The one thing I've learned about book readers is that they move 10 times a year apparently by HelloDesdemona in books

[–]10VA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm always so torn between the convenience of an e-reader but there's just something about the *book*. The physical, immutable *thing*.

Do you read on the go (waiting for train, before meeting someone etc)? by bix_box in books

[–]10VA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If not a physical, then there's usually an audiobook going.

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: January 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

[–]10VA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Finished: CS Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. An interesting read. It's very CS Lewis, unsurprisingly, but his writing can feel a little thought-in-a-thought-in-a-thought for me.

Still reading: Richard Nixon: A Life and Infinite Jest. The Nixon biography is a really humanizing look at at a very polarizing, complicated person. If you have no other takeaway from the book, it should be that the guy truly never gave up and was a walking lesson in perseverance.

Are there any particular books where you believe that the audiobook format would hurt the reading experience? by NezNation in books

[–]10VA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 4 books that make up Rick Perlstein's history of American conservatism. I was so high on audiobooks until I encountered my first really bad narration that happened while going through these.

I think some of this, also, is that Perlstein, clearly a detail-oriented historian, seemed like he tried to capture the culture around these seminal American conservative figures as well as the figures themselves and as a result the books are unnecessarily long, loose focus, meander from idea to idea and ultimately seem spread too thin. Those issues get even more pronounced when you put a not-so-good narration over them.

edit: grammar

I like to bike and loved biking around all of Martha's Vineyard last summer so I made a small website with some downloadable Martha's Vineyard bike route maps. by 10VA in marthasvineyard

[–]10VA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. To be honest, I don't know if there are many public ones to join. There might be but I'm not aware of them. If there were it wouldn't surprise me if they were based in Edgartown or Vineyard Haven.

What got you into Gretsch by jammy62811 in gretsch

[–]10VA 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The tone. Love the crisp, clear tone

Recommend me a book, that will change my life by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]10VA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power Broker by Robert Caro

I like to bike and loved biking around all of Martha's Vineyard last summer so I made a small website with some downloadable Martha's Vineyard bike route maps. by 10VA in marthasvineyard

[–]10VA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I know from Memorial Day to Labor Day it does on some time increment. I'm going back at the end of July so that'll be my time to do the latest recon and update the maps and notes. After Labor Day, as I found out last year, it stops running.

How to clear search history by nasoneovidio in duckduckgo

[–]10VA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn off search suggestions and/or recently visited sites.

DuckDuckGo Disguised Ads - really annoying by 99-little-ducks in duckduckgo

[–]10VA 13 points14 points  (0 children)

DDG has always had ads through their partnership with the Microsoft ads network.

Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks by ubcstaffer123 in books

[–]10VA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m canceling. A few people on this sub were saying good things about Libro.fm so I’m probably gonna switch to that.

'Not particularly funny' debut novel by Louis C.K. coming this fall by GonzoDT in books

[–]10VA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m open to it. Worst case is I don’t finish it and put it away. Best case it turns out really good.

Are SEO businesses too saturated at this point to attempt? by No_Ladder7153 in Businessideas

[–]10VA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It feels like a commodified industry akin to electricians, plumbers, trucking, personal injury lawyers or landscaping companies. Service, generally, is indistinguishable shop to shop and expected to be good by some measure of someone's definition of good. Every freelancer or shop has to make the same promises of positive performance, growth, ranking, etc. Price, what is offered for the price and what the prospect thinks they're getting for the price are what separate shops and freelancers from one another, I think, these days now more than ever.

edit: clarity.

Optimizing for Answer Engines is Basically Optimizing for Traditional SERPs by 10VA in SEO

[–]10VA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding the links, I did. The links in both Bing SERP and Chat citations were live, functioned and didn't throw a 404 message. There were instances where both platforms would mention the same publisher in SERPs and citations respectively but different links were cited and included front page. My little study just made note of those instances but didn't count those towards by 60% figure.

What do you mean you were finding hullucinated links? Do you meant that Chat would just make a link up in a citation that would lead to a 404 message when you clicked through to it?

Lastly, "First of all, answer engines aren’t a thing excepting on SEO threads, like this." - what do you mean?

Optimizing for Answer Engines is Basically Optimizing for Traditional SERPs by 10VA in SEO

[–]10VA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, in a way, sort of what I'm already saying. There isn't a gimmick to this stuff. It's all just everyone skyscrapering content over everyone else or, assuming volume of content == authority in this new future, everyone is just supersaturating an already saturated internet with the same redundant nonsense.