Disclaimer: it feels like a lie to claim this is Athens as it usually looks nothing like this but this specific part was very pretty.
Or just buy a printer that is not by HP?
MicrowavedTea
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These tech images are getting pretty ridiculous. What even is this thumbnail?
A veces Amazon te lo pone más fácil cuando la wea tarde más de una semana. Si está a 10-20 minutos local es mejor.
This is simultaneously adorable and terrifying
On a screen on my desk or on a laptop in my bed. I might move one of the screens to the bedroom at some point and connect my laptop there.
After seeing the edits, it seems we have wildly different use cases/priorities. I'll check the blog too, it seems interesting, thanks.
Typography and page layout was once a thing. It was considered kind of an art form even.
Honestly I'd love to see that because it feels pretty rare right now.
About half of those issues are solved by drm-free ebooks (or piracy). True, a phone comes with extra work (charging, updating, upgrading every few years) so if you're not already maintaining one you obviously won't do it just to read books.
The rest is up to use case. I do need to look up words a lot (usually in other languages) and a bus stop after dark will never have enough light for reading. If you read at home I guess these aren't issues, but pocket books are meant to be read on the road.
About the formatting there are some books which should absolutely not be read as ebooks cause you'll miss out on things. But most books are a block of text split in chapters and paragraphs. A phone can absolutely support that.
Anyway, it's mostly up to use case and preference as you say.
I'd argue phones are actually better pocket books. Assuming looking at a screen does not bother you:
- it's much more compact, can be held in one hand and you can carry multiple 800 page books. I've never actually seen a pocket book that can fit in a pocket.
- you can adjust font, text size and brightness (some font choices in printed books are just terrible)
- does not need an external light source
- you can quickly look up words and take notes without needing external items
Requiring a battery is a downside but most reading apps consume very little power compared to other apps.
On a similar note, action cameras, which can be even more portable than a smartphone.
I usually reply with a variation of this image
Maybe the Disney/Pixar stories that are not based on Grimm's tales? Do we still tell fairy tales to children though? The only ones I remember from my childhood are Aesop's Fables told by my grandma, which are even older.
Some context here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_Metro
This seems to have flown under the radar a bit but it's a similar case to the metro project in Ho Chi Minh. It took an eternity to finish with the first hole being dug in 1989 and it finally opened to the public last month. It had become kind of a meme due to all the delays and changing of hands among now-bankrupt companies and with every government promising to open it (it's had at least two opening ceremonies years apart). Now a month later it's still having issues and is really small, mostly serving the center but it's the first driverless metro in Greece with modern stations and also featuring a museum so it's promising.
Some context here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_Metro
This seems to have flown under the radar a bit but it's a similar case to the metro project in Ho Chi Minh. It took an eternity to finish with the first hole being dug in 1989 and it finally opened to the public last month. It had become kind of a meme due to all the delays and changing of hands among now-bankrupt companies and with every government promising to open it (it's had at least two opening ceremonies years apart). Now a month later it's still having issues and is really small, mostly serving the center but it's the first driverless metro in Greece with modern stations and also featuring a museum so it's promising.
Well, future landmark. This was fun, kudos to those who did it the whole month.
Remembering to not touch fresh ink is apparently a hard skill.
Just found this community. Thought I might get back to drawing for these last days.
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I agree but hey at least you can inspect the script before running it, in contrast to every binary installer you're called to download.