Hey /g/. I'm looking for a device I can use to replace my phone when I'm not in a situation where I'd actually need it or something. What I'm looking for>Can read e-books >Can take notes>No camera, speakers, bluetooth or other extra features.>limited or no connection to the internetIs the boox palma what I should get?
>>109940794yeswhy the fuck did you make this threadare you a shill?
>>109940854uh, no I'm not a shill I just wanna hear people's suggestions.
>>109940794>real books, your favorite used bookstore has plenty on the cheap>notebook+pencilyou are welcone
>wifi >camera>can browse the internet can someone explain to a retard like me how this reduces your time online? Is the wifi at least really shitty?
>>109940925why do that when traveling if I can carry both of those in my pocket
>>109940794i got a better optionhire me as a lifecoachill call you ethnic and/or homophoboic slurs whenever you'll lapse in determinationand if i see you browsing retarded shit ill beat you up.or ill tell you to beat yourself up fight club style because we likely live on different continentsbut we can make it work
>>109940794you're looking for a reason to consoom, you want to look at specs and decide and order something and unbox it but nothing will change. I've been there. Here's what you do:1. download ebooks into your current phone, optionally delete or timeblock addictive stuff2. read3. profit
>>109941065don't download from anna's archivedon't print 10 pages on 97 brightness paper on a laser printer, half duplexdon't carry a perncil and write on the back of the paperdon't fold it in 4ths and carry it in your back pocketdon't impress the hooker iphone tattoo whores
>>109941150a metal pen can also double as stabby-stab implementand you get off scott free because its not premeditation if its your EDC and you got scared
>>109941166i don't believe in laws, which is why i don't believe in atheism.
>>109940794You should get some sunshine and fresh air.
>>109941181yeah until you get a studded boot to the face because you "dont believe in laws"or a 20 year sentence because you killed a cockroach but are judged as if you killed a manfuck this noise. carry a metal pen.or a gun if you can, but in cuckropa the metal pen + pepper spray is the next bestjust remember to mention that you got scared and after that its all a blur, then you "woke up" drenched in blooddont ever pursue, though
>>109941186bro I work 40 hours in the night shift at amazon and we have overtime next week so I gotta work 60. How tf do I just go outside?
>>109941238>I work at amazonSteal an RTX 5090 for me and I'll tell you how.
>>109940794I'd advise against using a multitasking device to "cure brain rot." It'll probably do nothing or even make things worse. Smartphones, tablets, and so on, let's call them "infotainment smartscreens" (outside of work and study, ofc), are attention magnets. Using them for serious stuff is like trying to perform brain surgery in a casino. You'll end up overengineering a solution, only to sabotage yourself once again.A better principle is to find the simplest device for each task and give it a fixed place and time of use.For example, I bought this little alarm clock to keep by my bed. I now keep all my phones and tablets in the living room (and I already had no TV or computer in my bedroom). This little fella wakes me up on time and helped me get rid of the last devices that were distracting me and disrupting my sleep. Better sleep = more focus = less brain rot.Rinse and repeat: read physical books, use pen and paper (or a recorder), turn off internet when is not needed, etc.
So a well configured smartphone?
>>109941227not believing in laws <> not believing in human trash existing
>>109940794ask chatgpt
>>109940794there are ereaders that aren't android with an e-ink screen...get one of those. kobo, xteink, etc. the latter has really small form factors, i think some people even attach them to the back of their phones.
>>109941408yeah i have two xteinks with my personal bible crosslink form.andwhen i get home i'm removing epub and gonna use a b tree vivecode.anyway, Bible (only, except apocrypha, MY WAY: lxx + esv). two so Sunday's is always chargedereaders cheap enough to be one book at a timehuman will can be strong in the yonk, it's weak in the swim. so we can be Tarzan over all the snake pits, chain jumps. but we can't swim with the sharks.
>>109940794get an old android that lags when you try using bloated apps or webpages
>>109940794Just buy an iphone and practice self control noob
>>109941304Great taste. I have the same little clock in black, love it.Like OP I'm searching for a tiny ereader that's not attached to a shitty ecosystem (Amazon, apple etc). I was thinking Xteink but seems like tiny e readers are gonna boom soon so waiting for options
>>109940794You're looking for "self-control".
>>109941570Don't overthink it. Most non-amazon readers have SD card slots and can into epub (or different formats - use calibre to convert as needed).
>>109940794Just break/remove those components from your phone.
>>109941408I wish kobo would make a new b&w libra. I like my color but the screen is fucking dark.
>>109941871maybe I could do this with the boox palma? just rip out the camera, speakers and wifi chip? or maybe create an admin account, disable wifi and scramble the pin.
>>109941861>calibrecalivre is evil. the viewer writes to the files. vibecodec a converter ikd. avoid that trash
>>109940794just keep using your phone and not the extra features you mentionedif you can't then this new device is just ewaste as you're surrounded with old devices with these features anyway
>>109940794Do you really need this? Just turn out your phone and get a real book.
