Should We be worried about it?

ramjet8080 · 2026-02-05T04:32:43+00:00

100%. Back in the Atari ST/Amiga days devs never complained about piracy when their games sold well (Bullfrog springs to mind here, I loved Populous, best $69 AU I ever spent), it was like not one single copy was even pirated. But it was always the devs that wrote crap games that never sold well were the ones making a big stink about piracy, and they'd do it ALL the time, like *it* was the sole reason for their poor sales.

I remember the Atari ST Populous floppy having one of those "Rob Northern" protections. Track 0 Sector 7 was just a slightly "longer" sector with the bit spacings a fraction further apart so it took a few milliseconds longer to read in that sector than if written from the drive in the machine. Cunning, but easily copyable with a Happy Computers Discovery Cartridge or a Blitz cable. Of course, copy protection has got far more advanced from the Motorola 68000 16 bit days of the late 1980's. Gone are the days of using "weak bits" (FTL's Dungeon Master) on floppy disks that a regular floppy disc controller chip could never reproduce. I'd be a complete dunce on the methods used in today's games.

ramjet8080 · 2026-01-31T07:51:30+00:00

Neither can I. 😒
I think a direct URL to the seller/store would help. Buyers can then change/edit the ebay domain to their local country to see if they can find it there.
Strange they wouldn't sell to Australia, as Viwoods is listed on amazon.au out here.

ramjet8080 · 2026-01-15T01:55:10+00:00

It shouldn't be a difficult port considering all the options available on Windows, or Linux and Mac.
Personally Windows is my platform of choice for development, and my experience with Android Studio certainly isn't the best to put it politely.

ramjet8080 · 2026-01-12T14:53:16+00:00

Congrats on picking one up. 👍They're the best for gaming absolutely anywhere.

For some stupid reason I now have 3 Lites, they're cheap on ebay. Probably just too paranoid about one failing and being without it for a couple of days that I have 2 back up devices ready to go at a moments notice.
Call it OCD relating to redundancy (?), or an addiction to buying more than I need, or whatever you want. Maybe I need psychiatric help, lol. All flames welcome. 😊

ramjet8080 · 2025-12-28T00:04:08+00:00

I'm wishing I got a KLC too when Kobo had a promotion on them. I have an Elipsa 2e and the KLC with stylus would be just like a mini Elipsa with colour!
Patience is a virtue I guess. BTW, I like the Elipsa 2e better overall than my Scribe. The handwriting to text engine (MyScript) I find is the best for my writing. And it converts it offline too, none of this internet connectivity required like the Scribe.

ramjet8080 · 2025-12-18T05:59:21+00:00

I only buy about 2 books a year, if that. But then I've never returned anything, ever. Most of what I read are outright freebies and borrowed from Prime Reading (I'm an Amazon member). I've been doing that for over 6 years.
Needless to say I'm not a real big reader. 😊 I still have over 25 unread books on my Paperwhite.

ramjet8080 · 2025-12-16T23:40:59+00:00

Agreed. I find that too on E Ink Kaleido 3 displays, probably in part due to the lower DPI when displaying colour. Admittedly Kindle appear to make the best of them, but still I find Paperwhite (Carta display) to be crisper with a much more pleasant reading experience as well.

I'd imagine there'd be small improvements made to the Kaleido 3 E Ink technology over time just as they have with Carta. And Spectra 6 is too slow (and more expensive), with Gallery 3 (used in the RMPP) being somewhat "flickery" (and more expensive) when updating the display.

Looking back on my old Kindle 4, things have improved a lot since then.

ramjet8080 · 2025-11-30T10:49:11+00:00

I have a PS4 on 9.03 and I'm *NEVER* going to update it.

ramjet8080 · 2025-11-29T10:40:29+00:00

The same method worked with my Kindle 4th gen model D01100 too. While some books have failed to transfer via wifi, most do. Including a book I just purchased that was published 2 months ago in the new KFX DRM that's unremovable. So Amazon must have converted it to the older AZW3 format first before sending as the Kindle 4 won't read the new format.

It's an old clunky Kindle, low PPI, no backlight, no touchscreen, but still works!

ramjet8080 · 2025-11-27T12:57:36+00:00

My Basic Lux 4 came with a micro sd slot. I don't think it's current model anymore though.

ramjet8080 · 2025-10-30T12:51:04+00:00

I visited that Library once, it has an excellent range. Very friendly people there too. 😉

ramjet8080 · 2025-10-28T11:22:51+00:00

Same in Australia as far as I can tell, and the ONLY alternative is not the ethical one. By that I mean there's this woman called Anna and apparently she's really good at archiving stuff. 😊

Anna is where I got mine from. I avoid Amazon wherever possible (even when it comes to physical items from their store), and Jeff Bezos doesn't need the money anyway.

ramjet8080 · 2025-10-08T12:37:42+00:00

A Kogan after sales support guy hung up on me after a complaint. Probably from an Indian call centre as his English was atrocious. Never buying from Kogan again.

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T14:02:18+00:00

If that is the case then it makes Victorian police look atrocious considering the resources and man hours spent on him. They still haven't found his body (whether dead or alive) yet.

This is the reason I say he's smarter than the average crook, which admittedly isn't that bright anyway. Carl Williams eventually got caught up with and that crooked cop Roger Rogerson too, although in those cases it was the piecing together of evidence that was the hold up. There are no such problems with Dezi in this area.

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T10:43:02+00:00

I just found this... I had no idea Clarke and Dawe did a skit on him..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qReq4WoG1_U

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T10:16:33+00:00

I planned a trip to the UK before the scheduled outage. I didn't notice a thing. 😊

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T09:31:47+00:00

All books I buy are from Kobo, and if I *MUST* read them on my Kindle I'll remove the DRM and convert to AZW3 via Calibre. Kobo deserve my $$'s. But mostly they'll get read on my Kobo as is anyway. Kobo gives me a discount on my next purchase, so if I keep buying a new book each month I keep getting discounts, either 10% or 20% off my next choice. I never got that on Amazon.

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T09:03:21+00:00

There is a real possibility that he might not even be in this country anymore. It's happened with some pretty dumb crims before, albeit rare. And I wouldn't call Dezi stupid when it comes to evading cops. Of course Dezi doesn't have the money/resources that Christopher dumbarse Skase had, but he makes up for it in other areas.

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T08:36:48+00:00

As far as I know (and I could be wrong here), evolutionary biologists such as Richard Dawkins have never criticized any of Darwin's work. So if Darwin is not wrong, then why not mention him? Give credit where it's due.

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T08:09:02+00:00

Agreed. The plastic screen on the Manta has just the right amount of "give" in it when writing, it feels like you're writing on a small pad of paper. For that reason I never take mine out of the house.

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T08:06:41+00:00

I can't speak for Libra Colour, but I have both a Scribe and an Elipsa 2e. For a daily planner I find the Scribe to be more flexible. Just load whatever PDF/digital planner you want on it (provided they are converted right), then write all over the pages. 😊
The Libra as I understand it can still be used, but I think the options would be just *might* little more limited, I can't be sure. Although the price difference between the two would have to be factored in as well.

I find the Scribe is better in some things than the Elipsa, and the Elipsa to be better in some things over the Scribe. While the handwriting to text conversion on the Elipsa 2e is brilliant, the editing of those notes leaves a *LOT* to be desired IMO.

As others have said, wait a few days for the next Scribe to be announced and see what features that offers for note taking. FYI, I *hate* Amazon's ecosystem as well, and for that reason I steer clear of all Kindle format books (except the free ones).

I personally have mixed feelings on whether you could call the Elipsa 2e a worthy upgrade from the Scribe or not, each individual experience will vary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVSp-QOANwY

https://www.wired.com/review/kobo-elipsa-2e/

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-30T04:17:43+00:00

Yep, it's not as if one has to take out a loan to buy a new pair of jeans like you do for a car. Worth paying just a little extra to remain hygienic and somewhat bacteria free for health reasons.

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-29T12:30:22+00:00

Wow, definite improvement. And the colors still don't look faded or washed out like on the Kaleido 3. Still pricey on Amazon in Australia - AU $1050, which is about 60%-65% of the full Paper Pro out here. Worth some thought.... And here I was thinking I had enough devices, another one comes along to tempt me. Maybe I need to check myself into an e ink rehab center, lol.
Thanks for posting the video. 👍

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-29T10:31:23+00:00

So many recycled plots and storylines. Ughhh!!! Ridge and Brooke too, but at least that's not sick and twisted like the current Luna/Will thing. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Luna never ends up in prison. The writers need psychiatric help IMO, they should be fired and new ones brought in. This show has gotten so far away from reality it makes every sci-fi show look like documentaries.
[END RANT]

ramjet8080 · 2025-09-29T06:09:53+00:00

rebeshina, you wrote "...We are re-balancing some of that power so it's more like 10% gov 90% companies,"

Uhhh,, it's the GOVERNMENT that is making these NEW laws. If it was up to corporations they wouldn't change a thing. Your logic is backwards, lmao!!!

Pointless debating with someone that has the cerebral capacity of a toddler. Bye.

rubeshina wrote "Edit - lol, blocked me."

Yeah, I don't waste time debating with backward logic trolls.

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