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> The reMarkable cloud is crap and has been since the beginning

Citation needed

On the contrary, reMarkable's cloud and associated sync functionality is praised regularly in the unofficial subreddit, as is the access Support has when people accidentally overwrite or otherwise delete notes.

I fully understand why some people would prefer to self-host their documents, but to link your own work whilst labelling reMarkable's as "crap" is somewhat disingenuous

Similar in form factor and basic capabilities, sure. But. And it's a big one. The reMarkable tablets are aimed for content creation rather than consumption. Nobody realistically buys a reMarkable device when Kindles, Kobos, etc. all perform that task much better with all the connected ebook stores, whatever DRM keeps the publishers and authors happy, etc. etc. That's just not reMarkable's core business and likely never will be.

I'm not sure what the "ereader app" is that you refer to. reMarkables come with exactly one app "xochitl" that handles all user interaction. Sure, they let you access PDFs to annotate - but again the primary use case isn't to read them. ePub files are consciously converted into PDFs to support that premise.

KOreader, whilst an excellent reading app, doesn't support annotations. So it's not obvious why reMarkable would consider that an enhancement given the primary device purpose.

My car doesn't have space to walk around, nor refrigerators. That's why I bought it. Same with reMarkable devices. I buy and use them for the content creation functionality. I have a Kindle for the times when I want to swap to "consumer mode"

Where is is obsolete? It's still receiving software updates and likely to for at least 3-4 years. Even after that it's not going to magically brick itself

Manually updating a config file to enable the web server was a wholly unnecessary step as that's just a toggle in the "Storage" section of settings.

reMarkable software has its faults, but I keep coming back to them for the best-in-class hardware, developer-friendly platform, which itself spawned an active developer community. Could it be an easier platform to develop on? Sure. But that hasn't stopped a huge number of supported mods being made available

Please point to the marketing page where it's primary purpose is declared as an ereader.

My car has four wheels, that doesn't make it a good ice-cream van

Except it was able to be updated. Looks like mostly a time issue and having to restart the update service, possibly due to an old bug - or maybe a reboot would have fixed it.

The rm2 is still receiving software updates. The fact that this would have been impossible on more closed tablets, or indeed most mobile phones should show reMarkable in a positive light surely?

Bad take. The rM2 is still receiving software updates and likely to for the next 3-4 years.

All that happened is they stopped selling it. Source: https://remarkable.com/products/remarkable-2

Get the new "Pure" one, it's (far more) repairable!

Caveat: reMarkable have not said they will supply spare parts but this should be on their radar

My goodness, I could have written this word-for-word. Similar age, same Apple II BASIC and 6502 upbringing (roll sleeves and call -151) and also wrote to Infocom. We were in the UK so even more surprised to get a reply similar to yours several weeks later. Sadly my letter is also lost to various house moves. Or eaten by a grue.

Yes. Assuming the Move is the same as the Pro, it's PIN-protected with hardware encryption at rest.

I was sceptical at first too then gave their 100-day test a try with the bigger Pro and have the Move on order.

I see the benefits over paper as:

- Search. Still in beta, but you can now search handwritten notes. Seems to work well even with my scrawl.

- Integrations. Just "send to Slack" for now but rumours from YouTuber Kit Betts that more are coming.

- Working at night. The backlight, whilst lacking in temperature control, is handy at night or when ambient lighting is poor.

- Backups. Annoying it's a paid subscription, but I consider it more like insurance against data loss at $3 per month.

I doubt Amazon would facilitate any kind of legitimate Kindle support outside of a web browser.

I've got the Pro and, whilst a little to heavy for my liking, charging the marker is a no-brainer - it just attaches to the side for storage and charges wirelessly. Faster would always be appreciated of course.

Curious about your last statement as I find the writing feel best in class. Having tried a couple of others, admittedly a few years ago, the Pro felt the most natural to write on.

Apple have caveated the comparison by specifying "PC laptops" and according to NVidia's own site [1], and clicking through to see the actual specs [2], there aren't any currently available that out-spec a 16GB 3080 Ti.

I'll admit I haven't gone spelunking down the specialist laptop manuafacturer sites, but on the surface it seems to be not an unrealistic claim.

[1] https://store.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/store/laptop/?page=1&... [2] https://www.box.co.uk/82TD000WUK-Lenovo-Legion-7-Intel-Core-...

You know what, I believe you're right. On reflection it's more like 15-20 years since I've seen one. Apologies for the bad phrasing.

For context, I'm British. Until relatively recently automatics were so rare you'd often see an actual sticker on the back of the car warning the driving style would be somewhat different (e.g. braking on downhill stretches).

The vast majority of the cars on our roads in the UK are still manual, but the tide is changing and not just with the introduction of EVs. There exists a legal quirk whereby you're not licensed to drive a manual car if you've passed your driving test in an automatic. Until that legislation is updated, I expect there to remain a strong demand for manual transmissions amongst learner and new drivers.

Personally, I'm of an age where simplicity and convenience are valued more in my life. Parallels include choosing Apple devices where I'd previously been all-in on Windows, Linux and Android; consoles over gaming PCs; and I'd also include home automation despite the initial set-up. Both our family cars are currently (non-EV for now) automatics and I can't see myself or my partner ever voluntarily going back to manual cars. I can push a single button to start, select drive and go. Even the handbrake is automatic.

Anecdotally, my social group is very much of the same mindset. Increased traffic on our small island has all but removed any romantic idealism around driving a sporty manual car on an open road. Now that driving here is more of a chore than a pleasure, anything that helps ease the burden is going to become the default.

I came scross this utility a few months ago via a Reddit post and have been using it regularly.

The developer provides some insight into why it's free here [1]. To save you the click, they consider it a hobby project and decided the work to productise it is too great.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/s4uvpr/shottr_the_...

Our kitchen scales have a single on button and auto power-off after a minute or so. I discovered completely by accident that holding the power button down for 3-4 seconds powers it off. Nowhere in any of the manuals was this mentioned (I went back and checked)

I don't understand why Epic don't persue the argument of an unlevel playing field.

Amazon don't have to pay 30% for every transaction I make through the Amazon app on my iPhone. Same with eBay. Yes, I know Apple class these as different categories, but when push comes to shove what's the real difference here?

Epic are providing electronic assets that they have paid in-house artists to create and want to distribute in exchange for their in-game currency (V-Bucks). Why should Apple cream 30% off the top of that revenue?

Other than the electronic distribution, Apple has no fixed or variable costs relating to these in-game assets.

I fully agree Apple should take a cut of Fortnite being a reviewed, and therefore trusted, app on their store. I find it hard to justify the ongoing 30% cut of additional assets that bear no discernable cost.

I recall the hex address being D22 (so 3362) although it's been 30-cough-something years so I could be misremembering.

I built a full-on remote hacking utility that got to the point where it would download the remote victim's RAM, upload the infamous laugh sound, play it, then restore the RAM so the victim was - usually - back to before they got freaked out.

A small group of us built a multi-screen text scrolling and image display sequencing tool for the various school open days. I still recall the nervous look on the teacher's face as we deconstructed the computer lab to get all the Microvitec Cub's lined up! Those were fun times.

The one that always seems to grab my attention is the British "by accident" versus the frequently-used American "on accident".

Whilst I can understand the argument for the latter being similar to "on purpose", it will never stop sounding wrong to my British ears.

Appears performant to me on a 2015 MBP. What's the use case in which you see problems?

My experience with the X is very different. It's entirely possible you're experiencing duff hardware. Have you approached Apple with your concerns? Remember you may have consumer rights depending on your location...

I have to agree. My own anecdote is upgrading from an iPhone 6s to an iPhone X. At no point was the 'Internet Speed' a consideration on my purchase decision.

For me, I accept I have to invest every N years in order for my hardware to match the ever-increasing demands software places on it. It's a tax I am willing to pay for a device that has become so ingrained in my lifestyle.

I suppose, for me at least, the network speeds are in a similar category to processor speeds for normal, every day use. Would an extra 10-20% download bandwidth be appreciated? Would an i9 running at 2.9GHz help me transpile and package my JavaScript quicker? Sure. But it's way down my priority list in terms of real-life productivity and time saving.

Whilst I'm not going to apologise for Apple's building designers, last time I was in Chicago (March '17) I couldn't walk half a block without tripping over a "watch for falling ice" sign. So it seems very few people can design for snow in Chicago. Is this a local problem, or are these "falling ice" signs common throughout all snowy US cities?

(I'm a UK resident, we handle snow by bringing the country to a standstill for 48 hours and complaining a lot...)

Wholeheartedly agree. I couldn't find the source report - anyone manage to?

That's correct. Additionally, although there are many ways to work around these static code checks Apple performs at app review time (due to Objective C's runtime capabilities), you can bet an app as popular as f.lux would get pulled very quickly with potentially long-term damage to their relationship with Apple*

(* See https://ifixit.org/blog/7401/ifixit-app-pulled/ )

That's true, but consider the amount of extra protection a rider wears in order to mitigate risk of injury.

I think Apple heard the widespread grumbling about that. Preferences > Advanced > Show full website address

Exactly. A much better example would be to look at what James Thompson is doing with PCalc; the notification widget is a companion calculator to the main app. http://www.pcalc.com/iphone/index.html

Because you're going to be implementing the UI twice anyway unless you generate a completely custom one that sits between platforms. As an example, look at the linked article - can you imagine an average iDevice user instinctively knowing how to interact with that UI? There's probably nothing wrong with it per-se, but you've instantly alienated a significant non-technical audience by going off-piste with your cross-platform design.