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• Video of firework explosion at end of MiM 2010 Sunset Symphony- It's a just a phone cam so don't expect much: http://youtu.be/ribpJt8TCwI #
• Blood Bowl for the XBox 360 – it totally ROCKS! Rocks as in I'd prefer to throw rocks at the game disc rather than play that drek again… #
• @jackbrewster VH1 is that station that played videos of our parents' music while we watched MTV – except they're now playing OUR videos! in reply to jackbrewster #
• My 4 stages of life via radio: 1) Top 40; 2) Adult Contemporary; 3) Classic Rock; and finally 4) Oldies – I'm on stage 3)… #
• Er – "4 stages of live via radio format" that is. #

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As has been all over the news the last week, Facebook updated their privacy controls. I have refrained from commenting until the new controls trickled down to my account. Now they have and I am pleased to see that my objections have been addressed. While their centerpiece is the new easier-to-understand interface for those overwhelmed by their previous interface, my main issue has been the loss of ability to control who sees your interests and activities, hometown, etc. That fine control has been added back in and the “community” focus has been dropped. While it is a little more work to find, users have same degree of control over their personal information that they did had prior to March 2010.

I have said before that I personally don’t care what information about myself is out there – I just care that I have (or have the option to) control over how/when that information is distributed. Now that these changes are in place, I will rejoining the Facebook community.

However, I will still post longer pieces and reflections here (I never have liked Facebook’s “Notes”).

• Sunset symphony ends with a fireball instead of fireworks. Will post video shortly #

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• Zombies invade #beale http://tweetphoto.com/24423822 http://tweetphoto.com/24424471 #
• Typical Calipari: 1) Job offers swirl; 2) He insists he's staying; 3) investigations start; 4) He bails and the school is sanctioned #

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• @newsgatortechie Is there another way to set the background color of the Get This footer besides using a custom template? #
• @MarksMenus For those of iPhone-less and thus ineligible for said offer, what if we show you the MM page on our phone's browser? in reply to MarksMenus #

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• To the writers and producers of Criminal Minds – BITE ME!!! ARGHHH #cliffhanger #fail #
• hah! Once again America proves that if you're at all unique or different, you have no hope of winning American Idol #
• @JonnyPaula Or in this case, 120 minutes in reply to JonnyPaula #

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• THIS is why we need @muskrat_john at #MidSouthCon – funniest (yet true!) blog post I"ve seen in a while – http://bit.ly/bz6gWh #

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• @730Roser You have good taste in movies it seems – Inception is classic Christopher Nolan – ref: Memento in reply to 730Roser #

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My Contrarian Stance on Facebook and Privacy – O’Reilly Radar.

I actually do not have a problem with the premise of his article.  I have no problem personally giving up privacy in return for certain benefits.  I have a problem with the shifting nature of Facebook’s privacy policies.

This comment by Alex Tolley is pretty spot on about how I feel about the issue.

• I'm at Mellow Mushroom (3075 Village Shops Dr. #25 Forrest Hill-Irene Rd, Germantown). http://4sq.com/8FXPW4 #
• @jackbrewster heh…forgot to uncheck the tweet box before I checked in in reply to jackbrewster #

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