I agree. It's slightly political here, but easily avoided and you rarely see attacks. I used to enjoy Google+ for the same reasons. The crowd was smarter, geek

I agree. It's slightly political here, but easily avoided and you rarely see attacks. I used to enjoy Google+ for the same reasons. The crowd was smarter, geekier and seemed a far cry from the Facebook swamp. Unfortunately in the last 6 months or so G+ has been infiltrated. This place and a few subreddits are all I know of.