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It's a pity it's chrome only.


That was a good read, now I want to try doing something myself. Thanks!


I'm glad I could help :) You should go for it!


+1 for Simple Translate.

Simply select text, click the popup and done. I just wish there was option to quick change the output language (currently you can have like 2 target languages).


(I can't test now since I'm behind an evil proxy) seems like both are lacking the simplicity and elegance of Chrome's in-place translations


Well yes, when you (Google) control the entire vertical stack, you get nicer integrations like that.


It's so true. Without dog I'd probably spend most of my free time sitting on the couch playing games/ watching TV. But now I'm "forced" to go for at least one long walk, no matter the weather :).

Additionally coming home and having someone who's happy to see you helps forget about all the work-induced stress.


It's such a nice standard, I just wish it had better support on E-readers (looking at you Kindle).


Well, it’s only Kindle that insists on a proprietary format. Everyone else does ePub 2 fine (ePub 3 support is spotty).


Kindles can read .mobi files, which is a pretty open format. Calibre can easily convert EPUBs to .mobi (or to the similar .azw3 format) for reading on Kindle. While Amazon has introduced recently a new format with advanced typographic features that is highly proprietary (.kfx), uptake of it among publishers has been slow.


Mobipocket has been dead for the last couple of years and I can’t find a spec anyway. The Library of Congress describe it as a “proprietary, partially documented, binary format for ebooks”[1] which doesn’t really meet “open” by my definition. As for KFX, that’s 100% proprietary, yes.

Amazon in the US at least has sewn up the ebook market such that they have no interest at least in implementing open standards. The best thing to do in these situations is to vote with your wallet.

[1] https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd0004...


I love my Kobo Clara HD for its native epub support. I prefer the hardware and software over my Kindle Paperwhite too, tho I use the latter when epubs are’t available. I tried the whole Calibre conversion thing for a while, but just find it better/easier to have two ereaders.


502: BAD_GATEWAY Code: NO_STATUS_CODE_FROM_LAMBDA

Same here, appears to be another case of HN hug of death.


Never heard about the rxe but it looks like something I could use - thanks.


That was a good read, thanks. I'm amazed by how we're constantly getting better at discovering the real cause of many things.


I’m always amazed at how little we actually know!


More granular filtering would be helpful. I bet from some companies point of view thoughtful layout equals open space.


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