Recent content by edubfromktown

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    Is the Google Pixel team incapable of understanding Machine Learning?

    My thought is that they wear velcro shoes (unable to tie traditional ones). They most certainly do not fully grasp CI/CD pipelines and modern (and less error rampant) development strategies as of YET /s
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    $1,000 trade in for S25 Ultra

    Good to know. I just can't bring myself to trade in a 1 year old S25U or fork out >$500 (after trade-in, extras, manufacturer and 3rd party incentives included) for any mobile phone device.
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    Nova Launcher Update

    Glad to hear! I purchased Nova years ago and went back to it after using Octopi for a while. It works great on my S25U.
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    Need a second opinion on which S26 to get

    U1 that has been cruising along with no major issues since January 2025 (other than Google Maps/?? fok up uodate that caused GPS inaccuracy for a few weeks). I have zero interest in betas... depend upon one device for personal and business (O365 containerized) use.
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    Samsung really needs to do better optimization with their UI

    S23+, S24+ and S25 Ultra (all Snapdragon) have been better than Pixel phones. I gave up on OP with the every other month updates and lackluster and short-term support.
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    Blackberry anyone? Clicks Phone

    I've been less than impressed since deploying their solution back ~1999 in the enterprise shop where I worked. The initial setup was a BB server with NT Server 4 and Exchange 5.5. Things got far worse for a while with Windoze 2000 Server and and half baked "new &improved" Exchange. A number of...
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    [emoji3544]Verizon Outage Today [emoji3544]

    My wife uses US Mobile Verizon MVNO service and was unaffected by the outage. (I use their T-Mobile MVNO service).
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    Show us your pictures.

    Solana Beach, CA
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    Who is waiting for the S26 Ultra?

    Also for those who don't mind paying an overall higher monthly cost eligible for "free" trade-in's plan (compared to MVNO offerings). Every time I run the numbers it is less expensive to trade-in direct with the manufacturer (including free pre-order upgrades/extras/3rd party incentives), pay...
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    Need a second opinion on which S26 to get

    I've received monthly updates on a regular basis (with two delays as I recall- after the initial release after receiving the phone in January and one other time). Might your mobile provider be the more likely "culprit"? The major advantage of Ultra S25 (or S26) over the Plus for me is the 50...
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    Who is waiting for the S26 Ultra?

    I upgraded from S24+ to S25 Ultra (pre-order 512 GB) and I intend to ride this pony for a while as S26 Ultra is not dramatically different.
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    Who is waiting for the S26 Ultra?

    Nah- I'm on cruise control with S25U 512GB for the foreseeable future. I've used the S-Pen maybe 4 times since late January 2025 and regardless of what (sort of incremental updates) S26U offers, I'm not going there.
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    Google 40% Code

    Wow. 40% off is amazing (and tempting!!) [emoji23]
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    Samsung Galaxy S26 rumors

    Yes indeed. Samsung still has some of the best trade-in and pre-order deals of any manufacturer. When bundled with Rakuten discount and my credit card points I got the S25U 512GB for under $500 out of pocket.
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    What's your current and 'ideal' monitor setup?

    I attach my Pro M3 14" MBP to an LG UltraFine 4K 22MD4K 21.5" display ~50% of the time.