I am super intrigued with this community and I want to help get it going. I’m tired of algorithms controlling what I see and listen to. I’m tired of distractions and ads.
I’m going to help by listing a few of my single purpose devices.
This is a cool little knock off Classic iPod. You can meddle inside to add storage if you want to. There’s also a way to add RockBox OS. This helps me focus on the music I do have, and no endlessly searching for something new. It helps eliminate the paralysis of endless choice.
I’ve been into photography for years. It can be cumbersome, but when the experience and art IS taking photos and not just snapping shots for social media, this thing is a blast. Also, I can play with RAW images instead of the software on a phone camera dolling up the shots.
This little guy is a good time. I’ll take about around messy shots at gatherings and there is no screen to take away from the moment. Also, the delayed gratification of looking over the shots the next day is fun.
This bad boy has been around 30 years and it’s still kicking ass. Good little radio and it forces me to get out of bed instead of picking up my phone and staring at it in bed in the morning.
I don’t know why I have these, but they are fun to play with my daughters. I keep them on FRS frequencies, but technically they aren’t really legal. Shh!
- Nintendo Switch - Speaks for itself.
My next move is the Anbernic RG35XX to play old roms.
Not sure where you live (specifically, how close you are to an airport) but a rug laid out on the garden; a tablet with FlightRadar24 open; and the radio tuned to your local airport approach frequency makes for a good waste of an hour or two.
Depends what legal jurisdiction you live in but generally you’re alright unless the transmission isn’t specifically for you and is encrypted; or you start to interfere with the licensed frequencies.
It’s not illegal to listen, however these radios don’t have frequencies low enough for air traffic. I do use FlightRadar24 all the time though. My daughters will point out a plane and ask me where it’s going.
Ah fair enough. My UV-5RH has the ATC group of frequencies (at least the UK ones) and even though you don’t get the local ATC chatter, you get the responses from the aircraft.
I don’t live too far from the coast but I haven’t played with the marine frequencies or channels yet.