Xikipedia is a pseudo social media feed that algorithmically shows you content from Simple Wikipedia. It is made as a demonstration of how even a basic non-ML algorithm with no data from other users can quickly learn what you engage with to suggest you more similar content. The algorithm runs locally and no data leaves your ...
Wanted to post about O&O Shutup since I just used it on my work computer, and was looking for a preexisting Threadiverse post mentioning it. Found this. ...
Youtube being the dominant video streaming platform, its decisions can have problematic ripple effects. And as it's not unusual for their changes in rules to retroactively nuke videos from the site, a preservation tool such as the one linked is a welcomed one. ...
People act in the limits of consequence, and the same goes for companies and their products and services. Accountability helps making the limits clearer and narrower. ...
DRM allegedly is meant to stop distribution of unlicensed copies. Quite novel. However, from what I can observe, usually they seem easy to remove or circumvent, and its main use seems to be to stop legitimate users from using a given product. ...
Posting because I figure it could help you move away from enshittified things that used to be one-time payment but are now ongoing-subscription-only access. Or maybe that is technically a different issue, but I think still adjacent enough that posting helpful alternatives would be nice.
A small site, with a list of existing projects meant to help people disenshittify and some suggestions of projects to take on to help people do that. ...
HomeComputing, a community for people sick of everything requiring Internet connections, accounts, and subscriptions ( piefed.social )
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Take Your Time Back and Take Our Time Back
Crossposted from https://thebrainbin.org/m/[email protected]/t/1406190 ...
Xikipedia, a Simple English Wikipedia you can doomscroll ( xikipedia.org )
Xikipedia is a pseudo social media feed that algorithmically shows you content from Simple Wikipedia. It is made as a demonstration of how even a basic non-ML algorithm with no data from other users can quickly learn what you engage with to suggest you more similar content. The algorithm runs locally and no data leaves your ...
[not mine, crosspost] Tools I use to make Windows 10 work for me
Wanted to post about O&O Shutup since I just used it on my work computer, and was looking for a preexisting Threadiverse post mentioning it. Found this. ...
Web-archiving tool: Preservetube ( preservetube.com )
Youtube being the dominant video streaming platform, its decisions can have problematic ripple effects. And as it's not unusual for their changes in rules to retroactively nuke videos from the site, a preservation tool such as the one linked is a welcomed one. ...
SmartTube — an Open-Source Alternative to the Official YouTube App on Android TV (Security Update Included)
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A no AI, no pattern mill cross-stitch pattern search engine - designed by Creators & search by inventory! ( sh.itjust.works )
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Guide on how to soft or hard quit Facebook
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List of sources of DRM-free digital medias
A post initially made for the ...
If it passes, a proposed law from Massachusetts will require companies to make explicit how long a service will be supported ( odysee.com )
Sites meant to give companies, services and products accountability
People act in the limits of consequence, and the same goes for companies and their products and services. Accountability helps making the limits clearer and narrower. ...
DRM, digital medias and physical medias
DRM allegedly is meant to stop distribution of unlicensed copies. Quite novel. However, from what I can observe, usually they seem easy to remove or circumvent, and its main use seems to be to stop legitimate users from using a given product. ...
ANTI-SUBSCRIPTION SOFTWARE CATALOGUE (ASC) ( www.a-s-c.org )
Posting because I figure it could help you move away from enshittified things that used to be one-time payment but are now ongoing-subscription-only access. Or maybe that is technically a different issue, but I think still adjacent enough that posting helpful alternatives would be nice.
The Disenshittify Project ( deshittify.us )
A small site, with a list of existing projects meant to help people disenshittify and some suggestions of projects to take on to help people do that. ...
LibreWolf remains AI-free! ( chaos.social )
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Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again ( www.theguardian.com )
A past to remember: When even Nintendo relaxed from draconian policies ( www.polygon.com )
Nintendo isn't the most pro-consumer rights company out there, to say it lightly. ...
Louis Rossmann: "Bose employees deserve a big thank you for respecting ownership!" ( odysee.com )
Alternative upload (Youtube): directly | PreserveTube | Invidious