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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Oho, that's so simple, too! I know there's tons of google alternatives out there, but this extension takes the cake! I am adding this right away :)

Brave, Qwant, etc. just weren't as effective for me. Marginalia gives interesting results, but since they specifically prioritize small sites, what you get won't always be approachable (For the example "The History of the Internet", you mostly get blog posts, niche wiki projects, and stackoverflow pages- though admittedly they are all relevant)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Oof, I'm already getting the "Got error: "Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot"" errors :(

I really like these kinds of things in principal, but so long as uBlock's still able to keep up with YT's nonsense, I still prefer accessing YT with that versus a separate site.

In a perfect world, something like a PeerTube instance or maybe an alternative like Odysee would take off

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

This is true, and I'm not against "alternative" sources for ebooks (having used them myself), but it's always better for the libraries and authors if there's foot traffic to the libraries, since that drives tax dollars which in turn makes its way back to the authors. It's less than pennies on the dollar, but it's important.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I Expect You to Die, the first game has a really good tutorial for someone completely new to the controls. Since it's stationary, they don't have to worry about movement/motion sickness as much

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't find a scan anywhere of anything 4a or higher, but if you are willing to pay for a physical copy there are a few sellers on AbeBooks selling "Reach Higher Student's Book 4A".

For free textbooks outside of that series:

BCcampus Open Publishing: They provide a ton of free courses and textbooks on a variety of topics. This isn't really piracy, but it's got a ton of good information.

I did find one site that seems to have all the PDFs for sale, but I can't tell if it's a scam or not. I would recommend looking at some of the free resources available on BCcampus before attempting this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think it's important to provide children with a variety of potential careers ;)

 

Despite the age of consent in Mississippi being 16, no one under the age of 18 will have access to digital materials made available through public and school libraries without explicit parental/guardian permission.

Mississippi has a new law on the books directly impacting access and use of digital resources like Hoopla and Overdrive for those under the age of 18 throughout the state. Even if granted parental permission, minors may not have materials available to them, if vendors do not ensure every item within their offerings meets the new, wide-reaching definition of “obscenity” per the state. Mississippi Code 39-3-25, part of House Bill 1315, went into effect July 1, 2023, and libraries across the state have scrambled for how to be in compliance.

 

life is pain

 

I've been on a spy fiction kick recently- I really enjoyed the recent The Man from UNCLE movie and I Expect You to Die video game. I'm looking for some novels that are in a similar vein (classic 60s spy versus an egomaniac villain out to take over the world). However, I cannot stand the sexism in Ian Fleming's books. He's got good prose and worldbuilding, but it bugs me too much to enjoy the books.

Are there any recent spy novels that fall into this genre?

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

I imagine that it could also get pretty data-heavy if someone subscribed to a large server on threads (assuming it doesn't become another metaverse).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It usually does, however, there are cases where a hole can have two openings. For example, there's a saying/idiom about digging a hole through the earth and ending up in china/australia/etc. It would be confusing to say that you "dug two holes" to China, you would only say that you "dug a hole" to China. "Tunnel" is definitely more precise here, though it would be odd to refer to the openings in a drinking straw as a "tunnel"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

In fairness, privacy issues have been a bit like a "frog in boiling water". Unless you pay a lot of attention to these things or are completely out of the loop, the average person won't see the issue.

At least my grandmother's vindicated now for not wanting to get on Facebook and share those sorts of things

 

Just played through the first two games after seeing RT Game's playthrough. I am looking forward to this one!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I kind of hate that you're right

 

I don't know if the mods of /r/LearnJapanese planned on migrating their stuff over to a lemmy instance. They seem to be permanently private as of right now, so I just wanted to link to the internet archive of the subreddit's language learning resource list.

Keep in mind that the links on the internet archive lead to other archived sites. For example, archived google docs don't load properly, so after clicking on one, you will need to copy/paste the link into your address bar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I've been watching "Match Me Abroad." Basically, it's people going to other countries in order to find love through a matchmaker service. It's not very good, but it's entertaining.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for making this!

 

Since this is a cafe and all that...

I actually like the McDonald's ground coffee that you can make at home. For whatever reason, after you brew it, it doesn't go stale when you leave it sitting for a few hours. Maybe I should be more concerned about this.

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