Sir Plew

Sir Plew

@lbpheretic.bsky.social

A husband. Father of 3. MBA. I am interested in technology, software development, the operating systems Android, ChromeOS & iOS/iPadOS, cars and light aircraft.

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Well, here I am on @bsky.app finally! Hoping to connect with people I know from Twitter/X and those that left that platform as well. I will definitely need to establish a routine with posting in both places. Glad to be expanding my horizons, here!

Well shit, all it took was waiting on the freaking 2 TB Steam Machine with controller wait-list since effing June 22nd and never getting a damned thing and then switching to the 512 GB with controller, today, and waiting 3 minutes and I get the offer to purchase. #SteamMachine. #Valve.

But wait, there is more! I have already bought a 2 TB SSD to install into the Steam Machine and I will use an enclosure on the 512 GB it comes with, so I get 2.5 TB for around a $200 savings over what Valve was charging! So, yeah, that will work out just fine for me!

Could you imagine if Google or Apple charged money for the emergency satellite connectivity and somebody actually died because they forgot to pay or opted out? It would be a PR nightmare. They probably will never charge for it.

I mean, if you take NFC away from the Fitbit Edge then 0% of people can use it on that device. How about you advertise the feature more instead of just taking it away from people that genuinely loved having it? #Fitbit.

So Sony is just full of crap. UFS 2.2 is MORE than capable of modern Android. Cripes, budget phones still release with dog slow eMMC 5.1. Bravo, Sony.

Lack of NFC payments on the Fitbit Edge is absolutely baffling to me. Every Fitbit Charge had it since the third generation and contactless payments are more ubiquitous than ever. #Fitbit.

Are we supposed to feel bad for Samsung because their mobile division is not profitable, right now? They are absolutely swimming in billions of dollars of profit by, in part, starting and perpetuating the RAM and storage crisis. Eat a dick, Samsung.

Ah, my payment card finally verified on my new Pixel Watch 5 LTE! I knew it would if I left it alone for a few days! My payment card company thinks everything is fraud, lol. Turns out I am not a fraud. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

One of the most honest, down to earth, takes I have seen about smartphone reviews in general. This is why I watch Scott's content. No nonsense, straight to the point and honest and I say that as a main daily driver Pixel user and secondary phone iPhone user, myself.

C. Scott Brown@cscottbrown.bsky.social

Pixels are great phones, but that's not enough when the iPhone 18 Pro exists. Find out why in my NEW video! https://youtu.be/bdrZmiUuLm0

Also, of course my Pixel Watch 5 properly makes a backup whereas my PW2 absolutely refused, forcing me to start over from scratch, lmao. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

Sir Plew@lbpheretic.bsky.social

Super fun when you are trying to force your old Pixel Watch to create a backup so you can restore said backup on your new Pixel Watch, but it refuses to create the backup. That Google quality that makes you smile. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

It would not be a routine Pixel Watch 5 setup without having to set it up, it does not connect properly, then have to erase the watch and set it up again. Oh, and the usual my payment card refuses to add correctly because the payment card company sucks. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel.

Super fun when you are trying to force your old Pixel Watch to create a backup so you can restore said backup on your new Pixel Watch, but it refuses to create the backup. That Google quality that makes you smile. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

Finally got a couple shots of my Google Canyon colorway 41mm Pixel Watch 5 LTE that I obtained with a 75% off promo via Google Fi (basically free with other discounts)! #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

Perhaps Android 18 graphics improvements could also refer to non-linear, interruptable, parallel animations? Animations are part of graphics, too, after all. #AndroidDev. #Android18.

Seems pretty crummy of Google to force a premium subscription to get these health metrics if you use a Fitbit Air. What if I do not like sleeping with my Pixel Watch? That was the point of getting my Fitbit Air. Hope they reconsider this. #GooglePixel. #TeamPixel. #PixelWatch.

Yes, indeedily do. My Google Pixel Watch 5 LTE did make it here. Very quickly, actually. Just need a few minutes of free time to get me transferred over to it from my PW2 LTE and give that to my wife, so she can give her PW LTE to my daughter. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans.

Welp, Google Fi offered $375 off the Pixel Watch 5 LTE (41mm), so I obliged. Should be able to sell my PW2 LTE for $80ish, so a brand new watch for $45 is not bad. :) #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

Welp, that was rather fast! My Canyon/Gold @madebygoogle Pixel Watch 5 LTE is out for delivery, today! Always a fan of deals that get me essentially free stuff from Google Fi! #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

Welp, Google Fi offered $375 off the Pixel Watch 5 LTE (41mm), so I obliged. Should be able to sell my PW2 LTE for $80ish, so a brand new watch for $45 is not bad. :) #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #PixelWatch.

I decided to pass my PW2 LTE to my wife, which is a big upgrade in performance and battery life. And my older daughter will get my wife's PW LTE, which is a big upgrade from nothing, lol. After all that money I made buying the P11, the PW5 is free (still made an extra $100).

Of course, I am now on the wait-list for the 1 TB Steam Frame, too. That is on top of still being on the wait-list for the 2 TB Steam Machine with controller since June and an extra Steam Controller since July. #Valve. #SteamMachine. #SteamFrame.

Nice! Will never not love the Pixel 10 macro capabilities! Say hi to our lavender leopard gecko, Cosmo! #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #Pixel10.

Somehow, the new Google Calculator app icon simultaneously looks like it belongs on an older version of Android and more modern (bug I dislike all that white space). #Android17. #AndroidDev.

This take basically boils down to having to replace the battery means the whole concept of longer software support is pointless. What a short-sighted way to see it. Battery replacements are not that difficult or expensive these days. Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater, man.

Sweeping articles titles declaring longer software support a waste of time are a pet peeve of mine. Whether the device slows down or not, in the long run, at least having the option to continue to, at minimum, get security updates, is absolutely critical, IMHO.

Half tempted to reserve a Steam Frame and then make an ultimate decision if and when I get an email to purchase. But, seen as how @valvesoftware.com has not even sent that very email for my 2+ months of waiting Steam Machine, I kinda feel meh about it. #SteamMachine. #SteamFrame.

Eh, I regretted not jumping on the Steam Controller immediately, so I will tentatively reserve the Steam Frame and make the decision when the email arrives (if it ever does). :) #SteamFrame.

I just put a leather texture skin on my wife's Google Hibiscus Pixel 11 (256 GB). It is meant to protect the glass but it looks pretty nice, too. Went with black to keep the black camera bar look and feel. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans. #Pixel11.

Look how Nintendo massacred mah boy (my wallet). Metroid Ravenous Special Edition pre-ordered. Right after I pre-ordererd the new Zelda: Ocarina of Time yesterday. Send help. #Nintendo. #Metroid. #Zelda.

Finally updating my iPad Mini 6th Gen to iPadOS 26. Yup, I know, iPadOS 27 is right around the corner, but I was curious how it would handle it and I can immediately update to 27 if it is bad. Not a terrible sequence of events. #Apple. #iPadOS26. #iPadOS27.

Looking forward to battery usage summaries showing me that AI Core is using the most battery to generate battery usage summaries. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans.

Please come to Pixel Weather app! The resolution is so low and data lags behind very badly! It is hard to rely on it in its current state! #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel.

Is this happening to anybody I know on here? Kinda makes me apprehensive about trading in next year for a Pixel 12 Pro if I do go for it. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans.

Trump renaming the lake I grew up next to and spent hours on as a kid because he has his panties in a twist at Canada just underscores what a weenie he truly is. Playground tactics. It will forever be Lake Ontario for me. I will never call it that new and selfish name.

The Apple weather app just absolutely overestimates precipitation amounts to a ridiculous degree. We are not getting 5 inches of rain, for cripes sake. They really need to adjust that. Pixel weather app does this, too, but usually not that ridiculously. #Apple.

Cool. Really hope they add the colorways for older generations Pixel phones (at the Tensor era). Small flourishes like this go a long way with me. I am sure some Googler could vibe code the other phone colorways in an afternoon. #TeamPixel. #GooglePixel. #PixelSuperFans.