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    • @DontTreadOnBigfootEnglish
      28•1 year ago

      Betteridge’s Law of Headlines

      Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.

      It is based on the assumption that if the publishers were confident that the answer was yes, they would have presented it as an assertion; by presenting it as a question, they are not accountable for whether it is correct or not.

      [The adage does not apply to questions that are more open-ended than strict yes–no questions.]

      • rhythmisaprancer
        1•1 year ago

        So is there something like “DontTreadOnBigfoot’s law of laws,” that everything has a law?

  • @btaf45English
    16•1 year ago

    Android has at least one major advantage over Apple. It lets you use alternate app stores and sideways loading.

    • @sir_reginaldEnglish
      14•1 year ago

      you can replace the whole OS if you wanted to. iPhones will always be golden jails.

        • @sir_reginaldEnglish
          3•1 year ago

          well of course you have to take into account those factors when buying a phone. In Android phones it’s still a possibility, unlike with iPhones where your phone will be more Apple’s property than yours.

            • @sir_reginaldEnglish
              3•1 year ago

              I’m not shilling for Android. I hate Android and I hate Google. Yet, I have to use Android because the alternative is way worse.

              I made the comparison with Apple because that was what the original comment said. Of course I hate Apple, just as I hate Google. I wouldn’t even touch an Android phone if it weren’t because they can be completely degoogled. iPhones can’t be deappled.

              And yes, it requires technical knowledge and carriers’ devices are locked down. But as I said, it’s a possibility. Not for the common person, of course, but those who need or want it, will find that option.