Things that frustrate us all

[bdub76]

So Amazon is discontinuing support for older Kindles.

User anger as Amazon ends support for some older Kindles

The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.

www.bbc.com

Because they can't wait for their devices' batteries to die.

This seems like a bad PR move, but from being in business for a very long time, I know that the users will complain and then buy new Kindles or use the Kindle app. Most will not migrate to a new ecosystem such as KOBO.

The only reason I can see Amazon doing this is because those older Kindle can't handle the new DRM. It's all about locking customers into their ecosystem. Now, publishers like TOR do offer DRM free eBooks, but a lot of publishers do not. And really, DRM only comes up when migrating to another ecosystem. Most people want to read books. They don't care about the technical stuff.

So I can see this being frustrating for customers that somehow still have these old working Kindles, which would naturally die when the battery no longer works. No idea why Amazon couldn't wait this out. It's not like they're sending updates to them, so support is nothing beyond sending them a file format they can read. And these are small text files.

I have an old Kindle keyboard that can't hold charge. It's pretty much a paper weight already.

 

[Set Harth]

if only there was some other way to read books

 

[Avro Arrow]

So Amazon is discontinuing support for older Kindles.

User anger as Amazon ends support for some older Kindles

The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.

www.bbc.com

Because they can't wait for their devices' batteries to die.

This seems like a bad PR move

Alternate headline: "Giant corporation famous for doing shitty things, does another shitty thing"

 

[bdub76]

Alternate headline: "Giant corporation famous for doing shitty things, does another shitty thing"

Pretty much.

And it keeps getting worse.

Here’s how Amazon’s price fixing allegedly drove up prices everywhere

The high cost of low prices.

www.theverge.com

Gotta love when government allows companies to grow and grow and grow without good regulation.

 

[Kraig]

if only there was some other way to read books

I feel pretty good, because I'm still reading the non-battery / non-e versions.

 

[Fantasy Lover]

if only there was some other way to read books

Archive.org is a nice alternative.

Why do I keep trying to date? It never yields results, yet I keep trying hoping the outcome is different. Why do I even bother? I hate it, it messes up my self esteem

 

[Leviathan]

People without basic airplane etiquette. Shower before getting on, keep your shoes on, don't kick the seat in front of you...

 

[Captain Marsh]

if only there was some other way to read books

I still prefer to read good old-fashioned paperback books that I buy from Barnes and Noble, Half Price Books, or Vintage Stock/VStock.

 

[Set Harth]

don't kick the seat in front of you...

this also applies to movie theaters... though the redesign some years back mitigated things somewhat.

 

[SithHappens]

People without basic airplane etiquette. Shower before getting on, keep your shoes on, don't kick the seat in front of you...

Don't recline too

 

[auntiehill]

Archive.org is a nice alternative.

Why do I keep trying to date? It never yields results, yet I keep trying hoping the outcome is different. Why do I even bother? I hate it, it messes up my self esteem

I had that same problem. Instead of dating, I went to places and gatherings that had like-minded people with similar interests (translate: NERDS) . I did my best to start conversations there, and THEN I made friends and starting dating. I met my husband at a fan fiction convention--it doesn't get much nerdier than that. If *I* can meet someone, ANYONE can. We've been married 22 years.

 

[Aragorn]

When I set the pet adoption search to local only and some rescue from eight states away appears in the listings.

 

[auntiehill]

Damn Love Bugs

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[Fantasy Lover]

I'm sick and tired of hearing boomers and the silent generation constantly saying: "back in my day, there was no such thing as autism, ADHD and LGBT+ people." That's because they were sent to an mental institution and got lobotomy or committed suicide

 

[Set Harth]

Saying there was no such thing as gay people back in the day is completely insane.

 

[Captain Marsh]

I'm sick and tired of hearing boomers and the silent generation constantly saying: "back in my day, there was no such thing as autism, ADHD and LGBT+ people." That's because they were sent to an mental institution and got lobotomy or committed suicide

Or they got misdiagnosed as something else, which frequently happens with autistic/ADHD women and people with high functioning autism. Or they were dismissed/overlooked.

Ever seen film footage (documentary or other film) of a 1950's housewife taking pills when no one is looking (or she thinks no one is looking)? She was taking "mother's little helper" aka Valium.

 

[scotpens]

Saying there was no such thing as gay people back in the day is completely insane.

Hell, the ancient Greeks practically invented it!

 

[bdub76]

There is a Johnathon Creek book over at Kickstarter that has already funded. I write this as I'm binging the last two seasons. I guess, it takes place after the last episode. Hopefully, I can still snag a copy as it's supposed to be what happens after the last episode.

 

[Fantasy Lover]

Or they got misdiagnosed as something else, which frequently happens with autistic/ADHD women and people with high functioning autism. Or they were dismissed/overlooked.

Ever seen film footage (documentary or other film) of a 1950's housewife taking pills when no one is looking (or she thinks no one is looking)? She was taking "mother's little helper" aka Valium.

Yeah, women with ADHD frequently had been misdiagnosed as being depressed

Hell, the ancient Greeks practically invented it!

The Spartans: "Am I a joke to you?"

 

[Aragorn]

There's an intersection nearby with a short left turn light, which is really annoying since there are almost always cars waiting to turn left who will get stuck for another cycle. Not only is it short, but it's got a traffic sensor that can make it even shorter. If a bus is the front vehicle waiting to turn left, since the sensor can't see beyond the bus, it's already changing to yellow before the bus has even completed its turn.