Philip Berne

@phlipper.bsky.social

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TechRadar US Mobiles Editor. Solo parent. Bagel expert. Certified Lifeguard. Previously: teacher, Uber driver, Samsung phone reviews lead, former blue check

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Opens BlueSky after months Closes BlueSky Fuck off again, Nazi Network

Remind me why “supporting Hamas” is so bad again? Because they kill innocent people?

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another reminder, mostly for me: I know it feels like watching the news or scrolling social media is doing something important but the world benefits more from your mental health and ability to send a text to someone you know who maybe is caught up in things saying you're thinking of them

Had to have The Jewish talk with my kid, which was: Some people commit horrible Atrocities on their own people, then blame the Jews Never an easy conversation

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Not a single thing that can support Palestine involves hate attacking Jews in the street. Not a single one . There’s no “what about” The people doing this are usually attacking Muslims next. And no Jewish person needs to prove fuck all to you to deserve not being attacked Fuck off

The kicker on this story is 😘 www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/...

Acting speaker orders Pelosi to vacate Capitol office she held as former speakerwww.washingtonpost.com Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer are both losing coveted office space at the direction of Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.), the new speaker pro tempore.

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American Pie is the most ChatGPT song of all time.

Hey remember 5 months ago when we were all fake mad that the Galaxy S23 Ultra was maybe or maybe not faking moon photos? Let's revisit that https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-phones/heres-how-i-finally-proved-that-the-galaxy-s23-ultra-moon-pictures-arent-fake

Been trying for months to get a good moon photo with my phone Lousy Smarch weather... Also, I think I've debunked the myth that the S23 Ultra is faking its moon photos https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/how-to-take-a-photo-of-the-august-blue-moon-supermoon-with-your-smartphone

How to take a photo of the August Blue Moon supermoon with your smartphonewww.techradar.com Grab your Galaxy and look to the sky

Since I posted on Twitter that I will no longer post on Twitter due to Musk, I've gained a bunch of followers Most of them tell me to drink bleach and then bet I'll come back to Twitter soon

All I want from Google Assistant: "Google, set a timer for six minutes" "Six minutes, Doug E Fresh" [beat box] How do we make this happen?

Call me Ken. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and no Barbie, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.

We were somewhere around Barbie on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.

I expected to see more stories about how Linda Yaccarino continues the long tradition of men hiring a female CEO to go down with their failed business

Fascinating, but what strikes me is most voluntary participants were older white women Most people can't admit having long COVID, for job or personal reasons Instead of fighting COVID, we made it taboo https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/07/26/long-covid-brain-function-cognition-memory/

Cybertruck is DEFINITELY going to drive you into a river

Meanwhile, on Twitter...

Left: Twitter on "stock" Android Right: Twitter on Samsung's Android "skin" Which one looks more like it's s'posed ta?

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world that "stock" Android is a thing

Weird personal trivia: My cousin married Barbie's daughter once Like, Barbara "Barbie" Roberts, the woman the doll was based on My cousin married her daughter, I was at the wedding and got to meet Barbie Ken was ill and couldn't attend. Ken was Barbie's brother in real life Marriage didn't last

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just fyi if you are running a social network, your actual product is MODERATION

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Remember when Bret Stephens tried to get @davekarpf.bsky.social fired for comparing him to a bedbug? Anyway ...

The Emmys this year Star Wars show Prequel to better show British Imperial drama Prequel to better show Video game adaptation American Imperial drama 2 weird, dark, funny shows led by women

A weird thing about "nothing" In Shakespeare's time, nothing was a popular slang term for a woman's private parts Whenever you hear "nothing" in Shakespeare, it is ALWAYS a pun It's no coincidence his best female roles are in "Much Ado..." I'm deciding whether to mention this in a phone review

I understand why the Jerry Rig tests are horrible demonstrations of real world durability I don't understand why the dude has to sound like such a creeper in every video

I can't spell desperate I rely on autocorrect every time I should just avoid the word

I’m 55 years old and get paid to write and I still look up lay/lie/laid every damn time.

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Washington Post journalist on Threads: hey gang what food screams “summer nostalgia” to you? Mine is “Sweet Summer Cantaloupe” Washington Post journalist on Bluesky: she Beedle Bordle deez nuts like im chip & dale

Current baking obsession: scones Blueberry lemon Cranberry orange Chocolate chip with cinnamon

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Everyone was waiting around for the worst Twitter clone to drop and then they were all, "okay, this is the one everyone is going to be forced to use forever."

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I like it here and I don’t think a mega corp Twitter clone can kill spaces like these. There is a high level of original thought and engagement, people care about each other and maintain a strong space minimizing bad faith, harassment, and disinfo, which lets people be themselves & build community

This is unbelievable It was "2023-24 to 2024-25" and he vetoed the second "20" and the "-" to make it "2023-24 to 2425" The greatest linguistic victory in history https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/wisconsins-democratic-governor-guts-republican-tax-cut-increases-school-funding-for-400-years

The Wisconsin legislature sent Governor Tony Evers a bill to expand funding for students through the 2024-25 school year. But in a stunning move Evers used his veto power to remove the “20” and the dash, and make the law active through 2425.

Logged onto Threads to claim my username All the posts were thoughtfluencers Logged off Threads

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I signed up for threads and I already regret it