natalieironside:

There’s a lot of discourse about what the label “bisexual” really means so I’d like to clarify that “bisexual” means that it occurs twice per sexual, NOT once every other sexual.

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loveroftoomanyfandoms:

i-will-write:

To all my writer friends who are on the struggle bus/suffering from writer’s block/just dealing with life stuff right now!

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ear-a-corn:

We have always existed, and we always will.

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lynmars79:

ryttu3k:

liminalweirdo:

thegaylibertarian:

I am once again begging you to get your hands on physical media and/or save your fave stuff OFFLINE.

How to remove DRM from Kindle with Calibre.

I use Kobo, which uses a slightly different method. Some publishers already don’t use DRM. Great! You’re good to go. Most others will be listed as using Adobe DRM. For that, you’ll need Adobe Digital Editions.

1. Download the DRM file. This will be an ASCM file (Adobe Content Server Message) called ‘URLLink.ascm’. This isn’t an ebook, it’s basically just a link.
2. Open in Adobe Digital Editions. It should automatically download the ebook.
3. Locate the actual file location. By default, this is Documents > My Digital Editions. This will give you the epub file, with DRM.
4. Follow the above instructions to install DeDRM in Calibre.
5. Drag the epub file into Calibre. If you’ve installed DeDRM correctly, there’ll be a button up the top labelled 'Convert books’.
6. Up the top of the window, there’ll be 'Input format’ on the left, and 'Output format’ on the right. Input will default to EPUB, select whatever you like (including EPUB again) for output. Select 'OK’ (bottom right).
7. Locate your Calibre file. For me, this was Documents > Calibre. By default, books are listed in subfolders by author, then title. Open the folder for the book you converted, and you should have four files - a cover, an OPF file with metadata, your new EPUB file, and an old version with the file extension of .original_epub.
8. Not necessary, but I prefer to do this for organisation - you can now place the DRM-free EPUB file wherever you like. I have folders for my own library that I can back up as I wish.
9. You may want an ereader not tied to a particular platform. I use one for my phone called Moon+ Reader. It has a free option with unobtrusive ads (which only show when you close a book). Otherwise, using Calibre on my PC has its own epub reader.

Anyway. Not hyperbole. Microsoft closed its ebook platform in 2019 and people lost their entire libraries. Back your books up.

Amazon is ending the ability to download/transfer ebooks from Kindle devices via USB connection on February 26 2025!

You should still be able to use the PC and mobile apps, and in browser reading, but your device will be entirely reliant on WiFi (which isn’t always available or reliable!). Here’s 1 article on it.

I’ve been using Epubor Ultimate to remove DRM from all of my ebooks so I can convert and save them, able to read them either in Kobo or Kindle, or in Calibre. I can save them as Epubs, PDFs, or what have you.

Also keep in mind Bookshop.org, an online store that interacts with independent booksellers, now has an ebook app and options from those indie stores. You can even set it specifically to your own favorite local bookstores if you want.

I get a lot of ebooks due to space issues, being a rental/apartment dweller. So the cracked and converted books are saved to my PC and external backup drives. I bought them. They’re mine. I ought to be able to read them, and not worry about them being “updated” or removed on some whim*.

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(*I noticed that Jim Butcher’s The Aeronaut’s Windlass has a different cover than when I first downloaded it, not sure what else has changed yet. Good Omens also went from the classic black cover to the TV show tie in cover.)

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mewvore:

I feel like starting an urban legend about a demon that kills you if you don’t have headphones on when browsing tiktok in public

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mankillercalledbunny:

Sometimes when you’re overwhelmed you just need to sit and quietly talk yourself through simple actions with the kindness and gentleness of a preschool teacher helping an overwhelmed 3-year-old, with plenty of “that’s it, you’re all right, it’s okay"s and maybe occasionally rubbing your shoulder to reassure your inner 3-year-old that yes, it is, in fact, gonna be okay, and you are doing a good job, and that is not only okay but actively helps a lot in giving yourself the grace you need without judging yourself and shame-spiralling. Life IS a lot sometimes, be kind to your inner 3-year-old. You’re doing the best you can right now, and that’s all we can ask of ourselves. It’s a lot easier when we’re asking gently.

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discworld-heritage-posts:

claysalive:

I’ve connected the dots

Discworld Heritage Post

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magnetostits:

rip magneto you would have loved killing elon musk

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dandelionwyn-o:

n8v-woodland-wolf:

Love is in the air 🖤🗡💀

Also…

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badoccultadvice:

Sorry folks but no one’s ever gonna come up with a better network name than

ALT

Bravest little signal of them all.

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ganons-kingdom:

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