The Scotto Grotto (org)

welcome to the ghetto

I’m trying to decide if posting online test results are more annoying than seeing folks complain about online test results. both are generally non-content entries that causes my brain to flick off and skip the rest of the entry…. but I like to do them, m’self.

Another uprising is complaints about privacy in journals. this has been going on for years now (this first time for me being when a person I knew at the time outed another member of our gaming group… the silly thing is, I introduced her to livejournal)… if you don’t want folks to read what you have to say, the only way around it is not to write it. the internet is indexed fairly well, and with sites like http://web.archive.org , even deleting what you said later isn’t always an option.

This is the information age, folks. if you have a secret and publish it where other people can see it, be it online or the local laundry bulletin board… it stops being a secret. If you’re writing in public, there’s odds that someone will brush over it, sooner or later. Friend’s only and private posts are available. double-check that entry about enjoying broken glass in your rectum for privacy, if you don’t want your dad or younger sister discovering it.

As far as “well, how will I get readers / find good journals if all the spicy stuff is friend’s only” is concerned… I think that the best writers I’ve found have been through other friends or well-written observations left in public… Random is less than worthless, unless you want to find a 16 year old girl that’s having trouble in math class, with her boyfriend or is into cutting. The interests list is better, and one day, when the LJ-fairies decide to sprinkle pixie dust on the servers… we’ll have a decent location index among the other good features.

I write for myself, and filter a bit. some things, everyone can see, some are only things that lj-readers can get to, others are sweetheart only posts, and some are “my eyes only”.

In other Scotto news-

marine park is the worst online sales place I’ve ever dealt with… I ordered something online and they refused to ship it to my address (different than the billing address)… so I told them fine, cancel my order, and found my digital camera elsewhere. I get a statement back today, and they charged me for the camera! Never shipped, mind you. I called them this morning at 11am and was assured that I would be called back with a confirmation number. No reply until now. [5 hours later] I call back, and they have no record of any money being refunded. I ask again for a refund, and will wait until tomorrow morning to call them again. I got the name of the place via c-net and will be submitting a negative review of the store there shortly. The telephone folks were generally rude and uncooperative. Intolerable hold times, as well.

In other, other Scotto News… 3 hours until my peanut butter bread is ready. yum! I love bread machines! some fresh strawberry preserves on there will be my dinner.