David Pierce

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@realrobcopeland @WSJ @JoannaStern I think was Epic Sunburn Day #2 — PolitiTweet.org

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This is so true and smart. Google and Facebook love to talk about privacy, but you never get privacy from Google and Facebook — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cwarzel: Not surprising that @Pinboard is able to articulate this idea of privacy so eloquently https://t.co/3SPCX77Km6 https://t.co/Ng… — PolitiTweet.org

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@WillOremus "smart" is a real stretch and also @mims just sent me a link to your article (which I'd already read, thanks for nothing mims) saying it was the thing we should really read. So I'm going with you on this one — PolitiTweet.org

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@Katie_Roof https://t.co/fcLvMi6oyK — PolitiTweet.org

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I wrote some more about the Pixel 3a, which feels like an important moment for smartphones https://t.co/8H4XUyFDmC — PolitiTweet.org

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@blaircook Totally! There also used to be a much bigger difference between top-tier and other devices. Now... everything's pretty good. Most people won't notice the differences. So what's the point? — PolitiTweet.org

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There are still good reasons to buy a $1,000 phone, but Apple and Samsung and everyone else should be VERY nervous about the Pixel 3a. This is a great phone that will make most people happy, for less than half the price — PolitiTweet.org

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I've been testing out Google's new Pixel 3a, which is definitely not as good as a $1,000 phone but shockingly great for a $400 one. No waterproofing or wireless charging, but great camera, decent performance, and a headphone jack! I'm also VERY into the purple color. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CaseyNewton @verge what... was your old way — PolitiTweet.org

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If Google was really smart they'd pay Oprah whatever it costs to come out and yell "TWO POINT FIVE BILLION POCKETS Y'ALL" — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh and all the software it built for all the 5G phones you definitely shouldn't buy and probably wouldn't even get 5G where you live anyway — PolitiTweet.org

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Google is talking about all the great software it built for all the foldable phones you definitely shouldn't buy — PolitiTweet.org

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@MKBHD I like to think of these as subtle re-branding suggestions, because honestly Kim PhD is an unbeatable name — PolitiTweet.org

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Honestly all I want from Google is to make Google Tasks better. But apparently teaching an AI to read menus and talk to my friends is easier than doing recurring tasks — PolitiTweet.org

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@realrobcopeland I bet Google knows all about your dad — PolitiTweet.org

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The problem is, "we've made it harder to use our products because it's better for your privacy and sanity" might be the right thing to do but it doesn't make for great demos in giant amphitheaters — PolitiTweet.org

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@mims https://t.co/CrPhTgfEUS — PolitiTweet.org

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@2xAught7 Kind of, though I'd rather have that -- the hardware there eventually gets out of the way. Your phone's only ever IN the way — PolitiTweet.org

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Welp Google just announced it knows where my mom lives and can tell me all about it, which is like a quadruple drink for me — PolitiTweet.org

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@djtgallagher Honestly Kevin Durant had it right all along — PolitiTweet.org

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This is Google's annual "Lol Siri and Alexa and Bixby aren't you cute look at THIS" segment and it's my favorite thing about I/O — PolitiTweet.org

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Google Assistant's the star of the show so far. It works much faster and requires less connectivity, it can do a bunch of things in a row, it works across apps, and you still have to talk to it in that slightly stilted way nobody's solved yet — PolitiTweet.org

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@saradietschy Pray for me — PolitiTweet.org

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"For people who love print magazines but also totally understand how AR works on their phone" is a fun group that absolutely does not exist — PolitiTweet.org

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Though there are some small, nifty things here. Point your camera at a restaurant bill to split it automatically; take a picture of a sign to translate it. These small things might work before "look through your phone to get directions!" does — PolitiTweet.org

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So Google's up here talking about augmented reality, and how cool it is, and all the stuff you can do. And it's all true! And cool! But until there's a way to do it that's better than holding your phone in front of your face for hours at a time, this just isn't going to work — PolitiTweet.org

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@kendricksteve I'm working on talking slower, I promise! — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm at Google I/O playing a new drinking game: every time Google mentions privacy, I drink. Every time Google mentions privacy and then immediately launches a new way to track me and my activity, I finish my drink. Wish me luck https://t.co/Q9G2ADdrhm — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bzcohen: “We cut out all the things that don’t work. Let’s go to the things that work and run it every time until they stop it." James… — PolitiTweet.org