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  1. Comment on Google announces Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A 5G phones, new Chromecast, and Nest Audio smart speaker in ~tech

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    There are some differences beyond the extra 2GB of RAM, those being... 90 HZ (smooth) display Under-display speaker More minimal, symmetrical bezels around the screen Slightly larger battery...

    There are some differences beyond the extra 2GB of RAM, those being...

    • 90 HZ (smooth) display
    • Under-display speaker
    • More minimal, symmetrical bezels around the screen
    • Slightly larger battery
    • Smaller size
    • Lighter
    • Different feeling plastic resin encasing, with internal metal body
    • Wireless charging
    • Reverse wireless charging
    • Lack of audio port
    • IP68 rated: some amount of dust and water submersion resistance

    That's all I can think about. Is it worth the extra $200 USD? Well, that's up to the buyer.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Got any new electronics? Tell me about them! in ~tech

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    The most recent electronic I picked up is the Pixel 3, a smartphone. To be honest, it's by no means a perfect phone, and it's hard to call it a premium phone (beyond the price and SoC). That being...

    The most recent electronic I picked up is the Pixel 3, a smartphone. To be honest, it's by no means a perfect phone, and it's hard to call it a premium phone (beyond the price and SoC). That being said, I love the smartphone for the quirks it has. It has great cameras. It's no replacement for my DSLR, but a very handy point-and-shoot.

    Besides that, I picked up a Garmin Vivosport. It's like the Fitbit Charge 2, but capable of handling submersion, has built in GPS, and some other tidbits. Nice fitness wristband, though I wish my skin wouldn't break out from it so often.

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  4. Comment on A good alternative to ________ is ________. in ~talk

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    A good alternative to streaming music is downloading it old-school style. While downloading music seems like storage space to consider, there are benefits to it. Once you download a song, it's...

    A good alternative to streaming music is downloading it old-school style. While downloading music seems like storage space to consider, there are benefits to it.

    1. Once you download a song, it's yours.

    Seems redundant, right? What I mean is that there's not a possibility of a song getting removed from your playlist because it was removed from the streaming site's database, or a possibility of it being altered, like its lyrics.

    1. Once you download a song, it's offline.

    If you are on a limited data plan, then this will probably be a significant point for you. Additionally, there's no worrying about a good connection.

    1. Once you download a song, you can edit it immediately.

    What if I really liked a song, but I found the intro to be too long? Well, I can just load the song onto Audacity, crop it, export the song, and that's it. If you're streaming a song, you're at the mercy of the streaming service of providing an easy way to download songs that don't involve third-party sites. Then you have to hope it lets you upload songs onto it again, then delete the local file.

    1. High-quality audio formats and bit rate!

    Most streaming services let you listen to a lossy format of the song you're listening to (by lossy I mean a lack of bit rate). MP3, AAC, and Ogg Vorbis are all lossy formats that are commonly used. However, a 320kbps MP3 or 256kbps AAC audio file is usually very hard to tell apart from a lossless or uncompressed audio format, like FLAC or WAV.

    1. It's free!

    For the most part, you can get songs for free, unless you can only get a song by paying for it. Some people might go the way of a pirate in this case, but only the looting and no pirate ship. Streaming services, however, usually have you pay a monthly rate or make you listen to advertisements.

    1. You are more likely to get your favorite artist more money by buying their music rather than streaming it,

    Artists are commonly given not a lot of money per listen on their songs. Unless you listen to a specific artist commonly, it's better for them for you to buy their merchandise and music.

    Of course, steaming has some benefits of their own which I should acknowledge.

    • The month rates on some services like Spotify are really cheap, especially if you're a student. It might even save you money if you often listen to premium music commonly.

    • Services like Tidal allow you to stream high-quality music, however, their service is kind of expensive.

    • No worrying about storage space or losing SD cards.

    • You can share playlists!

    • Online listening comes with the benefit of useful recommendations.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on A comparison of women's and men's pocket sizes in ~design

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    This is a great and informative article you submitted! The animations surprising work well on mobile, at least for me, and it's nice to see that there was people who actually tested daily objects...

    This is a great and informative article you submitted! The animations surprising work well on mobile, at least for me, and it's nice to see that there was people who actually tested daily objects in pockets. I thought it would just be some anecdotes.

    It's amusing and disappointing that there's a pair of pockets out there that can't hold a pen completely.

    2 votes