On 3/14/2013 12:00 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:43:16 -0400, Warren wrote:
>
>> On 3/5/2013 9:52 AM, Dan Logcher wrote:
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> BTW, Dan - if you're on Facebook there's a halfway decent cooking
>>>> group there with some old faces you'd recognize.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/recfoodcooking/
>>>
>>> Just requested to join..
>>>
>> And the exodus from Usenet continues. While I'm half kidding, it's too
>> bad that Usenet continues to die a slow death. I've been using it for
>> over 25 years and while I'm happy to still participate, I hate to see
>> services like facebook taking over the world.
>>
>> BTW, Dan, I tend to make my own spice mixes by throwing a bunch of stuff
>> together. Next time I make it, I'll measure and re-post what was
>> successful for me.
>
> The Usenet version of rec.food.cooking has been in a downhill spiral
> for 15-20 years. In the case of Facebook, while the ever-changing
> interface sucks, people are much more well-behaved since the accounts
> are (usually) tied to real friends and family and whatnot. People are
> less likely to be assholes, trolls, and spammers - whcih is what
> tirned a lot of people off of Usenet.
>
> This is NOT an endorsement for Facebook, just observation.
>
> ObAsianFood: I'm pretty proud of last week's home made pot stickers:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz...ream/lightbox/
>
> Sautéed bok choy (garlic, oyster sauce, chicken stock)
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz...ream/lightbox/
>
> Com Thit Nuong (Grilled marinated pork over rice with pineapple nuoc
> cham)
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz...ream/lightbox/
>
> (Facebook also makes it easier to post pictures - still not an
> endorsement! :-)
>
> -sw
>
while in some cases that is true, I've got about 10 fake facebook
accounts and keep creating new ones. It's just as much a troll-fest as
it's always been, the difference is that you can lock down what you see
better than Usenet.
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