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Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by dizhn »

benterris wrote: post #15

KOReader (mentioned in the article, an alternative OSS interface you can install on most ereaders) is really a marvellous piece of software. I was not sure about setting it up at first, fearing it would drain battery out of my Kobo and whatnot, but I never had any issue with it. The amount of stuff you can customize to your liking has no limit and I feel I have reached the endgame of reading comfort. If you own an er…

A similarly awesome ebook reader on Android is Librera. The package on F-Droid is the full version but one may also buy it on the play store the support the Ukranian developer.

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by dizhn »

timvdalen wrote: post #20
benterris wrote: post #15

KOReader (mentioned in the article, an alternative OSS interface you can install on most ereaders) is really a marvellous piece of software. I was not sure about setting it up at first, fearing it would drain battery out of my Kobo and whatnot, but I never had any issue with it. The amount of stuff you can customize to your liking has no limit and I feel I have reached the endgame of reading comfort. If you own an er…

What makes it so good for you? I'm very comfortable with installing stuff like this in general, but I've never felt the need to install KOReader since I don't experience any issues with the basic software. The only thing I'd maybe like is syncing reading progress with TheStoryGraph, but I can't imagine what else I might want.

You can read epubs directly. Cloud storage. It's got like everything so you should check out the features list.

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by okeuro49 »

kioleanu wrote: post #18

I’ve just jailbroken my Kindle this week. I have a Paperwhite 7th Generation and my biggest problem was that I didn’t have dark mode on it. Turns out the only reason that is is because Amazon didn’t want me to have it. Maybe maybe I’ll buy a new device. KOReader has no problem with dark mode and is much faster and snappier than the Kindle software. What’s funnier is that both my son and my wife have the Paperwhite 10…

> Same exact device, different software depending on when it was bought.

Can't you update it to the latest firmware?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by mlitwiniuk »

Ok, this one crosses the bar - time to jailbreak my Kindle. On days when I don't vibe-code (or code less), I get this withdrawal-like feeling (lack of dopamine?), and I tend to spend too much time watching dumb X posts or striving for anything that ticks my nerves. Actually, I could use this time to catch up on my RSS queue.

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by imrozim »

Lammy wrote: post #4

You will probably also want to add `--no-logs-no-support` (don't mind the FUD-y argument name) to the scripted invocation of `tailscaled` here: https://github.com/victoria-riley-barnett/koreader-tailscale... Otherwise Tailscale (the company) will be collecting your behavioral metadata every time you use your Kindle (what other hosts it connects to, on what ports, connection open and close timestamps, etc): https://ta…

If metadata loging is a concern, worth mentioning you can self host the co ordinates server with the headscale instead. cuts tailscale is out of loop entirely rather than just opting out of what claim to collect.

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by globular-toast »

timvdalen wrote: post #20
benterris wrote: post #15

KOReader (mentioned in the article, an alternative OSS interface you can install on most ereaders) is really a marvellous piece of software. I was not sure about setting it up at first, fearing it would drain battery out of my Kobo and whatnot, but I never had any issue with it. The amount of stuff you can customize to your liking has no limit and I feel I have reached the endgame of reading comfort. If you own an er…

What makes it so good for you? I'm very comfortable with installing stuff like this in general, but I've never felt the need to install KOReader since I don't experience any issues with the basic software. The only thing I'd maybe like is syncing reading progress with TheStoryGraph, but I can't imagine what else I might want.

A few things I like:

- More frontlight options. Ability to toggle on/off easily using corner taps,

- More page layout and typography options e.g. custom fonts,

- Ability to load from Calibre over WiFi (I never plug mine in via USB).

Worth nothing that KOReader doesn't replace the default Kobo firmware. It's easy to install and you launch it from the Kobo firmware so it's easy to quit and go back to normal.

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by j45 »

timvdalen wrote: post #20
benterris wrote: post #15

KOReader (mentioned in the article, an alternative OSS interface you can install on most ereaders) is really a marvellous piece of software. I was not sure about setting it up at first, fearing it would drain battery out of my Kobo and whatnot, but I never had any issue with it. The amount of stuff you can customize to your liking has no limit and I feel I have reached the endgame of reading comfort. If you own an er…

What makes it so good for you? I'm very comfortable with installing stuff like this in general, but I've never felt the need to install KOReader since I don't experience any issues with the basic software. The only thing I'd maybe like is syncing reading progress with TheStoryGraph, but I can't imagine what else I might want.

The overwhelming thing I hear about KOreader is once people use it for their way of reading (including doing things they coudlnt) they can't use an ereader any other way again.

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by cavoirom »

benterris wrote: post #15

KOReader (mentioned in the article, an alternative OSS interface you can install on most ereaders) is really a marvellous piece of software. I was not sure about setting it up at first, fearing it would drain battery out of my Kobo and whatnot, but I never had any issue with it. The amount of stuff you can customize to your liking has no limit and I feel I have reached the endgame of reading comfort. If you own an er…

KOReader is a must have for Remarkable 2. If you are going to install it on your Remarkable 2, use reManager.m, it's amazing.

Re: More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle

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Post by dewey »

noduerme wrote: post #16

I own a Boox and I've thought about putting it on my tailnet... I love the device, but unfortunately, I trust it about as far as I trust the Chinese government, which means no connections to my accounts or networks, ever. It's a shame.

You don’t have any Chinese made electronics in your home network otherwise? TV, router, networking gear etc?
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