TFA mentions word processing - has anyone tried eink text editing (say, vim, via termux on Boox android), for developing? Long dreamt of this.
This is one such setup: https://twitter.com/fresheyeball/status/1403192219092144130
The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
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Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#222I always think of the remarkable as a really odd device. Hardware wise, it looks great, but I seldom hear good things about the software, only that it is "improving" for years now. Also, while I think the form factor would be great for a text and graphics based computing device, they seem to invest as much energy as possible in playing down the computing angle, so that instead of having something great to do technica…
Remarkable is really a device for people who explicitly don't want those features. They're betting hard that the market exists, although it probably isn't as large as the market for an as-powerful-as-possible general-purpose computing device. I've seen it mentioned that someone got an USB keyboard working, and the device is pretty hackable overall (you can SSH to root over wifi out of the box!), but I think if you wa…
Wow, I didn't realize it exposes root ssh over it's wifi interface. I just tested it and it works. I don't like that at all.
The documentation makes it sound like it only exposes ssh through it's ethernet over USB interface.
Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#223What's the situation with reMarkable 2's privacy? I'm interested in it as an extensible Linux device, but part of that would mean connecting it to a network to take advantage of SSH support.
Is there a way completely turn off analytics so it never connects to a remote server at all without my permission? Can I disable updates without disconnecting it from the network? Or is there a replacement OS/hack that can disable any data collection?
I get nervous around proprietary software, even if it is extensible. I like that I can SSH onto the device itself, I like a Linux base, but I want to know that I'm not going to be fighting with their UI layer for control in the future.
I guess KoReader exists, but as far as I know from other e-readers KoReader doesn't actually replace anything, it just runs automatically after the normal OS has booted. I want the ability to completely disable any part of the OS that would be reaching out to a remote server without my permission.
Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#224I have been looking at the Remarkable 2 and other devices in this category. My use case is taking notes on CS and maths, which both often require diagrams and other drawings. Can anyone speak to how well these devices work for this use case and how they compare to note-taking with a pen and paper?
To date, I have used pen and paper because taking such notes in a text editor is too difficult and time consuming. To deal with the risk of losing my physical notes, I take photos of the pages and back them up to my Google Photos (text search through photos works decently well actually), but I would much prefer to have the notes in digital form to begin with.
Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#225I bought a Remarkable 2 a month or two ago because I wanted a cool hackable e-ink Linux computer. But instead I immediately started using it as an e-book and document reader and note-taking pad, and nothing else. And, so far at least, that's perfect. The screen is beautiful (a bit gray, but the black is really black so the contrast is still good), the device is thin and reasonably light, I only have to charge it once…
I have been looking at the Remarkable 2 and other devices in the category. My use case is taking notes on CS and maths, which both often require diagrams and other drawings. Can you speak to how well it works for something like this and how it compares to note-taking with a pen and paper?
My experience: iPad with a pencil is much better. But it is a personal choice in the end, I'd say.
Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#226What's the situation with reMarkable 2's privacy? I'm interested in it as an extensible Linux device, but part of that would mean connecting it to a network to take advantage of SSH support. Is there a way completely turn off analytics so it never connects to a remote server at all without my permission? Can I disable updates without disconnecting it from the network? Or is there a replacement OS/hack that can disabl…
It appears as a virtual network device via USB, so it's completely functional without WiFi.
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#227Earlier quoted context omitted.
I long hated writing, and like you only wrote in block capitals, until I decided to re-learn to write cursive. Mostly I wanted to be able to write sweet paper notes to my lovers that didn't look like a 5th grader wrote them. I've found that when the process is approached as art, maybe even meditation, it's far more pleasurable than an act simply meant to record words on paper.
Can you share any resources you used to learn and improve your writing? My love letters can always be better.
I worked for about a month a few years back to improve my writing. I just found an example of handwriting I liked and would spend time each morning copying individual characters, then words. Very slowly at first, then it became natural. My handwriting has slipped since then, seems to be something you need to keep working at from time to time.
Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#228I bought a Remarkable 2 a month or two ago because I wanted a cool hackable e-ink Linux computer. But instead I immediately started using it as an e-book and document reader and note-taking pad, and nothing else. And, so far at least, that's perfect. The screen is beautiful (a bit gray, but the black is really black so the contrast is still good), the device is thin and reasonably light, I only have to charge it once…
> inability to just SCP a PDF or EPUB to the device
Do they support document delivery through email like Kindle? Recently I showcased[1] 'HN to Kindle' here and someone asked for Remarkable tablet support, But I didn't get an answer regarding email delivery.
Update: A quick search on their website says documents can be emailed out of the device i.e. sharing, But there doesn't seem to be a way to email content to the device.
Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#229What's the situation with reMarkable 2's privacy? I'm interested in it as an extensible Linux device, but part of that would mean connecting it to a network to take advantage of SSH support. Is there a way completely turn off analytics so it never connects to a remote server at all without my permission? Can I disable updates without disconnecting it from the network? Or is there a replacement OS/hack that can disabl…
It appears as a virtual network device via USB, so it's completely functional without WiFi.
Sure, but part of the appeal to me is WiFi access. That's where things like Syncthing or using the device as a handheld tablet input during meetings would be very powerful.
I can quarantine everything, but I don't want to quarantine the device, I want to be able to connect it to WiFi and take advantage of its networking features while trusting that it won't send a bunch of data somewhere.
Re: The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
#230I bought a Remarkable 2 a month or two ago because I wanted a cool hackable e-ink Linux computer. But instead I immediately started using it as an e-book and document reader and note-taking pad, and nothing else. And, so far at least, that's perfect. The screen is beautiful (a bit gray, but the black is really black so the contrast is still good), the device is thin and reasonably light, I only have to charge it once…
> I have even rediscovered the visceral pleasantness of writing by hand. A bit unrelated, but I’ve often wondered if I’m in the minority that hates writing by hand. Compared to typing, I’m much slower, and it looks terrible — I print in caps just so that it’s remotely legible. I avoid handwriting at all costs, and loath the few times it’s required.
Over the last years, I felt my handwriting was deteriorating. I blamed my lack of practice and reliance on computers, and accepted that.
But, last year I got glasses. With them, my hand writing quickly improved. As an aside, I can type a lot faster on a touch screen now too. Presbyopia snuck up on me somewhere when I hit 40...