SomeoneElse @ SomeoneElse @lemmy.ca

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That photo is even less flattering than the real mugshot. What a strange choice for a “fan”.

You might want to edit that again. The rapist Brock Allen Turner goes by just his middle name now. The rapist Allen Turner has been seen partying in Ohio bars and clubs recently. Stay safe ladies of Ohio.

You’re welcome! For what you described it should be ideal - you can keep it in your bag and forget about it for days/weeks at a time. The battery won’t die, it’s nice and light, you don’t need internet connection and you can use it in any condition/situation. It’s the last, and best, book you’ll ever buy! But it is a terrible, terrible tablet so don’t even considered it as one.

You made a good choice with the oasis btw. My voyage died at an inopportune time and I couldn’t afford the oasis so I initially bought the newest paper white - the one you can get in different colours. That was a giant step down from the voyage and I hated it! So plasticky and cheap feeling - it actually made me a bit sad to use it! I returned it and got the voyage on a payment plan (there was a bigger difference in the price when I got mine) and I’m really glad I did.

I’ve just thought of one other feature you might not know about yet - the send-to-kindle function. If you have ebooks saved elsewhere, or ebooks acquired on the high seas, you can send them directly to your kindle via email. You’ll find your assigned email address in the settings. You can also make a “family” with someone else with a kindle and have a shared library. Happy reading!

It was so depressing when I couldn’t hold a book anymore, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say having a kindle changed my life.

Like the person below commented, it’s a completely different beast compared to an iPad or an iPhone screen. It’s only intended to be a book so it might help to think about it like that - it’s designed to be as close as possible to paper, not a screen. It’s not a step down in technology, rather it’s a completely different tech for a completely different set of needs.

Put your ipad and kindle side by side in different conditions and try and read a page. In full sunlight you can’t see an ipad screen. In the dark an ipad screen is really really bright. In both cases the kindle lets you read easily. Because it uses e-ink, the screen isn’t made from glass, making it lighter and much less breakable. Because e-ink is only black and white it uses far far less power than an iPad screen so you don’t need to charge it remotely as often.

If you only read a few pages in bed before you go to sleep, you might not need a kindle. If the reflective screen and brightness of your iPad don’t bother you, you might just want to stick with that. But if you read a lot, read in the bath, or in the sun, or at night with the lights off, or if you have a physical disability that makes holding a book/iPad difficult - a kindle is the answer.

I think I’m on my 3rd kindle now - I had the paper white, the voyage and now the oasis. I read loads, a good hundred books a year. I have lupus though and the arthritis in my hands was making it really painful to physically hold open a book. Plus I’d filled two huge bookcases in my tiny flat. The kindle is obviously much lighter and with a case or popsocket it doesn’t hurt me to hold it. I have damage to my vision now and the kindle has worked out brilliantly for that too - I’ve been able to upload a particularly legible font to help me out and adjusting the screen brightness has been kinder on my eyes too. They really come into their own when you go on holiday - the oasis is waterproof too.

Does this mean Trump will have a mugshot released too? I bet he’ll pull that shit eating grin. Wouldn’t surprise me if he tries to give the thumbs up too.

Sorry, I forgot to switch accounts. Both SomeoneElses are me!

I don’t mean to be the voice of doom, but I suspect you may have lost the roots to root rot. What I can see of the soil looks far far too wet. Sedums have really delicate roots, they’re very fragile and if it wasn’t root rot, the weight of the wet soil when you repotted it probably tore them off. The good news is they propagate (grow new roots) very easily. It’s clearly alive in the that photo so no need to panic. Just let the soil dry out completely between waterings - you should be able to push your finger into the soil and pull it out cleanly without any soil stuck to it.

If you’re not already, you should water it from the bottom not the top - stick the pot in the sink or a bowl of water and leave it for an hour max. Shake off the excess water before you put it back in the decorative pot. You won’t need to repot it again for at least a year - wait until the roots are growing out of the holes in the bottom of the pot. And you don’t necessarily need to buy new potting soil if you just have the one plant - just grab some gravel/small stones from outside. Rinse them thoroughly and push them gently into the soil. That lets the soil aerate and helps prevent root rot. You can poke a kebab stick or similar into the soil and give it a gentle wiggle to add air to the soil too.

When sedums get enough light their leaves are very close together and you can barely see the stem. At the moment it’s etiolated - it’s stretching towards the light and growing long and stringy rather than compact and full. If it ends up looking really odd after it starts growing properly drop me a message and I’ll talk you through how to chop and prop it. I’ve had more than my fair share of dodgy looking succulents!

Christ - 15 hours like that!

It also needs a lot more light. Stick it in the sunniest spot you have - mine live on my south facing windowsill all year round and that’s just about enough for it (I live in the UK). Mine are potted in lechuza pon which looks a lot like gravel. At the height of summer I water them every 2 weeks max. In winter I water them every month-6 weeks. They’re hardy things. You’re far more likely to kill it by overwatering than under.

I should have added they were trapped for 15 hours before being rescued 😬

Everyone was rescued successfully.

I was trying to explain this story to my partner. It’s absolutely bonkers and that’s before I knew that poor lady died.

Yup.

It’s not about her, it’s about the victims. They want the opportunity to speak in open court and to witness her sentencing. Currently she can just opt not to go but I think they’re looking into changing the law so that the victims can have at least that.

They’re looking into changing the law so it is mandatory I believe.

I believe it’s at the sentencing that victim impact statements are read. It’s the only time victims can speak directly to the perpetrator. Some victims might get a sense of closure from that.

No, I forgot the first @. Just a slip up.

From the article:

“Those who remain are either trying to protect property or are essential workers who have to stay behind.”