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Post by anonrefugee on Jan 15, 2015 17:54:07 GMT
Not quite what you're asking but I've started baking bread. Yeasty, plain and sour dough white flour loaves my teen boys consume in fifteen minutes.
Possibly the least trendy hobby one can have in the gluten free wheat belly paleo era.
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Post by scrappysurfer on Jan 15, 2015 18:02:18 GMT
I don't get it either. Or Twitter. I really would like to be on Twitter but I can't figure out the feed. Isn't it like FB where the feed is everyone you follow? How do I make it so?
Not that I have anything of significance that anyone would ever want to retweet or read in the first place, but I'd like to see some of the funny stuff my favorite celebs (or their hired tweeters) put out there.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 15, 2015 18:42:59 GMT
I had one of my young coworkers ask me if I knew who Maroon 5 was? Sheesh - I didn't think 56 was OLD, but apparently it is.
I do tell the IT guys whenever I have a problem "This is what happens when you give technology to old people!"
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Post by whopea on Jan 15, 2015 18:52:13 GMT
I deleted Snapchat from my phone, it was using way too much data. I enjoyed it though. My friend and I sent weird pictures of ourselves to each other. Like what we looked like having just crawled out of bed, what we were eating... It was fun but like I said a data suck Not only do I feel out of touch most of the time but reading ^^^ makes me ask who really cares about stuff like that? Just call me scrooge. Or grinch. I can take it.
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Post by iowgirl on Jan 15, 2015 20:11:43 GMT
I get true love from my DS when he walks in the house and there are loaves of fresh baked bread on the counter. None of that healthy whole grain cardboard either! LOL
Slap a couple thick slices of local smoked ham and some real butter on it and he is a happy camper.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jan 15, 2015 20:27:23 GMT
I don't have texting on my phone... I annoy our soccer coach because she has to call me to tell me practice is canceled. I could add texting but I would have to turn off that autocorrect/guess what you are typing with every message or buy a new phone. I like my $30 a month phone bill. I'm the opposite, don't call me! I know when someone calls my phone, I sound absolutely annoyed when I answer. After working in call centers from the age of 19 to almost 30 I loathe talking on the phone!
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jan 15, 2015 20:28:12 GMT
And Twitter is what makes me feel old. I cant keep up with all the re-tweet bullsh*t! Just deleted the app all together!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jan 15, 2015 20:37:41 GMT
I am in an online class this semester and we have a group presentation. Somehow I have to figure out how to coordinate five people to all get "together" online to record a damn presentation together. I am baffled by how this is even possible and why my teacher is requiring it.
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Post by jonda1974 on Jan 15, 2015 20:39:46 GMT
Jeremysgirl - Try office365 Sharepoint and or Lync
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Post by lbp on Jan 15, 2015 20:40:16 GMT
I don't use and don't see the point of Snapchat. I also am so uncool that I have a rotary telephone in the bedroom. I see no need in replacing it.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Jan 15, 2015 20:59:31 GMT
We'll need a new TV soon and DH and I have no idea of what's available and what technology to look for. We still have cable and don't have a clue about Netflix and all of that.
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Post by turangaleela on Jan 15, 2015 21:35:01 GMT
I feel old every time I catch myself sounding like my mother!! Eeek!! When I look at police officers and wonder if they should be out on their own...... When I wear high heels for a special occasion and after an hour wonder how I used to do it all the time......When I find I make an involuntary moan/groan noise every time I kneel down or get up off the floor.......yeah, I know what you mean  I make that noise getting out of my car. Makes me cringe every time.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Jan 15, 2015 22:44:16 GMT
I feel old every time I catch myself sounding like my mother!! Eeek!! When I look at police officers and wonder if they should be out on their own...... When I wear high heels for a special occasion and after an hour wonder how I used to do it all the time......When I find I make an involuntary moan/groan noise every time I kneel down or get up off the floor.......yeah, I know what you mean  I make that noise getting out of my car. Makes me cringe every time. We call that the old man noise.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jan 15, 2015 22:56:11 GMT
Yeah I think Snapchat is pointless and dumb. I tried to get DD to explain the appeal to me (she uses it a lot). I couldn't understand why you wouldn't just send a text. In the end she got a bit fed up with me and said "Mum, it's just a bit of fun!"
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Post by monklady123 on Jan 16, 2015 14:06:14 GMT
OMG this is what I say about the video games - DS will sit alone playing video games on line with his friends. I'll say - why doesn't so and so come over and you can hang out? They would rather play together from their own couches I guess. That's too funny! The one night (weekend) my daughter was snapchatting her friend for like 3 hrs. on and off. My husband asked her why she doesn't invite him over! Isn't it more fun hanging out with him than just using their phone? I guess this generation just does things differently. Several high school teachers have said that kids "text date" instead of actually going out on a real date. Well....I guess "text dating" is safer in terms of unplanned pregnancies, drinking at parties, car accidents, fights... lol. 
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Post by elaine on Jan 16, 2015 14:16:12 GMT
I don't see the point of snapchat either. Pointless if you ask me. So I hear you. But I don't feel out of touch, I just feel ornery because I just don't see the point. I am so glad it isn't just me. I get that the pictures are "supposed" to disappear so you can pictures that you don't want hanging around for others to see, but the app seems superfluous to me. Yeah, except that the Snapchat folks just lost a huge lawsuit because the pictures don't just disappear forever because people can save them via screenshots, so the court decided that they were making false claims. It was all over national news a couple of nights ago. I have no desire to use Snapchat and I prefer not to Skype too. No one needs to see me in my sweats or needing to brush my hair, etc.
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Post by stefdesign on Jan 16, 2015 14:30:22 GMT
I'm fairly up-to-date on my technology- and I 'get' Instagram (but not Twitter), and use FB regularly. I'm finally able to use the remote to switch between TV and Hulu or Netflix. (Not sure if I can do the DVD player, I don't watch many DVDs). The thing that makes me feel old is popular media- TV, movies, music. I have NO idea who most of the people I see in People magazine are... or I've heard of them and recognize their faces, but, like Taylor Swift for example, wouldn't recognize her voice or music if I heard it playing. I don't watch many TV shows, but most of them are 'old school' dramas like Law & Order SVU or Chicago PD, I've never watched reality show, so I feel really old when my daughter talks about the Bachelor or Survivor. I watched the first few years of American Idol, when it was the only 'talent' show on, and enjoyed it, but if it comes on now, I can't change the channel fast enough! And movies! My DH loves to go to the movies, and I can hardly bring myself to go. I enjoy them when I'm there, but I probably see about a half dozen a year now, down from several dozen. I haven't seen a single movie nominated for an Academy Award this year, except for a few of the obscure awards (the Hobbit, Guardians of the Galaxy). Music is the worst. I call the '80s the lost decade because that's when my kids were little, and I stopped listening to popular music. When they became teens in the '90s, I listened to their music and enjoyed a lot of it. But when they started leaving home, I stopped listening. Today I'm pretty much an oldies kinda gal, and have no idea who the popular singers or groups are. I'm so old!
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 16, 2015 14:36:29 GMT
I teach at a community college and I feel old when I receive a text from one of my students that begins: "Hey!" or "Professor G" or "Hi Ginny." I know this generation is more casual, but when I was in college we always addressed our professors as Professor (Last Name). I always tell my students on the first day of class that I am old school and I prefer to be addressed as Professor (Last Name) while they are in my class. I tell them that once my class is over they are welcome to call me by my first name (or whatever else they may want to call me). It's not a huge deal and I know they are not consciously being disrespectful, it's just generational.
I am actually very laid back in class. I think my students feel very comfortable approaching me outside of class, which is what I want. However, for some reason, it rubs me the wrong way when my students call me by my first name or begin a text to me with "Hey."
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Post by BuckeyeSandy on Jan 16, 2015 14:46:19 GMT
Twitter, I have come NOT TO LIKE IT and have at times removed it from my phone. I have had "Twitter" for a few years and only have left on live feed a weather warning one. I've deleted everything else and I do not "tweet"
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Post by underwatermama on Jan 16, 2015 14:52:39 GMT
I don't like it either. My 15 yr. old snapchats all the time. And it's usually to cute boys. So why does she make these stupid faces on her snapchats? My husband and I don't understand why she never gets together in person with her snapchat friends (well she sees them at school of course). And they never talk on the phone. My friend and I joke that these teens in our area have no idea how to be social outside of on their phone! OMG this is what I say about the video games - DS will sit alone playing video games on line with his friends. I'll say - why doesn't so and so come over and you can hang out? They would rather play together from their own couches I guess. LOL We've had this same discussion. And he has a friend that comes over and then they both sit on their computers and play games the entire time he is here. So basically, they are together, but they are so focused on their computers they still don't look at each other.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jan 16, 2015 14:55:37 GMT
OMG this is what I say about the video games - DS will sit alone playing video games on line with his friends. I'll say - why doesn't so and so come over and you can hang out? They would rather play together from their own couches I guess. LOL We've had this same discussion. And he has a friend that comes over and then they both sit on their computers and play games the entire time he is here. So basically, they are together, but they are so focused on their computers they still don't look at each other. My friends and I call that toddler-teen parallel-play. It is just like when they were little and going through the developmental stages of parallel-play. 
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 15:09:36 GMT
I teach at a community college and I feel old when I receive a text from one of my students that begins: "Hey!" or "Professor G" or "Hi Ginny." I know this generation is more casual, but when I was in college we always addressed our professors as Professor (Last Name). I always tell my students on the first day of class that I am old school and I prefer to be addressed as Professor (Last Name) while they are in my class. I tell them that once my class is over they are welcome to call me by my first name (or whatever else they may want to call me). It's not a huge deal and I know they are not consciously being disrespectful, it's just generational. I am actually very laid back in class. I think my students feel very comfortable approaching me outside of class, which is what I want. However, for some reason, it rubs me the wrong way when my students call me by my first name or begin a text to me with "Hey." I had a professor and he told me after I graduated I could start calling him by his name. I don't though. I call him Dr. Soandso out of affection. Sometimes I will just call him Sensei as once you call someone by their professional name the way I have been educated you keep doing that. (It's old Japanese/Chinese tradition...it's affectionate not really out of respect anymore).
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Post by peased2bhere on Jan 16, 2015 15:44:40 GMT
I have gotten in trouble with both of my kids for screen shooting their pics they have sent me on Snapchat. Each told me I was defeating the purpose of Snapchat. Eh, they were cute pictures, and I didn't tell them, but I went one step further and printed them out! I'll take what I get now that they each live farther away!
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Post by janeliz on Jan 16, 2015 15:50:50 GMT
So the app is being too nosy, eh?  I love Instagram, but haven't even looked at Snapchat. I think that's probably something I'm definitely too old for. I think my middle schooler must think I'm much more out of touch than I actually am. She heard me use the phrase "WTF" yesterday and said "Mom, do you know what that means??" How old does she think I am, I wonder??
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Post by maryland on Jan 16, 2015 17:56:11 GMT
That's too funny! The one night (weekend) my daughter was snapchatting her friend for like 3 hrs. on and off. My husband asked her why she doesn't invite him over! Isn't it more fun hanging out with him than just using their phone? I guess this generation just does things differently. Several high school teachers have said that kids "text date" instead of actually going out on a real date. Well....I guess "text dating" is safer in terms of unplanned pregnancies, drinking at parties, car accidents, fights... lol.  My friend said the same thing (she has 3 boys, 15, 17 and 18). She is more than happy her boys don't go out on dates. She says she hopes they "text date" until they are 30!
I was afraid my kids were socially awkward, but felt better when I heard that is just what kids do these days. Didn't know if it's just a thing at our large high school, or if it's like that in a lot of schools. Car accidents are my biggest fear with teens! But none of my kids drive, so I am happy to drive them around. My 15 yr. old is actually going to the movies with her friend tonight, so she should have fun. He is too young to drive too, so the parents will be driving. Fine with me!
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Post by ilikepink on Jan 16, 2015 17:56:24 GMT
I say all the time, just give me a piece of paper and a typewriter, and I'll be a happy girl.
My Kindle (2nd? generation, years old at this point) had me stumped. I FB and have and IPhone, but don't really get all the other stuff. I frequently call one of the boys for help (my personal IT guy, lol) I would like to get a new kindle/table/firethingy, but don't think I could overcome the learning curve.
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Post by blue tulip on Jan 16, 2015 18:58:35 GMT
I have one, but it's from the other side of the coin. gave my smartphone to my mom, who was rocking a 6 yr old flip phone. help her set it up, teach her the basics, printed out instructions for her to set up voicemail, how to work the camera, etc. didn't give charger because her other one had the same connector and should've worked. get a call the next night, her phone is completely dead and won't charge.
pack up the boys and drive out there (my choice, she didn't insist, but I wanted to). get her phone, look at it, the battery icon is showing full. it turns on, everything works. it turns out that she had the display sleep timer set to 15 seconds, so everytime she was reading something, or checking the instructions and then going back to the phone to do something, the screen was black. she thought that meant it was dead, that it wouldn't stay on. also, she thought the full-battery icon, which showed as all white, meant that it was empty not full. the charger she had did work, the phone was just fully charged already.
I set her sleep timer to a minute and we laughed about it.
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Post by genny on Jan 16, 2015 19:04:04 GMT
No snap chat here either, don't get it. I have an instagram just for following my kids. DD asked to 'borrow' my phone the other day and updated my Instagram profile and posted a couple of pics off my phone. She said it was time that I was 'legit' and not just 'creeping' LOL.
I texted her one day after I heard the song on the radio and asked her what "turn down for what" means. The ensuing conversation was hilarious. Apparently she though so too because she screen shot it and posted it to instagram later that day.
ETA: I also had to ask my kids about hashtags and how they work. I finally got it (I think) but those were funny conversations too.
I am thinking of branching out my business social media beyond Facebook but I really don't know how to make Instagram or any other work for my business. I'm thinking of paying the kids to figure out a marketing plan and doing the upkeep.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jan 16, 2015 19:10:28 GMT
I texted her one day after I heard the song on the radio and asked her what " turn down for what" means. The ensuing conversation was hilarious. Apparently she though so too because she screen shot it and posted it to instagram later that day. Ha. Thank goodness for Mr. Google and Urban Dictionary. I had to look up what that meant. 
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Post by sbartist on Jan 16, 2015 20:10:51 GMT
I've managed to escape having a cell phone. I've managed to stay off social media. I do have an iPad and love it. But my darling husband has informed me that he is getting me a phone so we can text each other. I just smirk and tell him, "Good luck with that!" So yeah, I'm thoroughly embracing being old and set in my ways. There's just too much damn personal information out there and too many ways of sharing it that I find to be a time suck. I also don't have a cell. I sit by a landline all day at work, and we have a landline at home. Need to reach me and I don't answer, leave a message. Or better yet, send me an email.
I use my iPod Touch and use it with FREE WiFi when I am out.
Because I do not care to really talk on the phone, there is no need for me to have a cell phone.
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