Mike Stevens

@mikestevens
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🇦🇺 Mumbling about cars at http://whichcar.com.au | Dad, designer, journalist, photographer, gadgethead, cyclist. Lefty. VC (Very Cool.) Proud of my ADHD. 💪
Where am I?http://getmikestevens.com/links

Just gonna say that I'm over here. See ya there?

https://bsky.app/profile/mikestevens.bsky.social

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I'd love to know why the Google Translate on #Android widget has so much unusable padding above and below it...

"Waa! Sugoi! I had one just like this before you kids came along...
those were the days"

"😂 Sure you did Pop, now let's get you back to the retirement home"

"Baka na gaki-domo..." ⌁ instagram.com/towa_civic

China’s lunar probe returns to Earth with first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185575/china-lunar-probe-lands-earth-first-moon-far-side-sample
China’s lunar probe returns to Earth with first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon

China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft landed back on Earth with the first soil and rock samples ever retrieved from the far side of the Moon.

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Welp. Just sold my big curved 32" display so I guess we're gonna see how the #Asus #Zenbook Duo and my little Asus ProArt display go on their own! Gulp. (I'll probably buy another big display when we get to Berlin.) #AsusZenbookDuo #windows
Can I just say, it is infuriating that #YouTube search doesn't honour any of the Google search operators. Wrapping a specific search term in quote marks should work, damn it, as should using a dash to exclude words. Apparently it once did, but it sure don't now.

At first I thought this would look dumb, but actually it looks awesome and I'm in. #TransformersOne

https://youtu.be/5a09yJU-mCI?si=ur5Ru-1MLbjrbg3w

Transformers One | Official Trailer (2024) - Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson

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New #Motorola Edge 50 range is very handsome. Real wood back on one of them, suede-like artificial leather on another. High-end chips. Tasty! #android

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24131435/motorola-edge-50-ultra-pro-fusion-wood-panel

Motorola is bringing the wooden phone back with its new Edge series

Motorola is debuting a trio of new Edge phones, including a 50 Ultra with a “real wood” back panel option.

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I really want a dumbphone, but I feel like I need at least these basics: email, RCS messaging, & maps. I can live without the rest (my Ricoh GRIIIx is always with me), & really I suppose I could live without email when I'm out and about, but I'd just end up cutting errands or lunches short to get back to my desk for that time sensitive email I was waiting on.

And I suppose if I were in Europe, I'd want whatsapp too.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24132479/hmd-boring-phone-heineken-bodega

The Boring Phone is a nostalgic branding exercise by HMD and Heineken

Heineken and HMD’s limited edition Boring Phone is a retro flip phone with no apps — just good vibes and a Snake game reminiscent of Nokia’s classic candybar phones.

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This is it. Negative reviews don't kill companies, they merely 🔦 shine a light on them. You can't just release a bad product & hope testers will be generous. Companies with that big an investment don't get the benefit of the doubt on a "maybe it'll be good later" US$700 product. Maybe some testers 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 be that generous. But it's not owed or even deserved — and as MKBHD says, the only people who deserve anything is the audience, and that's an honest review. #HumaneAiPin

https://youtu.be/QztFpzKsdeA?si=gQ6Ks2BquqTs1Upu

Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies?

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