Having just moved 13 boxes of books, I can't imagine - but each to his own!

I gave up physical #books and my #reading life has never been better https://www.digitaltrends.com/tablets/i-gave-up-physical-books-and-my-reading-life-has-never-been-better/

#amreading #Ebooks #portable #interactive #cheaper #personalpreference

安かれ悪かれ　不管是好是坏
品質が悪くとも、安かれば良い。
即使质量不好，如果能便宜点就更好了。

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/nccc0dd19942f

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#reality #world #evil #bad #services #better #only #products #quality #greed #mentality #worse #arrogance #cheaper

安かれ悪かれ　不管是好是坏
品質が悪くとも、安かれば良い。
即使质量不好，如果能便宜点就更好了。

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/nccc0dd19942f

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#reality #world #evil #bad #services #better #only #products #quality #greed #mentality #worse #arrogance #cheaper

Of interest to #Canadians. With the Fedi skew to tech-knowledgeable people, this probably isn't news to many.

But if you're looking to buy #electrical stuff - power bars, extension cords, multi-outlet wall taps that convert 1 #socket into 3 or 2 into 6, all this sort of stuff - be careful where you buy it.

The big hardware stores / home centres sell this stuff, but at stupidly-high #prices. There's no reason a 10-foot extension cord should cost $25, or a power bar $40. So many people reasonably look for #cheaper alternatives.

A lot of #stores and sellers operating in the ... less-well-regulated portions of the market bring this stuff in cheap directly from sellers/manufacturers in China or other countries. Independent stores, mall kiosks, people selling out of their home - their products may not be approved for sale in Canada, because they don't have the necessary #safety #certification. And many of *those* products are actually downright dangerous. I've taken a lot of them apart and seen the many, many ways they can kill you or burn your house down.

Instead, get this stuff at #Dollarama. Their stuff is actually safety-certified by one of the required labs - #CSA, #UL, or most likely #ETL. It's approved for sale in #Canada. And it's still cheap. It might be a little more than guy-with-a-sales-counter-in-a-dilapidated-strip-mall, but not by enough to matter.

Other big chains might be okay - but I haven't personally verified those.

#PowerBar #ExtensionCord

You're being charged $2,000, Lenovo Legion Go 2 just jumped to nearly two grand, RIPOFF 😳

Base (AMD Ryzen Z2, 16GB) climbed from $1,099 to $1,500 (+36%), the top (Ryzen Z2 Extreme, 32GB) went from $1,350 to $1,999 (+48%). Both models are listed OOS and restock dates are unknown. Cheaper picks: ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X, $999, Steam Deck OLED 1TB, $649 (sold out). Likely culprit, an industry RAM shortage.

#SteamAndEpic #Ryzen #Extreme #Cheaper #Youre #Lenovo

安かれ悪かれ　不管是好是坏
品質が悪くとも、安かれば良い。
即使质量不好，如果能便宜点就更好了。

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/nccc0dd19942f

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#reality #world #evil #bad #services #better #only #products #quality #greed #mentality #worse #arrogance #cheaper