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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 27 days ago

What free things online should everyone take advantage of?

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What free things online should everyone take advantage of?

@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 27 days ago
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  • @kugel7c@feddit.org
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    9•26 days ago

    The piracy mega thread.

  • @maxprime@lemmy.ml
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    44•27 days ago

    MIT Open Courseware

    https://ocw.mit.edu/

  • @crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org
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    archive.org

    I was looking for an old show I saw back in 2000’s to see if any streaming platforms had it, low and behold someone had archived the VHS version of the show! The quality obviously wasn’t HD but it was good enough to still watch and reminisce.

  • @RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works
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    9•26 days ago

    Linux, torrents, youtube (if you use a account-less frontend), Wikipedia.

    • @bl4kers@lemmy.ml
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      1•26 days ago

      Is anyone aware of a third-party service for tracking YouTube watch history across devices? That’s the missing piece keeping me from switching

  • @SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11•27 days ago

    Global communication.

    Infinite knowledge.

    • @notfromhere@lemmy.ml
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      7•27 days ago

      Can we apply some of both of those to narrow down to a few recommendations? 😁

      • @SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        4•26 days ago

        https://plato.stanford.edu/

        https://theanarchistlibrary.org/

        https://www.etymonline.com/

        just these 6 have more info than any human can ever consume:

        https://annas-archive.org/

        https://libgen.is/

        https://z-library.gs/

        https://www.gutenberg.org/

        https://librivox.org/

        https://sci-hub.se/

        https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/

        https://www.poetryfoundation.org/

        All the wikis

        https://tvtropes.org/

        https://artvee.com/

        http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

        https://www.hplovecraft.com/

        https://www.susanblackmore.uk/

        https://archive.org/

        https://www.technologyreview.com/

        https://www.britannica.com/

        https://newatlas.com/

        https://www.wisden.com/

        https://simone.org/

        https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/

        http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2007/05/27/intensified-continuity-revisited/ (havent been here in a while, not sure what its like now)

        These are some of my bookmarks I put up. Theres a lot lot more and I’ll to get back and add more. Many people have made many such lists. Often much better

        • @notfromhere@lemmy.ml
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          3•26 days ago

          Thank you, kind stranger!

  • Sasha [They/Them]
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    7•26 days ago

    Not everyone likes the way these images are built, but the liinuxserver.io containers are so easy to use. You can replace so many cloud services using these, I’ve replaced:

    • All streaming platforms
    • Google drive
    • Google photos
    • Every note app
    • The library (sorta, I just host an ebook server for manga that won’t fit on my reader)
    • Grocery lists
    • Exercise tracking apps

    Plus I’ve setup some awesome new stuff like a website for one of my collectives and a few things to automate server maintenance.

    You need somewhere to host your services (I’m using an old PC) and a little linux experience, but it’s absolutely worth giving it a crack. I might work in the industry but I learnt more making my little server than I ever did on the job.

  • @Almacca@aussie.zone
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    20•26 days ago

    The Pirate Bay ;)

  • yessikg
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    40•27 days ago

    Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/

    • @speq@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      12•27 days ago

      Also: https://standardebooks.org/

    • @Samskara@sh.itjust.works
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      6•26 days ago

      Anna’s Archive

    • @radiouser@crazypeople.online
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      LibreVox (if audio books are more your thing):

      https://librivox.org/

  • @SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world
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    17•27 days ago

    Rss feeds.

  • @nieminen@lemmy.world
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    13•26 days ago

    Harvard just released a free civics course. I’ve been looking into starting that.

  • @ace_garp@lemmy.world
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    4•26 days ago

    Been using this list of free websites and resources for a while:

    http://perthfreeculture.org/

    • Comics on the second page.
  • @CorruptCheesecake@lemmy.world
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    https://deflock.me/

    Every time you see a Flock license plate reader, add it to the map.

    They look like this:

    It only costs a bit of your time 😊

    • @TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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      22•27 days ago

      As far as what I understand you are saying…

      these are free solar panels and cameras?

    • @I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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      13•27 days ago

      I read through the website, but I don’t understand how this is helpful. Is it so that people can avoid driving past them, changing their route each time one is added?

      • @MintyFresh@lemmy.world
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        Presumably so the people can dismantle the surveillance capabilities of a government turned fascist.

        • @I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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          Through vandalism?

          • @FreakinSteve@lemmy.world
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            5•27 days ago

            You speak like that’s a bad thing.

            • @I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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              4•27 days ago

              I literally did not.

              • @FreakinSteve@lemmy.world
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                3•27 days ago

                Oh goody then

          • @Tripp@midwest.social
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            17•27 days ago

            By any means necessary

      • @CorruptCheesecake@lemmy.world
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        If Organic Maps supported it as an overlay that would be game changing.

  • @Shape4985@lemmy.ml
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    11•26 days ago

    Lichess.org

    Wiktionary.org

    tilvids.com

    12ft.io

    eff.org

    Removepaywall.com

    privacytests.org

  • scytale
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    20•27 days ago

    Mullvad’s DoH service and Leta search proxy are free. You don’t need to have a VPN subscription to use them.

    • @thenose@lemmy.world
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      9•27 days ago

      Can you break these two down for me please?

      • @notfromhere@lemmy.ml
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        DNS over HTTPS (DoH), which is Domain Name Service over Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the technology the Web runs on. The S in HTTPS is the secured version of HTTP, it’s encrypted using TLS (originally was SSL, Secure Sockets Layer), Transport Layer Security. DNS translates site names (e.g., www.google.com) into an IP (Internet Protocol) address (e.g., 8.8.8.8). DNS is an unencrypted protocol like HTTP. Adding in the Security component is somewhat tricky, but DoH is one of the ways, it just piggy backs on a tried and true secure transport technology that powers the web today.

        The reason you would want to use DoH is to secure the domains you are accessing from (1) being intercepted and/or altered, e.g., someone poisoning the response and giving you a bad IP address for any number of reasons, and (2) snoops such as the WiFi provider you’re connected to or the Internet Service Provider (ISP) or cellular provider, or anyone else watching the unencrypted traffic.

        • @486@lemmy.world
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          7•27 days ago

          All this is correct, but keep in mind that you still leak domain names until ECH (encrypted client hello) is in wide-spread use. It is of course still a good idea to use encrypted DNS, just don’t assume your ISP can’t see which websites you are accessing.

        • @thenose@lemmy.world
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          2•27 days ago

          Cheers very much. I was somewhat familiar with the concept (didn’t knew the abbreviation for it tho). But your explanation just made everything slide in their place. Thanks again

      • @notfromhere@lemmy.ml
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        If I remember correctly, Leta search proxy is the anonymized search proxy from Mullvad. Users connect and do internet searches, Leta will search various engines and cache the results, anonymized, for some time (days I think?) and any users who perform the same search will receive the cached results from the other users previous searches.

        I could be wrong on some or all of that.

        • @thenose@lemmy.world
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          3•27 days ago

          Sounds pretty much like Searchxng actually sounds a tad bit more sophisticated

  • @MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al
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    removed by mod

    • @LandedGentry@lemmy.zip
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      deleted by creator

    • @neidu3@sh.itjust.worksM
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      deleted by creator

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