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F**k Amazon (lemmy.world)
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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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[–] Feeee23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've also uploaded it to imgflip.com

[–] udon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

who's that guy and why not use the original?

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Matt Parker is a YouTuber who teaches about cool math shit. He is here instead of Drake because Drake is a hunk of human shit.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, I had no idea Goodreads was owned by Amazon. Thanks! I'll definitely make a switch.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Using ephebophile Drake's Hotline Bling meme format. 🚫

Replacing him with Matt Parker who just wants to see the world learn. 🙌

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Is that Matt fucking Parker?

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I worked with him last year for Pi Day and I can confirm he's legit as nice in person as he is on camera. Also he never swears, unlike James Grime who's a hilarious potty mouth :D

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I haven’t watched a Numberphile video in a while, probably not since the lockdowns. I have to say, James Grime doesn’t give that impression at all. Something about James “singing banana” Grime being a hilarious potty mouth is in itself very funny to me.

[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The Matt Parker? Of Parker Square fame?

[–] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't really use Goodreads much but BookWyrm looks good so I've just switched over.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Adding I use bookwyrm because it's federated and uses activitypub so I can just boost my reviews from mastodon if I want to share them there.

[–] pelley@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I just moved to BookWyrm, but was checking out StoryGraph today as well. Looks interesting, but I’ll probably stick to BookWyrm if StroryGraph isn’t federated.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The local library is my first choice. I think they even have e-books now, though I am not sure how that works.

[–] yourgodlucifer@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most libraries (at least in the US) use Libby for their ebooks

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does anyone have a review or thoughts on all these different trackers? I started switching to StoryGraph but new ones keep popping up and I don't want to have to try them all.

(StoryGraph, bookwyrm, hardcover, open reads, library thing, others)

[–] David@piefed.social 1 points 1 year ago

StoryGraph is centralized and US -based. Bookwyrm is decentralized and part of the Fediverse.

The choice is easy to make.