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foolano··on The ReMarkable Tablet: A Review
I'm a happy user of this tablet.

I also created a [Go app](https://github.com/juruen/rmapi) to interact with the cloud API.

I mainly use the tablet as a "virtual printer". Using the app I just mentioned above, I print directly to the device from my Mac. Yeah, this just saves me a couple of clicks and one drag and drop :)

Here's a [tutorial](https://github.com/juruen/rmapi/blob/master/docs/tutorial-pr...) on how to set it up and an actual [demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGTYI15VxY&feature=youtu.be).

When I was studying, it was also great to use it to solve math problems on it when I was traveling without having to carry too much paper with me.

foolano··on Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in your personal life?
I love it. I use it heavily every day. The hardware is awesome, the software is not quite there yet but they keep shipping updates so I'm hopeful it'll get there at some point.

I do not write that often on it though. I usually solve math problems on it and also comment on PDF docs.

All in all, I'd buy it again :)

foolano··on Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in your personal life?
> I wonder if that's easy to adapt to Linux?

I believe using CUPS could be a simple way to implement it in Linux.

foolano··on Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in your personal life?
I bought an e-reader called reMarkable [0] that I use every day to read technical stuff on it.

At some point, I got tired of the process to sync files: download the document from the browser, open the reMarkable app and drag the file into it.

I automated this workflow, and now I can just "print" directly to the device [1] the article/document I'm reading.

[0] https://remarkable.com/ [1] https://github.com/juruen/rmapi/blob/master/docs/tutorial-pr...

foolano··on The ReMarkable E Ink Tablet
> Does anyone know whether the software is user friendly? E.g. cloud integration, doesn't require to install shitty software, can email documents, etc...

You need to install a Qt desktop app for the cloud integration or its equivalent mobile version.

There are however some projects out there already that are working on alternatives for the cloud integration such as this one [0].

[0] https://github.com/juruen/rmapi

foolano··on German Cities Are Solving the Age-Old Public Toilet Problem
> I wonder if other languages have such an array of words for a toilet, and how much confusion they cause for foreigners.

Let me try in Spanish: servicio, baño, excusado, w.c, mingitorio, tigre (this is slang)

foolano··on Riemann – A network monitoring system
Riemann is great. We use it at work.

I like it so much that I did an experiment to implement it in C++

https://github.com/juruen/cavalieri

My implementation sucks, but I had a lot of fun working on it and I got to learn how Riemann works better.

foolano··on KDE Gains “Magic Monitor” Functionality With New KScreen
This is great news.

I've been using a patch that I made to address this annoying issue in KDE for a year now:

https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/103356/

My patch was more of a hack than anything else but it did its job. I'm happy though that I won't need to patch every new KDE version any longer :)

foolano··on 500 Million Android devices activated globally
Is there any data on how many of those users spend money on apps?
foolano··on The way people copy each other's linguistic style reveals their pecking order
Spanish here. I remember that back in high school or uni people would make fun of you if you tried to make your pronunciation sound a bit more English.

I think that's changing nowadays. People are more exposed to English via TV series and movies and stuff.

With regard to your point, whenever I'm London and find myself having a conversation with someone with a cockney accent. After a few minutes, I start to mimic their accent. I can't help it. I love the accent.

foolano··on Estimate your English vocabulary size
"tricorn" is an everyday word in Spanish. The reason behind is we have a kind of police force that still wear "tricornios". And in my opinion they are still ridiculous.
foolano··on Estimate your English vocabulary size
Spanish here. Got an estimated vocabulary size of 17,7000 words. I lived and worked in the U.K for a couple of years. I think I might be in a better position than some of you when it comes to words derivated from Latin, as they are almost always the same in Spanish. Leaving those out I am sure I would get similar results.