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lakestheguy updated Lakes The Guy

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solinus updated Solinus' Website

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solinus 2 months ago

New design project dropped (bsky)

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lakestheguy updated Lakes The Guy

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solinus updated Solinus' Website

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lakestheguy updated Lakes The Guy

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myepicsite424 lakestheguy

2 months ago

omg :o new website follower. how did you even find epic424

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lakestheguy 2 months ago

i found it through frutigeraeroarchive's comment on your profile

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myepicsite424 2 months ago

yayyyy new follower. btw my website is still a work in progress and i only started in february

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lakestheguy slushienova

2 months ago

i used your webgarden embed code btw

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slushienova 2 months ago

Woah!! Nice! I'll add yours shortly :DD Awesome site btw!

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lakestheguy updated Lakes The Guy

2 months ago

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lakestheguy

2 months ago

just found out there is a fanlisting for food (not a specific food just food) and another one for big balls. god i love fanlistings

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draggianuniverse 2 months ago

...as in, folks who have big balls or who appreciate them?

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lakestheguy 2 months ago

i think it was for folks who appreciate them

lakestheguy updated Lakes The Guy

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lakestheguy draggianuniverse

2 months ago

i was reading your thoughts archive & i agree with your stuff on foss fans. while i do have a degoogling post, i don't use linux at all. don't get me wrong, i get why some people love it. but the thing i always go back to is convience. sure, customizing its look & not have your data stolen sounds cool. but i don't wanna lose all the stuff i downloaded, or install apps 7 diff ways or learn 50 command prompts

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draggianuniverse 2 months ago

okay yeah that was a rant in response to some other folks -- like, the thing that really bugs me is, as mentioned, that it is a fandom, not a movement. it's tech for tech's sake and the only use cases they care about are each other. So if you're like me and would love to de-Google and use Linux and stuff, but need to have a phone that works on phone plans and Office backwards compatibility for work, then, uh...

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lakestheguy 2 months ago

yeye, fortunately my last job used libreoffice if you can believe it. but like the best way to promote foss is to have sites or programs that are just better. for example, my brother doesn't care abt foss & has given up on privacy. but he still uses firefox as his default bc chrome eats up sm ram.

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lakestheguy 2 months ago

sometimes i feel pressure to use linux, like "i dont REALLY care about privacy if i still use windows/android as my main os" even though i'm doing everything else i can. including using privacy conscious settings for windows & android

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draggianuniverse 2 months ago

exactly, re: functionality. I love Firefox and FreeTube, but LibreOffice doesndoesn't do the visual and format features I need, I've never met an OSM client that doesn't suck at road navigation, and I'm sticking with Ecosia BC all the more "private" search engines have had shit results. a lot of the "alternatives" are just unacceptably weaker or don't work for what I need

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draggianuniverse 2 months ago

also, documentation is kind of a huge problem. you basically can't get support through any means except forums and socials, and most users who need to Use Their Computer For Things don't have time for the arcana. (speaking of Using Your Compoter For Things, can we agree that "dephoning" is stupid for anyone who doesn't live in their mom's basement?)

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draggianuniverse 2 months ago

it's all just showing off that you have the privilege to carry around 5 different inefficient devices (also that's a lot of e-waste) and do jailbreaking and arcane documentation and all that bullshit. it's showing off. it's a fandom. it's an aesthetic. any movement that doesn't actually meet or care about people's needs outside of its privileged uber-online core audience can never be anything but.

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draggianuniverse 2 months ago

it's a bunch of individualist punchy algorithmic aesthetic Tumblr bullshit that does exactly nothing to actually change tech ecosystems or fight problems. it's like telling someone for whom walmart is their only grocery store to "simply don't shop there". if you like playing with and showing off tech as a hobby, fine, but if you're not gonna address folks' computer needs except your bubble don't call it a "solution".

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lakestheguy 2 months ago

yeah calls to boycott stuff are nice and all. but the fact is: since big tech propriety software has more funding, it's a requirement for certain jobs & they're able to put that money into features, gimmicks, and ui design (even if a lot of big tech is getting worse). plus i agree that osm clients suck at navigation even if i still use them.

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lakestheguy 2 months ago

plus big tech tends to put their trackers on other websites, so unless you have a really good content/tracker/script blocker, you're probably still funding them in some way.

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lakestheguy updated Lakes The Guy

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solinus updated Solinus' Website

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lakestheguy

2 months ago

my brother just called neocities techbro shit when half-jokingly calling me cringe 😔

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jaidenle 2 months ago

a real "techbro" is someone who likes technology, a fake one uses it for money.... (YOUR WEBSITE IS AMAZING, DONT LISTEN TO EM!)

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lakestheguy 2 months ago

@jaidenle dw it's fine. i just think it's funny because i dont see neocities as "techbro" shit at all (depending on your definition ofc). if anything he should have called my interest in i2p or freetube "techbro shit" because at least their fanbases are what most ppl think when they hear "techbro"

solinus

2 months ago

Should I continue posting my flower stuff? I like to pick and press them on the weekends but posting them online takes up more time... Does anyone actually check that section out?

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