I have an X3 and it’s great!
I think this idea is really cool but like others have said it’s the friction of syncing that stops me. I would love for CrossPoint to have a nightly sync :)
I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone
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Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
I always hear the “I need my phone for bank stuff” but can’t you just leave your phone at home and then schedule going to the bank if it’s that necessary to a part of your day? I can’t imagine you need to be interacting with the bank 24/7/365.
In some countries, authentication to a wide variety of non-bank services and payments is done through bank apps. The bank has done the work to verify who you are, so they conveniently serve as the proof of your identity to everyone else. "Going to the bank"? Banks around here began to close physical branches well over a decade ago now, and visiting one of the remaining branches often requires a multi-hour wait in the…
But my point stands, do you need to do the type of banking that requires constant identification every day to the point where you need it always around it distracts you from what you’d like to be doing? If that’s true then the bank has completely captured you. Or leave your phone in your bag or at home and you shouldn’t have this issue.
The “I need my phone for banking” excuse is a vague reason to keep using it. They don’t need their phone for banking, they want their phone and banking is a convenient reason to placate that want.
Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone
#53This is wonderful.
About the only good thing to come out of the open web dying is a revitalization of open and accessible computing hobbies.
Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
In some countries, authentication to a wide variety of non-bank services and payments is done through bank apps. The bank has done the work to verify who you are, so they conveniently serve as the proof of your identity to everyone else. "Going to the bank"? Banks around here began to close physical branches well over a decade ago now, and visiting one of the remaining branches often requires a multi-hour wait in the…
But my point stands, do you need to do the type of banking that requires constant identification every day to the point where you need it always around it distracts you from what you’d like to be doing? If that’s true then the bank has completely captured you. Or leave your phone in your bag or at home and you shouldn’t have this issue. The “I need my phone for banking” excuse is a vague reason to keep using it. They…
Again, we are not talking about banks or banking. In my country one's bank app functions as the strong authentication used to log in to all the other services where one has to prove one's identity. And yes, pretty much every day while I am on the go, I have to authenticate to some service or another.
Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
But my point stands, do you need to do the type of banking that requires constant identification every day to the point where you need it always around it distracts you from what you’d like to be doing? If that’s true then the bank has completely captured you. Or leave your phone in your bag or at home and you shouldn’t have this issue. The “I need my phone for banking” excuse is a vague reason to keep using it. They…
Again, we are not talking about banks or banking. In my country one's bank app functions as the strong authentication used to log in to all the other services where one has to prove one's identity. And yes, pretty much every day while I am on the go, I have to authenticate to some service or another.
Again YOU are choosing to live that lifestyle of on-the-go always phone-in-hand. The inability to stop using the phone while desiring to not do phone activities is not because of the banking/authentication.
Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone
#56I like to read a physical dirty (ink dust, not content) finger newspapers whenever I can get them. At a bakery / cafe a few weeks ago, sitting outside having cherry Danish and an Americano (the international special), I was reading the NYT and the SeaTimes section by section. It was awesome. Comics, international, regional beats, magazines. I realized somewhere in the middle of the caffeine and sugar rush, just what…
> and an Americano (the international special), Now I'm curious what you mean with "the international special"? Here (international to you perhaps; Spain) an Americano is just a espresso with lots more water, tastes more or less the same as drip coffee, perhaps a tad bit stronger as it's a diluted espresso. But never heard of a "international special" version, what could that be? :) I similarly also like the tactile…
I read it as a little joke, since both Danish and Americano are named after different countries.
Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone
#57I'll throw my 2 cents into the mix of "what works for me" posts. FreshRSS (share to Wallabag enabled) + Wallabag + KOReader (on kobo). I've been toying with the idea of trying to add Wallabag sync into Crosspoint, as I have an x4 but it's pretty much just sat doing nothing.
I have a Mudita Kompact though, which I use with the Wallabag app and my best mate Alan from RHVoice to read out articles for me. I remember barely anything with this setup but I do like it...
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#58Calibre does this for you and has for a long time. Docs: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/news.html
I used to read lwn.net from my e-reader, worked great.
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#59I have an X4 as well and tried going down this path but it's just a bit too much friction for me to set my X4 to hotspot mode and run the calibre sync every time I want to refresh my feed. Absolutely love the idea though. Just wish Crosspoint/X4 had the ability to schedule push/pull, but that would likely burn through the battery.
Same, I think there's too much friction yet. Maybe at some point it could become a crosspoint feature I hope! EDIT: Just checking on the crosspoint site they say such thing is not planned: https://crosspointreader.com/roadmap (section Out of roadmap: Active connectivity (RSS, news, browsers))
They do support however OPDS libraries and I happily use it for news where each file is a daily epub consisting of the articles I subscribe to
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#60This doesn't work for me in spite of over 10 years of trying. I am currently eating lunch and wasting time on HN on my phone, but my ebook reader full of edifying material is sitting there ignored on the table, right in front of me. I need some way of leaving the phone at home completely, but in my country so much basic everyday stuff relies on a phone (and strong bank authentication through a phone).
schedule a meeting on your calendar for no phone time