misc.phone.mobile.iphone newsgroup statistics for 10/2024

[badgolferman]

XanaNews Statistic for misc.phone.mobile.iphone. 11/01/2024 07:48:57

From article 67578 (10/01/2024 06:41:30) to article 67899 (10/31/2024
22:02:32)

Number of threads ................... 26
Number of articles .................. 323
Average articles per thread ......... 12.42
Number of unanswered posts .......... 10


Top Threads

Ranking Articles Subject
------- -------- ----------------------------------
1 76 green bubble syndrome
2 59 did this group die?
3 26 Apple’s Custom 5G Modem Will Be An All-In-One
Connectivity Solution
4 25 Re: iFixit iPhone 16 Pro teardown
5 23 Can ;a USB chargiing cable be connected but bad?
6 21 RCS messaging to one user fails
7 19 Re: Helene Survivors Cannot Apply for $750 Because
They Do Not Have a Phone or Computer
8 18 Recommended chargin limit
9 17 Trump accuses Kamala Harris of staging Hurricane
Helene briefing photo: 'You have to plug the cord into the phone for it
to work!'
10 10 New iPhone 16 Pro Reports Highlight Latest Battery
Problems
11 6 unused wifi profiles
12 4 Hacker attack via phone possible?
13 3 Finally Apple joins the modern world with default
app selection
14 2 iOS 18 calendar
15 2 Why Surgeons Are Wearing The Apple Vision Pro In
Operating Rooms
16 2 Do airplane consoles work with an Apple iPhone 14?


Top Posters

Ranking Articles Name Most Used Newsreader
------- -------- -------------------------- --------------------
1 48 badgolferman NewsTap
2 43 Jolly Roger slrn
3 42 Alan Mozilla Thunderbird
4 23 Alan Browne Mozilla Thunderbird
5 21 Chris NewsTap
6 21 Andrews tin
7 20 Jörg Lorenz Mozilla
8 12 micky Forte Agent
9 8 Wilf Mozilla Thunderbird
10 8 *Hemidactylus* NewsTap
11 8 Your Name Unison
12 7 Andrew PhoNews
13 6 Cameo NewsTap
14 6 sms Mozilla Thunderbird
15 5 Ant tin
16 4 Skeeter MicroPlanet-Gravity
17 4 Paul Goodman NewsTap
18 3 Baxter Xnews
19 3 John Hill Usenapp for MacOS
20 3 -hh Mozilla Thunderbird
21 2 knuttle Mozilla Thunderbird
22 2 pothead slrn
23 2 citizen winston smith Mozilla Thunderbird
24 1 Governor Swill Forte Agent
25 1 Lake


Top Newsreaders

Ranking Articles Newsreader Users
------- -------- -------------------------------------------- -----
1 90 Mozilla Thunderbird 12
2 72 NewsTap 6
3 45 slrn 2
4 26 tin 2
5 24 Mozilla 5
6 16 XanaNews 1
7 13 Forte Agent 2
8 8 Unison 1
9 7 PhoNews 1
10 6 Xnews 4
11 4 Usenapp for MacOS 2
12 4 <unknown> 4
13 4 MicroPlanet-Gravity 1
14 2 ForteAgent 2
15 1 Betterbird (Windows) 1

[Andrews]

Post by badgolferman
6 21 Andrews tin

Thanks badgolferman for the stats as each month lately, when I see your
stats in the Apple newsgroup, it reminds me to shuffle the headers a bit.

The value of any Usenet post isn't in the headers anyway - that's just
information aggregators use to track everything that you do on Usenet.

Since none of the headers are important anyway (the value of the package
isn't in the headers but in the data that is in the body of the message),
I munge them periodically to obfuscate my identity (which fools no human).

The value of a Usenet post isn't in the wrapping paper but in the package,
much like the hundreds of dollars of 'free stuff' I keep getting from
Amazon Vine daily - they warn us not to comment at all on the packages!
<https://amazon.com/vine>

Only morons care about the wrapping paper more than the value inside.

The morons think the goal is to hide from "them", when I don't change a
thing when I post (same image style for decades), so they're just shouting
out how stupid they are when they excitedly exclaim "I found you!".

It's like you put a big fat Easter egg in the middle of the yard and then
you send out the kids (telling the non mentally handicapped ones to leave
the obvious eggs for the handicapped kids) and then... as expected... the
handicapped kids exclaim in fantastic joy that the "Found the hidden egg!"

It even happened when I merely added an "s" to the moniker - where,
apparently, the Lorenz & Baker morons how "clever" they were to finally
figure who Andrews really was... (after weeks & dozens of posts!).

You gotta admit, those Apple trolls are utter geniuses (in their own mind).

Anyway, you reminded me to change the headers a bit, where the randomizer I
run just randomly picks someone else's headers and uses those each time.

[badgolferman]

Post by Andrews
Anyway, you reminded me to change the headers a bit, where the
randomizer I run just randomly picks someone else's headers and uses
those each time.

Just please don't use mine again.

[Andrews]

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
Anyway, you reminded me to change the headers a bit, where the
randomizer I run just randomly picks someone else's headers and uses
those each time.

Just please don't use mine again.

Hi badgolferman,

We've both been posting to Usenet for a very long time (as I remember you
and Steve way back when posting to alt.home.repair before the likes of
"micky" trolls turned into such as cesspool that Paolo Amaroso of aioe fame
simply blacklisted the newsgroup in its entirety - it was that bad.

One thing you must admit about me is I make mistakes. Not many. But I make
them. We both agree on that, right?

Another thing you must admit about me is that I accept them. Openly.
Publicly. You know that to be true also.

That mistake I admitted and apologized for, and I even explained it, which,
interestingly enough, is the same randomization that I explained just
moments ago on my header obfuscation.

You see, I know the value of a Usenet post isn't in the wrapping paper.
The value is inside the box.

Every day I get three boxes 'free' from Amazon Vine, for example, of up to
$100 a package (for a possible taxable-income total of over one hundred
thousand dollars a year in imputed fair-market-value income from Amazon).
<https://amazon.com/vine>

I'm an "employee" of Amazon Vine, so to speak, with a maximum allowed
"income" of over $100K/year where three packages a day arrive at my
doorstep, and Amazon explicitly forbids me from speaking about the mere
package.

They're not giving me $100K/year in free stuff to talk about the headers.

Dumbshits talk about the packaging.
Amazon Vine doesn't want dumbshits.
There are plenty of them out there (9,999 of 10K people are dumbshits).

Amazon doesn't want dumbshits like the Apple trolls always prove to be.

They want intelligent well-educated knowledgeable people who can add
incisive detailed accurate information about what's *inside* that package.

That's me.
Why else did Amazon pick me to invite to Amazon Vine?

Did any of the religious zealots get invited to Amazon Vine, for example?
I doubt it. I'm sure you doubt it also.
<https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+get+invited+to+amazon+vine>

But what you do NOT doubt, is that I speak fact, and, if, perchance, I make
a mistake, and if that mistake is pointed out to me, I openly admit it.

Don't I?
Do Apple trolls have the same ethical code of honor as I do, badgolferman?

[badgolferman]

Post by Andrews
Hi badgolferman,
We've both been posting to Usenet for a very long time (as I remember
you and Steve way back when posting to alt.home.repair before the
likes of "micky" trolls turned into such as cesspool that Paolo
Amaroso of aioe fame simply blacklisted the newsgroup in its entirety
- it was that bad.

I've been on Usenet even before you saw me in alt.home.repair. I
actually remember sms in alt.autos.toyota from several years before.
Honestly I can't say what year, but likely around the mid to late
1990's. I got my first 1989 Toyota Camry in 1995. I got my first
personal computer in 1994 when we had to use dial-up modems to logon to
AOL. I started looking up ways to repair my Camry and discovered
Usenet and alt.autos.toyota. Even then sms had all the answers as he
does now...

Post by Andrews
One thing you must admit about me is I make mistakes. Not many. But I
make them. We both agree on that, right?

Everyone does.

Post by Andrews
Another thing you must admit about me is that I accept them. Openly.
Publicly. You know that to be true also.

You do. But that is a rare attribute, especially here in
misc.phone.mobile.iphone. I can immediately think of a few people who
could use that virtue.

Post by Andrews
That mistake I admitted and apologized for, and I even explained it,
which, interestingly enough, is the same randomization that I
explained just moments ago on my header obfuscation.

You did explain it and eventually apologized for it.

Post by Andrews
You see, I know the value of a Usenet post isn't in the wrapping
paper. The value is inside the box.

Sometimes the wrapping is useful if you want to find it later.
Searching on headers works better than searching on content. And now
that Google Groups has dropped out of Usenet that's even more so.

Post by Andrews
But what you do NOT doubt, is that I speak fact, and, if, perchance,
I make a mistake, and if that mistake is pointed out to me, I openly
admit it.
Don't I?
Do Apple trolls have the same ethical code of honor as I do,
badgolferman?

According to them, they are NEVER wrong.

[Alan]

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
Hi badgolferman,
We've both been posting to Usenet for a very long time (as I remember
you and Steve way back when posting to alt.home.repair before the
likes of "micky" trolls turned into such as cesspool that Paolo
Amaroso of aioe fame simply blacklisted the newsgroup in its entirety
- it was that bad.

I've been on Usenet even before you saw me in alt.home.repair. I
actually remember sms in alt.autos.toyota from several years before.
Honestly I can't say what year, but likely around the mid to late
1990's. I got my first 1989 Toyota Camry in 1995. I got my first
personal computer in 1994 when we had to use dial-up modems to logon to
AOL. I started looking up ways to repair my Camry and discovered
Usenet and alt.autos.toyota. Even then sms had all the answers as he
does now...

Post by Andrews
One thing you must admit about me is I make mistakes. Not many. But I
make them. We both agree on that, right?

Everyone does.

Post by Andrews
Another thing you must admit about me is that I accept them. Openly.
Publicly. You know that to be true also.

You do. But that is a rare attribute, especially here in
misc.phone.mobile.iphone. I can immediately think of a few people who
could use that virtue.

Post by Andrews
That mistake I admitted and apologized for, and I even explained it,
which, interestingly enough, is the same randomization that I
explained just moments ago on my header obfuscation.

You did explain it and eventually apologized for it.

See if he'll admit that I am in fact:

A BWM owner.

A road racing driver.

A race driving instructor.

:-)

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
You see, I know the value of a Usenet post isn't in the wrapping
paper. The value is inside the box.

Sometimes the wrapping is useful if you want to find it later.
Searching on headers works better than searching on content. And now
that Google Groups has dropped out of Usenet that's even more so.

Post by Andrews
But what you do NOT doubt, is that I speak fact, and, if, perchance,
I make a mistake, and if that mistake is pointed out to me, I openly
admit it.
Don't I?
Do Apple trolls have the same ethical code of honor as I do,
badgolferman?

According to them, they are NEVER wrong.

LOL!

[Andrews]

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
We've both been posting to Usenet for a very long time

I've been on Usenet even before you saw me in alt.home.repair.

Me too. I was just using a.h.r as the example of where I "met" you.

Steve helped me find a nondescript pool store, for example, where I still
get my HASA chlorine and muriatic acid from to this day - thanks to Steve.

I was on Usenet using SunOS computers (before Solaris) using tin & rn.
It's been a long time using nntp for this long-retired aging octogenarian.

It's interesting though that folks like Jolly Roger have been on Usenet
just as long - where years ago I saw Jolly Roger attack someone saying that
Apple had so many more apps than Google had for Android and that justified
Jolly Roger viciously (and sadistically, actually) attacking that poster.

Have you ever noticed that folks like Jolly Roger immediately attack people
simply for saying a statement of fact about Apple that they don't like?

Post by badgolferman
actually remember sms in alt.autos.toyota from several years before.
Honestly I can't say what year, but likely around the mid to late
1990's. I got my first 1989 Toyota Camry in 1995. I got my first
personal computer in 1994 when we had to use dial-up modems to logon to
AOL. I started looking up ways to repair my Camry and discovered
Usenet and alt.autos.toyota. Even then sms had all the answers as he
does now...

I used to be famous on the Toyota and Bimmer websites for posting the best
repairs as I autopsied every part. Funny thing... on the Toyota the only
things I need to do were cooling systems, brakes, clutches, etc.

But on the bimmer.... and beemer... OMG.... there's no dearth of repairs!

When I left, I kept getting mails from the admins asking me if I was ok.
They thought I died (you thought I died once also, as I recall).

I gave the cars away so there were no more repair DIYs to write for them.
Now I write for Amazon, so to speak, as I'm trying to up my 'compensation
from only up to $100K/year to unlimited by doing product reviews for them.
:)

I'll spend more time reviewing stuff as they get more expensive (like
laptops and desktop PCs, and even iPhones if they give me some to test).

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
One thing you must admit about me is I make mistakes. Not many. But I
make them. We both agree on that, right?

Everyone does.

Well, I post a lot. And I post a lot of detail. And that detail is often
repeated in subsequent posts. So I can make mistakes in that, particularly
the Apple trolls love to pounce when I don't clarify every sentence every
time.

It's like I say Apple was accused of a crime.
And then they say that Apple wasn't tried for it.
And then I say Apple pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
And then they try to claim Apple wasn't accused of the crime so therefore
Apple was innocent all along of any wrongdoing... (and so on, forever).

With these Apple trolls like Alan Browne, Alan Baker, Jolly Roger, nospam,
Lewis, Chris, Hemidactylus, Joerg Lorenz, et. al, you have to have your
lawyer write every line or they'll play games with the fact you didn't
repeat everything from the start.

Have you noticed, for example, how Alan Baker loves to play games with your
words, badgolferman?

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
Another thing you must admit about me is that I accept them. Openly.
Publicly. You know that to be true also.

You do. But that is a rare attribute, especially here in
misc.phone.mobile.iphone. I can immediately think of a few people who
could use that virtue.

Well, I'd love to ask nospam about his "nobody needs it" and "nobody wants
it" for a ton of things that Apple eventually got around to implementing.

I think the reason the Apple trolls can't admit when they're wrong is
mostly that they're always wrong - since they're really low IQ people.

They can't discern a fact from an assessment of that fact, and they believe
everything Apple tells them (e.g., that Apple is "safer" than Android).

They also have been told their entire lives that they're stupid.
But Apple loves them.

They fit in with Apple zealots.
You don't fit in with them. Neither does Steve. Nor Ant.

That's because you are not Apple zealots.
It's an "us versus them" mentality with the Apple trolls like Alan Browne.

They can't even bring themselves to call anyone who tells the truth about
Apple to be a person. Seriously. They are that childish in thinking.

Have you, for example, ever noticed Alan Brown calls you and me an "it"?
He thinks that calling us an "it" makes us non human to him.

That way Alan Browne can ignore any truth about Apple products we say.

Seriously. I study Jolly Roger & Alan Browne in particular.
Have you noticed that Alan Browne calls you and me "it" to dehumanize us?

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
That mistake I admitted and apologized for, and I even explained it,
which, interestingly enough, is the same randomization that I
explained just moments ago on my header obfuscation.

You did explain it and eventually apologized for it.

Yes. I did. Would nospam do that? I doubt it. Would Alan Baker admit he
didn't even know what bimmers & beemers are called in racing circuits when
the entire point of the name was precisely due to racing of motorcycles.

How can a person claim to be knowledgeable in these fields when they don't
know what EVERYONE knows and I don't even claim to be in racing circles.

They're that ignorant of EVERYTHING.

Which is an important point actually - as these Apple trolls like Alan
Browne get their sense of self worth from things like Apple white papers.

Have you ever noticed that Alan Browne LOVES to tout Apple white papers?
Have you ever wondered why?

I did.
I realized that these Apple trolls have been told they're stupid their
entire lives but in Apple circles, Apple (effectively) tells them they are
utter genius's.

Ever wonder why Alan Browne revels in resale value of Apple old phones?
Ever think of why Alan Browne revels in Apple encryption white papers?

These Apple religious trolls get much of their self worth from the long
lines outside of Apple stores re-affirming their belief system that says
they "belong" to the clique of people "lucky enough" to own Apple product.

Their ego being tied up in Apple is part of why they're Apple trolls.
Have you ever noticed that is inherent in all the familiar Apple trolls.

But not in you.
Not in me.
Not in Ant.
etc.

Have you noticed that you're *not* in their I-Love-Everything-About-Apple
clique where they actually attack you for saying truths about Apple?

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
You see, I know the value of a Usenet post isn't in the wrapping
paper. The value is inside the box.

Sometimes the wrapping is useful if you want to find it later.
Searching on headers works better than searching on content. And now
that Google Groups has dropped out of Usenet that's even more so.

Heh heh heh... the whole point is NOT to be able to find me by a machine.

The funny thing is I can't even find my own tutorials from twenty years ago
as, truth be told, I don't even look at what the header says.

I don't even know the name I'm posting under as it doesn't show up in my
gVim text editor until I send the article out - and it's too late by then.

The only thing that matters to me is the value of the gift in the package.

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
But what you do NOT doubt, is that I speak fact, and, if, perchance,
I make a mistake, and if that mistake is pointed out to me, I openly
admit it.
Don't I?
Do Apple trolls have the same ethical code of honor as I do,
badgolferman?

According to them, they are NEVER wrong.

What I find interesting is they don't own the intelligence to disassemble
an argument. They devolve into kindergarten personal attacks instead.

Have you ever noticed that in any of the well-known Apple trolls?

You say a fact about Apple.
They don't like that fact.
So they attack YOU instead.

Have you ever noticed that trend in these Apple zealot trolls badgolferman?

[*Hemidactylus*]

Post by badgolferman

Post by Andrews
Hi badgolferman,
We've both been posting to Usenet for a very long time (as I remember
you and Steve way back when posting to alt.home.repair before the
likes of "micky" trolls turned into such as cesspool that Paolo
Amaroso of aioe fame simply blacklisted the newsgroup in its entirety
- it was that bad.

I've been on Usenet even before you saw me in alt.home.repair. I
actually remember sms in alt.autos.toyota from several years before.
Honestly I can't say what year, but likely around the mid to late
1990's. I got my first 1989 Toyota Camry in 1995. I got my first
personal computer in 1994 when we had to use dial-up modems to logon to
AOL. I started looking up ways to repair my Camry and discovered
Usenet and alt.autos.toyota. Even then sms had all the answers as he
does now...

Post by Andrews
One thing you must admit about me is I make mistakes. Not many. But I
make them. We both agree on that, right?

Everyone does.

Post by Andrews
Another thing you must admit about me is that I accept them. Openly.
Publicly. You know that to be true also.

You do. But that is a rare attribute, especially here in
misc.phone.mobile.iphone. I can immediately think of a few people who
could use that virtue.

Post by Andrews
That mistake I admitted and apologized for, and I even explained it,
which, interestingly enough, is the same randomization that I
explained just moments ago on my header obfuscation.

You did explain it and eventually apologized for it.

Post by Andrews
You see, I know the value of a Usenet post isn't in the wrapping
paper. The value is inside the box.

Sometimes the wrapping is useful if you want to find it later.
Searching on headers works better than searching on content. And now
that Google Groups has dropped out of Usenet that's even more so.

Post by Andrews
But what you do NOT doubt, is that I speak fact, and, if, perchance,
I make a mistake, and if that mistake is pointed out to me, I openly
admit it.
Don't I?
Do Apple trolls have the same ethical code of honor as I do,
badgolferman?

According to them, they are NEVER wrong.

misc.threeway.circle.jerk would be a better newsgroup for this obnoxious
crap.