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* I'm intentionally putting this in the Lounge as opposed to News/Sport because this is a better place for discussion/debate * There is a developing trend that when people go to prospective employers (in the U.S. at least) for an interview, they are asked to give up their facebook password if their account settings are such that their account cannot be viewed publicly. I suppose the purpose is that prospective employers want to weed out potentially unsavory individuals during the interview process. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Here's some recent developments: Facebook Protection Amendment Voted Down In House Posted: 03/27/2012 8:36 pm Updated: 03/29/2012 10:18 am WASHINGTON -- House Republicans blocked a measure Tuesday night that would have let the Federal Communications Commission prevent employers from forcing workers to reveal their Facebook passwords. Democrats offered the legislation as part of bill to slap new restrictions on FCC rules after a string of reports about employers insisting on access to social media accounts -- a practice that some senators already want investigated by the Justice Department. "It only makes sense because those that are using these kinds of social media have an expectation of privacy," said Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), offering the Democratic motion on the House floor. "They have an expectation that their right to free speech or their right to free religion will be respected when they use these social media outlets." He added that "if an employer wants to pose as or impersonate the individual who had to turn over their confidential password, that employer, I think, will be able to reach into personal, private information of the user... or of the person who's communicating with them." "If you are a Facebook user, you should never have to share your password," Perlmutter said. The measure failed, 184 to 236, with one Republican voting for it. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, argued that the Democratic provision did not help. "You don't protect the consumer," Walden said. "And there are many of us who after this debate concludes and moves on, would be happy to work with you on legislation because I think this is a real issue that we all share, and that is protecting privacy. This doesn't do that." Walden also referred to the time-lapse between when the FCC writes a rule and when it is published. "In fact, you could open the door where they (the FCC) could allow employers and licensees to go after your stuff and you wouldn't know until they published the rule," he said. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/facebook-password-protection-amendment-congress_n_1384045.html

Us dumb Americans have both jelly and jam at the grocery store. Two different animals that look similar.

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I thought maybe this was an April Fool's joke, but it's a week too early. So who's going to pay for the drone? Essentially, the advertisers?

Whitney Houston Drowned, Coroner Says By IAN LOVETT Published: March 22, 2012 LOS ANGELES — The singer Whitney Houston, who was found dead in her hotel room on the eve of the Grammy Awards last month, accidentally drowned in a bathtub, the Los Angeles County coroner said on Thursday. Cocaine and heart disease also played a role in her death, the coroner said. Ms. Houston, 48, was found submerged in a bathtub in her suite at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Feb. 11 and was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner’s announcement ends a month of speculation over the cause of Ms. Houston’s sudden death. She had publicly battled drug and alcohol abuse for years, leading many people to suspect that drug use had led to her death. The autopsy revealed that a host of prescription and illegal drugs were in her system when she died — cocaine and marijuana; Xanax, which is usually prescribed for anxiety; Flexeril, a muscle relaxant; and Benadryl, an over-the-counter antihistamine. The cocaine contributed to her death, according to the coroner’s announcement, which did not provide further details. Atherosclerotic heart disease was also listed as a contributing factor. No trauma or foul play is suspected, and the full coroner’s report is expected to be released in the next few weeks. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/arts/music/whitney-houston-drowned-coroner-says.html

I've got a water gun somewhere at home. :nod: It doesn't shoot very far.

Am I the only person who doesn't care for Fake Plastic Trees?

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I'm sure you'll love my new avi. :dazzled:

http://www.slowlydownward.com/alosta.html http://www.slowlydownward.com/anonews.html "Lost Angeles will be exhibited for the first time at Subliminal Projects Gallery, 1331 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA. The show will run from 28th April 2012." Considering the boys will be in California around that time due to Coachella (and their next concert isn't until a month later), I wonder if any of them will swing by the Gallery to support Stanley at the opening of his exhibition.

I've noticed some more people are getting those little custom avatars that are supposed to look like them. Where do you make those? * I want to try it*

full of _ http://coldplaying.com/forum/member.php?u=28292

I don't look at anyone funny because I've never seen anyone use Bing DEATH TO BING

this reminded me of my favorite song about toast [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUNIKbX_kUg]Bob and Tom - Yeah Toast!!! (and lyrics) - YouTube[/ame]

:awesome: much better

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I had never heard of YOLO until Brent started making threads with it. I don't even know what it means. Maybe Brent is like Bush and he can just make up new words whenever he wants. I misunderestimated him.

Why do I keep seeing advertisements for passports in this thread? Brent, sorry but I don't like it. brentafloss is cool I suppose (I think that's what I voted for in the prior poll). I could always ask Ian if lower-case "b" would count as a different username than the current Brent. Probably not, but it couldn't hurt to ask.

:dazzled: Awww thank you Brent, I will cherish this forever!

awww, I'm sorry :hug:

So are they doing anything on their little 2 week-ish break from concerts?

:cheesy: k I'll keep myself occupied in the meantime by catching up on Justified and staring at Neal McDonough's pretty creepy eyes (pretty and creepy and simultaneously pretty creepy) y r u still awake

Congrats Brent! gimme iambic pentameter

Life in a Glass Bone disease

Okay, true The magic 8 ball in my brain predicts that Thom will come to DEMF and I will bump into him in vip.