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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
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Comment on Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back. (gifted lnk) in ~finance
vord Link ParentSeriously, dude could probably make almost as much money with a book deal.Seriously, dude could probably make almost as much money with a book deal.
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Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance
vord Link ParentWhat is a magic trick but fraud with some razzle dazzle?What is a magic trick but fraud with some razzle dazzle?
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Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance
vord Link ParentThe only trend it indicates to me is that they continue to release completely unverifiable, disingenuous numbers intended to dazzle the incompetant who hear $30 billion and don't understand...The only trend it indicates to me is that they continue to release completely unverifiable, disingenuous numbers intended to dazzle the incompetant who hear $30 billion and don't understand annuallized revenue.
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Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance
vord Link ParentIt's also a garbage chart of annualized revenue. I'll be impressed when the show actual revenue next to expenses and not accounting magic tricks intended to hype gullible investors. Hypothetical...It's also a garbage chart of annualized revenue.
I'll be impressed when the show actual revenue next to expenses and not accounting magic tricks intended to hype gullible investors.
Hypothetical example:
I have an annualized revenue of $1 million. All I had to do was to project out my earnings this month which coincidentally included my parents dying and leaving me $10,000.
Another way to put this is:
In March, we earned an extra $2,500,000. If that's because a bunch of businesses bought new annual contracts, or price hikes, that's 1/12th the reported number. -
Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
vord (edited )Link ParentThe last nationwide consumer privacy law was enacted in 1989 in record time when congress learned that video rental stores could just hand out lists of all the porn you rented. (ok I checked and...The last nationwide consumer privacy law was enacted in 1989 in record time when congress learned that video rental stores could just hand out lists of all the porn you rented.
(ok I checked and technically there are a few since, but they definitely smell different than the hard ban of the VPPA)
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
vord Link ParentAnd it's a travesty that we've been conditioned due to rapid improvements of PCs until about 2010 and phones till about 2017 to just accept that electronic devices should be replaced every 3-7...And it's a travesty that we've been conditioned due to rapid improvements of PCs until about 2010 and phones till about 2017 to just accept that electronic devices should be replaced every 3-7 years.
And an even bigger one that we accept DRM as a technology.
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
vord Link ParentWouldn't matter, they have copyright for another 100 years....Wouldn't matter, they have copyright for another 100 years....
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
vord Link ParentAt least on my Kindle 3, a factory reset does not downgrade firmware. If they push one last OTA update, a unjailbroken device could theoretically be destroyed.At least on my Kindle 3, a factory reset does not downgrade firmware. If they push one last OTA update, a unjailbroken device could theoretically be destroyed.
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
vord Link ParentThat's not even the oldest networked device that's still in active usage in my house. That honor goes to my 22 year old WRT54G, the best 2.4GHz IoT router out there, still getting community...That's not even the oldest networked device that's still in active usage in my house.
That honor goes to my 22 year old WRT54G, the best 2.4GHz IoT router out there, still getting community firmware updates
They don't want to support their old devices? Fine. Unlock the bootloader and release the source code.
This should be law.
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
vord Link ParentAs proven by jailbreaking, there is no reason that even the OG kindle can't be used as an e-reader. It's just inconvienient for Amazon to let people do so.As proven by jailbreaking, there is no reason that even the OG kindle can't be used as an e-reader.
It's just inconvienient for Amazon to let people do so.
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
vord (edited )LinkATTENTION ARCHIVISTS: It is now of critical importance to archive the official update packages from Amazon from this support page ASAP. Device owners who would like to keep using it: Take your...ATTENTION ARCHIVISTS: It is now of critical importance to archive the official update packages from Amazon from this support page ASAP.
Device owners who would like to keep using it: Take your kindle offline immediately, jailbreak it if you can, and block OTA updates. If you can't jailbreak now, stay offline until an exploit on the 'final' firmware is found.
For many older kindles, updates are not cumulative and must all be applied in order. I don't think they'll keep them online for long, given half the motivation probably has to do with their continued jailbreakability. Should probably save hashes, name files appropriately, and create torrents.
I'll be starting myself as well, but the more people archiving independently to compare hashes the better.
Another planned obsolecence driving ewaste haters to piracy.
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Comment on Software job openings surge this year, defying AI fears in ~tech
vord Link ParentIf companies had to pay within 10% of what US labor would be paid worldwide, CoL would stop being so disparate. Especially if these countries preemptively implemented good progressive tax brackets...If companies had to pay within 10% of what US labor would be paid worldwide, CoL would stop being so disparate.
Especially if these countries preemptively implemented good progressive tax brackets to fund the social programs to ease pending inflation.
We could call it 'rising all ships.'
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Comment on Nearly half of the US data centers planned for 2026 are getting delayed or canceled because nobody stockpiled enough transformers and circuit breakers in ~tech
vord (edited )Link ParentI was mostly just making commentary how the automakers have fought regulation like whiney 4 year olds repeatedly and without fail. They'll probably complain about how us being able to opt out of...I was mostly just making commentary how the automakers have fought regulation like whiney 4 year olds repeatedly and without fail. They'll probably complain about how us being able to opt out of continuous tracking will murder everyone.
Yes, EVs are awesome. Were even objectively better back when they were first invented over 100 years ago. If society optimized for quality and not price we never would have had ICE cars and avoided much of the environmental hell they wreaked.
But anyhow, this does not negate that for the most part, increased efficiency is not a given, and automakers will cheat and decieve just as readily.
A 1980 Toyota Corrola got on the order of 25-40 mpg. Pretty much in the same ballpark as a 2025 Corrola, 45 years on. A lot of the low-hanging fruit was plucked in the 70s gas crisis. They resorted to faking emissions tests as they started getting tougher.
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Comment on Looking for an online spreadsheet to share with others (not Google or Microsoft) in ~tech
vord Link ParentHeck, could just put link as a direct fileshare if users are going to have a client anyhow. As a society we have been spending hundreds of thousands of labor-hours developing abstractions to avoid...Heck, could just put link as a direct fileshare if users are going to have a client anyhow.
As a society we have been spending hundreds of thousands of labor-hours developing abstractions to avoid having to rework an application when an underlying library changes, only to have to rearchitect an insanely more complex abstraction layer when this happens.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 6/4/26 in ~hobbies
vord LinkOur snailtank avocado has started sprouting, and will hopefully have a leaf soon. We haven't given much thought to the inevitable transplant. We should probably get a pot....Our snailtank avocado has started sprouting, and will hopefully have a leaf soon.
We haven't given much thought to the inevitable transplant. We should probably get a pot....
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Comment on Nearly half of the US data centers planned for 2026 are getting delayed or canceled because nobody stockpiled enough transformers and circuit breakers in ~tech
vord Link ParentAnd when more efficient use was demanded, cars got larger and rebranded as trucks.And when more efficient use was demanded, cars got larger and rebranded as trucks.
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Comment on I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper in ~tech
vord Link ParentThis thread might be of service. Good luck!This thread might be of service.
Good luck!
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Comment on Boomer hate in ~society
vord Link ParentI'll be real: This is an ancedata hunch that I want properly studied. I should not have been so declaritively glib. I've notice a fair bit of new, high density aftordable housing being built in or...I'll be real: This is an ancedata hunch that I want properly studied. I should not have been so declaritively glib.
I've notice a fair bit of new, high density aftordable housing being built in or around city centers which is specifically limited for 55+ housing.
There are good reasons to build affordable housing in city centers. There are far fewer good reasons to limit said housing to the elderly.
Full tinfoil hat is that it's a strategy to get Boomers to unload their houses to private equity because normal people can't afford Boomer single-family houses.
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Comment on I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper in ~tech
vord LinkI'm in the process of doing something similiar with a 16 year old Kindle 3 Keyboard. Easily aquired on ebay, and can get new batteries for under $20. After jailbreaking and installing KO Reader,...I'm in the process of doing something similiar with a 16 year old Kindle 3 Keyboard. Easily aquired on ebay, and can get new batteries for under $20.
After jailbreaking and installing KO Reader, it displays almost all book formats. The plugin system adds some fantastic features, especially with plugins (AO3, Anna). On top of regular reader things, also using for an SSH client.
It turns out the weak point for most devices is being beholden to the manufacturer's whims.
The older ones did not. Kindle 3 you can just plug in as a USB device and copy mobi files straight to it. You can also not register, connect online, and also use the experimental webkit browser.