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I thought I was alone. Every one of us minimalists draws the line somewhere else. I like vim, Python, Rust, RSS, web of documents rather than web of applicatio
by b0rsuk 9y ago
I thought I was alone.
Every one of us minimalists draws the line somewhere else. I like vim, Python, Rust, RSS, web of documents rather than web of applications, static blog generators, roguelike games, symbols and symbolic graphics in computer games and boardgames. I prefer Ultima IV graphics to Ultima V graphics , because the latter started drawing individual torches, chairs, dishes, bushes, etc.
I'm not anti-modern. I just have an eclectic taste. I pick what I consider the best of various areas. I dislike most social media. I would like Twitter if it wasn't overrun by bots. I have a phone I can throw and break a window with, in fact I fell on it from my bike and it's still okay, but my clavicle broke. When people are starting at their smartphones I either look around (in a bus etc), at other people, through window, or read a book. I'm saving for an E-ink device, it's too bead the technology stagnated because of tablets and smartphones.
I hate being labeled a luddite or cranky because I don't sheepishly run into every innovation. Not all change is progress.
- dmos62 9y agoIt's pleasant to know you're not alone. Same here: cli, tmux, vim, rust, lisps, unix way of system development, webapp allergy, gopher > web, irc, dumb phone, eink reader that lasts months. I'm not anti-modern either, but it's hard to pinpoint what makes me choose differently than many others. Here's two relevant outlooks I hold, but I'd say that they are insufficient to explain this behaviour. Trend following has no value, unless to fool someone. Solution's popularity does not imply that it is better.
- bythckr 9y agois Gopher still around?
- cjf4 9y agoParklife!
- swozey 9y ago> I'm saving for an E-ink device, it's too bead the technology stagnated because of tablets and smartphones. While I'm one who thinks there's always room for improvement, I've owned about 5-6 various Kindles and if you're interested in having hundreds of books on one portable device you should just grab one. I've got the 1st (I believe) Paperwhite and it's all I need. I've looked at the newer Paperwhite and the Oasis but I just don't need the improvements they offer. Any paperwhite is fantastic. The reason I did upgrade to the paperwhite from whatever Kindle I had prior was the backlight was an absolute revolution. I used to have a battery powered light I had to stick on my previous kindle. The $80 for a Paperwhite is a great deal for what you get. I have 0 complaints. It could be a little faster and I prefer buying books on Amazon from my phone or laptop (edit: and not through the Kindle directly) then reading them on the Kindle but it's not a show stopper at all. Also, word of advice, if you're into Audible you can often find better deals by buying the Kindle version w/ Whispersync. I've almost bought $15-20 audible books before then saw that the kindle book was $7 and after that purchase the audiobook would be $3-5. It's not always the case but I can frequently find good deals on buying both.
- b0rsuk 9y agoIt's more matter of lack of money than "waiting for the right one". I would prefer a colorful screen so I can comfortably read programming books too, but there are workarounds, like typeface trickery described in the article. Also, I would prefer a device that isn't from Amazon. They're probably all "made in China" anyway so any of them can be bugged, I guess...
- PascLeRasc 9y agoLearn a little about electrical engineering and you can take off your tinfoil hat about everything being "bugged"
- auggierose 9y agoiPad Pro is the best e-reader I ever had.