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used kindle paperwhite, check firmware version to ensure jailbreak

jailbreak, install koreader

use calibre to manage library, source books from uh. the seas

amazon devices have quite good screens for the price

however, if you are reading comics, you should get a bigger screen probably a tablet, look into boox and meebook, both are android based

i would not recommend color screens rn, they still have significantly lower contrast and resolution and refresh is slow af

transmission

talk to people irl

for a vm yes, but depending on the game you can just firejail and block internet access

depends on the source, but generally no, run the game in a vm or container

not really true depends on the field

spend more time in the shell. you will naturally learn the most commonly used commands and useful flags for them. soon you will be surprised by how much you know. having good typing speed helps reduce the friction a lot. i have not found need to specifically “memorize” anything consciously.

for obscure things, write a script and put it in a scripts folder, have a comment at the top explaining what it does for reference later.

automated blinds.

they let in light automatically when its morning and now i dont have to set an alarm usually

left a pullup bar in the garage, use it pretty often