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the flag flies high and the seas are smoother than they've ever been.

by ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago

9dev 2y ago
Anchoring in Port Anna, are ye, or are there any other exciting harbours to set sails to, fellow adventurer?
- RedCardRef 2y ago
  The ePub comes from Port Anna, then a quick sanity check via EPUB FIX [1] then finally to the official amazon.com/sendtokindle All of the above if you want a wireless experience, you can just use Calibre and plug in the reader via USB for a smoother experience. [1] https://kindle-epub-fix.netlify.app/ https://kindle-epub-fix.netlify.app/
  - homebrewer 2y ago
    Or better yet, jailbreak your kindle before the hole is closed, install koreader, and read epub natively. It's a much better reader compared to the built-in one anyway. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073969
    - deleted 2y ago
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    - simonklitj 2y ago
      And you can send straight to the Kindle from Calibre via WiFi, no need for /sendtokindle.
  - alkh 2y ago
    Thanks for the useful link! I guess I am being overly paranoid, but I always also add a virus total check on top of it to make sure the file is clean [1] [1] https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
  - exe34 2y ago
    /sendtokindle seems a bit brave if you obtained your epub off the back of a lorry..
  - globular-toast 2y ago
    KOReader + Calibre is also fully wireless. Get a Kobo, not a Swindle.
- SSLy 2y ago
  Myanonamouse
chrisblackwell 2y ago
Interesting quote.
shepherdjerred 2y ago
Oh what I’d pay for a 100% legal version of Plex (e.g. allows me to easily buy and stream my media)
- caseyy 2y ago
  Someone should create a video streaming service with a vast catalog. That'd attract all the subscribers even at a higher subscription cost, and they'd surely be able to pay their licensing fees. So long as they don't need to grow infinitely for their shareholders and enshittify their offerings, it will be a sustainable and profitable business[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
abenga 2y ago
Libgen has been down for a couple of months. It seems the seas are getting a bit choppy.
- ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
  I'm not sure what you mean. Plenty of the domains are online.
  - abenga 2y ago
    Not really. Look at open-slum, libgen is uniformly red. Maybe some domains that share the name are operating, but none that provide the same interface, with downloadable files.

the flag flies high and the seas are smoother than they've ever been.

9dev 2y ago

Anchoring in Port Anna, are ye, or are there any other exciting harbours to set sails to, fellow adventurer?

RedCardRef 2y ago
The ePub comes from Port Anna, then a quick sanity check via EPUB FIX [1] then finally to the official amazon.com/sendtokindle All of the above if you want a wireless experience, you can just use Calibre and plug in the reader via USB for a smoother experience. [1] https://kindle-epub-fix.netlify.app/ https://kindle-epub-fix.netlify.app/
- homebrewer 2y ago
  Or better yet, jailbreak your kindle before the hole is closed, install koreader, and read epub natively. It's a much better reader compared to the built-in one anyway. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073969
  - deleted 2y ago
    [deleted]
  - simonklitj 2y ago
    And you can send straight to the Kindle from Calibre via WiFi, no need for /sendtokindle.
- alkh 2y ago
  Thanks for the useful link! I guess I am being overly paranoid, but I always also add a virus total check on top of it to make sure the file is clean [1] [1] https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
- exe34 2y ago
  /sendtokindle seems a bit brave if you obtained your epub off the back of a lorry..
- globular-toast 2y ago
  KOReader + Calibre is also fully wireless. Get a Kobo, not a Swindle.
SSLy 2y ago
Myanonamouse

chrisblackwell 2y ago

Interesting quote.

shepherdjerred 2y ago

Oh what I’d pay for a 100% legal version of Plex (e.g. allows me to easily buy and stream my media)

caseyy 2y ago
Someone should create a video streaming service with a vast catalog. That'd attract all the subscribers even at a higher subscription cost, and they'd surely be able to pay their licensing fees. So long as they don't need to grow infinitely for their shareholders and enshittify their offerings, it will be a sustainable and profitable business[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros

abenga 2y ago

Libgen has been down for a couple of months. It seems the seas are getting a bit choppy.

ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
I'm not sure what you mean. Plenty of the domains are online.
- abenga 2y ago
  Not really. Look at open-slum, libgen is uniformly red. Maybe some domains that share the name are operating, but none that provide the same interface, with downloadable files.