http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/26/social-networking-fail/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/26/social-networking-fail/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:44:44 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7622 Come on, folks. If you mean it, get it right. Don't bullshit with non-existent relationships or vague work opportunities. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/26/social-networking-fail/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/04/top-13-features-of-a-perfect-world-twitter/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/04/top-13-features-of-a-perfect-world-twitter/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:31:58 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7581 Ah, if only the world was perfect! I thought I'd take a moment to list the things I think we'd find in a "perfect world" Twitter. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/04/top-13-features-of-a-perfect-world-twitter/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/28/on-facebook-and-life-history-timelines/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/28/on-facebook-and-life-history-timelines/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:47 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7497 How do you want your online history to read? On Facebook, you are what you post -- and Facebook has a very long memory. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/28/on-facebook-and-life-history-timelines/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/09/why-im-avoiding-facebook-again/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/09/why-im-avoiding-facebook-again/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:25:59 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/09/why-im-avoiding-facebook-again/ It's mostly disappointment and frustration. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/09/why-im-avoiding-facebook-again/feed/ 3 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/12/stop-asking-me-to-echo-canned-sentiments-in-my-facebook-status/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/12/stop-asking-me-to-echo-canned-sentiments-in-my-facebook-status/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:46:34 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/11/stop-asking-me-to-echo-canned-crap-in-my-facebook-status/ I am not a parrot. Stop asking me to act like one. New Rule: You ask me to put something canned in my Facebook status for "even just an hour" and I remove you from my news feed. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/12/stop-asking-me-to-echo-canned-sentiments-in-my-facebook-status/feed/ 10 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/03/dear-facebook-i-dont-need-you-to-communicate-with-my-husband/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/03/dear-facebook-i-dont-need-you-to-communicate-with-my-husband/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:47:24 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/03/dear-facebook-i-dont-need-you-to-communicate-with-my-husband/ Facebook is not that big a part of my life. I take Facebook to task for suggesting that I use it as a means to communicate with my husband. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/03/dear-facebook-i-dont-need-you-to-communicate-with-my-husband/feed/ 6 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/25/social-networking-stupidity-part-i/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/25/social-networking-stupidity-part-i/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:00:25 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/24/social-networking-stupidity-part-i/ Is your social networking activity making you look like a jerk? I just had to blog this. It's such a great example of someone really screwing up with social networking. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/03/25/social-networking-stupidity-part-i/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/10/15/how-twitter-can-help-you-become-a-more-concise-writer/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/10/15/how-twitter-can-help-you-become-a-more-concise-writer/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:48:27 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/10/15/how-twitter-can-help-you-become-a-more-concise-writer/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/10/15/how-twitter-can-help-you-become-a-more-concise-writer/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/08/15/whats-more-important-your-beliefs-or-your-follower-count/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/08/15/whats-more-important-your-beliefs-or-your-follower-count/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:00:05 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/08/15/whats-more-important-your-beliefs-or-your-follower-count/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/08/15/whats-more-important-your-beliefs-or-your-follower-count/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/21/connect-with-facebook/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/21/connect-with-facebook/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:07 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/21/connect-with-facebook/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/21/connect-with-facebook/feed/ 1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/14/the-facebook-decision/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/14/the-facebook-decision/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:21:24 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/14/the-facebook-decision/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/07/14/the-facebook-decision/feed/ 13 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/06/13/the-pilots-alphabet/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/06/13/the-pilots-alphabet/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:17:35 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/06/13/the-pilots-alphabet/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/06/13/the-pilots-alphabet/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/04/got-a-keyboard-use-it/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/04/got-a-keyboard-use-it/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:31:57 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/04/got-a-keyboard-use-it/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2010/02/04/got-a-keyboard-use-it/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/12/16/how-some-bloggers-abuse-commenters/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/12/16/how-some-bloggers-abuse-commenters/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:17:13 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/12/16/how-some-bloggers-abuse-commenters/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/12/16/how-some-bloggers-abuse-commenters/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/24/you-want-followers-on-twitter-interact-but-dont-stalk/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/24/you-want-followers-on-twitter-interact-but-dont-stalk/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:02:24 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/24/you-want-followers-on-twitter-interact-but-dont-stalk/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2009/11/24/you-want-followers-on-twitter-interact-but-dont-stalk/feed/ 0