Want to wade into the snowy surf of the abyss? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid.
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The post Xitter web has spawned so many āesotericā right wing freaks, but thereās no appropriate sneer-space for them. Iām talking redscare-ish, reality challenged āculture criticsā who write about everything but understand nothing. Iām talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. Theyāre inescapable at this point, yet I donāt see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldnāt be surgeons because they didnāt believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I canāt escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)
@rook @BlueMonday1984 Android has asked me daily to update to v.14 for about 7 months.
Iāve said no every day, and it seems itās a very small price to pay :-)
Iām sure not updating your OS will save you from all security exploits, thatās a sound strategy
@V0ldek Well I lent my phone to a friend, who accidentally clicked to agree an update. Expensive mistake, for me. It downloads updates (at my expense using mobile data, potentially, disregarding restrictions).
The charging limit at 80% is now broken and so there is no way to start the day with a nearly-full battery, without waking to a battery thatās been simmering at 100%. The battery will probably be knackered within less than a year.
So itās now my spare phone, replaced by a Fairphone without foistware and with the ability to control my own updates.
@V0ldek Meanwhile I try not to be sure of anything, but I reasonably confident that āsarcasm is the lowest form of witā.
I understand a reasonable amount about exploits, but Iāll keep your comment in mind.
Donāt know who the source of this quote is but it sounds like cope by someone bad at sarcasm ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ