Daryl Sun @darylsun@social.privacytools.io

"To help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same. Add #introductions to the post."

#Writing, #Blogging
#Productivity, #Minimalism
#LibreGames, #FreeGaming
#DigitalRights, #FreeCulture
#Research, #OpenScience, #OpenData, #OpenAccess, #OpenEducation
#PlainText
#HTML, #CSS
#Git

#introduction #reintroduction #reintroductions

My first blog post - the merits and caveats of WriteFreely (and a mini-rant on why I'm never touching Medium ever again):
https://write.privacytools.io/darylsun/writefreely
#blogging #WriteFreely

Decided to switch to Notepad++ instead. Much faster, and apparently someone's actually made proper Markdown syntax support for it.
https://github.com/Edditoria/markdown-plus-plus

Some interesting articles by ethical.net:
Google alternatives https://ethical.net/ethical/google-alternatives/
Microsoft alternatives https://ethical.net/ethical/microsoft-alternatives/
Facebook alternatives https://ethical.net/guide/facebook-alternatives-guide-how-and-why-to-avoid-facebook/
Twitter alternatives https://ethical.net/networking/twitter-alternatives-guide/
Amazon alternatives https://ethical.net/technology/amazon-alternatives-guide-how-and-why-to-avoid-amazon/
I hope they write more of these.

MobileGap: website that lists open-source apps for Android and iOS, as well as mobile apps built with HTML5.
https://www.mobilegap.net/

Well, I *would* just download VSCodium to try it out, but I can't figure out which binary for Windows to download from their repo...

Thinking about whether I should switch from Atom to VSCodium. I do like Atom, but it takes a while to load... and that's with most built-in packages disabled and only a handful of extra ones.

Nothing to Hide (2017): "The documentary about surveillance and you."
https://vidcommons.org/videos/watch/6b43a28c-86ee-4681-8ab9-787ac140afc0

But the important question is, are there any cat videos on PeerTube?

PeerTube Index: search engine for videos across PeerTube instances.
https://peertube-index.net/

Friendly reminder that #funkwhale instance https://open.audio/ hosts libre music, with several coming from the Free Music Archive. Very useful if you want to listen to some tracks from FMA, since that website is currently undergoing an overhaul.

Does anyone know a safe website for expanding shortened URLs? I found an open-source website called Where Does This Link Go? but it hasn't been updated in years.
http://www.wheredoesthislinkgo.com/

FicSave: open-source downloader of works from Fanfiction.Net and several other fanfiction websites. Exports in EPUB, MOBI, and plain text formats. Downloaded works are stored on server for 15 minutes before automatically deleted. Useful for works without an AO3 mirror.
http://ficsave.xyz/