Iced Raktajino @ IcedRaktajino @startrek.website

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Just saw this got crossposted.

It does come with the full set of Google services pre-installed, so I'm not sure how good, out-of-the-box, this is for privacy. I've only partially de-googled it, but have to leave Play services enabled for RCS since group chats over MMS kinda suck lol.

According to the FAQ on Minimal's website they do seem at least open to "mak[ing] the device more open to system customization in the future". Most manufacturers don't even acknowledge that, so here's hoping they follow through.

Thanks, and yeah, that's my hope.

Android, without significant modifications, just doesn't seem suited to e-ink right now. Unless it's buried and I haven't found it yet, there no longer seems to be the "Reading Mode" I used to have in my Android 9 / Lineage 16 devices that would put the whole UI into greyscale mode. I feel like that would help the experience greatly on e-ink displays.

Wasn't expecting a dad joke, but I'll take it.

Probably the Python library would be the easiest place to get started.

https://meshtastic.org/docs/development/python/library/

I haven't worked with it for a few months, but the documentation at least was pretty sparse. Despite that, it's simple enough to follow the code.

Both lol.

Hardcopy for ensuring I actually own the book and an ebook version for convenience.

Plus, it's hard to fill up a physical shelf with ebooks.

It was actually the Cat S22 flip that I found and instantly latched onto

Cat S22 Flip you say?

That's what I've been rocking the last year. Absolutely love this thing. That was me watching DS9 on it, not because it's the best way to watch DS9, but simply because I could lol

But yeah, exactly like you said, it was mostly calling, text, calendar, maps/navigation (Organic Maps), music player, bank app, Matrix, and email. The chat and email I could have gone without, but as my daily driver, they were pretty handy to have without being too intrusive. Bank app was a necessary "evil" since I bank with a small credit union and the nearest branch is 50 miles away - the only reason I needed it was to authorize the random payment that was out of the ordinary or remote deposit the odd check someone sends me (can't do either of those through the web).

The main thing about it, for me, was that it could do all of my basics/necessities without being good at any of the time sinks (doom scrolling, endlessly browsing the web, etc). It could do those things, but it was not a good experience and naturally limited the time spent staring at it.

Low-tech is the way to go

It really is. The only thing I've found limiting is that I do not have anything, Minimal Phone included, that can take a picture worth a damn. Thankfully my friends are shutterbugs and usually capture the good moments and share those. I should look into dedicated digital cameras like you said.

"Unexpected item in bagging area. Help is on the way."

For the past year my daily driver has been an Android-based flip phone that just does the bare minimum smart stuff, and I love it lol.

Hate to give up the flip, but yeah, plan is to daily drive the Minimal as its successor since it's getting old and there's nothing else close to it I can buy. Probably going to wait a few more days before committing as I'm still getting this one setup/configured the way I like it (it takes a while lol). If nothing else, it's a cool secondary device I can tether to my flip phone and use as a mini e-ink tablet.

I really wish carriers made it easy to swap where your phone number is pointed because I would love one of these for weekend/evening use. But I'm pretty intimidated to switch full time.

I move my SIM card around and swap devices like people change shoes 😎. Sometimes I know I'll need the full smartphone, most days I don't (or if I'm camping, I'll throw my SIM in my rugged smartphone). I'm not sure if eSIMs make that easier or harder (or no difference), but it's nice to just physically move the card and be on my way.

Would also love to see a follow up in a few months to see if you found it sustainable.

Will do!

I've been on my "dumbphone" journey for almost 3 years now. It's been the best change I've made in my life in a LONG time.

Same but only about a year myself and took a good 2 or 3 months to wean off having stupid apps for everything.

My flip phone did have a decent browser so i could look up random stuff when needed, though mostly it was calls, texts, and hotspot for my laptop.

I got this one for $399 too and like you said that's about the most I would pay for it. Haven't moved my SIM card over yet but will as soon as I finish setting it up to my liking.

Do you find yourself tempted to go back to doomscrolling?

At first, yeah, but not after I weaned off my old smartphone. Using a flip phone for a year kind of forced my hand. On the few occasions I put my SIM back in my smartphone, it was for a specific mission (almost always for work), and I didn't have time or inclination to doom scroll. When I was finished, the SIM went back into the flip.

Glad I'm not the only one digging the low tech lifestyle lol.

Pretty slow but usable. Definitely some input lag when typing but not terrible. You can tell it processes much faster than it can update the screen.

I guess to put it in a frame of reference, the eink refresh is a bit faster than my Kobo.

Stills are the HD ones from Trek Core and the third "roll credits" from is a screen grab from the end of the episode I was watching (The Pegasus) when I made it.

My Blu-Ray of S2 isn't much better than what's on TrekCore, so I just got them from there.

It's compressed with webp for the post.

Just did an HD remake of an old meme:

And when the plant replies...

...you realize there might still be a little gas left in the tank.

Same. I don't how how I could possibly stay in more than I already am now, but challenge accepted.

That used to be a frequent Tuesday at the office until they locked down who was allowed to send to the big distribution lists lol.

7x11 Parallels

Worf goes through the quantum fissure, keeps hopping through quantum universes, and eventually all the Enterprises start appearing in that universe.

I was apparently OOTL the Cheadle was involved with Captain Planet at all. I thought they were just throwing a name out there xD and I happen to like Cheadle a lot as an actor.

Deal, but he has to wear the green mullet.

I've thought about doing this in my basement rec room to make it feel more "open". Plan is to take a couple spare flat screens I'm not using, build a wood window frame around them, and put some curtains over them to further sell the effect.

Just haven't figured out a way to drive them besides sticking a raspberry pi on each one. That would also let me make them "real" windows if I want to feed in the camera views from outside.