Should you quit Facebook?

Days ago, a friend posted this video of certain Ross Gardiner on Facebook who talks about Facebook and why we need to quit it. I already saw this before but because I don't exactly agree with him I didn't bother to share. Since then, however, two people has posted their replies, which I'm now sharing because I do 100% share their thoughts.

First issue Ross raised was that by getting off FB, we will refrain from using acroynms such as LOL, ROFL, FTW, etc that makes us "dribbling turbospaz" (whatever that means). The point is, people are using these acroynms even before the advent of Facebook, way back since mobile phones came out in late 90's to save up on SMS space. So, why blame this to Facebook now? 

Do you feel the need to quit? Here are the reply videos of Daniel and Emily that explains why you should NOT quit Facebook.

Let's wonder. How many of those 36,800+ people who "liked" Ross's video have actually deleted their FB accounts. :)

Just do it. Run! (another inspiring video)

This is an inpiration to everyone who wants to change their lives for the better. I have few friends who suffer from weight problems (you know who you are) but doesn't have the courage to get out of it. Most of you have asked me for some advice but I'm not an expert. My words could only go so far. What will take you further are your willingness to step up and the courage to take that first step. When I first got into running, no one was there to coach me. I just did it (of course, after some Google research). So, here's the video to get you inspired. Stop pitying yourselves. Just do it. Run!

Thanks to Leo for posting this up on FB.

US Dollars could be the most beautiful paper money in the world if these artistic redesigns come to reality.

What if thoughtful design, in which aesthetic concerns shared top priority with practical ones, were able to infiltrate every aspect of our lives? Even the bank notes in our pockets would be works of art. Artist Dowling Duncan imagines just such a scenario with  ‘The Dollar Redesign Project’.
 
First and foremost, Duncan has changed the size of each bank note so that it’s easy to distinguish by value. The one-dollar bill is the shortest and the hundred-dollar-bill the longest, so there’s less awkward fumbling for the correct amounts.

The horizontal format of the United States bank note is switched from horizontal to vertical. Duncan told Design Boom, “When we researched how notes are used we realized people tend to handle and deal with money vertically rather than horizontally… the majority of people hand over notes vertical when making purchases. All machines accept notes vertically. Therefore a vertical note makes more sense.”

Furthermore, the notes are each given a different color, making it even easier to distinguish them from one another. Duncan has also assigned imagery to each that he feels represents their value. For the one-dollar bill, the first African-American president. The five biggest Native American tribes are shown on the five-dollar bill. The ten-dollar bill features the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, and the twenty represents twentieth-century America.

On the fifty-dollar bill are the fifty states of the nation, and on the 100 are the first one hundred days of President Franklin Roosevelt, which helped fight the economic crises during the time of the depression. See more designs from other artists and for other nations at the Dollar Redesign Project blog.

via weburbanist.com