Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>EE, at the risk of bringing up our personal discussion about the TSA, don't assume anything about people in the USA in the 21st century.<<< True. Very true. But... that's something that plays on the mind. Plays on security. This? This is just a aggravating "Ray Bradbury Warned You About This" type of thing. People don't want that type of exposure. Then again... do people know who is?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Also... Anyone know why my post is muddled up? That last sentence should read: Then again, do people know who Ray Bradbury is?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Are you using a BlackBerry or other "smart" phone? My BB will often muddle posts. Sadly our own corporate "Big Brother" the network admin who also happens to be my boss makes it unwise to post to LP from a computer during business hours. The nerve! ;-)
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Nope... I'm sometimes on a iPad for these posts, but not today. Regular laptop.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I can generally tell when someone is monitoring my keystrokes as my cursor starts acting all crazy and blinking and you can tell someone in a bunker in Quantico is yelling 'Spirit is ripping Meg Crofton a new one again! alert the National Guard!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^^^ And a good one at that! >>>Sticky keys or PEBKAC. ;-D<<< No idea what that is... LOL >>>I can generally tell when someone is monitoring my keystrokes as my cursor starts acting all crazy and blinking and you can tell someone in a bunker in Quantico is yelling 'Spirit is ripping Meg Crofton a new one again! alert the National Guard!<<< Funny... I talk about Nemo, my computer screen flickers....
Originally Posted By MousDad >>Funny... I talk about Nemo, my computer screen flickers....<< Are you sure it's not your eyelids twitching?
Originally Posted By Christi22222 >>>The plan is you'll be able to buy merch while you're doing your business in the restroom<<< Well they should have said this right off! Thanks for the tip, leobloom. I am now completely in support of this project. I LOVE saracasm! And that wasn't even sarcastic. And I feel much like Spirit does on the privacy. Just too much out there. And it's bound to come back around in a not very good way. Maybe EE's more open mind is the HUGE generation gap between those of us who grew up with tech always, and those of us who grew up with George Orwell.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Are you sure it's not your eyelids twitching?<<<< HAH. Probably. Blood pressure is rising even as we speak... >>And I feel much like Spirit does on the privacy. Just too much out there. And it's bound to come back around in a not very good way. Maybe EE's more open mind is the HUGE generation gap between those of us who grew up with tech always, and those of us who grew up with George Orwell.<< We, and a few other Spirited Individuals, had this SAME EXACT TALK this past weekend...
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb EE, PEBKAC is both the bain of and a blessing to IT professionals. Without it, most of us would face unemployment, but it makes our eyes roll and if we get too much in a short period time our blood pressure rises to dangerous levels. Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. PEBKAC. ;-D
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<And I feel much like Spirit does on the privacy. Just too much out there. And it's bound to come back around in a not very good way. Maybe EE's more open mind is the HUGE generation gap between those of us who grew up with tech always, and those of us who grew up with George Orwell.>> Basically, it comes down to this as well: with a lack of privacy comes a fundamental need for individuals to 'explain and/or apologize their lives away' ... whether it's to a government wondering why they wrote something bad about the TSA on an online forum (not me ... guys ... my neighbor ... yeah ... him ...)or to a prospective employer (why are there semi-nude pics of you partying on NYE on your FB account?) ... or to someone at TWDC when you have a major problem with your room at the Beach Club (why did you get four free nights from us back in 1997 for room issues yet you're back now with similar complaints?) Nothing is ever private. Nothing is ever over. Nothing is ever forgotten. It's like we are all on stage all the time whether we want to act or not ... Again, it is very scary ...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 In essence, we are being profiled all the time be it by our government (you know the one that would rather molest kids and granny then go after people who are likely to actually be well ... evildoers) ... our employers ... our health-care providers ... our banks ... and any company we have any relationship with. Sometimes, it really makes you miss the 80s!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>>EE, PEBKAC is both the bain of and a blessing to IT professionals. Without it, most of us would face unemployment, but it makes our eyes roll and if we get too much in a short period time our blood pressure rises to dangerous levels. Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. PEBKAC. ;-D<<< Ahhhhah. No doubt, I'm sure. ;-)
Originally Posted By Christi22222 >>>In essence, we are being profiled all the time be it by our government (you know the one that would rather molest kids and granny then go after people who are likely to actually be well ... evildoers) ... our employers ... our health-care providers ... our banks ... and any company we have any relationship with.<<< Exactly. Every time the words "information goldmine" come up I have to just cringe.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: And all this invasion of privacy is only going to get worse. At least it's comforting to know that my sisters and I aren't the only one's with their eyes open in regard to this issue.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Disney has been doing this for a while. Why do you think I use to get all liquored up before calling Disney's resevation desk. Everytime I called they would "upsell" me a vacation package. Like the time I called to get a room at one of Disney's moderate resorts and I was told by the resevation desk that every room on property was booked and the only available room available was the Presidential Suite at Coronado Springs at $3,000 a night. I quietly thanked Disney's resevation desk "cast member" and made resevations at a DTD Hotel for under $100 a night. Ever try adjusting your Disney resort room tempature lately?
