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bitpunk.fm | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Books on tape. No Turing machine are harmed (or used).

Might be a lot of tapes though.
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ChipTuner | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 What kind of tape are we talking and where buy?
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bitpunk.fm | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I know right! If only they existed. If only I could automated making podcasts or audiobooks to tape. Upload a link or audio, get mailed some cassettes.
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ChipTuner | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I would love the novelty of that. I'd pay for that subscription! Then I would just need to take a Walkman with me when I travel. I try not to take a smartphone with me on walks and such, and even then it's pretty locked down.
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bitpunk.fm | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm noodling the idea for sure. If Podcaster could keep to 60 minutes that would help 🤣

Maybe it's an AI voice to text to voice recap. 🤷‍♂️

But yeah this is what I do. I use my legit Sony walkman for walks with tapes. There are two modern ones, the FiiO CP-13 is actually pretty good with usbc charging. But significant heavier than a AA powered device.

There are some ali express models that aren't horrible.
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ChipTuner | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm a big fan of quality and no internet connection so I appreciate the recommendation! I only have my diskman around, I don't think I have my walkman anymore, it's been a long time since I looked for it.