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by omreaderhn 6y ago
I built something to help with this actually: https://omreader.co You can read blogs (RSS feeds) and email newsletters on your Kindle. It allows you to wake up and read long form content without needing your phone. I personally
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Nassim Taleb's "Lindy Effect" I think is an interesting take on how to mediate between these two modes. The general idea is that the older a (still followed) tradition is the more likely it is to contain some eternal truths t
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Perfect, thank you. This is really good feedback. I am still very much in the early stages of figuring out a pricing model.
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Thanks! That looks really nice. Yeah there's a surprising amount of challenges in creating a service like this that targets the Kindle. If you end up signing up, let me know and I'll add some some special access flags to your acco
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Yeah you've touched upon one of the key value adds I think. I've put a lot of work into trying to support as many sites as possible. There are multiple processing stages and fallback paths that are used to ensure that the article
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
That's very kind of you. Thank you!
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Thanks! Yeah I've used that extension. If anyone's curious here's the official Amazon one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/send-to-kindle-for...
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Ha no worries. I've tried to find a good balance with the free tier. It's actually a bit more generous than what the copy on the marketing site says so I'll go ahead and update that today. Would love to hear any feedback that
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Awesome! Yeah I tested this out on my mom's old kindle (one with a keyboard) and it renders really well. Not the same as how it looks on the newer Kindles but they still have special support for the newspaper format on the old Kindles
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
Here are some things that have worked for me: 1. Keep your phone on silent (or shut off) in a different room than your office (or wherever you're trying to work) 2. Install an app like Refine on your phone and block all social media an
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
I built this service to help deal with this problem: https://omreader.co It allows you to read blogs (RSS feeds) and email newsletters on your Kindle. I originally started working on this to help me read financial news without n
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
> The phone delivers important news which must be checked at least once a day I think you've nailed the reason why it's very difficult to completely cut your phone out of your life in terms of it being something you depend on i
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
I have found from my own experience that you need to shut your phone off and keep it off. It helps to keep it in a different room, especially at night before you go to sleep. We're working on a service that allows you to do this while
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by omreaderhn 6y ago
If anyone has a Kindle and is willing to help us beta test a new RSS/newsletter reading service for the Kindle please email me at the email address in my bio. I would love to get your feedback.