🤔 remarkable

first thoughts
- the tablet
  - pleased so far
  - the back could have been made prettier
- "book folio"
  - disappointed, for the price
  - feels like cardboard
  - mediocre for day-to-day use, because the cover doesn't fold back easily
    - on the site it says "you can fold the cover all the way around..."
    - but, it feels like it will break eventually
    - UPDATE
      - after some "breaking in", it's fine
      - though, some concern about longevity
  - really only for storage and travel, to protect from scratches
  - doesn't have a dedicated pen spot
    - doubt the magnet is strong enough to keep the pen in place in a bag
    - UPDATE
      - at home, it's been fine
1 month in
- I have read more long-form content in the last month than in the last 2 years combined
  - it's given me a path to breaking my HN/Reddit/YT/News habit (by replacing the triggered desire with "continue reading something on the remarkable")
- share screen to mac + share in a video call is awesome
  - (I used to use a wacom non-screen tablet + krita for that)
- large ebooks are VERY slow to load initially
- writing is nice
wishlist
- split-screen mode for reading pdf and taking notes
- Pocket support
- ~~way to zoom in to pdf to get rid of margins~~ it exists!
  - make this automatic
- infinite canvas in both directions (currently only downward)
- PDF sending that uses my own email account

2024-01-09

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