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| author | Sacha Chua <sacha@sachachua.com> | 2021-12-02 09:30:32 -0500 |
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| committer | Sacha Chua <sacha@sachachua.com> | 2021-12-02 09:30:32 -0500 |
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diff --git a/2021/talks/dashboard.md b/2021/talks/dashboard.md index e0b706b0..d20c3804 100644 --- a/2021/talks/dashboard.md +++ b/2021/talks/dashboard.md @@ -52,7 +52,29 @@ In this talk, we show how to configure multiple Kindles with any desired custom content, following any daily/weekly schedule, all easily managed from Emacs within a single Org-Mode file. - +# Discussion + +- Hi. Lovely idea to use an ebook reader as dashboard. Are all kindle devices supported or only older ones? +- Mehmet Tekman: I recorded this in two parts: with caffeine, and without +- As soon as i can get my hands on a kindle i will give this a try. Lovely Idea. +- Are the images only pushed or can i request for an update from the kindel itself? + - Mehmet Tekman: images are usually only pushed, but it's done over ssh so pulling is also possible. the main idea is that the interaction is only Server → Client +- Thanks for you talk I have just finished watching it on youtube. +- I have some old kobo's rather than kindle's but thinking of nipping onto ebay to get some + - Mehmet Tekman: I think it would work well Kobo's, since that's likely also a linux system right? + - yes they are linux + - Mehmet Tekman: There are only a few kindle-specific commands, but you can comment them out and adapt them for the Kobo + - there was some work getting kde onto them + - Mehmet Tekman: Woah you have access to an X11 session? + - i think the developers helped, but we are talking 7 years ago for the one they helped with + - Mehmet Tekman: it's not mainline then? + - I don't think so I still use them both for reading books so not messed with them just in case they break + - Mehmet Tekman: That's the beauty of the kindle, it's from such a horrible company and it's so cheap that you have no qualms if you break it :P + - Mehmet Tekman: The kindle basically locks you out of X, which is frustrating since the Kindle Touch runs AwesomeWM. If I had money, I would definitely buy one :O +- The use concept is really useful, so thanks for pointing me in the right direction. +- as someone who easily gets distracted it will be usefull to check on what I am supposed to be doing lol + - Mehmet Tekman: Welcome! For a more stripped down version I can really heavily recommend the kindle-dashboard from Pascal Widdershoven + - Mehmet Tekman: And yep -- I can definitely relate! # Outline |