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   Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 09:47:42 JST Molly White

   whoever said money can't buy happiness must not have realized you can buy a little arm that holds your ereader above your face in bed, and a remote so you can turn the pages without taking your arms out from under the covers

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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 09:54:21 JST Molly White

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     just search "remote page turner" and "gooseneck tablet holder" (and check the dimensions fit your e-reader/phone/tablet).

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     SnoopJ (snoopj@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 09:56:09 JST SnoopJ

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     @molly0xfff what a time to be alive

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     Allie (grissallia@aus.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 09:59:36 JST Allie

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     @molly0xfff For real??

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     lenazun (lzg@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:11:01 JST lenazun

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     @molly0xfff the ridiculous little arm holding my ipad over my face has made me happier than most vacation

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     Allie (grissallia@aus.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:13:36 JST Allie

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @molly0xfff The idea hadn't occurred to me. I use Books & Kindle on my iPad, so now I've got a new project :)

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     lenazun (lzg@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:18:01 JST lenazun

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     • Julia Evans

     @b0rk @molly0xfff i got one of these and a mount for the ipad/reader https://www.smallrig.com/Desktop-Shooting-Magic-Arm-with-Crab-Clamp-Kit-4766.html much better than the goosenecks i tried before

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     Julia Evans (b0rk@social.jvns.ca)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:18:02 JST Julia Evans

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     @molly0xfff haha last time I bought one of these I ended up with a crappy one that kept dropping the device on my face but this motivates me to try again

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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:43:31 JST Molly White

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     • Jessamyn

     @jessamyn how we take for granted today's lightweight screens

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     Jessamyn (jessamyn@glammr.us)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:43:32 JST Jessamyn

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     @molly0xfff You might enjoy this photo of my friend in 2006 who wanted to work from bed and... built this thing.

     https://www.flickr.com/photos/iamthebestartist/219359139/

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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:44:26 JST Molly White

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     • Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)
     • Julia Evans

     @b0rk @xabean I'm reading The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks. Just wrapped up The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

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     Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him) (xabean@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:44:30 JST Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)

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     • Julia Evans

     @b0rk @molly0xfff what are you two currently reading? I'm reading the Silo book series (the apple tv series)

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     Julia Evans (b0rk@social.jvns.ca)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 10:44:30 JST Julia Evans

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     • Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)

     @xabean just read the latest in the Goblin Emperor series by Katherine Addison. I liked it a lot.

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     James Britt (jamesbritt@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 11:04:53 JST James Britt

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     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @grissallia @molly0xfff

     Those mini game pads are quite slick. I use one with JoyToKey to control desktop programs when I don't want to keep reaching for the keyboard.

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     aburka 🫣 (aburka@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 14:19:36 JST aburka 🫣

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     • Iffy Books

     @molly0xfff I picked up a no-name gamepad-sized Bluetooth keyboard/mouse jawn at @iffybooks. It has arrow keys to turn the pages, but unfortunately only for my phone; my PaperWhite is apparently too old to recognize it

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     CodeByJeff (codebyjeff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 17:17:14 JST CodeByJeff

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     @molly0xfff whoever said money can't buy happiness must not have realized how much beer costs these days

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     Charlie. Probably. (charlie@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 21:56:31 JST Charlie. Probably.

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     As a proponent of sleep, I applaud this, @molly0xfff — making bed-time reading more of a passive pastime must surely make it more conducive to falling asleep. Anything which gifts human beings with slumber is grand!

     e-readers are already better for this than printed books, even without a mounting arm.

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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 23:48:36 JST Molly White

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     • Peter Bloem

     @pbloem i think they do also make versions that go around your neck. never tried one, though

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     Peter Bloem (pbloem@sigmoid.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 23:48:37 JST Peter Bloem

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     @molly0xfff For some reason I assumed that the gooseneck holder would actually attach to your neck somehow, and having looked them up, I am a little disappointed.

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     RealGene ☣️ (realgene@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 00:23:40 JST RealGene ☣️

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     @molly0xfff
     Swoosie Kurtz in True Stories (1986)

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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:12:15 JST Molly White

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     • Mtin

     @mtin i will listen to an audiobook if it's my only option (for example if i'm traveling, because i get carsick if i read), but otherwise i much prefer the print format

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     Mtin (mtin@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:12:16 JST Mtin

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     @molly0xfff not sure if you heard, but there’s a thing called Audiobook. Not only do you not have to use your arms but you also do not have to use your eyes!

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     dxzdb (dxzdb@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:31:09 JST dxzdb

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     @molly0xfff well - I don't have one of those, but here's a robo-vacuum that picks stuff up with a little arm😲

     https://us.roborock.com/pages/roborock-saros-z70?srsltid=AfmBOoopyE1-POvC7wHI-hTh4-vvpXLlAO7juQJi5FLX8GfjroKfi1UU

     HT to @macgeekgab for reporting on this from CES

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     Molly White (molly0xfff@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:31:09 JST Molly White

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     • Mac Geek Gab Podcast

     @dxzdb @macgeekgab can’t wait for that thing to pick up my cat

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     lenazun (lzg@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 02:55:35 JST lenazun

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     • Julia Evans
     • Alan Miller :verified_paw: 🇺🇦

     @fencepost @b0rk @molly0xfff works on my machine

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     Alan Miller :verified_paw: 🇺🇦 (fencepost@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 02:55:36 JST Alan Miller :verified_paw: 🇺🇦

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     • Julia Evans

     @lzg @b0rk @molly0xfff that looks like it might struggle holding anything heavier than an iPad mini.