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Chrono Mar 11

@jp @amin Had to make this meme

thedoctor Mar 12

@joel @jp @amin That seems accurate. Your current reader isn't all that old, is it?

Chrono Mar 12

@thedoctor @jp @amin no it is not! It's from 2024 like 2 months before the BW and the Colours were announced

thedoctor Mar 12

@joel @jp @amin Oh, I get it, new shiny things are new and shiny.

@joel
Life moves fast: I didn't know about this little device a few hours ago, and now I've just ordered it because of you.
Thank you for this discovery!
I think all I have to do now is look into the alternative firmware to get it to sync with Koreader on my Kindle (Kindle for reading at night, and Xteink for reading on the go).

@njrk yep I ordered it too haha

Jeremy Mar 13

@joel @njrk Joel can't keep getting away with this (I also ordered one because of him)

@jp @njrk and you also ordered a Kobo

Retro handheld when 😈

sotolf Mar 13

@joel @jp @njrk you already got me to do that :p And I'm usually not someone that is easy to convince :)

Jeremy Mar 13

@joel @njrk The Steam Deck counts, but that one wasn't because of you for once 😄

@jp @joel
I've already fallen for that once: my rg35xxsp arrived yesterday...

@njrk @jp very good, share pics

@joel @jp And it will be my first time to play Chrono Trigger

@njrk @jp good, good job, my disciples

@joel @jp
That’s what we call being an influencer. Now all you have to do is negotiate a percentage of the sales :)

Elena. (she/ her)Mar 11

@joel That‘s cute!

@joel I have a Kobo. I love my Kobo. But I want this.

I will probably buy this when I'm in the US this summer… I was actually thinking about the idea of a smaller e-reader and love physical page turn buttons, but hadn't gone searching seriously because all the e-readers I've seen are so expensive.

@amin @joel Right? I love the idea of an ereader I could easily take anywhere in my pocket. And this one's pretty cheap as ereaders go.

I already keep my kindle in my pocket, but it barely fits and isn't super comfortable there. ;D

@amin @joel They have an even smaller model that came out recently that's barely bigger than a credit card!

They have one smaller than the X4? Or were y'all talking about the X3?

@amin @joel The X3 is the smaller one. Thought we were talking about the X4.

I mean, they're both super small.

Apologies. I appear to have misread the dimensions at one point and assumed the X3 was larger.

@amin @joel You are forgiven.

That's a weight off my chest.

https://www.joshualowcock.com/xteink/the-best-guide-tools-hacks-and-more-for-xteink-x4-owners/

tootbrute Mar 11

@amin @jp @joel some custom firmware for this too! ereader space is pretty lame so far. best mainstream one is Kobo Clara HD and put Koreader/plato on it. Other than that, looks like XTEINK X4 is it. such a dearth of options.

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Mar 11

@joel

Tempting price, but no built-in illuminator and maybe a proprietary ebook format? Not sure.

Proprietary format? It uses EPUB. And only DRM-free ebooks.

And it's opened up somewhat officially for alternate firmware like CrossPoint: https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader

GitHub - crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader: Firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper display reader

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imo physical page turn buttons are a bigger deal than built-in light. And the price point is really compelling.

(I will probably be buying this when back in the US.)

Chrono Mar 11

@amin @rl_dane and of course, just get a lamp! They are cute and attach to the back with magnets

Meh, I did the non-illuminated e-ink thing for a couple generations of nooks. Not going back. But y'all have fun!

Does look darn cute.

Given the form factor its main use case seems to be reading on the go, so I'll have plenty of light to read with during the day. I'll still have my kindle if I want to read in bed or on a plane or whatever, and CrossPoint supports KOReader Sync, so I could sync my reading progress between them.

I'm still trying to figure out how to sync my highlights back to Calibre on my Kobo. I'm using the stock reader software. 🤔

I don't think Calibre keeps track of highlights? Does it?

Sam D Mar 12

@amin @rl_dane @joel I've never tried to use it to track highlights. I'd be surprised if EPUB has a way to track it, every device I've ever used tracks highlights in a separate file that the reader loads in parallel to the original file.

@spaceraser @rl_dane @joel

I expect if Calibre's viewer stores highlights it does it in the Calibre DB or in a metadata file external to the actual EPUB.

@spaceraser @amin @joel

Ah, that tracks, KOReader creates an .sdr directory and a metadata.epub.lua file in that.

So Calibre probably doesn't even care about that stuff.

I haven't poked around on my Kobo to see what kind of file it creates for the highlights.

Yo, I gotchyo e-reader right HERE, badda bing!

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When might that be? ;)

I mean, with all that's going on, I sure wouldn't be in a hurry to come back. XD

My family has been planning to be back this summer. They only really have an opportunity every other year, so they take it. I'm kinda toying with the idea of staying behind and writing, but I haven't seen my cousins in a couple years and this would be a chance to see them again…

Just curious, where do your cousins live that you haven't seen them while you were still living here?

(You can fuzz the details, obvs.)

The ones in California are the ones in question. Saw them once while my family was in the US.

My "nephews" (my twin youngest cousins, whose mom keeps accidentally calling me their "Uncle Benjamin") are turning five this summer!!! 🥴

My oldest cousin is about to start college!

I'm sure you can give them lots of pointers! ;)

Done! I've been chatting with them on Signal, giving tips on dual booting Linux, and got them into Fosstodon.

…is there another way to do college?

lol, literally following your footsteps.

I know you're joking, because in reality, you'd get them to join polymaths. ;)

Chrono Mar 12

@rl_dane @amin he doesn't want them here cuz he's evil

@joel @rl_dane

a succinct synopsis

Actually, they asked to join Polymaths and I said no.

I… kinda made a rule that I don't want family members in a community I run. Big conflict of interest from a moderation standpoint, and a big mental burden for me.

Plus, family is the one thing I don't break anonymity about online, and having a family member in the same small online community would kinda ruin that. So we interact some here but I won't be shouting out their account as belonging to my cousin. ;)

Ah, that makes sense.

Interesting that fosstodon was your recommendation. I guess they've cleared their name (from your perspective) from previous moderation oopsies. ;)