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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · 13h

"glasses sold separately for $50"

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · 13h

lol $99

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · 20d

My view:
- I will adopt digital ID if it is something you add to your Google Wallet. There also needs to be a physical version for those with unsupported devices/dumbphones.
- I will NOT adopt digital ID if it is a dedicated app that needs access to my location, call logs, etc and/or contains ads.

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · 20d

sometimes you never know what you have until it's gone

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · 25d

Every year the reasons to use an Android over iPhone are disappearing.

In 2017-18, Samsung's main line of attack against Apple was they had a headphone jack. There was a whole series of ads about this.

Then Android manufacturers got rid of the headphone jack. Then the SD slot. And now sideloading.

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · 25d

Those who were into Android in the late 2010s asked manufacturers for three major updates per device. This was at a time when flagships became obsolete in three years of release.

They misinterpreted this request as "we want to be more like iPhone". We do NOT. We just wanted three major OS updates.

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · 28d

Even more powerful OSA? You gotta be fucking kidding me.

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Sep 10

British people really will allow 1984 to be implemented under the guise of "safety". I actually don't think many people will protest until there are posters saying "Peter Kyle is watching you" everywhere and two minutes hate for anyone who doesn't want the govt spending £2bn on free ChatGPT Plus.

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Sep 8

nah fuck this

Sky News @news.sky.com · Sep 8

US tech and finance giants to join Trump on second UK state visit

The boss of Nvidia, the chipmaker which has become the world's most valuable public company, is among the corporate chiefs lining up to accompany President Donald Trump on next week's state visit to the UK.

news.sky.com

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Sep 6

I'm not supporting Trump but this is so made up.

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Sep 2

based, fuck influencers

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Sep 1

please get rid of peter kyle

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Sep 1

I thought freeaboos were people who idolised the US.

Weaboos - Japan
Teaboos - Great Britain
Ouiaboos - France
Freeaboos – USA

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Aug 31

Teachers unions will really say exclusions are racist, discriminatory against SEN, or classist, and then they are shocked when many kids don't respect their teachers anymore and beg the parent to help. No doubt there are bad parents, but there isn't really much that can be done about it.

Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Aug 30

lol I didn't exist when he joined Steam yet I'm an adult

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Aug 29

YES. This would be a great idea, along with phones that come with it preloaded.

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Mira 💜 Synthetic Goth @mirasynth.stream · Aug 27

I hope we start seeing more linux phone operating systems come into the fold… it’s getting ridiculous now

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Chas @charliesbrainpipe.com · Aug 29

Tech companies have a weird kink for keeping customers safe from themselves.

Just give us the choice and put a paragraph in the T&Cs saying "we bear no responsibility if you damage your device doing this"

Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · Aug 27

Google is building a giant, dystopian wall around the Android garden.

Over the summer they quietly stopped releasing the source code for "Vanilla" Android, slowing GrapheneOS to a halt.

Now this.
Soon, being able to manage your own files on your own smartphone will be a luxury of the past.