As 2016 comes to a conclusion , many people will countdown the seconds until midnight with booster and menage . For some it will be a political party , for others , it will be a burial — but they ’ll have their loved ones close to experience it together . But many people will be alone , and Facebook has just the matter to bring some New Year cheer to those sadly staring at their news provender .
https://gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerberg-a-year-in-review-1789985149
Today and tomorrow , Facebook will play a little fireworks brio when you rap on a trigger set phrase like , “ Happy New Year!”Engadgetseems to imply there are other trigger phrase as well but no others are remark specifically . We attempt it out and can confirm that type “ Happy New Year ! ” results in blue , clickable text . Fireworks appear that reckon like this :
For people who ca n’t be with their loved ones , this might be a playfulness distraction that makes it feel like they are with the friends who are send photos from various locations of celebration . But it genuinely feels kind of somber in action . No sound is heard , just a quick little burst of people of color appears . That ’s about as exciting as those plasticparty poppersthat are supposed to shoot streamers but just terminate up plopping out a musket ball of cram up tissue paper paper .
There ’s nothing wrong with this humble Easter egg . Hopefully , everyone finds it delightful and go on with their life sentence . For me , it just feels like a reminder of all the ways that Facebook wants to creep into my living and replace various of import IRL experiences .
https://gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerberg-wishes-he-could-control-people-like-cod-1786014128
What started as “ a place for friends , ” became a place for folk too ; then , a place for fake friends ; then , a place for tidings ; then , a post for fake news and on and on . Now , it ’s a place for New Year ’s Eve . Pew pew , fireworks . God lie with what the future of societal networking will look like if Zuckerberg and Oculus can actually make practical reality a mainstream matter .
By all way , click the puritanical text at midnight tonight and watch the fireworks . And maybe look up from the phone after and make a resolution to pass less meter on Facebook this year .
[ Engadget ]
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