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I bet the massive bribes Amazon is about to give out say otherwise

Hey! That's UNCLE daddy Sam to you! Now go apologize to Aunt Mommy-sister.

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These are such crazy times... We've got tech companies obliterating entire company board of trustees! I don't wanna even read the article, it sounds horribly graphic!!!

Instructions unclear; reader broke when I tore off the perforated edges; paper accordion fold appears impossible

A boring dystopia

Stacks was exactly my inspiration web describing piles, and gallery is kinda my inspiration on how to "thumb through" files. Except my idea would require a lot of resources dedicated to high quality compressed previews of documents.

Also, I'm not proposing this like I think I've come up with an invention. I'm just hoping that my random musings would inspire someone with far more technological knowhow than myself. When I worked in mobile tech support, I quickly realized that the majority of issues that let bad-actor computer repair companies take advantage of old people revolved around printing stuff.

Even though I no longer work in tech support, I still offer free basic tech support and computer repairs to older members of my community to try to make amends for having worked for such bloodsucking companies.

Actually, yes. And make it compress and process the PDF real slow-like with a bunch of horrible noises that are frightening to pets.

My intent though is to avoid the inclusion of dead trees in this process, but still create an analog for all the horrible inconveniences of printing on dead trees that my older tech support clients argue are features.

I propose an "e-printer." It'll just be an e-reader that you can send images, documents, any non-moving media to via a "print" icon. It'll have options on how to format the file browser, including a view called "piles" where it shows a disheveled layering of whatever files are in that directory instead of a folder icon. Previewing items in the "piles" view would let you "thumb through" the corners of the "printouts" until you find the one you suspect is the right file. The first select shows an image preview of the file, the second select fully opens the file. Extra points if we can open the file using a voice command such as "ahhhh, there it is."

A large chimp will actually produce something closer to one horsepower than those stupid overclocked horses.

Also, they'll rip your face off, so win-win

I disagree. I want every interaction to be processed individually and iteratively. I look forward to my stereo turning into a BOOM box.

"Why does that room smell like rotting corpses?"

"No clue, let's promise to be friends forever by agreeing to never go into or ask about that room ever again!"