Partially discharged

52 years young. Away from the UK since 17. In my age it tends to be a female skewed user basis. The signal to noise ratio is too high for my liking. Through viewing FB posts of people I know I've found out things about people that I wouldn't want to be known about myself if true and I've found out things about people I know that I wish I didn't know.

I've heard that employers get concerned when potential employees don't have FB account as if they're trying to hide something

The platform da youf use is Snapchat. It makes FB look deep and permanent. As well, few adults/parents use Snapchat so they can't see what their kids are up to.

scrubbedexpat091

I really only use it as most of the forums I used to go to for aquariums have migrated onto facebook and it's also the easiest way to keep up to date with family back home, and well in Canada smaller companies in niche markets like aquariums and reptiles seem to prefer using facebook over having a website.

I don't add random people or have co-workers on fb, and I use a different variation of my last name that makes it difficult for people to locate me, nor do I use a identifiable fb profile photo.


I have an instagram, but haven't signed in or used it, nobody I know uses it, ditto with twitter so I don't use it either.

scrubbedexpat091

If a place can't offer a website and wants to create a pain in the arse ordering system, I just go and buy it from the US.

mrken30

There is a little bit of a security issue using SMS as 2FA.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...2fa-is-screwed

dbd33

I find it's a useful counter balance to linkedin. At least in our business, a linkedin profile is likely to be almost entirely invention. As with resumes, many linkedin profiles are prepared by agents and are identical except for the name. If someone has a facebook or dating site profile it's likely to be a closely edited version of the truth. I don't think, for example, that many people will make false claims about their education on facebook but, if they really went to Milton Keynes Poly, it'll be mentioned.

mrken30

If that the new name for the OU?

dbd33

Ha! No, I didn't mean any particular institution, just that having lots of friends on facebook from a particular school is better evidence of having attended than mention of it on a resume/linkedin.

scrubbedexpat091

Interesting.

Anyhow the issue is my US bank account, they won't let me access it until I receive a 4 digit code via text, but they can't send a text to a Canadian number only a US number, so seems I may never have access to the online banking again..ha ha

Or at least as of now they don't have a solution to this, wish they would just send it by email or stop randomly asking for verification codes.

Siouxie

Hope all is well Bristol...

BristolUK

Just a routine check (first 24 hr monitor in 4 years) following a meds change, thanks. (although my BP is not always good.)

BristolUK

Now, my mind...that's another matter....

Earlier this week my new Medicare card arrived, the old one still with a month left and my sticker on it for the regular tests.

I did a blood test yesterday since I was at the hospital to get the BP monitor and got them to do a new sticker for the new card.

This evening we all went out to East Side Mario's (not my choice but the others like it)...my treat.

Before we left I cut up the old Medicare card and sorted my wallet out.

When the bill came, guess which card I had with me rather than the bank card I should have had.

bats

Well done, a modern version of the "I've left my wallet at home" ruse.

Souvy

It was Souvette's birthday a couple of days ago. She's up at the other place for a few days. I couldn't go this time because of work.

My son and I conspired to get her a present. A car. He sourced it and checked it out. I merely paid for it.

She has since used it. I asked her what it was like. The word 'holy was about the only one that would get through the forum filters.

I won't say what the car is but there is a huge clue in my wife's nickname.

scrubbedexpat091

My desk chair at the computer broke while I was on it (its been falling apart and should have been chucked months ago.) and I have really hurt by elbow, not broken, but boy oh boy is it ever painful.

dbd33

If, as I suspect, you bought your wife a Corvette as a present, well done mate! The best I've done, so far, is an MG Midget with some cosmetic issues.