@Eyebeemania I may have sensitive eyes, but I can’t read for very long on my iPad or iPhone. And even with the nightmode screen setting turned on, the screen messes with my sleep. If you’re reading for long stretches, especially at night, I would definitely encourage checking out a dedicated e-reader.
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@jsonbecker Doh! Classic upsell. I justified the higher price for the Paperwhite because I’ve gotten nine years out of the last one. The trade-in credit and 20% discount helped too.
@manton I use a Levo book stand with a tablet attachment for most of my nightly reading. It suspends the Kindle (or physical book) at a perfect reading height from my reading chair and completely resolved the neck pain I got from long bouts of reading. The Click will definitely make this easier than reaching up to tap the screen for the next page. Definitely an edge case though.
@jsonbecker Did you see they are releasing an optional case that the Kindle fits into with page buttons? This feels like a pretty good compromise.
@manton A new Kindle in aluminum with an optional case that sports physical page buttons? Instant pre-order for me. I can finally retire nine-year-old Kindle Oasis that barely holds a charge. Thanks for alerting me to this!
@Cliff538 that sounds pretty smart to me!
@writingslowly It looks good!
@Cliff538 Well done, Cliff! Did getting your own reviews to show up at the bottom of the book page require a special template or custom code?
@Cliff538 Great review! On my to-read list now.
@philbowell Looks great, Phil! I love how it includes your own review of the book at the bottom of the page. I’m going to have to experiment with this.
@Cliff538 Thank you! Good books!
@the I’ll bet upgrading to iOS 27 fixed it. That’s the only other thing I’ve done. Let me know!
@cynthiacliff Yes! More Shakespeare!!!
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@the So weird! Have you upgraded to iOS 27.0 that came out this week? I did both that update and the new Micro.blog update, and now the Discover tab for books is working great.
@the today’s iOS update for Micro.blog fixed this bug for me. Thank you @manton !
@patrickrhone We faced an empty nest five years (!) ago. So disorienting. In my case, I organized the tool shed. We each have to find our own way through this. Sending good thoughts!
@genegualtieri another favorite! You’ve got great taste in books!
@Cliff538 Oh man, all that GREEN! Soak it all in!
@bloftin2 @rscottjones @Cliff538 @Eyebeemania @EpiphanicSynchronicity Thank you for your kind thoughts. And I oh love this quote: “Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.”
So very true.
@genegualtieri I saw that! I ended up reading The Good Life earlier this year. I enjoyed it, but maybe not as much as Brightness Falls. Looking forward to eventually reading all four. Thanks again for putting this series on my radar!
@genegualtieri Claire Keegan is really an amazing writer. I honestly don’t know how she does it either. I’m recommending Foster to everyone I know.
@bloftin2 yes! I thought this was just me!
@philbowell Thanks, Phil!
@ReaderJohn Interesting! I stopped using Readwise Reader about a year and a half ago because the interface was confusing and cluttered, though I use Readwise itself every day. I’ve been using Matter, but that app really struggles to translate articles into the read-later format, and its article discovery engine has gotten pretty awful. Might be time to look at Reader again.
@ReaderJohn Ooh, this slipped by me too. How is this helping you?
@7robots @manton Thanks for checking! I was glad to hear from @the that I wasn’t the only one experiencing this. I was using the TestFlight version of the app, so I uninstalled it, then reinstalled it from the App Store. Books on the Discover tab still won’t load. So weird!
@rscottjones Ahhhh. Very nice! I grew up in Port Angeles. Lovely part of the world!
@Cliff538 Hey! That looks like Anacortes! We’ve stayed aboard our trawler at the Cap Sante Marina many, many nights in that great seaside town. Enjoy your time!
@manton Question about this new book blogging feature: can we edit the book page that gets created to add our personal review of the book, or is this a static page like we had before, but on our own site? Thanks for all you do!
@manton fantastic!!!! Thank you for making this!
@Cliff538 We took a road trip in our RV a couple of years ago from Phoenix to Vashon Island in Washington state to escape the July heat. Our first stop was at the Space Station RV park just outside of Las Vegas. It was 110 degrees outside. We had the A/C running full blast, but it was barely keeping up. The breaker box at the park was a little sketch, and I was worried we might trip it with our A/C load. That could turn deadly. I’m glad this all worked out!
Enjoy your time in the Pacific NW!
@genegualtieri One of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors! What did you think?
@manton I am so curious about this! Share more when you can.
@Cliff538 The summer heat in Arizona can be brutal. Hope you’re heading someplace cooler! We’ve escaped to Santa Barbara for the week, and the locals are all complaining at the 88 degree heat, but we are loving the ocean breeze. Travel safe!
@jsnell Ooh, that’s an expensive lock. I really love the more affordable Aqara U400 smart lock. I upgraded from a Yale smart lock that gave me nothing but problems, especially with Homekit. The Aqara really does feel like you’re living in the future.
@EpiphanicSynchronicity I know what you mean. I moved to Things from OmniFocus and missed some of the power user features and especially the Review function. I set up a weekly recurring Project in Things I use now for that weekly review every Sunday morning. It’s not the same as OmniFocus, but I’ve tailored it to suit me. I’ve been doing weekly reviews with it for seven years now. It’s kept me on the the rails for sure.
@rscottjones We can dream!
@cliff538 Great review, Cliff! Claire Keegan is amazing.
@jimmitchell I love this, Jim. It’s one thing to add so much functionality to a blog, but it’s a whole different thing to make it look so good. You’re an artist!
@cjhubbs I read Blood Meridian over six years ago, and there are parts of it that still haunt me. Powerful writing.
@cliff538 Ha! But money on books is always well spent!
@braindump This one sounds similar to Shteyngart’s most recent novel, Vera, Or Faith, which is a near-future dystopian novel told by a gifted ten-year-old girl. The mixture of perfectly normal, relatable, everyday life with a reasonable extrapolation of a concerning trend (AI, right-wing politics, government surveillance, etc.) makes books like these so alarming. Thanks for sharing this.
Great blog by the way!
@chrisd WAIT … WAIT … WAIT! You have to read Song of Susannah (Volume 6) before you climb those steps to the Dark Tower! I’m sorry, but you have forgotten the face of your father!
@rscottjones I went my entire adult life without a single rock chip, and then I moved to Arizona … just had my windshield replaced for the second time in two years. They make rocks bigger here!!!
@cliff538 Ah, that’s very cool. This makes me miss Seattle!
@timmymac ah, this was one of my all time favorites. I’m jealous you’re getting to read this gem for the first time. Enjoy!
@cliff538 I love everything about this, Cliff. So many wise words. What a way to coach and motivate yourself! I’m definitely borrowing this practice …….
@lmika I think I have the same keyboard. Are you using it on a Mac with a Bluetooth connection? If so, I had the very same problem. A firmware upgrade fixed it for me.
@Eyebeemania I hope you enjoy it!
@chrisd Ah, the Dark Tower series. Long days and pleasant nights.