seam_carver (u/seam_carver)

seam_carver commented on uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari apps.apple.com/app/ublock... · Posted by u/Jiahang

seam_carver · 21 days ago

Works excellent, better than Adguard for me.

I didn't change any default settings in either.

seam_carver commented on OpenAI delays launch of open-weight model twitter.com/sama/status/1... · Posted by u/martinald

jpeeler · a month ago

Netflix needs to do a Black Mirror episode where either a sentient AI pretends that it's "dumber" than it is while secretly plotting to overthrow humanity. Either that or a LLM is hacked by deep state actors that provides similar manipulated advice.

seam_carver · a month ago

One of the story arcs in “The Phoenix” by Osama Tezuka is on a similar topic.

seam_carver commented on Unhooking from Amazon Ebooks remysharp.com/2025/06/29/... · Posted by u/Timothee

thaumasiotes · 2 months ago

In the Kindle app for Android, Amazon is constantly deleting stuff that you downloaded from it. Why do you think "if they decide you didn't purchase it from Amazon" is relevant?

seam_carver · 2 months ago

That sounds like a separate issue than what's he's describing.

seam_carver commented on Unhooking from Amazon Ebooks remysharp.com/2025/06/29/... · Posted by u/Timothee

pnw · 2 months ago

I discovered recently that if you sideload a book onto the Kindle via Calibre, Amazon can delete them silently at some later stage if they decide you didn't purchase it from Amazon. This includes public domain works.

It's allegedly a result of how Calibre manages tags in order to display covers but still feels deeply wrong.

Long thread here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=340936

seam_carver · 2 months ago

I believe this is a more detailed explanation:

There are two main tag values for Kindle books: EBOK and PDOC.

EBOK is intended for store content. (ebooks) PDOC is intended for user content. (personal documents)

In the past, only EBOK got cover thumbnails. So Calibre tagged books as ebok to get cover thumbnails.

This changed in a relatively recent firmware update for 7th gen and later Kindles, so now PDOC tagged books get cover thumbnails too. (Sept 2022)

I assume that Amazon just looks at the EBOK tag, assumes its an expired loan or something, and deletes it. Since that thread says only EBOKs get deleted. Calibre still tags as EBOK by default. A possible solution is to tag as PDOC instead. That thread mentions the problem started in 7/2021

seam_carver commented on uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS testflight.apple.com/join... · Posted by u/Squarex

seam_carver · 2 months ago

AdGuard doens't work for me so I'm excited on macOS

seam_carver commented on Apple details the end of Intel Mac support and a phaseout for Rosetta 2 arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/airhangerf15

seam_carver · 3 months ago

Removing in macOS 28

seam_carver commented on Why is PS3 emulation so fast: RPCS3 optimizations explained [video] youtube.com/watch?v=19ae5... · Posted by u/alexjplant

seam_carver · 3 months ago

Happy that RPCS3 has added native apple silicon support

seam_carver commented on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day shortreps.com... · Posted by u/melvinzammit

seam_carver · 3 months ago

Cries in iOS 16. Ok this is really on me for only having an iPhone 8

seam_carver commented on Dasung Paperlike 13K is a 13.3 inch E Ink color monitor liliputing.com/dasung-pap... · Posted by u/PaulHoule

mrinfinite · 4 months ago

Not sure about this model, but there 25.3 inch screens are not compatible with mac. Really ungood for me. Would consider buying other non mac but dont feel lile making that move right now.

seam_carver · 4 months ago

Are you talking about the macOS flicker issue on eink? I've heard it was fixed by the Stillcolor app, and there's a video of it fixing the eink flicker issue here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siufMXZ4tN8&t=17s