Notices by KB Sez (kbsez@mastodon.social)

@br00t4c

uggg... clickbait title.

I'm not clicking out of principle -- but I'm sure my wife will read it

If you can't buy it or download it and keep it without someone's tool to use it, you do not own it.

All those movies, TV shows and stuff you "purchased" from Amazon or some other services? They can take it away tomorrow and you have no recourse.

My next step is finding some way to get my library accessible from my phone remotely for the books I bought (I like and use Libro.fm' s app) which will be another project

I feel good about this.

4/4

If you cancel your membership at Audible you can use a program like Libation to download the books you've bought to your computer, which I was doing already because when you "purchase" something from a streaming service they can take it away, change it or alter it without notice or recourse.

https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation/releases/tag/v12.4.9

This happened with several books where they took away the original, superior version and replaced it with a new reader or altered version.

3/4

I HIGHLY recommend Libro.fm , not only are they DRM free but you can chose a local bookshop to support with your purchases a lot like Bookshop.org (I only buy books online from them) and local bookshops.

https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm427234

(that's my referral link to Libro.fm, feel free not to use it - you earn books by referrals )

I haven't used any #microsoft or #Adobe products willingly in years and have been moving away from #google as well.

2/4

That's Done: I CANCELLED AUDIBLE

I've been an #Audiobook listener for 20+ years, mostly because I'm in the car a lot and having kids kills your brain for reading at night. I had over 500 books in my #Audible library but it's time to go.

Doing business with #JeffBezos has just become too unpalatable. That and @pluralistic has taught me to reject DRM and he helped me find https://Libro.fm - I signed up for a membership and have already bought and pre-ordered 6 new books over there.

1/4

@br00t4c

Huh.... who is paying her to say this?

She's right but she's a freaking sociopath who doesn't do anything for anyone unless it boosts her image, ego or bank account

On the left is a post today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

On the right is literal Nazi propaganda from the 1930s.

#MAGA

I Called Everyone in Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book
What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, “genius,” Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
So there was no client list…? yet the mention of dvd’s labeled with people’s names, the confirmation that people were being video taped during sex and matter of fact reporting that he was using all this to blackmail people — but #trump now says there was no list, no evidence about #JefferyEpstein ?

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/i-called-everyone-in-jeffrey-epsteins-little-black-book/

‘Buy Canadian’ movement pushes Purdys to sell outside own stores for first time in 118-year-old history

Purdys Chocolatier says the buy Canadian movement has generated so much demand for its products that it decided to sell them outside its own stores for the first time in its 118-year-old history

#BuyCanadian #Canada #Tariffs #Chocolate

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/demand-from-buy-canadian-movement-pushes-purdys-to-move-into-grocer-save-on-foods/

@br00t4c

Intersting.. I enjoyed The Bear but candidly I really didn't know how the hell that show got the green light in today's TV arena.

@gianmarcogg03 @friction

I downloaded Friction and unfortunately haven't had time to find tutorials and play with it.

PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse #trump / #MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to #boycott those businesses.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/publicsquare-trump-critics-boycott-businesses_n_680900d2e4b00850c6839b0b

@libreoffice

I recommend LIBREOFFICE to everyone. Very regular updates and it's been flawless.

I can open ANY file from office and save and send back in the same format.

And it's FREE.

There is no reason for 99.9% of users to be paying for M$ Office.

@chris @pluralistic

I had the great pleasure of seeing Cory speak and I swear I felt smarter afterward.

He was extremely entertaining, informative and so generous with his time and attention for every single person who came.

No wonder he's my hero --- and he said he could teach me the secret Canadian handshake so I can move to Canada.

Cory's still on tour!!! Go see him and buy some books!

http://martinhench.com

#WISCONSIN

As of 9:47 pm about 41 % of the votes counted and

#SusanCrawford Is ahead 57.5% to 42.6 !!!

Voter turnout in WI was "unprecedented" according to numerous sources.

@kims

NBC has already called it — projecting Crawford as the winner

at least some good news tonight.

Even better news is all the money musk dumped in there was a waste.

@br00t4c

You can download LIBRE OFFICE for free !!!

For Mac, PC or Linux... FOR FREE!

No license, no open door for viruses and trojans into your system because Microsoft doesn't care.

@libreoffice if free. It's updated super regularly and it will open ANY office file you need.

99.9% of all users don't need M$ Office. #LibreOffice is the way to go!

Donate that $43 to some charity helping old people and be happy

@br00t4c

For the sake of our nation, let's all focus on the winning of the Special Elections and the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

Pray. Manafest. Call every damn person you know in either state. If you are there you better get out to vote.

@charlesgaba

Call your friends and call your family, especially in Florida. President musk is coming for their Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid. No need to get out and vote against him by voting for these Democrats.

@DeanObeidallah

Please, Dean: be sure and mention the special elections in Florida and the Supreme Court election in Wisconsin.

There’s a ton of people in Florida on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and they are all going to get whacked by President musk.

Let your listeners know about the elections and how important it is