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  • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyztoBooks@lemmy.mlF**k Amazon, part 2
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    20 hours ago

    They disabled one way of doing it. You can still use the Kindle for PC app, or Adobe Digital Editions app.

    I get free books from Amazon sometimes and just use ADE then convert them to free ePUB books using deDRM in Calibre.

    It’s really no more difficult than the old way, you just need to use the app instead of the web browser.













  • I mean… Electronics and the Internet are also following the laws of physics. But I get what you mean, levers should be the only activation, and gravity should be the only requirement.

    That being said, electronics in our devices do tend to reduce the amount of water and power that appliances use. Dumb devices are extremely inefficient, even though there are fewer points of failure.

    It sucks that a 1950’s fridge can still function just fine today, but it also is a bigger strain on the power grid, and a leak in the refrigerant would destroy the ozone.


  • I don’t think the 4% rule applies the same way when it gets to that point.

    His spending affects the market. A “normal” investment assumes they are irrelevant to the market.

    I don’t know how this changes things, but having to lean on TSLA stock when he owns so much of it impacts how much TSLA stock is worth.

    Again, maybe it really doesn’t matter, but you can’t apply standard economics when the numbers are this big.