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Currently working at Google. Formerly Verge, Android Central, PreCentral, iMore, etc. Posts about bikes, tech, and whether or not today is Friday.
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The time to enact my clever plan to get to the top of your quiet posters feed has finally come.

Not made of sugar.

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Just converted the Midnight Special to Flat Bars and went back to the 650B wheels. It's fun!

Android 16 Beta! Personally very excited for the changes coming for Android apps on larger screen sizes like tablets and foldables. :) android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/01/firs...

Soon! Samsung Galaxy Unpacked starts at 10am PT.

Okay this is my fault

Skol Lions

They viked.

CES was fun. Getting covid there less so.

Happy five year anniversary to the hardest I've ever been owned on social media. x.com/GabrielBrang...

Workshopping a Sudafed joke about congestion pricing. May use the word "phlegmatic" to describe the discourse. Going to be so good.

I'm going to CES and my number one goal is to find out if they've fixed the lint traps on combo heat pump washer dryers.

Good morning happy Monday welcome back now do you see why I told you to close all those tabs before the holidays? What even are they? Why did you think you needed them? new year new you new tabs new year new you new tabs new year new you new tabs new year new you new tabs new year new you new tabs

Vikings gonna Vike, but this is not that. It comes only when there is no further hope, when it is truly the last chance for redemption and joy. Then and only then shall ye be abased before the cruel and inevitable failure you should never have believed you could avoid. This is not yet the true Vike

Vikings having iffy kicking at the end of the season when it really matters, you say?

Gutted that I didn't think to watch this with the niece and nephew over Christmas. youtu.be/guE0Qd8BRw0?...

I am grumbly about some aspects of this regulation but on the whole it's better than nothing. I mean could you imagine allowing heavy, potentially dangerous vehicles on city streets without laws regulating their maximum speed and throttle capabilities? πŸ« πŸ« πŸ›»πŸ›» electrek.co/2025/01/01/s...

Americans are ~2.5x more likely to die in a crash than a Canadian, ~3.5x more likely than a Spaniard, and ~5x more likely than a Japanese person. Here are a few of the articles I wrote in 2024 trying to understand why the US is uniquely terrible at road safety. 🧡

Gonna bring this "I don't know what day it is and I don't think there's any way to find out" energy into all of 2025.

You can see the Big Dipper from Hyrule. Is it the same Big Dipper as ours? Is Hyrule on Earth? Tell me @zeltik.bsky.social has done a full investigation please.

Do it. @lopatto.bsky.social is right. www.theverge.com/2023/7/7/237...

FYI if you have open tabs you have to go to work next week.

Good morning I've marked three tasks complete before 10am and I'm feeling it so does anybody need to a cat saved from a tree or something?

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Petition for all cars to list their width with mirrors (extended and folded) prominently on the spec page. My garage is small. Like my lease is up next year and I want an EV and this number is actually way more important to me than the max range.

Look upon my touchdowns, ye Vikings fans, and despair.

Android and Pixel teams ending the year strong check out the Android updates, like new emoji kitchen combos: blog.google/products/and...

I'm already a daily user of Sill. It's a vital service and works beautifully, letting you see the most discussed stories from people you follow and their commentary on it. The most recent update supports filtering links from lists on Bluesky and Mastodon, super useful. Try it!

Used a lazy Sunday morning to turn a Samsung Galaxy Flip 6 into a #startrek tricorder! This is the β€œTrek: Total Interface” theme from @trek-apps running atop Total Launcher, with additional custom sounds using Automate (and a capsule label from the Star Trek Sticker Book).

Proud of the Vikings for overcoming adversity so well. It's so nice to see my team raise hopes so much. Having your dreams crushed in the playoffs is more enjoyable when they convince you it's possible to be happy in this life in the first place. But of course it's not. Skol Vikings.