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ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by eichin »

mcv wrote: post #593
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The cloud sync requires an account, which the device works fine without. So just don't sign up. I think I'm missing out on features I don't care about, like OCR and emailing docs to people, but it's well worth it.

But can you have it sync automatically in the same way with your own private cloud? That would be really awesome.

Sounds like you could maybe use git-annex on it for that? (I use rsync (via "FolderSync") on the android-based onyx boox max, so as soon as I turn on wifi it pushes to one of my personal boxes (internal format is a hideous sqlite-based thing, but after the third round of updates they generate competent PDFs so I just push those) - sounds like on this I'd also just use rsync from an ifup script or something...)

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by eichin »

_ph_ wrote: post #309
moonbug wrote: post #150

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that's mental.

Doesn't mean, I wouldn't use it for its advertised purposes too. But I really would like an eInk display as an add-on to my computer - unfortunately, the Kindle is not so open. Would also be great as an extra screen for e.g. man pages while you are working on your main screen.

I don't know if the remarkable does this, but the onyx boox max 2 has an hdmi input (on some tiny connector.) I've used it from my laptop as a second screen, and displayed emacs and xterm on it. Really need to craft up some kind of bracket to use it as an outdoor primary laptop screen...

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by dredmorbius »

justinclift wrote: post #606
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Fine until you're elsewhere.

People have mentioned you can ssh into it, so it might be possible to make changes to the /etc/hosts file. That's assuming the device doesn't use straight IP addresses for whatever it's communicating with. That's possible, but pretty unlikely.

Or update/modify the networking, WiFi, routing, gateway, firewall, or other configurations on the device itself such that it connects to and communicates over only specified networks and/or hosts.

Again my point is that relying on off-device, local-netork hardware and configs is brittle.

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Post by inamberclad »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #615
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> Certain cognitive styles are over-represented in the HN comments section which, from my empirical observations, do not match that of the broader population. I'd call it groupthink but your assessment is probably fairer.

Groupthink isn't the right term to describe a fluid group of Internet commenters that post semi-anonymously, and only on the topics of their choosing. There's no pressure forcing a common belief system, other than self-selection.

No, but HN produces self-reinforcing discourse.

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Post by uberduper »

beezle wrote: post #498
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I'd guess that this is a much better experience for left handers than right.

I'm fairly certain the RM2 will have both left and righ handed modes changable in settings.

I meant that as a lefty I'm used to my view of what I'm writing being obscured. I think a left hander is less likely to notice or be annoyed by the latency.

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Post by nick_kline »

Red_Leaves_Flyy wrote: post #660
krick wrote: post #191

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It's funny how your comment immediately makes me want to buy it, because the description on the site with all these silly photos and such for some reason got me thinking like "looks kinda nice, but since it's obviously something very Apple-like, it will be as restrictive as it gets, I won't be able to use it without some obligatory shitty web-account and I probably even won't be able to read *.cbz comics on it, so...…

Marketing in its current virulent incarnation is a scam, and front for wholesale population level surveillance. I've yet to see a convincing argument to the contrary. All a business needs to be successful is a good product, and word of mouth. Advertising gets people to buy stuff they don't need. Instead companies scrimp on the product and spend more on advertising. The sooner society finds a way to clothe, house and…

That seems naive. Very few products succeed without marketing. Only tesla, for example, in autos succeeds without much marketing. I'd never have heard about remarkable2 without current marketing around the v2.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by xyst »

Is the market for “paper like substitutes” this large? What’s wrong with a multi-use tablet (iPad or otherwise) and silencing your notifications for X amount of hours?

I personally hate writing on paper and trying to decipher barely legible handwriting. Seems like this product is just trying to appease the people who refuse to adapt to change.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by ableal »

scrozier wrote: post #556
semi-extrinsic wrote: post #333

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I'm slightly astonished (have been for a while) at the fact that no-one (as far as I know) have developed a Guitar Hero style e-ink sheet-music reader. Imagine how much easier you'd make life for kids learning how to play music! Software and hardware wise, it's got to be well within the realm of feasibility.

Not sure about the Guitar Hero bit, but there’s a really nice, albeit very expensive, e-ink “sheet music” device. Product name is Gvido (not a typo). I’ve been using it professionally for about a year. Clunky UI, but hugely nicer than carting around books and sheet music. Form factor is more like traditional sheet music size than is an iPad, and it opens like a book—two side-by-side big, non-backlit pages. Turn pages…

Thanks, link for convenience: https://www.gvidomusic.com/

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Post by officemonkey »

konradb wrote: post #642
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Does the ReMarkable have an ePub reader? My existing ebook collection is mostly DRM-free ePubs.

Yes - this is primarily how I use mine. It doesn't have close to the polish of something like iBooks unfortunately, but it works.

See, this is the main problem about buying new technology. The device is marketed as a graceful solution for all your "paper needs."

My principle need for a tablet has always been ebook consumption. The ebook readers on Linux I've seen all look like hot garbage. Sure, Calibre allows you to manage massive ebook collections. Now let me have a book experience that doesn't look like 1999.

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