Yingwu

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Best option for enabling comments on my Ghost blog? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

I just installed Ghost and I love it so far! But apparently the normal Ghost commenting system requires people to sign up to my website, which I don't really want. What's the best way to implement a commenting system that allows for people to comment without signing up?

GOG and game publishers launch FreedomToBuy.games to raise awareness on censorship in gaming – GOG Pressroom in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love free games but I don't know if I want these in my game library, too self-conscious lol

WeTransfer updates T&Cs, allows it to use your data to train AI in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

TBH the only reason I used their service was to send pirated stuff to friends. I didn't want to compromise my own/my primary cloud.

Day 341 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Very nice. I played it for a bit recently but I quit at the water temple, didn't intend to but it kinda made me. To no ones surprise I guess?

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YouTube Will Add an AI Slop Button Thanks to Google’s Veo 3 (gizmodo.com)
Whatever happened to cheap eReaders? – Terence Eden’s Blog in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

I don't really know how they do it, but some do run newer Android versions like Android 14 (Meebook M8, Bigme B7). Anyway, the lack of Play store isn't really a consideration in China, it's only for foreign markets they have to include the Play store. This also means that China has many more Android e-ink brands than are available to us (which mostly are Boox, Meebook, Bigme or Hisense).

Whatever happened to cheap eReaders? – Terence Eden’s Blog in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

Still, e-ink is so much better than a regular screen. If one is really strapped for cash sure, but for one's eyes sake I'd say e-ink is a worthwhile investment if one likes to read. A phone can't compare.

Whatever happened to cheap eReaders? – Terence Eden’s Blog in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

To be honest I don't really find them prohibitively expensive if you count the value you'll get from them over the years. I have both a Kobo Libra 2 and an Android Boox Page, which I bought for different use cases. I see them both lasting me many years. My previous Kobo Aura One lasted me 7 years in itself before I sold it 2nd hand. My reading skyrocketed once I bought an e-reader.

What's your preferred site for manga now that MangaDex has been (pretty much) taken down? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They had DMCA requests for 800+ titles so it's functionally crippled at the moment and it seems like they're pivoting to becoming a self-published webtoon platform instead. Check here: https://mangadex.org/compliance/copyright-faq

What's your preferred site for manga now that MangaDex has been (pretty much) taken down? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago

Great site! Thanks

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What's your preferred site for manga now that MangaDex has been (pretty much) taken down? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

Excluding Nyaa or private trackers, as many ongoing and more obscure titles aren't available to torrent. I've been using Comick and Weeb Central, but I don't really know how up to date they are on new scanlations as I think they're mostly aggregating from other sources?

[NEWS] Mangadex hit by massive DMCA takedown, 800+ series gone in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Check out Comick or Weeb Central!

[NEWS] Mangadex hit by massive DMCA takedown, 800+ series gone in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

At least there's Nyaa, and alternative sites to Mangadex for ongoing releases.

Can I self host a VPN that sneakies through the China firewall? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Unfortunately it's still trial and error. Check out e.g Ovpn, Astrill, Mullvad though. You can always email and ask different providers as well. Though it's best it you set it up before visiting China. A HK sim through Airalo or similar also works.

Can I self host a VPN that sneakies through the China firewall? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I've heard Shanghai for example has zones where the GFW is much more lax?

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You Can Remove DRM From Your Digital Books, but It's Probably Illegal (lifehacker.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
24 comments fedilink
 

Title from the article. Interesting article, with some good words from our DRM-free favorite Cory Doctorow.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/40754848

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How do you not feel overwhelmed using Mastodon? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
6 comments fedilink
 

I feel like everyone suggests following hashtags, but depending on the hashtag, I find the content that's being posted quite overwhelming when it comes to the amount of toots, and that it's hard to get an overview. Anyone that relates?

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Quick and dirty way to rip an eBook from Android (shkspr.mobi)
 

Some of you might have followed my earlier posts about the LCP ePub DRM. Here's another one of Terence's blog posts that I thought was great.

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Extracting content from an LCP "protected" ePub (included are also arrogant messages from the Readium consortium that created the DRM) (shkspr.mobi)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
9 comments fedilink
 

Finally there are some more methods to tackle LCP DRM, but the messages to the creator from Readium consortium is so frustrating. Just read this:

"We were planning to now focus on new accessibility features on our open-source Thorium Reader, better access to annotations for blind users and an advanced reading mode for dyslexic people. Too bad; disturbances around LCP will force us to focus on a new round of security measures, ensuring the technology stays useful for ebook lending (stop reading after some time) and as a protection against oversharing."

Also on Mastodon

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What's the state regarding being able to DeDRM e-books using Readium LCP? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
2 comments fedilink
 

Seems like many are moving towards LCP in the future for e-books. But last I heard the NoDRM gang had to exclude the LCP DeDRM from the Calibre plugin due to legal issues (GitHub), and either way it was for an older version of LCP so it wouldn't work nowadays. Do you think someone will come up with a way to DeDRM these?

Internet Archive moving towards LCP as well

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Advantages to using the Z-Library Linux desktop launcher? Is it safe? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

I'm inherently distrustful of anything that is going to be installed on my computer, especially from more shadier sources (and while z-library is great, it does exist in a grey area). Is the z-library desktop launcher good? Is it safe?

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Borrowing e-books in the EU just became a lot more complicated as libraries move to closed ecosystems (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38033968

Apparently many libraries, including the ones in my country, are moving over to a system where you're not allowed to digitally download the epub file anymore. You're only allowed to borrow the book, and read it, in a closed ecosystem: an app. This per definition then excludes the majority of e-ink readers that don't run Android. This is due to Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (Text with EEA relevance) (source) entering into force June 28 this year.

As the Adobe DRM solution hasn't been updated for years, it isn't capable of fulfilling all the requirements that this law lays out without endangering the DRM solution. Text-to-speech is one function that isn't fully supported by Adobe for example. This means that there are apparently two directions to go for full compliance, Readium DRM which is barely supported as well or a closed app ecosystem.

This is frustrating on so many levels, especially if I would like to borrow an ebook in my native language that isn't available elsewhere on the web, which is often the situation for books in my language (and I'm guessing most languages outside of English). The alternatives left is borrowing a physical copy, or buying it.

The enshittification of everything continues...

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Borrowing e-books in the EU just became a lot more complicated as libraries move to closed ecosystems (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
17 comments fedilink
 

Apparently many libraries, including the ones in my country, are moving over to a system where you're not allowed to digitally download the epub file anymore. You're only allowed to borrow the book, and read it, in a closed ecosystem: an app. This per definition then excludes the majority of e-ink readers that don't run Android. This is due to Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (Text with EEA relevance) (source) entering into force June 28 this year.

As the Adobe DRM solution hasn't been updated for years, it isn't capable of fulfilling all the requirements that this law lays out without endangering the DRM solution. Text-to-speech is one function that isn't fully supported by Adobe for example. This means that there are apparently two directions to go for full compliance, Readium DRM which is barely supported as well or a closed app ecosystem.

This is frustrating on so many levels, especially if I would like to borrow an ebook in my native language that isn't available elsewhere on the web, which is often the situation for books in my language (and I'm guessing most languages outside of English). The alternatives left is borrowing a physical copy, or buying it.

The enshittification of everything continues...

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Why Gen Z Is Ditching Dating Apps (time.com)
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