I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the new Pixel 10 Pro but I tell you what, I strongly suspect if I had watched the entire Google presentation yesterday where Jimmy Fallon looked overly-coked and pretended to be excited about the Tensor 5 chip, I might have sworn off all Google products forever
@scalzi incidentally, I'm curious what your decision-process is between Mastodon and Bluesky. I gather the Threads stuff tends more toward generic.

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"The used car salesman of late night"

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Is there a word that combines the qualities of sycophant and cuck? Is cuckophant a word?
@scalzi I got a Zenfone 11. Call me a Luddite, but I love having a headphone jack.
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I didn't think I could have an even lower opinion of Google until you mentioned Fallon shilling for them.
@scalzi One of my watchwords has become, "Never rely on a Google product, no matter how new, how established, or how seemingly successful. You never know whether it will still exist tomorrow."
@scalzi Just do what I do. Close your eyes. It's true in my case I can't help it, since I'm blind, but you don't have to see stuff you dont want to and still retain your excitement for this new phone. :)
@scalzi Out of curiosity, what's drawing you to the pro and not the base model? Camera?
@scalzi I guess that’s why it went on sale an hour before the event