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   Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 02:33:14 JST Jason Evangelho

   It's alive! I've resurrected my iPod!

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 02:53:17 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Robert Dalton

     @robertdalton It's not just you. With the addition of 15 years or so, that message carries an entirely different meaning now...

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     Robert Dalton (robertdalton@social.lol)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 02:53:18 JST Robert Dalton

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     @killyourfm is it just me, or could this photo also work for #SlientSunday 🤔

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 02:54:01 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • hobbsc

     @hobbsc I'm looking into both. The flash card upgrades seem really affordable, and pretty simple to install!

     I'm gonna keep you all posted with my experiences.

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     hobbsc (hobbsc@social.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 02:54:03 JST hobbsc

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     @killyourfm i've got an older one running #rockbox. i've considered getting the flash card upgrades for them for some time now. good stuff.

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 02:55:04 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Adam Bishop

     @AdamBishop Is that the Nano model? I'm still (re)learning about all these!

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     Adam Bishop (adambishop@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 02:55:06 JST Adam Bishop

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     @killyourfm Ha! 😄👏
     ... I just plugged one in.

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     Lorenzo Miniero (lminiero@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 03:00:38 JST Lorenzo Miniero

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     @killyourfm that's amazing! My iPod classic is long gone, unfortunately, disk died... it's why I bought a Fiio X1 at the time (8 years ago maybe?), which recently died too though, so I'm on a HiFi Walker at the moment and loving it 😁

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 03:00:38 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Lorenzo Miniero

     @lminiero Those replacement iPod HDDs are still around, and under $20... Just sayin!

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:14:51 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Mike Rockwell

     @mike I'm not sure how coincidental it is, honestly. I'm getting the sense there is a "movement" happening (for lack of a better description) with Gen X and Gen Z to go back to retro tech like iPods and flip phones.

     I"m gonna check out eoe.works, thanks!

     Also: awesome to meet another Plex user! I'm PlexAmp/PlexPass lifetime over here, and loving it. Are you saying you can sync Plex Media Server with your iPod? Because that would be a game-changer for me.

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     Mike Rockwell (mike@libertynode.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:14:52 JST Mike Rockwell

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     @killyourfm coincidentally, I’ve been getting into iPods lately. I just ordered a refurbished 5.5G from eoe.works.

     I’ve been spending all this week getting my media ready to sync to it — I primarily use Plex instead of Apple’s offerings — so it’ll be ready to sync when it arrives.

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:16:01 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • morganist

     @morganist oof. I bet, unlike the Classics, those are a serious challenge to upgrade and repair.

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     morganist (morganist@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:16:02 JST morganist

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     @killyourfm
     2nd gen nano i believe, one of the models which are infamous for the 'black spot' problem. they're so crammed inside that the battery expands with age and deforms the screen in the middle forming the 'black spot' lol

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:22:45 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Mike Rockwell

     @mike Ah, ok. I got a bit prematurely excited :D

     Flicked on notifications from you just in case you share your experiences with the 5.5G model from EOE.

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     Mike Rockwell (mike@libertynode.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 04:22:47 JST Mike Rockwell

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     @killyourfm It could be that iPods are about 20 years old, which is when nostalgia starts kicking in.

     I might not have picked my words quite right regarding Plex. I typically use Plex for all of my media so a lot of what I’d be syncing to my iPod isn’t in a state where I can easily do so.

     I’ve been converting video and addding it to the TV app, converting flac files and importing them to the Apple Music app, and getting my audiobook files into the right format and adding them to the Books app.

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     Jason Evangelho (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 09:55:22 JST Jason Evangelho

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     • Jon

     @jnv Check https://eoe.works/, iFixit, or eBay.

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     Jon (jnv@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 09:55:23 JST Jon

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     @killyourfm Where do you buy replacement parts?

     I still have the original FireWire model and a last generation iPod.