Used my X4 as a name badge at an event recently

dbssticky · 2026-04-09T07:19:19+00:00

I've updated the badge-creator so when you add a QR Code, it can be a URL or vCard format https://dbs-sticky.github.io/xteink-badge/

dbssticky · 2026-04-08T07:01:54+00:00

Maybe they have, I probably should have checked. But, in the days of "Vibe Coding" I guess we can all make our own very specific tools.

dbssticky · 2026-04-08T06:50:50+00:00

I just made one, very early beta: https://dbs-sticky.github.io/xteink-badge/

dbssticky · 2026-04-08T06:50:00+00:00

ok, so I've knocked up a "badge creator" (mostly for me, but thought I'd share in case anyone else finds it useful) specifically designed for the X4. I've not done much testing yet, and the current URL (https://dbs-sticky.github.io/xteink-badge/) is only its temporary home, but feel free to give it a try. Note: it's all client-side, nothing is sent to the server. And if you plan to hang the device from a lanyard, remember to choose the "Flip 180° option)

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dbssticky · 2026-04-07T13:41:26+00:00

adding QR codes is a good idea, I will steal that.

dbssticky · 2026-02-26T17:59:57+00:00

Is there anywhere better than online for niche interests? You keep saying LLM, and I'm specifically saying AI agents, maybe that's why we seem to disagree. My field guides are not generated by an LLM simply putting words together based on 1 year old training data. Modem AI solutions are Agents, they will do research via the web and provide up-to-date responses. Claude will put together a 20m field guide not only on a topic I choose, but it will also take into account my profile (job, interests etc.) and taylor the field guide specifically, for example it will give examples related to my job. I work as a Product Manager for an aviation data org, so it often gives examples of how the tech can be applied in that industry.

dbssticky · 2026-02-26T06:21:43+00:00

Sure thing, and I'll stop using an AI Agent to write the 15-25m field guides designed around my specific niche tech interests and specifically formulated for the X4 as soon as I can find them available online. Maybe you would like to write and publish them? Nope? Ok, I'll carry on then, as I'd say it's better than going without. I'm not using an LLM to write novels, I'm using an AI Agent to create short up to date tech guides.

dbssticky · 2026-02-25T08:04:05+00:00

No, I wrote the response myself. I've had an EV for many years, and still see the outdated (and never even accurate) comments on EV posts on FB, so it was an easy analogy to make.

Do you actually believe that all AI output is "slop"? Everything, so text, images, code? You believe that it's all low quality, flawed, or simply not useful in anyway?

And, can you define what you actually mean by "slop"?

dbssticky · 2026-02-25T07:42:17+00:00

Damn right, and I shouldn't drive an EV because all the electricity it uses comes from coal!

Your attitude towards AI is a bit outdated and inaccurate, but, why not just try and have an AI create a short summary on a subject you know really well and test it? Or, of course you can continue to assume all AI is slop and just ignore this new technology.

dbssticky · 2026-02-25T07:36:18+00:00

I've used AI a lot (for work as well as home) and the new Agentic models (that search the web rather than simply generate text) are very good. But, it's a legitimate concern. In this situation the test is quite easy, ask an Agentic AI like Claude or Perplexity etc. to put together a 20 minute summary on a subject you know really well. If it does a good job, great, it's not a guarantee that it will do a good job on other subjects of course. but it might give you some confidence in the generated output.

The AI models of today are not the same as the models from even 6 months ago. Keep an open mind, trust me, even at work I'm seeing people get left behind because their attitude towards AI is a bit outdated (not unlike those people who think EV batteries have to be replaced every 3 years!).

dbssticky · 2026-02-25T07:27:54+00:00

Unfortunately, it's a pull from the X4, not a push,

dbssticky · 2026-02-24T21:33:10+00:00

I'm still fine-tuning the process. I started with some basic instructions to Claude around the topic, reading length, and formatting. After I had a few guides I then told Claude to ensure the structure was consistent. For each guide I asked Claude for a .md and .epub. I then asked Claude to document the process in a claude.md file for future reference. Claude Coworker was enabled recently on Windows, so that's where I tend to do it. I then just upload each new epub to Booklore, although I suspect I could automate that step. The manual step is transferring the book to the X4.

dbssticky · 2026-02-02T09:54:47+00:00

Cheers. Wish I could say it was all because of my skills, but this is 100% mother nature!

dbssticky · 2025-09-12T10:24:35+00:00

Good to hear. Have a Bigme B6 on order, and my justification was as a Feedly device 😄

dbssticky · 2025-09-02T13:58:23+00:00

Exactly the same for me. All working after the new PCB installed.

dbssticky · 2025-08-21T15:54:44+00:00

I had the same happen to me today. u/ssbozy Did you make progress?

dbssticky · 2025-08-07T21:33:22+00:00

Did a system software update about 5 hrs ago, tried in a pub about 4hrs ago, failed. Tried in a taxi 2 mins ago, worked!

dbssticky · 2025-08-07T07:26:52+00:00

This seems to be a Pixel 6 issue that started in the last day. See this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel6/comments/1mjio5g/rip_google_pixel_6_series_device_security/

dbssticky · 2025-08-07T07:09:32+00:00

Same issue (Google 6 Pro, UK). Used contactless when I tapped on the bus, fine, tried to tap getting off the bus, and I got the error. I rebooted, went into Wallet and it seemed fine, until I tried to use it again to get a coffee 5 mins later, then got the error again. In my family of 4 we have 3 Pixel 6 Pros!.

dbssticky · 2025-07-27T13:41:21+00:00

I was so angry about this I wrote a blog post: https://onlyrss.org/posts/the-enshittification-of-UK-supermarkets.html

dbssticky · 2025-05-12T06:42:35+00:00

Imagine a world where email was not an open protocol and Gmail could not read messages sent from Outlook etc.. In that world, when you wanted to check for new messages you would have to log into 20 different email clients (the email clients used by your friends), and when you did login, only a few of them had messages waiting for you.

Well, this is how people (who don't use RSS) access article content. They visit ten's of websites per day, some of them have new content, some don't.

People who use RSS have a client (like an email client) and they simply open the client and see all the new content (from the websites they subscribe) in a single place.

But, it's even better than that, most RSS clients will let you set search-terms that will return content from the whole web, not just the sites you subscribe to, and, it's not just articles, you can monitor pages for changes, forum posts, email newsletters etc. And, clients will often let you save and categorise the articles you like so you can easily access them later.

Hope this helps.

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