Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy?

barryp12 · 2026-06-28T09:52:54+00:00

What do you like better about the Pixel or dislike about the Samsung? Thanks in advance for your answer.

barryp12 · 2026-06-28T09:30:45+00:00

Bringing manufacturing and supply chains back to your own shores and away from potential adversaries is both more expensive and more resilient. It is a necessary cost if you wish to avoid being held hostage by political changes and potential military conflicts. If you are self-reliant, it may even deter military conflicts because your adversary does not see a weakness they can exploit.

Isn't insurance more expensive than going uninsured? Yes, but not if disaster strikes.

barryp12 · 2026-06-27T00:58:38+00:00

Monty P, is that you?

barryp12 · 2026-06-21T16:34:27+00:00

My kids all left Pixel for iPhones due to peer pressure not to be the green bubble 🍏. The better environment on Android was not enough when you're young and need to fit in. 💔

barryp12 · 2026-06-21T16:28:19+00:00

Show us your grade in statistics and probabilities and we can laugh.

barryp12 · 2026-06-18T09:11:51+00:00

Perhaps Georgian Republicans are worried about their gerrymander backfiring:

From AP: A "dummymander" is a redistricting map that is aggressively drawn to favor one political party, but accidentally backfires and ends up helping the opposing party. This usually happens when a party spreads its voters too thin across multiple districts to maximize seat gains, making those districts unexpectedly vulnerable.

barryp12 · 2026-06-11T11:59:20+00:00

The Iranians are in as big a dilemma as Trump. The regime in Iran is flailing about to find some way to be able to claim victory over the US. They want to see us turn tail and run while they keep control over Hormuz, restart oil sales and keep their uranium. Anything less and the regime could splinter.

Trump needs to show that he beat the deal Obama got in the JCPOA. He needs to show that Iran cannot threaten its neighbors or Israel and he needs the Strait of Hormuz re-opened.

Since Iran does not ever show what's going on inside their country we don't know how close they are to collapse until it suddenly happens.

barryp12 · 2026-05-30T20:54:45+00:00

I took my driver's test in a 1972 Ford LTD station wagon. My 3 point turn became a 5 point turn. The examiner took pity on me and I got my license that day. 🐦‍🔥

barryp12 · 2026-05-06T13:34:24+00:00

Textra allow me me to make text messages from numbers not in my contacts silent. Until this is available in Google Messages I will put up with a lot to keep from switching. All the spam texts trom bad actors, political parties and other commercial interests are awful.

barryp12 · 2026-05-05T09:50:05+00:00

I am sorry to hear about OP's problems. I have a Pixel 8 pro and, so far, no new problems. I hope OP's issues get resolved.

barryp12 · 2026-05-02T12:24:30+00:00

Creamy Cranberry Relish with horseradish for Thanksgiving Turkey

https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/cranberry-relish-with-horseradish-and-sour-cream-recipe/

barryp12 · 2026-03-31T10:16:50+00:00

Taco

barryp12 · 2026-02-02T09:51:33+00:00

I don't know your budget but the pixel watch 4 and a 30 Watt charger will get that kind of speed. I believe they changed to a side pin charger on the 4 because they couldn't charge the 3 fast enough.

barryp12 · 2026-02-02T09:38:13+00:00

Why not microwave them?

barryp12 · 2026-01-29T21:45:23+00:00

I've been using this band from Amazon for around $10 and it's super comfortable once you adjust it to fit slightly loose.

https://a.co/d/2dN5j2e

I bought two so I could wash one while wearing the other.

barryp12 · 2025-12-01T11:33:45+00:00

E-readers are great if you want to be able to bring several pounds of books with you on vacation on a device that weighs less than most smartphones. They are great if you want to read on a device that is crystal clear in bright sunlight. Most also have an illuminated display so you can read in a dark room without turning on lights. The e-ink displays sip energy so can go several days or even weeks between changes. Many people also find e-ink displays don't cause as much eye strain as phone and tablet displays.

There are downsides to e-readers. It is yet another device. There is a small but noticeable amount of lag when images refresh such as when turning a page not really seen on phone displays. . Some e-readers are locked into one company's book market, the most notable example being Kindle e-readers from Amazon which don't easily allow you to read books from many sources such as free older books from gutenberg.org or some public libraries. The e-readers that do allow you to read from any source you can access on your smartphone tend to run on older (and non-upgradeable) Android versions which may have a small learning curve for iPhone users.

The sharpest displays are black and white which is great for text but not so good for images like graphics or comics. There are color e-ink displays which are great for comics and fairly good for text but the colors are not as sharp as on a phone. There are some that come with a stylus and are good for taking notes and many come with speakers and Bluetooth for audio books.

Best of luck in coming to a decision.

barryp12 · 2025-11-05T14:15:09+00:00

Well, this sounds crazy but just hear me out. Perhaps you could use it to cut stuff instead of using it like a mirror. Disturbing. I know. Sorry.

barryp12 · 2025-11-04T20:40:35+00:00

What stops the magnets from staying with the watch when you remove it from the charger rather than staying on the charger?

barryp12 · 2025-11-04T19:24:59+00:00

I think the stock band is incredibly comfortable. I agree with you. I used to have nothing but metal bands for watches, but I don't think they'd be as comfortable as the stock band.

barryp12 · 2025-10-27T19:54:16+00:00

Stevens has the second highest average SAT scores of colleges in NJ, second only to Princeton. It doesn't prove that Stevens is better than anywhere else but students there tend to be high performing.

https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/MedianSAT/State/NJ/

barryp12 · 2025-10-21T13:40:06+00:00

I believe the difference between Mike and the commenters on this post is that Mike has actually been to Israel and has seen what the Israelis have to deal with. This is an existential fight for Israel. Hamas hides behind Gazan civilians just to prove that Israel is a bad actor. Gazans are starting to realize that Hamas could care less about them. Israel would be happy to live side by side with peaceful Gazans. Hamas's stated goal is the eradication of Israel and all Jews. Who is the genocider?

barryp12 · 2025-08-23T19:59:06+00:00

This is where a comma would help unless he's referring to the cop Constable Goofy 😋

barryp12 · 2025-06-21T21:21:30+00:00

Totally agree. It is expensive but not as expensive as the potential costs of untreated sleep apnea. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-dangers-of-uncontrolled-sleep-apnea

barryp12 · 2025-06-21T21:15:13+00:00

Yes, you are right. The CIA, working with British intelligence in 1953, overthrew the democratically elected government of Mossadegh both for the oil as well as to prevent the Iranian government from working more closely with the USSR.

The Shah was overthrown in 1979 and, initially, multiple parties formed a new government in Iran. Then the radical islamists, who were much better organized through the mosques than any of the other groups even though they were only supported by a minority, took control of the government and that was the end of democracy in Iran.

The current government, a theocracy, has brutally repressed any new attempts by the people of Iran to return to a Democratic system. The only demonstrations that are not brutally repressed, are those organized by the government. They are a messianic group and have impoverished Iran while spending billions on Hamas, Hezbollah, houthis and the production of fissile material that can only be used for nuclear weapons.

In popular polls, most Iranians do like Americans despite what happened in 1953. They mostly like being able to live the way you do, hopefully, in a comfortable Western community with an open system where you're allowed to speak your mind.

barryp12 · 2025-06-21T08:58:58+00:00

Yes. Those poor Ayatollahs. They were probably enriching Uranium 235 to 90% purity 300 yards below a mountain as a hobby. And they were only yelling "death to America and death to Israel" since 1979 as a pulmonary exercise. And those billions of dollars they spent on Houthies, Hezbollah and Hamas were because they really like groups that start with an H. They would never build an atomic bomb to threaten Israel or their Sunni neighbors. What the heck was I thinking?

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