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Cake day: August 15th, 2023

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  • I only use YouTube for normie subscriptions, the ones that don’t challenge the oligarch status quo. I use alternative (add blocking) viewers, SmartTube on Firestick, Freetube on PC/phone/tablet. For content creators that push the mainstream narrative, I use Rumble. I hate the adds though, and you can use AdGuard DNS and such to block them, I haven’t had the time to set that up. Rumble at least allows free speech, non-censorship, which is most important to me. Google is a YUGE censorship hound, and Youtube is no exception.









  • Sadly, all that glitz of Google comes at a price, basically selling your soul and your data bits. I use a linux desktop as my photo storage, so open source Syncthing backs up my photo folder to my PC, which in turn I have backed up to a hard drive in case of PC failure. Syncthing (open source) backs up any file or folder to any device via your wifi, used it for years. You can also use a Window$ PC as well, works on every platform. However, on Linux, I then use Digikam (open source) which has face recognition and a lot of the bells and whistles of photo storage and viewing, awesome program. Just my two cents.






  • Rodneyck@lemm.eetoLinux@lemmy.mlI have an Asus laptop from 2007
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    2 days ago

    Sounds like you are new to linux? I always recommend newbies start out with Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Ubuntu has a good installer with scripts that detect hardware, particularly older or fringe (wifi, etc) hardware. Is it the best? Not in my opinion, but you want your laptop to work and educate yourself on linux in the beginning. Once you are a moderate to advance user, switch to Arch, it is the best imo.




  • Rodneyck@lemm.eetopics@lemmy.worldGarter snake
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    They are cute, after you clean the shit from your pants. I have snake phobia, for good reason. We also had the occasional rattle snake that would show up in the garden as well, but at least they came with a car alarm to warn you. We also had venomous water moccasins, and the worst, blue racers. These things would literally chase us on our bikes (and even some cars) and they are incredibly fast. Have you ever been chased by a snake on a bike? I wouldn’t recommend it. Lots of therapy and safe spaces needed afterwards.