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   ## 󠀁[Pocketbook Color](https://alex.kirk.at/2020/08/14/pocketbook-color/)󠁿
   
 * August 14, 2020
 * I read a lot of web articles on my e-reader (often using [Push to Kindle](https://www.fivefilters.org/push-to-kindle/)
   which is fantastic). I left the Kindle ecosystem a while ago and Pocketbook (
   a TouchHD 3) has been a good home so far.
 * Since my content is often a mix of text and non-text, I was appealed by a color
   eInk screen. The [Pocketbook Color recently came out](https://pocketbook.ch/en-ch/news/pocketbook-color-news-ch)
   and I purchased one to test it.
 * ![](https://alex.kirk.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/08/17659-pocketbook_color-
   687x1024.jpg)
 * Here are my conclusions after about two weeks of usage:
 * 
   #### Pro
   
    - While limited in their range, colors work well for diagrams, illustrations
      and screenshots. Photos can look a bit awkward but it’s definitely better 
      than greyscale.
    - Before this e-reader, I haven’t read comics on a device but with color it’s
      quite fun. The clipping tools in the UI are useful to get rid of white borders
      around the actual comics.
 * 
   #### Con
   
    - It’s not very suitable for night time reading (which is my main use case),
      the minimum brightness is high, there is only white backlight.
    - With the strong white backlight it feels like an LCD screen which kind of 
      diminishes the idea behind eInk.
    - The technology seems to use two layers: one “common” 300dpi greyscale, and
      one around 150dpi color layer. This results in a pattern overlaying the whole
      screen making the screen less crips when reading text.
    - Pocketbook readers are rather slow. I always wonder how they do scrolling 
      and inertia so much better than Kindles but feel so. slow. navigating through
      the UI.
 * Overall, I think color eInk is technology well worth exploring, especially when
   no backlight is necessary and it doesn’t need any battery power (think photo 
   walls)
 *  I am torn whether I’ll keep the Pocketbook Color as my main reading device because
   using the reader in the dark is like turning on the light in the room.
 * [Misc](https://alex.kirk.at/category/misc/)
 * [E-Reader](https://alex.kirk.at/tag/e-reader/)
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Matt Mullenweg on Distributed Work](https://alex.kirk.at/2019/02/15/matt-mullenweg-on-distributed-work/)󠁿
   
 * February 15, 2019
 * It summarizes working with Automattic really well and why it works.
 * That said, it’s not for everyone, and that’s a reason why the trial is actually
   for both sides to find out if they are a good fit for each other.
 * [Web](https://alex.kirk.at/category/web/)

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