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Here's hoping they don't create an ebb and flow of up and downsizing phones over the decades. I did lament when they started getting bigger and bigger for people chasing screen size (as a person who doesn't consume much content on their phone), trading off something that was lightweight, accessible, and fit nicely in most pockets.

Every time my work phone is replaced, it's with a bigger screen. I barely use any of the new features that come alone. I text, make phone calls, (sometimes) take notes, or actually take a photograph of an email because I cba to open the file transfer app or log in on the go. More rarely play music from youtube or read a chapter out of an ebook. I spend enough time on my computer. I don't need to spend the rest of it on my phone.

My ideal personal phone has tactile buttons and a flipscreen. Those were phones, back when I could dial someone on the road without taking my hands off of it or issuing dorky spaceman commands to it while alone in the car.

It's amazing that society and technology have come to a point where we have electronic timeout jars for cellphones. Get a lock box for your TV dinners and put the key to it in one of those bins. Practice making better food. Any meds you're on could only work better if they're not having to combat a brain dampening diet.

supply chain issues were a much bigger part of the pricing hike tbh. crypto has been out of the reach of your average home-GPU-farm guy for years already. especially mining bitcoin or ethereum. you now need vast facilities to even break even doing that stuff.

wireless earbuds are rubbish unless you are really attracted by the wireless phone/handset capabilities, incl. incorporation with smart watches too.

the idea of buying a specific phone or ecosystem to access the ear buds is crazy. definitely stick with what you have. the ear buds are overhyped status-symbol nonsense. remember when the plain white apple earbuds were 'cool' too? those things were worth like $6 and sounded like listening to a concert being played by ants inside a tin can.

Last edited by uziq (2022-05-19 08:30:10)

I don't like the way my ear holds or is supposed to hold the plugs. They are not that loud. I ordered the Galaxy Buds Pro. I checked reviews and apparently they hold into the ear better.

Is anybody into retro handhelds?

I've been diving into them lately and it seems like there's about a million options at or below $150 and they can all play up to some N64 titles. With so many good games from arcades to NES to SNES etc etc it seems like $150 for hours of mindless commuting entertainment isn't a bad purchase.

I know full well that I may want to get into N64 and Gamecube games shortly thereafter though so I think I've narrowed down the best choices to:

Retroid Pocket 2+ for the thousands of games 1997 and prior

Ayn Odin for N64/Gamecube/PS2/DS. Evidently even some Wii games? Can't imagine that without a wii controller they'd pack the same punch...


Honorable mention to the Anbernic RG351M/P, Miyoo Mini, etc

pirana6 wrote:

Is anybody into retro handhelds?

I've been diving into them lately and it seems like there's about a million options at or below $150 and they can all play up to some N64 titles. With so many good games from arcades to NES to SNES etc etc it seems like $150 for hours of mindless commuting entertainment isn't a bad purchase.

I know full well that I may want to get into N64 and Gamecube games shortly thereafter though so I think I've narrowed down the best choices to:

Retroid Pocket 2+ for the thousands of games 1997 and prior

Ayn Odin for N64/Gamecube/PS2/DS. Evidently even some Wii games? Can't imagine that without a wii controller they'd pack the same punch...


Honorable mention to the Anbernic RG351M/P, Miyoo Mini, etc

I have a few RPi I've converted, but not handheld. I don't like spending time looking at a small screen. I know retropie used to have trouble supporting the button configurations on n64 controllers but it's been since ironed out

After using the Galaxy Pros for a few days I have to say that I am very happy with them. If you are thinking of ear buds, you should buy these.

yeah solid pair of earbuds that! you chose well. sorry i missed your whatspp chats about possible replacements.

i'm going back to the audiophile shop in gangnam this week, when the monsoon rains subside, to replace the cable on my IEMs. i think wearing them for a year with mask+glasses has fucked with the connectors a bit and worn the cable out fast. intermittent sound from constant tension and tangles with the stupid mask situation. luckily my last cable came with a 12 months warranty.

check and register any warranty info you may get with those earphones, dauntless. most quality earphone manufacturers have good after-care packages.

btw, i love this country.

Last edited by uziq (2022-07-12 21:20:12)

Oh boy. My home isn't too bad. Work though is utter trash. 30Mbps down, 70 up. That's probably for the whole place too. If several people are on a teams call it goes to 100p very quickly

I thought the word "dongle" was funny in the 1990s and still sometimes snigger at it today.

uziq wrote:

this internet was practically thrown in as a freebie with my apartment. i literally don’t even pay for it. i think the bill is like $7 a month. my landlord just covers it as a gratuity.

it also includes 100+ channels of korean cable and an ‘egg’ device i can take with me anywhere, and use as a tether to use their high-speed network on public wifi/5g hubs. i can work using ‘my wifi’ in a riverside park. 100mbps down/up, on a laptop with a dongle … in the park. not a single fibre cable or wired connection in sight.

LMAO Do you know how much energy data centres and communication networks consume?

Enjoy your coal-fueled life.