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Něco pro pamětníky a pro pobavení mladších členů. Nedávno tu proběhla debata o “zločinech” spáchaných v mládí. Dal jsem k lepšímu story ohledně telefonování, takříkajíc zadarmo.

Mobily a jejich paušály byly neskutečně drahé, stejně tak jako telefonování do ciziny. No lidi si pomohli jak mohli. Už ani nevím, jak jsem se dostal k nekonečné kartě, ale pořád si pamatuju ty protelefonované večery s tehdejší přítelkyní a hledání “funkčního” automatu 😁 No mladý a blbý. Jednou mi hodně zalepilo, když u budky zaparkovali poldové a já čekal, že mně seberou. Ale jen si mně prohlídli (bylo hodně po půlnoci), ani nevystoupili z auta a po pár minutách vysmahli. Kdyby tak věděli, že mohli mít případ 😁

Myslel jsem, že karta je už někde na smeťáku, ale před pár dny jsem ji náhodou našel. No velká nostalgie. Asi ji dám do rámečku?

Pokud by vás zajímalo, jak to fungovalo, karta se strčila do automatu, ten zjistil kolik na ní je a umožnil volat. Kredit ubýval až na nulu, hovor skončil. Potom stačilo kartu vytáhnout a znovu do automatu vložit, a voila, zase plný kredit. Nějakou dobu to fungovalo (poměrně dlouho), ale pak se postupně automaty updatovaly a bylo čím dál těžší najít nějaký funkční, až už to nešlo. Ale byly to krásné časy 😁

Hi folks,

In case you’re interested, I’ve prepared some of my favorite transparent covers. I got the original images from ReadMe.club and only modified them by adding transparency and resizing them to x4 and x3 resolution. You can get them here:

X4:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ExQ90NWcTpqTtxwf1noKr_c4JfQM_oTi

X3:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pv3a6D9S1lfK_01MgDfRPptWcNNpeCVL

First of all, this post is not about devaluing the work of Crosspoint or Crosspoint forks developers! I have a deep respect for all the people involved in the development of these firmwares and so many great features, without which the X devices would not be so useful.

This post is just about showing the difference in image processing and rendering, especially for people considering reading comics on their X devices.

What I did was a comparison of some images and one comic book both on X3 and X4, either using Crossink or stock firmware. The comic book was converted here to xtch (2-bit greyscale):
[https://xtcjs.app\](https://xtcjs.app/)
The device without a text label uses the opposite firmware.

In the comparison, I’m using Crossink, which is the closest firmware to the original Crosspoint code base and which is also my preferred firmware. Julia does a great job maintaining the core Crosspoint code in her firmware. So I believe that the Crossink image processing is the same as in Crosspoint.

What I noticed was a lot of ghosting in the case of Crossink, especially noticeable on X4, which is equipped with a less advanced e-ink display. But generally, it’s visible on both devices with Crossink.
In the case of standalone images, they are noticeably darker, with visibly fewer available details. On the other hand, stock firmware uses noticeably stronger dithering. But images are much more detailed.

First of all, this post is not about devaluing the work of Crosspoint or Crosspoint forks developers! I have a deep respect for all the people involved in the development of these firmwares and so many great features, without which the X devices would not be so useful.

This post is just about showing the difference in image processing and rendering, especially for people considering reading comics on their X devices.

What I did was a comparison of some images and one comic book both on X3 and X4, either using Crossink or stock firmware. The comic book was converted here to xtch (2-bit greyscale):
https://xtcjs.app
The device without a text label uses the opposite firmware.

In the comparison, I’m using Crossink, which is the closest firmware to the original Crosspoint code base and which is also my preferred firmware. Julia does a great job maintaining the core Crosspoint code in her firmware. So I believe that the Crossink image processing is the same as in Crosspoint.

What I noticed was a lot of ghosting in the case of Crossink, especially noticeable on X4, which is equipped with a less advanced e-ink display. But generally, it’s visible on both devices with Crossink.
In the case of standalone images, they are noticeably darker, with visibly fewer available details. On the other hand, stock firmware uses noticeably stronger dithering. But images are much more detailed.

Friday’s vibe: just me, the X3, Murakami, beer, chips&guacamole.

Hi folks,

I’m well aware of the upcoming EU taxes on aliexpress orders. What I don’t really understand is, why I’m seeing the US-related taxes for goods shipped from China to US, when I’m ordering from EU? This is what I see when I click question mark next to the “tax” text on the checkout page. And even weirder, the tax value changes. On Monday, it was over 11EUR, now it’s 3,71. Definitely better, than 11 something. But still…US taxes on EU delivered goods?

I just received this piece of tech, which you might want as well. 😁 You can find it on AliExpress. It cost me **€2.**46 and works as expected—at least for charging. I haven’t tried the data transfer yet.

If you want to get one, just make sure it’s the 7.62 mm type. Get the 4-pin version if your device is unlocked; otherwise, the 2-pin version will do. The 4-pin version supports data transfer, but that feature is useless on locked devices.

Bought it here:
https://a.aliexpress.com/\_ExflTMA

Beautiful sunset, and my X4 is always ready for action. What a great combo. I guess I’ll read a few more pages before getting into my sleeping bag, and I’m really curious to see what the dawn will be like.

Hi folk,

I just received IINE Gamebrick BT controller and it works fine with the stock fw.

Unfortunately, neither Crosspoint nor Crossink supports Bluetooth. I know there are some other forks, which actually support BT. But as of now, Crossink is the only custom fw I’m willing to use 🙂 I just hope BT will eventually make its way to Crosspoint and from there also to Crossink.

BTW, the nice bonus of Gamebrick is, that it’s usable also with other devices and you will get also a proper USB C data cable! 😁

Hi folks, does anyone use this aliexpress mini game controller as a page turner for x device? I know it’s primarily a game controller, but I believe that the keys are customizable?

Hi folks, this x3/x4 little feature is not very widely known or discussed. With the xteink companion app, you can create transparent book covers.

Once set, if you turn the device off while a book is open, the cover appears on top of the last-read page.

The cover maker is simple to use, magic wand erases unwanted parts with ease and you can instantly push the cover to the device. Of course, for all this you need to use the stock firmware. The only downside I found is, that currently it cannot be set per book.

As far as I remember, there should be only one missing piece. But it was well before the birth of my daughters, when I completed it last time. Now the girls are 15 and 17 and I’m curious if there are some more missing pieces?