here’s some links to reputable video game piracy sites :
crohasit (currently inactive , also has some software available)
steamunlocked (exclusively steam games . the previous runner of the above website helps run this one .)
fitgirl repacks (keep in mind people make fakes of this site frequently . the link included here is the ONLY correct link .)
oldgamesdownload (archival , exclusively retro or abandoned games)
tips for piracy safety under the cut if you need those . if you haven’t done this kind of thing before i encourage you to read that .
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Do you know what RSS means? I've seen that a lot webcomics have a RSS page but I've been never quite sure what it does.
Yeah! RSS stands for "really simple syndication" and it's a way to subscribe to webpages on your own all in one place instead of using social media accounts, it's super useful for keeping up with independent websites (which is why so many webcomics encourage using it) and social media posts on sites you don't use yourself. It seems a bit intimidating at first but it's really handy because you can completely customize your feed, and keep up with exactly the content you want without having to follow all your favorite creators across six different social medias whose algorithms hide their updates anyway. I'm a huge fan of the concept myself but I'm a fucking barbarian and still just have an enormous list of bookmarks I check manually whenever I think of it, BUT my Cool Blog Pal @unpretty talks about it fairly frequently and knows much more about how it works than I do! She has a very long and detailed post about it over here you can look into when you get a minute. https://unpretty.space/post/181035050748/hey-a-friend-of-mine-is-curious-about-rss-and-the
Well, cat's out of the bag.
For the past few months (and by that I mean I made 90% of this game in two weeks then stalled with the ending for several months) I've been making a short visual novel game called Labyrinthian. If you like grungy black-and-white hallways, paths that only go forward, and indie games that won't take more than 10 minutes of time, this game is for you.
You can play it on itch.io for a minimum of free! Link here:
https://circuitbird.itch.io/labyrinthian
if someone ever publicly shares ur nudes (even if they're fabricated/deepfakes), u can go on https://stopncii.org/ to have them removed from the internet. this service is available for ppl all over the world. the image never leaves ur device (only a hash of it does) so no one will be able to see the nudes u uploaded to their site. stay safe.
Shopping for laptops fucking sucks ‘cause I don’t know shit about computers. I’ve never had a computer with a functional webcam or microphone or the ability to play computer games made later than 2005 or a speaker that could play anything loud enough to hear from more than a foot away. How the hell should I know what I want?!
genuinely tho, if we're seeing the end of the social media era, getting back into RSS would be a great idea. it lets you gather all manner of different websites to visit and keep track of, but without turning the experience into a facebook/twitter type slog where Engagement is the main focus
People will tell you all sorts of nonsense about how to set your TV up to run off a computer instead of the tvs software. Here's what has worked for me over and over.
Disconnect your TV from the internet so it can't update/pull in ads
Get a computer with at least 4 gigabytes of ram and 32 gigabytes of disk space (thin clients are great for this), if you already have one even better!
Connect it via Ethernet if possible
Connect it to your tv, if your computer is older you may need a visual adapter, these are widely available but I recommend buying off ebay because that's the cheapest place ive found and the quality is almost always good
Install VLC
Install Firefox with ublock origin at least for ad blocking
Now you can watch off yt, twitch, whatever other sketchy sites for free content
If you want to torrent public domain media download qbittorrent
If your ISP is weird about it you can set qbittorrent to use a vpns network connection in the advanced configuration section of settings (mullvad is recommended for this but ymmv)
You can watch your public domain media with vlc now
Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos. You can always check the audit course or no certificate option so that you can learn for free.
ASL University
Sign Language Structure, Learning, and Change
Arabic for Global Exchange (in the drop-down menu)
Intro to Arabic
Madinah Arabic
Moroccan Arabic
Arabe (taught in French)
Intro to Catalan Language & Society
Intro to Catalan Sign Language
Beginner
Basic Chinese I. II, III, IV , V
Basic Mandarin Chinese I & II
Beginner’s Chinese
Chinese for Beginners
Chinese Characters
Chinese for HSK 1
Chinese for HSK 2
Chinese for HSK 3 I & II
HSK Level 1
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese for Business
More Chinese for Beginners
Start Talking Mandarin Chinese
UT Gateway to Chinese
Chino Básico (Taught in Spanish)
Intermediate
Chinese Stories
Intermediate Business Chinese
Intermediate Chinese Grammar
Introduction to Dutch
Online Courses here
Resources Here
Faroese Course
A Taste of Finnish
Basic Finnish
Finnish for Immigrants
Finnish for Medical Professionals
Beginner
AP French Language and Culture
Basic French Skills
Beginner’s French: Food & Drink
Diploma in French
Elementary French I & II
Français Interactif
French in Action
French Language Studies I, II, III
French: Ouverture
Intermediate & Advanced
French: Le Quatorze Juillet
Passe Partout
La Cité des Sciences et de Industrie
Vivre en France - A2
Vivre en France - B1
Introduction to Frisian (Taught in English)
Introduction to Frisian (Taught in Dutch)
Beginner
Beginner’s German: Food & Drink
Conversational German I, II, III, IV
Deutsch im Blick
Diploma in German
German at Work
Rundblick-Beginner’s German
Intermediate
German: Regionen Traditionen und Geschichte
Landschaftliche Vielfalt
Introduction to Gwich’in Language
Biblical Hebrew
Know the Hebrew Alphabet
Teach Me Hebrew
A Door into Hindi
Business Hindi
Virtual Hindi
Icelandic 1-5
Learn Indonesian
Introduction to Irish
Irish 101
Irish 102
Beginner
Beginner’s Italian: Food & Drink
Beginner’s Italian I
Introduction to Italian
Italian for Beginners 1 , 2, 3 , 4 , 5, 6
Intermediate & Advanced
AP Italian Language and Culture
Intermediate Italian I
Advanced Italian I
Letteratura italiana
Genki
Japanese JOSHU
Japanese Pronunciation
Sing and Learn Japanese
Tufs JpLang
A1-B2 Kazakh (Taught in Russian)
Beginner
First Step Korean
How to Study Korean
Introduction to Korean
Learn to Speak Korean
Pathway to Spoken Korean
Intermediate
Intermediate Korean
Beginner’s Conversation and Grammar
Introduction to Norwegian
Norwegian on the Web
Curso de Português para Estrangeiros
Pluralidades em Português Brasileiro
Beginner
Easy Accelerated Learning for Russian
Advanced
Reading Master and Margarita
Russian as an Instrument of Communication
Siberia: Russian for Foreigners
Beginner
AP Spanish Language & Culture
Basic Spanish for English Speakers
Beginner’s Spanish: Food & Drink
Introduction to Spanish
Restaurants and Dining Out
Spanish for Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Spanish Vocabulary
Intermediate
Spanish: Ciudades con Historia
Spanish: Espacios Públicos
Advanced
Corrección, Estilo y Variaciones
Leer a Macondo
Spanish:Con Mis Propias Manos
Spanish: Perspectivas Porteñas
Intro to Swedish
Swedish Made Easy 1, 2, & 3
Read Ukrainian
Ukrainian Language for Beginners
Beginner’s Welsh
Discovering Wales
Ancient Languages
More Language Learning Resources & Websites!
Last updated: April 1, 2018
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