noahm

@noahm@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As noted elsewhere in the thread, they do support MTP transport, so it’s definitely not as user-hostile as it first sounded. Things like Calibre will still work. However, the fact that Amazon also removed the ability to download ebooks in the browser for offline transfer suggests where things are heading. IIRC kobos have some anti features of their own, but I don’t recall the details. I wonder if something like the Daylight DC-1 could be even better. It’s not just a nice reader, but a proper computer. At least, if it actually exists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Kindle e-readers no longer appear on computers⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve owned two Kindle devices over the years, and the ability to directly load content, without involving a third-party service, was a big part of what made them usable for me. If that feature is gone, these devices will no longer be viable for my needs.

  And the enshittification continues…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The early adopters have adopted’: US carmakers slow their EV growth plans⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not discontinued. They backed away from that plan in favor of a battery tech refresh. arstechnica.com/…/gm-announces-a-new-ultium-based…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Twitter's removal of block function appears to violate both Apple and Google's app store policies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Its use of a single letter app name did, too, and we see how quickly they bent the rules to accommodate the name change.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon warns workers to come back into the office⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I doubt it. When companies lay people off, they want to be able to choose who they let go. They don’t have that choice here. No well-managed company will value “works in the office” over “gets shit done”.