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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Huh. That actually sounds familiar now that you write it out in full. I guess we're both right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh it's an absolute slog for sure. And I can't even guarantee it still works. I wouldn't have even tried if I didn't happen to chance upon a suitable device. Definitely wouldn't recommend paying eBay prices for one just to do this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Maybe that's the policy at some stores, but according to the ACCC, it has to be sold at the cheaper price, or not sold at all.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

I've done this successfully, but you need to jump thru quite a few hoops. These instructions are for Kindle only. I think dedrm can cope with Nook encryption but I don't know how to do it. It was a while ago now, but to the best of my recollection:

  1. Get yourself an older model Kindle. I used a Kindle 3 that I found at Goodwill for $20. You may have to rejig your home WiFi if your model doesn't support the right version of WPA.
  2. Register it to your Amazon account somehow. IIRC, you have to try and fail to do it from the device, then Amazon will email you instructions.
  3. Install Calibre and setup the dedrm plugin. It's pretty well documented.
  4. Download what you want onto the Kindle. Pretty sure you have to use the Amazon website for this because of SSL issues on the older models.
  5. Setup your Kindle with Calibre. This is also pretty easy and and well documented.
  6. Grab the DRMed books off the Kindle into Calibre.
  7. Run the conversion process in Calibre to remove DRM and convert to (for example) epub.
  8. Optional: Jailbreak your Kindle and install KOReader to get a bit more value out of the obsolete brick you had to purchase to do this. This is a whole other set of hoops.

I'm not totally sure all this still works. You're honestly probably better off getting a Boox device and downloading stuff from Anna's Archive or similar.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Oh for fucks sake. I don't use their email but I don't want to have to switch VPN service AGAIN.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

If you're into boomer shooters, you can't go past the original doom for infinite playability. Literally 30 years worth of user created content and mods.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

There was that artist back in the early 2000s who made caviar from her own eggs.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Short answer: yes.

Shattered Pixel dungeon is based on pixel dungeon, adds a bunch of new stuff and is reasonably actively developed.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

That AI moderation thing is working real well I see.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I use jabref and this extension quite heavily. I can assure you that it does send the URL to jabref; it gets added as a Misc reference with the site URL in the optional fields. On my firefox / windows system it does show greyed out in the plugins menu like you say, however it adds a jabref logo in the address bar which can be clicked (or alt+shift+j) to send to jabref.

I just tried it on my linux system though, and it doesn't work for me, either. Suspect some sandboxing weirdness because I have jabref as a flatpak but firefox running natively. I'm just coming back to linux from a few years hiatus so I'm hoping someone better than me at this can check in.

Jabref does have some troubleshooting steps for their extension that might be worth trying though, depending on your install.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Suppliers should be paid fairly, and I'm glad the fines actually seem meaningful (in theory, anyway; those are maximum penalties. I doubt they'll actually get applied any time soon). It won't help the average consumer tho.

Supermarkets here use their position as middlemen to squeeze both ends of the supply chain; they short their suppliers and price gouge their customers. The code of conduct only fixes one side of this. It applies purely to dealings with suppliers, and has nothing to do with retail pricing.

It's more likely retail prices will increase to maintain the profit margin. Line must go up and the plebs just have to suck it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Psygnosis did a remake in the late '90s.

There is also an indie VR game I've played that's heavily based on it, damned if I can remember the name tho. I believe it's on sidequest.

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