XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:53:01 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
      
   > CrudeSausage    
   > news:697cc895$0$19$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:04:53   
   > GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:14:47 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
   >   
   >>> He seems to be a bit of an Apple fanboy going by the interesting   
   >>> discussion I've had with the individual so far. I think it's   
   >>> especially cute that he accuses me of making up stories and otherwise   
   >>> failing to prove what I've been writing about the issues. I've posted   
   >>> links to videos discussing it, I've also shared google search results   
   >>> along with the query I used to get them. And a discussions.apple link.   
   >>> What else must I provide to prove that I'm not writing stories about   
   >>> this?   
   >>   
   >> He's like a muhammedan, absolutely nothing will compromise his absolute   
   >> devotion to his Apple faith. I don't even bother with his posts   
   >> anymore.   
   >> He's in the bin like every other Apple zealot.   
   >   
   > I usually just ignore rather than apply a filter because I might want to   
   > read something they've written previously or in the future. I do this   
   > when I've reached a certain point and come to the conclusion that a   
   > discussion isn't actually possible. I'm nearly there with him. I've   
   > posted the same content that supports what I've written about several   
   > times now. I've ignored his shady efforts to infer I wrote/said   
   > something I didn't. I've even ignored the fact he doesn't want to   
   > discuss his actual knowledge/experience with pcb level repair so that I   
   > could get a better idea of his actual knowledge of what I've been   
   > discussing vs that of an end user. Who doesn't really know or care   
   > what's under the hood or how it's laid out as long as it works.   
   >   
   > It did surprise me to learn that he didn't know that modern Apples   
   > haven't been able to use external media if their internal drive fails   
   > for several years now. He really thought he had a way out, that his   
   > wouldn't become a useless paperweight if/when something happens to the   
   > internal drive that cannot be replaced. He may not have learned much   
   > (due to his choice not to do so) but he did learn that. It's not much   
   > progress based on what I've been reading about him, but, it's a smidge.   
      
   I've said it before but I actually had an Apple MacBook Air M1 I got for a   
   ridiculously low price in 2023. I bought it almost by accident on eBay   
   while this machine was in the shop. Honestly, I loved it. The battery life   
   was superb, the screen was nice and the keyboard and touchpad felt great.   
   It was pretty bad for screen sharing in class, but that was because I   
   liked to use it mirrored and the screens we have in class max out at   
   1080p. However, once I learned about how it would commit suicide once I   
   reached my TBW, it just had to go. Honestly, I never even _thought_ of a   
   driver's TBW before learning about Macs commit suicide once theirs is   
   reached. After all, if a component fails on a PC, I always have the option   
   to replace it. Removing that possibility meant that even a machine I liked   
   a lot had to be sold.   
      
   Nevertheless, I wish I hadn't sold it for as cheap as I did. It was $500   
   CDN and I got a low ball offer that I accepted. Had I known that eBay   
   would go on to charge me seller fees too, I would have just held on to it.   
   The buyer was also dishonest and "wanted to return it" in the hope that I   
   would offer him a refund without him needing to send me back my machine.   
   Instead, he opted for a further refund of like $25 because of a dent he   
   found. In other words, the whole sale was a complete waste of my time and   
   money. These things still sell for way more than that on eBay presumably   
   because people are unaware that they're ticking time bombs.   
      
   >>> Those video links I shared contain a lot of useful information if he   
   >>> or anyone else is actually interested in learning about this vs   
   >>> attempting to troll...Just stating what should be obvious.   
   >>   
   >> He doesn't want to learn; he wants to defend Apple with his life if   
   >> necessary.   
   >   
   > I've gotten that impression as well. Especially after reading his latest   
   > replies and continued efforts to deny what I've shared multiple times   
   > now. I'm starting to suspect he's playing games...Anyhow, the   
   > information I've shared covers my position. All one needs to do is read   
   > the material and watch the videos.   
      
   Much like with Shit proper, Anal Shit should be a permanent part of   
   everyone's filter.   
      
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