Android keeps getting better every year. Android 17 finally bring something like Apple’s Handoff, and I want to try it. The catch? Not every device updates at the same time. Could be a year or two before it’s fully there. 🙄

🔁 Reblogged from theverge

Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff

At launch, Continue On will only allow you to move tasks from a phone to a tablet. | Image: Google

Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple's Handoff, allowing you to…

After watching Google’s 2026 I/O, I am excited about Gemini & some of its AI features that I’m eager to try. I’ll share some soon, so stay tuned! I’m curious how people will respond since not everyone is comfortable w/ AI in an OS. I don’t mind, but it shld always be an option to turn them off.

There's a Japanese word for what I do: tsundoku.

I have over 50 books sitting here waiting for me — and most of them are fiction. Worlds I fully intend to disappear into. Eventually.

Every unread book felt urgent when I bought it. Like if I didn’t grab it right then, I’d never want it again. Tsundoku has a name for that too: ichigo ie. One encounter, one chance.

Guilty. But the pile stays.

I took this photo last week in my lovely small hometown by the bridge. I always find myself captivated by the beautiful scenery there every time I cross the bridge—it’s just so breathtaking.

If you want to learn American Sign Language (ASL), learn basics like ABCs and signs. Enjoy and happy learning.

TIL a new word.

decoraphobia (n.) — the irrational anxiety of committing to a home decor decision; fear that whatever you choose will look wrong, date badly, or just never feel quite right. Often strikes hardest in the paint chip aisle.

via Jane Pauley Explains Her Self-Diagnosed Decoraphobia and Why She Can’t Move a Candlestick at Home

Medical tech keeps getting weirder and better. Chewing gum that fights gum disease is apparently a real thing now.

🔁 Reblogged from newscientist.com

A small trial found that chewing gum containing nitrate can ease the symptoms of gum disease by favouring the growth of beneficial mouth bacteria

Prebiotic chewing gum could be helpful for gum disease

via bsky.app