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Cake day: June 2nd, 2023

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  • I’ve been using a gen 5.5 for about 10 months and am quite enjoying it. I bought a refurb with a fresh battery and SD card replacement. Sounds great, nostalgia moments on point, and can enjoy music without my phone.

    On Linux it’s been a bit cumbersome to get content on, and the podcast experience is subpar by modern expectations, but I still appreciate the tactile interface. It’s nice to interact with things that aren’t all glass touch surfaces.






  • I recently picked up a Dell latitude 7300 for less than $300usd. It has two sodimm slots (supports 32gb) and up to 1TB SSD. I’m pretty happy with it although it’s a touch older than the x1 carbon gen8. The 7400 is slightly larger with a 14” display and is the same generation otherwise.

    I’m running Linux mint on it and haven’t tried your specific distro.


  • I didn’t know about this community on Reddit. My move to Lemmy came with a long dislike for the world of Reddit. As a result I’ve closed my remaining standard social media accounts (or plan to access once a week to make sure I’m not forgetting anything before closing). My discovery of this community was well timed with my interest in reducing my stuff, stress, and tech.


  • I deleted my accounts earlier this week (before the AMA). I decided I could just make a new one in the future if that ever was a thing, and I’d rather not contribute to their line charts of “active users”, and rather would appear on those for “accounts deleted in the last 30 days”.

    For me it was a symbolic reminder that I don’t want to lurk there and deleting my account was an action I remember. I hope they follow the direction of Twitter and Instagram by making the platform unusable without an account, further cementing more barriers for me.



  • Thanks for sharing. I have dropped off on bullet journaling for personal stuff but I have been using a modified version for my work life for a year now. I use a weekly spread as the primary tool. Each morning I review my work calendar and transcribe the currently scheduled appointments into a space for the day. This helps me reflect on how much free time I will have to get stuff done. Then I migrate forward the tasks I’ll try to accomplish, mixed with any new tasks. Finally, I use a full page per meeting. I can record who came, and any action items that have fallen on me. We use outlook, asana, and a variety of other tools but I just find pen-and-paper easier to review. I think mostly because it breaks up my computer focus ever so slightly.