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title: "Remarkable blogging"
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description: "In which a new toy arrives..."
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slug: remarkable-blogging
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date: 2021-02-06T21:15:30+00:00
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tags:
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- Technology
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- Writing
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- Gadgets
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---
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And the handwritten blog saga continues,
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as I've just received my new [reMarkable 2 tablet](https://remarkable.com/),
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which is designed for reading, writing and nothing else.
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It uses a super-responsive e-ink display
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and writing on it with a stylus is a dream.
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It has a slightly rough texture with just a bit of friction
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that makes my writing come out a lot more legibly
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than on a slippery glass touchscreen.
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If that was all there was to it,
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I might not have wasted my money,
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but it turns out that it runs on Linux
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and the makers have wisely decided not to lock it down
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but to give you full root mess.
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Yes, you read that right: root access.
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It presents as an ethernet device over USB,
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so you can SSH in with a password found in the settings
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and have full control over your own devices.
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What a novel concept.
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This fact alone has meant it's built a small yet devoted community of users
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who have come up with some clever ways of extending its functionality.
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In fact, many of these are listed on
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[this GitHub repository](https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable).
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Finally,
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from what I've seen so far,
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the handwriting recognition is impressive to say the least.
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This post was written on it and needed only a little editing.
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I think this is a device that will get a lot of use!
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