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PiWrite
Python2023–2023
rberenguel / PiWrite

PiWrite

Use your Kindle Paperwhite as a writing device

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What it is

Use your Kindle Paperwhite as a writing device

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-09-24 14:17:48 UTC to 2023-12-08 19:53:56 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012023-09-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-09-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsSep 182023-09-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-10-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-10-09 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-16 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-10-16 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-10-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsOct 232023-10-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-11-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-11-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-11-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-11-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-11-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-11-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-11-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-11-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-12-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-12-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-12-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsDec 4

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Sep 182023-09-18 00:00:00 UTC2023-09-25 00:00:00 UTC110
Sep 252023-09-25 00:00:00 UTC2023-10-02 00:00:00 UTC101
Oct 22023-10-02 00:00:00 UTC2023-10-09 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 92023-10-09 00:00:00 UTC2023-10-16 00:00:00 UTC101
Oct 162023-10-16 00:00:00 UTC2023-10-23 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 232023-10-23 00:00:00 UTC2023-10-30 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 302023-10-30 00:00:00 UTC2023-11-06 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 62023-11-06 00:00:00 UTC2023-11-13 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 132023-11-13 00:00:00 UTC2023-11-20 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 202023-11-20 00:00:00 UTC2023-11-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 272023-11-27 00:00:00 UTC2023-12-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 42023-12-04 00:00:00 UTC2023-12-11 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

4 sources
byb·Sep 25, 2023
Neat project. I'd really like to author plain AsciiDoc on an e-paper display without distractions. On one of your earlier commits (https://github.com/rberenguel/PiWrite/commit/c23bfdccd43e1c5...), you mentioned using a Pico W. There may be an avenue for that. A few days ago I submitted my Raspberry Pi Pico W Host MQTT Numpad project to Hacker News, but unfortunately it didn't gain any traction. https://gitlab.com/baiyibai/pico-w-usb-host-mqtt-numpad. I detail some of the developments on USB Host mode. There doesn't seem to be native MicroPython support for USB Host mode yet. I did find a project which seems to to load the pico-pio-sdk as a library and use a GamePad for input: https://github.com/danjperron/pico4legsBot Also, about a year, I wrote down some of the requirements for an e-paper RPI Pico-based e-ink writer in a comment. I wante
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d to dub mine, 'the microWrite', 'μWrite', 'uWrite', or 'you write' https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32092930. I suppose the question is whether it is feasible to adapt PiWrite to run in MicroPython. The next question is whether one could ditch the webserver-based approach and interface an e-paper screen directly to the RP2040. Waveshare offers MicroPython libraries for their e-paper displays. This might offer better latency.
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