※ David Blue ※ @DavidBlue@mastodon.social

okay, #poll:
if you could pick one and only one, which would you rather YOUR current wireless carrier prioritize?

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how to become as powerful as me On The Computer. https://bilge.world/poweruser-tips-software-shortcuts

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as I've been saying, hardware innovation left my ability to thoroughly understand it in the dust long ago, but.... I can't see how Geekbench scores really mean anything on your fucking phone, ya know?

here I was, worried the sideloaded shit on there running on a dev beta build would surely slow the phone down, but I just recorded the best of the three Geekbench 5 runs I've ever put it through lol. https://github.com/extratone/bilge/issues/45#issuecomment-792174708

guys.........

I think I took it too far this time.....

signed for one too many betas without thinking...............

Pocket Casts’ look is like… pornographic to me for some reason. (the reason: way too much time spent on my fucking phone lol)

(and I will send them a share link to my ridiculously huge brand asset archive so they can make images look nice.)

SHOW ME SOMEBODY WITH A BETTER LINKTREE. https://linktr.ee/davidblue

don't you just love hearing ad reads for Northrup-Grumman sprinkled throughout This American Life? 😊

wh

HOLY.

it wasn’t even *that* much of a pain in the ass, honestly, though I have absolutely no interest or talent invested in emulating games from gen x youth on my cellular, personally.

now GRAN TURISMO, on the other hand…

yes, dorks, it is now not only possible and legal to emulate fuckin snes games on your iPhone without jailbreaking, it’s also quite smooth and beautiful thanks to the guy who made the alt store. http://rileytestut.com/blog/2019/09/25/introducing-altstore/

ya know, I think unsettling little anecdotes are exactly what was missing from weather apps. this feels right.

UGH. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/03/brave-is-launching-its-own-search-engine-with-the-help-of-ex-cliqz-devs-and-tech/

hey! I participated in this! https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/03/apple-hearing-study-shares-new-insights-on-hearing-health/

reminder that bozo and his shitty tablets have blood on their hands.

oh my god this set is astonishing. https://youtu.be/Xf-1wy1Ltfk

like... where the fuck have these been... for like... the whole history of the web browser...