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Posted by thepoet 6 hours ago

Kobo can run apps now(bandarlabs.github.io)
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erelong 4 hours ago|
Noting again that postmarketos exists and works on some kobos (and potentially could be ported to more?)
khalic 3 hours ago||
Very cool project, will try to make it run on my device
facepalmz 1 hour ago||
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BoingBoomTschak 5 hours ago||
Vibecoded, from what I see in the git log.
gadrev 4 hours ago||
Yes. Also from looking for device compatibility:

> Tested on one device: the Kobo Clara BW (N365, device code 391), firmware 4.45.23697. Every device write is gated on an exact match of framebuffer identity, geometry, device code, serial model prefix, firmware version and kernel release, so a different reader is refused rather than guessed at.

I can't stop reading "gated" on LLM output lately.

Anyways, I wish this worked on my Libra :<

code-blooded 5 hours ago|||
I think so too. I wish all projects had a tag with amount of AI usage.

It's not that vibe coding is bad on its own, but it makes me worried about project's future (ease come, easy go).

emerongi 44 minutes ago|||
Easy go where? It’s open source, fork it.
code-blooded 29 minutes ago||
I can't and don't want to maintain all software I use. I need to be picky.

There's a big difference between putting money or time into a community of builders and learning in the process (myself or growing others) and maintaining a vibe coded project. That's why I want to know right away which projects are vibe coded so that I don't put any effort into them.

You're free to apply different criteria to software you use, but we're talking about having information to make an informed decision here.

NewJazz 4 hours ago|||
This wasn't a flag?

Store-only by design: installing it proves delivery of an app the USB package never contained.

fluidcruft 4 hours ago|||
Was it the "AI Command Center" app that gave it away? That could actually be pretty cool. Read a book on the deck with the vibemill running in the background.
Cyph0n 4 hours ago|||
Even the homepage copy is LLM output. Not necessarily a bad thing, but something to point out.

> Charge a Kobo Clara BW (N365) and connect it over USB. Other models are refused, not guessed at.

ashu1461 4 hours ago||
Isn't everything vibecoded ?
dylandodds 4 hours ago||
Just bought a kobo bw after reading this article
ee334y5rthsrth 4 hours ago||
I need OTP for loging to ssh and meshtastic
jasongi 5 hours ago||
Amazing. Hopefully Kobo don't ruin this by locking it down.
bellowsgulch 4 hours ago||
poob has it for you
teddyh 3 hours ago|
The only “Kobo” I know of is a game which was popular around 1993, a remake for X11/Unix of the old 1981 Bosconian arcade game. A recent active fork can still be installed on modern systems as “Kobo Deluxe”.
luciana1u 3 hours ago||
an e-reader running apps feels like putting a treadmill in a library. next thing you know it's nagging you with a notification badge for 'you haven't read in 3 days'.
juleiie 3 hours ago|
I don't know for who this is honestly

I mean I got a laptop, e ink laptop would be cool but this certainly isn't it and who needs a book with Claude code agent? You either read or you do what exactly with that linux pc on a book hardcover? Just grab your laptop like a normal civilized person

sa-code 5 hours ago|
Would this also work on a Tolino?
oynqr 4 hours ago|
The Tolino Shine 5 is the same hardware. You can even install the kobo firmware.
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