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Jay🌟🌟🌟🌟<p>I just bought a book on Amazon UK in the dreadful Kindle format. I used to be able to convert it with Calibre to my preferred epub format, which I use on my Boox Leaf 2 e-reader.</p><p>It's not working anymore. There's a strange directory created when I download the book to my Macbook using the Kindle app with several files with exotic extensions.</p><p>Anybody knows how I can convert to epub and unlock DRM?</p><p><a href="https://queer.cool/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a> <a href="https://queer.cool/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://queer.cool/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kindle</span></a> <a href="https://queer.cool/tags/epub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epub</span></a> <a href="https://queer.cool/tags/ereader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ereader</span></a> <a href="https://queer.cool/tags/calibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calibre</span></a></p>
unknown731<p>Will EU force WhatsApp to open the specs s that it can be interoperable like XMPP?</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a></p>
✍️ Eljo #MorpurgoMedia<p>So what happens when I enter a building that has Wi-Fi and routers set on DNS-x and my hardware has DNS-y?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a></p>
Scott the F is implicit Baxter<p>What is the amount of DC going in and AC, peak ac, coming out of the power tube?<br>I'll take power, current, voltage, anything.<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/amp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/gearsquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gearsquad</span></a></p>
Xanatos :godot:<p>Still waiting for the browser UI of the "loops" service. Seems like the focus is still on Pixelfed, which is totally fine.</p><p>Is anyone aware of any plans when the UI which was shown earlier this year will be in place?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Loops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pixelfed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FediServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a></p>
Toy Box Comix<p>Random Old Comic: QAnon <a href="https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2018/08/07/qanon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">toyboxcomix.com/2018/08/07/qan</span><span class="invisible">on/</span></a> QAnon <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Batman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Batman</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Q" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Q</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a></p>
Anna Cats 🐱<p>Is it better to rescue a cat than to buy one from a breeder?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rescue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a></p>
st3fan<p>Fairphone5 question: Does the desktop mode work correctly with LineageOS and its spin-off e/OS/?</p><p><a href="https://fedi.caliandroid.de/tags/fairphone5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fairphone5</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.caliandroid.de/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.caliandroid.de/tags/eos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eOS</span></a></p>
Lucas Janin 🇨🇦🇫🇷<p>Hi the fediverse !</p><p>Life may take me from Montreal to Brussels. I’m seeking experience with international moves, particularly with shared containers, as I’m a minimalist. All my previous moves involved a full container (MTL &gt; LA &gt; NZ &gt; MTL).</p><p>I estimate my volume to be 1/4 or 1/2 container. By the way, it is very hard to evaluate this! </p><p>Any advice will be welcome!<br>You can reply in 🇬🇧 or 🇫🇷</p><p>Boost will be more than welcome!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/move" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>move</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>montreal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brussels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bruxelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bruxelles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a></p>
Verđandi K. Soldusty<p>Okay, is it me or Tusky or something else. A couple of.times I've tapped a post to see the thread &amp; instead it shows me a completely different thread, from a completely different account from the one who's post I'm tapping? </p><p>Very bizarre 🤷.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/RandomClitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RandomClitch</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WhatIsHappening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatIsHappening</span></a></p>
Alx 🐈<p>Any <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/wasp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wasp</span></a> expert here?<br>I noticed a couple of wasps in my garden that suddenly start to behave hyperactive: they seem unable to properly fly again, and they contort while walking and moving in an accelerated way. To be blunt, it looked as they are given an overdose of amphetamines, as if they are loosing control of their body. <br>I’m learning to live with them, but this worries me as they might turn unnaturally aggressive? Entomologists, help!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wasps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a></p>
foxyoreos (they/it) (🔞)<p>I really like non-destructive editing in Krita. In particular, I like using transform masks on clone layers to organize doodles onto a page without having to resize the source.</p><p>But.. if I use a lot of them at very high resolutions - like 8-10 2k panels at the same time.. on my old-ish CPU, Krita starts chugging.</p><p>Individually they're fine, but I think Krita recomputes all of them whenever a containing group is hidden.</p><p>Anypony have suggestions?</p><p><a href="https://gulp.cafe/tags/krita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>krita</span></a> <a href="https://gulp.cafe/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://gulp.cafe/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://gulp.cafe/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a></p>
Cliff<p>Happy Gilmore 2 was...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polls</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/POTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Questions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Questions</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/QOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QOTD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HappyGilmore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HappyGilmore</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HappyGilmore2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HappyGilmore2</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AdamSandler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamSandler</span></a></p>
ren (is fairy eyelashes) 🎶🌈<p>QUESTION OF THE DAY:</p><p>I really struggle with LLM "A.I." - most of it is garbage... BUT, where I have found a use for it is in accessibility.</p><p>Ex. AI is super helpful when writing alt text. </p><p>Would you support AI for accessibility? </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a></p>
Keano<p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> 🙋 What is the expected inflation rate over the long term, and how will it impact your retirement savings?</p>
BobDevney<p>2 of 2<br>…And going to their profile page, still a puzzlement.</p><p>For example, on award-winning writer John Chu's profile page, you can highlight this to grab:<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@john_chu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>john_chu</span></a></span></p><p>But the rest of his handle, his instance address, is in a different color. Copy/paste them both, and you get:<br>@john_chuwandering.shop</p><p>Which seems to lack maybe an "@" separator?</p><p>Thought I'd copy/pasted handles before, easily. Did something change? What am I obliviously missing?<br>2of2</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🚗 ❓ **Questions**</p><p>I do not understand the modern phenomenon of inhaling laughing gas whilst driving a motor vehicle. Why would anyone want to do this? For those who partake in such activities, why do they think it is a good idea with no or minimal associated risk?</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Questions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Questions</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/AskMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Driving</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Risk</span></a></p>
Gos Salsitxa<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> dilemma... I'm here mostly to share my language learning journey, and to get motivated by your learning updates (they're priceless, really). <br>And then I find some of you amazing people and I really want to follow you. But then you post about all those interesting topics and, since I have no self-control, I spend hours scrolling 🤦‍♀️ . On the other hand, I feel like I miss out on so much following just hashtags, as many of you post without using any. What do I do... ? Ugh.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a></p>
Synchron<p>Is there a tool or script to check every link on a webpage (with all subpages) if it's dead or alive?</p><p>Thanks</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/html" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>html</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tool</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/script" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>script</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a></p>
Moosey :v_bi: 🇨🇦<p>Does waxing make hair go away for longer? Is it difficult or expensive to do?</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BodyHair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BodyHair</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Waxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waxing</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a></p>