Jimster

• If a Tree Falls on Soul Strut

  Jimster

  January 2017
  RAJ is harvesting our data to market a Nerdotron 3000™ DJ app.
  
  I for one welcome our new overlord etc.
  

  

• If a Tree Falls on Soul Strut

  Jimster

  January 2017
  This ^^^.
  
  I too am a tech geek for a living, so it's kind of interesting to see how this kind of data mining can be spun into "Adding value" to your life, in the form of "Why google trips to the Maldives?  We already did that for you.  We took the liberty of pre-booking a room on your anniversary too, so you don't miss out.  Here are some suggestions for her anniversary present... She didn't like the one last year, she cussed it to her girls on messenger.  By the way, we know you go to the client in place x today, so here's the weather and traffic there.  You'll need to fill up too, your car has 1/4 tank left. "
  
  But at the same time, think about how banks will calculate your credit rating based on how much you blow on sweets and fireworks on Amazon.  Your credit rating or postcode already determines where some places put your phone calls in their answering queue - if they pick up at all.
  
  Or how insurers will quote you on life plans when they know you've been buying hella beer and vitamin suppliments for years or moaned about your mum's alcoholism or how the car insurance man will feel about you chatting about maxing out your whip or why you talked about all those undeclared modifications, or mailing your wife relationship advice as it knows you've been visiting the old "One-handed surfing" websites. 
  
  It can hear you gurning one out every night and knows you last about three minutes.  How about some discount Kleenex and herbal viagra?  "Honest dear, don't leave, it was just snoring!!!"  Few years, it'll be knocks on the door from the five-oh wondering why you are NOT signing up for this shit.  WHAT ARE YOU HIDING etc.?
  
  I take fairly good measures to mitigate fraud, phishing, viruses etc. but I think we are out of our leagues as individuals pitted with the wits and legal departments of the big internet presences.  With great power, etc.  The Ts&Cs of what they can do are unpoliced and are now so far-reaching that it's time to start switching at least some of it off for our own good.
  
  Folls might feel it is the case in this day and age, but social media and the voluntary/involuntary information-nudity it entails, isn't compulsory.
  
  YET.
  
  Meanwhile, in another tab, I am watching Chrome kill off all my FB content.  Every like, comment, share for the last 10 years.  FB are notoriously cagey about their API (as it is their entire financial steez) so the process is slow, even when automated.  Taking about an hour per year and I'm not a big sharer...
  

  

• The Soul Strut Nostalgia Thread

  Jimster

  January 2017

  fuck the previous dj...run the needle across whatever bullshit record he was playing..(that way you'll get the crowds attention)...grab the mic and say "YA'LL MUTHAFUCKAS READY FOR THE REAL SHIT SAY HOOOOO!!!!!" at this point drop a loop of Flash's theme by Queen on -8 pitch then lead the crowd in the call/response of your choice
  something like "when i say dj...yall say ... (insert dj name here) ...dj ... (name)... dj... (name) "
  
  then say "big shout to (fake celebrity who really isn't there) in the house..i see you dog...imma bout to do this....here we go "
  
  then transform scratch into whatever song you choose to play..

  
  YUSS.
  

  

• If a Tree Falls on Soul Strut

  Jimster

  January 2017

  SPlDEY said:

  Why should people Soul Strut as opposed to Facebook nowadays?

  Also... As of today I am deleting myself slowly out of fb because I took the time to read this:
  
  http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook/
  
  "When the product is free, *you* are the merchandise".
  
  Seriously, by simply continuing to use fb you consent to them selling pretty much everything you browse or type.  FB Folls can always find me here or on Instagram.  It really has exceeded its usefulness for me.
  
  BTW they don't make it easy for you to delete everything in one go.  You need to install Chrome and use Facebook Post Manager.  And make sure to delete your account, not suspend it.
  
  

  

• If a Tree Falls on Soul Strut

  Jimster

  January 2017

  SPlDEY said:

  Why should people Soul Strut as opposed to Facebook nowadays?

  Because what goes on in The Strut...
  Stays in The Strut.
  
  Plus, ever tried searching for anything in fb?  It's like drinking from a firehose of nonsense.