Migrating

A few days ago I was sitting at a desk when I noticed unusual shadows on the tiles outside. I went to see what was causing them. When I looked up I saw hundreds of storks flying in circles above my home. They were heading towards Geneva. I considered getting on the bike and trying to follow them, to see if they would land. I didn’t.

Yesterday I finally had the discipline to take things to be recycled and on the way back I looked to my right, at a field, and I spotted storks again. This time I drove around, found a good place to park and then walked up to the storks to take a few photos.

In the current day and age moving from Amazon is not unappealing. I wish that Audible.com had never been bought by Amazon because I love Audible but hate what Amazon represents. It represents a monopolisation of the way people shop and by content around the world. Luckily in Switzerland we have Galaxus as a practical alternative.

For several months, by now, I have migrated all of my books from Audible.com to Audiobookshelf via Openaudible. To be clear I am not encouraging piracy. I am encouraging a personal backup for the books that we have bought as individuals, to preserve as individuals. I have used Audible for years and want to preserve what I have invested in, for my own enjoyment.