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Then might I recommend Torrents and libgen.is You can cover most of your materials that way. No sense in paying $$$$ for shit DRM crap that's not even a sale.

by pierat 3y ago

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
You know, I prefer to patronize my local public library. I'm not a voracious consumer of media, except maybe for YouTube. Downloading torrents all day is not how I roll. Part of the joy of a library is the physical experience of walking in there and being in an environment that's conducive to browsing and learning and expanding my horizons. It's about being around my neighbors, people in my town, families and people my age. These days, there's a café in my library, so I purchase a bite to eat, hang out with the free WiFi, do what I want. Sometimes I visit the stacks and peek at books, and I've checked some out. Books are great because you can open up an exercise/yoga book and set it down, and you can see it while you're working out, and the book passively shows you exactly the page you want to see, for as long as I'm looking at it. There are reference librarians working the desk all day. And they know how to find everything! They seldom serve me a sponsored link! One guy even brought up the subject of Tor/Onion networks! I enjoyed browsing for DVDs and music in the library, too. My library even offers seeds, that patrons can "check out" (we never need to return them) and we can start to grow a vegetable or herb garden. There are classes, workshops, and special interest groups. The librarians and volunteers will teach you how to use an iPhone from scratch, or they will teach you how to search online databases and use the Advanced Options. I can't get those perks on an app, or a website. But I can access the Internet in the library. I can use a public computer, I can bring my Chromebook, I can use my smartphone. There's a charging station right there.

Then might I recommend Torrents and libgen.is You can cover most of your materials that way. No sense in paying $$$$ for shit DRM crap that's not even a sale.

by pierat 3y ago

Then might I recommend Torrents and libgen.is You can cover most of your materials that way. No sense in paying $$$$ for shit DRM crap that's not even a sale.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

You know, I prefer to patronize my local public library. I'm not a voracious consumer of media, except maybe for YouTube. Downloading torrents all day is not how I roll. Part of the joy of a library is the physical experience of walking in there and being in an environment that's conducive to browsing and learning and expanding my horizons. It's about being around my neighbors, people in my town, families and people my age. These days, there's a café in my library, so I purchase a bite to eat, hang out with the free WiFi, do what I want. Sometimes I visit the stacks and peek at books, and I've checked some out. Books are great because you can open up an exercise/yoga book and set it down, and you can see it while you're working out, and the book passively shows you exactly the page you want to see, for as long as I'm looking at it. There are reference librarians working the desk all day. And they know how to find everything! They seldom serve me a sponsored link! One guy even brought up the subject of Tor/Onion networks! I enjoyed browsing for DVDs and music in the library, too. My library even offers seeds, that patrons can "check out" (we never need to return them) and we can start to grow a vegetable or herb garden. There are classes, workshops, and special interest groups. The librarians and volunteers will teach you how to use an iPhone from scratch, or they will teach you how to search online databases and use the Advanced Options. I can't get those perks on an app, or a website. But I can access the Internet in the library. I can use a public computer, I can bring my Chromebook, I can use my smartphone. There's a charging station right there.