people. Looks like they've temporarily shut down invites because their servers WERE ABOUT TO EXPLODE.

But as soon as I can, I shall.

I'm seriously considering getting my own cellphone line. Anyone have good provider suggestions? I was thinking about Virgin Mobile or Cricket, but it seems like both of them have really horrific reviews.

Midge · 07-08-2011, 12:34 PM

My husband and I are happy with Verizon. There's always the pay-as-you-go option as well - I've had friends who were happy with that.

***Tessar*** · 07-08-2011, 02:10 PM

Invites are open again! If you're interested, PM me your gmail account and I will invite you.

Midge · 07-08-2011, 02:14 PM

Yes! I got your invite! Thanks, Tess!

***Tessar*** · 07-08-2011, 02:18 PM

You're welcome! You should be able to invite people as well, now. BoP too.

Midge · 07-09-2011, 02:15 AM

I have! I like some of the ideas they use. One of the things I'm kind of sad never took off was Google Wave. It was pretty neat (to me, anyway...), but it never got as popular as I'd have liked.

**Mari** · 07-09-2011, 09:55 AM

I dislike Google and the way it tries to link everything together, so I won't be using Google+ anytime soon.

Aikanáro · 07-09-2011, 01:19 PM

I know the feeling, Mari! I find Gmail invaluable, but I stopped trusting Google for much else after the Google Buzz privacy fail.

I can't see it being much better than Facebook in that regard. I had to delete my Facebook after yet another update that messed with my settings.

Gwaimir Windgem · 07-09-2011, 01:22 PM

Hey, I'm always a fan of sticking it to Zuckerberg.

**Mari** · 07-10-2011, 02:56 AM

Aika, I like your new pic. Is it from .Hack?

Aikanáro · 07-10-2011, 04:48 AM

Thank you!

Yes, it's Tsukasa.

I started watching the series a few days ago and I just love it.

**Mari** · 07-10-2011, 07:10 AM

I couldn't really get into it, but I like the animation style and the basic idea.

***Tessar*** · 07-10-2011, 03:54 PM

I got an AWESOME phone yesterday! It's the Nexus S 4G... supposedly it's the latest and greatest.

I'm just glad it seems to work well and it has all of the features I want/need and then a barrel of monkeys... I love it.

I believe that this is the first piece of up-to-date technology I've ever bought. Everything else I've gotten has been an older model, and refurbished.

Midge · 07-10-2011, 07:43 PM

I'm making vegetable beef stew... yum!

Actually, I'm hoping it turns out well... we just kind of dumped a whole bunch of stuff in a crockpot and are letting it cook... So... in about... 2-3 hours, the Café will be serving stew!

07-07-2011, 06:09 AM	#241
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	http://xkcd.com/918/ __________________ Hers.

07-07-2011, 10:49 AM	#242
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Hey Tess - what's your info? I'm on there - PM deets. edit - NVM - found you. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 07-07-2011 at 10:51 AM.

07-07-2011, 02:57 PM	#244
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I'll take it! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

07-07-2011, 04:52 PM	#245
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	What's the word so far? Is it better than Facebook? I like the "safer" idea, tho, as a mom of a gorgeous daughter ... (strangers tell me how pretty she is! ) I've heard of the on-going privacy problems with Facebook - is Google Plus better? __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

07-07-2011, 06:08 PM	#246
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I imagine that whatever happens, there will always be some danger of ppl hacking accounts... for that definition of safety... From the OTHER END, though... for instance, what your daughter reveals about herself on her profile... I haven't heard anything new about what kind of safety THAT provides. There are things about Facebook, though. For instance, if I were to post an album and specify only certain people could see it, and one of them posted a comment on it... I think that could post in their news feed, and THEIR friends could see their comment, and the picture, and possibly the album, by clicking on the picture. I THINK. Sometimes it's hard to tell. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

07-08-2011, 12:05 PM	#247
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Sorry all, having some problems with google+ not letting me add people. Looks like they've temporarily shut down invites because their servers WERE ABOUT TO EXPLODE. But as soon as I can, I shall. I'm seriously considering getting my own cellphone line. Anyone have good provider suggestions? I was thinking about Virgin Mobile or Cricket, but it seems like both of them have really horrific reviews.

07-08-2011, 12:34 PM	#248
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	My husband and I are happy with Verizon. There's always the pay-as-you-go option as well - I've had friends who were happy with that. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

07-08-2011, 02:10 PM	#249
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Invites are open again! If you're interested, PM me your gmail account and I will invite you.

07-08-2011, 02:14 PM	#250
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Yes! I got your invite! Thanks, Tess! __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

07-08-2011, 02:18 PM	#251
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	You're welcome! You should be able to invite people as well, now. BoP too.

07-09-2011, 02:15 AM	#252
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I have! I like some of the ideas they use. One of the things I'm kind of sad never took off was Google Wave. It was pretty neat (to me, anyway...), but it never got as popular as I'd have liked. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

07-09-2011, 09:55 AM	#253
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I dislike Google and the way it tries to link everything together, so I won't be using Google+ anytime soon. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

07-09-2011, 01:19 PM	#254
Aikanáro Chaotic Good Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva Posts: 827	I know the feeling, Mari! I find Gmail invaluable, but I stopped trusting Google for much else after the Google Buzz privacy fail. I can't see it being much better than Facebook in that regard. I had to delete my Facebook after yet another update that messed with my settings. __________________ Vanima i metta nauva, nan anda ar sarda nauva i mallë.

07-09-2011, 01:22 PM	#255
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Hey, I'm always a fan of sticking it to Zuckerberg. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

07-10-2011, 02:56 AM	#256
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Aika, I like your new pic. Is it from .Hack? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

07-10-2011, 04:48 AM	#257
Aikanáro Chaotic Good Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva Posts: 827	Thank you! Yes, it's Tsukasa. I started watching the series a few days ago and I just love it. __________________ Vanima i metta nauva, nan anda ar sarda nauva i mallë.

07-10-2011, 07:10 AM	#258
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I couldn't really get into it, but I like the animation style and the basic idea. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

07-10-2011, 03:54 PM	#259
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I got an AWESOME phone yesterday! It's the Nexus S 4G... supposedly it's the latest and greatest. I'm just glad it seems to work well and it has all of the features I want/need and then a barrel of monkeys... I love it. I believe that this is the first piece of up-to-date technology I've ever bought. Everything else I've gotten has been an older model, and refurbished.

07-10-2011, 07:43 PM	#260
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I'm making vegetable beef stew... yum! Actually, I'm hoping it turns out well... we just kind of dumped a whole bunch of stuff in a crockpot and are letting it cook... So... in about... 2-3 hours, the Café will be serving stew! __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more! Last edited by Midge : 07-10-2011 at 07:44 PM.

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