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Old 03-06-2011, 11:09 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by cybmole View Post
am I the only one that finds this annoying - & there's no way to disable it.

the notion that the rest of the world needs to know or care that I've finished reading a document on Kindle is just plain stupid.

as is the assumption that all kindle users are now addicted to social networks

K3 lastest firmware now does this with every file, even sideloaded personal documents.
I think today's (2011-03-06) Non Sequitur comic explains everything :

http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2011/03/06/

(For those that aren't regular readers of the strip, the two characters are regulars. The little guy in the space ship visits frequently from another planet and the drain pipe is his portal.)
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