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apparently the youtube algorithm has decided that i really want to see some guy's nose get cut off

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as much as I hate apple, garageband is SO much better than the free version of fl studio.

they paywall your own work. that you made. you can save the project, but you can't open the file after you close the program.

if the app crashes? too fucking bad, start your project over or pay 150 dollars.

and they give you a giant popup to remind you that you can't reopen your own fucking project every time you save changes.

the worst part is, you can download and open other people's projects just fine. but if you change it and save, you can never reopen it. the functionlity is there, they just decided that the moment the user saves changes and closes the prohect, that user can't touch it ever again.

They give you all the tools you need to make music, then take away your own creation.

Don't get me wrong - I would much rather pay for software than have the company behind it shove ads in my face and sell my data. But if you're going to make a free version of your software, don't fucking paywall features that are a fundamental part of the program.

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decentralize and clean up your life!!!

use overdrive, libby, hoopla, cloudlibrary, and kanopy instead of amazon and audible.

use firefox instead of chrome or opera (both are made with chromium, which blocks functionality for ad-blockers. firefox isn't based on chromium).

use mega or proton drive instead of google drive.

get rid of bloatware

use libreoffice instead of microsoft office suite

use vetted sites on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH for free movies, books, games, etc.

use trakt or letterboxd instead of imdb.

use storygraph instead of goodreads.

use darkpatterns to find mobile game with no ads or microtransactions

use ground news to read unbiased news and find blind spots in news stories.

use mediahuman or cobalt to download music, or support your favorite artists directly through bandcamp

make youtube bearable by using mtube, newpipe, or the unhook extension on chrome, firefox, or microsoft edge

use search for a cause or ecosia to support the environment instead of google

use thriftbooks to buy new or used books (they also have manga, textbooks, home goods, CDs, DVDs, and blurays)

use flashpoint to play archived online flash games

find books, movies, games, etc. on the internet archive! for starters, here's a bunch of David Attenborough documentaries and all of the Animorphs books

burn your music onto cds

use pdf24 (available online or as a desktop app) instead of adobe

use unroll.me to clean your email inboxes

use thunderbird, mailfence, countermail, edison mail, tuta, or proton mail instead of gmail

remove bloatware on windows PC, macOS, and iOS X

remove bloatware on samsung X

use pixelfed instead of instagram or meta

use NCH suite for free software like a file converter, image editor, video editors, pdf editor, etc.

feel free to add more alternatives, resources or advice in the reblogs or replies, and i'll add them to the main post <3

last updated: march 18th 2025

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A good repair is one where the device works afterwards. A great repair is one where the device works afterwards AND you have an extra screw that you can’t figure out where it goes.

Small electronics come with extra screws inside. Its expected that you'll have seven or eight left over after reassembly

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so many websites only test their shit in chrome and leave firefox out to dry. so I do the opposite: my sites are only tested in firefox. something doesn't work in chrome? not my problem! use a real web browser!

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Fun fact! capcut now basically owns that thing you just made!

more info: https://techtrp.com/news/2025/06/18/capcuts-new-terms-give-it-full-control-over-your-edited-content/

DaVinci Resolve is free btw :)

today on every program ever hates my guts

the import video feature on flipaclip makes frames stutter every so often

so now i have to fix every stutter

by hand

in capcut

help me

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Okay you guys.

IF YOU PRIMARILY DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH reply with what you mentally call it, if you have a nickname for it or something

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may or may not be working on a Unique Desktop Environment...

Common Desktop Environment

Uncommon Desktop Environment

Rare Desktop Environment

Legendary Desktop Environment

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starting to suspect that tech bros actually just don’t know what reading is

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sudo? yeah, i (su)re hope it do

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haven’t called you akechi in a while so hi akechi

hey

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(leaves room)

(goes home)

(opens laptop)

user@localhost:~$ git clone https://github.com/jigsaw/wheel

eheheheheh >:3

Hello, Linux Developer. My name is Jigsaw. In this "Saw Trap" (as I've taken to calling them), there is a wheel in front of you. Your challenge is to leave the room without reinventing it. It works fine. It's a perfectly good wheel. The door is unlocked.

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no pepperoni for wayland users :(

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geniunely had to do this a couple days ago, idk how i fucked up my install that bad

sudo pacman -S man

yes install man

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you mean this diva?

Who the fuck is Bonnie and why is she so blue

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it has been 12 years since the Year of Luigi

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parrot????