The Reading Vent & Rant Thread - Page 261

JSWolf · 06-16-2025, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

When an author who has churned out the first 4 books in the series suddenly takes a few years before the 5th book in the series.

Or when an author may never finish the next book in a series (aka George R.R. Martin).

JSWolf · 06-16-2025, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

When you pick up your ereader for a nice long read only to discover the battery mysteriously discharged.

When you want to take your Reader out and about with you but find the battery needs a charge.

hildea · 06-17-2025, 01:02 AM

That reminded me to charge my own reader before travelling later today, thanks!

ownedbycats · 06-18-2025, 12:25 AM

When the list of quoted reader reviews is longer than the book sumery.

JSWolf · 06-18-2025, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

When the list of quoted reader reviews is longer than the book sumery.

When there's no book summery because the other rubbish is too long.

Solitaire1 · 06-18-2025, 04:38 PM

Why does the situation with USB-C have to be so confusing? I thought that USB-C was supposed to simplify things by having just one universal connector that everything would use and would be compatible with every device (take a cable with a USB-C connector, plug it in to a device, and it will work). Unfortunately, the reality is far different. It seems like the only way to ensure that a cable with a USB-C connector will work with a device is to use the specific cord that was supplied with the device. To me, that isn't much different than having a specific proprietary cord that you have to use with a specific device.

Although my Sony Walkman Digital Audio Player (DAP) has a proprietary cable (WM-Port USB) one thing I can say for it is that when I plug it into my player it works every single time. They also made it easy to plug it in correctly (the connector has a clear indicator which side is up). Plus, Sony hasn't changed the cord since 2007 (although they have moved to USB-C in 2019) and I can use my original cord with my current Walkman DAP (released in 2018). Meanwhile, Apple changed the iPod cord twice while it was in production.

ownedbycats · 06-18-2025, 05:47 PM

(link)

DNSB · 06-18-2025, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Why does the situation with USB-C have to be so confusing? I thought that USB-C was supposed to simplify things by having just one universal connector that everything would use and would be compatible with every device (take a cable with a USB-C connector, plug it in to a device, and it will work). Unfortunately, the reality is far different. It seems like the only way to ensure that a cable with a USB-C connector will work with a device is to use the specific cord that was supplied with the device. To me, that isn't much different than having a specific proprietary cord that you have to use with a specific device.

Or you can have the fun of plugging a charger with a USB C connector into your device and destroying it. One friend of mine did this when he used his phone's proprietary fast charger without realizing that it did not implement the USB Power Delivery Protocol handshaking so his trusting device got fed ~20V. Sadly the magic smoke that makes electronics work escaped.

Solitaire1 · 06-18-2025, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Why does the situation with USB-C have to be so confusing? I thought that USB-C was supposed to simplify things by having just one universal connector that everything would use and would be compatible with every device (take a cable with a USB-C connector, plug it in to a device, and it will work). Unfortunately, the reality is far different. It seems like the only way to ensure that a cable with a USB-C connector will work with a device is to use the specific cord that was supplied with the device. To me, that isn't much different than having a specific proprietary cord that you have to use with a specific device.

Although my Sony Walkman Digital Audio Player (DAP) has a proprietary cable (WM-Port USB) one thing I can say for it is that when I plug it into my player it works every single time. They also made it easy to plug it in correctly (the connector has a clear indicator which side is up). Plus, Sony hasn't changed the cord since 2007 (although they have moved to USB-C in 2019) and I can use my original cord with my current Walkman DAP (released in 2018). Meanwhile, Apple changed the iPod cord twice while it was in production.

I just discovered I posted this in the wrong forum. It should have been in the Technology Ranting forum. I apologize for the error.

DNSB · 06-19-2025, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Solitaire1

I just discovered I posted this in the wrong forum. It should have been in the Technology Ranting forum. I apologize for the error.

Just following in MobileRead's great tradition of topic drift.

theducks · 06-19-2025, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Solitaire1

I just discovered I posted this in the wrong forum. It should have been in the Technology Ranting forum. I apologize for the error.

We have a forum for Tech rants?

( link please )

ownedbycats · 06-19-2025, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by theducks

We have a forum for Tech rants?

( link please )

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=292798

Apache · 06-19-2025, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

We have a forum for Tech rants?

( link please )

All these years and I was thinking the same thing.

Apache

theducks · 06-19-2025, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=292798

Ah!

I almost never directly go to Lounge (except if some link sent me there)

issybird · 06-19-2025, 03:07 PM

When a pretty good, apparently well-researched historical novel with a good review in the NYT (which is how I found it) has rookie anachronisms which even half-competent editing or common sense should have caught.

A person imprisoned in the Tower of London, describing his cell, includes “a bucket for a toilet.” A toilet?

In 1600? That’s not what toilet meant. I really don’t expect, don’t even want, turn of the 17th century characters to talk entirely in the vernacular, but I expect their vocabulary to be contemporaneous with their era. No Revolutionary War airports.

So much for all that research. And NYT reviews, at that. I should know better.

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06-17-2025, 01:02 AM	#3903
hildea Wizard Posts: 1,314 Karma: 67561852 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Norway Device: PocketBook Touch Lux (had Onyx Boox Poke 3 and BeBook Neo earlier)	That reminded me to charge my own reader before travelling later today, thanks!

06-18-2025, 12:25 AM	#3904
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,856 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	When the list of quoted reader reviews is longer than the book sumery.

06-18-2025, 04:38 PM	#3906
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,897 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	Why does the situation with USB-C have to be so confusing? I thought that USB-C was supposed to simplify things by having just one universal connector that everything would use and would be compatible with every device (take a cable with a USB-C connector, plug it in to a device, and it will work). Unfortunately, the reality is far different. It seems like the only way to ensure that a cable with a USB-C connector will work with a device is to use the specific cord that was supplied with the device. To me, that isn't much different than having a specific proprietary cord that you have to use with a specific device. Although my Sony Walkman Digital Audio Player (DAP) has a proprietary cable (WM-Port USB) one thing I can say for it is that when I plug it into my player it works every single time. They also made it easy to plug it in correctly (the connector has a clear indicator which side is up). Plus, Sony hasn't changed the cord since 2007 (although they have moved to USB-C in 2019) and I can use my original cord with my current Walkman DAP (released in 2018). Meanwhile, Apple changed the iPod cord twice while it was in production.

06-18-2025, 05:47 PM	#3907
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06-19-2025, 03:07 PM	#3915
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,214 Karma: 234570739 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	When a pretty good, apparently well-researched historical novel with a good review in the NYT (which is how I found it) has rookie anachronisms which even half-competent editing or common sense should have caught. A person imprisoned in the Tower of London, describing his cell, includes “a bucket for a toilet.” A toilet? In 1600? That’s not what toilet meant. I really don’t expect, don’t even want, turn of the 17th century characters to talk entirely in the vernacular, but I expect their vocabulary to be contemporaneous with their era. No Revolutionary War airports. So much for all that research. And NYT reviews, at that. I should know better.