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misterbishop commented on Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks kdpcommunity.com/s/articl... · Posted by u/captn3m0

syntaxing · 4 days ago

Just get a kobo instead. The price difference between with ads and a new kobo is minimal. Not worth the Amazon headache with a locked down device.

misterbishop · 4 days ago

I love my Libra 2 reader, but I only use it to read epub files from questionable websites. I would pay for books if they were available as DRM-free epubs.

misterbishop commented on Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks kdpcommunity.com/s/articl... · Posted by u/captn3m0

TheSilva · 4 days ago

Too little too late, already ditched the whole ecosystem after so many years and devices.

misterbishop · 4 days ago

The only previous option was not paying for books. This change at least creates the potential for a path to pay for books, if publishers accept it.

misterbishop commented on Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks kdpcommunity.com/s/articl... · Posted by u/captn3m0

misterbishop · 4 days ago

This is a step in the right direction. Now publishers need to take it up.

DRM-free is a precondition for me buying digital books personally. Practically no major digital bookstore offers it.

misterbishop commented on Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android 9to5google.com/2025/08/25... · Posted by u/kotaKat

misterbishop · 4 months ago

The ability to sideload on Android is the main reason I've never bought an iPhone. This is a terrible move from Google.

misterbishop commented on Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's a slippery slope wired.com/story/steam-itc... · Posted by u/6d6b73

misterbishop · 5 months ago

It is alarming for credit card companies to take on a politically censorious role that supersedes legal activity. This really kicked off in 2021 when MasterCard started imposing restrictive rules on sex sites like OnlyFans. The ACLU has a campaign against it: https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/how-mastercards-new-p...

misterbishop commented on They tried Made in the USA – it was too expensive for their customers reuters.com/business/they... · Posted by u/petethomas

misterbishop · 6 months ago

This headline is a lie. It's not a matter of being "too expensive for customers", it's a matter of undesirable profit margin for the company.

misterbishop commented on Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it science.org/doi/full/10.1... · Posted by u/nabla9

misterbishop · 10 months ago

It's time for our geriatric political class to be retired.

misterbishop commented on Who killed the rave? ft.com/content/2138e940-0... · Posted by u/this_weekend

misterbishop · a year ago

I'm pretty sure the writers at FT just don't know where the cool shit is.

misterbishop commented on 84% want stronger online privacy laws, but Congress's corruption stalls progress techdirt.com/2024/08/21/8... · Posted by u/speckx

glitchc · a year ago

The real truth is that strong privacy laws would cause economic harm to flagship corporations. That would have a ripple effect on the economy as those corporations are responsible for thousands of high-paying jobs. The elected representatives know that people care more about the economy (specifically what's in their wallets) than about privacy.

misterbishop · a year ago

ultimately we have to overthrow capitalism via a revolutionary workers party.

misterbishop commented on Replacing Liquid Metal on an Asus Zephyrus G15's CPU flemesre.github.io/posts/... · Posted by u/geomaturge

misterbishop · a year ago

Excellent write up! I also have a G15 (GA503RM), and the post made me wonder if I ought to be doing this as well. The temperature improvement makes a strong case. How much of a danger is the (nearly) escaping liquid metal on the CPU? Is this is something that could be frying a lot of Zepheri if it's not addressed?

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KarmaCake day153January 21, 2014View Original