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Saving webpages to pdfs
I don’t know why but I love doing this with everything from long reads to restaurant menus. It’s just so handy having things to return to in static form; I like to keep them in the Books app. On an iPhone if you select print, you can select the range of pages you want to include and then save from the printer dialogue screen
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@taterhole
Feb 17, 2025
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@willtiism
could also print them and bring them on outings to free yourself from the shackles of our smartphones ! you get the articles/webpages you want to read without the distractions being on the phone brings
Feb 17, 2025
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@taterhole
willtiism controversial but my phone is my little friend…
Feb 17, 2025
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@willtiism
taterhole very real but i think we should all make an effort to escape the digital world whenever possible. but im also saying this while typing on a phone so ill admit im a bit of a hypocrite... mostly just hoping i dont come off as sanctimonious (first time using this fancy word ! but its very fitting for what im trying to say) too often people are extremists about phone avoidance. theyre not little demon boxes but theyre not the answer to a happy life eithe. its mostly about balance really, if you wanna read on ur phone and spend a lot of time on it thats fine ! the healthy balance point is to not let it become something you depend on. not that i think u do or anything 😛 this is just the type of thing i feel very passionate about and im nothing if not a yapper who expands on conversations unasked hehe
Feb 17, 2025
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@lucius
I was about to comment “shouldn’t you use a read-it-later service like Instapaper, Pocket, etc.” but this is actually a better more permanent strategy. You’re freezing that article in time with a “hard copy” and a save to a read later service is subject to the winds of a changing internet.
Feb 17, 2025
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@taterhole
lucius yes you get to maintain full custody and ownership in perpetuity!!
Feb 17, 2025
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@salad_valet
I do this with the articles I want to read and then sit down a read a bunch all at once! It’s such a vibe.
Feb 17, 2025
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@taterhole
salad_valet 🧠 it’s so fun I love my little PDFs 🥰
Feb 17, 2025

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