Skip to content

Mudita Kompakt

Technology
17 14 89
  • A 4" e-ink phone that I hadn't heard of before. Seems like a promising low-distraction semidumb phone.

    Unfortunately, it seems to be based on Android 12 (eol) with no upgrades in sight.

    Just uninstall all social media apps

  • Recently, I watched a YouTube video about phones designed to minimize distractions. While they aim to solve the problem of smartphone overuse, their utility in today's world is questionable. Essential tasks like using banking apps, navigation, communication, and parking apps often require a smartphone, making these distraction-free phones less practical.

    The video mentioned some "smart" distraction-free phones, but if you need those features, why not just adjust the settings on your regular smartphone to achieve a similar minimalist setup? Ultimately, traditional dumb phones seem too limited for modern needs, while the smarter minimalist phones are essentially just smartphones with minimalist settings. It's hard to see who the target audience for these phones really is.

    honestly the target audience is young 20 somethings. older folks like me grew up having to use different methods to keep stuff together. address book/cassette player/CD player/date book.

    but then the smart phone happened and suddenly even mp3 players were obsolete. so us older folks embraced the functionality of a device we once needed an entire bags worth of stuff to replicate from our youth. I've never looked back from the smartphone because I remember actually carrying all that stuff.

    these younger people were born when tech was getting to that point. and their formative years were spent with smart devices. so their brains seem wired to want to break "free" from it.

    or at least thats just my theory. the 'iPad kid' generation is starting to be adults and they've not had the distance between smart devices that the older generations have.

    again, just my take on it.

  • honestly the target audience is young 20 somethings. older folks like me grew up having to use different methods to keep stuff together. address book/cassette player/CD player/date book.

    but then the smart phone happened and suddenly even mp3 players were obsolete. so us older folks embraced the functionality of a device we once needed an entire bags worth of stuff to replicate from our youth. I've never looked back from the smartphone because I remember actually carrying all that stuff.

    these younger people were born when tech was getting to that point. and their formative years were spent with smart devices. so their brains seem wired to want to break "free" from it.

    or at least thats just my theory. the 'iPad kid' generation is starting to be adults and they've not had the distance between smart devices that the older generations have.

    again, just my take on it.

    Yeah, that is a pretty good point. The attitude towards various electronics is entirely different. Probably really healthy too. If you stop having the ability to check doom and gloom news and anger inducing online debates every 3 minutes, it’s probably going to do wonders to your mental health.

  • Here's an idea for a "distraction free" phone:

    Any android phone.

    In a work profile use a primary launcher app that only shows 3 or 4 important apps. Disable everything else.

    Lock all the rest in the normal profile with a password that is a randomized 32 or longer character string that you can't possibly memorize.

    Write it down in glaze on a plate, which you smash and store in a bag with some super glue.

    Me, staring at password puzzle: ...i'll just hotspot my laptop this one time...

    Narrator: It wasn't one time.

  • A 4" e-ink phone that I hadn't heard of before. Seems like a promising low-distraction semidumb phone.

    Unfortunately, it seems to be based on Android 12 (eol) with no upgrades in sight.

    440 dollars for a bad smartphone and the homepage of this site is some guy sitting in a yoga pose to make the company seem more 🙏zen🙏.

    people need to start exercising personal discipline rather than spending 440 bucks for a device with less features when you could just uninstall the crap you're tired of

    you can "dumb" down a smart phone literally at will. at any time. or just put the thing down more often.

    that won't cost you 440 dollars so some random guy can buy expensive yoga mats to pose on, and you'll be better off for teaching yourself better smartphone use habits.

  • 440 dollars for a bad smartphone and the homepage of this site is some guy sitting in a yoga pose to make the company seem more 🙏zen🙏.

    people need to start exercising personal discipline rather than spending 440 bucks for a device with less features when you could just uninstall the crap you're tired of

    you can "dumb" down a smart phone literally at will. at any time. or just put the thing down more often.

    that won't cost you 440 dollars so some random guy can buy expensive yoga mats to pose on, and you'll be better off for teaching yourself better smartphone use habits.

    I guess you never experienced addiction. Some people aren’t capable of that sadly. Especially Gen Z and Alpha.

  • A 4" e-ink phone that I hadn't heard of before. Seems like a promising low-distraction semidumb phone.

    Unfortunately, it seems to be based on Android 12 (eol) with no upgrades in sight.

    MUDITA KOMPACT!

  • I guess you never experienced addiction. Some people aren’t capable of that sadly. Especially Gen Z and Alpha.

    addiction isnt something to pay 440 for. addiction is something to work on yourself or with someone who specializes in mental health.

    i have experienced addiction. smart phone addiction is a mild one and its completely breakable by changing one's own habits.

    people are capable of it. they're just lazy. shelling out 440 bucks for a gimmick that makes them feel like they're helping themselves doesn't seem like a healthy thing to do for one's addiction.

  • 440 dollars for a bad smartphone and the homepage of this site is some guy sitting in a yoga pose to make the company seem more 🙏zen🙏.

    people need to start exercising personal discipline rather than spending 440 bucks for a device with less features when you could just uninstall the crap you're tired of

    you can "dumb" down a smart phone literally at will. at any time. or just put the thing down more often.

    that won't cost you 440 dollars so some random guy can buy expensive yoga mats to pose on, and you'll be better off for teaching yourself better smartphone use habits.

    True that, just leave the phone and messaging capabilities and you're done.

  • I guess you never experienced addiction. Some people aren’t capable of that sadly. Especially Gen Z and Alpha.

    There you go then. It's 80 €.

  • 529 Stimmen
    164 Beiträge
    36 Aufrufe
    S
    deported to an El Salvador slave camp. That's the absolutely horrendous part, and you should be criticizing those camps. This detention center isn't that. Deporting people en masse is genocide. That's not true. This is what genocide means: genocide: The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. Deportation is the national version of trespassing someone from a property. It's not murder. The conservative justices are loyal to the Republican party. They're really not. Their interests do often align, but that's not because they're taking orders from the GOP. If the GOP was actually able to tell them what to do, they'd side w/ Trump way more often. they voted to kill That's not what they did. They largely voted for protectionism (save our jobs/businesses/etc), and now they're feeling the results of that. Only a small subset of Republicans are actually racist. I'm sure the same is true among Democrats as well. Absolutely beside myself at your cavalier attitude Why? Because I refuse to jump on the Republican hate bandwagon? I'm not going to stoop to dangerous rhetoric to try to scare/shame people to my viewpoint. I strongly disagree with Republicans on policy, but more importantly I see the two party system as the real problem here. Shilling one side over another just perpetuates that system and merely swings the pendulum the other way. So no, I'm not going to buy into that nonsense. And my state is doing quite well, despite the best efforts of our legislature.
  • 172 Stimmen
    29 Beiträge
    31 Aufrufe
    K
    Guys hi, just looking for some support share, a Fantasy Adventure Story, for all ages and just some entertain with some storyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mVIvQ1wsgg - maybe you are curious
  • ICEBlock - See Something, Tap Something

    Technology technology
    13
    109 Stimmen
    13 Beiträge
    129 Aufrufe
    D
    My main concern is that the app isn't open source. I don't trust any software that isn't fully open source.
  • 0 Stimmen
    2 Beiträge
    26 Aufrufe
    H
    Just to add — this survey is for literally anyone who's been through the project phase in college. We’re trying to figure out: What stops students from building cool stuff? What actually helps students finish a project? How mentors/teachers can support better? And whether buying/selling projects is something people genuinely do — and why. Super grateful to anyone who fills it. And if you’ve had an experience (good or bad) with your project — feel free to share it here too
  • The Prototype: One Step Closer To Fusion Power

    Technology technology
    7
    1
    117 Stimmen
    7 Beiträge
    48 Aufrufe
    A
    As someone else mentioned: Helion Energy: Located in Everett, Helion is developing a magneto-inertial fusion technology and has announced plans for the world's first fusion power plant in Washington State. They have also secured a significant investment and a power purchase agreement with Microsoft for electricity from their fusion plant. Zap Energy: Also based in Everett, Zap Energy is focusing on developing affordable, compact, and scalable fusion energy technology. They are working towards a commercially viable fusion energy solution and have received visits from state leaders to witness their progress. Avalanche Energy: Avalanche is planning a facility in Eastern Washington for commercial-scale testing of radioactive fusion technologies, according to GeekWire.
  • 0 Stimmen
    1 Beiträge
    15 Aufrufe
    Niemand hat geantwortet
  • Do you remember Windows 95? How about Windows 96?

    Technology technology
    32
    76 Stimmen
    32 Beiträge
    239 Aufrufe
    M
    Ha, thanks for searching!
  • The Quantum Tech Renaissance: Are We Ready?

    Technology technology
    1
    2
    0 Stimmen
    1 Beiträge
    14 Aufrufe
    Niemand hat geantwortet