What are some good uses for smart phones? (lemmy.world)

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We have these amazing little computers in our hands. What are some beneficial things we can do with them? Websites, apps, tinkering... anything you can think of or things you already do. I'm tired of doom scrolling.

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[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I love emulating old Gameboy games on my phone. It can play things all the way up to Switch, but there's sort of a nice mix of nostalgia and simplicity to just go monotone. No micro transactions, no server connecting, nothing. Just me and the bits.

I guess that's not terribly beneficial, unless you count my mental health.

[-] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Where do you get the games from. I have a switch and an old gameboy carriage but I’m too out of it to bridge that gap

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