Maerman

Thanks for the reply, but I don’t think it’s him. I looked up his stuff, and he doesn’t quite fit the bill. I think the guy I saw had a mustache with no beard, possibly reddish.

I know I’m a month late, but I just came across this comment. Joel Haver is one of the most beautiful filmmakers I have ever encountered. He just has so much empathy for his subjects, and it feels like he really loves his characters. I discovered him a few years ago, and I am definitely in for the ride. There is not enough ass in the world for that man to kick.

Yeah. I apologize. It just stuck in my brain because it is so incredibly dark. It’s like a twisted, perverse creativity, like a torturer who comes up with new ways to cause agony. I respect the depths this guy plumbed to come up with that, but it still makes me uncomfortable.

Thank you for the validation. I feel pretty insecure about posting it, to be honest. I don’t want to trigger anyone’s PTSD or something horrible like that. That’s why I added the content warning and all that.

My latest album. Cue shameless self-plug:

https://eddiehyde.bandcamp.com/album/heimwee

Right? These kids walked so The Chats could run.

I happen to be familiar with Sam Kinison, and it was definitely not him. This guy was skinnier. Thanks for your input, though.

They have become considerably better in recent years, but I understand the hesitation. Once bitten, twice shy, and all that. I will say that my experience with Boox devices has been pretty good, though. As long as you don’t expect it to behave like a full-fledged Android tablet. But above all, don’t trust strangers on the internet.

Might I direct you to piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com? Boox devices have a fantastic generic reader app which can handle just about any file type and is very customizable. If you are willing to navigate certain sites, you can get many books for free, and the Boox reader app is an absolute champ when it comes to opening them and tweaking the experience to your liking. It’s more effort, without a doubt. But it’s worth it for me personally.

Okay, so I’ll preface this by saying I am absolutely fascinated by e-ink technology, and I believe there is a lane for it. I am typing this on a Bigme Hibreak, a smartphone with an E-ink screen, and I have owned two Boox devices thus far. If you manage your expectations and you have the patience to tinker and dial it in, some of these devices can be perfect. The Boox Palma looks like a very practical device, although I haven’t used it myself. It seems to be very lightweight, and I can say from experience that the Boox software is pretty user-friendly (although not necessarily beginner-friendly; some settings tweaks are needed to optimize the experience). The Boox software is generally pretty stable, and the generic reader app is one of the best I’ve ever used. As another user pointed out, their software is not open source, so you may want to take that into account, but I haven’t encountered an E-reader company that does publish open source software (or hardware, for that matter). For what it’s worth, I had a Boox Nova Pro and replaced it with a Boox Nova Air C, and I have very few complaints. Just don’t order through GoodEreader. They are a bunch of assholes.