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Kobo can run apps now

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Post by mkagenius »

bigstrat2003 wrote: post #139
kaonwarb wrote: post #133

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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.

> If you used an LLM you didn't actually make anything

On my way to ask all academia and researchers to stop using LLMs for their research. As it's just llm doing the research, right?

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Post by thepoet »

Method5440 wrote: post #162

Read the porting document - do we think this would be a difficult port to the Libra Color? I’m reluctant to order a Clara BW in addition, but also not sure I know enough about the ecosystem to contribute a working port. Anyone interesting in teaming up to take a crack at it?

I can help to port it for your device if you can help by testing it on your Color.

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Post by diiaann »

johnhamlin wrote: post #87
ololobus wrote: post #83

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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?

It is maddeningly impossible to get an ereader with all three of these features: b&w screen for maximum crispness; physical buttons for reliable page turns; modern processor for speed.

I rage quit the Boox because the page turn buttons were the same for both landscape and potrait, which meant that one direction was illogical. There were user patches but it just made me so annoyed that when a friend expressed interest in mine, I just gave it way. Maybe it's fixed now but so damn infuriating.

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Post by msephton »

ricardobeat wrote: post #111

> Install it once over USB. Every app after that installs, updates and removes on the reader itself, over Wi-Fi. A reboot returns to the stock Kobo reader. Jesus christ folks. Is it really a big effort to have a human proofread the first paragraph in your product launch?

Website copy seems to have been changed already. You're comment will remain forever.

Re: Kobo can run apps now

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Post by yokoprime »

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…

i've used nickelmenu and it's always felt incredibly janky, especially maintaining the config, but also the way it integrates with the native side menu. you end up jamming so much stuff in there it's hilarious

Re: Kobo can run apps now

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Post by msephton »

Cool, this is the Kobo model I have. I did install some homebrew on it in the past to get Koreader, but quickly realised I prefer the no frills integration of the official reader. I still use Koreader to read old magazines on an old Android tablet.

Re: Kobo can run apps now

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Post by code-blooded »

Marsymars wrote: post #136
code-blooded wrote: post #106

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I have Kobo Sage but it's not a great device. Very bad battery life. Maybe 8hrs of reading with wifi off, BT off and only low screen backlight. I need to charge it daily or every other day at best. Physical buttons are comically bad and often don't register presses. Built-in book reading app is slow, lacks some critical features and hangs in many epub books. I replaced it with KOreader which finally made the device u…

> Very bad battery life. Maybe 8hrs of reading with wifi off, BT off and only low screen backlight. I need to charge it daily or every other day at best. This seems like a wildly different experience than I have with it. I don't read 8 hours per day, but typically 1-2 hours per day, and charge it every 2-3 weeks.

Thanks! I'll look into why my battery is draining so fast.
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