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by jpindar 7y ago
Wouold you be willing to pay someone to assemble it for you? It might be cheaper than you think.
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by jpindar 7y ago
Or you can download the older file format from the Amazon web page under "Manage Your Content and Devices", "Download and transfer via USB".
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by jpindar 7y ago
I just downloaded a book from Amazon and was able to convert it from azw3 to epub.
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by jpindar 7y ago
Can you tell me more about how it is appalling? I'm trying to learn about UI, and vague descriptions are less helpful than specific ones.
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by jpindar 7y ago
I think many people don't realize that its appearance is very customizable - you can turn off all the icons, buttons, extra views etc., after which it has a very plain and simple appearance. I get that tiny icons are in these days, but
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by jpindar 7y ago
Steampunk is huge in virtual worlds.
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by jpindar 7y ago
You might like https://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/ But whenever a Soviet style building is posted there, someone who lived in that type of building posts that it wasn't so bad.
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by jpindar 7y ago
Better than that, each article on the front page has a "hide" button so you can remove (from your view) any that bother you.
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by jpindar 7y ago
If you want to see something very black, look at the side of a stack of razor blades or x-acto knife blades. The individual blades are shiny, but the geometry of the stack makes it absorb almost all the light hitting it.
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by jpindar 7y ago
Virtual worlds are socially acceptable as long as you are killing people in them.
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by jpindar 7y ago
Are you sure you're getting enough sleep?
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What's the difference between a console, a terminal, and a shell?(hanselman.com)
3 points by jpindar 7y ago|0 comments
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by jpindar 7y ago
No one talks about the Nextdoor instances where no drama happens. In my neighborhood, the conversations are all about: Things the local government is about to do, or should do, such as putting in traffic lights or fixing creacked sidewalks
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by jpindar 7y ago
When I was in college, we found a pile of old blackboards behind a classroom building that was being renovated. Of course we had to rescue a couple of them and put them in the common rooms in our dorm. Mostly they were filled with random g
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by jpindar 7y ago
Did you somehow get banned from Amazon? My Kindle died on me. All my books that were from Amazon are still available: 1. for download to the Kindle app on my computer 2. for download to the Kindle app on my phone 3. for download in a format
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by jpindar 7y ago
There may not be many computers with them still in use, but there is test equipment and, I assume, other industrial equipment.
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by jpindar 7y ago
My LG has a dedicated Google button. I wish I could remap it for other purposes, but I haven't found a way.
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by jpindar 7y ago
The one near me (Seabrook Station) gets taken offline every 18 months for major maintenance. This is actually good for the local economy - because it costs so much money. They bring in workers from all across the country, who spend a lot of
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by jpindar 7y ago
And they never have been able to keep people from staying in, or moving back into, the area around Chernobyl. There's an interesting documentary, "The Babushkas of Chernobyl" about some women who refused to leave.
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by jpindar 7y ago
Looks like Alienstock is on. I'm seeing photos on Twitter that show a stage with bands setting up, a first aid trailer and tent, portapotties, a few booths selling drinks, souvenirs etc. It's hard to tell how many, but people ar
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by jpindar 7y ago
Same here. #nojacknobuy Wireless charging is also essential, because I've had too many worn out or damaged USB jacks.
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If Computers Are So Smart, How Come They Can’t Read?(wired.com)
4 points by jpindar 7y ago|1 comments
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by jpindar 7y ago
>WARNING: At this time we have to warn people against coming to Rachel for the botched Storm Rachel event next weekend. The organizers are suing each other and in the meantime nothing is being done to prepare for the event. We expect rio
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by jpindar 7y ago
Two people have already been arrested. https://themindunleashed.com/2019/09/people-getting-arrested...
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by jpindar 7y ago
>clip off the top frequencies, (8k+) add some clicks and hiss (raise the noisefloor) you'd then be espousing the wonders of its "warm analogue sound". You know, you may have a product idea there. Not so much for hearing a
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by jpindar 7y ago
Is it only affecting dogs that are walked out in public, as opposed to those that stay in kennels or on their owner's property?
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by jpindar 7y ago
My LG G7 has a two window mode (you can slide the division between the two windows up and down). Also there are now many apps that can run in small floating windows, most notably video players.
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Electric school buses are coming to Virginia(washingtonpost.com)
3 points by jpindar 7y ago|0 comments
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by jpindar 7y ago
>How do these jobs continue to exist? Some businesses turn a profit. They don't need to rush to keep changing everything because they're already bringing in more money (from customers, not investors) than they spend.
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by jpindar 7y ago
Cap guns are, or at least were, very common in the US.

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