Allison Johnson
@allisonjo1.bsky.social
Professional phone user for The Verge.
Definitely almost spit out my coffee at this bit, do yourself a favor and watch!!
July 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Definitely almost spit out my coffee at this bit, do yourself a favor and watch!!
Always jarring when a real grape tastes like the artificial flavor grape
July 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Always jarring when a real grape tastes like the artificial flavor grape
Solo cross country flight before becoming a parent: god this is hell I hate it so much
Solo cross country flight after becoming a parent: watching movies and reading books in silence for five hours while someone brings me snacks, sign me the fuck up
Solo cross country flight after becoming a parent: watching movies and reading books in silence for five hours while someone brings me snacks, sign me the fuck up
July 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Solo cross country flight before becoming a parent: god this is hell I hate it so much
Solo cross country flight after becoming a parent: watching movies and reading books in silence for five hours while someone brings me snacks, sign me the fuck up
Solo cross country flight after becoming a parent: watching movies and reading books in silence for five hours while someone brings me snacks, sign me the fuck up
But is Trump gonna pay the tariffs on the white label phones he’s importing before slapping a made in America T1 logo on them?
June 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
But is Trump gonna pay the tariffs on the white label phones he’s importing before slapping a made in America T1 logo on them?
Shoutout to the dozen or so folks holding signs and flags outside of the retirement center on Olson Place, absolute legends ❤️
June 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Shoutout to the dozen or so folks holding signs and flags outside of the retirement center on Olson Place, absolute legends ❤️
I find it so funny that this got its own slide in the keynote presentation
June 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I find it so funny that this got its own slide in the keynote presentation
Tapping the sign.
The Vox Media Union just delivered our strike pledge to Vox management, showing our unwavering commitment to securing a collective bargaining agreement that is fair. Should we not get a fair contract, we are prepared to strike.
June 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Tapping the sign.
The @vicmsong.bsky.social Promise is that you'll come for the cursed AI videos and stay for the heart-string-tugging ending 😭 www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
June 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The @vicmsong.bsky.social Promise is that you'll come for the cursed AI videos and stay for the heart-string-tugging ending 😭 www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
s2g ads are coming for our phone lock screens and I hate it very much IS NOTHING SACRED www.theverge.com/news/679541/...
Samsung phones are getting a weird AI shopping platform nobody asked for
Thanks, I hate it.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
s2g ads are coming for our phone lock screens and I hate it very much IS NOTHING SACRED www.theverge.com/news/679541/...
My S25 Edge review is gonna be a minute because I'm taking some time off for a milestone birthday but god damn if Samsung isn't still killing it in the portrait mode game
May 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My S25 Edge review is gonna be a minute because I'm taking some time off for a milestone birthday but god damn if Samsung isn't still killing it in the portrait mode game
Forgive me for I have blogged www.theverge.com/tech/671116/...
Google’s AI product names are confusing as hell
Is it a popular baby name from 2007 or a Google AI product? Who can say?
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May 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Forgive me for I have blogged www.theverge.com/tech/671116/...
Mountain View weather report: sunny with a 100% chance of AI
May 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Mountain View weather report: sunny with a 100% chance of AI
Love to check the forecast on weather dot com
May 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Love to check the forecast on weather dot com
Three year old took a sniff of my fancy artisanal candle and declared it smelled like "gloves." Devastating.
May 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Three year old took a sniff of my fancy artisanal candle and declared it smelled like "gloves." Devastating.
Reposted by Allison Johnson
Our GoFundMe to assist our former colleagues at @polygon.com is now live! Please support them if you can, and share widely even if you can't!
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam
On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union
gofund.me
May 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Our GoFundMe to assist our former colleagues at @polygon.com is now live! Please support them if you can, and share widely even if you can't!
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Everything is bad so here's a little blog about how nice bags are www.theverge.com/gadgets/6604...
In praise of a special little bag
There’s nothing quite like it.
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May 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Everything is bad so here's a little blog about how nice bags are www.theverge.com/gadgets/6604...
I absolutely love it when a phone engages Hyper Gaming Super Beast Mode or whatever just so I can do my little Wordle guesses
April 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I absolutely love it when a phone engages Hyper Gaming Super Beast Mode or whatever just so I can do my little Wordle guesses
Setting important boundaries with the AI
April 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Setting important boundaries with the AI
Just incredible that in the year of our lord 2025 I am calling people and asking about the viral, impossible-to-find Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III
that flash + scarcity = @allisonjo1.bsky.social on a quest
In pursuit of a viral, five-year-old compact camera
Good luck finding one of these.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just incredible that in the year of our lord 2025 I am calling people and asking about the viral, impossible-to-find Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III
Me, to my past self when I realize I didn't grind the coffee beans last night:
"What you did was deeply fucking indecorous."
"What you did was deeply fucking indecorous."
April 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Me, to my past self when I realize I didn't grind the coffee beans last night:
"What you did was deeply fucking indecorous."
"What you did was deeply fucking indecorous."
Truly tired of living in the blurst of times
April 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Truly tired of living in the blurst of times
Reposted by Allison Johnson
The one where @allisonjo1.bsky.social visits an acoustics lab at an abandoned nuclear power plant. www.theverge.com/tech/644385/...
How an unused nuclear power plant became home to a world-class acoustics lab
These scientists have taken extreme measures to get away from noise.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The one where @allisonjo1.bsky.social visits an acoustics lab at an abandoned nuclear power plant. www.theverge.com/tech/644385/...
Sometimes as a little treat I like to remember how much Werner Herzog hates chickens www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMo...
Werner Herzog on Chickens
YouTube video by Saville Productions
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Sometimes as a little treat I like to remember how much Werner Herzog hates chickens www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMo...
Almost got run over by a car whilst crossing the street in a crosswalk, as one does, and the most horrifying part is that I screamed EXACTLY like my mom
November 29, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Almost got run over by a car whilst crossing the street in a crosswalk, as one does, and the most horrifying part is that I screamed EXACTLY like my mom