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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad
Subject: Re: Piece of shit iOS has absolutely zero privacy for God's sake
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Date: 27 Nov 2024 20:00:43 GMT
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On 2024-11-27, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2024-11-27 09:12, *Hemidactylus* wrote:
>> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>>> On 2024-11-24 23:04, -hh wrote:
>>>
>>>> No, I
>>>
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>> I fully agree with you, but find this a losing battle. <S>
>
>
> It doesn't matter.  I've found many other groups where there are more 
> people who are:
>
> -polite
> -humble and/or genuinely subject matter experts (and not snide about it)
> -can talk about a shortcoming of iPhones v. Android w/o making it a 
> black and white battle for the souls of the human race
> -broader range of valuable inputs and insights
> -no trolls (not very long anyway)
> -no moderation delay - but a-holes get ejected within hours if not minutes
>
> So I tell myself at least once per week not to bother coming here ...
> and one day (probably soon) I will heed my own advice.  And by "here"
> I mean usenet (I use about 6 NG's).

Same, because the signal to noise ratio here is substandard due to the
unchecked trolling activity. Look at the group's current activity as an
example. 

> Reddit is a vast area and it's hard to find "the right place" (I don't
> spend enough time on it, so hard to find "the right place").

You have some control over what shows up in your Home feed on Reddit. So
your place can look however you want in that respect. And there are
moderators (though that can cut both ways).

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JR