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   Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 11-May-2025 07:45:06 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

   Here’s to my beloved iPod Classic, lost to the ocean during a tough scramble on the Oregon Coast Trail (near pic 4 at Cape Meares, specifically.)

   I miss you, damnit! Thank you for all the music 🎵🥹

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     mortal.glitch (mortalglitch@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 12-May-2025 04:34:03 JST mortal.glitch

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     @killyourfm
     I had set one on my car dash way back in the day with a FM transmitter connected. Took a turn too quickly and had it fly out my open window on the interstate in the US.
     How did the ocean claim this beauty?

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     Neff :manjaro: :ubuntumate: (neffscape@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 12-May-2025 04:34:24 JST Neff :manjaro: :ubuntumate:

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     @killyourfm Rest now in peace, O faithful iPod dear,
     Let Ocean’s arms enfold you near.
     Its creatures keep your songs in grace,
     Through coral halls and sandy space.
     With tide and wave your music flows,
     Where time dissolves and no one knows.

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Monday, 12-May-2025 04:34:24 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     • Neff :manjaro: :ubuntumate:

     @neffscape Beautiful...

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Monday, 12-May-2025 04:34:26 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     • mortal.glitch

     @mortalglitch Oh no, what a dramatic way to lose it!

     My story is that I had to round a small headland when it wasn't low tide, so I ended up climbing and scrambling over it. Some rogue driftwood branches snagged my pack, and when I got to the other side, I realized my iPod was gone.

     I took off my pack to more easily climb back, and also noticed my water bottle was gone. Found it -- punctured. But the iPod was nowhere to be seen. Most likely washed out with a big wave...

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     Neff :manjaro: :ubuntumate: (neffscape@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 13-May-2025 02:19:40 JST Neff :manjaro: :ubuntumate:

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     @killyourfm I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Jason. However now that you've become obsessed with extreme hiking (don’t you write about tech anymore?), you’ve got no more excuses: come by my area (no cliffs to lose your iPod off here!). I think walking until your kneecaps fall off is pretty much the most popular sport around here. There are some crazy folks who take on this kind of event every year and this one actually takes place right in the little town where I live: https://scenictrail.ch/en/

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Tuesday, 13-May-2025 02:19:40 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     • Neff :manjaro: :ubuntumate:

     @neffscape I honestly don't know if I'm writing about tech anymore. The grind and daily news cycle makes me crazy. I'm strongly considering diving headfirst into producing a hiking video channel.

     I'll check out this trail, thanks for the recommendation! I have a few international hikes on my bucket list, and it can't hurt to add another one.

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jun-2025 03:48:28 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     OK, let's try this again...

     I couldn't start the next 200 miles of the Oregon Coast Trail without another iPod in my pack. Picked up a refurbished (but not modded) 60GB 5th Gen iPod Classic for about $100 and it's working well so far!

     Crucially, I also picked up this (can I call it vintage?) Griffin armband. I am NOT losing this one to the ocean!

     #Electronics #iPod #nowplaying

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jun-2025 10:07:02 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     • Mike Rockwell

     @mike I had a hell of a tough time installing the Rockbox firmware on my last iPod, but I've been hearing a ton of praise about the latest firmware version. I don't think I'll pull the trigger on it until after I'm back from the big Oregon hike, but after that, definitely!

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     Mike Rockwell (mike@libertynode.net)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jun-2025 10:07:03 JST Mike Rockwell

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     @killyourfm nice!

     I’m curious, do you plan to stick with stock firmware or are you going to install Rockbox?

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 22-Jun-2025 01:14:40 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     I'm happy with this iPod purchase so far! I'm getting about 14 hours of continuous playback which is quite decent. I can't squeeze my entire music library onto this 60GB drive (my modded iPod had a 512GB flash drive), but that's fine!

     It's awesome to have my hiking music companion back, even if it's taking a slightly different form.

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Monday, 23-Jun-2025 00:20:49 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     • Troubled Clef

     @mylesw No doubt. It was sacrificed to pave the way for iPhone :/

     It remains my favorite way to listen to music. No algorithm, no distractions, and a satisfying sense of ownership.

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     Troubled Clef (mylesw@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 23-Jun-2025 00:20:50 JST Troubled Clef

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     @killyourfm The iPod was a tool that was killed off well before its expiration date. Considering what the world has become because of the smart phone that followed it, I'm inclined to want to roll back time and do what you have done too.

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     Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️ (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Monday, 23-Jun-2025 01:40:13 JST Jason Evangelho 🌊🏕️

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     • Troubled Clef

     @mylesw Amen to that. And I don't know if there's any proof, but I swear Spotify's compression has become worse and worse over the years.

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     Troubled Clef (mylesw@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 23-Jun-2025 01:40:14 JST Troubled Clef

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     @killyourfm I make my living by recording things. Mainly music. What disgusts those in my industry is the compression that sites like Spotify impose on the hard work that we do to make things sound great. So I'm all for devices that have storage and let the audience enjoy what we intended them to hear.