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by: geoff - Wed, 3 Aug 2022 02:44 UTC

On 3/08/2022 11:59 am, RichA wrote:
> Quora and Pinterest.

> Quora is a pain, never ask it a question unless you want it "following you" around the net.
>

... and sending you emails asking you to answer inane questions.

geoff

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by: David Brooks - Wed, 3 Aug 2022 09:03 UTC

On 03/08/2022 09:38, RichA wrote:
> On Tuesday, 2 August 2022 at 22:44:55 UTC-4, geoff wrote:
>> On 3/08/2022 11:59 am, RichA wrote:
>>> Quora and Pinterest.
>>> Quora is a pain, never ask it a question unless you want it "following you" around the net.
>>>
>> .. and sending you emails asking you to answer inane questions.
>>
>> geoff
>
> I SO miss the days of going to Google, clicking on an image of interest and immediately getting a high-rez shot of something. Now, it's low rez CRAP and you have to be dragged to someone's website to see them.

I've found that using Wikipedia brings good results.

Here's an example:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_Bridge_from_St_Olaf_Stairs.jpg

Try viewing the various sizes.

Pick another subject?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Amegilla_cingulata_on_long_tube_of_Acanthus_ilicifolius_flower.jpg

I hope that helps! :-)

--
Kind regards,
David

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by: nospam - Wed, 3 Aug 2022 09:57 UTC

In article <6b77e5fe-c156-4397-a385-747e7af547bbn@googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rander3128@gmail.com> wrote:

> I SO miss the days of going to Google, clicking on an image of interest and
> immediately getting a high-rez shot of something. Now, it's low rez CRAP and
> you have to be dragged to someone's website to see them.

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tech / rec.photo.digital / Re: Two websites that should be wiped of the face of the Earth

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Re: Two websites that should be wiped of the face of the Earth	geoff
Re: Two websites that should be wiped of the face of the Earth	David Brooks
Re: Two websites that should be wiped of the face of the Earth	nospam