Forgetting a Facebook password
What happens when you forget your facebook password?
A few weeks ago, I went out with my friends to hangout. So someone said to me, "open your facebook, check some pictures I posted". So I open the facebook page and start typing in the password. I hesitate a little, unsure of myself. After all I hadn't logged in for nearly a month already. But I press enter anyway.
PASSWORD INVALID. ACCESS DENIED.
Hmmm, must've been the other password. *type* *type*
PASSWORD INVALID. ACCESS DENIED.
Whaaat?! Could it be the OTHER password?
Slowly, tentatively, I press the buttons one by one. Enter.
PASSWORD INVALID. ACCESS DENIED.
I was beginning to hate that message just a little bit.
So what did I do after that? Nothing! Facebook isn't important enough for me to spend that much time trying to figure out a password. I know I've got it saved somewhere. It's been about 2 months now and I haven't been on facebook.
There was a short moment when I used a browser that had the password saved so I popped in and approved some friend requests. But then I logged out. And I can't be bothered to find out what the password is or to go all the way to that browser just to log in each time.
Anyway, it just means that I have more time that's not wasted. So don't find me on facebook, thankyouverymuch. I won't be there.
P.s. This was actually written last week. I've found my password now.
School’s not enough
I guess it started when I read that novel online. The one about the kid with dyslexia working his way through life. And he said, "There's so much that school doesn't teach us!"
It's true you know. School is supposed to teach us to learn. Unfortunately, it doesn't even do that very well. But there's more to learn in life.
There's academic literacy, which school can teach. But then there's spiritual literacy that you often have to find at home. There's communications ability that you need to have as well. But then, there's one that most people don't ever even try to look for which is financial literacy.
How surprised was I to hear that, "You can be broke and still be rich. Broke is temporary. Poor is eternal."
It doesn't completely make sense because the person here uses the words rich and poor with a slightly different meaning than what we're used to. But it basically means that to be truly rich, you need to have the skill and motivation to change your financial ability to become better.
Schools need to start teaching financial literacy.
Exposed on the Internet
When people talk about how technology is bad, they're almost always talking about how there's good-for-nothing information on the net, or how people stop talking face to face because they facebook instead. But I'm more scared by continuous access we provide to our daily doings online. But I'm scared of twitter instead.
Privacy on the net
A growing number of people are now posting everything about themselves in facebook status updates and twitter updates. Including where you are. And if people know where you are, it also means they know where you're not... at home!
Don't waste time leaving the lights on
Whenever my family heads out on any vacation, we always leave some lights on. It makes sure that people don't see an empty home ripe for robbing.
We don't tell anyone either, except a neighbour (who we completely trust) so that they can check in one in a while. Other people stop their subscriptions to any magazines or newspapers so that there isn't a pile of newspapers out front to show that no one is inside to collect them.
We take all these precautions and all it takes is for someone to check twitter and see the words "With my family catching the sunset in the Philippines!" or "Cairo is really hot..." and they know that you're out.
GPS phones make it worse
Did you know you can update twitter and facebook from phones now? And if you choose to, they'll even include your location!
Check out PleaseRobMe.com and see how many people have that option enabled. Here's a quote from their website.
The danger is publicly telling people where you are. This is because it leaves one place you’re definitely not… home. So here we are; on one end we’re leaving lights on when we’re going on a holiday, and on the other we’re telling everybody on the Internet we’re not home.
It gets even worse if you have “friends” who want to colonize your house. That means they have to enter your address, to tell everyone where they are. Your address... on the Internet... Now you know what to do when people reach for their phone as soon as they enter your home. That’s right, slap them across the face.
- PleaseRobMe.com
Yes people, advertise that you're not home.
But it's not just that: Everything on the internet stays there
Make a post about how you hate work. Or what you did on your weekend. Or maybe it's your friend who makes that post and tags you in a compromising photo. Like one that shows you going rock climbing when you told your boss you were sick with the flu.
Whatever is posted on the internet will get up there and stay there. And your employer may very well find it if they just google your name. Do you know that some companies now force you to add your boss to your facebook profile? They want to make sure you're not hurting the image of the company.
And if they do find out and you plan to change jobs? The new company you apply at may very well do a google search on you too. You know, just to make sure you're not a convicted criminal or anything. But instead that embarrassing blogpost comes up about the time you complained about your company and told all your friends not to buy their products. And the new company goes, "I need a team player, not a whiner", and they don't hire you.
Maybe I'm just being paranoid
I could be paranoid. It wouldn't be the first time. I'm usually very paranoid about my privacy. So please don't EVER post anything that resembles my address online.
Ouch! He bit me!
I love animals. All of them. Puppies are so cute. I play with them when I can. I've had cats, fish, birds, a bat and now a hamster as pets. Yes, I got a hamster!
But the first month we had him, he still wasn't that used to us. I put my finger near him and he BIT me!
Update: Got 2 hamsters now!
