Scan a Github repo and see if there's AI code/permissions/etc. in there
Generative AI, namely LLMs, image and video diffusion models and especially the companies that make them plague the tech industry.
We got tired, so we decided to take things into our own hands and curate a list of projects that aren't complicit in the devaluing of labor by these companies.
Unlike projects that came before us, we want to highlight software that values the labor that goes into creating and not call out projects that use LLMs or Image/Video Diffusion models.
Free/Open Source Software choosing to use and/or support LLM usage/AI, as well as alternatives and tips to requesting better policies or forking.
I've made Linux themes/rices with so many different aesthetics, but they've all been quite "obvious". So in this video I create a linux theme with a more esoteric and, experimental aesthetic...
Theme can be downloaded here: https://github.com/diinki/linux-antiquity
Tired of misleading cookie banners? The EU Commission has finally proposed a solution: set your privacy preferences in the browser once, and never see another banner. Unfortunately, the tracking industry is pushing back – and so far, they’ve been successful. We need YOUR help to #KillTheCookieBanner!
🛡️ Warracker is an open source, self-hostable warranty tracker to monitor expirations, store receipts, files. You own the data, your rules!
BookLore: A self-hosted, multi-user digital library with smart shelves, auto metadata, Kobo & KOReader sync, BookDrop imports, OPDS support, and a built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics.
Another alternative to Calibre/Calibre-web, perhaps?
Your data is so precious that stores will stop at nothing to get it from you. Including offering you free things, discounts, sweepstakes, and all kinds of "perks." Just become one of the "club," collect "points," be a "VIP," grab a card for CVS, Shoprite, Wegmans, and watch the cents come off at the till! Those perks sure seem great, but they are gateways to tracing your purchases at an ever more fine-grained level.
Sister post: https://www.optoutproject.net/how-to-shop-untraceably-online/
Grimmory is a self-hosted library management system for ebooks, comics, and audiobooks. Your books and data stay on your server, with no subscription fees or cloud dependency.
My name is Daniel Connell. I prototype and develop basic technologies which anyone can make using recycled materials and simple tools.
The aim is for everyone everywhere to be able to build and maintain their own infrastructure; producing their own energy, food, clean water, communications, and anything else they need.
All designs are open source and license free for any purpose, and full construction tutorials and how-tos are available here.
The directive creates several concrete obligations. Manufacturers of covered products, including mobile phones, tablets, washing machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, electronic displays, and servers, must offer repair services at reasonable prices and within a reasonable timeframe, even after the original warranty period expires. They must supply spare parts and repair tools to independent repair shops and consumers at non-deterrent prices. They must publish indicative repair costs on publicly accessible websites. And when a consumer chooses repair over replacement within the warranty period, the legal guarantee is extended by 12 months from the date the repair is completed.
A collection of small, low stakes and low effort tools.
No logins, no registration, no data collection. I can't believe I have to say that. Long live the handmade web.
Super useful: several types of PDF imposers for formatting zines, including single-page minizines and booklets; background remover for images; QR code generator; color picker and palette generator. Plus tons more!
A note: creator used Claude Code to write/create the tools, idk how much
I thought it would be interesting to look at how hackers were portrayed in illustrations from print news media and magazines from the early to mid 1980s, when the stereotypes and tropes of hackerdom were less set in stone.
Creating, collecting, and freely distributing information about long distance nature trails around the world.
You probably know that Netflix is using a really strange system to categorize it films and tv shows. Indeed, there isn't any categories tab... We have the solution, with this site, you will be able to find categories by a little code.
You have the right to control your data, devices, and services. We coordinate, develop and foster communities of Reclaimers who want digital independence. Together, let's reclaim the right to a technical future of data sovereignty, digital autonomy, responsible governance, and collective care online for all.
The key to making a more energy-efficient coffee maker is insulation. Regardless of which conventional coffee maker you purchase, it will typically have little to no heat insulation, and most of the heat generated by the energy source will be wasted into the environment. Therefore, we made an insulated solar electric coffee maker ourselves.
Archive for past and current issues of the classic hacker magazine!
I hold a conspiracy theory the global economy died five years ago during Covid. It’s been on life support through stimulus checks and flash tech hype cycles ever since trying to keep the dormant heart beating. You sense it too. There’s no beating heart. There’s no thumping energy. No vein of excitement. Tech and knowledge work seems to be suffering the most.
An interesting alternative to organizing RSS feeds besides alphabetically or by topic.