I don’t have much, but I REALLY love my bomber jacket that I bought a year ago, looks good and makes me look good, I think.
Edit: after 2 edits that title still needs adjustments…
An RG35XXSP. Basically an emulator in the style of a GBA SP. I’ve had other handheld emulators before but I like the style of this one with KNULLI.
Zojirushi Thermal Flask. That thing is magic.
I’ve bought a few things recently, but one that really sparks joy is a 3DConnexion space mouse. Bit of a learning curve, but now that I’m used to it, the QoL improvement in navigation while 3d modeling is huge.
My wife’s insurance company get this, requires, we track our exercise/activity. Because it’s a free country and all. If we don’t the insurance skyrockets. To that end her employer gave us money to buy a fitness tracker. I used that and added some extra to buy a Withings fitness tracker. It looks like a normal kind of elegant watch but also tracks fitness. I friggin love this thing. Best watch I’ve ever owned. It’s called a Scan Watch and has a very tough, I think it’s called Ruby glass. An elegant look, a low profile( because I bang it on everything).
It’s not cheap at all, but it’s one of the best things I’ve bought recently that I’m really satisfied with.
Fortunately, we don’t have that insurance anymore, but hey, at least I got a cool watch.
Pay a local on-foot letter carrier, cycle aficionado, or hiking enthusiast to carry it around with them.
Fuck these guys. Luigi did nothing wrong.
I bought the Remarkable 2 about two years ago, but since I had to get a replacement, I guess it counts. I love the e-paper’s magical feeling in general. Remarkable in particular amazes me with the openness e.g. giving me SSH access to the Linux-based system. I wish they’d focus on customization, tinkering and stability, but unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Can you expand on the openness aspect a bit.
I got the Boox Note 3 a few years ago, because it runs Android and I could install Syncthing on it.
I didn’t realize that the remarkable was able to be accessed.
Can you install whatever you want?
It has a Linux-based OS that you can SSH. You can install community-maintained stuff with Toltec. The Awesome Remarkable is a great overview.
However for 3rd-Party software and more general features, even with the openness, it doesn’t come close to Onyx. In general, the remarkable is more focused on distraction-free e-reader and note-taking capabilities. And honestly even being part of this target audience, if it wasn’t for the affordable replacement offer, I probably would’ve rather looked into other e-ink devices.
I ordered a PineNote last week.
I was thinking about purchasing a remarkable 2 or a Boox Note Air 4C before but in the end I would have to tinker with all of them to get a setup that meets my needs so I just went with the most open variant.
I hope the hardware is up to the task but just reading through the specs it seems pretty similar to the remarkable 2.
Out of interest, what happened to your first remarkable 2 that you had to replace it?
It took a bath in ice tea for a few hours and it suffered even more when I stupidly connected it to the PC before I saw the wet folio and bag. I probably would’ve looked into other alternatives, too, if I didn’t receive a replacement offer for ~130€. I love it, but it does have many faults, that for some people may be unacceptable for the price. But that seems to be the current state of e-ink tech in general.
