🏳️‍⚧️ vegetarian with interest in linux, self-hosting, and public transit.

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  • I mean, I can see why it’s brewed an anti crowd. Founded by Radio Free Asia, a USA propaganda arm, and was funded up until late last year.

    Additionally they have been aggressively pushed by the NED, an organization created to effectively conduct CIA color revolution in the overt.

    And finally, compared to the other major US developed and funded project Tor, it is very centralized. It requires a phone number to use. The open source code is very oftenly neglected with the repository being out of date compared to the code being pushed out in updates.

    Not every non-profit is your friend. Especially not non-profits that recieve funding largely from an agressive state that fashions itself as world police.

    Now, I do use it as the US government is not currently in my threat model and I’m in need of an accessible messaging platform that I can get friends, family, and coworkers onto. But if for instance, the next administration extends transphobic policies federally you best believe I’m keeping that information off Signal.





  • Soulseek > Freyr > yt-dlp

    Soulseek is better for more popular tracks and artists and in normally better quality.

    Freyr can be fed a spotify/apple music link, find the highest quality version and pull the file from YouTube music or YouTube. Then it will automatically write the appropriate metadata and cover art to the songs.

    If all else fails, yt-dlp to directly rip from YouTube.

    Or buy it legally. In the past I’ve gotten songs by buying from Artists’ website, bandcamp, and iTunes.











  • I’ve been using Posteo for a few months now. Have 2 dedicated aliases setup (more than 2 is €0.25 per) with filters effectively making two separate inboxes for them.

    It does well, web app sometimes fails over to Deutsch at random, the login cookies are very short lived (good to prevent access from local intrusions), and supports 2FA.