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uMatrix's official website's first words are "definitely for advanced users". I can't recommend something like that on my site.
Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin together are extremely easy to use and block trackers/cookies, they run absolutely fine on my cheap laptop.
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Yup, they're on my "A to Z" list too :)
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Could you point me to some information about why DDG is "compromised"?
Qwant is already on there, just scroll the page down a bit.
uMatrix's page says it's for advanced users.
Startpage is run by very odd people who think RFID tags are a satanic prophecy. I've posted about them before, and I'm not recommending them to anyone.
AFAIK Chromium-based browsers are compromised due to their Google-based origins, so I hesitate to recommend them.
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Switching.social is intended for non-technical people who want easy-to-use, easy-to-install, easy-to-maintain apps and sites.
I think the options you're suggesting are meant for more technically aware people?
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#GIMP is a free open source alternative to Photoshop. It's probably the leading free graphics software, with new releases for over 22 years so far ๐
It's intended for photographers, illustrators, designers etc and lets you manipulate photos and create graphics.
It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux from the official site:
You can also follow GIMP on here:
#AlternativesAtoZ #GIMP #Photography #Graphics #PhotoShop #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource
Funkwhale
So, I've imported ~25Gb of music from the Free Music Archive on https://open.audio using this method.
It worked beautifully, and it's now available for the whole #Funkwhale federation. Follow this library from your Funkwhale instance and you'll have access to it:
https://open.audio/federation/music/libraries/ce1fb6d4-fae6-464a-a34a-bdd46209ee82
You can also visit https://open.audio/library/ directly to listen to all this new content! (you don't need an account ;)
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@fitheach @krozruch @GetTogetherComm
Absolutely, it's totally down to the organisers.
It's like ebay, some sellers might be flaky while others are reliable, it works on a system of trusting the specific people you're dealing with rather than the whole platform itself.
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Because of its "real world" basis, use of MeetUp (and indeed GetTogether) really depends on your area.
Where I live it's very frequently used, but in other areas it might not be used at all. Unlike other social media etc, the network effect on a real life meeting system is very local to a particular physical area.
I've posted before why GetTogether would really suit federation because of this ๐
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#FunkWhale is an open source federated music streaming and storage service.
There's a demo instance using Creative Commons tracks here:
https://demo.funkwhale.audio/library
The official "Join Funkwhale" site is here:
You can follow them at:
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Hey new people on Mastodon!
For privacy reasons there's no automated "people to follow" suggestions on here.
However, there is an unofficial community site called #Trunk which is an opt-in list of people who are looking for followers, organised by topic:
https://communitywiki.org/trunk/
Scroll down to find people to follow, or read the instructions at the top if you want to be added to a list.
For example, here's the list for "Science Fiction":
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#F-Droid is an open source ethical alternative to Google Play, and can be installed on most Android devices.
Unlike commercial app stores, apps on F-Droid are free, open source and privacy-friendly.
You can find out more at:
If you have any questions, you can follow their official account on here at:
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#Email is the oldest and most popular way to communicate online.
However, some email providers don't respect privacy. For example, Gmail reads your mail and lets third parties read it too.
There are much more privacy-friendly email providers out there, for example:
Tutanota
https://tutanota.com/
@Tutanota
Posteo
https://posteo.de/en
Protonmail
https://protonmail.com
Fastmail
https://fastmail.com
Thexyz
https://thexyz.com
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#CryptPad is an open source privacy-friendly alternative to Google Docs:
You can also follow them on here:
CryptPad lets you edit documents online and work on them collaboratively.
It uses a "zero knowledge" principle where no one else (not even the service provider) can see your documents unless you give them an access key.
Accounts are free up to a certain storage limit, with paid accounts for additional storage.
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If you're interested in creating 2D animation, you might want to take a look at the short film "Hero":
https://vidcommons.org/videos/watch/f5437dad-ceab-466a-97fb-550ead28563b
There's a brief set of behind-the-scenes clips at the end of the short to illustrate how it was made.
"Hero" was created on Grease Pencil, a set of 2D graphics tools in the open source graphics suite Blender.
Anyone can download and use Blender free:
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@deadsuperhero recently set up a PT instance to promote CC films at:
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#CreativeCommons (CC) is a way to let people share your work without giving up all your rights.
For example, many bands use it to let fans legally share their music non-commercially, while still being able to charge companies for commercial use.
It's really easy to add a CC licence, just pick the one you want from the official site and add it to your work:
You can add CC licences to almost anything, including text, music, video etc.
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#CitizensInititives / #GovernmentPetitions force governments to respond to political issues.
Switching.social recommends using CIs instead of commercial petition sites such as change.org.
You can find a list of CIs here:
https://switching.social/ethical-alternatives-to-change-org/
In some countries, gathering enough signatures on a CI automatically triggers a debate in parliament, which can potentially lead to changes in law. For example, same-sex marriage in Finland was legalised through a CI.
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#Calibre is a free open source eBook manager. You can use it to organise your eBook collection, edit eBooks and convert eBooks from one format to another:
It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
For advanced users, there's also a wide range of plugins which add extra features:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?s=1ed4bbb80fc6911d4132b605afc2a3e1&t=118764
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#Briar is an unusual kind of messenger for Android devices: there are no servers, messages are stored on your phone and sent directly to your contact's phone through TOR, wi-fi or bluetooth.
It's designed for journalists, activists, people working in disaster zones and anyone interested in "off the grid" communication.
The official site is here:
The app is free, open source and available through @fdroidorg and Google Play.
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