Internet Outage... on mobile data right now... So... how has your internet been, and do you have "backup internet" options if your primary goes down? What do you do if you lose it completely?

edit-2 8 days ago

Internet Outage... on mobile data right now... So... how has your internet been, and do you have "backup internet" options if your primary goes down? What do you do if you lose it completely?

dkppunk@piefed.social · 8 days ago

When my internet goes down, I usually just pull out my book and start reading.

8 days ago

looks around the house

Um… yea… there’s only a bunch of children’s books that the library gave out for free when we were in Brooklyn, I don’t even have any like… actual adult books lol

I mean, ever since I found out there’s “free” 😏 books online, I never even have the desire to visit a library anymore.

I better start download .epubs and make sure my power banks are charged

dkppunk@piefed.social · 7 days ago

A lot of libraries have ebooks now, so you can still support libraries while reading books for free. Libby is the major one, but there is also CloudLibrary which one of my local library uses. There are even comic books and graphic novels available.

There is also a program called Little Free Library where people give and drop off books in cubbies to borrow. There are probably quite a few around you if you are in Brooklyn. Some of the ones near me even stock board games and puzzles for people to use. https://littlefreelibrary.org/map/

Books, especially ones written by smaller and indie authors, are something I don’t personally like pirating because there are so many legit options to access books for free. And I’m a big advocate of supporting libraries in any way possible.