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comrademiao piefed.social comrademiao@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-09
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It was the exact watch I’ve been wanting to. Cannot believe how lucky I get with finding tech sometimes.

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Assassassin lemmy.dbzer0.com Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-09-26
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It fell out of the back of a truck

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schmorp slrpnk.net schmorpel@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-12
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I also have a story of finding everything I need - not tech, but an assortment of clothes and household textiles, when broke and new in town. I went out, happened to be the old textile collection day, and the street was full of bags. The first bag I opened had the exact pieces I wanted.

I envy you for the sony speaker - got to use one a few months ago and was surprised that I do care about the musical details once I can hear them.

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imeansurewhynot sh.itjust.works imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-12-31
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dumpster diving?

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comrademiao piefed.social comrademiao@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-09
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dumpster diving?

I have dumpster dived before but it was just in a small trash bag in my apartment’s trash room on a table for electronics. Pretty stoked :)

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comrademiao piefed.social comrademiao@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-09
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I also have a story of finding everything I need - not tech, but an assortment of clothes and household textiles, when broke and new in town. I went out, happened to be the old textile collection day, and the street was full of bags. The first bag I opened had the exact pieces I wanted. I envy you for the sony speaker - got to use one a few months ago and was surprised that I do care about the ...

That’s super cool! Dumpster diving is really fun, it’s a shame it’s illegal in many places. That’s some fate there, you getting exactly what you wanted too!

It’s quite fun :) baby loved dancing with it. I haven’t used non-wired earbuds in so long I was also surprised by the quality of Sony earbuds.

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comrademiao piefed.social comrademiao@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-09
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It fell out of the back of a truck

Idk if you’re implying I stole it, someone stole it, or just a joke? lol

I think it was a wealthier Chinese resident who tossed it as they maybe had the newer versions and didn’t want to deal with handling it otherwise. A Japanese person would never throw something like this away.

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Assassassin lemmy.dbzer0.com Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-09-26
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Idk if you’re implying I stole it, someone stole it, or just a joke? lol I think it was a wealthier Chinese resident who tossed it as they maybe had the newer versions and didn’t want to deal with handling it otherwise. A Japanese person would never throw something like this away.

Just a joke, I'm sure you didn't steal it. Your post was just worded in a way similar to how someone would talk about something they bought off the back of some shady dude's truck, and I thought it was funny.

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imeansurewhynot sh.itjust.works imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-12-31
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I have dumpster dived before but it was just in a small trash bag in my apartment’s trash room on a table for electronics. Pretty stoked :)

Even better, congratulations!

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comrademiao piefed.social comrademiao@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-09
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Just a joke, I'm sure you didn't steal it. Your post was just worded in a way similar to how someone would talk about something they bought off the back of some shady dude's truck, and I thought it was funny.

lol, you're right, after re-reading it, being exactly what I wanted does sound like it's because I stole it.

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ace_garp lemmy.world ace_garp@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
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For the Garmin watch

https://f-droid.org/packages/nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge/

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comrademiao piefed.social comrademiao@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-09
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For the Garmin watch https://f-droid.org/packages/nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge/

Oh I read about this forever ago! Thanks for reminding me pal

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