Day one with the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
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@freya @TheQuinbox one nbof that things that people seem to forget is that AI is trained on a lot of journalistic writing, so anyone who has an appreciation for those styles and rhythms gets compaired to AI. I personally take it as a complement
@fireborn @TheQuinbox that's very true! also your post about the death of the power user has fucking crystalised something I've been trying to say for a longass time
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@freya @TheQuinbox one nbof that things that people seem to forget is that AI is trained on a lot of journalistic writing, so anyone who has an appreciation for those styles and rhythms gets compaired to AI. I personally take it as a complement
@fireborn @TheQuinbox and your article about the little plastic android phone inspired the idea I'm trying to get off the ground for a modern nokia e63. not for weird trendy digital minimalism shit, but for making a device that *exists* to *communicate*
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@fireborn @TheQuinbox that's very true! also your post about the death of the power user has fucking crystalised something I've been trying to say for a longass time
@freya @TheQuinbox I think a lot of us have.
It came off the back of a training call where I had to explain the concept of a file system to a teacher trying to share a file with a student.
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@freya @TheQuinbox I think a lot of us have.
It came off the back of a training call where I had to explain the concept of a file system to a teacher trying to share a file with a student.
@fireborn @TheQuinbox this reminds me of the time I had to explain to Haily how a serial port worked and how no, that RJ-45 on your cisco switch is not, in fact, ethernet
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@fireborn @TheQuinbox and your article about the little plastic android phone inspired the idea I'm trying to get off the ground for a modern nokia e63. not for weird trendy digital minimalism shit, but for making a device that *exists* to *communicate*
@freya @TheQuinbox I think what I most enjoyed about the Jelly Star is it could be used for more than "just communicate" when needed and didn't fight me on it.
It wasn't ideal, but could be done, and that was the point.
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@freya @TheQuinbox I think what I most enjoyed about the Jelly Star is it could be used for more than "just communicate" when needed and didn't fight me on it.
It wasn't ideal, but could be done, and that was the point.
@fireborn @TheQuinbox the device I pl;an on making is bascially a blackberry
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@fireborn @TheQuinbox this reminds me of the time I had to explain to Haily how a serial port worked and how no, that RJ-45 on your cisco switch is not, in fact, ethernet
@freya @TheQuinbox That's a slightly more understandable mistake than "what is a folder and why would I want that?
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@freya @TheQuinbox That's a slightly more understandable mistake than "what is a folder and why would I want that?
@fireborn @TheQuinbox I mean yes it is, but I feel like they both fall under the category of holy shit, that's basic
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Day one with the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Setup was a disaster. Smart Switch didn't. TalkBack went silent. Samsung installed everything I told it not to.
This is why nobody upgrades their Android phone.
#Samsung #GalaxyZFold7 #Android #TalkBack #Accessibility #Blind #tech #writing #blog #reviews
@fireborn Ugh. This is sadly not an edge case. I was helping a student set up a galaxy s26 or whatever they call their regular slab phone, and we had a very similar experience. Including the loss of TTS. I thought, ok, I'll just connect a braille display using a cable... That was laughably stupid. It just crashed talk back. finally, we ended up having to use some sighted help to get everything working.
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@fireborn Ugh. This is sadly not an edge case. I was helping a student set up a galaxy s26 or whatever they call their regular slab phone, and we had a very similar experience. Including the loss of TTS. I thought, ok, I'll just connect a braille display using a cable... That was laughably stupid. It just crashed talk back. finally, we ended up having to use some sighted help to get everything working.
@ysotomayor that's a real shame. I had just hoped that what I hit was an edge case, and that nobody else would have this problem.
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@ysotomayor that's a real shame. I had just hoped that what I hit was an edge case, and that nobody else would have this problem.
@fireborn Nope. Pixel has so far been the easiest to set up. Everything just worked. But then there are other problems. Sigh... Everything is so broken.
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@FreakyFwoof Thankfully after deleting and adding my prints again, that particular issue is resolved.
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@FreakyFwoof Thankfully after deleting and adding my prints again, that particular issue is resolved.
@fireborn @FreakyFwoof At this point I'm like fuck using Android as a primary device, when I upgrade to a new phone its gonna be the iPhone 17 Pro, fuck switching to Android, don't need the headaches and other shit, and lets say if I really had to because of financial reasons, it certainly won't be a stupid Samsung, more like a Pixel.
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@fireborn @FreakyFwoof At this point I'm like fuck using Android as a primary device, when I upgrade to a new phone its gonna be the iPhone 17 Pro, fuck switching to Android, don't need the headaches and other shit, and lets say if I really had to because of financial reasons, it certainly won't be a stupid Samsung, more like a Pixel.
@alexchapman @FreakyFwoof I suppose that's a fair take, Though I'd say as someone that uses Android primarily, it's not always this bad.
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@alexchapman @FreakyFwoof I suppose that's a fair take, Though I'd say as someone that uses Android primarily, it's not always this bad.
@fireborn @FreakyFwoof Well that's a consolation at least.
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@ysotomayor that's a real shame. I had just hoped that what I hit was an edge case, and that nobody else would have this problem.
@fireborn BTW, absolute home run on The Death of The Power User piece. I have some small disagreements with it, but man. So good. I shared it with the tech team at my office, and would not be surprised if they frame it.
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Day one with the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Setup was a disaster. Smart Switch didn't. TalkBack went silent. Samsung installed everything I told it not to.
This is why nobody upgrades their Android phone.
#Samsung #GalaxyZFold7 #Android #TalkBack #Accessibility #Blind #tech #writing #blog #reviews
@fireborn I do. I hope it's gotten better with your fold.
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