So I’m kind of frustrated right now.

Correction, I’m super frustrated right now. I went on to register my Facebook username to only find the two names I wanted, jasonfleck and jason.fleck, were both taken by the same douche bag!

WHAT THE FUCK?!

Is it really possible to get multiple usernames and link them to the same profile? I mean this dude’s profile has the same friends and everything. So from what I can tell, it’s the same profile. Honestly, I’m just as pissed at the fact I forgot to log on to Facebook Friday night to claim my user name as I am at the douche bag that stole both my names, but still, that’s not the point.

What am I going to do about it? Absolutely nothing. I’m going to cry about it on my blog and that’ll be life. I’m too lazy to report him and I can’t really tell if he is exploiting the system or not. Probably the only thing I could do is complain of nudity and hope the Facebook powers that be check out his profile.

Whatever, I’m over it. I ended up snagging www.facebook.com/jaephlec so that’s satisfying. What username did you grab?

Photo cred: hamed

Facebook overhauled their chat system yesterday and I like what I see.

The first thing you’ll notice is the new streamlined feel. The entire window is much more compact and more visually pleasing. In keeping the design compact, they did remove the profile pictures, which I have heard some flak over, but seriously, get over it.

Furthermore, the user is now given greater control over the privacy options in the chat window. Choosing who can see you and when they can see you is a nice feature to have — especially when you want to stay invisible from pesky individuals…

 Facebook has been revamping their entire system recently and I’ve heard varying thoughts on the changes. What do you think? Do you like the changes being implemented or should Facebook revert back to their old ways?

Over the past month, I’ve found myself paying more and more attention to Smashing Magazine. Me likey.

Seriously, these guys cover everything from sweet design concepts all the way to the proper coding of HTML or CSS. The content is always fascinating and the writing rocks.

Check them out. Leave some comments.

Are there any other great “design” (I quoted it because it seemed like the most fitting term even though Smashing Mag really isn’t a design blog) blogs out there? Let me know by commenting below.