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  • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

    Just let me compute in peace.

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    @neil

    Great post !

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    • woe2you@beige.partyW woe2you@beige.party

      @graves501 @neil
      I don't want your app
      No no no no no no no
      I have a browser

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      @woe2you @neil Perfect!

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      • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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        @neil I read this whole post in the tone of the rant from "Network" (1976) https://youtu.be/M96UAUJWW3Y?t=72

        “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this any more!”

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        • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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          @neil ALL OF THIS

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          • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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            @neil Hear! Hear!

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            • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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              I think that most folk will 150% agree with this and some. Thank you!
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              • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                @neil I was just commiserating with @rose_alibi along these lines. 👏

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                • coreysnipes@hachyderm.ioC coreysnipes@hachyderm.io

                  @neil I was just commiserating with @rose_alibi along these lines. 👏

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                  @coreysnipes @rose_alibi Annoying, isn't it!

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                  • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                    @neil - Reminds me of that old song with the chorus line that says "Signs, signs, everywhere signs. Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind."

                    (apologies for the youtube link. hoping that one doesnt have an ad)

                    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U1b3acUNyGg

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                    • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                      @neil About those "rate our service" nags, my brother says "No. I bought the thing. I'm not doing your advertising for you".

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                      • annehargreaves@ioc.exchangeA annehargreaves@ioc.exchange

                        @neil About those "rate our service" nags, my brother says "No. I bought the thing. I'm not doing your advertising for you".

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                        @annehargreaves Exactly! If I like something else to toot or blog about it, I will do that of my own initiative 🙂

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                        • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                          @neil but how will our 1673 partners be able to truly respect your privacy if they can't put a cookie in your browser....

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                          • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                            @neil @tinker 💯 This.

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                            • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                              @neil Amen.

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                              • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                                @neil Great list! It's exhausting. I keep a similar list on my /nope slash page : https://baty.net/nope/

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                                • jbaty@social.lolJ jbaty@social.lol

                                  @neil Great list! It's exhausting. I keep a similar list on my /nope slash page : https://baty.net/nope/

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                                  @jbaty Annoying, isn't it!

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                                  • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

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                                    @neil > No, I don’t want your app. You have a website. And yes, if you pretend that I can only do something via your app because I’m on a mobile browser, of course I’ll switch to desktop mode.

                                    Then you get firms like Argos, where they've removed any ability to pay off any of your Argos card balance from their website, so you have to use the app. There is literally no other way to do it. And the app is called MyArgos, so for a while there the launcher I used to use wouldn't see it when I searched for 'Ar', meaning I had to remember its stupid, shitty name.

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                                    • djdarren@mendeddrum.orgD djdarren@mendeddrum.org

                                      @neil > No, I don’t want your app. You have a website. And yes, if you pretend that I can only do something via your app because I’m on a mobile browser, of course I’ll switch to desktop mode.

                                      Then you get firms like Argos, where they've removed any ability to pay off any of your Argos card balance from their website, so you have to use the app. There is literally no other way to do it. And the app is called MyArgos, so for a while there the launcher I used to use wouldn't see it when I searched for 'Ar', meaning I had to remember its stupid, shitty name.

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                                      @DJDarren Arrrrr.

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                                      • paddyduke@mastodon.socialP paddyduke@mastodon.social

                                        @neil “We use invasive tracking to make your experience better.”

                                        Meanwhile the reset password link has been going to a 404 for at least three months, nothing on the site is keyboard accessible, and there are multiple unsolicited videos playing over the top of the article all at once.

                                        Forgive me if I’m somewhat suspicious about whether “making my experience better” is actually the priority here.

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                                        @paddyduke @neil Grr, you're reminding me of the email from *someone* (don't ask me to remember who, it was an entire month ago - where the unsubscribe link was not, in fact, a link. So off to spam hell it goes.

                                        (And it was from a vendor I was happy with and will probably buy from again.)

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                                        • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                                          @coreysnipes @rose_alibi Annoying, isn't it!

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                                          @neil And ironically, just leaving me alone is often the simpler, easier path from a technical point of view. 😕

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