Sure. Whether this changes or not remains to be seen though. I suspect it’s a lot more stagnant than folks think, right or wrong.

I will say that I’ve seen this a lot more among some of my older family, who were generally subsistence farmers and animals were there to do specific jobs. They weren’t pets, the didn’t live in your house, and the ate slop or whatever they managed to hunt that wasn’t also a farm animal. I’ve got some pretty callous…

Naw, that’s literally you. Come from poverty and still manage to care about both humans and dogs, and absolutely would not abuse one. Maybe it’s regional, or cultural, or -al I can’t think of off the top of my head. Not trying to make you feel bad or anything here, just don’t want to be lumped in that.

But it’s not a…

Not gonna lie, Inheritance is pretty awful to start and doesn’t build speed well. I like it and will reread it probably next year, but it’s an awful entry point to Jemisin’s work. Don’t let it stop you though, here Dreamblood Duology is my favorite with Broken Earth coming in a close second.

I know folks like that, especially co-workers. I’m just too big of an addict to ever stick to that.

Plus, if you read the series early on and it takes 10 years to finish being written, it’s a damned good excuse to read the entire thing again from the start.

Yeah. We can see how that’s worked out with a few authors now that people are still waiting on for half a decade or more. What’s that saying about not counting your chickens before they hatch?

I can see the other side of this too, which is why I can wait patiently (also probably shit memory). I can see where people’s…

That’s fair, and I’m not dissing his writing at all. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read. But I think it’s not a name most folks know very well today.

Jemisin is a gift that keeps on giving. People love her for Broken Earth, and they should, then go backward and read Inheritance or her Dreamblood duology. She’s a superb author with a catalog that’s just all around excellent, and she keeps breaking boundaries and winning awards with everything she writes.

She’s one…

Damned good article. I haven’t the time right now to give it the depth it deserves, but I promise you it’s bookmarked and will be finished today at least once.

My only quibble is this: is Scott Lynch really one of fantasy’s most popular authors? I’ve read his books, I liked them mostly, and I like him as a person a…

Omg, we have a crazy dude in my town that haunts Topix like this too.

Last time responding here: If it may not be unethical, then it may be ethical, by direct implication. One of those P v ~P situations my man (more like ~~P=P really, so tautogical), although there could be a middle neutral ground to avoid false…

That’s a fair caveat. Thanks for the response.

I said it may be unethical, it is not illegal. I don’t think I’ve misspoken. What exactly is your deal?

Not going to address all of that drivel. But I will point out that removing DRM from your materials, if you don’t intend to loan them and personally own them, is not illegal in the least and may not even be unethical.

Now, please take your meds and calm the entire fuck down.

On that vein, say what you will about the 90s-2000s and Jeanco pants. But what other set of pants could you have worn where you could fit Tad Williams’ The Dragonbone Chair in the back pocket lol?

I loved my Nook, until I realized B&N had no clue what they were doing and were moving toward tablets. Got a Kindle Paperwhite a few years back, and it’s a wonderful damned thing. It goes everywhere I go, no joke, almost always in my back pocket where paperbacks used to be.

I’ve considered Oasis, do you think it has…

Is it? I’ve seen this oft uttered here, but is removing DRM illegal? I don’t believe it is as long as you’ve purchased it and are using it yourself. What’s illegal is sharing such content. It may be unethical depending to remove DRM, it might even be litigable, but it isn’t illegal.

If I’m wrong please let me know, I’m…

I didn’t understand that either. I think they mean on a phone or tablet app, not a dedicated e-ink reader.

Not all readers are equal, and I don’t knock what people choose to read on. But I do hope everyone who tries ebooks at least gives e-ink readers a shot, it’s a whole different ballgame than your phone or Ipad, whic…

I’m one of those rare ones that worked. I met my wife at 20 at the workplace, at 42 we are still married and work in the same building, albeit in different departments (not the same initial workplace). It worked out, and I’m well aware it could have been a totally different story.

I tell my kids and others to never do…

This is true. However it’s also different in the sense that when you loan a paperback, you lose your copy for a period of time or even permanently. That is not a concern in this method.

Which is why ebooks should revolutionize some aspects of libraries specifically, like interlibrary loan where you could loan a copy to…

Yes, it’s certainly against copyright law, but probably not illegal in the sense of cops coming to get you. It’s an ethical line everyone has to take a stance on.