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> "reputable" pop suggestions Do you know what reputable means? Then why are you so obviously twisting the meaning of what I am saying to fit your argument?

mindslight 3y ago
No, I don't. The word has many meanings, especially these days. And it's doing a lot of work in your argument.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  Reputable simply means of good repute. Having good reputation. I.E. being credible and having credibility. In the context of tech savvy users, it wouldn't refer to the 'pop' articles you refer to.
  - mindslight 3y ago
    As I said, the word is doing most of the work of your argument. I can totally see someone saying the exact same thing you are, and then pointing to some throwaway article on some popular Android news site and calling it reputable - in an earlier comment you indicated that these reputable articles can be found by "searching", which with how search engines tend to work these days is like the exact opposite of reputable. And as I've said for the nth time now, you could end this abstract discussion with a link to like anything concrete. I addressed your specific reference to Island and Work Profiles in general, which you have just ignored. I myself use Shelter on Graphene, it has its place. But using Work Profiles on a black box proprietary Android distribution just seems like adding a false sense of security.
    - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
      > As I said, the word is doing most of the work of your argument. It's really not. Saying it twice doesn't make it so. You just decided to make an issue of it for some reason. > then pointing to some throwaway article on some popular Android news site and calling it reputable - in an earlier comment you indicated that these reputable articles can be found by "searching", which with how search engines tend to work these days is like the exact opposite of reputable. I expect a tech savvy user to understand the difference between a garbage site and a reliable, reputable site. > And as I've said for the nth time now, you could end this abstract discussion with a link to like anything concrete. How about you just stop replying? Why keep it going this long when we clearly disagree? I find such behavior baffling. If I wasn't interesting in putting in time to provide links before, given the tone of this discussion, why do you think I would be now?
      - mindslight 3y ago
        Throwing out dubious security advice, especially as a lemma for downplaying legitimate concerns, requires backing it up with details. If you don't want to have tedious discussions, the sooner you supply those details the better. FWIW you were the one who said you were going to stop replying, but apparently you care just enough to dig your heels in on the content-free part of your argument, but not enough to actually fill any details of what you're trying to advocate.
        PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        I haven't thrown out any dubious security advice. I made a point which seems to have gone over your head, and that you've turned into both a strawman and discussion of semantics. Absurd. And you don't get to dictate the terms of any discussion. All your comment is showing here is that you need to have the last word and want to argue for the sake of arguing. So have at it. You're no longer worth my time.
        mindslight 3y ago
        And this point that went over my head was? Don't confuse understanding with disagreement. I started off curious what you might be referring to, if it wasn't just work profiles. I still am. But now I'm mostly just amazed how set you are in arguing some abstract unsubstantiated point, when a simple link could have supported it long ago. (Also for reference, if someone said "I've read about Covid from a reputable source", what would you think?)

mindslight 3y ago

No, I don't. The word has many meanings, especially these days. And it's doing a lot of work in your argument.

PrimeMcFly 3y ago
Reputable simply means of good repute. Having good reputation. I.E. being credible and having credibility. In the context of tech savvy users, it wouldn't refer to the 'pop' articles you refer to.
- mindslight 3y ago
  As I said, the word is doing most of the work of your argument. I can totally see someone saying the exact same thing you are, and then pointing to some throwaway article on some popular Android news site and calling it reputable - in an earlier comment you indicated that these reputable articles can be found by "searching", which with how search engines tend to work these days is like the exact opposite of reputable. And as I've said for the nth time now, you could end this abstract discussion with a link to like anything concrete. I addressed your specific reference to Island and Work Profiles in general, which you have just ignored. I myself use Shelter on Graphene, it has its place. But using Work Profiles on a black box proprietary Android distribution just seems like adding a false sense of security.
  - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
    > As I said, the word is doing most of the work of your argument. It's really not. Saying it twice doesn't make it so. You just decided to make an issue of it for some reason. > then pointing to some throwaway article on some popular Android news site and calling it reputable - in an earlier comment you indicated that these reputable articles can be found by "searching", which with how search engines tend to work these days is like the exact opposite of reputable. I expect a tech savvy user to understand the difference between a garbage site and a reliable, reputable site. > And as I've said for the nth time now, you could end this abstract discussion with a link to like anything concrete. How about you just stop replying? Why keep it going this long when we clearly disagree? I find such behavior baffling. If I wasn't interesting in putting in time to provide links before, given the tone of this discussion, why do you think I would be now?
    - mindslight 3y ago
      Throwing out dubious security advice, especially as a lemma for downplaying legitimate concerns, requires backing it up with details. If you don't want to have tedious discussions, the sooner you supply those details the better. FWIW you were the one who said you were going to stop replying, but apparently you care just enough to dig your heels in on the content-free part of your argument, but not enough to actually fill any details of what you're trying to advocate.
      - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        I haven't thrown out any dubious security advice. I made a point which seems to have gone over your head, and that you've turned into both a strawman and discussion of semantics. Absurd. And you don't get to dictate the terms of any discussion. All your comment is showing here is that you need to have the last word and want to argue for the sake of arguing. So have at it. You're no longer worth my time.
        mindslight 3y ago
        And this point that went over my head was? Don't confuse understanding with disagreement. I started off curious what you might be referring to, if it wasn't just work profiles. I still am. But now I'm mostly just amazed how set you are in arguing some abstract unsubstantiated point, when a simple link could have supported it long ago. (Also for reference, if someone said "I've read about Covid from a reputable source", what would you think?)