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[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

I guess it's more passive for them. I'm the opposite as I get engrossed in good TV, don't care much for filler streaming slop.

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

That shed is dope

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 months ago

Depression can be secondary to many chronic illnesses, perhaps this is the mental mechanism that explains it.

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

David Revoy, he only uses FOSS programs to make his art, and distributes it without DRM too (even when he does commision work)

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

That article was a great read, thanks for sharing. This is a pic of a Black Mamba bicycle, looks like a vintage bicycle, very functional. Apparently still produced in India.

In the car centric West most modern "city"/lady bikes sold are heavy as hell, you see them in every supermarket, lowest price and quality tier below crappy MTBs (not many people shell the money for a "Holland" type which is still a heavy city bike but much more robust and functional); that Black Mamba actually looks daily drivable, light enough closer to old racing bikes. Of course the Buffalo is even better, that rack alone rated for 100kg (220lbs) is amazing. Most bikes I see have 10kg or 20kg rated racks, more than ok for grocery shopping but not enough for passengers or heavy cargo or indestructibility :D

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

Weird that VLC is not playing FLACs for you, is that on iOS?

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Good to know thanks!

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I agree 100%, NiMH cells (the standard for rechargeable AA, AAA, I even have some AAAA for certain tablet styli) have gotten so cheap, they're sometimes cheaper than alkaline at first use! It's insane.

If you don't have a charger I've heard good things about the Ikea Stenkol one, cheap (5-12€ depending on country) but should be reliable. Ikea also sells the cells.

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Way to go, modern phone screens are not too bad..I think a big reason I enjoy dumb ereaders is the lack of multitasking lol

Your kindle probably has a busted micro usb port (the cables too can stop working for data transfer), no idea if it's too difficult to solder a new one.. I would try cleaning it up really well first

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Yes exactly! On Kindles to install that app we need a jailbreak (and the procedure will depend on device and firmware version, since we are trying to circumvent Amazon limits), most of the OS stays the same and you can still use the normal "reader" app.

Of course if you are already satisfied by the normal reader all you need to do to gain more freedom is managing your books with Calibre on a computer, it'll take care of converting to kindle format if you put an epub in it, and send it to device, with just one click. My dad does this after I showed him once or twice and he's not techy at all.

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's a powerful program but not a complete OS replacement

[–] sopo@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (6 children)

No but you can jailbreak them, and their OS is linux-based; unfortunately if it's a new Kindle or newish with an up to date firmware, you might have to wait for someone to release a new jb method. With a jb you can install Koreader (which alone can do everything useful), but also people (mobileread forums) have compiled a working Python library and a terminal with bash..mostly useful to show off :) you can run neofetch

If you're like me and need Koreader (has impeccable pdf reflow and stardict support), a Kobo is way easier, and you don't have to wait

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