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I’m not one to buy into sinister rumours about unwanted intrusions into one’s on-line privacy, but this seems to be legit.

One of the things that I try to trust about Facebook is that they do protect my privacy according to the settings that I stipulate – i.e., who can see my “stuff”. But there is a little tick-box in one’s privacy settings that should be unticked unless you want your profile info to appear in Google searches.

Latest rumors suggest Facebook is up to compromise users privacy by automatically indexing all users info on Google. Facebook’s privacy features has been one of its strong suits since it began and millions of users trust that the personal information will not be shared with anyone unless permission is granted.

So will Facebook index all your info on Google?

In response to the “rumour”, Facebook posted the following response

There have been misleading rumors recently about Facebook indexing all your information on Google. This is not true. Facebook created public search listings in 2007 to enable people to search for your name and see a link to your Facebook profile.

In case you think that this is an unwanted intrusion into your privacy and don’t want your name to be indexed by Facebook and pop up on Google there is simple solution -  just follow the steps below:

Step 1

Go to the Settings>Privacy Settings>Search

Step 2

If the Allow indexing box is checked for search engines, just uncheck it

In case you have already unchecked the privacy setting feature in past, recheck to ensure if it has changed with the new Privacy settings.

Thanks to cousin Christopher as well as the folks at Simple Thoughts, by Gaea Times for this info.

Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

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Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

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I  need everyone who reads this to check out this blog entry by XUP.

I saw an article about this in the Globe the other day and the first thought to cross my mind was “why”?

Why is this technology needed?

I can see the YouTube vids now! EVERYTHING eventually ends up on YouTube! These pics, at the very least, will provide some jollies to more than a few security agents!

“Hey, Ralph, check out the kaboo-boos on this one, ain’t she a treat to the eyes?”
“Sure thing Herman, but ya should seen the bod on this chick that flew to Paris last week!”

Seriously, we have to question this hare-brained idea, and now. What is the impetus for this? Has there been a recent incident where a would-be terrorist has tried to sneak verboten items in his or her body cavities? Where is the “thing” that the CBSA (Can. Border Services Agency) can point to and say: “see – THIS is why we have to do this!”

I’d start a fb group decrying this but as I am a frequent flier, I fear I would be put on someone’s “list”.

Can you tell that I’m really pissed off about this?

Write your MP. Your MPP. Your Mom. Your psychic healer.

Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

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Ever felt down? Down like your life is pretty much the biggest downer since Old Yeller got the lead put between his eyes? Like your theme song would be too depressing for The Smiths?

Well, thanks to my eldest and most heavily pierced subunit, I now have a place to go to make even my stinkiest days seem a little bit less stinky. Check out this site.

Called FMyLife, it’s kinda like Twitter but the posts have to point out the horriblenesss, pointlessness and worthlessness of the author’s life.

Here’s a taste:

Today, I woke up really early before my mom so I could make pancakes for mother’s day. I placed everything on a tray and even picked a flower, had a card for her and took it to her bedroom. She said “You shouldn’t have, pancakes are fattening.” She took one bite and fed the rest to the dogs. FML

FML standing for F*** my life.

So, if you are ever having a bad day, take a troll through one of these ditties… or better yet, you can sign up and tell the world just how f***ed your life is on that particular day!

Today, I went to the pet store to get mice for my mom’s snakes. While checking out, the guy working behind the register asked what kind of snakes I had. I told him they were my mom’s and he proceeded to tell me about this crazy woman that talks to her snakes. That’s my mom. FML

Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

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I pondered, considered, weighed the options, consulted the seer.

Thrown the bones. Sacrificed the chicken.

Man, I have done everything short of hiring a friend through the psychic network.

But I haven’t been able to come up with a signature post for my brand spankin’ newish 21st century economic-Shitstorm blogthing.

Then it came to me:

Yeah.

And Happy 18th to my nephew Ben! He can now drink, while casting a vote and signing up for the army – if he lives in Quebec! Woo-hoo!

parts-of-the-brain

Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

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I am usually a very decisive guy but am having a really hard time choosing a new theme for this blog.

I am currently considering either Wasteland or Pixeled - and would love some thoughts on these or other themes. The only hard parameters I hold to are that it has to have a customizable header and three columns.

Help please?

Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

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One of the best things about the blogosphere is that not only do you get to express your opinion about anything you damn well feel like, but you canread the thoughts of others as well. That has been the creatively liberating side of the Internet – and the side I like the most.

Take this blog entry for example. The author of the applyliberally blog has continued to entertain me with his or her (I can’t find the “about me” info… but I’m likely just overlooking something obvious. I do that.) witty observations and well-composed prose.

For example, the entry that I linked to asked some very fundamental questions of the ATU. Check this out:

To anyone who wants to bitch and whine because I’m a member of  ”Progressive Blogs” and I seem to come across as “anti-union” I suggest you give your head a real good shake.

Maybe it’s time to think of it the other way.  Someone who considers himself ultra-liberal can’t sympathize with this union.  Almost three quarters of this city can’t find it in their hearts to support this union.  Ottawa City Council, made up of a lot of lefties, is predominantly against the union’s demands.  Maybe it’s time to consider just how badly this union is damaging the reputations of all unions — even the ones who do good things and make “concessions” while bargaining during a recession.  Say it with me now “CON-CES-SIONS”.

Ah! The author is a “he”!

Keep up the good work, applyliberally dude!

Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

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