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[–] brandon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

As for Libby/OverDrive, you aren’t restricted to your local library. Try looking into other libraries in your region as many libraries will allow you to get an account online which you can use for this. Just note, if you do have multiple libraries associated with OverDrive, kobo doesn’t really support that and will only use the one you log into on device.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a Kobo and much prefer it over kindle. While they have a bookstore, it’s not intrusive like Amazon, and it’s super easy to load books over usb (I use Calibre but I’ve also just directly copied books over).

There are also a multitude of android based e-ink devices which are much more open and configurable but they tend to be more expensive and not as smooth of an experience if all you care about is reading.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Very much so. The longer the line, the more your eyes move and the easier it is to lose track of where you are. It can be worse when you move to the next line, as you lose your frame of reference from the previous line on the other side of the screen.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

For horizontal space, it tends to be really hard to design for larger widths and still maintain focus on the main content in a readable way. For example, you should avoid super wide blocks of text as it’s really easy to get lost as you read. This is why you often see a max width with large gutters for wide displays, especially on pages with a singular focus, such as an article.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You can find the data here. Took a quick glance at the data and didn’t find anything particularly loaded and didn’t see any direct mentions of Gaza but I could have missed something.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

It’s their home market, with a strong regional developer base, and Nintendo systems tend to have a lot of Japanese-exclusive titles that will most likely offset the lower cost of a Japanese-only console in the long run.

For international markets, they need to contend with US tariffs, that have been a threatened for many months, and various other production costs impacting all consoles. They are spreading these costs across all regions to both avoid sticker shock in any individual region as well as to avoid scalping via arbitrage.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It’s actually a US regulation which goes into effect on May 10th. Most other booking sites should be following suit with something similar over the next few weeks.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It’s because FTC regulations requiring fee-inclusive pricing go into effect on May 10th. Everyone dealing with short term rentals and hotels in the US will be updating to this over the next few weeks.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Not spiritual myself but you might want to look into Unitarian Universalism. It’s all about diversity, inclusivity, and spiritual exploration without a particular set of required beliefs or dogma. I believe it’s mostly concentrated in the US but you might find congregations elsewhere around the globe.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This time next week, it’ll probably be at 420.69% to get Musk on board

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A separate entrance is more then just a door:

To build out the Canadian entrance, the Haskell has to create a parking lot with reduced mobility spots, install reduced mobility access ramps and entrances, and build another proper building entrance to the facility.

Looks like their GoFundMe has a good response so far, already receiving over the expected $100k needed.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They use air pockets but they are of the stiffer variety that are fitted around each drive, not the super cheap and thin air pockets that just get jammed in to fill the box.

 

OEM blades lasted over 6 years, only needing an occasional wipe down getting them working well again but not anymore. Saved $25 getting replacements from Costco rather than a new OEM pair.

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