I’m lucky I moved away from it to host my own db with coolify

That’s coming for all platforms unfortunately

My father didn’t teach me many skills. But he cared for me. Never been harsh or unfair. And at any point in my life, he was there for me without yelling or judgement. I always wanted a father that taught me stuff. But I realise that he taught me how to care for people, be there for them and make my own choices without him wanting me to become what he wants. That’s actually not bad.

The best way for somebody to become what you want is to model what you want them to become.

X4 pro launched in July and I could buy it for 89€ now it costs 119€. And I bought the x3 in June for 50€ now it’s 89€.

So yeah that’s the strategy

I suggest buying M5Stack PaperMono instead. It's an esp32 board with an eink screen and a battery. I bet someone will make an open source firmware for it

> M5Stack PaperMono

Is that actually a product intended for consumers though? Looks more like a development board than a product for "normies", like the Xteink stuff.

They still run the same thirdparty firmware. Seeed Studio has the reTerminal Sticky too.

M5 device are cool but they do have that, as ugly as it is useful, functional diagram printed on the back...

Quite annoying when, as we see in the tv show “the playlist” that traces back the story of Spotify, the founder put a huge emphasis on performance to differentiate them from the rest and create the best possible UX…

Well it will only get better now that the “Code is no longer a constraint”! AI can just do everything for them now. https://youtu.be/zFslvuvYifQ?si=sEN270fkICYSpaLU

Thank you I thought I was crazy, but it’s not only me. Unbearable to work with compared to a few months back

Apple already does that since last year at least. In many situations if you 4x and put your finger on the 1x you’ll see the picture change. Sometimes massively

Nice, I didn't know that.

Exactly, that’s what my doctor did then asked if there’s anything else otherwise it’s 30€ the visit. Worst investment ever.

Opiates allegedly work for tinnitus, I know two people who were prescribed it. If you're ever prescribed any, remember to log how your tinnitus is.

I forgot to, unfortunately.

that seems like a risky move though, doesn't it?

That’s an interesting thought. I’ll try not to type too hard on my keyboard then

my keyboard enjoys a bit of rough play

Could these flights prove to people that with their own eyes they can see the earth is not flat ?

Actually if authors could sell directly I’ll gladly buy from them each and every time and cut off the middle man.

Sure, that sounds grand, but if setting up a little store is too much to ask, I'd settle for a consistent way to just send them money.

I'd love it if voluntary payment could be mobilized to the point where it's more profitable to authors than the shit treatment they're getting from Amazon. For many, piracy is about rejecting the problematic distribution mechanism, not stinginess. It would be great to have a way to provably put our money where our mouths are (provably, because making Amazon look bad is part of the fun).

What is making it complex for authors to sell directly?

Edit: hah, only 15 minutes late with my attempt at Socratic spiel: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48810056

A lot of authors are not technical people and/or are busy writing. There isn’t a simple system with a large audience of potential book purchasers that makes it easy for authors to sell their books because Amazon became that place but now wants to irritate its users by mangling the kindle.

> What is making it complex for authors to sell directly?

If an author living at place X sells directly to a reader living at place Y and it is not true that for all governments G PlaceInJurisdictionOf(X,G) == PlaceInJurisdictionOf(Y,G), then the author is making a cross border sale which can have annoying tax considerations.

The internet made it very easy for someone to physically run a small business that conducts transactions across dozens or even hundreds of borders, especially if they are selling intangible goods, but as far as I know the legal environment has not been updated for that.

Hence it is a lot easier to use a middleman who handles the legal stuff with cross border transactions and you only have to deal with the middleman.

True, my original view of the matter was too simplistic

Also unfortunately the problem lies when the platform has too much power and makes this relationship with the author disproportionate. At first such a platform seems like a good deal for everyone, except when it stops being one

Marketing, mostly.

the decision is on you: if you like it, you send some cash. if you just send five bucks that'll be like what author gets from about a hundred "legitimate sales".