BendyLemmy
I'm afraid people are going to say this 'undermines' their choice, or security.
However, I'm happy to wait and see if it ever gets 'abused' or actually comes in with real protections - overall I'd say it's a good thing to have.
Agreed. I saw your post and reddit.
Great news.
I only ever used Reddit in Firefox on desktop anyway - but now I use it a whole lot less (maybe just one reply per day trolling people with interesting posts they'd be better posting here).
Lemmy is a shit-show... but it's OUR shit-show and we'll adjust, and clever people will develop.
Looking at reviews, people who bought newer paperwhites say the contrast is lower - but they're still good. However, the BASIC kindle now has 300ppi and backlight, and good contrast and new e-ink display so I'd go with a new BASIC kindle now.
ROFL Back in the day, when AOL was a thing - I used to think it stood for 'Assholes Online'.
Good luck (",) appreciate the efforts you make fighting the crazy deluge.
Casio Duro
I got very lucky with a Casio Tough Solar bought as a stopgap... after having owned some nice Seiko, Citizen etc - I lost my last one when a pin came loose riding my bike. Got home, no watch... old story.
I abused this NASTY cheap plastic Casio, but the plastic just keeps smoothing out - the face is not glass, so scratches got polished out with toothpaste. Now 9 years old... but crazy that I only actually adjust it about once or twice a year when it gets more than a half minute off. It should be maybe +/- 20 seconds per month, but I get that in a year.
The main issue is contrast - I have a cheap IKEA USB LED light, so I take that with a powerbank when it's too dark as I'm not keen on the backlight - backlight is good for keeping the background paper 'white' though.
Paperwhite 3 is great, bought 5 years ago and has 300ppi and BETTER contrast than the newer models ;) When it gets old, I'll just pick up a replacement battery via AliExpress.
Can't be beaten on price, especially if you don't rely on Amazon (I just download books to Calibre, grab epubs via Annie's Archive, then transfer a conversion to AZW3 via USB).
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B&W DM601 loudspeakers brought with me from the UK, now nearly 20 years old and still sounding excellent (with a cheap Polk subwoofer to fill out the bottom end down to 25Hz maybe).
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Monitor Audio Bronze 2 loudspeakers (current main system) - again, with a subwoofer to extend the bottom end.
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Stents (still alive 8 years later)
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My computer - initially in 2013, upgraded until now - runs all my media (Music, TV and movies) living in Thailand. Also, I must add, 4.1 channel class-D amplifiers (ZK-TB21 for 2.1 channels front, plus another 2 channel amplifier for the rear - together costing around $25 and running off an old laptop PSU, now driving those old B&W DM601's VERY nicely indeed).
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Casio Tough Solar watch - the cheapest I ever bought, and likely the one that'll last me until I die (goes in shower and swimming with me, still running perfectly after 9 years, needs adjusting 2 seconds each year, never changed a battery...)
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Kindle Paperwhite in 2018 - the best version (better contrast than newer models) - infinite supply of books at Annie's Archive (like The Book Thief)
GTFO