[meteorite-list] Awfully quiet

Thu Apr 30 12:37:27 EDT 2015

Every single word or image you post to these social media sites will be 
recorded forever. All of this data is being sold and a social profile is 
being gathered on every individual who engages these sites.  There is 
already talk about tying credit reports to individuals' social profiles. 
Employers are using social profiles to assess job applications.  Governments 
are mining this data like taking DNA samples from individuals.  Even the 
founder of Facebook refused to have an account up until a few years ago.  He 
now maintains a token account for business purposes.  This should serve as a 
warning.

I recently had to replace my notebook computer with a new one that has 
Windows 8.x.  Here are some invasive questions that were asked.  What is 
your birthday?  What is your gender?  I tried to skip over these questions 
but the Microsoft software would not allow me to complete the installation 
without answering them.  They asked for everything but my social security 
number.  I do not want my data stored on a, yet to be hacked, cloud when I 
have a hard drive perfectly capable of storing this sensitive data.

I was forced into buying Obama Care for my wife after she lost her health 
insurance due to poor governmental policies.  Three days after five attempts 
to get her signed up on the health care exchange, the site was hacked and 
our personal; information was compromised.   All we got from the deal was a 
letter from Anthem offering us a free two-year subscription to 
ProtectMyID.com

I had to install data encryption and a firewall on my Jeep Rubicon's 
computers after somebody changed the shift points in one of the computers 
causing the engine to over rev.  I had to reprogram sensitive data to be 
stored on removable flash-drives instead of the cloud.  I also run in 
tempest mode most of the time by turning off Blue Tooth, FM, Wireless and 
Satellite communications.  I only turn on the hotspot when absolutely 
necessity.  It is unfortunate that I now have to monitor emails coming from 
my Jeep.

I will leave Facebook to my wife who enjoys sharing recipes, small talk and 
images.  It is a great way to communiacte with friends and family if you do 
not mind the horrendous invasive intrusion with personal data being offered 
to the highest bidder.

Adam

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anne Black via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: <graham.ensor at gmail.com>; <majbaermann at web.de>
Cc: <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; 
<msgmeteorites at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet

>I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.
> I don't like Facebook and their privacy policies, or lack of. It makes the 
> Government agencies look like rank amateurs when it comes to watching what 
> we are all doing.
>
> However I certainly understand what Graham is saying when he writes  "had 
> to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc... just no choice 
> if you want to keep up with things."
> And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join it 
> just and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill to 
> swallow!!!
>
> Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep the List 
> going??
> Any comments? anybody?
>
> Anne M. Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
> To: Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann at web.de>
> Cc: Anne Black <impactika at aol.com>; Martin Goff <msgmeteorites at gmail.com>; 
> Greg Hupe <gmhupe at centurylink.net>; Bernd V. Pauli 
> <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>; meteorite list 
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet
>
>
> I always said I would not venture into Facebook but unfortunately it
> is where
> all the action is and is so easy to use, post pictures to,
> share info, personal
> message and find new material...see early new
> finds and acquire exciting
> samples...Also had to venture into using it
> for marketing other aspects
> etc...just no choice if you want to keep
> up with things.
>
> You do need to keep
> it in check with privacy settings and try not to
> let it take over your life
> though.
>
> Graham
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Matthias
> Bärmann
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> I agree, Anne. And I
> ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my "soul"
>> (whatever that might be)
> for free? Something rhymes ...
>>
>> Best, Matthias
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 29.04.2015 um
> 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list:
>>>
>>> I'll have to agree with
> Greg.
>>> The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our "Name that
> Meteorite"
>>> game.
>>> Certainly Social Media Overload.
>>>
>>> There are
> still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk
>>> about, no new
> Fall, no new discoveries.
>>> So a bit of peace and quiet.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anne M.
> Black
>>> www.IMPACTIKA.com
>>> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original
> Message-----
>>> From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> To: Greg Hupé
> <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
>>> Cc: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>;
> meteorite-list
>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Wed, Apr 29,
> 2015 2:15 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi
> Bernd, Tracy, all.
>>>
>>> Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via
> Facebook
>>> and this is
>>> what i observe from many others too. Numerous
> people within
>>> our
>>> meteorite community who were regular posters here on
> the metlist i now
>>> see
>>> posting daily in the various facebook groups and
> forums. I know
>>> it's not for
>>> everyone but i for one would certainly feel
> as if i was
>>> missing out on the
>>> latest meteorite news and chat if I were
> not on
>>> Facebook.
>>>
>>> I have done quite a
>>> few posts over the last
> year where i have
>>> submitted the same post via various
>>> different forums
> and plarforms to
>>> try and see which generated the most
>>> conversation and i
> have to say
>>> Facebook won by huge margins every single
>>> time.
>>>
>>> Hope
> to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge
>>> would
>>> be
> hugely beneficial to everyone there :-)
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>>
> Martin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 29
>>> April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé
>>>
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>> Hello Bernd and All,
>>>>
>>>>
> Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with
>>>
>>> several friends
> over
>>>>
>>>> the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from
>>>
>>>
> last two years] which
>>>>
>>>> has many contributing factors, none of which is
> purely;
>>>
>>> MetList Forum,
>>>>
>>>> Facebook, Twitter or any of the other
> outlets of info... almost
>>>
>>> a 'Quiet
>>>>
>>>> Before the Storm' effect.
> It may be an indication of 'The Market'
>>>
>>> and/or
>>>>
>>>> 'Supply &
> Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more
>>>
>>>
> since
>>>>
>>>> one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up
> at the
>>>
>>> sky
>>>>
>>>> and see if the birds are heading in an odd
> direction for this time of
>>>>
>>> year...
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
> Greg
>>>>
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>>>> The Hupé
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original
> Message-----
>>>
>>> From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list
>>>>
>>>> Sent:
> Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34
>>>
>>> PM
>>>>
>>>> To:
> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list]
> Awfully
>>>
>>> quiet
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ...  or have I been
> dropped?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello Tracy, Greg, List,
>>>>
>>>> No,
>>>
>>> you
> haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions
>>>>
>>>> has
> dropped
>>>
>>> considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on
>>>>
>>>>
> Geoff's CSR forum and even
>>>
>>> on our German forum.
>>>>
>>>> Best from
> Germany,
>>>>
>>>> Bernd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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