Reposted by Ryan LounsburyPaul Thurrott @thurrott.bsky.social · 15hdlvr.itLenovo Googlebook 15 First ImpressionsWe have five Googlebook laptops from which to choose at the new platform's launch. My first is the Lenovo Googlebook 15. The post Lenovo Googlebook 15 First Impressions appeared first on Thurrott.com. 031
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyPaul Thurrott @thurrott.bsky.social · 13hdlvr.itLenovo Googlebook 15: Software First ImpressionsGooglebook OS is the Android-based successor to Chrome OS, with a very similar desktop experience and the full desktop version of the Chrome web browser. The post Lenovo Googlebook 15: Software First Impressions appeared first on Thurrott.com. 021
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The kids aren't drinking because it is so damn expensive. Over a hundred dollars for a pair of tastings, 2 glasses of wine, and nuts & pretzels. 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyCasey Liss @liss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026RESTAURANT OWNERS 1) You should offer your menu on your website 2) That menu should NOT require you to go through the motions of an online order 3) If it does make you go through the motions of an online order, you had better not have any interstitials, like "choose a location" 4737
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyDavid Pierce @davidpierce.xyz · 04/10/2026This might be my favorite Version History ep yet: the OG Chromebook, with @reckless.bsky.social and @mkbhd.com www.theverge.com/podcast/1001...theverge.comThe forgotten Chromebook that started it allOn Version History: Marques Brownlee and Nilay Patel relive the release of the Cr-48, Google’s prototype laptop. 3444
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Altman said, ‘we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.’” How about we let them happen to you, exclusively, first, and then we’ll decide if we’re game? www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comSam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AIThe OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic. 33441106
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyWes Miller @getwired.com · 05/10/2026I’m tired of listening to AI apologists, many of whom have never actually created something by themselves. AI is garbage. Sit there in your garbageness and relish it. But I don’t want to hear about it. 🤫 🔇 1101
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I won't lie... Having an iPod again is somewhat appealing to me. www.theverge.com/column/10035...theverge.comThe rise, fall, and rise of portable MP3 playersApple perfected the media player with the iPod, then abandoned it. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Commence vacation! My wife and I have escaped to the Oregon Coast for a week. It's our first legitimate vacation in almost 7 years. 🫠 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire. 22686882213
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Over/under on Trump escalating the war in Iran to do some wild midterm election shenanigans? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comUS sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East amid stalemate in Iran warDeployment underscores evolving complexity of Trump’s war against Iran as US midterm elections loom 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Welp, I pull the plug on the Pixel 10a experiment. I thought it would be *just* enough phone. Alas, it couldn't do it. Rather than spend $1099 on a Pixel 11 Pro with less ram I was able to snag a Pixel 10 Pro to get 16gb of memory. It's the dull moonstone color. But it'll have a case anyway. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sour/Sweet moment for early October. I love Fall colors in the trees and most everything has begun changing. It has also been mostly sunny & dry which is nice. However, October is starting off warm with upper-70's and mid-80's for highs in the Portland area. It is also dry and we need rain. 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 02/10/2026This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star. 282186623
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyFr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just over a century ago, half the US population (women) didn't have the right to vote. The voices that campaigned AGAINST that right didn't go away. They hid among traditionalists & camouflaged themselves w/religion, revealing themselves during the MAGA era when it again became safe to be sexist. 0417
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Holy hell... The Pixel 10a just chugs ping everything. I know it is an older Tensor chip and only has 8GB of memory. But it can't possibly be this bad? It would have shown up in the reviews...? I don't know if the performance is that mid or something isn't right with my unit. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I agree with the anti-big tech movement and owning your data. But I struggle with the fact that I actually rather like Google's software and platforms. I have plenty of issues with Google itself. Does this really mean I should abandon everything I like for inferior software? I'm awfully torn. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fast Company with the most accurate summary of the Trump Administration I've seen yet. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Also, when it comes to the Pixel, who can forget Panda Pixel? That was such a great look. This and the two-tone styles of the Pixel 6 series phones. Google really lost their playfulness with the Pixel 7 and on. I'd love to see Google bring back some fun in future designs. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Well this is unfortunate news to wake to this morning. I love Android Central. Which also makes me concerned about Windows Central. www.theverge.com/tech/1003134...theverge.comAndroid Central, a good blog, has been gutted.Staffers don’t know whether the site will shut down — but managing editor Derrek Lee confirms to The Verge that all remaining staff were laid off today. EIC Shruti Shekar confirms she’s been laid off,... 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm impressed at how quickly PC manufacturers have cooked up MacBook Neo clones. I'm more impressed that somehow Apple's phone chip out performs Wildcat Lake in both raw power and GPU. It is wild how good Apple is at chip design. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 01/10/20269to5google has a poll about which Pixel phone is your favorite. I honestly still really love the Pixel 5. The small camera squricle, the hand feel, and the sage green was wonderful. I also miss have the XL version of the "a" series. I'd love to see that come back. 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?! 2964413931
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've been using Fitbit Air + Pixel Watch 5 for health tracking. This is the combo I've been wanting. I don't like wearing my watch to be. I tried a ring tracker but there where various issues with that. Being able to swap between a lightweight fabric tracker and a formal watch is fantastic. 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What did we learn today? That Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clack fan and that Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag! The senator mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury. Epic fail. I'm still a fan of Jack Smith. A real American patriot. 🇺🇸 31791422279
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social 178124552670
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt. 649216773581
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It is possible that the Pixel after initial setup is doing some sort of indexing that causes performance issues? After I got all my core apps configured the Pixel 10a started operating smoother than earlier today. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith probably isn't looking to be a hero of the moment. But he is going to be. 010
Reposted by Ryan LounsburySenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2524253686281
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyJason Cipriani @mrcippy.xyz · 29/09/2026I have been asked a couple of times why the new Siri looked like the old one. And honestly, I forgot you had to enable it and join a waitlist. Here's how to do just that. pixelsandpizza.com/ios-27-how-to-en…pixelsandpizza.comWhy isn't Siri AI working in iOS 27? How to turn it onApple's new voice assistant isn't active by default. Here are the storage requirements and setup steps needed to get in line. 022
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hmmm... I was hoping the newer tensor chip vs. the Pixel 8 Pro would give a noteable performance bump. Alas the 8GB vs 12GB of memory might still be hamstring performance. I may need to bite the bullet on a Pixel 10, 11, or something else. Tbd. 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyJason Cipriani @mrcippy.xyz · 28/09/2026I spent three days convincing my entire family to update every iPhone, iPad, and Mac in the house, only to still be blocked from iOS 27's new Screen Time by three older Apple Watches. pixelsandpizza.com/ios-27-screen-ti…pixelsandpizza.comWhy Apple won't let you turn on iOS 27's new Screen TimeThe new parental controls look fantastic – if you can actually use them 011
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyTom Resing @tomresing.com · 28/09/2026"If you want to meaningfully oppose AI in a way that lasts, you should speak loudly with your dollars in the market and your attention on the internet, and you should speak loudly with your votes." - @reckless.bsky.social AI companies and investors must change when we opt-out. 012
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyFr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Final Battle" is not just boisterous phrasing. There are millions of Evangelicals who support Trump b/c they see him as the harbinger of the apocalypse. They rejoiced when Trump moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem b/c it was part of their apocalypse cosplay. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...edition.cnn.comWhite House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN PoliticsThe Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.” 2619767
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wait, you mean illegal immigrants do all the jobs no American wants to do unless you stick a gun to their head? Wild. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Man, WSU offense is completely unwatchable. Which is weird after years of WSU mostly being able to move the ball. The defense is good but with the offense being a 3 & Out machine eventually they get over run because they are tired. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I haven't interacted with or really setup the AI coach in Google Health. But, it's daily summary is really great in letting me know my general trends in activity. It is really bossy in that it regularly asks and almost demands I wear my watch to bed. Which is a little weird. 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyFr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026All the major social media platforms are refusing air the ads for Gibney's film about Musk. Thankfully, that doesn't prevent US from sharing the ad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 55835
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It really is astounding how incompetent the federal government is right now. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It has become apparent that I'm going to have either trap myself or hire someone to trap the raccoons that like to hang around my property. I caught 4 of them running around this evening. Apparently two neighbor houses getting dogs drove them to our property. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Microsoft sure did jump on the 'out AI is an OS' bandwagon with Googlebook OS leaning heavily into Gemini. 000
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A bit of a saga with mobile phones for me over the last few weeks. I elected to move back to Android and sell my iPhone 17. But I didn't want to spend a bunch on a replacement phone. So I tried a refurbished Pixel 8 Pro. Initially it seemed great. But then it just kept bogging down for no reason. 100
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨BREAKING: In a dangerous decision for voters, the Supreme Court authorized the Trump administration to overhaul a federal immigration database into a vast, centralized and deeply flawed database of personal information to initiate registration purges. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purgesThe decision lets the administration move forward with a key provision of President Trump’s first anti-voting executive order. 25522931338
Ryan Lounsbury @ryanlounsbury.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You know, after a few recent events I miss having an honest-to-god ethernet port on my laptop. I might actually have to forego ultra thing fancy laptops for a chonky boi simple for having an ethernet port. 000
Reposted by Ryan LounsburyJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up. 579176164497
