In my very humble opinion, Facebook is a bit of a fad. I am on it, but don't use it much. Finding old friends from high school seems to me its principal value, and keeping in touch with friends in other parts of the nation/world is a useful secondary value.
Facebook could be quite useful in organizing movements, whether political or societal. I doubt its commercial benefits, though. Most people value privacy, and Facebook wants to feed on every digital connection of a person has to sell its ads. Yuck.
Re LinkedIn, I have no opinion as I am not a user.
Word of the Day
"Gratulation" - noun [$100] a T. S. Eliot word.
"Gratulate" - verb '$100] archaic.
Gratulation means 1. a feeling of joy; 2. the expression of joy.
Gratulate means 1. to hail with joy, express joy at; 2. to congratulate; 3. to express joy.
Sentence: [T. S. Eliot in "What is a Classic?"] "That is not in itself any more a matter of regret that it is for gratulation."
About Me
- Bunkerman
- I have a pioneer mentality. My wife & I live in the woods - neighbors aren't visible except slightly in winter. Our "bunker" - hehe, really a fine home & barn - has plenty of security. We have four dogs: Krypto (age 9, Kelpie), Ava (age 13, Rat Terrier), Sky (Kelpie, age 5) and Lucky Star (age 1, kelpie). I don't take crap from anyone anymore, having enough resources & gear stocked up to survive in any circumstance. I have three degrees from Harvard including a Ph. D. in a physical science, and an MS in Management from MIT. I worked as an investment banker for about 25 years, mainly in secured finance, at three major Wall Street firms and for the last 17 years with my partners at our own firm. I'm semi-retired now, managing some private corporations and business interests and doing my own trading & investing. This is not to boast, but to give you an idea I know a little about some subjects from experience. The photo is my 1943 M16 half-track which I am restoring. These armored vehicles were ubiquitous in the US Army in World War II and Korea. It's driveable.
5 comments:
$100???...no waaaay..easily found...sorry TS...$5..$5 used to be worth $10 .....lol
lol, it was not in my excellent Concise Oxford Dictionary.
But I see "gratulate" is in the old Webster's II by my PC.
...get to work Bunkerman...make us some $$$...lol Big Al is mute...he will not repeat another Swans song ...the spreadsheet....the spreadsheet...lol
Bman have you seen the movie the Social Network ? i liked it
Blackhawk team takeout Bunk Osama style??
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