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Does Kindle DX(G) at FW 2.5.8 have a root password?

Hello I have a situation that another recent poster DaddyLongLegs described very well in thread 334640. Quote: I upgraded the firmware on my Kindle DX a few years back when Amazon put out that notice that if you didn't update it, you'd no longer be able to connect to the Kindle store. So I updated it to 2.5.8 and left it in my locker at work for quite some time. I fired it up last week and noticed I could no longer connect it properly to the internet. I tried...
Tags: Amazon, Books, Amazon Kindle, FW

Disney ReAction Figures – Haunted Mansion Wave 1

Super7 has released their Disney ReAction Figures - Haunted Mansion Wave 1 . From the uber-popular theme park ride, this wave includes three of the Haunted Mansion's most popular hitchhiking spirits: Ezra , Gus , and Phineas . Each 3.75-inch tall ReAction figure can be purchased for $18.00.
Tags: Toys, Disney, Super7, Ezra Gus, Phineas Each

Calibre Filter Disappeared

I've updated to a new laptop, and now there is no filter available. I had many problems in the past with the filter not working, but I could fix it by hitting the filter button a couple of times. I've attached an image of the top of Calibre. I used to have the filter button by the 'search' and 'saved search' buttons, but as you can see, it's no longer there. You can also see that even though I've selected an 'author' filter, it isn't actually filtering out and displaying only results with tha...
Tags: Books, Library Management

Library error in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Hi, I am having an error with Calibre installation in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I keep a sand-box library on my Home Drive named Calibre Library, and a group of libraries on another large drive, named after the Genre. I have a new error after updating to 5.5.0. When I start Calibre, I get unhandled exeption message: "dict" object has no attributes "iteritems" See attachment "Screenshot 16-29" When I change libraries, the display does not update. See attachment "Screenshot_2". U have switched fro...
Tags: Books, Library Management, Ubuntu, Screenshot, Calibre Library

Friday Night Lights: One Tube, Two Tube, Green Tube, White Tube

This week on Friday Night Lights we will go back to basics. Last year I wrote “How to use Night Vision” so now we will talk about the benefits of one tube, two tube, green tube, white tube. Should you buy and use a monocular vs a binocular system? Should you get green phosphor or […] Read More … The post Friday Night Lights: One Tube, Two Tube, Green Tube, White Tube appeared first on The Firearm Blog.
Tags: Guns

CBR images converted to greyscale in EPUB/AZW3 converted files

Hi, I'm new here, so I hope you can forgive me for posting a question that may have been answered before. I'm currently finishing a two-page article on Calibre for the leading Swiss magazine on print and digital publishing (publisher.ch). Personally, I've used Calibre only for my own purposes and thought (and still think) this is an amazing piece of work. However, as someone who doesn't consume comics, I wasn't aware of Calibre's capability to open and convert comic books file formats. Since I...
Tags: Books, Conversion, CBR

Kindle manual update forcing wifi

Hi, Was running 5.13.1 on my V7 paperwhite. On the 'zon website it stated 5.13.3 had performance improvements so I downloaded the files and updated. However, unlike the older f/w, amazon is now forcing wifi to 'setup' the kindle. How can I get the 5.13.1 f/w, or bypass this demand by 'zon? I don't use wifi. Thanks, GA
Tags: Books, Amazon Kindle

New Monster Hunter Movie Trailer Now Has More Beasts & Less Guns

The live action Monster Hunter movie might stir interest in hesitant fans of the series yet again as a new Japanese trailer has proven to be more engaging and familiar, unleashing a myriad of battles as diehard fans are likely able to pick out notable weapons and beasts. The Japanese subtitled trailer, which shows off […]
Tags: Games, Movies, Guns, Drama, Trailer, Fantasy, Military, Anime, Weapons, Live Action, Adaptations, Monster Hunter, Isekai

Silent ThanksGiveaway – Support The American Suppressor Association

Our friends at the American Suppressor Association are running a ThanksGiveaway membership and donation drive to help support their efforts to promote and defend silencer use in the United States. As the host of TFB’s Silencer Saturday, this is a subject that is obviously close to my heart. In fact, after health, peace and posterity, […] Read More … The post Silent ThanksGiveaway – Support The American Suppressor Association appeared first on The Firearm Blog.
Tags: Guns, United States, Daily News, TFB, NFA / Suppressors / Class III, American Suppressor Association, Silencer Saturday

SIG SAUER Achieves Two Milestones for U.S. Military Handgun

One year ago SIG Sauer announced that they had delivered the 100,000th M17/M18 Pistol to the United States Armed Forces. Time flies and SIG Sauer has now announced that they have delivered another 100,000 Modular Handgun System pistols, for a total of 200,000. For the first time, they have also delivered simultaneously every branch of […] Read More … The post SIG SAUER Achieves Two Milestones for U.S. Military Handgun appeared first on The Firearm Blog.
Tags: Guns, Companies, Daily News, Sig Sauer, Pistols, P320, M17, United States Armed Forces Time

Juxtapose Faucet for Kallista Blends Industrial and Modern

Designer Mick De Giulio offers a new look for the kitchen with the Juxtapose Faucet for Kallista, a semi-professional mixer with a signature look of contrasting metallic finishes. The faucet’s other juxtaposition is Industrial and Modern, as it’s essentially a sleeker version of professional faucets—performing equally well while fitting in with a residential aesthetic. The collection is comprised of a single-hole semi-professional faucet, a single-hole bar faucet, a wall-mount ...
Tags: Books, Faucet, GPM, Kitchen and Bath, Kitchen Fittings, Kallista, Kitchen Faucet, Juxtapose faucet, Mick De Giulio, Pot Filler, Semi-professional Faucet, Kallista Blends Industrial, Juxtapose Faucet for Kallista

Superplastic x Gorillaz Song Machine Vinyl Figures

The brand-new Superplastic x Gorillaz Song Machine vinyl figures are now available to pre-order from Superplastic. The members of the band -  2D , Noodle , Murdoc , and Russel - are available to purchase separately or as a full-band set. Each figure measures around 12 inches in height (some larger, some smaller) and sells for $80.00 each. Also, you can pick up the full band for $310.00. And for a limited time, you can get an exclusive 1.5-inch enamel pin to match your Gorillaz figure. And...
Tags: Toys, Russel, Superplastic, Gorillaz Song Machine Vinyl Figures, Gorillaz Song Machine

POTD: U.S. Military Training with Djiboutian Soldiers

For years we at TFB have been running our Photo Of The Day. It’s not a photo competition, it’s all about finding and sharing excellent pictures and giving the photographer credit for his or her great work. Today we visit Djibouti City in – you guessed it – Djibouti. We’re looking at Djiboutian soldiers with the […] Read More … The post POTD: U.S. Military Training with Djiboutian Soldiers appeared first on The Firearm Blog.
Tags: Guns, Djibouti, TFB, Djibouti City, AK, Photo of the Day, Djiboutian Soldiers, Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB, U S Military Training

Issues removing DRM on Big Sur & Calibre DeDRM Kindle for Mac

Hello... I just got a Mac mini M1 running Big Sur. I attempted to create the same setup that I had on my MacBook Pro running Catalina: Kindle for Mac 1.26.1 deDRM 6.8 Calibre 4.23 I remembered to run: chmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test right after installing Kindle for Mac and turned off auto-updates (but before registering and connecting it to my Amazon account). DRMs won't remove on any book from my Amazon library. I've checked and double checked that Kind...
Tags: Amazon, Books, Mac, Conversion, Catalina, Kindle for Mac

Elena Ferrante names her 40 favourite books by female authors

List by pseudonymous author of beloved Neapolitan novels includes Zadie Smith, Sally Rooney and several Italian classicsElena Ferrante, the bestselling pseudonymous Italian author behind My Brilliant Friend, has named her favourite 40 books by female authors around the world, with Toni Morrison, Sally Rooney and Zadie Smith all making the cut.The author, whose quartet of Neapolitan novels has sold 13m copies worldwide, has published her list on Bookshop.org, the online store that recently launch...
Tags: Books, UK, Fiction, Culture, Fiction in translation, Short Stories, Margaret Atwood, Booksellers, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, Elena Ferrante, Zadie Smith, Ferrante, Valeria Luiselli, Edna O'Brien, Europa Editions

*SAGRADA* Family Dice Game

My husband and I used to play games with other couples all the time before we had kids but haven’t in so so many years until this year! 2020 hasn’t been all bad…for us, it has been The Year of the Games, and we have loved trying and playing new games this whole year. I’ve […]
Tags: Crafts, Games, History, DICE, Geography, Gameschooling

Strange Lag Note2. Anyone else?

Hi, I want to know if someone is experiencing this and if someone know how to solve it: :bookworm::bookworm::bookworm::bookworm: With the old and new firmware, is the same. I pair the Bluetooth keyboard (I have tried with two differents, now im using this) start an app and for a few minutes some keys dont work. For example if I press a, i, o, e, p...nothing happens and others work just fine, instantly. After pressing lots of time, all eventualy work. Sometimes turning off and turning on the d...
Tags: Books, Onyx Boox

Kyle Rittenhouse, 17-Year-Old Kenosha Shooter, Released From Jail After Posting $2M Bail

Kyle Rittenhouse—the 17-year-old domestic terrorist accused of shooting three people, two fatally, in Kenosha, Wisconson—is a free man … for now. Rittenhouse was released from the Kenosha County Jail Friday afternoon (Nov. 20) after posting $2 million bail. The teen is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a Black Lives Matter protest back in August following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. He posted bond through his a...
Tags: Crime, News, Shooting, Guns, Washington Post, Wisconsin, Jazz, BLM, Gun Violence, Kenosha, Kenosha County, Keating, Antioch Illinois, Huber, Rittenhouse, David Wright

Gas Mask (Hell Chamber) by Rob Bowyer

This Saturday - November 21st 2020 - at 9AM ET, Mighty Jaxx will be releasing the Gas Mask (Hell Chamber)  by Rob Bowyer. The 10-inch tall piece is a pre-order, with shipping taking place in March 2021. It can be purchased for $249.00 with free shipping. Gas Mask (Hell Chamber) is a piece of functional art. Featuring high gloss painted porcelain, the incense chamber has a subdued palette and features a removable base for easy cleaning. Artfully placed openings allow smoke to rise out, accentua...
Tags: Toys, Jaxx, Mighty Jaxx, Rob Bowyer

What Should We do When Trouble Calls at Home – Self Defense Gun Stories

Self-Defense Gun Stories U.S.A. – -(AmmoLand.com)- You probably didn't see this news covered by the mainstream media, but again this week, responsible gun owners defended themselves and the people they love. Self-defense instructor Robyn Sandoval joins the Self Defense Gun Stories Podcast to look at four new examples. Were these gun owners lucky, or were they well trained? (17-minute audio) document.createElement('audio'); http://traffic.libsyn.com/dgustories/sdgs214.mp3 First story- Ar...
Tags: Guns, Nra, Ammoland, Shooting Media News, Rob Morse, Self Defense Gun Stories, Ben Branam, Polite Society Podcast Rob, Robyn Sandoval, Rob Morse Rob Morse

That Time Donald Trump Tried to Be Captain Planet, as Told by Barack Obama

It’s Barack Obama book week. The former president’s new book, The Promised Land, dropped on Tuesday, and there’s a lot to pour over.Read more...
Tags: Books, Science, Barack Obama, Donald Trump

Kindle Paperwhite (PW4) - broken gummy water-resistant covering

Last week I took a closer look than usual at my year-old Kindle, and noticed a sizable hole (~2 cm) in the gummy material on one of the corners. A smooth plasticky surface is visible underneath. The gummy material is also incredibly thin (like thin writing paper) and it looks like it contracted to increase the size of the hole. I patched it up with clear packing tape which looks a little ugly but now I'm afraid to peel it off for fear of making the hole larger. The gum is also uneven and scuffed...
Tags: Books, Amazon Kindle

Hey folks

Thought I'd say hello. I'm in Scotland. I'm an avid reader, but also a bit of a device tinkerer, so I look forward to getting deep into the device forums. Look forward to getting to know you all :)
Tags: Books, Scotland, Introduce Yourself

DreamHaven Books – Minneapolis’ haven for sci-fi, fantasy & horror

DreamHaven Books: selling books since 1977 We’d like to tell you about a little bookshop in Minneapolis with a big heart. DreamHaven Books specializes in new and used science fiction, fantasy, horror, film books, comics, and graphic novels, and it’s been serving customers since 1977. Last week, owner Greg Ketter and an employee were attacked and robbed as they closed up the bookstore. Greg lost his wallet and the day’s cash. Both were beaten and bruised, and they were probably thinking...
Tags: Books, Science Fiction, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Fantasy, Uncategorized, William Boyd, Booksellers, Alan Dean Foster, Bookstores, Greg, Louis, Boyd, Cassidy, NBC TV, Hopalong Cassidy

Plaseebo – Garamon Tank Lottery

From Plaseebo, the Garamon Tank Lottery is open now thru Monday November 23rd 2020. The Garamon Tank is a one-of-a-kind Plaseebo custom built on a Max Toy vinyl tank body with a clear red vinyl Max Toy Garamon head. It is illuminated from within by a motion activated color-changing LED unit with replaceable batteries, painted with Monster Kolor sprays, and signed by Bob Conge. The lottery winner will be responsible for the purchase price of $250.00 plus $20.00 for US shipping ($65.00 for worl...
Tags: Toys, Usa, US, Paypal, Plaseebo, Bob Conge, Garamon Tank, Garamon Tank Lottery, Max Toy, Max Toy Garamon

Daily Gun Deal: Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Sport Rifle .22LR Magpul MBUS sights $479.99

Check out our Daily Gun Deals page for more savings! Protect your investment in guns & ammo with SecureIt! This item has been out of stock for quite a while and while there is some inventory as of this publish date it will likely sell out again. Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Sport Rifle .22LR Deal november2020 USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Palmetto State Armory has a sale on the Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Sport Rifle in .22LR for just $479.99 while supplies last. Includes Magpul MBUS front and rear foldi...
Tags: Usa, Guns, Smith, Smith & Wesson, Palmetto State Armory, Firearm News, Daily Gun Deals, Ammoland com Palmetto State Armory, AmmoLand INC, SPORT Smith Wesson

Tenacious Toys – Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales

The folks at Tenacious Toys have announced their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale, which will run from November 27th 2020 until the end of the day on Monday November 30th 2020 (ET). The deals include the following: 1. Double Rewards Points for the entire 4-day BFCM weekend (that means 20% back in the form of rewards points - MUST CHECK OUT WITH AN ACCOUNT FOR POINTS TO BE ADDED! Guest checkouts do not accrue rewards points. 2. 10% off anything in their BFCM collection with code THANKS10 (this...
Tags: Toys, Miscellaneous, Tenacious Toys

TriStar Bristol Side-by-Side Shotguns Now Available

The two new TriStar Bristol Shotguns. IMG TriStar U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- TriStar Arms is proud to release the Bristol line of side-by-side shotguns in two formats and four gauges.  Side-by-side shotguns offer a classic look and feel with a more dynamic shooting experience. A side by side's shallower action makes reloading a breeze and the wider forend lays nicely in the palm for quick pointing, but perhaps the characteristic most favored with side-by-side shotguns are the classic aesthetics. ...
Tags: Guns, Gear, Bristol, Kansas City Missouri, Tristar Sporting Arms, TriStar Bristol Shotguns IMG, Bristol Side, Bristol Silver Auto Ejectors Brass Front, TriStar Bristol Shotgun IMG

[GUI Plugin] KOReader Sync

I recently started using KOReader on my Kobo and absolutely love it! The only thing I’m missing is the way in which the Kobo Utilities plugin pulled my read progress into calibre. So I decided to remedy that: KOReader Sync is a calibre plugin to synchronize metadata from KOReader to calibre. KOReader creates sidecar files that hold read progress and annotations. This plugin reads the data from those sidecar files and updates calibre’s metadata based on them. It is inspired by the Kobo Utilities...
Tags: Books, Plugins, GUI Plugin, Kobo Utilities

Resurrecting an old Kindle Keyboad

So, I've just dug out my old Kindle Keyboard 3g+wifi uk edition. It's still on 3.0.3 firmware. I'd jailbroken it and installed USBNetwork.. and I don't think much else.. maybe a screensaver hack? maybe something to stop it auto updating? (I had a ENABLE_HACK_UPDATES file on the device). I installed the hacks some time in 2011. I tried installing the 3.1 firmware update, but the checksum for ServerConfig.conf fails. Code: 201120:175737 ota_install: C def:patch:patchinfo="/opt/amazon/ebook...
Tags: Books, Kindle Developer's Corner, Kubrick, Keyboad