use overdrive, libby, hoopla, cloudlibrary, and kanopy instead of amazon and audible.
use firefox instead of chrome or opera (both are made with chromium, which blocks functionality for ad-blockers. firefox isn't based on chromium).
use mega or proton drive instead of google drive.
get rid of bloatware
use libreoffice instead of microsoft office suite
use vetted sites on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH for free movies, books, games, etc.
use trakt or letterboxd instead of imdb.
use storygraph instead of goodreads.
use darkpatterns to find mobile game with no ads or microtransactions
use ground news to read unbiased news and find blind spots in news stories.
use mediahuman or cobalt to download music, or support your favorite artists directly through bandcamp
make youtube bearable by using mtube, newpipe, or the unhook extension on chrome, firefox, or microsoft edge
use search for a cause or ecosia to support the environment instead of google
use thriftbooks to buy new or used books (they also have manga, textbooks, home goods, CDs, DVDs, and blurays)
use flashpoint to play archived online flash games
find books, movies, games, etc. on the internet archive! for starters, here's a bunch of David Attenborough documentaries and all of the Animorphs books
burn your music onto cds
use pdf24 (available online or as a desktop app) instead of adobe
use unroll.me to clean your email inboxes
use thunderbird, mailfence, countermail, edison mail, tuta, or proton mail instead of gmail
remove bloatware on windows PC, macOS, and iOS X
remove bloatware on samsung X
use pixelfed instead of instagram or meta
use NCH suite for free software like a file converter, image editor, video editors, pdf editor, etc.
feel free to add more alternatives, resources or advice in the reblogs or replies, and i'll add them to the main post <3
remastering an old post (which ive since privated) because it still gets interactions sometimes and i just wanted to finally remaster it since it has a ship on it that i dont approve of at all now :')
pretty obvious but it was max x janet... i used to think janet was an adult, which is why i shipped it, but since i found out shes only 16, i dont support it anymore since max is an adult.
anyway, like the old post, ive included some waffling about headcanons and whatnot under the cut so feel free to read! or dont. i dont care
ships i loved at first sight
fang x lawrie: auuughhhhhhhh this one. This one. ough. i dont think about it very often... but when i do? ouuuuuuuu its good. its Good. i will shamelessly admit i only ship this for sexual purposes but Man oh man. their sexual dynamic... it goes Hard. innuendo intended.
byron x grey and bo x kenji: these two pairs come as a set because as you mightve noticed theyre all in their starrforce skins. this is intentional. i have this whole plot in my head of byron x grey as the evil villain couple and bo x kenji as the good protagonist couple but also kenji and grey being exes and byron being the person who was there for grey at his lowest. and even though hes an awful influence and is like insanely evil he still treats grey better than kenji did because they were former starrforce partners and kenji had always put their mission first, eventually prioritising it over grey... anyway yea very cool awesome angsty relationship drama happening in space over here and i love these ships very much!
cord x angelo: the sillies. i remember when angelo came out, i have no idea why but my first idea of a ship for him was cord - it just sorta made sense? guy who works with nature x literal bug. admittedly cord is a mycologist and mosquitos dont exactly have much to do with mushrooms but like I dont care their colour palettes look good together.
ship i initially didnt like
lola x buster: i never got the appeal of this one until i read a really Really good lola x buster fic on ao3 and it changed my life forever. theyre perfect together and i love them. no notes
ship i dont like anymore
max x janet: found out janets a minor blah blah yeah i said this already
favourite popular ship
fang x buster: im a basic bitch. sorry. and yeah even after 2 yrs theyre still my favs
favourite rarepairs
colette x fang: i think they would be more similar than people tend to think, mainly because i think fang would enjoy creative endeavours more than people think. he loves doodling - from all the costume sketches in the promo art for his make campaign to all the post it notes scattered across his closet and the faint drawings on his bed frame... (i love promo art of his bedroom btw! theres only two ever and they have my heart) so i think he would be very interested and supportive in colette's journalling/scrapbooking. and also i just think theyre both very passionate people who would love to yap each others ears off about their interests. and fang would always be down to help carry out colettes insane plans to get a single thorn from spike <3
fang x crow: to me this is prime "guy who thinks hes cool" x "guy who is actually cool". fang thinks crow is the coolest guy EVER and crow thinks fang is a pain in the ass who wont leave him alone. but despite his tough guy persona, crow still instinctively helps fang in a moment of need, and fang just gets even more smitten... and crow gradually grows fond of him too (despite denying it in himself)
max x melodie: okay so like. i think fang, melodie and max are all childhood friends. theyre all speedsters, in a way. and in my more canon-compliant headcanons, fang usually grows apart from them due to max and mel becoming famous figureheads in starr park while fang, though he dreams of it, never does. but anyway. mel is highly demanding and impatient and max is effectively the only person who can really keep up with her, due to a combination of knowing her since they were kids and just inherently being similarly fast-paced and impatient.
ship i want to become canon the most
alli x willow: it has the highest chance of becoming canon, and a canon lesbian ship would be awesome. plus i headcanon willow as aroace and i think that adds an extra dimension to their relationship that would be so so interesting to explore (in a fanfic, because spc never will lol). like just the idea of willow liking alli but also not feeling the typical butterflies and whatnot and wondering if she really likes alli or if she doesnt and is leading alli on... god the internal turmoil would be sooooo interesting. and the final realisation that even if she doesnt feel love in a typical way, alli is still a special person to her..!!!! just. Yea this ship rules
comfort ship
fang x buster: you mightve noticed the prominence of fang on this chart. that is because fang is my favourite guy Ever. i told a friend that hermes is my favourite god in hades 2 and you know what he said to me? he said "bro thats literally fang". and then i looked at him and i was like Aw shit. it really is. i cant even defend myself. i have a type. it's fang. and i Love putting him with buster. in any situation. in any AU. every time i think about anything couple related i think of fang and buster because my mind just ends up inserting them into the scenario or situation. i will admit i am a bit of an ass towards buster because i do pick favourites actually and my favourite is very obviously fang. (i dyed my hair purple just for him!) but i do love buster too. he is a sweetheart. and a bit less of a loser than fang is. just a bit. (for the record, i love losers. and fang is the biggest loser ever)
ship that deserves more attention
amber x maisie: this is a bit of a self callout on my end because god i really dont treat maisie how i should. i feel like im always neglecting her since fang and buster are my favourites in the trio... but she is an amazing character as well who can be explored in so many different ways and 2 yrs on, i still love pairing her with amber. just the idea of clumsy and reckless pyrotechnic x cautious and measured safety manager who secretly enjoys danger... its so good. maisie having fears about danger due to the accident which caused her to lose her arm, and amber helping her loosen up a bit and allow her to satisfy that itch of wanting to experience recklessness and danger. maisie also helping amber learn to be less clumsy and the precautions she should take to prevent accidents, so that they both can have a good time playing with fire (literally!)
first otp
tara x piper: my ogs... i still love them. i dont even know how long its been since i started shipping them... 5 yrs? maybe 6? dont know and dont particularly care. what i care about is their perfect dynamic of mysterious and potentially dangerous person who nobody understands x outwardly warm and kind person whos the only one who understands... and also the only one whos secretly even more dangerous <3 thats also why i love misfortune x mariposa. just the best dynamic everrrrr
current otp
fang x buster: my babies. i just cant get over them ever. theyre the best and probably will stay the best in my heart for the forseeable future. love love love
as we march towards a shining era of more people calling their friends "babe" and "sweetheart" platonically, let us also strive towards a brighter tomorrow wherein more couples call each other "bruh" and "my dude" as a term of romantic endearment
I've been reading way too much into everything about the Knight and one thing that immediately caught my attention was the way it poses. I think everybody agrees that its weapon is either Dess' bat or Carol's katana but both of those are supposed to be used with both hands so the poses don't match the way either of them are used. People are joking about auramaxxing but genuinely, it seems almost like it's a dance. And then it hit me. We know that Dess plays like. every sport. She's particularly associated with baseball and hockey (thanks Kris for beating me up with a hockey stick) and we know for a fact she has at least two pairs of ice skates - one in her closet and one under her bed.
So what if the skates aren't just for hockey. What if she also does figure skating? Look at the Knight's poses next to figure skaters.
And obviously ice skating is a winter sport so it really matches the Holiday theme.
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