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Kobo can run apps now

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Re: Kobo can run apps now

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Post by the-grump »

thepoet wrote: post #64
the-grump wrote: post #29

For the unaware, there is an existing solution that integrates with Kobo's native software (Nickel). It has been maintained for years, and it supports every Kobo AFAIK. It's called NickelMenu, and it's great. I'm in the Kobo ecosystem because of NickelMenu and Plato. One note if you're thinking about getting a kobo due its relative openness: consider getting a two-core device. I did not do my homework and got a Clara…

Hey, author here. NickelMenu is terrific and Cobalt uses it to show the menu item in the default Kobo menu. It's just that Cobalt and NickelMenu are not the same in terms of project goals. I created this as I could not find anything existing that gives the capabilities I wanted. I read several things downloaded over web apart from books on my Mac and phone, which I would prefer to do on an eInk display. Search papers…

I admire and support your effort, but the title makes it sound like you couldn't run apps in the past.

Nickelmenu deserves a mention in the opening paragraph and a differentiation of what this new piece of software brings to the table.

Re: Kobo can run apps now

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Post by rjrjrjrj »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #12
baal80spam wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not. I want my Kindle to do ONE job well, not turn into another multi-purpose device.

Your Kindle is an appliance you have little control over, the Kobo in this scope is a multitool. More choice is better than less choice as it relates to device ownership and control, imho. https://www.fulu.org/ HN Search: enshittification - https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

Along with choice comes complexity. More things to break, security problems, distractions, etc. Purpose-built devices like the Kindle and Switch do one thing well; this looks like it does a lot more things but mostly poorly.

Everyone already has at least one multitool, the smartphone. Most also have a tablet and/or a laptop. While this project looks like a cool hack, I don't see much practical use for another multitool with a weak CPU, laggy screen, and poor input.

Re: Kobo can run apps now

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Post by zuzululu »

5G_activated wrote: post #59

I find LLM copywriting revolting, especially Claude's and it is pretty obvious that it is Claude, and even though I might find the software interesting since I own a Clara 2E, it puts such a sour taste in my mouth that I don't want to touch this thing with a 10 foot pole. If your software is mostly written by the slop machine, fine. I don't have to be upset about it unless I think about contributing and then notice t…

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Re: Kobo can run apps now

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Post by jihadjihad »

podgietaru wrote: post #49
the-grump wrote: post #29

For the unaware, there is an existing solution that integrates with Kobo's native software (Nickel). It has been maintained for years, and it supports every Kobo AFAIK. It's called NickelMenu, and it's great. I'm in the Kobo ecosystem because of NickelMenu and Plato. One note if you're thinking about getting a kobo due its relative openness: consider getting a two-core device. I did not do my homework and got a Clara…

Also NickelHook, which adds the native hooks into the Nickel application. I used it for intercepting http calls previously

Is it bad that I was disappointed after reading this, hoping for a library that handles callbacks, called NickelBack?
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