Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Try https://www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals for free (my favourite price) platforms and/or E-reader apps. (I use Calibre - probably the best of
the e-readers for the desk/lap top confuser.)
Thanks for the recommendation. I have calibre on my Linux PC for the purpose of converting ebook formats. I normally read epub in FBReader.
Most of my ebooks come directly from archive.org and gutenberg.org. There's a newsgroup on gmane with a daily post of new books added to gutenberg.org. I stop by many Little Free Libraries when i am out on walks. I love used book stores and the book sections at thrift stores.
We have a nice used book store within walking distance imaginatively named "My Bookstore". Once in a blue moon i will hop over to Library Genesis at https://libgen.rs/
tome or two from https://archive.org (Internet Archive) to which I
contribute some of my treasure ... as they are getting their arses
sued off by the greedy publishing houses.
I've got a Little Free Library in front of my house with an arrow and
PARK on the side. I'm on a busy 4-lane arterial street w/no shoulder
to pull off onto. So I direct them to my driveway if they'd like. I'm
considering putting a Little-Free-Pantry next to it.
Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-
tome or two from https://archive.org (Internet Archive) to which I
contribute some of my treasure ... as they are getting their arses
sued off by the greedy publishing houses.
The more "the empire" tightens their grip, the more star systems, er, hearts and minds will slip through their fingers.
I've got a Little Free Library in front of my house with an arrow and
PARK on the side. I'm on a busy 4-lane arterial street w/no shoulder
to pull off onto. So I direct them to my driveway if they'd like. I'm
considering putting a Little-Free-Pantry next to it.
Nice! I read that the Little Free Library project was started by anarchists in Portland, Oregon as consciousness-raising activism.
Eugene also has the Toolbox Project where they have a library of home maintenance and landscaping tools that members can check out for a few days at a time. Membership is dirt cheap - something like $5 per year.
I definitely got my money's worth out of that and it makes sense to me that not every household needs to own (or rent) all their tools. Even seasonal tools that everyone wants to use all at once, like an apple press, can be shared to serve a lot of people, reduce waste, etc.
It represents a happy medium between the "I got mine, you get lost" attitude on one end and full-on communal living on the other.
I can borrow specialty tools. And if it's automotive AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, and NAPA all have a Loan-A-Tool program for specialty tools used in auto repair.
If the customer keeps the tool longer than 30 days AZ
uses the deposit to replace it on the shelf and the customer owns the
tool he has.
As soon as my rhubarb "comes in" I am going to make this. Every once in
a while a recipe leaps off the screen and says "Take me home, Daddy!"
This is one of those.
Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Re: Re: E-Books & Sharing
By: Dave Drum to Ben Collver on Sun Apr 09 2023 06:51:11
I can borrow specialty tools. And if it's automotive AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, and NAPA all have a Loan-A-Tool program for specialty tools used in auto repair.
If the customer keeps the tool longer than 30 days AZ
uses the deposit to replace it on the shelf and the customer owns the
tool he has.
Thanks, i was not aware of this program. It sounds practical! A
friend of mine showed me how to recharge the car AC and it was ridiculously easy. I'll never pay shop prices again for something like that.
As soon as my rhubarb "comes in" I am going to make this. Every once in
a while a recipe leaps off the screen and says "Take me home, Daddy!"
This is one of those.
Enjoy! I'm not big on rhubarb, but it was one of my Grandma's
favorites. I've been eyeing the "weeds" (spring greens) in the garden
and front yard. I enjoy the peppery flavor of bittercress in my salads.
Do you follow Fergus the Forager? https://fergustheforager.co.uk/ I get some good tips/recipes from his web site.
I also prefer it, like wild gooseberries - tart.
Forbes has an excellent article on the on-going fooforaw, And looking
at both sides. In the end it all aboils down, as always, to money - who has
it and who wants to keep it as a "right".
I've got a Little Free Library in front of my house with an arrowand
PARK on the side. I'm on a busy 4-lane arterial street w/no shoulderI'm
to pull off onto. So I direct them to my driveway if they'd like.
considering putting a Little-Free-Pantry next to it.
Nice! I read that the Little Free Library project was started by
anarchists in Portland, Oregon as consciousness-raising activism.
Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Do you follow Fergus the Forager? https://fergustheforager.co.uk/ I get some good tips/recipes from his web site.
No, but thanks for the link. I will check it out.
I also prefer it, like wild gooseberries - tart.
Around here the wild gooseberries have spines on them. So it's a
process of squeezing out the berry and tossing the skin. They have a
nice flavor somewhat similar to kiwis.
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