The moaning old git thread

[Rixington43]

They didn't state who it was better for I guess 🤔

[Barbel Mick]

If you're happy to keep your phone & don't require a new updated one look for a Sim only contract.
I am with Tesco as Sim only and for £10 month get
5000 minutes....5000 text and 8GB of Data, on a 12 month contract.
There might be better deals out there but that'll do for me.

Edit......Tesco use the 02 network I I have had no problems with coverage in the UK.

[SimonW]

On the subject of iPhone vs Android, I'm done with Google's constant invasion of my privacy. This extract from a post on Reddit sums it up nicely for me:
"On the other hand I won't use Android at all. While I don't like Apple's closed culture, I can't stand Googles deceptions. It's secretive spying, tracking and forced marketing hidden behind the friendly facade and pretense of innovation. All carefully managed by a team of "community engagement" people."

[Mr Nick]

And obviously Apple do absolutely nothing untoward with your entire life you need to give them access to for your interconnected world to work? I don't think there's a large scale provider of anything these days that hasn't monetised your data to the hilt.

[SimonW]

Nope, they're all bad, as you say. It's just Google is by far and away the very worst (check out the study which looked at how many times Android phones home even overnight when not in use, amongst others). Apple is the least-worst. At least they don't flog your data to absolutely everyone. Probably because they make money from their very expensive (by comparison) hardware, whereas Android handsets are dirt cheap, because you are the product.

And in fairness to Apple, you don't actually have to grant very many priveleges to have a decent experience, again unlike Android.  As an example, I checked the photo gallery on my Android table the other day before I wipe it and flog it. Samsung Gallery wouldn't open unless I gave it access to location, contacts and calendar. WTF? Just no. And why doesn't GPS location work in the middle of nowhere unless I turn on wifi and mobile data on my Android handset? Google tells me it's more accurate if it uses wifi. But halfway along a trail in the middle of nowhere? WTF? Just no.

[Fat Rat]

We all know that the Americans regularly invent words, what I am hearing more often is 'become'. 'I have become lots of emails' 

[Rusty Nuts]

Are you sure the "become" isn't just the filter substituting "g-o-t-t-e-n"?

[Fat Rat]

Bloody Americanism filter 

Oh, wait 

[MartinW]

 

[Brockett]

either way... if whatever it is that is written is proper English, it won't be edited, or subject to substitution.

[Rusty Nuts]

Not necessarily. The filter is a blunt instrument. What's unEnglish about "ill-g o t t e n gains" for example? And I can't even write the u and n together without it being converted to "one". ( incidentally, try writing an expletive that rhymes with punt but begins with a c and marvel at the substitution.)

[MartinW]

Don't be such a marshmallow Rusty

[StromGeeza]

scunthorpe

[StromGeeza]

...is a lovely place.

[Rusty Nuts]

Smarshmallowthorpe wouldn't fit on the sign, presumably.

[Tusker]

marshmallow,, I just had to try

[Ambergnat]

Marshmallows (with a 'c') aside ,  another invented word which pees me of is 'Revert'

I don't know whether it's the fault of the yanks or just the numpties I work with, but too many of them are adopting it as an alternative to 'get back to' or 'reply' - as in, "thanks you for your help I will revert later", to which my answer invariably is, "to what? a monkey? an amoeba?" 

[Rusty Nuts]

"Delete" being used instead of remove,  e.g. charcoal canister delete...or turn signal delete. No. You are physically removing things. Words and letters can be deleted on paper or on screen.

[Joe Rocket]

"Normalcy"

Aargh! What happened to normality?   

[Rusty Nuts]

I'm the other way round, Joe. I've always used normalcy and not normality.