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https://omnivore.appOmnivore
https://elevenlabs.io/text-readerElevenReader
https://arcus-www.amazon.com.br/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GKMQC26VQQMM8XSWfrom Amazon website
https://calibre-ebook.com/Calibre
https://arcus-www.amazon.com.br/hz/mycd/digital-console/contentlist/booksAll/dateDsc/here
https://www.adobe.com/br/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.htmlAdobe Digital Editions
https://www.classicpress.net/replacing-thickbox/talking about
https://www.classicpress.net/dragging-dropping-and-sorting/work being done
https://ia.samaltman.com/“The Intelligence Age,”

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  <h2><a href="/posts/2024/omnivore-adquired-elevenlabs/">Omnivore acquired by ElevenLabs AI startup</a></h2>

  <p><a href="https://omnivore.app">Omnivore</a>, the popular free read-it-later app, has been acquired by ElevenLabs, an AI startup focused on audio.</p>

<p><em>Update (15h30 UTC -3): In a new message, Omnivore said its app will be discontinued on November 15<sup>th</sup> and all user data will be deleted. (<a href="/assets/2024/omnivore-adquired-elevenlabs/omnivore-shutdown.png">Screenshot</a>).</em></p>

<p>The announcement hasn’t been made official yet. Jackson Harper, founder of Omnivore, gave users a heads-up via its newsletter. (<a href="/assets/2024/omnivore-adquired-elevenlabs/email-omnivore-elevenlabs.png">Screenshot</a>.)</p>

<p>In the message, Jackson mentions that the focus is now “on expanding <a href="https://elevenlabs.io/text-reader">ElevenReader</a>, a powerful listening and reading app that lets you listen to any text with ultra-realistic AI voices”.</p>

<p>He assures that “the Omnivore code base will remain 100% open-source for all developers,” and that “ElevenLabs has been truly committed to ensuring the developer community can continue to build upon the foundation we’ve built as a preferred read-it-later service”.</p>

<p>So, does this mean Jackson is stepping away from the Omnivore project and that it is now adrift?</p>

  

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  <h2><a href="/posts/2024/amazon-free-kindle/">How to make an Amazon-free Kindle</a></h2>

  <p>Even I, who prefer paper books, can’t deny the perks of e-readers like the Kindle—and, well, just the Kindle. In Brazil, you can pick any e-reader you want, as long as it’s a Kindle. (Kobo, Boox, and other brands don’t sell their devices here.)</p>

<p>Buying an Amazon device is basically making a deal with the devil, I mean, with Jeff Bezos, or just with Amazon itself. Sure, you can load it up with books and documents not bought from Amazon, but those files still have to go through their servers.</p>

<p>Or do they?</p>

<p>Right before Black Friday 2023, I asked readers on my pt_BR website if it was possible to use a Kindle without linking it to an Amazon account. After reading some positive replies, I took the plunge and bought the then-latest basic model, the 11<sup>th</sup> generation.</p>

<p>I can confirm that, yes, you can use a Kindle without tying it to Amazon. In fact, you can keep it offline — mine has been offline for eight months since I unboxed it and it’s doing just fine.</p>

<p>In this offline mode, you lose some features, like that convenient wireless file transfer through Amazon’s servers via email.</p>

<p>But honestly, I was surprised at how functional an offline Kindle is. Among other things I thought were impossible, I can take notes, highlight text, transfer books I bought from Amazon to it, and even update its firmware.</p>

<p>Updating the firmware isn’t really necessary, especially if you plan to keep it away from the internet. I did it just to see if it worked, so I can’t give you all the details.</p>

<p>As far as I remember, you first need to download the installer for the new version <a href="https://arcus-www.amazon.com.br/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GKMQC26VQQMM8XSW">from Amazon website</a>. Then, you transfer it to the Kindle’s memory using the USB cable that comes in the box. This is where I get a bit fuzzy: I can’t remember how to start the update. If anyone has done this and remembers, please let me know.</p>

<p>Transferring books involves a must-have software — whether your Kindle is connected to Amazon or not — called <a href="https://calibre-ebook.com/">Calibre</a>.</p>

<p>Don’t let the ugly UI scare you off. Once you get past that awful first impression, Calibre turns out to be a pretty great app.</p>

<p>When you install it, you specify your e-reader model, and it makes the necessary adjustments. After that, just connect your Kindle to the computer with the USB cable and start managing your digital books.</p>

<p>You can download your Amazon books <a href="https://arcus-www.amazon.com.br/hz/mycd/digital-console/contentlist/booksAll/dateDsc/">here</a> — click on the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">More Actions</code> button, then <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Download and Transfer via USB</code>. Just drag them into Calibre, and the app will break Amazon’s copy protection, making them ready to transfer to your Kindle.</p>

<p>Books from the other digital store in Brazil, Kobo, also need their protection removed. Getting those <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">*.epub</code> files can be a hassle and involves downloading <a href="https://www.adobe.com/br/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html">Adobe Digital Editions</a>, which is a nightmare of an app, and signing up for a free Adobe account if you don’t already have one. But it works!</p>

<p>After that, it’s just… well, reading. It’s almost poetic, really, to reduce the Kindle to just reading, no internet, no Amazon snooping around — just me and my books. It makes the experience feel a bit more like reading a paper book.</p>

  

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    <a href="/posts/2024/classicpress-modernization-javascript/">8/10/2024</a>
    
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  <h2><a href="/posts/2024/classicpress-modernization-javascript/">ClassicPress is still going strong…</a></h2>

  <p>ClassicPress is still going strong. After a new fork from WordPress, the project has now taken its own path, and it’s starting to pay off.</p>

<p>On their blog, Tim Kaye is <a href="https://www.classicpress.net/replacing-thickbox/">talking about</a> the <a href="https://www.classicpress.net/dragging-dropping-and-sorting/">work being done</a> to modernize some really old JavaScript libraries that are still in use in WordPress. These updates should make the ClassicPress admin panel faster and more touch-friendly.</p>

<p>Sure, WordPress has a huge legacy that makes any changes tough, but I suspect that the focus on the Gutenberg block editor, which has been the standard since 2018, doesn’t leave much room for… details.</p>

  

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  <h2><a href="/posts/2024/sam-altman-the-intelligence-age/">Sam Altman wrote a blog post…</a></h2>

  <p>Sam Altman wrote a blog post titled <a href="https://ia.samaltman.com/">“The Intelligence Age,”</a> which I imagine wasn’t reviewed by OpenAI’s marketing team. Not just because it’s published on a domain with Altman’s name, but more because it’s a mediocre piece, so bad and filled with grand, empty, and/or unverifiable promises that I doubt even ChatGPT could generate it.</p>

<p>“It is possible that we will have superintelligence in a few thousand days (!),” Altman writes. “A few thousand days” means a good few of years during which he can keep deceiving everyone with an AI that is far from delivering on its promises. “It may take longer, but I’m confident we’ll get there.” Sure, it may take a bit longer, but just sit tight and we’ll get there. Someday. Maybe. We’ll keep in touch.</p>

<p>I’ll spare you from reading that because the over a thousand words can be summed up in one line: “AI will be revolutionary soon, gimme more money.”</p>

<p>How is it possible that so many smart people don’t realize that the biggest “hallucination” produced by AI was this Sam Altman?</p>

  

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  <h2><a href="/posts/2024/matt-mullenweg-wp-engine-debacle/">Matt Mullenweg needs to step down from WordPress.org leadership ASAP</a></h2>

  <p>Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and founder and CEO of Automattic, which owns WordPress.com, made some strong criticisms of WP Engine, a WordPress-focused hosting company, during his closing speech of WordCamp&nbsp;US. He told the audience to ditch WP Engine if they were using it. Notably, WP Engine was a sponsor of the event.</p>

<p><strike><strong>Update (23/9):</strong> A colaborative Google Doc with lots of reasons that justify asking Matt to step down.</strike> Removed at authors' request.</p>

<p><em><strong>Update 2 (23/9, 18h17 UTC -3):</strong> WP Engine is suing Matt, WordPress, and Automattic, per Matt himself <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1fn3mjr/matt_mullenweg_needs_to_step_down_from/lokzvec/">in this Reddit thread</a>.</em></p>

<p><em><strong>Update 3 (24/9, 7h11 UTC -3):</strong> WP Engine <a href="https://wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cease-and-Desist-Letter-to-Automattic-and-Request-to-Preserve-Documents-Sent.pdf">cease and desist letter</a> (PDF) to Automattic/Matt Mullenweg.</em></p>

<p><em><strong>Update 4 (24/9, 7h28 UTC -3):</strong> On Reddit, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1fnz0h6/cease_desist_letter_from_wp_engine_was_made_public/lon9wsg/">Matt himself confirmed</a> he asked for 8% of WP Revenue or else.</em></p>

<p><em><strong>Update 5 (24/9, 19h30 UTC -3):</strong> On July, the WordPress Foundation filed to trademark <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=98646183&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=DEFAULT&amp;searchType=statusSearch">“managed WordPress”</a> and <a href="https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=98646185&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=DEFAULT&amp;searchType=statusSearch">“hosted WordPress”</a> in the US. Why WordPress Foundation, which doesn’t host anything, wants to trademark these terms is beyond me. Also, their site (Matt?) updated <a href="https://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/">its trademark policy</a> to retroactively disincentive the “WP” usage, citing WP&nbsp;Engine as an example.</em></p>

<p>On Saturday (21st), Matt published a more intense and fiery version of his rant against WP Engine <a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wp-engine/">on the WordPress.org blog</a>, the FOSS project he leads as WordPress Foundation chairman.</p>

<p>Matt called WP Engine “a cancer to WordPress” and claimed that what they offer isn’t really WordPress because they disable post revisions by default. He argued that this is damaging to the WordPress brand because WP Engine’s modifications create confusion. The first paragraph of his post reads:</p>

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  <p>“It has to be said and repeated: WP Engine is not WordPress. My own mother was confused and thought WP Engine was an official thing. Their branding, marketing, advertising, and entire promise to customers is that they’re giving you WordPress, but they’re not. And they’re profiting off of the confusion.”</p>
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<p>WP Engine was acquired by a private equity firm, Silver Lake. According to Matt’s post, “they break the trust and sanctity of our software’s promise to users to save themselves money so they can extract more profits from you”. Somehow, changing a default WordPress config documented and supported officially violates its “sanctity”.</p>

<p>What I find deeply ironic in this situation is his accusation that WP Engine “confused even his own mother,” while he’s the owner of Automattic, which has a hosting service literally called WordPress.com, distinct from the FOSS project WordPress.org — an intentional yet obvious confusion that everyone who interacts with WordPress struggles to understand and has benefited Automattic immensely since ever.</p>

<p>Last year, Matt leveraged the FOSS project and his for-profit endeavor resemblance (and his position in both) to <a href="https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/10/problem-wordpress-positioning-not-plugins/">redirect web searches pointed at WordPress.org plugin directory to a mirror hosted in WordPress.com</a>. No ranting was posted at WordPress.org towards this unethical, unacceptable inside plot after they reversed course due to the community heavy criticism.</p>

<p>Additionally, it’s also ironic (hypocritical, I’d say) for him to complain about the lack of post revisions as something that undermines WordPress, while Automattic offers WordPress without access to plugins and all themes in its basic hosting plans, and makes Jetpack, a Trojan horse to upsell features (even the basics, <a href="https://jetpack.com/blog/updates-to-jetpack-stats-for-commercial-sites/">like… stats</a>), mandatory for all users.</p>

<p>I really like WordPress, as I’ve stated many times, but Matt has become an irresponsible and damaging actor. He urgently needs to step down from WordPress.org leadership, or he risks undermining WordPress’ popularity and driving the community away.</p>

<p>***</p>

<p>Disclaimer: I’m a WordPress user and WordPress.com paying customer, and overall happy with the service, except for Jetpack and all the gymnastics I need to perform to get rid of those pesky blocks/Gutenberg crappy.</p>

  

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  <h2><a href="/posts/2024/twitter-digital-drug/">Twitter is a digital drug</a></h2>

  <p>We notice that Twitter (or X), which is now <a href="https://nucleo.jor.br/english/2024-08-30-brazilian-justice-orders-complete-block-of-x-in-brazil/">blocked here in Brazil</a>, is an addiction when people come to other social networks and are shocked by the bare minimum of human decency — like the absence of scam and betting ads and extremist accounts paying for visibility, along with decent moderation tools, etc.</p>

<p>I joke that Twitter is a digital drug, but honestly, it’s not really a joke.</p>

  

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