Hiya all -
So I am new to the forum - just registered earlier today to try and get some help as I migrate from the *Buntu to deb. I just have a few thoughts here about the process.
The registration process is crazy unfriendly. I was trying to register from a boot of a linux live usb. Stock firefox. I simply could not do it. I think there is something sitting on my network blocking ads, and probably some google bs. Apparently your cookie prompt and your lovely airplane question, i suspect, rely on a google service of some sort. googleapis maybe idk. but it's a huge PITA. After literally HOURS I was only able to register properly by using the live and using my phones hotspot to get around that. I guess it's my problem for my network blocking some google services (despite how many people are trying to de-googlefy their lives) so bad on me, but I just thought that I would express my frustration at it, even if it's not technically your fault.
So that brings me down to the anti-spam and captcha(?). I get that there is a legitimate need to reduce spam and mechanically generated accounts. Unfortunately that's just a problem (been like that for decades unfortunately) and it needs defended against. So you have, I guess, three anti-spam quetions, even though only the first one actually identifies itself as one, with a number to boot, but it's easy enough to guess what's happening. I would just have a few suggestions. #1 whatever. #2 are you a cat? and you choose cat or human. Not really an answer to the question tho, are you a cat would be answered yes or no. #3 Operating System. I guess you can Intuit that you wanted the answer of Debian. A little unclear, could be asking what OS are you on as I was using a win machine at some point since i was having troubles.
The airplane thing was a bit rough too. I had troubles. Obviously I got through it but maybe some changes, as it's not obvious. Technically it's not REQUIRED to have a parachute to fly a plane, if you want to be super specific about things you don't REQUIRE a runway either as you can launch an airplane that is tethered to another plane. Not just a glider but here is a quote from google "The need for a runway can be eliminated for a fixed-wing aircraft by launching and recovering using off-board a launch and recovery system (LARS) as does the InSitu ScanEagle and AAI Pioneer drones, such as using rocket-assisted takeoff or pneumatic rails and landing by flying into a catch net." So if you are going to be super specific about parachutes just saying that is a super specific exemption as well.
And just one final suggestion - i'm not sure what the situation with the e-mail is, but maybe someone needs to look in to it. I Finally got registered, then no e-mail. Waited like 20 mins, went to the site, triggered resend of e-mail. Wait and no luck. Finally after requesting a second time and waiting another 20 minutes, i received the confirmation. Only 1. Don't know if it's on my side or what but we're not using uucp any more these days, or batch synching via the BBS at night (yeah I remember those days lol) but i'm sure it should go a bit faster![:)]( "Smile")
So please don't take this as aggressive bitching or whining. I'm really just venting my frustration. I don't want to burn any bridges in here, since im so new to here, but venting is venting![:)]( "Smile")
Have a great day everyone and feel free to ignore me, call me a whiner or whatever lol Whatever makes you happiest![:)]( "Smile")
So I am new to the forum - just registered earlier today to try and get some help as I migrate from the *Buntu to deb. I just have a few thoughts here about the process.
The registration process is crazy unfriendly. I was trying to register from a boot of a linux live usb. Stock firefox. I simply could not do it. I think there is something sitting on my network blocking ads, and probably some google bs. Apparently your cookie prompt and your lovely airplane question, i suspect, rely on a google service of some sort. googleapis maybe idk. but it's a huge PITA. After literally HOURS I was only able to register properly by using the live and using my phones hotspot to get around that. I guess it's my problem for my network blocking some google services (despite how many people are trying to de-googlefy their lives) so bad on me, but I just thought that I would express my frustration at it, even if it's not technically your fault.
So that brings me down to the anti-spam and captcha(?). I get that there is a legitimate need to reduce spam and mechanically generated accounts. Unfortunately that's just a problem (been like that for decades unfortunately) and it needs defended against. So you have, I guess, three anti-spam quetions, even though only the first one actually identifies itself as one, with a number to boot, but it's easy enough to guess what's happening. I would just have a few suggestions. #1 whatever. #2 are you a cat? and you choose cat or human. Not really an answer to the question tho, are you a cat would be answered yes or no. #3 Operating System. I guess you can Intuit that you wanted the answer of Debian. A little unclear, could be asking what OS are you on as I was using a win machine at some point since i was having troubles.
The airplane thing was a bit rough too. I had troubles. Obviously I got through it but maybe some changes, as it's not obvious. Technically it's not REQUIRED to have a parachute to fly a plane, if you want to be super specific about things you don't REQUIRE a runway either as you can launch an airplane that is tethered to another plane. Not just a glider but here is a quote from google "The need for a runway can be eliminated for a fixed-wing aircraft by launching and recovering using off-board a launch and recovery system (LARS) as does the InSitu ScanEagle and AAI Pioneer drones, such as using rocket-assisted takeoff or pneumatic rails and landing by flying into a catch net." So if you are going to be super specific about parachutes just saying that is a super specific exemption as well.
And just one final suggestion - i'm not sure what the situation with the e-mail is, but maybe someone needs to look in to it. I Finally got registered, then no e-mail. Waited like 20 mins, went to the site, triggered resend of e-mail. Wait and no luck. Finally after requesting a second time and waiting another 20 minutes, i received the confirmation. Only 1. Don't know if it's on my side or what but we're not using uucp any more these days, or batch synching via the BBS at night (yeah I remember those days lol) but i'm sure it should go a bit faster
So please don't take this as aggressive bitching or whining. I'm really just venting my frustration. I don't want to burn any bridges in here, since im so new to here, but venting is venting
Have a great day everyone and feel free to ignore me, call me a whiner or whatever lol Whatever makes you happiest
Statistics: Posted by enesha — 2024-01-15 21:45 — Replies 2 — Views 385