Nerdsploitation

This is a guest post by Sam

There are two shows that seem to reign supreme in the province of geek comedy: Futurama and The Big Bang Theory. They’re the ones with the jokes for comp sci guys, physics guys, chemistry guys, and the seven women who have overcome their inborn inferiority in the sciences to be able to understand astrophysics jokes .[really Sam, REALLY?-whaler] I should point out right away the following: first, I’m no expert in either show. I’ve watched a bunch of late night Futurama re-runs, and I pick up on some of the self-referential humor and running gags, but my level of knowledge of the inner workings of the show pales in comparison to my knowledge of, say, Arrested Development, pre-cancellation Family Guy, or expert methods for picking up women (alcohol is involved). I know even less about The Big Bang Theory, for reasons that will become clear. In short, don’t crucify me for my inaccuracies, everything I say here I’m reasonably confident I read about on the internet at some point. That being said, I can without a doubt say that Futurama is objectively a far funnier show. Some people think that humor is subjective, that hey, they might even like The Big Bang Theory more; they are wrong. The difference lies in the way both shows approach their geek humor.

The key to a geek comedy is that it must appeal to both geeks and non-geeks alike. At the very least, it has to appeal to geeks in different fields. It can’t be so dense and undecipherable that only PhD candidates can get the jokes, it has to be broad enough for the 50% of America that is by definition below average can get it. This means that the plot can’t rely on an understanding of science to make sense, and that a percentage of jokes need to have broad appeal as well. Here is where the first difference between the shows appears.

Futurama is descended from the Simpsons, which, before the Y2K bug destroyed the world’s computers by forcing web 2.0 on us, was the funniest show of all time. Back before Homer and Marge just had random bizarre things happen to them before a celebrity guest star intervened, The Simpsons had strong plots, superb sight gags, and some of the best 22 minutes episodes of comedy known to man (see: King-Size Homer, Marge vs. The Monorail, Homer at the Bat, etc. etc.). Futurama carried on this tradition, creating robust characters that weren’t just stereotypes (it would be hard to cite precedent for drunken robots and lobster doctors), stories that explored an imaginative non-utopian, not quite dystopian future, and quick witted humor that functions across demographics, thanks to fish-half-out-of-water everyman Fry. The writers were able to create believable characters in a somewhat believable universe, and were able to coax real drama out of them (perhaps the best illustration of this is the episode “Jurassic Bark,” which has pretty much the saddest ending ever since Old Yeller).

The Big Bang Theory has none of this. It’s created by Chuck Lorre, who, instead of pulling a Groening and creating The Simpsons first before making a geek classic, chose to create Two and a Half Men first, commonly regarded as the lowest common denominator of TV sitcoms in the history of the medium. Groening is a geek at heart, and Futurama is his homage to sci-fi. Lorre is a hack first, and The Big Bang Theory is his way of making fun of geeks by making a bad TV show starring that guy from Rosanne. The problem with The Big Bang Theory is, well, everything. The plots are fairly standard sitcom plots, the characters are about as stereotypical as is possible, and it seems that every joke follows the standard setup-punch line-topper format. If Chuck Lorre had made The Wire, it would have just been black people eating fried chicken in front of a live studio audience. I wish I could cite extensive specific examples, but I just can’t seem to sit through an entire episode. I’ve tried. I want to be able to like this show. I like the idea of shows that are “smart” and “geeky.” But this one just isn’t. In my head, it’s always playing like this , and you can imagine how that feels.

Which brings us to the one specific difference in how the two shows treat their audience. Both make strong claims about being scientifically accurate, but it seems that the big joke in The Big Bang is that these guys are nerds. They talk funny, they cite random science facts, and the way the show glosses over the less than well written jokes is by making them too dense for the average viewer, who just picks up on Sheldon-citing-an-obscure-statistic-because-he’s-a-nerd. Here’s a sample from the show’s pilot:

Penny: I'm a Sagittarius, which probably tells you way more than you need to know...

Sheldon:Yes... it tells us that you participate in the mass cultural delusion that the sun's apparent position relative to arbitrarily defined constellations at the time of your birth somehow affects your personality.

Penny: Participate in the what?

The joke seems to be that she doesn’t understand what he’s saying. There’s nothing actually funny in what he says, it’s factually correct, there’s no joke in there. If you strip out the fancy talk, it can be re-written as:

Penny: I'm a Sagittarius, which probably tells you way more than you need to know...

Sheldon:Yes... it tells us that you believe in astrology, which makes you stupid.

Penny: I am stupid!

More examples glommed from the show’s quotes page on Wikipedia? Sure!

Sheldon: I'm a physicist. I have a working knowledge of the entire universe and everything it contains.

Penny: Who's Radiohead?

Sheldon: [after twitching for a minute] I have a working knowledge of the important things.

That one is apparently implying that geeks and nerds don’t listen to perhaps the geekiest, nerdiest band on the planet. How about:

Penny: What about Howard and Raj, how did [Sheldon] become friends with them?

Leonard: I don't know...how do carbon atoms form a benzene ring? Proximity and valence electrons.

Penny: Well yeah sure, when you put it that way.

Let’s just be clear what’s happening here: Leonard is apparently comparing social interactions to chemical processes, because he is autistic and doesn’t know how to relate to people. If he’s implying that proximity and electricity (maybe a spark of it?) are what bring friends together, ok, I’ll half buy that. But the joke once again shows through in Penny’s line, when she subtly informs the audience that you don’t really know what was said, just that it was super nerdy and she is stupid. The secret to all of this is that what Leonard says isn’t funny. He’s just stating a fact. The joke is that it’s got science words in it, not that it’s actually a funny comparison.

A final note before we move on from the land of autistics hanging out with dumb blondes: there’s a blog written by one of the science consultants on the show that explains some of the theory behind what you see on TV. This is all well and good, and they do have some science in there, a positive. But, the science is in there as science, not as humor. The most recent post points out that their whiteboard has chemical reactions for rocket fuel written on it, foreshadowing Sheldon playing with rocket fuel. That’s a neat little easter egg, but it’s not funny, it’s just… equations in the background. And it seems a lot of their science is treated this way: it’s not a science punch line per se, it’s just there as a side note to lend credibility.

On the other hand, Futurama, rather than bludgeoning you with nerdiness, weaves both broad jokes and geek jokes in seamlessly. The little nuggets in the background are funny little commentaries or asides, not just references to science. For example, Cartridge Unit, Cymbal-Banging Monkey, Sinclair 2K and Lisa are all obsolete robots. They’re all funny as characters, but their names also reference actual obsolete computers (or, in the case of Cymbal-Banging Monkey, toys), so unpacking the geek parts yields to a bonus joke, not just random equations. Soylent Cola “varies from person to person.” Bender has nightmares about the number 2. There are countless little flourishes like these that are actually jokes, not just science for science’s sake, and I’m sure the die-hard fans can single out the best of them far better than I can.

In the end, it comes down to Futurama actually being made for its audience, respecting their intelligence, and giving them something for it, while the Big Bang Theory just has a bunch of unfunny science in it to give it “geek appeal.” Of course, the unwashed masses will always trend towards “smart shows” that make them feel more comfortable in not knowing things, and shows like Futurama will bounce from time slot to time slot, network to network, trying the patience of those who love it. But I suppose we true geeks can take quiet comfort in knowing that we’re secretly right, our show really is better, and that those moron geek fans of Big Bang are laughing at a show that’s just blatantly making fun of them.

Nifty Facebook Privacy Tool

I figured i would post about this quick. I came across this tool from ReclaimPrivacy.org, which if you use when logged into Facebook will give you suggestion on how to change your privacy settings. It pointed out somethings that I had overlooked when i recently went in and changed my privacy settings. Is it any wonder that i and others miss some thing when the privacy settings resemble this infographic from the NY Times.

I will probably run it again when Facebook changes the privacy settings again, which you know will happen even though they are "promising" to make the the settings more clear and more simple to use.

Work is kicking my ass

Work is kicking my ass at the moment, but i will post something as soon as i can. Stupid real life getting in the way of posting in my blog

NBC Thursday Night 5/7: He Said, Fully Erect

I am running on 4 hours of sleep so apologies in advance if some of this sounds disjointed.

Community S1E23 "Modern Warfare": I would like to announce the death of television. It died in a furious rage of paintballs and chaos and Dan Harmon is responsible for creating an episode so good, that TV isn't watchable anymore.

Greendale is hosting a paintball tournament, and the person who wins was going to get a blu-ray player, but that was stolen. So instead it's TBD. Troy wants that TBD bad. Jeff, uninterested in all of this, takes a nap in his car. 1 hour later, Jeff wakes up to see the school in ruins and paint. In walking around a post-apocalyptic Greendale he is assaulted by Leonard. Abed swoops in with Pitch Black goggles and wall-runs in front of Jeff, shooting Leonard. From here Jeff learns what has happened. The TBD prize is now the opportunity to choose all your classes for the next semester before everyone else, and it caused a frenzy. Meeting back up with Troy, the three students take out the Chess Club and come across Pierce and Star-Burns, who are stealing all the snacks from the vending machine. Wanting to be with the popular group always, Pierce shoots Star-Burns in the side to join them. But then, Troy, Jeff, and Abed need to take a piss, and they come across Shirley, Britta, and Annie.


These gifs speak for themselves, really.

The study group is ready to finish off the last of the competitors, knowing fully that when that is done, they will have to turn on each other. There are discussions of giving it to Shirley no matter who wins, which Jeff isn't going to do. Running outside, the group gets ambushed by the Glee Club, taking out Troy and Annie. Using Pierce as bait, he gets shot up in favor of the remaining team taking out the enemy. Sitting around a barrel fire, an ambush occurs from a group of roller-skating disco students, but not without a Warriors reference. Shirley and Abed get eliminated, and it's down to Jeff and Britta. It's now late in the morning and the dean just wants the game to end. He hires Senor Chang for the job, and he's a douchebag that brings his own equipment. Jeff and Britta, who are under a lot of pressure, wind up inadvertently having sex, and afterwards Britta uses it to pull a gun on Jeff. Jeff, too clever for his own good, made sure to remove her magazine first. But then... A CHALLENGER APPROACHES


No seriously, what movies did they NOT reference?

Britta, in a sacrifice to Jeff, takes the plunge to end Chang's hail of bullets, leaving Jeff alone. He takes it to the dean, who is happy to say he has a DVD player for Jeff! But that isn't enough. He wants that priority registration. And shoots the dean. Wrapping up, Jeff gives the priority registration to Shirley, but she has to pretend like she has gout since it violates school ethics policy.


They could and ended the episode right here and I would be fine.

This was an incredible episode. For months fans who has been following Dan Harmon's twitter were curious to see how awesome the episode that went grossly over-budget would turn out, and it really dampened the rest of the night. Parks & Rec was great, but it felt like a shadow compared to Modern Warfare. Everything does. If you have any love for any action movies, from Predator to Pitch Black to Hard Boiled and even Face/Off, this episode has it all. I'll say it every week if I have to, if you're not watching this show then there is a big gaping hole in your life.

Hulu: Community S1E23: Modern Warfare

Parks & Recreation S2E22 "Telethon": Despite being overshadowed by the greatest thing TV has to offer, P&R was really funny. Leslie signs everyone up for a telethon that runs from 2AM to 6AM, and she spent all last night making shirts for everyone, so she hadn't slept in over 24 hours. Much like how I feel right now. The sleep deprivation is solved by snacking on lots of Sweetums bars, which leaves Leslie more crazier than she started.


clipboard mouth. CLIPBOARD MOUTH


A block of sugar, indeed.

Leslie entrusts Tom to pick up Detlef Schrempf, an NBA player, as the celebrity guest, but not before Tom taking him to his club and starts drinking heavily. Mark in considering proposing to Ann, while Ann is considering dumping Mark, both of which have told Leslie about their plans. Leslie first tells Mark he should propose for the telethon since it will be a memorable story, but when she hears what Ann wants to do, she breaks down and isn't sure how to handle it.

Meanwhile, Ron Fucking Swanson skimps out to go sleep and we find that he has a condition known as "sleep fighting."


Have you ever seen this man sleep? It's like an underwater ballet.

Ron wakes up enough to do a segment on how to cane a chair, which causes the telethon to LOSE money. Tom is still MIA with Detlef Schrempf, and it's nearing 6AM. Desperately trying to pull things together, Leslie tries several ideas to entertain the audience in the last remaining moments, like recapping her top ten favorite episodes of friends, and attempting to drink 8 glasses of milk in 3 minutes (to which Ann stops her immediately, since she'll die). Other acts inclue someone doing the worm, and Jerry on piano. Finally Tom arrives and declares to the viewers of Pawnee that he is very, very drunk. Detlef offers a $5000, putting them above the goal, and to a well-deserved sleep for Leslie. After she drove onto Ann's lawn.

This was a very hectic, chaotic episode and Leslie really took control of the whole thing. It was one disaster after another and I was reminded of her more neurotic side from the first season, except with added sleep deprivation and a massive sugar rush. Everyone got to have some fun moments and while Leslie held the reins, there wasn't a moment of thinking "where did that character go?" I wouldn't place it in the same tier as Hunting Trip or Sweetums or Possum, but there wasn't a moment that didn't make me smile the whole way through.

Hulu: Parks & Recreation S2E22: Telethon

The Office S6E24 "The Cover-Up": Truthposting here, didn't pay attention to most of this. There was some really funny interaction in the beginning with Jim and Pam messing with Dwight, and it's always nice to see Zach Woods bring some of the same asshole charm he had with Chad from In The Loop.

Sorry for the lack of review, I usually spend this half hour making dinner!

Hulu: The Office S6E24: The Cover-Up

30 Rock S4E20 "The Moms": Everyone's mother is in town for TGS, from the actors to the execs. Jack has to deal with Colleen trying to play a hand in his women troubles, Liz is wondering if she should just try to get married and not waste time waiting on Astronaut Mike Dexter, Jenna and her mom are having a conflict on what to wear, Lutz's mother is literally Lutz in a wig and a sweater. Tracy, who doesn't know his mother, has to have another actor come in to play the part, and Tracy protests. Jack tried to use Kenneth to distract Colleen, but being the mastermind she is has no trouble distracting Kenneth.

The big part of this episode was Liz, when she finds out that her mother passed on her true love instead of the man she married. Her true love being Buzz Aldrin, who guest stars. Liz meets with him and finds out he missed his window of opportunity, and would put Margaret through hell to still be with her. Then one of the most adorable, yet awesome things ever happens:


I don't know about you but I would LOVE to yell at the moon with Buzz Aldrin.

Eventually Jack caves in ans asks Colleen to help him with his love life. And for once, she doesn't have an answer. Jenna and her mother sort out their wardrobe differences, and seeing how happy they were, Tracy decides to accept his fake mom as his mother. The episode ends with a song and to stay tuned for the Mother's Day episode of Bitch Hunter. Fakeout to Bitch Hunter credits, than snap to Marriage Ref. You bastards. I want it to be a real show.

Much like last week this was a cute episode but didn't have too many solid jokes. The two callbacks to Bitch Hunter were great (PUT THE MIMOSAS DOWN... BITCH). I dunno, usually I'm defending 30 Rock left and right this season but this episode felt watered down a bit. It's taking a slight turn for the serious but I think I'm starting to understand why people are not liking the Jack/Liz dynamic. In older eps where Floyd and Liz's other loves came into play the show is still a priority. At first the disconnect was subtle but the final shot of the end of a TGS show during the credits made me snap out of it and see that. TGS is now no longer a part of the show anymore, and I'm still liking 30 Rock, but it needs to get back on the rails for season 5 before it goes from likable and cute to taking off in a different direction.

Granted, I say this as I oogle over a show that spends most of its time not caring it's taking place at a community college, but the writing is so solid and tight to make the backdrop meaningless to the jokes and the delivery. Newsradio is in a similar vein, no one cared about the backdrop being WNYX because it was so well put together. I used to think 30 Rock was in the same boat but it's starting to lose focus, and I don't want to see that happen.

Hulu: 30 Rock S4E20: The Moms

Film: Not Quite Iron Man - Seven Independent Releases To Watch For This Summer

The summer movie season could be said to officially open tomorrow when Iron Man 2 debuts in the USA. That means three to four months of superheroes, big action, and 3D. But there are several independent or limited-release films that can give you a break from all the sound and fury of the summer blockbuster. You already know about movies like Toy Story 3 and The Last Airbender, but here are seven movies you might not know about yet:

Please Give - Opens April 30.

Nicole Holofcener tends to make films about real women. The women in her films are familiar, flawed, charming, annoying, sweet, smart, impulsive - in other words, they are every bit as mutli-faceted and complex as anyone you might encounter in real life, something that is unfortunately not often seen in onscreen women, especially during the summer season. This film features one such woman named Kate, played by the wonderful Catherine Keener. Kate runs an antiques shop that she supplies by buying furniture cheap at estate sales. She tries to teach her daughter to not be materialistic, while she herself wants the same things her daughter wants, she suspects her husband (Oliver Platt) is not being faithful, and she is trying to reconcile her own desire to live well while dealing with the poverty she sees on the street outside her door. It's a comedy about value systems colliding, upper-middle class guilt, moral contradiction, and unsteady familial bonds. It is currently playing in New York and Los Angeles and will be opening in more theaters across the country.

Micmacs - Opens May 28.

With films like Amélie, The City of Lost Children, and Delicatessen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet has given us funny, quirky, slightly dark and off-beat films and his new film looks to be no exception. Bazil (Dany Boon) is an unlucky fellow whose father was killed by a roadside bomb and who is left with a stray bullet lodged in his skull which could kill him at any moment. Released from the hospital after his latest accident with no money and nowhere to live, he encounters a group of junkyard dealers who build him a home from the scrap in their junkyards and help him seek revenge on the weapons manufacturers who created the weapons which orphaned him and left him on the brink of death. This looks to be yet another darkly comic and charming adventure from a unique and interesting filmmaker.

Cyrus - Opens June 18.

The first film from Mark and Jay Duplass - The Puffy Chair - was among the first in the unfortunately named but interesting independent film movement known as "mumblecore." These are films characterized by extremely low budgets, non-professional actors, improvised scripts and explorations of personal relationships. Their new film ups the budget and brings in professional actors, but the heart and soul still appear to be in place. John (John C. Reilly) is divorced and still struggling to adjust to his life seven years after the fact. He meets Molly (Marisa Tomei) at a party and they quickly hit it off. However, in order to make the romance work, John and Molly must contend with Molly's grown son Cyrus (Jonah Hill). He is his mother's best friend and will go to any lengths to stop John's invasion into their life. Festival reactions say that the Duplass brothers have successfully translated their heartfelt, very funny and humane style to a higher budget, so this will be a movie to seek out.

I Am Love - Opens June 18.

Tilda Swinton is one of the best and most under-appreciated actresses of our time. Last year's little-seen Julia featured her fierce and unrestrained ability, and she is consistently the best part of any film in which she appears. This new film from Italy about a wealthy Milan family's undoing due to intense passion. Tilda Swinton is enough of a reason to see any film, but this looks to be a rich, intense, beautiful film and should give Swinton a chance to yet again show off her considerable talent. It's been getting overwhelming praise after every festival in which it has appeared.

Dogtooth - Opens June 25.

This film from Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard category at last year's Cannes Film Festival. It is about a family where the children are being raised with zero influence from or exposure to the outside world. Now, they are fully grown, still with no knowledge of the world outside their home. The reactions have been extremely excited, with several critics calling it one of the best films of the year already. It promises to be a disturbing, haunting, and beautiful experience.

The Kids Are Alright - Opens July 7.

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star as the parents of two children who decide to seek out biological father, a sperm donor. When they find Paul (Mark Ruffalo), he quickly develops a relationship with them that threatens the family unit that Bening and Moore have worked hard to maintain. Reactions from critics have been overwhelmingly positive, with a consensus that it is a smart, funny and heartfelt look into a modern family.

[REC] 2 - Opens July 9.

I couldn't leave off all the sequels, and this one should be exciting for horror fans. It's the sequel to the 2007 Spanish horror film [REC] written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza who both return for this film. The new film follows a medical and special operations team going into the quarantined apartment building to investigate, and finding that religious weapons work to fight off the infected people. The original film was remade badly in the U.S. as Quarantine, but the original still packs a horror punch. With the same writing/directing team returning for this and a promise to upping the ante on the first film, this is one to check out. The first film is available on DVD.

These are all movies I am extremely excited to see, based not only on the pedigree of the filmmakers, but on reviews and reactions from their appearances at festivals. So as you decide what to spend your money on at the theater this summer, please consider scanning your local art house listings for some of these films. They aren't going to have the action and big-budget effects of Iron Man 2 or The A-Team, but they may just surprise you.

Paperless meeting

Imaglide sent this article to me yesterday because he loves stories like this without even realizing that my boss was at this meeting!

I've never been to a big medical meeting like this, but I have been to a lot of clinical trial meetings. You are getting bombarded with information, and generally are given a lot of hand outs, even whole binders sometimes. Having to take a giant binder home with you on the plane can be a big pain. At conferences like this there will be posters for papers and research studies, there will be presentations, and there will be tons of vendors handing out their cards and information on their company or product. That adds up to a LOT of paper.

The integra foundation granted the organizers of the AANS (American Association of Neurogical Surgeons) the funds to provide each attendee of the meeting with an apple Itouch, making this the first paperless meeting in the organizations 76 year history. It was in the interest of going green, but also in the interest in introducing new technology to physicians. My boss pointed out that the entry fee for the meeting had gone up as well, probably to eat some of the cost.

I got to check out the itouch they were given, it was loaded with contact information for all of the attendees of the meeting. This is useful because collaboration is important in medical research, and it is impossible to meet everyone you want to at a giant meeting like this. Every scientific poster that was presented at the meeting was loaded on the itouch, as well as all of the meeting notes. There was an app so they could run polls during the presentations. It was really slick and well organized, the whole front page was apps made especially for the meeting. My boss liked that all of that is still on the device so it can be referred to later. There is more information, and a demo on the app at the AANS website. Also I checked, the app is available for free in the app store, this could be good for people who wished to attend the conference but couldn't.

Just from my immediate experience it has people excited about using this new technology. Since I have an Iphone already, there is already talk about how we can use these devices in our day to day work. Especially for screening research subjects when we are out of the office. Through VPN a physician or a research coordinator who gets a page in the middle of the night about a patient can review their images and vitals right from the palm of their hand. In another example of new technology being introduced to our workplace, one of the coordinating centers for one of our studies sent up USB headsets. We had been using GoToMeeting for monthly webinars, but we'd have to dial in on the phone. Now we will using VOIP for the meeting, which will integrate into GoToMeeting a lot better.

A lot of people might seem like they are very closed off to using new technology, but if you give them a chance like this I think it's exactly what the doctor ordered.

Paying for Privacy?!

I think my tinfoil hat must have slid off my head a little bit cause I just had a totally moon batty idea.

Facebook is not a big fan of privacy, because they want all your information to be as public as possible so they can use that information to sell ads. Take a look at the links below, they do a better job of illustrating both how Facebook has changed in regard to “your” information, but also how the average consumer feels about their privacy Facebook and online in general.

From the EFF
From Gizmodo
From Mashable
From cnet

Basically if Facebook had their way everything on your profile would be public, we are getting to the point where the privacy controls are really just there to make people like me feel a little bit better. My moonbat theory is what if Facebook was to create a pay model? For a price you would have total control over your profile, you could fine tune all your settings just the way you want them. What makes me think this is that originally Facebook said they would not share any information you did not want them to share, but over time that has been loosened up to the point we are at now.

It’s the people that pay attention to tech and things like privacy that are always jumping up and down whenever FB makes one of these changes, but the general public just goes either unaware or they just don’t care. FB knows this, I mean why else would they have defaulted your settings to Public when the other option was to keep the settings they way they were before. They know that when people want to get on to harvest their freaking Farmville radishes they don’t want to read stuff, reading is hard, so they just click next, next, next and then suddenly they now have their profile public for everyone. FB designed the privacy change screens with this in mind.

On top of that they basically make trying to actually configure your settings so complex that I have even given up a few times to get them configured the way I want. The issue is that they kind of have us over a barrel; FB has become an important part of the internet, for better or for worse (I think for worse, but that’s just me) and to opt totally out of FB would limit your social networking abilities on the intertrons. So you can’t really delete your profile, granted they make that hard as hell to do as well, and you don’t really have any control over your information, so what’s a tinfoil hat wearing privacy nut like me supposed to do? Well, jump up and down and yell and scream every time they change the privacy policy, but if they were to let me pay a little bit to have control over my privacy, I would probably do it (it would depend on the cost). They could say that it is to offset the ads costs associated with the loss of information of use privacy nut jobs.

Imagine if in 6 month Facebook came out with this idea after continuously scaring the people like me, this would look like a breath of fresh air in terms of their usual tactics. They could then basically do whatever the hell they want after that with the information of the people that don’t care about their FB privacy.

Puts tinfoil hat back on head squarely