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Christian de Looper

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Gadget nerd and world traveler.

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A few years ago my wife and I went to the arcade so much we got enough tickets to get a PS4. I try not to think about how much more than a PS4’s worth we spent. We were addicts 😩

18.01.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

End of an era. Good guest to end on tho.

13.10.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You can vibe-code your way to innovation. Here’s how to start. Learn how to use vibe coding to code far beyond your technical abilities.

Had a lot of fun trying out different vibe-coding skills and giving making stuff without much coding experience a shot. Definitely see it as the future for 99% of software development.

mashable.com/article...

#coding #vibecoding #AI

01.10.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Benchmarks Show M4 Max-Like Performance For Windows - BGR Benchmarks for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme showcase a powerful chip for Windows laptops that should compete with Apple's M4 Max.

Pretty hopeful we'll get some real competition to Apple's M-series chips with the new Snapdragon chips!

#qualcomm #snapdragonx2 #snapdragonx2elite #arm

30.09.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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iPhone 17 Pro Review: Helpful Camera Upgrades In A Colorful New Design As capable as this year's standard iPhone 17 is, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are still worthwhile upgrades with incredible camera systems.

Speaking of the iPhone 17 Pro Max, I also reviewed that phone. Also awesome!! The camera rocks.

www.bgr.com/1978475/ipho...

#iphone17promax #iphone #apple

25.09.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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iPhone Air Review: A Compromise Worth Making (For Some) If you're willing to put up with battery and camera downgrades, the iPhone Air is still an impressively powerful and stunning achievement from Apple.

I love the iPhone Air. Yes, there are compromises, and it’s not super fun that you have to pay more for what’s technically a worse phone. But I still love it, and using it was a reaaaal nice break from the brick that is the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

www.bgr.com/1977762/ipho...

#apple #iphone #iphoneair

25.09.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Takes Aim At The Apple M4 Max - BGR Qualcomm looks to be giving Apple's homegrown M-series chips a run for their money with the Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme.

Pretty hopeful this could do for Windows what M-series did for Mac. First-gen Snapdragon X chips were fine, and developer support is still needed, but we’re getting there. www.bgr.com/1977785/qual...

#qualcomm #snapdragonsummit2025 #snapdragonx2elite #snapdragonx2eliteextreme

25.09.2025 23:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The notifications are the best, but I completely forgot about the laundry when the internet went out the other day. Like for two days πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

25.08.2025 04:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Am I the only one who constantly worries about the passenger in front of me squishing my laptop screen by reclining on a flight? Yeah probably.

28.02.2025 07:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loved checking out the DJI Flip! Cool drone at a great price.

bgr.com/reviews/dji-...

#DJI #DJIFlip #Drone

15.01.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The MacBook Pro is pretty much the perfect laptop right now.
βœ… Well-designed
βœ… Great screen
βœ… Good port selection
βœ… Huge performance (especially in the M4 Max model)
❌ Can get expensive

09.12.2024 05:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I asked for Blue Steel, I got existential crisis.

08.12.2024 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gemini needs a β€œdid you mean…?” section.

08.12.2024 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love that the lounge I’m in at Kyoto airport uses a robot vacuum.

07.12.2024 08:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Photos from Kyoto! On a press trip with Technics and had some time to sightsee. Absolutely beautiful city!

07.12.2024 06:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Me asking ChatGPT for specifications for a pair of headphones: β€œThat can’t be right.”

Me asking ChatGPT for medical advice: β€œYour word is gospel.”

27.11.2024 15:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do the new MacBook Pros have a better/different keyboard? Or do keyboards just feel that different after only one year of typing on them? The 2023 MacBook Pro that I've been using feels pretty different compared to the 2024 model that I'm using now!

25.11.2024 18:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love the new #iMac β€” despite it being a minor refresh. Still the best all-in-one for sure.
βœ… Same awesome colorful design
βœ… Nano-texture glass is optional but great
βœ… M4 is EASILY enough for most
❌ Only two ports on the base model

23.11.2024 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got a bit of a back-log of reviews that are finally getting done, starting with the iPad Mini!
βœ… I still love the design
βœ… Performs great!
βœ… Supports the Pencil Pro
❌ Really a bare minimum upgrade
❌ The screen is fine, but I think it’s time for OLED on non-Pro iPads
❌ No Pencil Gen 2 support?

20.11.2024 15:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think so, I haven’t posted at all recently and also got a bunch of new followers. It’s people moving here and following who they already were on other platforms.

17.11.2024 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Generally, it’s one of my favorite foldable so far. Only a few hours into using it though!

05.07.2023 10:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Initial Google Pixel Fold reactions:
- I love the passport-style foldable from-factor
- There are some software tweaks that I don’t love. I wish the Home Screen just spread out the app icons instead of using two screens worth.
- Build feels MOSTLY strong.

05.07.2023 10:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreeeeed, but also Instagram has more power to do so than anyone else 😬😬😬 if it does end up working with ActivityPub, might be a non issue?

04.07.2023 03:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Threads, an Instagram app - Apps on Google Play Say more with Threads β€” Instagram’s text-based conversation app

Haha no! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.barcelona&gl=it

04.07.2023 02:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€ŽThreads, an Instagram app β€ŽSay more with Threads β€” Instagram’s text-based conversation app Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending t...

Very curious to see how and if this ends up becoming the defacto Twitter replacement. No mention of ActivityPub in the listing, who knows if that rumor will turn out to be true.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/threads-an-instagram-app/id6446901002

04.07.2023 01:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Volvo EX30 price, range, release date, specs, and more | Digital Trends The Volvo EX30 could prove to be the best low-cost EV when it finally launches. Here's everything we know so far.

I’m pretty excited about the Volvo EX30, considering how great it looks for the price! https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/volvo-ex30-price-specs-release-date/

03.07.2023 22:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla's charger won. What EV buyers need to know about NACS | Digital Trends It looks like Tesla is set to win the charging connector wars in the U.S. But what does that mean for you?

The EV charging wars in the U.S. look to be over. Here's what you need to know, whether you're a Tesla owner, another EV owner, or a new EV buyer. https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-nacs-charging-standard-ev-buyer-guide/

02.07.2023 14:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tommy Wiseau is on my flight to LA.

15.06.2023 01:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to see the NACS port in Apple Vision Pro.

11.06.2023 03:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do we not do #hashtags here?

11.06.2023 01:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0