I draw the line at LinkedIn; you couldn't pay me to touch Facebook. At least not under my real name; I admit, I sometimes toy with the idea of setting up an account under a false name, for purposes of work-related stuff or wank rubbernecking. Can't be bothered, though - the interface is so counterintuitive to me that I can't imagine I'd really use it after setting it up.
As mentioned in the post, I do have a Tumblr, and I do read there - but there are many good reasons why those two activities aren't linked. :D I'm sticking to DW (and maybe Imzy) when it comes to interacting beyond a quick askbox note! People who want to attack me are free to try it here. I was around for but what are your thoughts on yaoi? and I am more than happy to yawn in the faces of people who think that screaming it louder makes the question new.
I do think it's funny how often the "teens" of Tumblr get the blame for whatever's wrong with the site, though. Median user age on Tumblr is somewhere around 34! Which doesn't mean the median age of the wankers is 34, of course, but still. Why assume that all of the wank is coming from the young? If fandom (and MsScribe) has taught me anything, it's that immaturity knows no age limits... *wry grin*
IIRC caffeinated drinks do dehydrate their drinkers mildly, since caffeine is a diuretic
Yep, caffeine is a mild diuretic; however, drinking small amounts of caffeine in large amounts of water (also known as: soda, tea, most coffee, sports drinks, energy drinks, etc.) is still going to have a net positive effect. You're not going to pee out 21 ounces of water after drinking a 20-oz Coke! Plus, regular caffeine intake builds up some resistance in the imbiber, so if you regularly drink the stuff you're going to lose even less water than a total n00b Coke-drinker. (This is me: I drink enough tea that any caffeine effect is pretty much minimal.)
Agree 100% on the infantilising angle! I really, really do not visit the Internet in order to be told how to drink water and wash behind my ears by people younger than me who evidently know less than Google or Snopes does! Did Not Do The Research (But Gave The Lecture Anyway) is my least-favourite internet personality type. D:
the actual gifs are annoying. Constant movement!
Ah, yeah, that would be irritating. I think most of the reaction gifs I've seen have been pretty short/smoothly animated, so I hadn't thought of the "obnoxious rapid motion/flashing" angle. That makes sense. :D I'll stick with the classics, then! Except for NOPEtepus, that one is newish but can stay anyway.
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Date: 2016-08-25 05:02 am (UTC)As mentioned in the post, I do have a Tumblr, and I do read there - but there are many good reasons why those two activities aren't linked. :D I'm sticking to DW (and maybe Imzy) when it comes to interacting beyond a quick askbox note! People who want to attack me are free to try it here. I was around for but what are your thoughts on yaoi? and I am more than happy to yawn in the faces of people who think that screaming it louder makes the question new.
I do think it's funny how often the "teens" of Tumblr get the blame for whatever's wrong with the site, though. Median user age on Tumblr is somewhere around 34! Which doesn't mean the median age of the wankers is 34, of course, but still. Why assume that all of the wank is coming from the young? If fandom (and MsScribe) has taught me anything, it's that immaturity knows no age limits... *wry grin*
IIRC caffeinated drinks do dehydrate their drinkers mildly, since caffeine is a diuretic
Yep, caffeine is a mild diuretic; however, drinking small amounts of caffeine in large amounts of water (also known as: soda, tea, most coffee, sports drinks, energy drinks, etc.) is still going to have a net positive effect. You're not going to pee out 21 ounces of water after drinking a 20-oz Coke! Plus, regular caffeine intake builds up some resistance in the imbiber, so if you regularly drink the stuff you're going to lose even less water than a total n00b Coke-drinker. (This is me: I drink enough tea that any caffeine effect is pretty much minimal.)
Agree 100% on the infantilising angle! I really, really do not visit the Internet in order to be told how to drink water and wash behind my ears by people younger than me who evidently know less than Google or Snopes does! Did Not Do The Research (But Gave The Lecture Anyway) is my least-favourite internet personality type. D:
the actual gifs are annoying. Constant movement!
Ah, yeah, that would be irritating. I think most of the reaction gifs I've seen have been pretty short/smoothly animated, so I hadn't thought of the "obnoxious rapid motion/flashing" angle. That makes sense. :D I'll stick with the classics, then! Except for NOPEtepus, that one is newish but can stay anyway.