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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • Kindle devices are nice but not at all FOSS, and not very open either. Although you can sideload books, EPUB files are still not directly supported, you have to convert them. Converting is easy with Calibre but it’s still a hassle that is not needed on any other ereader.

    There’s a vibrant jailbreak community on MobileRead, however Amazon keeps blocking jailbreaks.

    After my Kindle died I got a Kobo instead. Costs about the same as Kindle (maybe slightly more?). Still not fully open, but supports EPUB and its MobileRead community is just as vibrant (and Kobo doesn’t block you from doing this).




  • People who have accessories with a lightning adapter probably. Speakers, docks, etc.

    Are those common? I don’t think I’ve ever even seen a speaker with a built-in Lightning dock.

    I remember these iPod docks were very common at the time of the 30-pin connector. However by the time Lightning came around wireless audio became more commonplace with Bluetooth, AirPlay and other related technologies (CarPlay, smart speakers etc.)