u/Fatter_Design

▲ 199 r/flipphones+1 crossposts

I think I might have a problem.

I keep buying these goddamn flipphones.

You only need one right? I already have 5 of them, not counting older 2G models. These, in the picture, are android phones, fully functional and usable in 2026, supporting 4G/LTE and what not. Can run messengers and social media if needed, with some quirks.

And guess what, now I'm eyeing Alt Mive Folder 2. Even though I know it will be a downgrade from my current daily driver Samsung W2018. But Sharp 805SH was also a supposed downgarde from Cat s22, but I still used it for like 6+ months.

The whole "it's a collection bruh" argument sounds like an excuse, I do not display them on a stand like action figures or something, they all are stored in a box, except the one I'm using currently.

Them being relatively cheap doesn't help. This entire picture costs less than whatever the latest iPhone does. Not even ultra pro max deluxe or whatever top end version.

Talk me out of buying another one, I want it, but I don't need it, it's some kind of mental health issue at this point.

u/Fatter_Design — 1 day ago

Making of Moonwalker snippets

My obsession with Moonwalker movie continues.

People usually focus on the Smooth Criminal section, but it's everything around it that intrigues me most - the chase, the transformation, the space magic implications, I can't get enough of it.

Did you see the Making of film? It has a some interesting facts as well as backstage footage, I've never seen before.

You can watch the full thing here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvG_5xiYBT8

u/Fatter_Design — 5 days ago

Moonwalker film (1988) DVD vs BD

So I ended up getting both version of the movie, relatively cheap, european region.

BD has very aggressive vertical cropping, while adding very little horizontal image. It also has weird desynch thing going on, where the sound is like half a second off. The cropped area varies from scene to scene, sometimes it's not bad, and sometimes it chops off his footwork, like in the example video.

DVD has more visual information, better sound sync, it also has 25 fps video vs 24 fps of the BD version, which is probably why sound is synced better. But image quality is worse, and colors are weird, everything has purple-ish hue. Sound quality itself is also much crisper on the BD.

I also got VHS cassette, but I don't have VHS player to watch or digitize it lol.

I know laser disk version exists, but apparently it's zoomed in and has even lower image quality than the DVD. And I couldn't find any cheap versions of it either.

We're not ever getting open matte/4k unless whoever owns the movie filme tape makes a re-scan/restoration of it, so this is all we have.

So which do you think is the definitive version?

u/Fatter_Design — 8 days ago
▲ 859 r/SipsTea

If the past year didn't convince you, nothing will

I might or might no have been on the fence about MJ, but recent events shown how actual rich pdfs evade all the accountability and hide behind wars and UFOs, while one singing dude with vitiligo was dogged, stripped, ridiculed and driven to suicide by OD.

Was Jackson weird? You bet he was.

Was he a p3d0? Now I'm convinced that he wasn't.

u/Fatter_Design — 11 days ago

W2018 case stickered: video edition

r/flipphones doesn't allow videos so here I am.

I know it's not a dumbphone, but maybe this can give you some inspiration to sticker your real dumbphone's case. >!Also I wanna to show it off.!<

u/Fatter_Design — 13 days ago

Stickered my Samsung W2018 case

Do you think I overdid this? It looks so gaudy now ha ha.

I didn't expect glossy stickers to contrast against matte case's surface, but oh well, still beats its default look.

Shiny!

u/Fatter_Design — 13 days ago

Home &amp; Lock screen update

Finally did away with flat notification bar. Now I have all the essential info visible without it, while keeping native launcher.

Native launcher is the best for W2018 imho.

Finding signal widgets took the longest time.

I'm pretty much gave up on notification shade at this point, but I don't use it often. I could use power shade and photoshop something into background, like glass panels or fake buttons, but between expanded and collapsed state icons shit themselves shift down and it gives me a migraine, so whatever.

Contacts and dialer app is still up in the air, as I would like them to be functional with physical keyboard, and most apps aren't.

u/Fatter_Design — 14 days ago

Network Signal Info Widget 2.70

For the longest time I was searching for a skeuomorphic signal widget and couldn't find any... Because they all have been updated to be flat!

Somehow by some miracle I encountered screenshot of an older version of this particular app, and it's exactly what I've been looking for!

Of course I couldn't find it, because now it's flat and ugly. Its google store version as well as most APK site versions is 5.something, while it's version 2.70 (and earlier) that was absolutely beautiful. Starting with version 3 it became flat, with no option to use the old graphics.

Jesus christ, this is horrifying. A number of battery apps also did this, and I think some weather apps as well.

And yes using older versions means bugs, potential risks and whatever, but I refuse to put flat sh!t on my screen. Android isn't a safe OS period, so who cares. I firmly believe using old Android versions is actually safer than modern ones, but I'm not here to preach, I'm here to share an old skeuo app I found.

Now I can finally hide flat notification icons and have all technical information on screen in skeuo style! I need to rework my entire wallpaper now though.

u/Fatter_Design — 15 days ago

2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G WCDMA 900/2100 MHz

Why do you think nobody makes these for 4G and 5G networks? Not enough demand?

u/Fatter_Design — 23 days ago

2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G WCDMA 900/2100 MHz

Why do you think nobody makes these for 4G and 5G networks? Not enough demand?

u/Fatter_Design — 23 days ago