Thread: SRP - Facebook Group Page

Well sure, but the same addiction could be satisfied here if we ramped up SRP participation.

I believe JimmyHAD has it right. FB provides frequent new stimulation and we all like that.
At the same time I believe that FB is a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing. It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge. Therefore I think that for the subjects where depth is important the forums will always be the primary resource.
At this point in time I am actively "unfollowing" groups and people on FB because it is so superficial and I have to many of them. There are other things I want to do with my time, one of which is getting back to contributing to SRP.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

I believe JimmyHAD has it right. FB provides frequent new stimulation and we all like that.
At the same time I believe that FB is a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing. It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge. Therefore I think that for the subjects where depth is important the forums will always be the primary resource.
At this point in time I am actively "unfollowing" groups and people on FB because it is so superficial and I have to many of them. There are other things I want to do with my time, one of which is getting back to contributing to SRP.

There was a time when I visited the National Center for Supercomputer Applications at the University of Illinois to discuss the possibility of consulting or working with them. I made the wrong decision and referred to it as a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing." Mosaic resulted and led to Netscape which became the core of internet browsing. Shortly thereafter, newsgroups began with 30 or so groups and grew to 70,000 or so. Toward the latter end of that growth Facebook began and became what it is today --- the dominant path to the internet.

For the last few years, several folks have been searching for what would come next and there have been several notable failures. Facebook is here to run its course.

Randy is spot on when he writes of facebook "It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge."

But unless there is a clear and easy place to this and other forums from the most widely used internet tool, I think places like SRP could wither away and die from the absence of new blood.

I think that was at the core of what Glen intended when he posted. The group here can play a massive role in keeping SRP alive and providing the library of subject matter and knowledge.

Just my take.

--james

Originally Posted by jgkeegan

There was a time when I visited the National Center for Supercomputer Applications at the University of Illinois to discuss the possibility of consulting or working with them. I made the wrong decision and referred to it as a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing." Mosaic resulted and led to Netscape which became the core of internet browsing. Shortly thereafter, newsgroups began with 30 or so groups and grew to 70,000 or so. Toward the latter end of that growth Facebook began and became what it is today --- the dominant path to the internet.

For the last few years, several folks have been searching for what would come next and there have been several notable failures. Facebook is here to run its course.

Randy is spot on when he writes of facebook "It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge."

But unless there is a clear and easy place to this and other forums from the most widely used internet tool, I think places like SRP could wither away and die from the absence of new blood.

I think that was at the core of what Glen intended when he posted. The group here can play a massive role in keeping SRP alive and providing the library of subject matter and knowledge.

Just my take.

--james

I agree, we have to be active on all available fronts, or we will be the dinosaurs eventually.

Originally Posted by jgkeegan

Randy is spot on when he writes of facebook "It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge."

But unless there is a clear and easy place to this and other forums from the most widely used internet tool, I think places like SRP could wither away and die from the absence of new blood.

I think that was at the core of what Glen intended when he posted. The group here can play a massive role in keeping SRP alive and providing the library of subject matter and knowledge.

Just my take.

--james

Yes, I do think that is correct.

Personally, I view Facebook as a pile of steaming dog doo chocked full of inane subject matter. I don't want anything to do with it or twitter for much the same reasons. Unfortunately, I may be dragged kicking and screaming into at some point complete with chest waders and nose clip.

Bob

Facebook? What is that? All kidding aside. I remember the old school detectives who said " the day they put one of those 'puters on my desk, I'm out". Well one by one they all had to leave because they failed to be able to see 1 day into the future and refused to move forward.
I am an old byte head and have been playing with computers for many years more than I like to admit. I even used "Mosaic" with my 300-2400 baud modem but there was nothing on the World Wide Web, everything was on the BBS systems from Universities. I started looking at "social sites" to keep track of my kids. First AOL, then My space and what ever else you can think of. Now it's Facebook which in my opinion was a game changer. Now, my kids keep track of me and the rest of my entire family which is quite large.
If your not on Facebook, some of the world is passing you by. It may only be the cyber part of the world, but it is still passing you by.

Originally Posted by jgkeegan

There was a time when I visited the National Center for Supercomputer Applications at the University of Illinois to discuss the possibility of consulting or working with them. I made the wrong decision and referred to it as a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing." Mosaic resulted and led to Netscape which became the core of internet browsing. Shortly thereafter, newsgroups began with 30 or so groups and grew to 70,000 or so. Toward the latter end of that growth Facebook began and became what it is today --- the dominant path to the internet.

That reminds me of when I first heard about Windows.

I said it was for people too stupid to understand DOS.

Originally Posted by Utopian

That reminds me of when I first heard about Windows.

I said it was for people too stupid to understand DOS.

I was too stupid to buy MS stock when I got an IPO invitation because I registered my MSDOS software.

Originally Posted by Utopian

That reminds me of when I first heard about Windows.

I said it was for people too stupid to understand DOS.

Some called 95 "bloatware". It took up 85 megs of hd space. That was a lot back then

There is scientific data (Mark Twain, "Lies, damn lies, and statistics") that says an over abundance of time spent on the computer, at such things as FB, and these forums, rewires the brain. Like crack cocaine the centers of the brain that produce endorphins seek continuous stimulation. I think the forums refresh can contribute to that, and certainly FB, Instagram, I've not gone near twitter ......... yet. ............