We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering… anything you can think of or things you already do. I’m tired of doom scrolling.

  • Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Reading. Books are super easy to ahem find. OLED screens make reading really comfortable at night. Black background, dark orange text, and turn off all the lights and it’s like text is floating in the air in front of you. There are plenty of epub readers out there. Moonreader is my favorite. I paid $5 for it years and years ago now. Absolutely worth it.

    • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      1 day ago

      100%, but I prefer a somewhat bigger screen, so I use a tablet for reading in bed. I can fall asleep and not lose my place. It’s also good for reading comics, which would be a massive pain on a phone.

      I also second the recommendation for Moonreader Pro, though. The free version won’t read PDFs, so the paid one it worth the few dollars to buy.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      1 day ago

      While it’s usable and I’ve read material that way, I’ve found that I want a larger screen. I’ve read books on a Kobo e-reader, a tablet, a laptop, and a desktop, and those are fine. The phone requires movement to the next page with more frequency than I’d like.

      I agree that OLED screens doing light-on-dark look great at night, though.

      EDIT: YouTube clip of an OLED and LCD phone side-by-side in the dark:

      https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I1aGY0Wq5KU

      • Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works
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        1 day ago

        I have a large phone and I make the text pretty tiny, but I agree. My eyes aren’t quite what they used to be, and I can tell I’ll probably be hitching the font size up sometime to the point where frequent page turns might get annoying.

    • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      You can also borrow ebooks through your library’s ebook app, there are a few types. I have signed up for many digital library cards with fake addresses, I get more selection and they get funding, it’s a win for all.

      • Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works
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        1 day ago

        I have the problem where I live in a country where I do not speak the language of the majority. Libraries aren’t much use to me, here. I do have a card, though. I should see if they do the epub lending thing in English.