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Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by bombolo »

echelon wrote: post #158
ianbutler wrote: post #117

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I'm never going back. I only type and respond to things unfolded, I have big hands and the split keyboard + bigger buttons are great. Outside of that I'm a fairly big reader and I enjoy reading both articles and books unfolded and have no interest in bringing a second device to do so. I also write notes with stylus on it which is practical unfolded. More real estate for video etc. And then I can just fold it and use…

That sounds nice, but I want the same foldable form factor for entirely opposite reasons. I want a rough, minimalistic foldable like the old school Razr. Something that can take abuse. I want to be able to flick it open and close with the snap of my wrist and stuff the folded form factor back into my pocket without worry. I don't care if there's no screen covering the bezel. That'd make it less durable anyway. Two sc…

> I don't care if there's no screen covering the bezel. That'd make it less durable anyway

If it doesn't crack 5 days after you got one, how will you buy a new phone?

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by jeroenhd »

ncr100 wrote: post #238
jeroenhd wrote: post #58

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I want one, but not while they're this expensive. I'll wait for the price to come down at least two thirds before I even consider buying one of these.

Check the Google Fi site for a $700 discount for customers who keep Fi service for 24 months.

Google Fi doesnr exist in my country, but even still that's a steep price for a phone.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by kyriakos »

drexlspivey wrote: post #484
davidy123 wrote: post #460

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My theory is Google doesn't want to be too competitive, they mainly want to enable the Android market. If they're too competitive, Samsung, Motorolo, Oppo, etc will change to a different base. Google benefits from Android anyway by its embedded core of Google services. However, I think with the -a series (7a, etc) they've turned to filling a gap with a reasonably priced high quality device, because Samsung &c low pri…

What other OSes are out there to choose from?

huawei seems to have found a way around google since they were restricted from using it.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by MrOwnPut »

_heimdall wrote: post #477
MrOwnPut wrote: post #458

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It's more of a petty "joke" that leftists use because they don't have anything else. It's at the level of a modern SNL skit, all superficial and more of a "mean girl" insult on appearance than satire. GP was correct in saying "no one cares about that or if it is true." That's not the point, the point is to insult.

You realize the concept of cheap political jokes exists in all parties, right? Or is "let's go Brandon" not a cheap joke used by "rightists"?

Actually the "Let's Go Brandon" phrase has an interesting origin of a reporter trying to say the crowd was cheering for a Nascar driver named Brandon while they were clearly chanting "Fuck Joe Biden". So it became a euphemism for the actual phrase they were cheering and a callback towards that event that shows the media's biased coverage.

So yes, I think that phrase is a bit deeper than saying someone has tiny hands? over and over for a decade.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by MrOwnPut »

bheadmaster wrote: post #486
MrOwnPut wrote: post #458

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It's more of a petty "joke" that leftists use because they don't have anything else. It's at the level of a modern SNL skit, all superficial and more of a "mean girl" insult on appearance than satire. GP was correct in saying "no one cares about that or if it is true." That's not the point, the point is to insult.

To be fair, after the explanation, I see it as a reference to Trump's narcissism and insecurity, which could be understood as more than just a petty joke.

So if someone keeps making fun of you about a physical trait, true or not, if you respond at all, you're insecure?

That's really convenient if you want to make fun of someone. If they get bothered, just call them a narcissist and your insults are justified!

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by MrOwnPut »

yread wrote: post #480
MrOwnPut wrote: post #458

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It's more of a petty "joke" that leftists use because they don't have anything else. It's at the level of a modern SNL skit, all superficial and more of a "mean girl" insult on appearance than satire. GP was correct in saying "no one cares about that or if it is true." That's not the point, the point is to insult.

Is Marco Rubio now a leftist?

I did not say exclusively used.

But sure, Never Trumpers like Marco Rubio threw the same lame insult.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by junon »

Frost1x wrote: post #473
pavlov wrote: post #356

These foldables are a great demonstration of why the screen diagonal is an unintuitive metric. This device has a 5.8” screen when folded, and a 7.6” screen when open. Looking at those numbers, it doesn’t sound like a very big difference. Yet anyone can see that the 7.6” screen is twice as big as the 5.8” one! The diagonal only made sense for TVs because the aspect ratio was fixed at 4:3 (and later 16:9). It shouldn’t…

>The diagonal only made sense for TVs because the aspect ratio was fixed at 4:3 (and later 16:9). I'm not entirely sure it made sense even then. I completely understand the point (knowing the AR allows one metric to consistently compare and derive the other dimensions) but in my opinion, diagonals became ubiquitous because when looking at TVs, bigger was typically better in the consumer mind and the diagonal is of co…

I always thought it was a marketing thing, since the diagonal is always larger than the individual axes.

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by _heimdall »

MrOwnPut wrote: post #495
_heimdall wrote: post #477

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You realize the concept of cheap political jokes exists in all parties, right? Or is "let's go Brandon" not a cheap joke used by "rightists"?

Actually the "Let's Go Brandon" phrase has an interesting origin of a reporter trying to say the crowd was cheering for a Nascar driver named Brandon while they were clearly chanting "Fuck Joe Biden". So it became a euphemism for the actual phrase they were cheering and a callback towards that event that shows the media's biased coverage. So yes, I think that phrase is a bit deeper than saying someone has tiny hands?…

Sure I know the back story of the Brandon joke, I just don't see how that's any different from the tiny hands back story. Both started out from one otherwise unimportant interaction that happened to become popular and taken out of context.

I don't disagree that the tiny hands joke is old at this point, but really what is the difference when they both have some origin story and become a political meme aimed at a particular politician?

Re: Google Pixel Fold

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Post by lotsofpulp »

junon wrote: post #498
Frost1x wrote: post #473

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>The diagonal only made sense for TVs because the aspect ratio was fixed at 4:3 (and later 16:9). I'm not entirely sure it made sense even then. I completely understand the point (knowing the AR allows one metric to consistently compare and derive the other dimensions) but in my opinion, diagonals became ubiquitous because when looking at TVs, bigger was typically better in the consumer mind and the diagonal is of co…

I always thought it was a marketing thing, since the diagonal is always larger than the individual axes.

The area would be an even bigger number. Wonder if marketers determined the concept of area was too complicated compared to the concept of a linear diagonal measurement.

Or a 2 digit number is easier to remember and digest than 3 or 4 digits, and 1 digit is too small, such as measuring in squared feet or meters.

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