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I still use my Kobo Glo. I must been working at least 10 years now. I have finished countless books on it. I like that is a durable single use device. I wouldnt use it as general use computer at all. Even my old kobo has experimental features like wifi and a web browser. They have been trying to break in to that market since forever.
What a great device.
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> much prefer ai assisted development than someone who does it by hand, prone to errors and lacking in features. You prefer AI-assisted development with errors and lacking features rather than something done by hand with errors and lacking features?
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This wouldn't exist without OP's agency; it's reasonable for them to take credit. If there are bugs, etc., that's fair game. Declaring hate for folks because of their approach is not.
No, not really. If you used an LLM you didn't actually make anything. It's like if one commissions a work of art: yes, it wouldn't exist if not for your actions, but no, you didn't make it.
Wow. This is rad, well done. I've been trying to find an alt OS for my Clara Colour and this looks great. Being able to author apps means I can finally add a way to review my highlights/quotes and search them with ease. Edit: damn, just saw the BW note. It looks like the Clara Colour would be blocked by Cobalt...
This is something I've considered wanting, and I'm glad it exists, but after some thought it's absolutely not at all what I want my Kobo to do. Much like how I wouldn't bring headphones or a Bluetooth speaker with me on a hike, or a laptop with me camping, I don't even want the option of games or anything other than a good reading experience when I'm using my e-reader. I'd assume this is a redundant take, but I don't…
I agree. One of the things I love about my Kindle is that it’s a single-use device, functionally equivalent to holding a paperback in my hands. There’s nothing to distract me or tempt me away from reading. Apps would risk breaking that spell.
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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…
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If you want to complain about LLMs used in software, advocate for a voluntary LLM disclosure published in the docs someplace, so people can make informed decisions.
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> much prefer ai assisted development than someone who does it by hand, prone to errors and lacking in features. You prefer AI-assisted development with errors and lacking features rather than something done by hand with errors and lacking features?
That can all be addressed by adding "make no mistakes" and "implement all feature" to the prompt, or so I'm told.
not sure why you are being so cynical, lot of seasoned SWE use AI assisted development now.
I think a lot of people still have this caricature vibe coder image but competent and serious engineering companies and big and large have embraced agentic coding.
you certainly would not get hired and would come across as highly egoistical if you insisted on writing every piece of code by hand in 2026.
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…
I haven’t had a chance to compare side by side, but people say that if you primarily read books/prose, the BW version is better because the screen is more crisp compared to the color version, which is still a bit blurry when you read books. That’s why I ordered BW. Did anyone compare these two side by side in real life for simple text?
This is something I've considered wanting, and I'm glad it exists, but after some thought it's absolutely not at all what I want my Kobo to do. Much like how I wouldn't bring headphones or a Bluetooth speaker with me on a hike, or a laptop with me camping, I don't even want the option of games or anything other than a good reading experience when I'm using my e-reader. I'd assume this is a redundant take, but I don't…