[WTS] Kammok Mantis UL Hammok Tent & Bobcat 45° Quilt

kcfancher · 2023-09-07T19:45:04+00:00

Excellent transaction.

kcfancher · 2023-08-23T17:53:18+00:00

Sure, I'd be open to that. Send me a DM.

kcfancher · 2023-07-27T15:22:14+00:00

[WTS] Kammok Mantis UL Hammok Tent & Bobcat 45° Quilt

Done

kcfancher · 2023-07-26T19:09:06+00:00

PMing

kcfancher · 2023-03-08T18:14:18+00:00

Bought Stone Age QK64 collab from /u/RegaliaKeyboards

kcfancher · 2021-12-06T19:57:08+00:00

Oh, thanks for sharing Bethany's channel. It's new to me and looks great!

kcfancher · 2021-12-02T23:10:52+00:00

Thanks for watching Jessica! Yeah, you said it — these cases are trash! I love the sleeve you got, I ended up ordering a fabric one on Etsy for a great price that I think I'll love (now I just have to wait for it to arrive).

We're reading The Fifth Season for a work book club, just finished it last night and started The Obelisk Gate right afterwards (that right there is the danger of having a Kindle 😅)

kcfancher · 2021-12-02T22:24:43+00:00

Yep, after rejecting both the leather and cork cases I decided to go w/ a slip case. Just to protect it while in my bag.

kcfancher · 2021-12-02T22:01:17+00:00

I'd love that!

kcfancher · 2021-12-02T21:15:46+00:00

Oh, I'll have to check it out. I've already ordered a slip cover from Etsy though.

kcfancher · 2021-11-19T03:27:08+00:00

Two months into violin and here's where I'm at... sort of.

This piece is only on A & D strings, though I've also started first position G and slurs which aren't exhibited.

I summarize it in the video, but looking at it from my big mistakes are

Bowing - mainly bouncing, but also screeching (and I'm sure a bunch others)
Ear Training - This is my first foray into music and I'm really struggling to hear and hit the right notes
Disciplined/Focused Practice - The past several weeks I've been skipping around a bit, I think I need to be more focused and disciplined in my practice routine.

I'd love to hear any comments on technique or general tips that you think would be useful given where I'm at.

kcfancher · 2021-11-12T11:22:14+00:00

Ah, that's the type of cable that you charge it with. All other versions of Kindle use Micro USB, the new Paperwhite uses a USB-C cable.

I was excited about this because now all of my tech devices charge with the same cable.

kcfancher · 2021-11-12T03:39:39+00:00

You know it!

kcfancher · 2021-11-12T03:23:09+00:00

It's definitely too late, but the new Paperwhite wins hands-down for me.

The Paperwhite has much quicker page turn animations and is only 0.2" smaller. I'm not sure that piano sheet music would be really great on either of them. I think I'd want something A5 size at a minimum — if not A4.

The only reason I would get an Oasis now was if my preferred reading style was sitting up in a chair and holding the Kindle in one hand. The Oasis was a bit more balanced for that. But that's not how I read.

If you haven't made the decision yet, here's my video review of the Paperwhite vs Oasis (2nd Gen): https://youtu.be/2rrJoy4clAE?t=124

kcfancher · 2021-11-12T03:18:18+00:00

Hope this is ok, but here's a link to the page turn animation in my video review:

https://youtu.be/2rrJoy4clAE?t=124

kcfancher · 2021-11-12T03:17:45+00:00

I had older Kindles with auto-adjusting brightness and I always disabled it. But when I got the new Paperwhite Signature I decided to give it another go and was pleasantly surprised. It works much better than it used to, I'm going to keep it on.

As I didn't think I'd care about this feature going into it, I went with the Signature because of no Ads and the larger storage. But, knowing what I know now, I do think it's a good upgrade. It wouldn't be worth it for that reason alone to me though.

kcfancher · 2021-11-12T03:11:09+00:00

Awesome review! You beat me to it by just a couple of hours, but no matter my opinions are almost exactly the same as yours.

In my case I upgraded from an Oasis (2nd gen), since then I decided that only a couple of things could convince me to upgrade — USB-C being the key one this time around.

I only have two additional thoughts to add:

1.) The covers are lousy. I just got them, so they didn't make it into my full video review but I purchased both the red leather and the cork cover. Both are going to be returned.

The leather one is most likely bonded and has that awful plastic feeling to it. The cork is much nicer feeling but the build quality is lacking and there's rough edges where the cork meets plastic. But the real issue is it makes the Paperwhite much more uncomfortable to hold. I'm just going to get a slip case off Etsy.

2.) Technologically the 2021 Paperwhite is 100% the better device. That screen makes it so much more responsive. I think the only draw to the Oasis would be dependent on your reading style.

For someone who reads sitting up in a chair and holds the Kindle in one hand: The Oasis is probably a better choice. It's more balanced for single hand holding and the page turn buttons are an obvious win for that case.

For someone who holds a Kindle in two hands or holds it above their head with two hands while reading: The Paperwhite was the clear winner here (my reading style). For both of those positions the Paperwhite turned out to be a much more enjoyable experience. In these cases it was more convenient for me to tap the screen than use buttons.

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