bismuthbob

@bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz

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

  I saw that, too. I haven’t had a lot of headaches with MTP using my Android devices, but I’m always surprised at how there always seems to be a plan to make my devices worse than they already are.

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

  No argument here. It is insane to me that if I want content that isn’t locked into a particular ecosystem, I have to seek out public domain material or pick from the small subset of books that is sold DRM-free books in an open format. For anything else, money can’t buy flexibility. For most books, the only options for digital are accepting the DRM, waiting until copyright expires (good luck with that one), or privateering with out a letter of marque.

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

  Very user-hostile, but very unsurprising.

  Kindle hardware can be very nice, but almost every software decision is designed to keep users within their walled garden.

  No epub support, no third party app support, no ability to load non-store audio, and now this. What a waste. These things could be so much more useful than they are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Using Ubuntu may give off a hipster vibes to the average PC user, but within the Linux community its has the opposite effect.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It got a lot of press when it first showed up and it was a strong default suggestion for new users for well over a decade.

  I used it for several years and I initially jumped ship to Xubuntu, so it was clearly good enough for me to want to use something similar at first. The distro-specific changes (snaps, etc.) are more likely to alienate experienced users, whereas new users are less likely to object to things like snaps.

  I don’t use anything Ubuntu-based these days, but it has everything to do with my specific needs/preferences. Nothing directly to do with the decisions that get bad press among long-term users.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fedora Asahi Remix 40 available !⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I upgraded in place from 39 and didn’t experience any hiccups on my M1 MBA. Works fine for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Adams Apples are primarily male, why aren't they a common fetish?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Somebody isn’t getting their apple polished.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists make breakthrough in research that could change the way our homes are constructed: mycocrete⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Neat! Next time I build a house, I’ll go with House Telvanni.