I got kinda conned into a Pixel 10 Pro XL. It’s huge and it’s heavy, and it doesn’t really feel that much more useful than the S10e it replaced.
What I want it for is basically a media player, quick internet look-upper, and maybe instant messenger. The ability to get “Hey I’m at the front entrance” and reply “Cool I’ll let you in”. My Galaxy S4 Mini did every piece of that.
It’s getting uncomfortably difficult to do without a cell phone. Everything wants to be an app. Like, it’s one thing when a restaurant allows you to order via app because then they can be making your order while you’re on your way to get it. But when they won’t print a menu, they’ll ONLY allow customers to order via an app, like a waiter comes up to your table and tells you you have to scan a QR code. Parking, public transit, starting into goddamn government functions, now require an app. Which is a problem if you VISIT a city rather than live there.
When I was a teenager, I would have been excited to have a powerful, capable computer with a fantastic screen and constant high speed internet access that fit in my pocket. But damn if they didn’t go and ruin it.
I got kinda conned into a Pixel 10 Pro XL. It’s huge and it’s heavy, and it doesn’t really feel that much more useful than the S10e it replaced.
What I want it for is basically a media player, quick internet look-upper, and maybe instant messenger. The ability to get “Hey I’m at the front entrance” and reply “Cool I’ll let you in”. My Galaxy S4 Mini did every piece of that.
It’s getting uncomfortably difficult to do without a cell phone. Everything wants to be an app. Like, it’s one thing when a restaurant allows you to order via app because then they can be making your order while you’re on your way to get it. But when they won’t print a menu, they’ll ONLY allow customers to order via an app, like a waiter comes up to your table and tells you you have to scan a QR code. Parking, public transit, starting into goddamn government functions, now require an app. Which is a problem if you VISIT a city rather than live there.
When I was a teenager, I would have been excited to have a powerful, capable computer with a fantastic screen and constant high speed internet access that fit in my pocket. But damn if they didn’t go and ruin it.