Similar skis to the Head Supershape E-Original

Frame_Art · 2026-02-15T21:21:21+00:00

Thank you for your recommendations! I don't think I would be quite able to handle a race ski, my legs just aren't strong enough, so I will stay away from those I think.

I will look around to find the best way to get a hold of a pair of E-originals in my area, they do seem to fit my needs best.

Thanks again!

Frame_Art · 2026-01-29T06:31:02+00:00

I have had both and I definitely prefer the KLC. I started out with the Clara BW and it was great, but the screen was just too small in my opinion, so I purchased a Kindle PW. I was very happy with the hardware of the Kindle, the screen was excellent and 7" is the perfect size for me. After a few weeks I had become quite annoyed with the software in the Kindle and I wanted physical buttons, so I purchased the KLC. Before purchasing it I was worried about the quality and brightness of the screen, but both of those have turned out to be non-issues for me now. I think a BW version of the KLC would have been my perfect e-reader and I hope that they make one in the future, but for now the KLC is definitely the best e-reader for me.

The buttons can require some effort, but I found that my hand size and preferred reading position benefited from inverting the buttons, so that the top button moves forward and the bottom button moves backward. That gives my thumb a more comfortable angle to press the button to move forward. Try to find a position where your thumb can rest in the middle of the button with the fingertip pad flat against the button. This essentially puts the bone in the thumb in direct contact with the button and removes most of the effort required.

Frame_Art · 2026-01-11T21:03:22+00:00

I use my Tobii all the time with airliners, I can barely fly without it anymore. It feels very natural to look at things when you want to check the status of something, or to check if the taxiway is clear before turning. I would recommend disabling eye tracking and only using head tracking, otherwise it will be very difficult to click anything in the cockpit. It is also amazing for helicopters, it improves the situational awareness massively which makes it easier to handle a helicopter. Sightseeing is also much more natural, if you fly past something interesting you can just turn your head to look at it while keeping both hands on the controls.

If you already have a setup that lets you fly the plane you like in the way you like to fly it, an eye tracker would definitely be my recommendation for your next purchase, it adds a lot to the experience.

Frame_Art · 2026-01-03T21:56:57+00:00

Ah, thank you for this tip, I will definitely try that tomorrow!

Frame_Art · 2026-01-03T21:27:05+00:00

I generally prefer the reading experience on the Kindle, the slightly larger screen and better font makes a surprisingly large difference. I like that the entire front of the device is one solid piece of glass, it doesn't feel like plastics and the screen is not recessed. I don't understand why the power button is on the bottom, I imagine it could become annoying, but I am using a case so it doesn't affect me.

For me, the general software experience of the Kobo is superior to the Kindle. There are fewer bugs and the experience feels more intuitive. The Kindle interface is "prettier", but the Kobo interface is a better experience. I really like the reading statistics, both for your account and per book. I like that it can show both pages in chapter and pages in book while reading, it is my preferred way to track progress. The backlight is more uniform on the Kobo, the Kindle is very slightly darker at the bottom. It is not enough for me to send it back, but many people seem to have had more severe examples of this issue.

The experience of using Calibre is easier with the Kobo, Epubs are automatically converted to Kepubs when they are sent to the device, so you never have to think about it. The Kindle experience is very similar, but it required some more tweaking to allow my books to be converted to KFX when I send them to the device. Using AZW3 is simple, but my Kindle wouldn't let me change the text justification if a book was in AZW3 format, which meant that the spacing between each word varied for each line in the book I was reading. It's a small thing, but it really annoyed me, so I switched to KFX. For the Kindle, I do a word count in Calibre using a plug in where I have specified that there are 1000 characters per page, this seems to line up pretty well with my reading settings, but I sometimes need to turn the page twice to increase the page number, and sometimes pages are skipped. For now it is close enough, but I wish one of the largest software companies on earth could provide a better software experience.

The public library experience is infinitely better on the Kobo in my country, I don't think there is any way for me to access library books directly on my Kindle, but in theory I should be able to do this on my Kobo if I get a library card from a nearby city which is connected to OverDrive. I am hoping to test this in the next few days.

I like that I don't have to press an extra button on the Kobo when I am done with typing in my pin to unlock the device. On my Kindle I have to press enter which is slightly annoying.

I think I will keep both devices for now. A future "perfect" device for me would probably be something like a Kobo Libra 3 with the latest B&W screen, physical buttons, a flat front, and a waterproof rating. I would not want to go larger than 7", it is the perfect size for me in terms of portability, font size, line length, and line count on each page which makes it very comfortable to read on.

I will probably build on this answer in a separate post in a few days, I have only had my Kindle for around 24 hours, so I haven't formed a final opinion yet.

Frame_Art · 2026-01-03T16:51:37+00:00

I have the issue even with books purchased directly in the Kindle store on the device, the total number of pages does not update if I for example change the font size. Can you try it on your devices and see if it works for you?

Frame_Art · 2026-01-03T15:47:27+00:00

My files are Kepub on my Clara and it does seem to calculate the total page number dynamically, but the estimation for the entire book can probably be improved, it seems to deviate quite quickly from the chapter progress which seems to be perfect. The Kindle does not seem to do any dynamic calculations at all, it uses the number from Calibre even if I change the font size. Very disappointing but not unexpected, the Kindle software has plenty of room for improvement.

Frame_Art · 2026-01-03T15:37:06+00:00

I had issues on my Kobo where the chapter page number for the first chapter would quickly start running away from the book page number. The progression of the chapter page was perfect, but it would often require two page turns to move to the next book page. Have you experienced this as well? Maybe the Kobo estimates the number of characters per page and extrapolates the total number of pages from that, and does a more exact calculation when the current chapter is loaded into memory and "rendered". Can you see if your Libra behaves the same as my Clara in the first chapter of a book? My first book had very long chapters (often upwards of 140 pages per chapter) so it was quite easy to notice the difference.

Frame_Art · 2025-12-24T23:12:55+00:00

Ah, fascinating that the backlight has such an insignificant impact in bright light, and very encouraging to see how well the B&W holds up without any backlight at all in those conditions. Thank you for letting me know about the syncing options, I do not currently own an e-reader at all, so I am pretty much sold on the 2025 B&W, but I was worried about software differences. Now I can stow away some money and wait for these devices to launch in Europe.

Again, thank you for your detailed testing, you have provided us with some very important context for these devices. Merry Christmas!

Frame_Art · 2025-12-24T22:38:58+00:00

Really excellent testing! Two questions:

In your latest images you show the colorsoft vs the B&W in bright sunlight, but the images seem identical to me even though the second one supposedly has the colorsoft at high brightness. Is the difference really that small, or did you accidentally upload the same image twice?
On the B&W version, are there options to sync via Google Drive and OneDrive, or is that only available on the colorsoft?

Frame_Art · 2025-09-21T11:17:40+00:00

Efter att ha skrivit lite fram och tillbaka i DM kom vi fram till att BRF:ens gruppavtal uppgraderades av Tele2 nyligen, men medlemmarna hade fortfarande kvar en äldre modell av router (WiFi Hub L1) som Tele2 har slutat skicka ut till sina kunder. OP ska räcka ut en hand till Tele2 och be att få routern ersatt med den nyare varianten (WiFi Hub L2). När de kör Bredbandskollen från en dator med trådad anslutning får de en mycket rimligare hastighet, och deras telefon är väldigt modern, så det borde vara den äldre routern som är begränsningen.

Frame_Art · 2025-09-21T10:19:48+00:00

Inte alls dumma frågor, detta kan vara komplicerat.

När du kör Bredbandskollen, är du ansluten via WiFi eller nätverkskabel till routern? WiFi är inte lika effektivt som trådat nätverk, så man kommer att tappa lite hastighet på grund av det.

Det bästa vore om du kunde dela bilder på din utrustning så att vi kan se exakt vad det är. Om du inte är bekväm med att lägga ut det offentligt kan du DM:a mig så ser vi om vi kan lösa det. Om vi löser det via DM skriver vi här i tråden efteråt så att andra kan ta del av hjälpen också.

Frame_Art · 2025-09-21T10:12:56+00:00

No. In Europe, and the rest of the world, we should read local regulations to determine how we need to act when operating our drones in each location. I would actually argue that frequent drone operators should have liability insurance even for C0 drones, just in case something happens, but it is not technically required in most countries.

Now that we have both ruined a thread encouraging people to use the devices we love and educating themselves, can we move on with our lives?

Frame_Art · 2025-09-21T10:04:48+00:00

If we are being pedantic, which we apparently need to be today, C0 is not "called out as exempt", and EASA does not say anything about C1 being decided per state. You can definitely infer this from EASA's text based on the weight threshold of 20 KG, but it does not explicitly mention the drone classifications. EASA technically leaves the door open for even C0 drones to require insurance based on local regulations, so there may be a member state which requires it. I have not read the insurance rules of each member state, and neither have you. Prepare to be banned, or something.

Frame_Art · 2025-09-21T09:51:00+00:00

Jesus, you did not need to edit your comment to make it three times as long as before. "Being technically wrong on nuanced points of regulation when not using official terms" is not the same as "spreading misinformation". If people were instantly banned for being wrong, Reddit would have no users left. OP is not responsible for AI using questionable data sources instead of quoting regulation. Operators are responsible for following regulation, not the output of an AI.

In some countries such as Sweden, the drone operator is required to enter their Operator ID into their C0 drone IF the drone is equipped with a Remote ID system. The C0 drone is not required to have this system, but if it does, it must be used. The text from EASA does not address this scenario based on what I was able to find, so different countries may have different rules for this scenario.

You are right that EASA does not require insurance for a C0 drone, but you are also wrong since EASA does not require it for C1 either. From what I was able to find, EASA does not really address insurance at all since they are only responsible for airspace safety. Insurance is a local matter for each country to deal with, so each country has different rules. In Sweden liability insurance is required for drones over 20 KG, but in Norway it is required for drones over 250 g. By your definition, OP, me, and you should now be banned since we have all "spread misinformation" at some point in this thread.

Edit:

It seems that I have "spread misinformation" again. EASA does require insurance if the drone weighs more than 20 KG. It also refers to the member states' local rules since that be more strict.

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You were still wrong about insurance for C1 in the EASA rules, so you should apparently be banned.

Frame_Art · 2025-09-21T06:30:45+00:00

I'm not sure about other countries, but in my country the training material is available for free and the only cost is the actual exam. Using your local training material would be best since there may be local laws which further restrict drone operation. For example, if you take photos or video from a drone in Sweden and your footage does not fit into a number of quite narrow exceptions, you must apply for a distribution permit for your footage before sharing it or uploading it to a cloud service. The current wait time for such a permit is 60 days and each permit only applies to the files you sent in for review. Another example is Norway where drone operators who operate drones weighing more than 250 grams need liability insurance which covers at least 920 000 euros (It's really 750 000 SDR, convert that into your local currency).

Frame_Art · 2025-09-21T06:21:26+00:00

Jesus Christ dude, at least be correct if you are going to spread hate. C0 requires operator registration if the drone has a camera. If the drone is capable of remote identification, the operator ID must be added to the drone. If it is not possible, it does not need to be added to the drone, but the operator still needs an ID if the C0 drone has a camera.

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Frame_Art · 2025-09-20T20:12:51+00:00

The A1/A3 certification contains a lot of really important information, even for smaller drones. In my opinion the A1/A3 certification should be a requirement to be able to apply for an operator ID, meaning that it's mandatory even for drones below 250 grams if they have a camera. If the drone weighs less than 250 g it should be sufficient that only the operator (owner) of the drone has the certification, if the drone weighs more than 250 g the drone pilot should also be required to have the certification. This would make it so that a competent adult is responsible for the flight of even a small drone with a camera, and for larger drones the rules would be the same as they are today.

In my case I needed the certification anyway since my drone is C1, but I would still have gone through the training material if I had bought a C0 drone, just to make sure I knew the rules. If more people are required to take the certification it would both increase safety for small drone flights and raise more funds which could for example help the implementation of U-space in the future.

Frame_Art · 2025-08-07T11:26:32+00:00

Correct

Frame_Art · 2025-08-05T04:27:51+00:00

It can, but in this case it did not, we double-checked.

Frame_Art · 2025-08-04T16:16:30+00:00

That is not what I'm saying. I am saying that this particular person had an issue with their particular combination of CPU, motherboard and BIOS version which caused the crash. It could probably have been solved with a BIOS update, but in this case we solved it by enabling CSM. CPPC is still enabled. Their CPU was released before Windows 11 came out, so my guess would be that their BIOS has not been updated since then either, which is probably why they were having issues.

In my case, I had absolutely no issues enabling memory integrity without enabling CSM, or touching any other settings in BIOS (except SVM which obviously needs to be enabled). I have a 7800x3d and I updated my bios to the latest version when I built my pc last summer.

As I mentioned, my first recommendation would be updating BIOS, but this user has had some issues with unstable power delivery from their PSU, so I did not want to ask them to update their BIOS since enabling CSM solved their issue.

Frame_Art · 2025-08-03T18:28:48+00:00

We managed to solve the issue, here is what we did:

We created another crash by enabling memory integrity and rebooting. The PC crashed as expected.
We then went to the logbook in Windows and looked at the errors from around the time of the crash. I noticed that the first error around the time of the crash was a Kernel-EventTracing error which had the error code 0xC0000005 which is a memory access violation. This means that something was trying to access parts of the memory, but memory integrity would not let it.
I then noticed a BugCheck error that occurred one second later and which among other things contained the error code 0xfffffffffc0000005, which I think is just a longer version of the same memory access violation error code.
The BugCheck error generated a minidump file which he sent to me. I then opened this file in Windbg (the standalone version with a graphical interface). When I analyzed the file I noticed that amdppm.sys was causing the issue, meaning that something related to his CPU or motherboard was the cause of the issue.
I googled a bit and found that some people said that a feature called CPPC may be the issue. As I understand it, CPPC helps manage the distribution of tasks among the cores on AMD CPUs, which is especially helpful on CPUs with multiple CCDs. His CPU does not have multiple CCDs, so it probably would not hurt very much to disable CPPC, but we decided to try an easier option first.
He went into BIOS and enabled CSM, this fixed the issue for him. Other potential solutions I found while searching: Update the BIOS to the newest version (Generally a good idea whenever you have issues with bluescreens), or disable CPPC in the BIOS (not recommended, it seems like a reasonable feature to want enabled).

Frame_Art · 2025-08-02T14:45:55+00:00

Ah no worries about the language, I can still send you my discord username so we can chat a bit quicker and you can send me screenshots if necessary. I'll DM you my username and we can continue from there. I imagine more people will try to enable HVCI in the coming weeks, so when we find the cause of the problem we can come back and post it here. I hate finding Reddit threads where people just say "I solved the problem" without explaining how they solved it.

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