I recently have deleted my facebook account. A hard thing to do, and definitely something that I have tried in the past. I have disabled it twice before, which is simply like signing off, and actually deleted it once, but was sucked by in with peer pressure before the 14 days completed and I reactivated it before it was permanently gone. This time if I were to reactivate it, there will be absolutely no pictures of my on there. One the ones in which I am tagged, as I have removed every album of photos that I had on there. It took me almost 2 hours to delete all of my photos from the facebook server, but I feel it will be the best in the long run. This way the temptation is less.
I'm writing this blog today to remind myself of why I deleted it in the first place. There are some serious privacy issues with facebook, they do not keep any information on there private, and the amount of applications that are linking with facebook that are on my phone is ridiculous. Enabling location services on my iPhone allows people to figure out where I am in the country at any given time. I think that there are some benefits for this in case of an emergency, but otherwise I would prefer people to mind their own business. The scary thing is that it isn't my friends looking to see where I was. This I would be okay with as obviously I am friends with these people, but instead 3rd parties in which I have no affiliation with and have no idea what they are doing with this information. Thanks but no thanks, there are some aspects of my life that do not need to be shared with others.
One of the biggest pet peeves I had about facebook is when I was to sign on all of the annoying Status Updates that said things related to "I'm Bored!" or "What to do?" or "I just washed my car." Frankly I don't care. I'm not an insensitve person, but his is not an update at all. It is a statement that has no meaning! In an attempt not to hurt my friends feelings I simply clicked on hide this person so that I could remain friends with them but didn't need to read such ramblings. (Notice how I myself am rambling, no I don't consider this hypocritical. . . okay maybe just a little bit).
Also with facebook able to be on my phone, ipod, nook, and computer I had access to it at all times. What do you do when you can access something at all times? You play on it at all times, and frankly its boring! The most interesting things that I had subscribed to was not my friends that I was very close with, because believe it or not they really didn't post much, but instead the science groups and their crazy ramblings. It was awesome to sign on and get science news all the time, and funny jokes and puns from the people I feel the most connected to. However I came to the conclusion, I don't need to be signed onto facebook for this, and infact by only viewing the things on facebook related to science I was putting myself at a huge disadvantage. There is so much more that I can find that interests me, and I shouldn't need to wait until they post a picture to find it. How about I just go out and search for it on my own?
One of my favorite professors that I had last semester recommended a science site which I have officially become addicted to. Anyone looking to learn for free about Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Math should check it out. I have a fairly good knowledge of Biology and Chemistry, and my math skills need a good refresher. However there is another subject in which I haven't taken any classes in and have always wanted to learn, PHYSICS!!! I have been told by many friends that I should take this class, but truth be told, I am intimidated by it. The fail rate at the University in which I attend for Physics 1 and 2 is high. Maybe after watching a lot of these videos and learning the basics of physics I can take these classes and succeed. And after I refresh myself on some math skills. One awesome things about this website is that there is a practice area where you can work on your math skills. It has the silly little points in which you earn for completing sections, and can "level up" and change your avatar based off of the points you have earned. Not something I'm really thrilled about but I love the idea of watching a video and being able to practice what I have been taught. I learn best this way. It's very difficult for me to read a book and understand fully what they were trying to say. I'm a very visual person and do best if I read the chapter in which the professor is going to lecture on and then watch them demonstrate the skills. This gives me a leg up, and guess what? Every class I have done this in I have received an A in :) Something I'm very proud of and I have always been able to teach my friends in the areas in which they were lacking. Hopefully I explained it in a way that they understood, because truthfully I LOVE helping others.
Oh the name of the website is Khan Academy. Check it out!
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