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ghost movies where the ghost makes the phone ring are just funny these days
like what, the ghost was a telephony engineer in its past life and can now generate ethereal ulaw streams and SIP frames from beyond the grave?
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The Data Shows Political Violence Is Actually Down
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. What does the data show?Alain Stephens (The Intercept)
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Drohnen: Bundeswehr unterstützt Dänemark beim Schutz des EU-Gipfels
In Dänemark hat es zuletzt mehrfach Vorfälle mit Drohnen gegeben. Vor einem EU-Gipfel in Kopenhagen Anfang Oktober hat die Bundeswehr jetzt auf eine dänische Bitte um Unterstützung reagiert.
Esaminare tutti i nostri messaggi privati è una pessima idea. Il webinar del PPEU
Limitare le capacità dei nostri governi è uno dei metodi per applicare la legge, quindi è necessario sviluppare un sistema legislativo che vieti ai nostri governi di utilizzare questa tecnologia.
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Esaminare tutti i nostri messaggi privati è una pessima idea. Il webinar del PPEU - Pirati.io
Limitare le capacità dei nostri governi è uno dei metodi per applicare la legge, quindi è necessario sviluppare un sistema legislativo che vieti ai nostri…macfranc (Pirati.io)
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hanno già iniziato a diffondere messaggi terroristici sulla cattiva fede della crittografia E2E.
Ieri leggevo, su RaiNews, che hanno arrestato i membri di un'organizzazione criminale che vendeva IP-TV pezzotto. Sparato in grassetto il giornale diceva che tra i metodi usati dai criminali per comunicare c'era l'uso di messaggistica crittografata. Come se chiunque usi WhatsApp ora sia un criminale...
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Ecco l'articolo. Ultimo paragrafo.
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Accesso Pay-tv: sgominato il vertice di un mercato illegale italiano, otto arresti
Coprivano 70% streaming per un profitto da 10 milioni di euro, ma il danno stimato è in oltre 30 milioniRedazione di Rainews (RaiNews)
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@betelgeuse93 hai fatto bene a segnalare questo articolo; queste si chiamano strategie di spin e servono per orientare l'opinione pubblica in una direzione contraria al buon senso.
È bene individuarle
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SPOILER: due donne che hanno adottato 6 bambini, ne abusavano, una delle due attivista performativa, artefice della foto "ragazzino nero abbraccia un poliziotto" dopo il caso Floyd.
Mostrando cattivi esempi su temi poco conosciuti, inquini il dibattito. Questo dovrebbe essere un reato IMHO. Plagio. Manipolazione.
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I have a report from the #portland war zone.
I just returned from a meeting of a classical guitar group at a Central Eastside library. Now I'm sitting at an outdoor table at a sandwich shop on Burnside waiting for my order. It's a lovely day.
Very few dead bodies to dodge. Mostly skateboards and bicycles and people out for a stroll..
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Trump says he'll send troops to Portland and sanction “full force” against Americans
That would be illegal, except perhaps in moments of serious unrest—which this is not.Mother Jones
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As Trump’s trade war rages on into Fall, China still won’t buy American soybeans (assuming farms can even find labor to bring in their crops). But here’s the thing: Farmers aren’t working class. They’re often quite rich, actually.
And they knew exactly what they were voting for. trib.al/7JDj4PN
Why Won’t Farmers Rebel Against Trumponomics? Because They’re Rich.
The majority of family farmers aren’t working-class strivers. They’re affluent, politically connected businessmen who know when their next bailout is coming.The New Republic
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Every photo I take reveals more of my amateur qualities, but something constantly brings me back to the act.
At the end of a long exhausting day I'm just happy to have camera in my hands.
#monochrome #fppdebonair #analogphotography #caffenol #filmphotography #wolfman120 #blackandwhitefilmphotography #plasticfantastic #toycamera
This new utterly draconic and totally unnecessary biometric border system the EU is implementing fills me with sorrow, frustrstion and shame.
For the UK, there is a Karmic aspect to it though. When still inside the EU they wanted this. Part of all the bad influences the Anglo world has on the EU.
Our own Karmic moments will come to collect their dues as we try to travel to other parts of the world in the future.
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Will the EU’s new fingerprint entry system cause gridlock? The Guardian tried it out
The scheme, which operators feared would cause chaos at airports, ports and railway stations, is finally coming into forceGwyn Topham (The Guardian)
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Das Bild zeigt ein Labor mit verschiedenen elektronischen Geräten. Im Vordergrund steht ein digitaler Zähler von Leader mit dem Modellnamen LCD-82A. Der Zähler hat eine blaue Anzeige, die die Frequenz in MHz anzeigt, und verschiedene Einstellmöglichkeiten wie "GATE TIME/MULTI" und "SENSITIVITY (Vrms)". Ein schwarzer Kabel ist an den Eingang des Zählers angeschlossen. Im Hintergrund sind weitere Geräte sichtbar, darunter eine oszilloskopartige Anzeige und ein Spielcontroller. Die Arbeitsplatte ist weiß mit einem Holzdesign und zeigt Spuren von Gebrauch.
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Das Bild zeigt ein digitales Zählergerät der Marke LEADER mit dem Modellnamen LDC-822A, das auf einem Tisch in einem Labor oder einer Werkstatt platziert ist. Das Gerät hat eine große, blaue Anzeige, die "1.00000 MHz" anzeigt, was auf die Frequenz des Eingangs hinweist. Es hat verschiedene Steuerungsfunktionen wie "POWER ON/OFF", "GATE TIME/MULTI", "SENSITIVITY (Vrms)" und "INPUT". Ein Kabel ist an die Eingangssteckdose des Geräts angeschlossen. Im Hintergrund sind weitere elektronische Geräte sichtbar, darunter ein Sony-Oszilloskop und andere Werkzeuge, die auf eine technische Umgebung hinweisen.
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Das Bild zeigt eine elektronische Schaltung, die Teil eines größeren Geräts ist. Im Vordergrund ist ein grünes Leiterplatte mit verschiedenen elektronischen Bauteilen zu sehen, darunter ein großes integriertes Schaltkreisbauelement (IC) mit der Bezeichnung "TDA7050", sowie eine Reihe kleinerer Bauteile wie Widerstände und Kondensatoren. Ein großer, transparenter, spiralförmiger Widerstand ist ebenfalls sichtbar. Im Hintergrund befindet sich eine beige Leiterplatte mit der Aufschrift "itron JAPAN" und "RIB", auf der eine Reihe von Widerständen angeordnet ist. Die Schaltung ist mit verschiedenen Schrauben und Verbindungen montiert, die die verschiedenen Bauteile miteinander verbinden. Die Schaltung scheint Teil eines elektronischen Geräts zu sein, möglicherweise ein Audio- oder Signalverarbeitungssystem.
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Das Bild zeigt ein elektronisches Schaltkreisbauplan (SCHB) mit einer grünen Leiterplatte. Auf der Leiterplatte sind mehrere integrierte Schaltungen (ICs) angeordnet, darunter HD74LS800P und J227A2 SN74S112N. Die ICs sind in Reihen und Spalten angeordnet und mit verschiedenen Widerständen, Kapazitäten und Diodes verbunden. Einige ICs sind mit Bezeichnungen wie IC10, IC11, IC12, usw. gekennzeichnet. Die Leiterplatte hat auch eine große, silberne Kühlplatte, die oben platziert ist, um die Wärme abzuführen. Die Farben der Widerstände und Kapazitäten variieren, und einige haben spezifische Kennzeichnungen. Die Leiterplatte ist mit mehreren Kabeln verbunden, die aus dem Bild herausführen.
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Drones seen over Danish military bases in latest air disruption
Drones were detected near its largest military facility, with possible sightings also reported in Germany, Norway and Lithuania.Ian Aikman (BBC News)
Disabled people are particularly vulnerable to abuse under fascism.
ICE has been neglecting the medical needs of detainees for a long time.
One disabled immigrant, Rodney Taylor, needs our help.
He’s filed a habeas corpus claim in federal court and there’s a petition circulating for his release.
He’s been held for more than eight months, put in solitary confinement and denied access to his new prosthetic legs.
Let’s tell his story. Let’s raise awareness for the horrendous conditions detainees are being forced to endure.
Let’s make ICE pay for what they’ve done.
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Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
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Quais foram os acidentes aéreos mais fatais dos últimos anos? Veja lista
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Simona Bortoletto «inseguita in macchina» prima di essere travolta, l’ipotesi di femminicidio: l’ex compagno con «alcol e diversi stupefacenti» nel sangue
https://www.open.online/2025/09/28/simona-bortoletto-ipotesi-femminicidio-investita-fiumicino-cristiano-maggetti-droga/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Simona Bortoletto «inseguita in macchina» prima di essere travolta, l’ipotesi di femminicidio: l’ex compagno con «alcol e diversi stupefacenti» nel sangue
«Stava scappando da quella casa», assicurano alcuni testimoni presenti a Fiumicino. Il 34enne nega. Le immagini delle telecamere di videosorveglianza sono attualmente al vaglio degli inquirentiUgo Milano (Open)
Mauro Marin, il vincitore della decima edizione del Grande Fratello condannato per percosse: 20 giorni per aver picchiato l'ex compagna
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Mauro Marin, il vincitore della decima edizione del Grande Fratello condannato per percosse: 20 giorni per aver picchiato l’ex compagna
I fatti contestati si sono verificati tra il settembre 2022 e l’inizio del 2023. Secondo l'accusa, il 45enne non avrebbe accettato la fine della relazioneUgo Milano (Open)
👋 Portland, Europe is watching
Translation:
Trump to send military to Portland
"Fighting crime as a pretext?
The deployment of the military and the National Guard inside is part of Trump's radical domestic agenda, which he had announced in the election campaign. Officially, the right-wing populist politician justifies the use with allegedly sprawling crime and the overwhelm of the local authorities.
Critics accuse Trump of exaggerating the scale of crime in order to justify an increasingly authoritarian style of government."
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Trump will Militär nach Portland schicken
US-Präsident Trump will Soldaten in die liberale US-Metropole Portland schicken. Grund seien Belagerungen von Einrichtungen der Einwanderungsbehörde ICE. Die Stadt sei "vom Krieg zerstört", so der Republikaner.tagesschau.de
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets Scientists and Technicians in Nuclear Fields and Guides Important Consultative Meeting - KFAUK.com
Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, met scientists and technicians in the nuclear fields such as the DPRK …Dermot Hudson (KFAUK.com)
🇺🇸 🇻🇪 The US navy killed 17 in deadly strikes. Now Venezuela is giving civilians guns
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As US-Venezuela tensions rise, Maduro trains civilians for "undeclared war"
Tensions between the two countries have increased after the US Navy targeted boats off the coast of Venezuela.Nicole Kolster (BBC News)
Great. Apparently TryHackMe is creating a startup that will have access to their dataset collected from hobbyist hackers, professional pentesters, or other personas that use their platform.
They want to build an AI agent for pentesting with the retroactive dataset they’ve been collecting.
The conflict of interest here is so obvious. They are being paid to help people upskill a job and then are using those people’s data to undercut those same people. Absolutely disgusting.
We, as a community, desperately need better learning labs that can be verifiably local/offline and do not provide a centralized dataset. It needs to be approachable for those who have little-to-no tech experience.
The lack of a robust privacy landscape is now being weaponized against those who are coming after us in our own fields.
Tyler Ramsbey covers this in more depth:
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Presentiamo con un redattore della radio la Tavola rotonda “Sopravvivere al mainstream: dibattito sui media“ , domenica 5 ottobre, ore 11:00. Ecco il primo festival di radiondarossa: 3 – 4 – 5 ottobre, rivoluzioneanarchica.it/interf…
Interferenze costuttive: presentiamo “Sopravvivere al mainstream”
Presentiamo con un redattore della radio la Tavola rotonda "Sopravvivere al mainstream: dibattito sui media" , domenica 5 ottobre, ore 11:00.Radio Ondarossa (Rivoluzione Anarchica)
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L'attuale guerra alla scienza e chi c'è dietro (spoiler: i Repubblicani USA). Uno sviluppatore di vaccini e uno scienziato scrivono un libro sull'antiscienza
Attualmente è impossibile per i leader globali intraprendere le azioni urgenti necessarie per rispondere alla crisi climatica e alle minacce pandemiche, perché sono ostacolati da un nemico comune: l'antiscienza , che si oppone politicamente e ideologicamente a qualsiasi scienza che minacci potenti interessi particolari e i loro programmi politici. Se non troviamo un modo per superare l'antiscienza, l'umanità dovrà affrontare la sua minaccia più grave: il collasso della civiltà così come la conosciamo.
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The current war on science, and who’s behind it
A vaccine developer and a climate scientist walk into a bar write a book.Diana Gitig (Ars Technica)
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Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.Brian Merchant (Blood in the Machine)
Hiking through the western hills can be very tiring, but it's very enjoyable to see the scenery on beautiful days.
I can afford to relax more than people who travel by car, even on public transportation, thinking they have to get to other places quickly.
The journey is the destination.
#Landscape #Landscape #photography #mexicocity
乾貴士、試合後に見せた笑顔と握手 「勝ち点1」報告にファン「次は神戸戦！」 | 話題の投稿 | スポーツブル (スポブル)
清水エスパルスのMF乾貴士が、自身の公式インスタグラムを（＠takashi.08）更新した。投稿には、試合後に相手GKと…WALKNEWS (WALK NEWS)
so lets get this straight:
with netherlands and trump declaring antifa a terrorist group are now all the ww2 veterans in holland and us terrorists ?
ask great grand pa ...
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Nicu Popescu: “Voto cruciale, a Mosca serviamo per colpire Kiev”
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Nicu Popescu: “Voto cruciale, a Mosca serviamo per colpire Kiev”
L’intervista al ministro degli Esteri che ha promosso i negoziati di adesione all’Ue: “Sono elezioni cruciali nel bene e nel male. Nel bene, perché la Moldova …Rosalba Castelletti (la Repubblica)
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I can’t make people care enough to write #AltText for their images, but I can refuse to boost posts that don’t have Alt Text for their images.
I’m sure I’m not alone.
Boost this if you do the same.
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Scanning all our private messages is a very bad idea.
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Nelsons conducts Mozart's 'Jupiter' and Strauss' 'Ein Heldenleben' in Boston - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing: MOZART: Symphony No. 41, 'Jupiter'. R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life). Live....www.worldconcerthall.com
definitely formative years 👨🎤 
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ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Rachael Lucas (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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JFC... am i sharing an advert? yes, but it's Samuel Jackson talking about motherfucking wind farms
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It's breeding season and the geese are setting.
This is a family affair with the boys doing their share of brooding and guarding.
The whole enterprise involves a *lot* of squawking.
A year of grief, a lifetime of loyalty to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
They thought they buried a man, but they laid to rest a mountain. One year on, Sayyed Hassan still dwells in our hearts.Manal Samhat (A year of grief, a lifetime of loyalty to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah)
My detailed de-google journey: Why and what I replaced with
I thought I would post my own journey to de-googling with challenges and wins along the way. I realise that this is a de-google community however I will also be mentioning some other replacements too. Hope this helps anyone but let me know if I can help answer any questions or discuss anything.
Why I de-googled?
Google has strayed away from its own rule of "don't be evil" particularly in the past few years. To be fair, its not just Google, its all big US companies that dominates the market including Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia etc. This has happened for many reasons but one of them is because Trump has shown them that it is OK to break any laws/rules/ethical boundaries to dominate. All the "China is evil" talk had nothing major to do with security grounds, it was to eat the competition which ruined the market for consumers (and no I'm not Chinese or Asian). Anyways back to Google...
- Google products makes 0 sense to me: You pay for a product for example Pixel 10 which costs over $1000 but then they collect EVERY SHRED OF data they can about you and sell that to third parties. So the main money they make from you is actually your data as well as taking the $1000 you paid. Where are the days of paying for a product which becomes yours and does exactly what you want it to do?
- Monopoly and anti-competition: Constantly trying to kill any competition it can rather than embracing and appreciating a diverse tech ecosystem.
- Many Google services are "walled gardens"
- Government Surveillance Concerns
- Location Tracking Controversies: Even with location history turned off, Google has been found to track user locations
- Running controversial projects (ex Project Maven)
- Little innovation: If i ignore all of the above, have you ever noticed that their products have barely changed in years (Google Drive, Keep, Mail, Maps)? This is because they are no longer about technical-innovation but rather chasing money only.
The list goes on and on.
What Products have I replaced?
I think sometimes companies forget that CUSTOMERS are the ones who drive their business, Disney certainly got reminded of that when people started cancelling their memberships after the Kimmel fiasco. Luckily, massive thanks to companies who noticed this early and started creating alternative products and many of them are even open-source (these developers are the true legends that I respect).
Here are some of the products that I have replaced in my life over the past 2 months:
Google Drive > Filen + Ente Photos
Luckily I chose not to tie myself into Google Photos because I didnt like the tie-in from the start, all photos were just in the Drive folder. I chose to go with both Ente Photos and Filen for images/documents etc.
Why Ente photos? In my opinion they are a little overpriced but they seem to have the most complete feature set for photos like great zero knowledge, AI detection, maps, facial recognition etc and best of all it all happens locally. My photos total less than 100GB currently but in the future I will have to be careful about going over my 200GB limit. IMO 1TB option is far too expensive (I would rather switch to Immich self hosted at that point).
Cons:
- Super annoying not to have 2-way sync in Ente. They try to force you to treat Ente as the source of truth for your photos. I got around this issue though by: Watching folders locally and always editing/deleting/adding new photos locally on PC. I never make edits on Ente. If i take a photo on phone, i upload them into a "Ente upload" folder, pull those down and then copy them manually into the relevant watched folder.
Why Filen? You can easily get around 50GB by referrals which is very likely enough for documents and other files. However all other Filen options are so well priced particularly for zero knowledge encryption. I also LOVE how they did the drive mounting for all operating system with a nice dropdown to select: 2way sync, 1 way backup etc.
I will likely create another post detailing all the providers I compared in this space. I downloaded and tinkered with all of them!
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Google Docs + Keep > Notion
Notion wont be my final stop however this is where some of my docs already existed so i just moved more non-private files into it. Eventually I would like to explore Obsidian more and convert doc files into MD files in Filen (particularly the private ones).
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Google Maps > Organic Maps + Magic Earth for driving
This is probably going to be my biggest pain future point. This is still early days but when Im making small trips nearby, I am trialling both apps.
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Google Youtube> 🥲
This is also a pain point, I have tried PeerTube however it is quite lacking aside from good privacy video guides.
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Gmail, Contacts & Google Calendar> Mailbox .org
I tried many different email providers including Proton Mail, Tuta, Posteo but settled on Mailbox. Mailbox has recently updated their UI and it looks fantastic. They are a green provider, allow for very generous aliases number (and custom alias unlike Posteo). Their calendar and contacts are also fantastic and worked VERY well with Thunderbird. I found their instructions excellent to set everything up too.
Why didnt I choose encryption here like Proton/Tuta? It came down to my personal needs. What I care about the most here is that Google is NOT selling my email data. Germany has strict privacy laws, they would have to jump through alot of court hoops to gain access to my data (useless) and this would only be if I was of interest to them. If encryption is important to you, this probably isnt an option.
Again, I can do a detailed comparison of email providers in another post.
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Google Gemini > Mistral and Duck AI
To be fair, I never really used Gemini too much so this was an easy choice. I do still find myself still using ChatGPT sometimes too.
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Browser and Search Engine > Firefox and DuckDuckGo/Brave Search
I have been a loyal Firefox user since version 3 so this was easy (however I also use Vivaldi and respect their CEO for nice down to earth comments and being anti-AI in certain products). I opted for a combination of DuckGo and Brave because sometimes one is better than the other for results. Using both doesnt bother me. I really havent missed Google search and their AI that they FORCE down my neck...
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Google Authentication > 2FAS auth
I chose 2FAS because it has a browser plugin to get the codes.
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Google Lens > Flora Incognita
I thought about what I am really using Google Lens for and it turned it it was mostly to identify plants/trees etc so I tried Flora Incognita instead and its really excellent! I have hardly used Google Lens since installing this app.
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Google Translate > DeepL
This replacement has been working very well however I do admit that I miss instant translations without having to take the photo.
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Google Pass > KeePass> Bitwarden
Bitwarden is solid.
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Google Pay > Garmin Watch Pay
When you pay with Google Pay, Google collects transaction details like merchant, amount, time, and payment method, linking you to your account to provide services and refine its advertising profile.
Garmin Pay collects a minimal payment token and transaction details needed to process the purchase, without linking you to a broader advertising/data profile.
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Google Play Store > Fdroid + Aurora store
I really love Fdroid - so much love and respect to the open source community! Aurora is also great and keeps downloads anonymous. You dont have to worry too much about moving to a new phone too because you can export.
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Facebook, Instagram etc. > 🗑️
I have been using Facebook (more than Instagram) for so long because I found it easy to get my news, keep in touch with friends overseas, interests etc. However their algorithms recently have gone mental, they are pushing more hate/far right propaganda recently and dont get me started on selling data here...
I made a really hard decision to close both accounts. I have been facebook free for 2 weeks though and somehow Im still alive... Instead, Im using Lemmy (WHICH IM LOVING!) and doing a thing called: Going outdoors/travelling more - The graphics outside are amazing.
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Windows > Linux Fedora KDE
Im not a complete newbie to Linux but I have been on Windows for over 20 years now. When I was on holiday, I forced myself to use Fedora on a Lenovo Slim 7i (trackpad use - no mouse). Fedora is the one that worked the best perfectly out of the box (Ubuntu was second choice, others like Debian had alot of issues like Audio drivers). KDE vs Gnome, honestly I enjoy both but I chose KDE because I love the customisation.
Main cons: (again needs a seperate post)
- Maps tracking in the browser just wouldnt work accurately which made planning trips from my current location quite tricky. I had to really mess around with alot of things to finally get it working (some of the time).
- The window focus drove me nuts - This is a Wayland security addition which prevents window stealing so when you click on a link in VSCode, it wont bring Firefox into focus. You might think this isnt a big deal but you would be suprised how ANNOYING this can be when you end up with 20 links in Firefox that you forgot you clicked on. I did get around this by writing a KDE script.
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Android phone
I have recently installed LineageOS with MicroG on my old Samsung S10e which was a headache but it was worth the effort. It's actually FREEKING AWESOME!!! Im really jelous of it when I have a newer phone... Im going to be trying out more apps but so far its doing absolutely everything I need (including maps working flawlessly).
I would kill for a phone replacement to Google's ecosystem, there is fairphone 6 (/e/os) however its specs are just too low for the cost and this is because of the greener aspect of the phone. There is a great market space right here for more privacy phones.
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VPN > Windscribe
I like Windscribes humour and they gave me a generous amount of data when I signed up in the early days.
Conclusion
Honestly, it is much easier to replace Google products than you think but THERE IS A ROAD to go down to compare products to see what works best for you. I would recommend doing it one at a time so its not overwhelming (with a checklist). The most important thing is that it has not only been an educational experience but also a very fun rewarding one! I am looking forward to doing more in self-hosting in the future too.
No matter what you use you should contribute to OpenStreetmap.
I have an app called Everydoor where you can add and update points of instrests (like shops, restaurants and anything else), it is really rewarding seeing how much you've improved your local area over the course of a couple of months (In my city the map is good but the POIs are really out of date)
Happy Degoogling!
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