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This post was written by a primitive LLM

2026-09-20

Modern LLMs are stinky and controversial, so why care about those when GPT-2 can replace my blog with My new phone is an IPS panel, not a Galaxy S9 or S10, a 5MP Sony sensor phone from January 2014. Speaking of which, why did you just send me this? Because I actually really fucking love my Pixel 8 Pro.

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To nobody's surprise, Compressor is STILL the fastest Android video compressor app

2026-08-28

Competitors have had just over 7 months to respond to Compressor, which now has almost 100,000 downloads, but after all this time, they still haven't improved.

General Software Android Video Compressor Development Creative Tools Tech

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Actually, I don't hate smartwatches, I just hate Google, and I wish I didn't

2026-08-19

Google's mediocre smartwatch software, abysmal level of effort and care put into optimisation and internal self sabotage between departments makes Pixel Watches look and feel incredibly unfinished and unappealing, while making Apple & Samsung look like the best smartwatch companies on earth.

General Hardware Android Google Opinion Samsung Smartwatch Software Support Wear OS

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Your ZTE phone is likely spying on you, which ZTE says is "compliant"

2026-05-31

Cheap always comes with a trade-off, and when it comes to cheap ZTE phones, that trade-off is privacy.

General Hardware Smartphones Android Tech Security China ZTE Unisoc Spreadtrum Spyware Technical

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Budget phones are so scarily good now I am writing a blog post about it

2026-05-15

Update as of May 31, 2026: ZTE devices like the one shown in this article may contain spyware. I do not recommend purchasing them. See this 10 years a...

General Hardware Smartphones Android Tech

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What is the point of smartwatches?

2026-05-14

Every single day since I got my first smartwatch in 2021, I have worn one every day. At first I thought they were cool, they've got cool gimmicks, the...

General Hardware Smartwatch Tech Google Fitbit Fitness Opinion

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Maybe I have been spoilt by modern flagship phones; I used a 6-year-old midranger for a day

2026-02-18

Phones have come a looooong way, even in just the past decade or so. Can you believe the first iPhone released in 2007? That's a whopping 19 years ago...

General Hardware Samsung Smartphones Android Comparison Tech

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Dell support (and hardware) is so bad, I almost sued them

2026-02-07

Yes, you read that title right. Dell's support team is TERRIBLE. They're simply unable to grasp Australian Consumer Law, and I am fed up, but first, s...

General Hardware Dell Support Warranty Law Laptops

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Cheap action camera with 2014 sensor vs 2014 flagship smartphone (Camera Comparison)

2026-01-03

The Allwinner V3 action camera we looked at in the previous blog post had a Sony IMX175, a camera sensor from around 2014, so how does it hold up against a 2014 flagship smartphone?

General Tech Cameras Allwinner Smartphones China Samsung Android Photography Comparison

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The very weird world of Allwinner V3 action cameras (+ happy new year!)

2025-12-31

Happy new year! For the final blog post of 2025, I decided to post about my custom firmware for terrible action cameras! Enjoy :)

General Hardware Software Allwinner Cameras China Android Linux Technical

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The JoshAtticus Blog has new features!

2025-12-28

Hey everyone! I know I haven't posted much this year :( I do have quite a few new things coming soon though! Dell shenanigans Flatbed scanner stuff A...

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The JoshAtticus Blog has a new domain!

2025-07-06

Hey everyone! Recently I purchased a new domain, joshattic.us, and I'm happy to announce I've moved my blog over to it. https://blog.joshatticus.site ...

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