Fiction books I read and liked in 2023
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I started a new hobby in 2023: reading fiction books! I started with fantasy: Harry Potter, Mistborn, and The Stormlight Archive.
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I read all 7 seven Harry Potter books in 33 days
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I don't know if I have ever read so much in so short time. I just liked the books so much.
Auto-converting EPUB files to AZW3 instead of MOBI in Calibre
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MOBI is an old e-book format. AZW3 is a newer and apparently better format; for instance, it supports embedded fonts. Here's how to configure Calibre to prefer the better format.
De-ACSM'ing and de-DRM'ing e-books for fun (but not profit)
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A reminder for myself how to make library e-books pleasant to use with the help of Calibre and two Calibre plugins.
Harry Potter, the Mirror of Erised, and mindless internet surfing
Mindlessly surfing the internet is like staring at the Mirror of Erised from the Harry Potter books. (Minor Harry Potter spoilers ahead.)
Book notes: Atomic Habits
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Tiny good things accumulate into great things. Tiny bad things accumulate into horrible things. This book tells you how to do more of those good things and less of those bad things.