I wish Kobo would accept my Kindle as partial payment for one of their units. Can't wait to switch away from Bezos.

Reminder: don’t trust third parties with your digital belongings. Not because they’re evil, but because they’re third parties. And third parties, by definition, are people who today are on your side and tomorrow will sell you to the highest bidder.

It happens in life, and it happens on the internet. Today, your digital life, files, photos, chats, etc, are on a server run by a company with a cute logo and a manifesto about privacy. Tomorrow, that company gets bought by a billionaire with lizard-like features, changes its terms and conditions, and your stuff ends up on a marketplace for five cents a bundle.

The vast majority of people still today directly associate any stomach pain with stress as their first thought. I would even venture to say that many doctors still inquire about stress during a consultation. Even though it is not the cause of ulcers, it is true that stress amplifies the symptoms of existing ulcers and increases stomach acid production. Personally, I find stress fascinating.