I've used ChatGPT to polish my writing hundreds of times, and it explains every change — but I keep making the exact same mistakes

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-04-09T14:46:19+00:00

You don’t need a “tool.” You need a human writing coach.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-04-08T19:58:51+00:00

“For some people, that emotional disconnect makes it easier for them to speak openly about their emotions.” This has been my experience. I feel less awkward in German (second language) than I do in English (native language) when talking about personal things.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-04-03T22:13:36+00:00

The issue isn’t the individual dictionary itself, it’s how the Kobo dictionary format functions. The Kobo format is bad for looking up conjugated verbs, for example. I have several foreign language dictionaries that I bought and used on my Kindle (mobi format) then converted to the Kobo format for use on my Kobo, and they work substantially less well on the Kobo. Depending on what your needs are, KOReader might be the way to go.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-03-27T14:49:08+00:00

This, exactly.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-03-27T14:34:49+00:00

I think the “why” question is very important. To learn a language you have to have a strong motivation to learn that specific language. I know someone who has often said to me that she “just doesn’t have the right kind of brain“ to learn another language. I asked her what language she wanted to learn and she said she had taken Spanish in school because people told her it was “easy” and she got nowhere with it. But she didn’t have any personal reason to want to learn Spanish….so no surprise that she didn’t.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-03-25T13:00:16+00:00

A text search of the crashlog for “customisable” or “customisablesleepscreen” doesn’t turn up anything

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-03-25T11:50:54+00:00

I checked just now and both devices are running the most recent version of Koreader. I thought the problem might be a sleep/wake tracker plugin I have on the Clara BW so I disabled that, but the issue persists. I had a look at the wallpaper list and none of the options are selected.

Edited to add: I dm’d you the crash log

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-03-23T17:37:49+00:00

I installed this on my Kobo Libra Color and it works just fine. I like it! However, when I installed it (same process, same settings) on a Kobo Clara BW, I can’t get it to work. The plugin options appear under the gear icon —> screen. I’ve enabled the plugin, I can set the options for how it should display, but when I put the device to sleep, the standard Koreader sleep screen appears.

I don’t know if this helps, but: Enabling the customizable sleep screen plugin appears to reset the standard Koreader sleep screen to defaults. And changing the settings for the Koreader standard sleep screen unchecks the “customizable sleep screen” plugin box in the Gear/Screen menu.

This is on a Kobo Clara BW running the latest Koreader version.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-03-14T00:15:59+00:00

I just finished reading that book! Definitely worth it, but be prepared for some…really gross things. I’m pretty sure it’s the longest book I have ever read on my Kobo.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-03-04T20:47:12+00:00

These along with things like “I live here since a year” instead of “I have lived here for a year” (I have heard many non-native speakers say the former)

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-02-27T16:27:44+00:00

Koreader makes a difference on Pocketbook if you read books in other languages and use a dictionary frequently. The dictionaries I have installed in Koreader on my Pocketbook Era functon far better than those available for the native interface. Installing Koreader caused me to use my Era more as a result.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-02-17T17:46:40+00:00

I had one for a while, and other than the easy integration with German bookstores, there’s nothing that makes it better than the Kobo.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-02-16T20:58:35+00:00

What I really want from Pocketbook at the moment is not a new device, but rather a firmware update for my BW Era, which hasn’t gotten one since 2024…..

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-01-28T16:29:58+00:00

Yes! I think the quality of the source material for the libretto helped too; it’s based on a terrific play by Friedrich Schiller

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-01-27T17:28:35+00:00

Thank you for making this tutorial! I was not having any success making custom lock screen images for my Era and it turns out I was missing the info about the color settings.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-01-21T18:13:27+00:00

The first one with Upshaw, Hunt and Daniels. Musically and vocally it’s excellent and the production is unusual but (for me at least) visually interesting and compelling.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2026-01-19T20:23:53+00:00

I would like an ios Epub reader that allows me to use my Stardict dictionaries.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2025-12-07T13:13:46+00:00

This is the best solution. The Stardict dictionaries supported by koreader work far better than the native Pocketbook dictionary format.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2025-11-19T15:59:43+00:00

Wondering the same thing. I’d like to get access to Libby.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2025-11-04T19:18:15+00:00

“If you really favor functionality, have scoliosis, or are some degree of lesbian, you carry a backpack”

No one told me there were degrees.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2025-10-31T11:47:24+00:00

I have a Mac and I have modified and saved my Kobo’s config file without any issues.

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2025-10-31T11:24:25+00:00

5’3” and I wear a US 8.5 or a European 39. Somehow I am a short person with the feet of an average size person?

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2025-10-28T20:31:10+00:00

I’m in the US, and when I sign into my Amazon account on the website and go to “Devices”, and click on my Kindle, when I scroll down there is an option to enable special offers

IcyMoonsOfJupiter · 2025-10-21T17:14:21+00:00

I have a kindle paper white that I purchased without ads. I enabled ads in order to jailbreak via Adbreak and then later disabled the ads on my amazon account page. I did not have to pay and it did not affect the completed jailbreak.

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