27 entries for September 2023

'Infectious agency' as a design goal so that features enable a feeling of so much possibility that everything else should have similar affordances.

Tried to understand why my Kobo doesn't mount to the computer when connecting via cable. Best solution I've found is to try a different computer.

Kobo not connecting to computer...

[Use the cable that came with the Kobo.]

[Try a different cable.]

[Try a different computer.]

[USB 3 ports may cause issues. Try a cheap USB 2 hub in between.]

[Some USB cables are charge-only!]

Kobo Aura H2O keeps Connecting and Disconnecting USB issue [Solved-ish]

[Try turning off Wi-Fi.] Seems that the WiFi and the USB subsystems might be sharing a data path to the processor, so there can be conflicts between them.

Aura H2O Kobo won't connect to a PC anymore

Kobo not recognized by computer

Transferring over wifi: Calibre has a content server (you can find it under preferences, sharing, sharing over the net), your Kobo can connect to it with its browser (under extra's). The default port is 8080, there's a more detailed explanation on the content server dialog.

More Wi-Fi possibilities in Add Books Over WiFi?, but the filenames tend to get mangled when importing this way, so I don't like it.

Official documentation discusses none of these issues

Would love to recommend a 'Canadian alternative' to Amazon, but no longer wish anyone to experience 'fussy' electronics.

Absurd to strive for reading continuously without stopping or reflecting on anything else. Thinking about the material can and perhaps should take you away for a moment—not simply an indicator of distraction that needs to be managed.

I have taken few steps to simplify its content, deeming any simplification a complication in waiting.

Está rojo is what we might say when referring to the state of a glowing hot piece of metal, while es rojo, as a characteristic, would be used to describe a painted piece of metal.

it is this thought that we must transcribe into our new language, rather than the base language itself.

first they laugh,
then they want it,
then they can't have it

doing some programming after months of none, feels kind of absurd to do this regularly, takes so much to express an app, looking forward to something easier replacing this someday

• noticing several friends point out my habit of being highly self-critical, something i've been aware of but never realized how often it happens, working on it now
• somewhat aware but never tried to change it