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• Greg. Tingey commented on Why I'm not on Google Plus
  @ 111 & 112 Aaron I already pointed out how BiG could not be trusted with even impersonal data - as in Google Maps. Enough people seem really concerned that this is a monumental scre-up, by a company that is normally quite sure-footed, so something has gorn sewiously worng .... See also @ 117 "Google needs a "don't be bloody stupid" policy." Too right, cobber! @ 119 ü => Alt+0252 @ 135-138 et al "Your name is Yevaud!" "Yes" said a great husky, hissing voice. "My truename is Yevaud, and my true shape is this shape." - from: "The Rule...
• sabik.eta commented on Why I'm not on Google Plus
  Technically I'm in violation of the name policy, which requires a first and last name in the same language. "Avram" is Hebrew; "Grumer" is, well, we're not certain, but probably Germanic in origin. Not exactly a rare combination. Nice pick... that would be discrimination based on ethnic origin, yes? There are laws against that in my country (and many others). For now, I'm posting on the Help Forum to see what they say :-)...
• Feòrag commented on Why I'm not on Google Plus
  I have a Diaspora account, but am having trouble finding anyone else I know who does. I'd like to use it more, especially as Google+ is turning out to be a pain....
• bjacques commented on Why I'm not on Google Plus
  This. My nym is from "Blacque Jacques Shellacque," the French-Canadian lumberjack who occasionally went up against (and lost to) Bugs Bunny. It was 1990 and I was new to the BBSes, and I never thought of a better one. 21 years later, and "bjacques" is older than a few of my friends. I can live with Facebook's cavalier attitude to my privacy, because I've never 1) explicitly admitted to illegal drug use or 2) talked about the place where I work, and never will. Other than that, I say what I like. Google+ is good for filtering posts so relatives...
• hugh.messenger commented on Why I'm not on Google Plus
  I find myself in the almost deliciously ironic position of fighting to use my real name on Google+. Which I have no qualms about giving them, as I've been on the 'tubes since the DARPAnet days, and long since gave up on the pretense of having "privacy" on the net. My spore can be tracked back on Usenet to about 1983, so not much point in closing the stable door now. And if Google want to exchange limitless cloud storage, email, calendaring, etc for my demographic data, they are welcome to it. If that helps someone convince me to spend...