alt Hacker NewsShow HN: ReadKinetic – a free, local-first speed reader for your own books
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Nice idea. I like the local-first approach. How are you handling large EPUB or PDF files? Have you noticed any performance issues with very large books?
Wow that was a fascinating experience - honestly the biggest revelation for me is how much I skim content without realizing it. Reading and remembering every single word, one at a time, and comprehending what was being said was more effort than I expected! I also took away how much I need the inter-word formatting to keep track of what's being said
I like it. Feels solid and cool. I read a lot of books with some images and graphs how they get processed?
i have tried variations of this many time, it personally doesn't work for me. the word flashes into my brain, and i can keep up with "reading" at high wpm's, but the whole sentence doesn't register. i am not seeing the forest because of all the trees.
I like how it pauses near where I would normally pause while reading. How did you choose the cadence?
Great idea, great execution! Took me a while, but I got used to controls. The only small annoyance i had was the “saved” notification popping up making me miss a few words. Would love a “zen” mode with no UI other than the text.