You can download an old version of the Kindle desktop app (for Windows) and download the books there, though I’m not sure how long that feature will be available if Amazon turns it off server-side. I’ve personally decided not to buy Kindle books anymore due to their anti-consumer DRM and ability to revoke my books at any time, but I’m also not sure who does a better job.
Damn, you did the legwork. Thank you for the added context!
Thanks for posting, I just uninstalled it.
What kind of people target the Internet Archive? I don’t have an X account so does anyone know what their mission statement is?
How topical Some More News’ latest video is. My heart goes out to the injured pedestrian and I hope she makes a good, quick recovery.
Fantastic article, thanks for sharing. I’m disappointed in the EFF’s stance here. I understand the reasoning but I don’t feel that such hateful, dangerous speech is a good candidate for this argument. (Hateful and dangerous as in actual deaths have occurred from this.)
AI at Microsoft has not been optional for months. Someone I know has a job at Microsoft and has described it as hell. No human guidance or training, when asking questions of higher-ups they’re told to “ask Copilot”, Copilot is used for all internal documentation such as employee records and user tickets so when they need to find someone’s department or answer end-user questions they have to ask Copilot. They said it’s like having a full on conversation every time they need a small bit of information that a spreadsheet or database could accomplish much quicker.