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Sir Plew

@lbpheretic

A husband. Father of 3. MBA. I am interested in technology, software development, the operating systems Android, ChromeOS & iOS/iPadOS, cars and light aircraft.

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And I am not boosting iOS. My iPhone is riddled with annoying bugs at times.

Android, in my experience, is actually less buggy in the long run. My $0.02.

11.03.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Domino's app keeps signing me out on my Pixel 10.

Works perfectly on my iPhone 13 Mini.

Go figure.

11.03.2026 14:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A thick serif font showing the number 50, but the counter (the center) of the zero is cut out in the shape of the Apple logo. The number is floating on top of a rainbow colored background which follows the colors of the vintage Apple logo. Light and dark drop shadows make it look like the numbers are morphing out of the background slightly.

A thick serif font showing the number 50, but the counter (the center) of the zero is cut out in the shape of the Apple logo. The number is floating on top of a rainbow colored background which follows the colors of the vintage Apple logo. Light and dark drop shadows make it look like the numbers are morphing out of the background slightly.

While I'm working on the PonoPlayer episode, I'm also working on something fun for Apple's 50th anniversary! See you on April 1st!

10.03.2026 22:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So Trump has successfully created Schrodinger's war?

10.03.2026 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So Trump has successfully created Schrodinger's war? I mean:

10.03.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yeah, it is a Game Key version of Resident Evil Requiem for Switch 2, but Best Buy gave me a nice discount coupon so I figured why not? It includes Resident Evil 7 and 8, too. #ResidentEvil.

09.03.2026 17:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
09.03.2026 17:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What Pixel do you have, again? Looks good!

09.03.2026 17:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love my Vizio TV. Never used the Vizio account. Win-win.

09.03.2026 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lost Hunter: The Enigma of Sonia Belmont
Lost Hunter: The Enigma of Sonia Belmont YouTube video by SindraVania Projects

Sounds like it's been confirmed that Sonia is indeed the new Belmont heir in Belmont's Curse, bringing her story into new light.

Since the game was announced, I've seen an uptick in interest in my old Sonia lore vid. It'll be interesting to eventually compare #Castlevania

youtu.be/oij-oH9QTt4?...

09.03.2026 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Google really loves to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

They dump modern looking icons so some people with vision problems (not hating on those people, hating on the icons) and everyone else can be stuck with ugly Windows 8 era flat icons, instead?

Can we have a choice?

08.03.2026 17:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nothing beats a bright red cardinal popping against that boring white snow! It is like a tiny spark of life when everything else looks totally dead. Honestly, seeing that vibrant crimson is the ultimate winter mood booster for me. They really make the desolate winters a lot more bearable, too!

07.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wonder if this is a tiny hint the Steam Frame (and maybe Steam Machine) are coming soon? Saw this on iOS App Store. :) imgur.com/a/steam-fram...

06.03.2026 15:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So, once again, Google will double up on their efforts. ChromeOS sticks around for education and business and Aluminium OS for the consumer segment.

Classic Google having two of everything.

06.03.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, once again, Google will double up on their efforts. ChromeOS sticks around for education and business and Aluminium OS for the consumer segment.

Classic Google having two of everything.

06.03.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This seems like something that the Pixel Watch 2 could easily do, as well. They are both very close, hardware wise, like CPU, etc.

Hopefully Google gives it to the PW2 in a future Pixel Drop but I definitely have my doubts. :( #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelWatch.

06.03.2026 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pixel 10a and Pixel Buds 2a in Berry colorway have arrived! My buddy will be taking the Pixel 10a and I will get the Pixel Buds 2a! I really do love this color, Google! #PixelSuperFans. #GooglePixel. #TeamPixel. #Pixel10a.

05.03.2026 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I hope @Google starts shaming developers that actively avoid implementing edge-to-edge and/or circumvent edge-to-edge with custom insets and padding, so there is no transparency behind the nav and status bar.

Enough is enough. Even apps on A16 look like trash due to lazy coding.

05.03.2026 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope @Google starts shaming developers that actively avoid implementing edge-to-edge and/or circumvent edge-to-edge with custom insets and padding, so there is no transparency behind the nav and status bar.

Enough is enough. Even apps on A16 look like trash due to lazy coding.

05.03.2026 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I kinda dig how the Citrus MacBook Neo matches my Lemongrass Pixel 10.

Citrus? Lemon?

05.03.2026 15:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I might get a Citrus MacBook Neo if and when a sale price for Black Friday happens. I would definitely get the 512 GB one. You also get Touch ID. 256 GB is fine on my Mac Mini M4 because I got 2 TB attached to it via Thunderbolt 4. But I rather have at least 512 GB on the go.

05.03.2026 15:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FedEx is back to its old stupid ways. It promises a delivery day, misses it, can not figure out when it will actually deliver for a couple of days, then switches it to a day that is way later.

And the item is actually significantly further away than where it started, lmao.

05.03.2026 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My buddy's Pixel 10a (and my Pixel Buds 2a) are on the way and should arrive tomorrow! $399 is a very good deal! #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #Pixel10a. imgur.com/a/pixel-10a-...

04.03.2026 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hopefully Google either goes with the rumored Tensor chip in the Pixel Watch 5 or goes with this Snapdragon Wear Elite chip.

Regardless, they better start supporting Pixel Watches longer than 3 years. Or my PW2 is my last. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans.

04.03.2026 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean, it literally reduces the brightness and resolution of the phone's display. Less pixels are being lit up. Sacrifices that are likely very acceptable to privacy-minded folks, I am betting.

04.03.2026 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wicked, then SpongeBob? Methinks Google is not recognizing the target demographic of Pixel phones.

03.03.2026 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shot on my Pixel 10 (non Pro) at 20x. No AI enhancements, just slightly cropped for framing. I love the pop of red color in this otherwise dismal day. Looks great. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #ShotOnPixel. #Pixel10.

03.03.2026 15:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So, basically, any right to privacy is dead. And I am sure this has been the case for a very long time.

Just that now they hook the data they harvest illegally to an LLM and ask it questions to even more easily conduct surveillance on people! What a time to be alive! www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...

03.03.2026 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your approach is similar to mine. I rather not argue with people on social media. Mainly because I have better things to do but also because:

I mainly follow what Mark Twain said: "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." :)

03.03.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Remove redundant "on" above. Oops.

02.03.2026 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0