#geek tips

[mauve-bric-a-brac]

Email alternatives to Gmail

Tuta: Based in Germany, Tuta offers an end-to-end encrypted email service (with encrypted calendar!). Tuta Mail recently shipped an email importer, making it easier to migrate away from your current provider. The free plan offers encryption, 1 GB of storage, and one calendar, and paid plans start at €3 per month. The company has taken a strong stance against incorporating AI in its email client.

Fastmail: Based in Australia, Fastmail has been operating since 1999. While it doesn’t offer end–to-end encryption, it’s no slouch when it comes to security. It doesn’t offer a free option, but plans start at a reasonable €6 per month.

Proton: Based in Switzerland, Proton has long been synonymous with privacy. What started as an end-to-end encrypted email service has expanded to offer a calendar, wallet, VPN, password manager, and cloud storage, making it a pretty compelling Google competitor. (That being said, we’d be remiss if we didn’t point out their CEO’s recent praise of Trump.)

[cosmos-kitty]

Do you have any tips for painting with gouache? like how do you get it to stay a nice solid color over a large swath of paper? and how do you blend it so seamlessly?

Of course, here's a few pointers off the top of my head:

1. I've used gouache for this in the past so it's possible, but the flat backdrop on my latest WIP is actually acrylic! A nifty thing I've found about putting a layer of acrylic down, is that it creates a barrier once dried and essentially makes the paper waterproof. This means you can work in gouache on top without it mixing with the background, and you can wet a section and completely wipe it clean with a cloth/tissue and it won't disturb the acrylic layer underneath. It also makes the paper more resilient, and you don't get as much pilling/tearing from the moisture

To get an even wash it's mostly getting the right consistency, I add just a little water - enough that the paint is less "tacky" as you drag your brush along paper, but not so much that it's runny or translucent. It takes a couple of attempts sometimes!

2. Also for the current WIP that I posted earlier, like the vast majority of my traditional pieces, keep in mind that it's mixed media. So I assume you're referring to the blue-green gradient on the bird and wondering how I got the gouache to blend like that - it's actually colouring pencils! I'll often switch between dry and wet media, even layer them back and forth, whatever makes the most sense to get the effect I want 😁

3. On that note, when you're working with paint, or any medium really, I can't recommend enough having a "test" sheet that you do both before and during a traditional piece. It allows you try out different medium combos, see what shade your gouache will dry into, and catch any issues before it ends up on your artwork. I often see artists being encouraged to just Bob Ross their way through a piece, the idea being that you'll just have happy little accidents that you'll naturally work into the piece - maybe, but you'll also possibly irreversibly wreck your hard work and have to start again. I don't know, I'm just a methodical person I guess, but seeing someone just directly apply something to the page when they're not sure what it's going to do makes me wince - no two art supplies are the same! All of those paints and pens have different chemical makeups, there's an unlimited number of ways what you're using could interact, good or bad.

Since it's already there, I usually reuse one of the leftover failsons from the process of making the wash background, then test everything on top of that. That way you can see exactly what shade the paint will dry on top of whatever colour the background is:

Doesn't need to look good, nobody sees it (usually) and you can also test the thickness of your brushstrokes while you're at it.

Anyway, I hope this helps!

[hackeocafe]

The Wi-Fi Multi-Tool You Need

Wow! The WLAN Pi R4 is such a useful tool for wireless networking! It basically does everything you'd want it to do. In this video, I go over most of the features of WLAN Pi R4 and the WLAN Pi OS so that you can have a complete picture of this device's capabilities. Let's do it!

[carbonatedlight]

+ sketches under the cut ^_^

[whovianlana]

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i want this goddamn bear so bad.

[perseyhandmaiden]

Night Time really is the best time for catching Frogs.

To see Annie complete her first task Go to Page (7) To follow Annie through Llama Lagoon Go to Page (9)

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[fogaminghub]

🌌✨ Hey Marvel lovers! Big news! 🎉 On December 20, get ready to step into the Marvel universe with free add-ons for the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game! Choose from 12 different heroes, explore the Yggsard Royal Palace, and dive into a brand-new game mode! Gather your friends, roll those dice, and make your own epic stories! 👾❤️ 

[ebookfriendly]

Turn your Kindle lockscreen into a custom composition notebook cover!

If you are a fan of composition notebooks, I will show you how you quickly create a ready-to-use image that you can customize with your name or text. It will take no more than 30 seconds to have the design ready.

If you are a fan of composition notebooks, I will show you how you quickly create a ready-to-use image that you can customize with your name or text. It will take no more than 30 seconds to have the design ready.

(via Turn your Kindle lockscreen into a custom composition notebook cover)

[justanothergeek77]

Fellow ADHDers of the hellsite!

I have discovered the best solution to the crushing ADHD boredom in all of history. It is:

Unlike scrolling through social media, which is my usual solution, this site sends you to a random useless website, ranging from games to art programs to an image of a seal with a bucket. It's basically an instant dopamine button, and great for when you don't wanna Do anything but your brain still needs stimulation! 10/10 would recommend

[thatonegeekygirl]

hi lemme boop ya :]

gladly!

[tamaharu]

my gender class is SO difficult bc there are morbillion things i want to talk about for each topic and i have to constantly narrow it down to one or two things for every two units. devastating.

[zerobounce1]

How much do you think about your branding when you send an email?

Here's why building a strong identity matters — and how to do it right.

[troythecatfish]

Here’s my personal recommendation of a YouTube video to check out:

[semi-sketchy]

Here's a short answer: look up reviews. They'll mention heat (too hot = throttling, which means less performance) and noise. Blender render tests are a common benchmark and if you're looking to see what a performance uplift would be, just google "[your current CPU/GPU] vs [CPU/GPU you're considering] and you'll find stuff like this.

Also just buy something with an SSD (no moving parts = faster) and over 16GB of RAM for productivity.

why is shopping for computer shit so difficult like what the hell is 40 cunt thread chip 3000 processor with 32 florps of borps and a z12 yummy biscuits graphics drive 400102XXDRZ like ok um will it run my programmes

[mspi]

The Truth About Picking Your Nose | Responding To Comments #17

Don't pick your nose. It's that easy.

Thanks for answering and sharing your answers & tips with everyone.

-- dnagirl

21.06.2025

[edensrose]

𐔌 𖹭 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒖 𝑮𝒐𝒋𝒐 . ִֶָ๋

ᡴꪫ. smut & oral 𖹭 f. reader 𖹭 part 2 ˖ ࣪ꮽ˳

satoru refuses to let you suck him off.

he'll swim between your legs for hours. until his lower face is all glossy and eyes glazed the pussy-drunk daze while he needily laps on your cunt.

but the second you're even beginning to oggle his tent and lower yourself to your knees? he's yanking you up and splaying you over the nearest piece of furniture he can. can't suck his dick when you're dangling over his desk now can you?

at first you assumed maybe he's just not into that. maybe he doesn't feel comfortable with it. you can respect that —

until you found out the real reason.

"I wanna make you feel good instead, baby." you could barely take his pouting seriously as he hovered over you, bare. he'd lean down to nuzzle your neck with a few kisses to follow. "don't want you to worry 'bout me too much. feel good making you feel good."

which started the long and frankly, trifling operation: suck satoru gojo's dick.

the idea that he felt bad over the idea of you pleasuring him reminded you of the same reason you fell in love with him in the first place. no way in hell are you ending this year without getting your boyfriend's cock down your throat!

this strings a series of, honestly, comedic events. you went with the obvious, waking him up with it. you planned strategically, trained yourself to wake up just an hour before him and awaited for the perfect time to strike.

you only got to pulling the waistband of his boxers down before bright blue eyes stared you down, processed, and yanked you over his face instead.

damnit. maybe during a movie? he's so engrossed in his latest geek obsession that surely he wouldn't notice your head lowering, right? until you were nuzzling his crotch through the blanket and he jerked, squeaked, spilling the bowl of popcorn.

"no no no don't even —" buzz.

infinity!? he put infinity on?

"satoru. gojo." you warn through glaring eyes. it ended with you strung over the sofa arm with two, strong hands holding you down while he's ball's deep. fucking you dumb through the end credits with a mean thumb to your swollen clit.

"yeah baby? yeah? so impatient for me huh?" anything to get your mind off of the previous agenda.

don't even try the shower. his hand buried into your hair, yanked you off and then hoisted you. shoved you into the wet tiles to instead get bullied by his cock. legs helplessly strung around his waist while his ragged pants found your ear.

"pretty girl's just so needy huh? wants my cock so bad? you can have it baby, don' worry."

hell, even after a busy week where he's deflated across your bed and you're grinding on him to get you both there. your slick heat coating his pulsating dick. catching his tip on your clit and spilling your joined moans through the room.

the second you tried your luck he's shuffling for a pillow with a rushed; "he's shy! leave him be!"

it seemed that your little operation was failing miserably. satoru is just too fast for you. too infuriatingly good at making your mind go blank with his tongue, mouth or dick. you'd forget what you even started in the first place. but you're a stubborn woman.

so, what's the next scheme?

͝ ⏝𝅄︶ ͝ ⏝ ⊹ ⏝ ͝ ︶𝅄⏝ ͝