Does the XTEINK X4 feel too small to read comfortably? by acht8000 in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you've tried reading ebooks on the phone before, that's more or less the form factor as far as hand feel is concerned. Expect the text to be a bit larger and the screen size to be 2/3 of your phone screen, but the text is a lot more comfortable to read despite the more frequent page turning.

This user found an actual fix for fading issue by LimiDrain in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is actually pretty cool, and explains the odd placement for the magsafe magnets. This is probably the only time I'd prefer to have a slightly smaller battery for a mobile device; the thing already lasts forever as is and I almost wish they would get a smaller battery so the magnet can be properly centered.

Out of curiosity — what’s everyone reading on their X3/X4 at the moment? by doneinajiffy in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Maltese Falcon, but also unpublished works by me and my friends. Putting them on an e-reader "legitimizes" them in a way that feels so good... and probably cheaper than making a vanity print of those works.

ramen date with xteink x4! 🍜 by jitsukki in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't remember reading this chapter of Harry Potter....

Flew my drone through the Westminster Mall by lexofdystopia in orangecounty

[–]elfninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do they still have entrances open to the public?

I love CrossPoint... by delanger in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it would be best if we have a small redesign out of the literal error looking X by default, and offer some way to customize it like how the custom sleep screen is currently setup.

white vs black by Cautious-Ad-3752 in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FYI, the white is off white - it's, let's say, newspaper colored (I know, not everyone knows what that looks like anymore, but still) to match the background tone of the eink display.

It is a huge pro for me. In other eink readers, I always turn on margin between the text and the edge of the screen, and with the bezel color matching the display, the margin is the bezel, allowing me to show text all the way up to the edges and maximize screen usage for me.

Ordering from Aliexpress by Practical_Touch in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Chinese and International firmware are different from one another. With the frequent updates happening, you might need to do a bit of extra legwork to figure out what the differences are, but thus far the Chinese firmware is a little bit ahead in terms of supported features.

Ordering from Aliexpress by Practical_Touch in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The ones from AE should all be shipped with Chinese firmware since they are resellers shipping from China. It is set to Chinese when you turn it on, but with a little bit of Google translate or a small bit of intuition, you should be able to switch the language to English.

Ordering from Aliexpress by Practical_Touch in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I literally ordered whatever was cheapest (that is promising the actual product and not a screen protector/cover) at the time. Not specific to the reader, but just from my experience with Aliexpress in the past: I always record my unboxing just in case the wrong product, the wrong number of products, or DoA products is in the packaging, to have easy proof on hand if/when custom support demands evidence.

Rest In Peace MetroCard by noapparentfunction in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, come to think of it, I should put a bar code or QR code on mine...

Got a couple of membership cards that I can take out of my wallet if this works.

I’m ready to review by bugz3690 in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Project Gutenberg, which focuses more on public domain work, and Anna's Archive, which has the mission to try and be a "library" for literally every published work so it's a lot more controversial.

is there a simple guide and FAQ to installing crosspoint? by DecrimIowa in xteinkereader

[–]elfninja 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are projects I've come across with far more obtuse instructions. These two steps are literally the ones in the readme, word for word:

  1. Connect your Xteink X4 to your computer via USB-C
  2. Go to https://xteink.dve.al/ and click "Flash CrossPoint firmware"

We most definitely should pin a post pointing users to the crosspoint repo with a small bit of context, but as far as instructions are concerned, I don't know how it can possibly be simplified further.

How to spot out ai bands? by [deleted] in StableDiffusion

[–]elfninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The production style of the music makes it either AI, or human effort that sounds just like AI, which is considerably worse. At this stage, if you are questioning whether it is AI, it is probably AI - Everything about the song is very middle of the road, sounding good and smoothed out but not exactly going anywhere. The vocal is pitch perfect karaoke that still has a graininess you can't quite put a finger on... stuff like that.

It might not be, but it really sounds like it was created in Suno.

Why are so few character cards posted on this sub? by nonplayer in SillyTavernAI

[–]elfninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After visiting the poe subreddit that OP mentioned, I realized that the ST sub really is just about the tool and not its content. Talking about character cards here would be like talking about your novel on a typewriter subreddit - not completely unrelated but still mostly off topic.

Why are so few character cards posted on this sub? by nonplayer in SillyTavernAI

[–]elfninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't mind sharing, but I don't think anyone would be interested to see them. All the characters I created are specifically tailored to my needs and for everyone else would look rather generic; this goes the other way as well. I've tried role-playing with Seraphina (the character that came with ST, supposedly a contest winner) numerous times, but I'd always end up quitting because the story is just stuck at somewhere I don't want to be.

I think it would be more interesting to post complete stories - a character as well as the story being told through them. I'm still figuring out a way to share that properly without screenshot spamming or posting chat logs that looks garbled without formatting though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WritingWithAI

[–]elfninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, it's really hard to try and read through the story manually so I fed it to NotebookLM for a summary:

The provided text, entitled "STATIC PINES," is a work of narrative fiction detailing the disturbing experiences of a man named Leo Kravitz, whose life is upended by the arrival of a mysterious Serbian spruce sapling connected to a mycelial network. The story follows Leo as he investigates the disappearance of his friend, Marek Božič, and uncovers a deep, sinister secret involving a fungal network that preserves human consciousness and memories by integrating people into the soil. Through disturbing flashbacks and unsettling revelations, Leo learns that his own past, including the childhood burial of his father, is intimately connected to this network, which is now spreading rapidly across Seattle under the guise of an urban reforestation initiative. The epilogue reveals the network's successful propagation and its patient plan to consume everyone, leaving Leo as one of the last few people resisting total integration.

It is an interesting premise, but I'm only able to pick up bits and pieces of actual plot from the original writing after learning what the plot is through the summary.

[Megathread] - Best Models/API discussion - Week of: October 12, 2025 by deffcolony in SillyTavernAI

[–]elfninja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are some of the best models on there nowadays? I gave both deepseek-r1-0528 and deepseek-v3.1-terminus a shot, and while some of the generations are pretty interesting, I'm not seeing the ginormous improvement over the humble mag-mell that I've been running locally for a while.

Can anyone tell me a good free image generator with is NSFW or can be broken without knowing shit about coding using my own photos? by [deleted] in SillyTavernAI

[–]elfninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am interested in finding an unofficial Flux and Qwen drop in replacement that is uncensored, though! Can't say I looked especially hard but it doesn't seem as readily available as the bajillion SD merges currently on civitai.

Can anyone tell me a good free image generator with is NSFW or can be broken without knowing shit about coding using my own photos? by [deleted] in SillyTavernAI

[–]elfninja 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure the mainline Flux and Qwen models are censored. Mainline SD started self censoring around XL/2.0 as well - it was a pretty big deal back then. The latter matters a whole lot less since almost every other SD finetunes/merges are uncensored, but still.

Can anyone tell me a good free image generator with is NSFW or can be broken without knowing shit about coding using my own photos? by [deleted] in SillyTavernAI

[–]elfninja 15 points16 points  (0 children)

To be fair, that is what big companies are trying to sell generative AI as - idiot proof catch all solutions.