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#+HUGO_SECTION: posts
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#+HUGO_AUTO_SET_LASTMOD: t
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* Meta :@Meta:
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* Meta :@Meta:
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* Technology :@Technology:
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** A perfect email setup (for me)
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** TODO A perfect email setup (for me)
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:PROPERTIES:
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:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: a-perfect-email-setup-for-me
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:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :toc true
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:END:
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I've never been satisfied with any of the email clients most people use.
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I've tried [[https://www.thunderbird.net/en-GB/][Thunderbird]], [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution][Evolution]], [[https://getmailspring.com/][Mailspring]], [[https://support.apple.com/mail][Mail.app]], [[https://roundcube.net/][Roundcube]],
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[[https://sogo.nu/][SOGo]], [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary][Geary]], and /many/ more. /None/ of them handle multiple accounts
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@ -350,6 +351,221 @@ accounts as you want to send email from.
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*** TODO Pong fluffy when finished
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** TODO Making yourself overly available
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*** References
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[[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-cal-newport.html?showTranscript=1][Stop. Breathe. We Can’t Keep Working Like This.]]
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*** Notes
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**** Get rid of information that isn't important
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**** Escalate the info that is
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**** Set /clear/ boundaries for when you are available
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**** Enforce those with automatic DnD rules or use timers
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**** With groups...
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***** Specialisation is /good/ and should be /encouraged/
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***** /All/ of the above points apply with coworkers as well
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*** TODO Pong Jake when finished
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** TODO Catchy title about Supernote being "the new paper" :Supernote:Writing:Productivity:Organisation:
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:PROPERTIES:
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:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: something-about-supernote
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:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :toc true
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:END:
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I like writing things down. I like the feel of the pen (preferably a
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fountain pen) glide smoothly over the paper, that nice solid feeling of
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the tip against the table, seeing the ink dry as it flows from the nib,
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accidentally swiping my hand through it before it's finished and
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smearing a bit of ink across the page, cursing under my breath as I dab
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it up with a handkerchief or a napkin or something else nearby. I also
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love that writing things by hand [[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614524581][has an impact on memory and improves
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retention]].
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*** The problem
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Unfortunately, I don't love keeping up with that paper. Across many
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different classes, even with dedicated folders for each one, something
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important inevitably gets lost. Notebooks are also bulky and can take up
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a lot of space. I tried [[https://bulletjournal.com/][bullet journalling]] for about a month earlier
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this year and, while the process was enjoyable, the maintenance was not.
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My brain moves faster than my pen (even though I have terrible
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handwriting) and I inevitably forget letters or even whole words. This
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is a problem while writing in pen because white-out looks ugly and I
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dislike wasting whole pages because of a couple mistakes.
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The obvious solution here is to get an iPad with an Apple Pen, right?
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Right??
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Wrong because Apple bad[fn:2].
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*** The solution
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Enter the world of ... what are they even called? E-ink notebooks? Paper
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tablets? E-R/W[fn:1]? Do they even have a "device category" yet? I don't
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know but they solve my problem in a wonderful way.
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As the names suggest, these are devices that can /usually/ open and read
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e-books (EPUBs, PDFs, etc.), annotate them, and create standalone pages
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of notes as if they were full notebooks. The most well-known of these
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devices is likely the [[https://remarkable.com/][reMarkable]]. They had a [[https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/08/remarkable-raises-15-million-to-bring-its-e-paper-tablets-to-more-scribblers/][hugely successful
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crowdfunding campaign]] and produced the reMarkable 1, followed by [[https://blog.remarkable.com/remarkable-2-the-next-generation-paper-tablet-91b47d0080cb][the
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reMarkable 2 in 2020]]. There are a few others by now but we'll look at
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the reMarkable first.
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*** The reMarkable
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This device boasts all of the features I was looking for. It renders
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digital content, from books and manuals to comics and light novels,
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allows you to mark those documents up as you would if it were physical
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media, create full notebooks of hand written text, organise them,
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search, and, if your handwriting is legible enough (mine certainly is
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not), perform OCR on your notes and email a transcription to yourself.
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It even runs Linux and the developers have opened SSH up so you can
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remote in and tinker with it as much as you like. Because of this,
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there's a pretty awesome [[https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable][community of people creating third-party tools
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and integrations]] that add even further functionality. My favourite is
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probably [[https://github.com/bordaigorl/rmview][rMview]], a really fast VNC client for the reMarkable that allows
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you to view your device's screen on any computer.
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After watching all of [[https://www.youtube.com/c/MyDeepGuide][MyDeepGuide's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSI9-gaSSmiXwb7Vjk5Vb-nB41UTnrXd][extensive playlist on the
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reMarkable]], however, I decided to go with a different product.
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*** Enter the Supernote A5X
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The [[https://www.supernote.com/#/product?type=SN-A5-X][Supernote A5X]] has all of the basic features the reMarkable has:
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reading documents, writing notes, and organising your content. Its
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implementation, on the other hand, seems to be much more polished. It
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also lacks some features from the reMarkable while adding others.
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*** Operating System
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While the reMarkable runs Codex[fn:3], a /"custom Linux-based OS
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optimised for low-latency e-paper"/, the Supernote just runs Android.
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There are both benefits and detriments to this; on one hand, they're
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running all of Android, bloated that it is, on a very lightweight
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tablet. On the other, they don't have to develop and maintain a custom
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operating system. This allows them to focus on other aspects that are
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arguably more important so I don't actually mind that it runs Android.
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The only place that Android stands out is in system operations; file
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transfer uses MTP and, when you swipe down from the top of the device, a
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small bar appears as in early Android. This lets you change WiFi
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networks, sync between the companion app on your LAN, the remote
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servers, take a screenshot, search, and access the system settings.
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Nothing else about the device really makes me think of Android.
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*** Community
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I don't usually browse Reddit but [[https://old.reddit.com/r/Supernote/][the Supernote community]] there is
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fascinating. I haven't looked around enough to know exactly what his
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relationship is with the company, but one of the members, [[https://old.reddit.com/user/hex2asc][u/hex2asc]],
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seems to represent Supernote in something of an official capacity. He's
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incredibly active and usually responds to posts and questions within a
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couple of days.
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Before I purchased one, [[https://old.reddit.com/r/Supernote/comments/lhffyd/sync_targets_open_document_formats_and_crossnote/][I wrote a post]] asking about a couple of things
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that concerned me: sync targets, open document formats, and cross-note
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links. I don't ever plan to write full documents with a keyboard on the
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Supernote but it would still be nice. The other features would be
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absolutely killer for me as I would like to maintain a Zettelkasten (I
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wrote about [[/vim-as-a-markdown-editor/][using Vim to do so]] last year but didn't end up sticking with
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it) and manage document synchronisation with my own Nextcloud server.
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The community was quick to respond and confirm that Zettelkasten
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functionality would be implemented soon™. u/hex2asc responded /the day
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after/ and said that WebDAV would be supported but not earlier than May,
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ODF would likely not be supported, and cross-note links were definitely
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a possibility. Another community member has been avidly following the
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subreddit and even put together an [[https://app-rm.roadmunk.com/publish/03e6dca3d769e2b7015f7f48a649cb3f75f44d9e][unofficial roadmap]].
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*** Interfaces
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**** Home & Organisation
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***** TODO Record very short videos
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**** Settings
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***** TODO Record very short videos
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**** Writing & Annotating
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The following images are screenshots of the full page above with the
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possible UI variations while reading a book. This first one is default,
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with the editing bar at the top. It is exactly the same as what's
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displayed on the blank pages for hand writing full notes. From left to
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right is the Table of Contents toggle, the pen tools (fineliner,
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"fountain" pen[fn:5], and highlighter), the erasers, lasso select tool,
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undo/redo, context menu, palm rejection toggle, previous page, goto
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page, next page, and exit.
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[[/assets/pngs/supernote-reader-default.png]]
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You can hold your finger on that bar and drag it down to detach it from
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the top. The default width exposes all the tools without whitespace. You
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can move it around the screen by dragging the circle with a straight
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line through the middle on the far left.
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[[/assets/pngs/supernote-reader-medium.png]]
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If you tap that circle, the width shrinks and everything except the
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pens, erasers, and undo/redo buttons are hidden. It can be dragged the
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same was as in the previous image and tapping that circle will expand
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the bar again.
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[[/assets/pngs/supernote-reader-small.png]]
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The last mode is with the bar completely hidden. You achieve this just
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by dragging it to the right edge of the screen. Once hidden, you can
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swipe right to left from the edge and it will be revealed flush with the
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right edge.
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[[/assets/pngs/supernote-reader-minimal.png]]
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*** Experience
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**** Reading content
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I love e-ink. I think it looks beautiful and would love to have an e-ink
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monitor[fn:4]. That said, the Supernote has an especially nice display
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with 226 PPI (pixels per inch). The image below was taken with my
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phone's camera so it's not very good. However, if you zoom in a bit, you
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can see that the curved edges of some letters are /slightly/ pixellated.
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Viewing with my naked eye at a comfortable distance, it does look better
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/to me/ than some of my print books.
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[[/assets/pngs/supernote-resolution.png]]
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/At the moment,/ I am pretty disappointed with Table of Contents detection
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for ePUBs. A great many of my books seem to use a legacy ToC format that
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the Supernote sees and tries/fails to read before attempting to read the
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more recent
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**** Writing notes
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I write notes as often if not /more/ often than I read and annotate books.
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It's the main reason I purchased the device and I love the experience.
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**** Surfacing Content
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*** TODO Pong Isi and Volpeon when finished
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** TODO Setting LXC up for local "cloud" development
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* Education :@Education:
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** TODO Homeschooling
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* Music :@Music:
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* Pipe Smoking :@Pipe__Smoking:
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* Dungeons & Dragons :@Dungeons__and__Dragons:
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* Dungeons & Dragons :@Dungeons__and__Dragons:
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* Footnotes
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[fn:5] It's not really a fountain pen even though that's what they call
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it; it's just pressure-sensitive.
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[fn:4] While this would be absolutely awesome, it would also be
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prohibitively expensive and difficult to write software for. E-ink
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displays are /far/ from cheap and the incredibly low refresh rate would
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render usual computing habits ... odd. For example, words wouldn't show
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up right as you type them; the delay there would be significant and the
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same goes for a mouse. The idea is nonetheless compelling.
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[fn:3]Taken from their [[https://support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006699537-About-reMarkable-2-][support page about the reMarkable 2]]; search the
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page for /operating system/ and it should show up.
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[fn:2]I dislike Apple's operating system, their hardware, business
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model, privacy practises, and much of what they stand for as a company.
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Don't @ me.
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[fn:1]E-R/W is a play on media commonly being labelled as R/W when you
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can read from it and write to it.
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