Sometimes I don't get people...

[75th]

Im short about a hundred bucks but nothing Im going to cry over now.

 

[Underwraps]

Just got the money back in the mail today.

Still not happy with him.

Woo hoo! Next time borrow from him and then make him sweat over ever getting it back. Hey, maybe he has a gambling problem?

 

[mrplunkey]

Im short about a hundred bucks but nothing Im going to cry over now.

You may have the coolest signature in EF history.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

I like my wife's family. Sure, her extended family is weird as all fuck (being filipino and all) but her parents and brother (and his family) are good eggs.

In the year or two after we graduated college and I was away, my wife's parents helped us financially every now and again if it was needed. Thats why, over the past few years as their financial situation has worsened, I've been more than happy to put them up when they come into town, pay for their meals when we go out, etc. Her brother, who's 35, married, and has two legit kids, always seemed to do pretty well too. Which is why I was surprised when he called us about 6 weeks ago and asked to borrow a few grand. His mortgage check was in danger of bouncing in 2 days, needed some funds just until his next payday which was in a week and a half (for food, bills), etc.

So the next morning I got my ass to Western Union and paid a hundred bucks or so in fees to get him the money right away. So his next payday comes and goes. Wheres the money, my wife asks him. Can it wait until next payday? Sure, why not.

Next payday comes and goes. Still need another week or two. Fine.

My wife starts riding his ass, and finally he says hes going to send us a check. He asks how much we sent him again, so my wife reminds him. He says that after the conversion (he lives in Canada) it came out to be a bit less. I told him I dont care...that since he's the one who borrowed money from me, he would pay back what I sent him in US dollars along with the Western Union fees I paid.

So he says fine, and emails the next day saying he sent a check. For the total amount, my wife asks? Nah, for half. While my wife is on the phone with him lecturing him, Im sitting at the computer on Facebook just dicking around. I come by his status update:

"Just booked trip to Vegas. SO EXCITED!!!"

Mother fucker Im going to kill you.

lol. Facebook: Stirring up more drama in the past 6 years than anyone knows what to do with.

Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controls

Buffeted by privacy snafus and the lingering fallout from a damning, years-old instant messaging thread, Facebook chief exec Mark Zuckerberg switched into full-on damage control Monday, confessing that the sprawling social network had "missed the mark" when it comes to its complex privacy controls — and pledging to do better.

In an open letter published Monday in the Washington Post (whose chairman, Donald E. Graham, just so happens to sit on Facebook's board of directors), Zuckerberg wrote that Facebook has been "growing quickly" and admitted that "sometimes we move too fast."

"Many of you thought our controls were too complex," Zuckerberg's letter reads. "Our intention was to give you lots of granular controls" — uh, you can say that again — "but that may not have been what many of you wanted. We just missed the mark."

Zuckerberg promised, in "coming weeks," privacy controls that will be "much simpler to use" — including an "easy way to turn off all third-party services" that can access your account.

But Zuckerberg wasn't just announcing new privacy features in Monday's open letter; he was also clearly trying to bridge a growing trust gap between Facebook and its increasingly suspicious users, especially in light of reports last week that Facebook (among other social networks) had been passing along user name and IDs to advertisers (including Google's DoubleClick and Yahoo!'s own Right Media) without users' consent. Those privacy loopholes have since been plugged, say Facebook, MySpace and other social networks.

But Zuckerberg is also being dogged by an embarrassing IM thread from when he was a 19-year-old Harvard student, bragging that he'd gathered personal information from thousands of users for the nascent TheFacebook.com. "People just submitted it," Zuckerberg messaged, "I don't know why. They 'trust me.' Dumb [expletive]." (This comes via Silicon Alley Insider.)

Naturally, the indiscreet IM thread has ignited controversy. Some argue that Zuckerberg shouldn't be held accountable for something he'd written when he was still a teenager (all of six years ago, mind you). Others say the remarks illustrate a cavalier attitude toward user privacy.

The debate seems to have struck a chord with Zuckerberg, who bent over backward in his letter Monday to emphasize Facebook's "core principles," which include seeking to build a "better world" that's "open and connected."

Zuckerberg also revealed a bit more in an e-mail to blogger Robert Scoble, confiding that "we've made a bunch of mistakes" but that he hopes "people understand that our intentions are in the right place."

Well, as I'm sure Zuckerberg understands, people tend to believe actions more than words, and a revamped set of simple, easy-to-use privacy controls — including, say, the option to start from scratch and opt in to sharing options rather than having to opt out — would be a step in the right direction. But rebuilding trust with Facebook's users will be a long, slow process, and the fewer privacy missteps between now and then, the better.

What do you think of Zuckerberg's letter? Does he sound sincere to you? Willing to give Facebook and its upcoming privacy reboot the benefit of the doubt? Or are you ready to jump ship for good?


Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controls - Yahoo! News

 

[jnevin]

Pics of the wife's butthole?

 

[-SD-]

Pwnt by the wife by proxy yet again young miyagi.

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

*dance party*

 

[ortiz34]

My wifes sister borrowed money from us to buy their kids easter candy and stuff cause they didn't have any at the moment. They own a nice house, two cars etc. Anyhow they had JUST bought a 10K hot tub a week or so before. It was def a WTF moment. Small coin, but I never understood why you need to borrow money to buy your 2 kids easter stuff when you can go out a splurge on a 10K hot tub! lol!

We never got the money back, not that I care because it was so small. Just the principle. BTW they are not asian or filipino

 

[stosstruppe]

My wifes sister borrowed money from us to buy their kids easter candy and stuff cause they didn't have any at the moment. They own a nice house, two cars etc. Anyhow they had JUST bought a 10K hot tub a week or so before. It was def a WTF moment. Small coin, but I never understood why you need to borrow money to buy your 2 kids easter stuff when you can go out a splurge on a 10K hot tub! lol!

We never got the money back, not that I care because it was so small. Just the principle. BTW they are not asian or filipino

Indeed.

I think it's more the case of dying a little inside when you see your family / relatives / in-laws behave in such a manner towards *you* rather than the money itself.

My gf's brother in-law lent us £30 one night to get us all Chinese takeaway after a decent bevvy session but we (gf + me) decided just to head back to hers. Was anxious about it until I made sure the £30 found it's way back to the bloke the next day. Yea it's small change but it's unprincipled / bad karma to keep it & sour good relationships over a little coin.

 

[ortiz34]

Indeed.

I think it's more the case of dying a little inside when you see your family / relatives / in-laws behave in such a manner towards *you* rather than the money itself.

My gf's brother in-law lent us £30 one night to get us all Chinese takeaway after a decent bevvy session but we (gf + me) decided just to head back to hers. Was anxious about it until I made sure the £30 found it's way back to the bloke the next day. Yea it's small change but it's unprincipled / bad karma to keep it & sour good relationships over a little coin.

You're a good egg then.
My brother lent me 1000K back in 05 to put the down payment on my bike. I paid him back $500 a few months later. Then 2 Xmas ago I said "I still owe you $500 bucks from when I bought the bike" and he was like "damn, I totally forgot about that" I told him because I didn't want it hanging over my head and make him think I was trying to snake him. He makes COIN so it's not a big deal to him, but I still don't like it hanging over my head. Just things have been tight lately as I have medical bills up the arse and am just trying to stay on my feet. He understands, and he will get the money.
He'll probably need it soon as he's getting divorced and pwned