Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Spooge Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-10 Subject: Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 22:19:27 -0000 (UTC) Organization: SP00GE Lines: 64 Message-ID: References: <061120181234479589%nospam@nospam.invalid> <071120180933002666%nospam@nospam.invalid> <071120181113045080%nospam@nospam.invalid> <071120181205555306%nospam@nospam.invalid> <081120180033224043%nospam@nospam.invalid> <081120181049081056%nospam@nospam.invalid> <081120181323038164%nospam@nospam.invalid> <081120182152382740%nospam@nospam.invalid> <081120182219259170%nospam@nospam.invalid> Injection-Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 22:19:27 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ab386ba8688a92a81bc508c8ff322572"; logging-data="24909"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/L0/5uiSRBzvtK+g7EiNF5" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:TlLa087uMDr6Ov5xXU9BpU/RbcU= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:119380 comp.os.linux.advocacy:476454 alt.comp.os.windows-10:78291 On Fri, 9 Nov 2018 15:13:32 -0700, Snit, tweeted: > On 11/9/18 2:33 PM, Spooge wrote: >> On Fri, 9 Nov 2018 12:01:06 -0700, Snit, tweeted: >>> On 11/9/18 2:54 AM, Spooge wrote: >>>> On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 20:32:30 -0700, Snit, tweeted: >>>>> On 11/8/18 8:19 PM, nospam wrote: >>>>>> In article , Snit >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> however, chromebooks are very strong in education. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And as a teacher, I have to admit that I made the choice to move to >>>>>>>>> Chromebooks myself in the school I worked at a few years ago. They tend >>>>>>>>> to last longer than any PC and since they reset with each reboot, you >>>>>>>>> don't have to worry about security as much as you would a PC in general. >>>>>>>>> Whatever PCs the schools do reset as well since they load the operating >>>>>>>>> system from scratch every time, but the boot process ends up being >>>>>>>>> insanely slow in contract to a generic Chromebook. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> yep, and if a chromebook is damaged, simply replace it, the kid logs in >>>>>>>> and all of his work is as it was before. they're also cheap enough that >>>>>>>> it doesn't matter that much. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheap enough if the school has money... which is sadly not a given. >>>>>> >>>>>> that is very true. >>>>>> >>>>> Schools in my district have no text books. It is insane. >>>> >>>> It isn't insane. >>>> Do you live in a poor area? >>>> Money doesn't grow on trees. >>>> Someone has to earn it to pay the taxes that support the school. >>>> >>> You demonstrate a key difference between liberals and conservatives. >>> Liberals tend to believe that we, as a society, are better off with an >>> educated population, one that can better compete with other countries >>> and which can better understand what is happening in the world so they >>> can make wise voting decisions. >> >> So you participating in a fund raiser is out of the question? >> What I said is somebody has to _pay_ for it. >> I don't care if they are liberal or conservative. >> >> I like the last sentence, which is a long, drawn out way of saying >> indoctrination. >> >>> Conservatives fear an educated population and do not understand the >>> value of investing in the future. The more educated people are the less >>> likely they are to buy into the divisive nature of conservative politics. >> >> You are fuckin locked in on this conservative vs liberal nonsense. >> > > Interesting movement of goal posts as you cry about people being > educated and we, as a society, investing in the future. Interesting way of saying you value education, you just don't want to help pay for it :) -- Do not write below this line ____________________________