kl-writes
kl-writes
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kl-writes · 3 days ago
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kl-writes · 14 days ago
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Putting all tabletop players into a college level ethics class and forcing them to turn in a paper on moral philosophy before buying a new book
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kl-writes · 1 month ago
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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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kl-writes · 1 month ago
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I started using Head and Shoulders ten years ago for itchy scalp and dandruff, and then for ten years I have not had itchy scalp and dandruff, so I thought “why do I still buy shampoo to combat itchy scalp and dandruff when I do not have itchy scalp and dandruff,” so I stopped buying the shampoo for itchy scalp and dandruff and can you guess I have now? Can you predict what currently afflicts me? It’s alright if you can’t because apparently I fuckin couldn’t either
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kl-writes · 1 month ago
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[based on this legendary post]
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kl-writes · 2 months ago
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Tumblr is the reason why I have something I call the cashier test which is, if i told this to a random cashier at the grocery store, would they think you're crazy at best or at worst would they be warranted in leaping over the counter and beating the shit out of you. Karl Marx mpreg is crazy, but not beating the shit out of you crazy. The cashier will probably talk about you to their coworkers and it might even make their day. Telling someone they're complicit in their own oppression by working a minimum wage job at a grocery store makes them warranted in leaping over the counter to beat the shit out of you.
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kl-writes · 2 months ago
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fellow wisconsinites!
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kl-writes · 2 months ago
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when something has obvious influences and references other things and i like it then it is intelligently intertextual. when something has obvious influences and references other things and i dont like it then it is derivative
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kl-writes · 2 months ago
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y'all know that whole left-brained/right-brained thing is fake right? and the "brain fully develops at age 25" thing? and the "we only use 10% of our brains" thing? yeah they're all complete horseshit please yell at anyone who says them
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kl-writes · 2 months ago
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Full article if anyone was interested:
It's a Canadian article, too, and I know their housing situation is even worse than in the US. "Fancy apartments will try to lure you into a higher rent" is not really the fault of the buyer when the ONLY apartments getting built are the "luxury" apartments which are basically the same as normal apartments anyways but have granite countertops so that they can charge 1500/month for a 400sqft studio.
The advice is unlikely to get you out of paycheque-to-paycheque, but I don't think it's bad.
Like, even if you do spend an extra $5 on coffee a day (or takeout, or whatever), I think we all know that getting rid of it won't actually get you out of a paycheque-to-paycheque situation, BUT, I wouldn't underestimate the power of having a few hundred dollars in an emergency fund.
And I would also encourage anyone to drop your streaming service and sail the seven seas via fmhy.net, simply on principle. Even if you need a VPN in your country, the monthly cost of that will almost certainly be less than the cost of streaming. Again, this might only save you like $100/year, but you don't even have to give up anything for this (just the convenience, I suppose) and that $100 might come in handy.
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kl-writes · 2 months ago
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PSA
Just a heads up, there are bots going around on AO3 accusing people of using AI. Considering the timing, this is likely AI bros' retaliation for AO3 users calling them out for scraping their work. Examples of what you might be sent:
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Screenshots from here.
If you get a comment like this, just report for spam and delete.
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kl-writes · 3 months ago
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Tumblr Code.
If I ever see any of you in public, the code is horrifying weapon attack
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kl-writes · 3 months ago
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kl-writes · 3 months ago
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kl-writes · 3 months ago
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Project Zomboid really is unrealistic
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They don’t tell you this but in the United States there is an extremely low chance to encounter a vehicle shaped like a hotdog
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kl-writes · 3 months ago
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I know that some folks have distaste for nonprofits and NGOs for various reasons (Percentage spent on overhead vs mission, the way some are managed, etc.), but they are probably the best way to make sure most of your money goes to supporting a cause since they are required by law to make public certain financial documents.
There's also reputable mutual aid organizations out there as well - for example, Gaza Sunbirds, which used to be a para-cycling team but redirected its efforts after all of the Everything going on.
I miss when I would get Tumblr asks that actually said things and weren't just digital panhandling scams.
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kl-writes · 3 months ago
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(426) This fic idea is for a fusion fic taking TF characters and dropping them into one of those low-conflict pastoral sims, like Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon:
Retired miner Megatronus buys the most rundown shack on an old overrun farm with his hard-won and vastly insufficient workers' compensation money after a catastrophic workplace injury. Optimus Prime is a local historian with a messy past who comes by to learn more about some interesting artefacts he's digging up.
Rehabilitating the farm plays out as an extremely obvious metaphor for rehabilitating Megatron. Megatron's mood runs high to temper tantrums and stont silences, but Optimus manages to help with both.
Contains fluffy chickens and occasional graphic violence committed against the local population of nocturnal predators.
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