LOL

I just assumed one of their engineers accidentally forgot to disconnect their conscience when they went into work, which forced them to delete their corporate BGP entries in an effort to cleanse the world of their evil.

The short circuit is the funniest...

The sad part about it is that there are a lot of people who rely on it for their jobs (such as authors and artists) and it being down for so long can affect their income.

So as much as people like to say that it’s a good thing that it went down, it’s a major inconvenience for some people.

The really sad part is that nobody should ever rely on social media for their jobs. There are many online resources available without having to count on any one company or service.

I know that, but sadly, it has the most reach.

JavaWinters 😷 : The problem is, like Wal-Mart, the giants have annihilated the competition and left “little guys” with no realistic options. Few small businesses can really afford to have a quality Web site, eCommerce solution, etc.—those things cost money. Facebook and Twitter offer middling to terrible solutions, but have global reach, so you’re stuck.

Because the giants have learned how to turn users into addicts, and tap into human desires for recognition and high emotional states, end users have huge disincentives from straying from their “suppliers” as well.

Also, I don’t badmouth Facebook as much because I still use it, so I’d be a hypocrite, lol

But I do take breaks and unfollow and snooze people if it gets to be too much. However, a lot of people don’t know how to do that.

At least we still have Plurk.