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Sir Plew

@lbpheretic.bsky.social

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

53 Followers  |  109 Following  |  258 Posts  |  Joined: 16.04.2025  |  2.3706

Latest posts by lbpheretic.bsky.social on Bluesky

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If Trump keeps calling it the Epstein hoax, why is he ordering investigations into prominent Democrats in relation to it?

Is it a hoax or legitimate enough investigate it further?

Messaging mayhem as usual from that guy.

16.11.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lol!

That Googler rn: x.com/assembledebu...

16.11.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor GreeneπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on X: "President Trump just attacked me and lied about me. I haven’t called him at all, but I did send these text messages today. Apparently this is what sent him over the edge. The Epstein files. And of course he’s coming after me hard to make an example to scare all the other https://t.co/EcUzaohZZs" / X President Trump just attacked me and lied about me. I haven’t called him at all, but I did send these text messages today. Apparently this is what sent him over the edge. The Epstein files. And of course he’s coming after me hard to make an example to scare all the other https://t.co/EcUzaohZZs

That feeling when the lying, double-speaking, self-aggrandizing, and hypocritical aspects all finally click into place and you realize the type of person Trump really is and the shock sets in. x.com/repmtg/statu...

15.11.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Galaxy Edge and iPhone Air being released, unloved by most and then canceled should serve as a shining beacon to OEMs to stop with the thin phone concept. People want more battery and more cameras, not less. People do not want to pay more for less.

I saw this coming.

14.11.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Google Clock 8.3 rolls out toned down alarm background [U] Following the Material 3 Expressive redesign in August, Google Clock 8.3 is rolling out with a solid background for alarms and other tweaks.

I actually liked having my wallpaper as the background, not gray! How about let us use our Material You color or even a blurred wallpaper as the alarm background?

Stop changing this crap just for the sake of it, Google! #Android16. #Material3Expressive. 9to5google.com/2025/11/13/g...

14.11.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How about create a filter for only main conversations to appear in the list of conversations? OR dedicated tabs in the bottom button bar that only show the threads OR the main conversations. Cripes, anything would be better at this point.

Fix this unusable mess, now, @Google.

13.11.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You CAN unfollow threads and they disappear but they still technically exist.

What is even more annoying is that there is a filter button to only SHOW THE THREADS, but there is no such button to do the opposite and only show the main conversations, which is such a stupid design.

13.11.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot be the only one who thinks the way Google Chat handles threaded conversations is insanely cumbersome and user-unfriendly right?

Every thread creates its own mini conversation and clutters up the list of conversations with dozens of these which is terrible for usability.

13.11.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorta unrelated except the thumbnail. But seeing my Lemongrass Pixel 10 always puts a smile on my face. Love that colorway. #TeamPixel. #PixelSuperFans. #GooglePixel. #Pixel10.

13.11.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love my Steam Deck OLED! I bet I would love a Steam Machine!

12.11.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting! Though I do wonder how they will price the Steam Machine? I would guess it will be pretty competitive. I love my Steam Deck OLED and I already use it as a handheld and I stream to my TV for big screen gaming.

Will decide if it fits my setup once pricing is available.

12.11.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No test needed. Lots of people will buy/defend anything from a company they have aligned themselves with or made their identity.

Same thing works with politicians.
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11.11.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. The main thing I dislike on iOS 26.1 on my iPhone 13 Mini is RAM management. Apps that I used a few minutes ago are reloading and it is getting harder to ignore.

Battery life is definitely down from iOS 18.7.1, as well, but not terribly so. Maybe an hour or so. #iOS26.

11.11.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.11.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Day 3 on iOS 26.1 on my iPhone 13 Mini. Battery life is definitely not bad. I would say slightly worse than iOS 18.7.1. But I am still testing.

RAM management has definitely taken a hit. Apps reload noticeably more often but the CPU powers through reloading. #iOS26. #iPhone13.

10.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The one thing I dislike is the Liquid Glass clock on my black space lock screen wallpaper has turned the font that was previously red to an extremely dark burgundy. It kinda looks like congealed blood.

I have to mess with that to fix it. Otherwise it has been fine? #iOS26.

09.11.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So far, to my amazement, performance has been pretty darned good, with no lagging or stuttering and it seems as fast as before on iOS 18.7.1. Battery life seems fairly on par, as well, but it will take a while to truly determine.

I will keep you updated on it. #iOS26. #iPhone13.

08.11.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I honestly can not believe I did this.

Word to the wise, folks, never perform an update when you are tired.

07.11.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh crap! I accidentally updated my iPhone 13 Mini to iOS 26.1 instead of iOS 18.7.2! #iOS26.

07.11.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Definitely a far cry from the heat generated from the Pixel 6a and P7 in our household that are now gone to a new home. Lol.

05.11.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I never felt my Pixel 8 ran hot, maybe slightly warm, on 5G, doing normal stuff, even taking pictures and videos and them being uploaded to Google Photos, etc.

But my Pixel 10 is clearly cooler even on strict 5G only usage under almost all scenarios. Yay. #Pixel10. #TeamPixel.

05.11.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I mean, GOP owns the executive branch, congressional branch, and majority of the Supreme Court but:

It is the Democrats' fault.

05.11.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Compared to my Pixel 8 shot, from a month ago, which I also really liked for what it was: bsky.app/profile/lbph...

04.11.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shot on my Pixel 10 (non Pro) at 20x zoom. No AI or enhancements, straight out of the phone, with only a crop in post for framing. Looks really great to me considering this is the "bad" telephoto camera according to some. #PixelSuperFans. #GooglePixel. #TeamPixel. #Pixel10.

04.11.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It still does this. It WILL go for a longer stretch without the Gmail widget forgetting it is supposed to refresh, maybe 5-6 days, now. I think it is related to adaptive battery just killing the refresh service after a while.

Never had this problem on my Pixel 8. #Android16.

04.11.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I like it. Anything is better than the same-y four-color icons we have now. I never really liked those because they made the cognitive load of discerning the individual apps from each other much too high.

04.11.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would say that I hate Standard Time (and I do), but, honestly, I am just sick and tired of having to adjust to ANY time change. It is disrupting as hell and it screws my already tenuous sleep quality for a week or more.

But our government will do nothing about it. Useless.

03.11.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately, this version of Doom plays like shit, though. x.com/lord_arse/st...

31.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meanwhile, I am migrating a bunch of our old Windows 10 laptops to Linux Mint because planned obsolescence is a thing and I am done with it. #Linux. #Windows10. #Windows11. x.com/windowslates...

30.10.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, now Bluesky has changed it to Liquid Glass, too! Lol!

28.10.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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