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Notices by hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com), page 14

  1. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Sunday, 30-Sep-2018 04:00:34 EDT hosh hosh
    When I began Ursula Le Guin's Worlds of Exile and Illusion I was using Kobo's Android app. But three chapters before the end they started feeding me ads to buy more Le Guin books, so I switched to Cool Reader, which is in F-Droid. It's a much more satisfying application, which gives total control over how the book looks, and is easier and friendlier, after you get used to it, than commercial e-reader apps. The Le Guin book (actually three books) was, I think released without DRM. But in Calibre I can easily remove Kobo's DRM. So far I've done this only with Kobo books, because in Linux it's harder with Kindle books. It seems you need to set up Amazon's Windows version under Wine in order to get the key that can be used to decode the book. I've just read that some Kobo books are sold more cheaply in the US than other places, so to get those cheaper prices, one has to appear to be in the US. Didn't know about that.

    I have a Kobo e-reader, but it's software is a bit buggy. I have an NVidea tablet which a couple of weeks ago blank screened when I was in the middle of reading something and I haven't been able to wake it since, though it's a software, not a hardware issue. So I've taken to reading on my phone. It's a 3 year old cheap Micromax model, but it suits me well enough, except that I daren't try Lineage on it.
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Sep-2018 04:00:34 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  2. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Sunday, 30-Sep-2018 01:31:00 EDT hosh hosh
    Tolkien can always be re-read
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Sep-2018 01:31:00 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  3. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Saturday, 29-Sep-2018 16:06:12 EDT hosh hosh
    Sounds like a bad omen.
    In conversation Saturday, 29-Sep-2018 16:06:12 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  4. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Saturday, 29-Sep-2018 16:02:19 EDT hosh hosh
    Poor Mr Anus, the council candidate given a bum deal by Facebook

    This story in the Guardian reminds me of when the British were accused of racism for laughing at the name of Delhi's former chief minister, Sheila Dikshit (during the Commonwealth Games). But seriously, why should big companies like Facebook be in a position to decide on what names are or aren't acceptable, based on how they sound in English?
    Poor Mr Anus, the council candidate given a bum deal by Facebook



    A local election candidate in Belgium has been forced to change his name by the social network on the grounds that it is ‘offensive and inappropriate’. The cheek of it!
    In conversation Saturday, 29-Sep-2018 16:02:19 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  5. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Sep-2018 02:29:57 EDT hosh hosh
    The US has used its next-generation most sophisticated most expensive ever fighter jet in its first combat mission, in Afghanistan, of course, where airstrikes have already killed at least 149 civilians so far this year.

    https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/27/politics/airstrike-afghanistan-first-f-35b/index.html
    In conversation Friday, 28-Sep-2018 02:29:57 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink

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      US F-35 fighter jet conducts first-ever airstrike
      from CNN
      The US military's F-35B joint strike fighter conducted its first-ever airstrike on Thursday, according to the US Marine Corps and three US defense officials.
  6. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Sep-2018 02:10:05 EDT hosh hosh
    Before sleep, I was using Google's street view to look at an old neighbourhood in Leeds where I lived as a child. Then in dreams I actually wandered those streets, searching for the house where I once lived, encountering the shady characters whose faces had been blurred in street view. Once I encountered a musician and asked if the music he was playing was qawwali. At first he didn't understand. I said I love qawwali !
    In conversation Friday, 28-Sep-2018 02:10:05 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  7. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Friday, 28-Sep-2018 01:32:14 EDT hosh hosh
    in reply to
    These are still used by auto-rikshaws in India
    In conversation Friday, 28-Sep-2018 01:32:14 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  8. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Thursday, 27-Sep-2018 01:12:41 EDT hosh hosh
    in reply to
    Here's the YET:
    Aadhaar is voluntary—but millions of Indians are already trapped

    "Court rulings have ensured that the programme—at least on paper—is voluntary. That, however, has not stopped it from becoming entrenched in daily life. From pension schemes to nutrition programmes for kids, and women’s empowerment scholarships to insurance payouts, the government and many businesses, including banks and cell phone operators, have been pushing for it, at times even arm-twisting citizens to sign up for an Aadhaar number." etc. And after a series of instances where all the Aadhar data was shown to be wide-open to hacking, nobody trusts anymore that their data is going to be safe.
    In conversation Thursday, 27-Sep-2018 01:12:41 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  9. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 23:26:25 EDT hosh hosh
    interesting article, thanks. I think that courses in the development of critical thinking, critical reading of news media, etc. should be mandatory in schools. Of course, schools themselves are deeply implicated in the spread of disinformation.
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 23:26:25 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  10. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 12:59:52 EDT hosh hosh
    The New York Times says I've been freeloading too many of their articles in order to see that, but a story about this character seems timely!
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 12:59:52 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  11. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 12:57:40 EDT hosh hosh
    that's wonderful. I love that.
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Sep-2018 12:57:40 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink
  12. hosh (hosh@hub.vikshepa.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Sep-2018 21:06:11 EDT hosh hosh
    BJP chief slammed for calling Bangladeshi migrants 'termites'
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/bjp-chief-slammed-calling-bangladesh-migrants-termites-180924155313048.html
    In conversation Monday, 24-Sep-2018 21:06:11 EDT from hub.vikshepa.com permalink

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      BJP chief slammed for calling Bangladeshi migrants 'termites'
      Amit Shah's 'disturbing' and 'unwanted remark' criticised by Bangladesh as well as human rights groups.
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