Why does Kobo do this?

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Quoth

There is the Lounge (with suitable threads) and also an Ebook Rant
thread. No need to hijack this one.

Right. Humor is for designated humor areas only. I shall try to remember this in future conversations.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Aha... you thought you'd scuppered me with that one!

I give you... the wearable binoculars... ta-daaaa

Those babies woulda helped me at the concert Friday. I might have actually been able to see Robert Smith's face.

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Those babies woulda helped me at the concert Friday. I might have actually been able to see Robert Smith's face.

Weirdly "The Lovecats" played on my drive home earlier. Enjoy the gig?

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Weirdly "The Lovecats" played on my drive home earlier. Enjoy the gig?

Very much so. The Cure is my favorite band and they still put on a good and long show. Robert Smith gets talkative, but in Ameria at least, I'd estimate 95% of the audience can't understand a word he says.

Ian McCullough has the same problem and acknowledged it last time we saw Echo in concert (you can't understand me because I come from Liverpool, but you can understand Paul McCartney...).

[neil_swann80]

I'm particularly fond of The Cure. Not only because of the great music, but for me they define a certain period of my life, happier, care-free. Sweet sweet nostalgia.

[Kindleing]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Amen sister (or brother, as the case may be)! I absolutely hate a TV in a waiting room, even as I understand why it is there.

I wonder if the universal "Off" remote is still on the market. It was a keychain fob-sized remote that only had an "Off" button. It cycled through all the known InfraRed "Off" codes... intended for clandestine use in waiting rooms.

Although, I haven't seen a TV in a waiting room in quite some time... maybe the result of today's popularity of smart-phones. Everyone is focused on their phone's screen.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

For those here who have trouble holding a Reader, do you think exercising may strengthen your arm/hand/wrist so you could hold a Reader with no problem in one hand?

No, because muscle strength isn't the problem.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by Kindleing

I wonder if the universal "Off" remote is still on the market. It was a keychain fob-sized remote that only had an "Off" button. It cycled through all the known InfraRed "Off" codes... intended for clandestine use in waiting rooms.

Although, I haven't seen a TV in a waiting room in quite some time... maybe the result of today's popularity of smart-phones. Everyone is focused on their phone's screen.

There was a watch, also some Palm PDA could use the IR port for universal remote. Or you could sneak in a universal remote.

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by Quoth

There was a watch...

There was indeed!

I had this one (25+ years ago?):


I cut out the code page from the manual, laminated it, carried it around in my wallet. For the purposes of general mayhem rather than wanting silence however.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rashkae

Saying this, even I think that maybe I've been exposed to too much twitter....

But this has got to the most toxic ableist comment I have ever seen.... Have trouble holding a super light device?,, just exercise more. No idea why someone would not have thought of that, and clearly it's all their fault for not doing the most basic thing.... sheesh.

It's not a comment. It's a question as I don't know the answer. I would not presume that exercise is the answer.

[JSWolf]

I don't know if any of this will help.

Exercises for your hands and wrists can help alleviate pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Learn more from Union Health Orthopedics.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't know if any of this will help.

Exercises for your hands and wrists can help alleviate pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Learn more from Union Health Orthopedics.

Nope. I have no carpal tunnel or any other syndrome.

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's not a comment. It's a question as I don't know the answer. I would not presume that exercise is the answer.

Playing Devil's advocate:

You're a terrible person filled with unconscious biases, spouting microaggressions with your questions.

(I'm a sinner too because I refuse to take the world seriously and like to laugh once in a while)

[meeera]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

You're a terrible person filled with unconscious biases, spouting microaggressions with your questions.

You seem to be the only "triggered" person here. Maybe take it to P&R? Or just elsewhere?

[meeera]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't know if any of this will help.

Exercises for your hands and wrists can help alleviate pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Learn more from Union Health Orthopedics.

Nope - again, it's not a muscle weakness issue, nor is it carpal tunnel. No amount of exercise is going to suddenly correct my immune disease if these three immunosuppressants/immunomodulants and my specialist rheumatologist and hand therapist can't. You really can trust disabled people to be on top of their own condition, I swear.