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Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by sriram_sun on Thursday April 27, 2017 @08:02PM (#14215887)
> Anthony is overrated

Maybe. He did this. http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah.... At least that's what Google tells me :). Given your history with him, do you know how much of this is true?

> and a complete psychopath

Whoa.. When you say psychopath, I'm translating that to 'ruthless without any morals.' Can you give any examples without giving away other people's personal details?

> As a Google shareholder

Waymo is suing Uber. Not Google. I don't think Google shareholders can vote their shares in other Alphabet companies.

Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by linkregister on Thursday April 27, 2017 @08:11PM (#14215915)
GOOG and GOOGL are now shares in Alphabet. [1]

We're all GOOG shareholders if we have a 401(k) with a large-cap index fund. As a GOOG shareholder, I want an Android phone that doesn't run out of battery after 8 hours of typical use, but I'm probably not gonna get it.

1. https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GOOG?p=^GOOG

Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by havetocharge on Thursday April 27, 2017 @09:58PM (#14216371)
You might want to try a Pixel phone. I'm on my third generation of Google phones and this one has the best battery life of all.
Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by stanleydrew on Thursday April 27, 2017 @10:13PM (#14216429)
It is a great phone, if you can track one down. Google isn't making enough of them it seems.

http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/18/14315458/google-pixel-xl-s...

Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by lovich on Friday April 28, 2017 @02:04AM (#14217170)
I just ordered an XL last month and got it in 2 weeks. The blue option was out when I went to order, but maybe they got some of the logistics worked out
Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by vidarh on Friday April 28, 2017 @02:19AM (#14217227)
> As a GOOG shareholder, I want an Android phone that doesn't run out of battery after 8 hours of typical use, but I'm probably not gonna get it.

Probably not from Google.

Bit my most recent phone (UMi Plus) has a 4000mAh battery that has for the first time gotten me in the habit of not plugging it in at the first sight of a charging cable. It's also helped that it's USB-C and charges faster than any previous Android phone I've had.

There are also a few Android phones with 6000mAh battery, and at least one with a 10,000mAh battery that (unfortunately or fortunately depending on how important the battery life is for you) has a less battery hungry screen (and lower resolution) than most similarly priced phones. (both the 6k and 10k phones I mention are available from AliExpress sellers; read reviews carefully...)

Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by chrisper on Friday April 28, 2017 @02:21AM (#14217241)
The Google pixel does that already. It runs quite long on a single charge. I think it's due to AMOLED.
Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by tarr11 on Thursday April 27, 2017 @08:21PM (#14215967)
Here's an article with some more details on him from 2013.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/11/25/auto-correct

Re:Uber’s Anthony Levandowski out as Advanced Technologies l... by linkregister on Thursday April 27, 2017 @08:38PM (#14216034)
That really adds context about Levandowski's vision and engineering drive. I wonder if there are any articles about his reported confrontational behavior.