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Be careful what you wish for…

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This video will cover a lot of ground fairly
quickly.

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There will be some announcements, some more
announcements, and finally,

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some announcements.

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First, as I’m sure you’ve gathered from
the thumbnail my wish for a general purpose

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E-ink display had already been granted.

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Sort of.

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On one of my strolls through the comments
section, I noticed a few people bringing up

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one of two devices.

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And, because I lack self control, I purchased
this one.

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This is a Boox Max2, from Onyx.

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It is, to the average person, an e-reader
with a very large display.

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In fact, one would probably call it an overpriced
e-reader, an assessment I’d agree with were

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it not for some of the competition its up
against.

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Otherwise, yes.

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This device is known mostly for its 13.3 inch
E-Ink Carta display, and for its Wacom digitizer

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and stylus, allowing for either a high-quality
note-taking experience, or some hard core

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doodling.

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But, there are two specific features of this
device which I find quite interesting.

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First, is the simple fact that it isn’t
just running some weird e-reader specific

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software.

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No no, this is running Android Marshmallow.

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Now, that’s not great given how long ago
Marshmallow came out, but most apps will still

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work with it.

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The other signature feature of the device
is the fact that it can, indeed, function

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as an external monitor over HDMI.

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Now, having learned these two things, and
having expressed interest in a productivity

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device that didn’t glow in my face at night,
I decided that

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by golly I was going to get one.

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And of course, I have one right here!

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You saw it before!

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*sigh* you have to think
through this stuff...

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Now I’m not going to talk about this device
much here, aside from say that you almost

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certainly should not buy this; instead I’m
going to make a series of videos on my second

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channel, Technology Connections 2.

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Over there, I’ll introduce the device, give
you a tour and maybe mini-review, and demonstrate

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its many, many faults.

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Again, to the average person; do not buy this.

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What I want to do here is chronicle how I’m
using this, and see if it helps with my sleep.

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I’ve been struggling with waking up later
than I want to, and while I don’t often

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seem to have trouble falling asleep, it may
be that the stimulation from screens late

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at night is doing more harm than I realize.

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It’s also possible that I’ve simply been
desensitized to light as a stimulus, and the

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light from the rising sun simply isn’t enough
to get my body stirring.

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Or it could be my problems are completely
unrelated to screen time.

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But I’m willing to take the time to figure
it out, and I hope you’ll join me along

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the way.

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If this ends up radically changing my sleep-wake
cycle, then you can bet I’ll renew my push

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for reflective display technology.

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I’ve put a link to the introductory video
of this device in the description, so be sure

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to check it out and subscribe to the second
channel if you’d like to see more of it.

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And speaking of the second channel, while
not a whole lot of stuff goes on over there

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right now, I am working on changing that.

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I’ve never considered myself much of a vlogger
but I’m hoping to make more one-off videos

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over there.

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I recently had a …

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fun

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… experience at
my car dealer, and through yelling about it

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on Twitter and interacting with people across
the opinion spectrum, I’ve come up with

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some thoughts.

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I haven’t compiled those thoughts yet, but
that’s a bit of what I’d like to do more

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of over there.

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Just talk about stuff.

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And thankfully, I’ll soon have a little
more time to do just that sort of thing.

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Which is a wonderful segue into my third and
final announcement, and boy is this a big one.

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You may have heard at one time or another
that I make these videos at home, and ever

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since I put this set together, my living and
dining room have been the site of all your

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favorite technological shenanigans.

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Well, I’m so very happy to announce that
I won’t be those rooms of my home anymore!

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Technology Connections has a new studio space!

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In fact, I’m in it right now!

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This is the new Technology Connections Headquarters,
and I have many, many people to thank for it.

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With the help of family and friends, the entire
set was deconstructed, moved down here, rebuilt,

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and if I did it well enough, you might not
have noticed.

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In fact the E-ink video was shot right here,

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so if you didn’t notice anything strange afoot,

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*maniacal laughter*

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I just did that to be silly, but the new Headquarters
has been in the works for some months now,

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and it’s finally to the point that I can
use it.

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Here, let me show you around.

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This room is purpose-built for making videos.

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An unfinished ceiling allows me to rig lights
as required, with individuals quadrants of

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the room being controlled by these switches.

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Dedicated electrical outlets for set elements
allow me to control the set’s lights and

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power with ease.

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And complete separation from where I live
means that this room, my new workspace, won’t

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ever take up space in my home again.

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And, let me show you what I’m seeing.

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Look at all that space behind the camera!

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There’s room down here for so many new projects
and ideas, and I’m excited to start exploring them.

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There’s still much work to do in places
that you can’t see, but it’s ready to

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make new videos today.

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Right now.

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In fact, that’s what I’m doing right this
moment!

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How neat!

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None of this would be possible without the
help of many people, from close family and

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friends, to the people like you who watch
these videos, to the amazingly generous people

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around the world supporting the channel through
Patreon.

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While this means different things to each
among those groups, thank you so much for

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your support.

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Thanks for believing in me and what I do.

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And thanks for not only making Technology
Connections possible,

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but for making it so much better.

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Here’s to the future!

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