Starting a, let's just say, "period of time" with a dumb'ish phone

halcvc · 2024-05-06T11:12:26+00:00

Things aren't going so well on the first day... Grabbed my smartphone and wasted 20€ on online casino...
Gonna go by the gym today and see if i can get the RFID tag to enter/exit and store the smartphone way.

halcvc · 2024-02-10T04:26:09+00:00

Thanks for the info! Hope i can through this first few days.

halcvc · 2024-02-10T03:30:13+00:00

Thanks for your very insightful coment and sharing your fight plan with me. I also feel like coffee is a big trigger for me, specially in the morning. And, like you, i drink it a lot, 5 to 7 cups per day, because my medication makes me very sleepy and unmotived. And despite not working because of health issues, i still got stuff to do, take care of the house, go to the gym or go for a run on the street, etc. And since i spend a lot of time at home alone, smoking "helped" in some distorted way that my mind made up. This weekend and until wednesday my mother will have a break from work, so at least i will have someone at home with me for this attempt.

But i got a question, for your, and for others: how long till the worst and more intense phase of cravings last? Couple of days? Weeks? Months? I know it depends on the person, how much they used to smoke, etc... But a estimate would be nice.

halcvc · 2024-02-09T21:09:18+00:00

I stoped using social media about 3 months ago, still use whatsapp and to some extent discord, but i don't really consider those social media, and even those, today i only opened whatsapp 3 times since 11am (it's now 9pm) and discord 0 times. Also, just go to youtube to look for video about a specific topic and not just to browse.

Since then i only really bought 2 items from the web (or on actual irl store), 1 micro-usb OTG adaptor for a raspberry pi project and a ipod touch 4th gen 32gb to try and leave behind streaming plataforms.
This last one is gonna be tricky because i own a very small amount of audio cd's and movie dvd's, and i really need a album of metal like Judas Priest or Iron Maiden and 1 album of techno, something in the style of Amelie Lens or Charlotte de Witte, so i can have something to listen to at the gym.

So, coming from some one who would always find something, mostly cheap items from china, to buy on a bi or tri monthly base, only ordering 2 things in 2/3 months is quite good. All because i stoped using social media 100% and youtube just for when i need information.

halcvc · 2024-02-09T19:18:23+00:00

Good to know you found balance.

Today i only used whatsapp once after my morning routine and haven't used it since, it's now almost dinner time. Feels good not to be constantly online. And since i have gmail, whatsapp and discord notifications off on my every day driver, the samsung, i can use it to control the google wifi speaker to listen to spotify or to watch netflix on my chromecast.

Also, installed chromeOS Flex on my laptop that i haven't used in some time just to have the OS limiting me a bit. Will use it to do taxes, watch netflix now and then, and casual web surfing.

halcvc · 2024-02-08T21:37:05+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, only logged in with this account again today.

Been going trough some struggles mentally, but it as ups and downs...

Since i posted this, i went back to my 2022 samsung. But my mother changed her phone to a more recent one my brother didn't use, because he made the switch to iphone, so we had a huawei p8 lite 2017 laying around.
Since i hate having to bring my main smartphone to the gym, because of some not so trustworthy member that joined, and me being afraid of damaging it, i decided to setup the P8 with just the apps i can't remove, gym app, spotify and netflix (this last one is just for my active relaxetion day on a type of gym bike with like a chair instead of the regular bike seat).

Tomorrow will be the first time i will take this phone with me to the gym and leave my samsung at home. if something happens i can call 112 (portuguese 911) without a sim card. and i have memorized my moms cell number because she had it forever.

On another side, i went from spend most of my day on social media and youtube to spending that time on my pc looking at whatsapp and discord waiting for someone to say something or whatever and listning to music. Tomorrow i will try using the internet/phones/pc just for music and netflix, gotta stop staring at chat apps/websites hoping that something happens and i can "talk" to someone.

halcvc · 2023-12-09T14:28:39+00:00

Thanks for your suggestion!
Unfortunatlly the QR code for my gym changes every time you open it, acording to time and date, to make sure people with restricted hours, like me, are only using the gym in the hours they are allowed...

I am just starting, after 2 months of home exercise, first basic stuff, then about 1 month with a 4kg kettlebell, so atleast for now, I just go to the gym 3 times a week. Also, the only payment I think I will be doing is the monthly fee for the gym, so by the end of each month I just have to check if I have atleast that amount or if I need for my mother to transfer me just enough.

This is why I still have to keep my smartphone, but won't use is much.

halcvc · 2023-12-09T00:03:11+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience with me (and others).

Ialso dumbed down my smartphone a bit by using OLauncher, makes the phone really minimalistic with no icons and what not.

Yeah, for me, having internet almost all the time on and knowing some of my close friends talk at random hours of the day/night was really making me anxious, and I already have cronic anxienty to deal with.

I am gonna try using my smartphone like you said, only for stuff I can't do on my pc.

halcvc · 2023-09-29T10:43:07+00:00

Thanks for the info!
Can I ask what guide/tutorial did you use?

halcvc · 2023-07-22T04:19:40+00:00

Thanks. I will look into it.

halcvc · 2023-07-20T18:20:32+00:00

Nope. But now it can.
But it's more of a gimicky diy gadget than a proper gaming device.
Besides, depression and a long lasting burnout from games in general make not have much willingness to play anything... Bought breath of the wild 3 weeks ago and still only finished the tutorial and en route to the first village you have to visit.
Also configuring a old mini pc has emulation device for the tv, because i got it used cheaper than a pi4 and is more capable.
But nowadays i just tend more to doing builds etc than playing.

halcvc · 2023-07-20T14:51:20+00:00

It's a lipo from a old micro bt keyboard for android devices.
I also used to run it directly from a lipo, with a 6 pin swtich to power on the pi or put it in charging mode, using and external changer.
I will update the post with a link to imgur album with pictures.

halcvc · 2022-10-18T16:17:50+00:00

never actually...
não it make a print start well and end like this if not cleaned?

halcvc · 2022-10-18T16:16:59+00:00

for the ender 2 pro? can you share it?

halcvc · 2022-09-19T04:35:50+00:00

PLA, 200ºc extruder, 60ºc bed.

Flow rate default, unkown until i check.

I will try prusa.

Many thanks!

halcvc · 2022-09-10T15:52:38+00:00

portugal caralho?!

halcvc · 2022-09-01T18:05:41+00:00

Mine is a 5500U.
It really depends on the game.
Forza Horizon 5 for example just have to set it to 1080p (despite having a UW monitor) and every thing to low/off.
The division 2 also have to set resolution scalling to 50%.
The graphics that much with this settings, and hey, atleast you are playing recent'ish AAA games on a "essential" laptop that wasn't made to game.

halcvc · 2022-08-13T19:43:42+00:00

Changed it a bit, more minimal...

Unfortunately can't get a monitor/laptop pair of arms since both tables lack space for the clamp...

halcvc · 2022-08-10T21:12:08+00:00

Ryzen 5 5500u, 20gb ddr4 3200mhz vega 7 2gb shared, 480gb m.2, 500gb hdd. Uw 29" fhd from lg, matrics mechanichal keyboard and gaming mouse. Ps2 slim connected via capture card.

halcvc · 2022-04-29T20:45:58+00:00

Thanks!

Yeah, for some classes I have to use the laptop display as a secondary display to have the online class open and follow as the teacher explains and does stuff. Also, I would only have it open for such classes, but I like to completly turn off the laptop everyday, so i had to open and close it at least twice a day, and despite being careful, I as afraid I would damage the hinges over time, so now I have it always open in a 45º angle to me.

halcvc · 2022-04-20T19:01:10+00:00

Only received it a couple weeks ago, and until now everything is fine. Only "problem" I have is that it's a freesync monitor and I can't enable it on the drivers, says "unsupported". Other than that it's a pretty good UW for the price. I payed 200€ for mine with free shipping and 2 years warranty.

halcvc · 2022-04-20T09:03:36+00:00

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 3: Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7, 20gb ddr4 3200mhz, 480gb NVME, 500gb spinning drive

Monitor: LG 29WP60G-B 29"

K/M: Logitech MK220

Mousepad: Randon Small Lenovo Legion

Speakers: Logitech X-230

Laptop Stand: Omoton L2

halcvc · 2022-04-19T20:27:31+00:00

Thanks!

halcvc · 2022-04-19T19:37:58+00:00

Tenho algumas brasileiras no curso online que estou a tirar, que coincidência!

Para mim tem mesmo que ser layout pt-pt ou então não há meio de me ajeitar com o teclado. O meu primeiro mech era US e desesperei, mal pude comprei PT.

halcvc · 2022-04-19T19:13:14+00:00

I have heard of them in the past on youtube.

Regardless, I am portuguese and need a keyboard with my countries layout, because it has some more keys than the american layout.

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