Capitalism eliminates personal property by turning everything into a rental
Capitalism eliminates personal property by turning everything into a rental
we must accelerate the movement towards FOSS software as well as CC content that can be republished infinitely ... the profiteers know that post-scarcity is a threat to their power
3Hey comrade, I think your image broke. Maybe try posting again?
3oh thanks for the heads up, reuploaded
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laughs in oldschool ereader
no wonder they didn't want to pursue that technology, imagine sharing books for free...they try to sell ebooks for the same as a paperback. lmfao' who wants some free ebook blogs?
3Or you can just use Library Genesis, they have millions of books.
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Right now I'm using an old rooted (and beat to hell) nook simple touch for reading a lot of theory. I'm hoping to upgrade to a Kobo one day once I can talk myself into spending the money.
2I'm keeping an eye on this, might end up being a decent option once it matures a bit https://www.pine64.org/pinenote/
20I've always been a fan of the things pine is doing, my biggest want in an e-reader is battery longevity. If I can get a week or more in of pretty consistent reading I'd be really happy. The pine note definitely has a faster processor, which makes me think it wouldn't last quite as long.
But of course the openness of it would be a huge huge plus regardless.
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lol its best to get a pirated book. unless you get a printed one.
1I forget who linked to these details, but amazon makes stuff like this legally defensible by being ambiguous about ownership of a kindle book... IE when you buy a book, you're only buying the ability to read / access it, not the book itself.
1Something something 'done away with', something something 'nine-tenths'.
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