Jeff PattersonNarrative Violation — Stop knocking Apple for upgrading old iPhonesBelow is a shitpost I churned out in 2017 in response to reviews critiquing the latest iPhone as merely being an “incremental” upgrade from…Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Jeff PattersonAmazon Echo Dot is the FitBit of smart speakersNote: I first published this post on The Verge forums in December 2017. In light of Amazon’s latest hardware event last week, I thought it…Sep 28, 20191Sep 28, 20191
Jeff PattersoninThis Is My TechLatest Pixel leak shows Google has no original ideasGoogle announced last month that the latest in their poor-selling line of Pixel phones will be a face unlock scheme almost directly ripped…Aug 6, 20191Aug 6, 20191
Jeff PattersonGoogle I/O 2018 — Products still “rolling out”With Google I/O 2019 coming this week, let’s take a look back at last year’s announcements. Like Google events of yonder, many announced…May 5, 2019May 5, 2019
Jeff PattersoninThis Is My TechApple’s focus on privacy sure looks smart now, doesn’t itThe narratives sure change fast around these parts. Tech pundits have knocked Apple for years for its privacy stance. Apple would get left…Jan 7, 20191Jan 7, 20191
Jeff PattersoninThis Is My TechI’m not locked in to Apple. You’re just locked out.Reading about HomePod at launch, the main (only?) criticism leveled against the new device is that it locks you in to Apple’s ecosystem…Sep 7, 20182Sep 7, 20182
Jeff PattersoninThis Is My TechReporters are only mad at Facebook because it *might have* helped Trump winFacebook has had many privacy scandals in the past, but “this one is different.” Why is it different? Because this time the data violation…Sep 7, 2018Sep 7, 2018