What's the beef anyway? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvwtGPkAIQ On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 4:09 PM, wrote: > >> >> I don't use facebook much ... mainly only to respond to friends and family >> who send stuff to me. It just seems rather intrusive and confusing to me. >> >> Recently, facebook has been popping up a window that wants me to confirm >> some links that it "threatens" to put on my facebook page and "forces" me >> to either confirm them all or click on a link with check boxes for various >> things that I am told I have to uncheck if I don't want those links >> included on my page. Everything on my page is grayed out and I am forced >> to respond to facebook's demands in one way or another. Below is the >> message I see in their popped up window that locks up everything else: >> >> "Confirm the Pages that will be on your profile >> Uncheck any Page you don't want to link to. Linking to education and work >> Pages may also create additional Pages, such as for your major or job >> title. If you don't link to any Pages, these sections on your profile will >> be empty. By linking your profile to Pages, you will be making these >> connections public. Learn more." >> >> I can't even close and exit the facebook page. >> >> So, at the command line, I type "xkill" and blow away my current Firefox >> login. But even then, if I restart Firefox too soon, it restarts facebook >> with the same "do it facebook's way or else" pop-up. So, I use "xkill" >> again and then I have to wait for a while before I can restart Firefox. >> >> What's up with this kind of "I WILL control you and your every action and >> you can't do anything about it" garbage? >> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLdpwQIIeS4 > > > -- > Office: (480)307-8707 > AT&T: (503)754-4452 > Systems Engineer > www.ivedaxpress.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Office: (480)307-8707 AT&T: (503)754-4452 Systems Engineer www.ivedaxpress.com