Knitting needles.
Not only have they been essential in breaking the habit of reaching for my phone while I’m meant to be watching my TV/monitor, but I also end up with a practical, useful, personalised product at the end
I wish good yarn wasn’t so expensive!
I bought a hand spindle and some raw combed fleece…and I wish I knew how to use the hand spindle hahaha
Sleep mask.
First, it’s cheap. Second, it’s comfortable as hell and makes you see nothing.
My fileserver. I have more media than I could ever need and plenty of room for more.
A Kobo e-reader. I now read much more than before because of the convenience, and I also became a book pirate. It has paid itself multiple times on the money I’ve saved in physical books.
I found a picture of you.
Everywhere I go suggests Lemmy returned the pictures feature, but then I try it and it still won’t work. What’s going on here?
Not sure what issues you are having. I am using the Jerboa app on android.
Tested it again just now. It says “uploaded image is too large”. Tried it again with a picture that was one pixel by one pixel. Still I get the same warning.
It’s been like this for a month (due to Lemmy disabling the feature to combat people posting risque material). They did this by reducing the maximum image size to zero.
Your instance probably has a very low upload size limit
Edit: lemm.ee has a limit of like 100kb.
The picture I tested it with was 49kb. I just tested it again to make sure, it still doesn’t work.
I know it plays a role though, and it kinda sucks too, Lemmy told me specifically to sign up for this instance because when I was making this account, the other instances were becoming overbooked with people trying to sign up and it was causing too much server stress. And it’s not like I can just transfer everything to a new account.
Can just use an external image host in the meantime.
That will be available in the next version of lemmy IIRC.
Is it something specific about a Kobo e-reader that is amazing or would any e-reader have turned you into an avid bookworm you think?
It’s likely because kobo’s can be flashed with a custom OS https://inkbox.ddns.net/, which can sync with https://calibre-ebook.com/
My unmodified kobo syncs with calibre.
Have a very old nook (with light!) Got it mainly because it handles epub, but getting books from my server to it is a pain. Can kobo connect to my calibre server and grab books automatically? Or does it need plugging in to sync up?
I am using Calibre to fill my Kindle
I’ve just been downloading books from Anna’s Archive and throwing the azw3 files on my kindle.
How easy is Calibre?
Very once you figure out the few steps to do conversions. But if you are simply adding an azw3 file, it’s 2 clicks
I have a Kobo and my wife has a Kindle - I like the Kobo way better, primarily because the Kindle is trying to sell me stuff all the time.
That’s why you never connect the kindle to the internet and simply upload copies of the books into it
I prefer the Kindle because it’s so easy and cheap to buy books I don’t need to bother pirating.
It’s just as easy on Kobo and it has a price match guarantee.
Does it have the same selection as Amazon?
Most of it. 99% of the stuff they don’t share is generally stuff you don’t want to read. With that said there are a few Amazon exclusive series’ like the “Cradle” series.
I have a kobo as well and I I did a lot of research before selecting it. Imho it’s the best on the market for my personal needs and that definitely changed how often I use it vs an alternative. Some of the things I like about it are direct integration with the library and the ability to do audiobooks. I also like that it is only an ereader and I can’t play games or surf the web on it. I think knowing what’s gonna help you as an individual is the most important thing. If you’re more likely to take a fully fledged tablet with you somewhere because of the versatility, and would otherwise leave a plain ereader at home, then a tablet is better because if you decide to read at least you have it with you. Like a lot of tech, I think it really depends on the user.
For me it’s the ability to read outside in bright days, so I can take care of kids in the beach/pool.
I went for a boox since it’s an Android and can run not only my favorite e reader app but also dictionary, browser for Wikipedia, and any apps for Android such as news Guardian, DW etc.
Obviously it also runs official apps such as Kobo, kindle etc, so I can try/ buy the book wherever and later I de DRM it and upload epub.
Oh also I have severe dust allergy from physical books, and moved countries a couple times leaving behind lots of unread stuff.
An hdmi to composite converter. It allows me to connect my pc to my old crt, I can play games, watch YouTube, stream everything, it made me realize I don’t really need a new TV
CRT image quality is amazing. It’s sad their weight limits their sizes so much.
Bone conducting earphones, my stupid tiny ear canals mean I can’t get any ear buds, to stay in my ears, the bone conducters have changed my life…
- my custom made silicon ear plugs are a close second, sweet sleep when I’m on night shifts
Bidet, heated mattress pad, shoehorn.
A bidet.
I’m gonna use a bog roll like a caveman until the day I die
Japan has ruined toilets for me.
Bidets are from Italy though.
They may have invented them but Japan perfected them.
Bidets are french, source
I was gonna ask how they got such a French name.
I can ruin toilets just fine myself, thank you.
You better wash your ass- if you must!🎶
Or else you’ll be FUNKAYYY! 🎶
I’m too intimidated to try one despite staying in hotels round the world that usually have them. What if it goes wrong? How bad much shitty water do I and the bathroom end up covered in? How do you know if it’s clean? Doesn’t other peoples shitty water end up on the same appliance that you’re now using? Does that mean I end up with other peoples shitty water being jet streamed towards my anus? So many questions, so much doubt. Similarly for those handheld nosel things popular in the middle East and parts of Asia.
Italian here. Get a bidet, nobody died or took any infection from them. Your brain is over thinking it. Get a bidet. Thank me later. Go get a bidet.
A ceramic non stick pan.
Nothing ever burns and cleaning even when frying something with cheese in there is just a scoop of hot water and ten seconds with the soft side of a kitchen sponge.
Noise cancelling earphones.
Oh man. Just not having to listen to my dishwasher, clothes machines or vacuum cleaner run their mouths while they’re in service is live improvening.
Motorcycle. If I’m going to be forced to drive to and from work, I might as well enjoy it.
An 18 button mouse for my PC. 12 buttons on the side which I’ve mapped my function keys to. It’s excellent for gaming, so many things you can do without even using your left hand on the keyboard.
I map those buttons to commonly used keys (that aren’t letters), for example Enter, Space, Esc, Ctrl, Shift, etc. Also Mouse4 and Mouse4 and Razer Hypershift
so many things you can do without even using your left hand on the keyboard.
Sounds like it leaves one hand free for so many… activities.
A dildo. Get to know yourself and what you like a little and it’s legitimately brain melting. You don’t have to be gay to enjoy em, I’m glad I gave butt stuffing a try.
Just make sure whatever you get is actually body safe. Silicone is generally the only good soft body safe material, look for medical grade or platinum cure.
A laptop. So much more flexible than a desktop pc.
In last 5 years for me:
- a pair of decent (second hand) speakers
- a cheap (blue switches ftw) mechanical keyboard
- a standing desk
- an ergonomic chair
(sorry it’s not single item…)
Even just a sit stand converter like Varidesk sells is a game changer. I lost 5 lbs the first week I got it at work.
You lost weight just by standing?
Could you tell me about all of them? Which model, what do you like about then etc?
Sit stand desks change your life
What keyboard did you get? I’m searching for a good ergonomic one that won’t break the bank
i got a cheap gamer’s keyboard that happened to have blue switches, the cheapest i actually found with Cherry MX Blue (so, some mechanical keyboard nerds will say this is sh*t and they’ll probably be right). It’s an “HyperX Alloy”. it has these annoyingly red LED, but i don’t really care. I recommend it for the price though (I paid around 90 buck back then)
I’ll look into it, thanks!
I’ve been using Microsoft natural ergonomic keyboards for years. They are a split keyboard (one piece) and I use the corded version.
Everything else just seems insanely expensive.
Oh looks like I’m set then, that’s what I’m using right now lol! Thanks!
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I personally haven’t tried the ergonomic keyboards yet, have been using Ducky One 2 for a few years and recently got KBDcraft Kit Adam (Lego keyboard) and I’m enjoying this one, super soft and nice sounding switches. From the ergonomic keyboards I’ve seen Keychron K11 Pro as an interesting one, but you’d have to see if it fits you, I can’t really recommend any myself.
Ooh a Lego keyboard? Nice! I’ll look into those, thanks!
