Posted on 11/23/2025 11:43:42 AM PST by dennisw
Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho too!
Stephen Curry looks darker than usual?
This advert is effective in bringing in black buyers and white sports bros. Googoo gets creative
You tube put this in my feed for whatever reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pONa8nrKxlU
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Where is Elon’s phone?
Great ad. Even better phone. Two of my 4 kids switched to Pixel from iPhone. They love them. Gemini is by far the best AI, and it’s not even close.
Not worried about Google and all their spying ? Worst than the KGB ,LOL
I am, certainly. But kids these days don’t care
Great ad?
Actually it made me less likely to get one
Context free assertions!
Always a great Free Republic tradition!
My stance on G**gle is unequivocal. They are the greatest spy and censor and manipulator of information that has ever existed. You're begging to be spied on if you use anything of theirs without making some seriously hi-tech mods first.
That's why I have a Google phone from privatephoneshop.com. They rip out the stock Googled Android and replace it CalyxOS, which is and Android Open Source Project (AOSP) ROM that has had a gazillion security enhancements added. Like its Bluetooth and WiFi always spoof their MAC addresses, and never use the same MAC for any two access points.
calyxos.org
source.android.com
If you visit the CalyxOS website you'll see they presently have their updates paused while they refine their delivery process. If that makes you leery you might wait until they have resumed updates (which usually come monthly) but it's the most secure turn-key phone you can buy that's still a fully functional smartphone, unlike some extreme versions, like Paranoid Android, which give up functionality for that last drop of security.
paranoidandroid.co
For years I had been using LineageOS that I installed on hardware I selected, usually a Motorola phone or Amazon Fire ebook reader (made a fully-functional tablet by the LineageOS). The thing is, switching to Lineage was technically complex. And by the time my old phone crapped out, I had to learn a whole new installation process. What a PITA! Plus it never ran as flawlessly as an unmodded Google phone.
lineageos.org
Privacy Phone Shop devices are more expensive than the Motorolas I was buying and switching to Lineage, but the CalyxOS isn't "one-size-fits-all," it was made specifically for that hardware. Mine runs slicker deer guts on a doorknob. And the Google hardware is so much better that to me it's well worth the splurge once every four or five years.
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