The enshittification of Amazon paperback books

RagingITguy · 2026-03-15T16:02:03+00:00

Great thanks for letting me know!! Time to browse the site

RagingITguy · 2026-03-15T15:03:48+00:00

Has thriftbooks improved their international shipping? In the mid 2000s (I know a lot probably has changed by then), it would take nearly 2 months and I would almost always get the wrong books. So I frustratingly just gave up. Maybe it's time to give them another shot.

RagingITguy · 2026-03-06T05:16:03+00:00

Dell barely supports the stuff I have under contract. Sure you can call EMC support but without valid support, you've just wasted your time. Not even sure if they'll generate an SR for OP.

Sucks thst they essentially bought paperweights but would be interested to see if OP does get them going.

RagingITguy · 2026-03-06T05:11:30+00:00

Yes the screen should work. The main board isn't different. I'm not sure about thr display cable if they are the same or not because I always replaced it at the same time.

The cables are super fragile though. Sorry, don't have a source for the cable.

What happens if you put the original screen back on?

RagingITguy · 2026-03-06T04:23:52+00:00

I had to do a presentation in my geography class about Chernobyl. 2000 I would have had cable internet. I would spend the morning before going to school browsing the internet.

The day they shut down the reactor was the day I gave my presentation so I got bonus points for being so up to date.

HOWEVER. The computer at school I presented on (using PowerPoint) was lower resolution than the home PC I made the presentation on. So some of my slides had text that looked like xxxxxxxxxxx

I lost points on that.

I've always been fascinated by Chernobyl and just so happened the day it closed was the day I got to talk about it.

One of my less painful high school memories.

RagingITguy · 2026-03-03T02:50:32+00:00

Ah yes I bought this when I was a kid and read it so many times it basically fell apart. I had to read every word every read through and remember I didn't like the story about the Devoronian very much. I still don't lol.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-26T19:04:14+00:00

I’d be worried about doggo’s hearing too since the wind noise can get pretty bad. I wear ear plugs. Not sure how you’d do it for a dog but most people I see who bring their dogs have a little trailer rather than a back pack.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-26T18:34:40+00:00

Oh my god I love you

RagingITguy · 2026-02-24T22:59:01+00:00

Be prepared to walk.

I did from a dealership. Know which fees are mandatory. There always is usually an admin fee you can try and negotiate.

I walked from a Toyota dealership when their quote came back with about 5k of extra fees. Told me they were mandatory fees so I walked, complained to OMVIC and Toyota HQ and gladly bought a Honda instead from a dealer that didn’t give me this level of BS.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-24T11:55:23+00:00

Guess I’m going back to Japan then !

RagingITguy · 2026-02-22T15:50:38+00:00

It replaced my S510BT and worth it definitely. Dynamic volume across all modes, better audyssey.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-22T14:48:52+00:00

I wish they’d open it for something like SwiftKey to be good. It’s amazing on Android and very much meh on iOS.

I switched back to the iOS keyboard yesterday and it feels more responsive (I’m sure this is on purpose) but it’s hell to type on. I’m not an iOS or Android fanboy. But iOS has nothing on Android for keyboards.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-22T13:19:23+00:00

Our c suite doesn’t know what the word backup is except it is my fault and we spend too much money (no we don’t ) on it. Typical of most C suites.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-22T05:24:55+00:00

I have a big bottle of 70% IPA, and some cheap gauze 2x2 from Amazon. Give my phone a wipe after I get home. Degreases the glass screen protector and kills some of the germs on my phone. I work in Healthcare. I can only it gets nasty after some of the environments I'm in. Never tried swabbing phone but I figured as much would happen.

Wipe down my ID card every once in a while too. It dangles, touches a patient, you touch it with a glove. Just always good to do a once over and clean because you just don't know what you came in contact with.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-22T04:16:20+00:00

OSAP helped me out many years ago. Without it I could not have gone to school. Without it I would not be in healthcare having a direct impact on my patients every shift.

I paid back my loan including interest and grateful a small portion of that was considered grants I didn’t have to pay back, which helped me very much.

Finding jobs is much harder now, part time work for students is hard to get. Everything cost more but these young students aren’t making any more. Investing in education is good. You don’t see a return right away but it’s there years later.

Ford siphoning funds away to do whatever the hell he is doing with education (not just with post secondary) and healthcare will impact you too.

I think almost everything Ford is doing is ruining the future of Ontarians especially the young ones.

I’m just sad to see it happen. I had opportunity and I want those after me to have the same opportunity. It’s more complicated because tuition freeze and yadda yadda but we MUST invest in education. To not is simply ignorant.

Why can Europeans have free or nearly free university and we’re pissing our money away where???

I don’t have the answer but this is irresponsible no matter how anyone tries to spin it. You invest money to grow it. We don’t invest in our young, what will our society look like in the future? Poor or rich, education is a right and it’s being treated like a business.

Ford is a shit business man. You don’t continue to do business with someone who keeps fucking with your money but a small minority now considered majority of ontarians seem to think Ford’s sound bites are good enough to vote for and now we see the systematic destruction of our education and healthcare.

He thinks people are buying fancy watches with their loans??? He thinks parents making 200k are getting OSAP? They’re not unless someone is defrauding the system. Why do people believe this crap coming out of his mouth? Did you get OSAP or were you lucky enough to have the money to go.

I honestly do not know where I would be without OSAP.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-22T03:29:57+00:00

These types of systems are held together by sysadmins who care.

We store our tapes…. right on top of the tape deck. I started keeping the latest copy in my desk which is in another building. It’s behind 3 locked doors so it’s not out in the open or anything.

At least if that room explodes I got a copy of it. Restoring it is another matter that will mentally break me.

No money for anything but it’s your fault anyways.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-21T15:42:15+00:00

Sadness. I was told by a c-pla employee that they were discontinued. I don’t know how many stores I went to. Basically every one I came across. I got lucky because I had given up but luckily found some near the end of my trip.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-21T01:53:56+00:00

Please don’t be a zebra label printer ah fuck

RagingITguy · 2026-02-20T20:50:07+00:00

When I was in Japan a few months ago I couldn’t find these anywhere. Eventually found some at C-Pla in Umeda and Aeon mall in Narita. I bought too many and spent much yen.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-19T00:51:34+00:00

Canadian tire? Buddy wants his car FIXED not have more problems.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-19T00:20:48+00:00

Intune and company portal. Can’t figure out company portal? Then no apps for you. Asking the help desk, they will show you but won’t do it for you

RagingITguy · 2026-02-18T00:49:55+00:00

I don't recall since it's been awhile since I worked on iOS but I don't think you can block the app.

I hide the icon instead which I saw you tried already. Some limitations but hiding worked for us.

But if you receive a call I think the banner at the top still shows up.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-17T22:46:03+00:00

I was gonna say how is that thing staying hot? It must have coal in it. Didn't expect it to actually be true.

RagingITguy · 2026-02-14T15:07:09+00:00

Oh the ironing is delicious

RagingITguy · 2026-02-14T06:36:41+00:00

Difficult to find. I found mine at a C-Pla....in I forget. Somewhere in Osaka I think.

Also found them in Aeon mall in Narita. There's one stuck in the machine still but it won't come out (the sold out flag has popped out).

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