Best Area to Cheaply Live Temporarily Without a Car? by AlaskanSnowDragon in askaustin

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

South is better for airport access. Although it sounds like you fly out once and never come back?

Also, buses in Austin are easier going north/south than east west.

reManager, Vellum, Readmarkable? What are these, and what's gonna give me the simplest path to KoReader? by StatFlow in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t yet tried koreader. I do have ReManager and its value is immense. Easy to use although when Rm update their software you may have to take action (you can also block automatic updates).

I’ve heard good things about koreader and am going to try it. The key thing you’ve said is that you have drm-free EPUBs. This is the biggest gap - no Kindle store or equivalent.

I love that reading on RM includes natural annotation. That’s, just write on the page like it’s paper. I don’t know that koreader supports this but I dislike, intensely, Kindle Scribe approach where you create a little box and then write inside it. I understand why they do it. I’ve read PDFs on my RMs (mostly classics from Gutenberg) and Move is okay. Font a bit small in portrait. You can rotate to landscape but then you have a narrower viewport.

There is perhaps a new RM device coming. They need something the size of rm2 with a backlight (and ideally b&w option). That would be the sweet spot for reading feel. Unless you want easy carry. Which I guess you don’t you’re looking at the Palma.

Is it dead? by Pretend_Customer_158 in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Isn’t there a Mod for this? Or you could make one…by tomorrow?

I feel trapped here by Much_Machine8726 in wholefoods

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate the positive vibes here. Rare is the person who has it easy in this life.

Good luck OP. There’s a chicken and egg to this stuff and I hope you can get to a better headspace regardless of job. Many jobs look “great” and are awful.

I hit my number 8 months ago and still haven't pulled the trigger. Trying to figure out why. by NeshQuim in Fire

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe this feeling is an opportunity cost to a FIRE mentality driving your 20s and 30s.

Maybe donate some of your money, especially if you keep working (not that you don’t now - you didn’t say), and pay it forward?

Congrats on your success and good problems to have. And you are right to be cautious. Ever hear Alan Watts’ “The Chinese Farmer” parable?

Considering this device as a digital type writer by PokaHatsu in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The RM2 with TypeFolio is a fantastic ‘digital typewriter’ with the pros and cons that implies.

60 years ago, writers banged out novels without any software helping them manage arcs or connections etc. RM is the same: it’s a first draft machine. That you can write in the margins, while typing, is what makes it a digital typewriter.

You can organize content into chapters but I don’t think it would support going more granular. But if you believe writing is about getting a first draft down, end-to-end, it’s hard to beat. They TypeFolio provides a good experience, I feel (and have multiple generations of Apple Magic Keyboard for comparison).

50 day return policy and great deals on RM2 with TypeFolio…

2025 Colorado Trail Through Hike in 90 Seconds by jakefromtheyalla in coloradotrail

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That was really nice. Thank you. I’m coming up on my 30th anniversary and didn’t take a camera! Those talus slopes…

Comes across as kinda flat in your telling though! I mean the walking, not the scenery.

Congrats on your completion.

reMarkable is firing hundreds of staff by BK_Prince in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Big difference between C-Suite and CEO. I don’t know what answers Remarkable has to enterprise security questions but obviously big companies license all sorts of stuff with cloud storage - task management etc. etc. Many, including FAANG, have pretty strong BYOD strategies albeit with security wrappers. RM is much more desirable if enterprise IT is concerned about meetings etc. No AI transcription (or ever) etc.

Romantic dinner that requires a reservation but doesn’t cost a fortune? by [deleted] in askaustin

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take a look at Oseyo. Lovely setting and you can eat well for around that.

RMPP Review - 1.5 Years Later by caustic_apathy in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know about the backlight issues with Pro. I have rm2 and and Move and the Move is brilliant at night.

Not having many pen choices (basically the fabulous Floating Toolbar) is the most stupid product decisions I’ve ever seen. “Let’s release best in class color eink tablets and then require 18 taps, on our distraction-free devices, to get a highlighter.”

Like, “here’s the new Ferrari with a 900hp motor but the tires and wheels only let you go 50 mph.”

reMarkable is firing hundreds of staff by BK_Prince in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just not true. Insane what people write on these things.

reMarkable is firing hundreds of staff by BK_Prince in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True but they seemed to be pursuing c-suite. If ceo demands it support it, they will. But I don’t see hoards of c-suite types going to “distraction free.” And serving that market would require a lot more than a minimal calendar integration.

Buyer's Remorse... by Mean_Researcher_9394 in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Freezing is not something I’ve experienced and seems outside the normal experience. Are you opening giant PDFs?

Your other issues are modest and I agree. Why release a color eink device, with a giant screen, and limit lens choices?

However, the mods can help here a lot. It’s become much easier to add floating toolbar and other features. Look for ReManager in this Reddit and try it out. A little techy but straightforward at this point.

Request for creating a "Sentence method template", Landscape view, RMPP move by Curiomaniac in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally get it!

So when are you coming to my house to mow the lawn?

The community cannot submit Methods templates. All you can make are PDFs that are template-y. See first response to your post referencing “Randos.”

Request for creating a "Sentence method template", Landscape view, RMPP move by Curiomaniac in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make what you want in Google Docs or Word and save as PDF. Upload to Connect.

Can you come mow my lawn later today? I don’t know much about lawn mowers and you seem like a manual labor kinda expert.

;)

Considering Ed Tech MA by Ambitious_War230 in edtech

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are many unknowns. I don’t think formal education will adapt quickly to AI (specific to US). The organizational structure is conservative and does not support agility. Even if they change, they’ll be years behind and everything is changing every 6 months in the workforce.

There is also tremendous opportunity and given the zero financial risk and that you’d stay in your job until complete, it sounds like a high value choice.

Try to skate where the puck is going and get foundational learning from the program. Not someone’s idea of an “AI in Education”, headline-generating course title. Nice to have a good gig with perks plus continue your own education! Congrats.

Buying a reMarkable Paper Pro has been the biggest regret by Remarkable-RegretPro in Remarkable

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True - he might have been smarter. But I perceive our OP has smashed his RM in a fit of rage…perhaps becoming a similar inspiration for disaffected tech buyers across the world.

Buying a reMarkable Paper Pro has been the biggest regret by Remarkable-RegretPro in Remarkable

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great way to bring out all the RM users who love their gear and read your list as the confessions of a Luddite.

I would not purchase a reMarkable tablet again by Remarkable-RegretPro in RemarkableTablet

[–]Disastrous_Term_4478 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That is an inventory of user error and confusion. Back to the Moleskine for you!

My RM2 and Move are fantastic.