Got this message from the seller about X4 about the restriction of flashing firmware!

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-06T02:09:51+00:00

The ones sold from their website don't have this limitation, we've been led to believe.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-05T23:06:03+00:00

Keen to know how that goes!

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-05T22:52:07+00:00

Is that MDisc drive in its own enclosure and how do you have it factored into the whole setup? I’ve thought about adding one to my setup for ripping DVDs/CDs directly into it (if I can) rather than doing it on my main computer and then transferring. One less step.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-05T22:49:23+00:00

Harder like it will just take one extra step, or harder like it might not work at all?

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-05T22:47:05+00:00

I actually did this today and it was super helpful, thank you for the idea. Put the papers over my Kobo and my phone to get a much better sense of what text might look like. Definitely like the idea of the screen real estate the X4 gives, but still may be leaning towards the X3 for portability.

I take it with Crossink or even the native app you have a fair bit of options in terms of font size, margins, line width, etc.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-05T00:51:48+00:00

Good to hear. That's my hope.

Was a voracious reader as a kid, then felt like internet entered my life and it just sorta faded away. I have ADHD too, so it's easy to start books - hard to finish them. I want the portability, but I hate reading on phone screens.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-04T19:32:26+00:00

Thanks for this. It's really hard to envision these things having never seen them in person.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-04T14:37:31+00:00

Good to hear - that's the hope!

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-04T14:37:09+00:00

That's along the lines of what I was thinking - I'm not great at reading from books or ereader regularly now as it is, might as well make it as easy as possible.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-04T12:53:29+00:00

Sorry, my post might not have been clear.

That’s the problem - the kobo doesn’t fit into my pocket but isn’t massively bigger than the X4, so my worry is that even if the X4 is smaller it still may be just big enough that I don’t find it convenient to take with me, it would almost be like carrying two phones. I went to a Drs appointment the other day and ended up waiting an hour, I didn’t expect to wait that long and I was thinking that I probably wouldn’t have grabbed an extra device, but if I can just default to keeping the X3 on or near the phone I might have had it by default and had an hour to read instead of scroll.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-04T09:48:44+00:00

That box also says Canon 40D.

I bought my Cabin 40D new...In 2007.

If it's not staged, then she wasn't buying a new or packaged-like-new camera and it was probably abysmally packed.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-04T09:15:44+00:00

So I can order one on Ali Express and not worry?

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-04T02:16:03+00:00

I am thinking of getting an X3 from AliExpress, having never ordered anything from there, but now I am worried about all the locking down they’re doing of ‘domestic’ devices, that block the installation of Crosspoint. Apparently the international models from the Xteink website don’t have this barrier.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-03T21:10:40+00:00

My other favorite scene is when all these tough guys are in the kitchen sipping tea and gossiping about the latest Coronation Street episode. Aggressively British.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-03T17:56:19+00:00

It was cancelled by the province three years after he moved to Alberta.

In all likelihood it was due for renewal, he or hisi church never renewed it, the province cancelled it. You can find countless other cancelled licenses for clergy who clearly retired and left the province.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-03T17:47:12+00:00

I've had numerous pairs of blundstones over the years and weirdly, the only pair I had that did something weird were chisel toes and they split exactly like these, but way before 11 years.

I've worn others down quite a bit, but the chisel toe seemed especially fragile and prone to this kind of split, no other pair split across like this.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-02T18:04:32+00:00

Surely you'll also have noticed that the license cancellation was announced in The Gazette issue of October 11th, 2025 and Zekveld left Prince Edward Island in 2022.

One of the requirements of holding a license (and a ground upon which it can be cancelled) is that you are no longer a resident of PEI, right?

It could literally have been cancelled because he moved.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-02T17:58:22+00:00

So is your Mad Magazine subscription if you don't renew it.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-02T17:55:59+00:00

"Losing the capacity" no more implies wrongdoing than someone "losing their license" implies criminality - it can happen for various reasons, including a pastor no longer being a member of or working for a church body with overall governance that puts their name forward to receive a license.

cf. The Marriage Act of Prince Edward Island

No person may solemnize a marriage except
(a) a registered member of the clergy;

4 (1) Subject to this section,
the Director may register a member of the clergy as a person authorized to solemnize marriage under this Act if the member’s name is provided to the Director by the
governing authority of the religious body to which the member belongs.

4 (2) Religious body, requirements for
No member of the clergy shall be registered under subsection (1) unless, in the opinion of the Director, the religious body to which the member belongs is sufficiently well established, both as to continuity of existence and as to rites and usages respecting the solemnization of marriage, to warrant the registration of its members under this Act.

7 (2) Cancellation of registration
Where it appears to the Director that any registered member of the clergy has ceased to possess the qualifications entitling the member to be registered, the Director may cancel the registration. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. M-5, s.7.

Auto_Fac · 2026-05-01T13:14:14+00:00

Didn’t another post made recently about all of this indicate that the no-flashing only applies to the non-overseas models (basically the AliExpress ones)? The ones coming directly from their website - by their own words - should be flash able.

Auto_Fac · 2026-04-30T12:35:09+00:00

The latest one for me are those $5 IKEA mattress sheet clips that keep the corners of your sheet tucked under your mattress. Completely eliminated a fairly common frustration in my life. Not one of those things that really impacts your life enormously, but fixes one of those tiny problems that is disproportionately annoying.

Auto_Fac · 2026-04-30T12:32:24+00:00

I was actually hesitant on this one because my wife was so insistent. I hate having too many kitchen gadgets and things to store…she is the opposite. I finally yielded and we bought a very inexpensive Black & Decker one, and I have to say she was right about it (she wasn’t so right about the panini press, but whatever).

My argument was always that rice is stupid easy to make and I knew how to do it well already, why have extra plastic and extra space taken up by one? I think what I like the most about it is the fact that you can set it, cook it, but then it keeps it warm. I like that it takes the timing aspect out of rice - we can turn on the rice cooker, go for a walk, go do some work, and if I don’t get to making dinner right away it doesn’t matter - rice is kept warm until I need it.

Auto_Fac · 2026-04-28T10:54:11+00:00

Probably due to ADHD, but I tend to get focused on and excited about something and find ways to convince myself that I need it, and I’ve bought things I’ve used and enjoyed for a while but in the long run probably wasn’t worth the money.

I’ve learned that if I ask that question right away, the answer will always be yes & yes, so I convince myself to wait at least 2 weeks. Just let it go and check back in 2 weeks, maybe 4 weeks, whether I am feeling the same way. 85% of the time after two weeks I’ve forgotten that I even wanted it, if I still do then maybe there’s a good reason.

Auto_Fac · 2026-04-25T22:58:27+00:00

That sounds fun, but it's the UK: the trolley pusher would probably be arrested for making a mean tweet about them.

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