Allison Johnson
@allisonjo1.bsky.social
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Professional phone user for The Verge.
Definitely almost spit out my coffee at this bit, do yourself a favor and watch!!
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4 months ago
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Always jarring when a real grape tastes like the artificial flavor grape
4 months ago
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Solo cross country flight before becoming a parent: god this is hell I hate it so much Solo cross country flight after becoming a parent: watching movies and reading books in silence for five hours while someone brings me snacks, sign me the fuck up
4 months ago
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But is Trump gonna pay the tariffs on the white label phones he’s importing before slapping a made in America T1 logo on them?
5 months ago
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Shoutout to the dozen or so folks holding signs and flags outside of the retirement center on Olson Place, absolute legends ❤️
5 months ago
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I find it so funny that this got its own slide in the keynote presentation
5 months ago
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Tapping the sign.
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5 months ago
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The
@vicmsong.bsky.social
Promise is that you'll come for the cursed AI videos and stay for the heart-string-tugging ending 😭
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
5 months ago
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s2g ads are coming for our phone lock screens and I hate it very much IS NOTHING SACRED
www.theverge.com/news/679541/...
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Samsung phones are getting a weird AI shopping platform nobody asked for
Thanks, I hate it.
https://www.theverge.com/news/679541/samsung-galaxy-glance-ai-lock-screen-app
5 months ago
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My S25 Edge review is gonna be a minute because I'm taking some time off for a milestone birthday but god damn if Samsung isn't still killing it in the portrait mode game
6 months ago
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Forgive me for I have blogged
www.theverge.com/tech/671116/...
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Google’s AI product names are confusing as hell
Is it a popular baby name from 2007 or a Google AI product? Who can say?
https://www.theverge.com/tech/671116/google-ai-product-names-confusing-gemini-deepmind-astra
6 months ago
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2 ready 2 blog
6 months ago
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Mountain View weather report: sunny with a 100% chance of AI
6 months ago
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Love to check the forecast on weather dot com
6 months ago
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Three year old took a sniff of my fancy artisanal candle and declared it smelled like "gloves." Devastating.
7 months ago
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Allison Johnson
Vox Media Union
7 months ago
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Everything is bad so here's a little blog about how nice bags are
www.theverge.com/gadgets/6604...
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In praise of a special little bag
There’s nothing quite like it.
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/660409/specialty-bag-pannier-hiking-two-wheel-topo
7 months ago
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I absolutely love it when a phone engages Hyper Gaming Super Beast Mode or whatever just so I can do my little Wordle guesses
7 months ago
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Setting important boundaries with the AI
7 months ago
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Just incredible that in the year of our lord 2025 I am calling people and asking about the viral, impossible-to-find Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III
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7 months ago
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Me, to my past self when I realize I didn't grind the coffee beans last night: "What you did was deeply fucking indecorous."
7 months ago
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Truly tired of living in the blurst of times
7 months ago
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reposted by
Allison Johnson
Marina Galperina
7 months ago
The one where
@allisonjo1.bsky.social
visits an acoustics lab at an abandoned nuclear power plant.
www.theverge.com/tech/644385/...
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How an unused nuclear power plant became home to a world-class acoustics lab
These scientists have taken extreme measures to get away from noise.
https://www.theverge.com/tech/644385/nuclear-power-plant-acoustics-lab
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Sometimes as a little treat I like to remember how much Werner Herzog hates chickens
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Werner Herzog on Chickens
YouTube video by Saville Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMo4WlBmGM
8 months ago
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Almost got run over by a car whilst crossing the street in a crosswalk, as one does, and the most horrifying part is that I screamed EXACTLY like my mom
12 months ago
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God damn this is so good from
@miasato.bsky.social
, if you somehow missed it yesterday do yourself a favor and read it now
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The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry
Behind the scenes of a court battle for the “clean girl” look.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/24303161/amazon-influencers-lawsuit-copyright-clean-aesthetic-girl-sydney-nicole-gifford-alyssa-sheil
12 months ago
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Writing a novel about some game developers who love aperitivos, calling it Amaro and Amaro and Amaro
12 months ago
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Nobody: Absolutely no one: Potty training book authors: Oh you waited until your kid was *three* to start potty training??? You fuckin idiot. You absolute moron
12 months ago
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I’m “just got really excited that Smartwool socks are on sale at REI” years old
about 1 year ago
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@vicmsong.bsky.social
is exactly right that you should invest in good sleep, but also, if I lay my head just right on this pile of three lumpy IKEA pillows my neck only feels a little sore in the morning
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Smart sleep is worth the cost
On The Vergecast: would you pay $5,000 for a better night of sleep? It might be a good deal.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/24294517/best-sleep-gadgets-eight-sleep-oura-spotify-ai-vergecast
about 1 year ago
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When someone asks how I’m coping
about 1 year ago
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