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A few years ago I had a phase of being REALLY into digital privacy, using tor, duckduckgo, etc before suffering some burnout because I was trying to be 100% secure. So I'm by no means a expert I'm just relaying experience.

The culture of a lot of left leaning and "fandommy" sites (tumblr, twitter, etc) tends to fear/dislike (or just not know about) a lot of the IT stuff used by people into online privacy because they asscoiate it with "techbros". ESPECIALLY anything even remotely involving cryptocurrency. But if Trump is going to start censoring things and making morning after pills harder to get now might be a VERY good time for Americans to get into online privacy and how to avoid being tracked as well as avoiding censorship. Perhaps even some crypto to buy things discretly (or perhaps if ICE agents start caring about cash?) and because many activists groups also take donations in crypto. Never dealt with crypto myself but from what I know Monero was designed to be more untracable than Bitcoin. Don't know how succesfull that is though. Definetly get into privacy in general though.

I'll leave some useful links to get started. Words of advice:

Don't install a fuckton of privacy extensions on your browser, your unique combination of extensions will give your browser a unique fingerprint. Instead read up on and pick a few commonly used ones.

The BIGGEST annoyance for me was acedemic/proffesional settings because noone wants to switch over to some software they never heard off for one group project. Personally I use some normie software for exclusivly proffesional purposes with NO other information on me and do my actual browsing/leisure computer use more privatly.

https://www.privacytools.io/os: General software/browser/etc recomendations.

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/: Test how private your browser is.

https://www.torproject.org/: THE gold standard for privacy focused browsers. Also obscures ip. Might not always be practical. Has the disadvantage of being notoriously slow and is blocked by some services/websites to avoid people bypassing ip bans and whatnot. Probably don't use this as your everyday browser but if you ever need to look up anything without censorship use tor.

https://tails.net/: Install a portable mini operating system on a usb stick to browse privately from any computer.

https://www.eff.org/ Electronic frontier foundations website.

https://mastodon.social/explore Don't have experience with it myself. But open source social media that should be much harder to censor.

Tumblr probably won't like me talking too directly about this because of ties to piracy but for people interested in banned books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_library should be an interesting read...

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i think when some of you say "neurodivergent" you just mean adhd and autism

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schizophrenia makes you neurodivergent. ocd makes you neurodivergent. ptsd (and c-ptsd) makes you neurodivergent. bpd makes you neurodivergent. npd makes you neurodivergent. anxiety makes you neurodivergent. depression makes you neurodivergent. even the "scary" mental illnesses make you neurodivergent. i'm going to start killing

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Time to bring this graphic back again...

I know I post this thing from Lived Experience Educator a lot, but it's a useful visual. "Neurodivergent" isn't a cool way to say "autism" or "autism and ADHD." It includes a wide variety of things, and it's really frustrating to see people forget that.

One of my best friends is neurodivergent, and when she says this, people assume she's autistic. She isn't, and her experiences are different from mine (I AM autistic). We have things in common, but not everything, and it's frustrating for her to have to explain to people that she isn't autistic but she is neurodivergent. By narrowing "neurodivergent" to just "autistic," you're leaving out and harming a whole lot of people. Stop it.

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[Image Description: An infographic about different types of neurodivergence. The infographic notes that the types of neurodivergence listed come from a non-exhaustive list. The infographic was obtained from: www.livedexperienceeducator.com.

At the very top of the image is a purple umbrella, with its shaft reaching down the middle of the image and its hooked handle curved towards the left side. In the fabric panels of the umbrella are the words: Neurodivergent Umbrella. Underneath the fabric panels, lining both sides of the shaft, are names for different types of neurodivergence.

On the left side of the shaft are neurodivergent diagnoses, from top to bottom and written in all capitals: ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), DID & OSDD (Dissociative Identity Disorder & Other Specified Dissociative Disorder), ASPD (Antisocial Personality Disorder), BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder), CPTSD (Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), Dyslexia, HSP (Highly Sensitive Person), Dyspraxia, Sensory Processing, Dyscalculia, PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), and Dysgraphia.

On the right side of the shaft are neurodivergent diagnoses, from top to bottom and written in all capitals: Bipolar, Autism, Epilepsy, GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder), OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), ABI/TBI (Acquired Brain Injury/Traumatic Brain Injury), Tic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Misophonia, HPD (Histrionic Personality Disorder), Down Syndrome, FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders), and Synesthesia.

/.End ID]

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So I see you all are exhausted by streaming services effectively recreating cable. I see you’re all tired of ads. Pirating is a great alternative, but I have another fantastic option for you all!

I live in Seattle. And in Seattle we have America’s largest physical media store, Scarecrow Video. They are a non-profit that has pretty much any film or tv show you can imagine. Like, everything. So much so that one of our local cinemas does a program with them called “Unstreamable” where they show a film from Scarecrow’a archive that you can’t access anywhere online. It’s a bit overwhelming to go to their store, which is two levels of every program under the sun.

ANYWAY, I bring this up because they recently started a Rent-by-Mail program. It’s pretty similar to what Netflix used to do. You can rent up to six titles (barring their super rare stuff and pornos) and they will ship it to you, then you return it in the included pre-paid envelope.

Why does this rock? Sure, you still have to pay money, BUT you are supporting a non-profit that is dedicated to preserving media instead of some corporation looking for endless profit. They can also expand your palette with their vast selection. And if you have a favorite piece of media, you never have to worry about it disappearing! All their stuff is there in perpetuity.

So this is all to say, now that Scarecrow has expanded their reach beyond the Greater Seattle Area, I implore you to check them out. If you don’t want to rent right now, the could always use donations to keep them afloat.

You can check out their catalogue HERE!

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is it cheating on the request rules if i ask for raz and loboto relaxing and having hot chocolate together 🥺 w marshmallows obviously

oh hell yeah

#psychonauts

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first 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 and then 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

#resident evil

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Omg I loved this part of RE 2!

#resident evil

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Stylings

#absolutely GORGEOUS art #not my art

freiskamaze

you are tired, and you deserve rest

#not my art #GOD I LOVE

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jupiter

#your juno pieces fuck so much i love them #not my art

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Hanahaki

#not my art #god this fucks

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May your hatred burn you to ashes

#I FUCKING LOVE THIS #fuck it its going on my art tumblr this rules #not my art

shepherdsofhaven

Shepherds of Haven

Description

Shepherds of Haven is a dark fantasy interactive fiction game. In it, you play as a Mage living in a world where magic is outlawed and your people—those possessing supernatural powers—are oppressed and reviled. The world is ruled by humans who believe in science, technology, and industry: at best, you and your kind are nothing more than a fairytale, and at worst you are the state’s greatest threat.

Thus, using magic has been illegal for centuries. But after years of persecution, you are suddenly offered an opportunity to use your powers for good: demons are now returning, and the world needs fighters like you to protect the population from their invasion. Guns and bullets do no good against monsters pulled from primeval nightmares; only your people and your supernatural powers have the ability to fight fire with fire.

So you join the Shepherds: an order of elite heroes and fighters comprised of the very people the world once feared more than the demons themselves. As a Shepherd, you’ll solve magical crimes, slay demons to protect the citizens of Haven, and build your reputation throughout the capitol. Explore the world of Blest, recruit allies and factions to join the Shepherds’ cause, find romance and companionship, investigate mysteries, lead rebellions and exorcisms, and uncover answers to the crises plaguing the world. Where are the demons coming from? Where have the gods or God gone, if they ever existed? Who are you, really?

And will you be the world’s true savior… or will you be its ultimate downfall?

General Features

Customize your protagonist: choose names, gender, sexuality, appearance, weapon, magic specialization, educational background, racial heritage, and much more

Play as male, female, or non-binary; straight, gay, bisexual, or pansexual; as well as aromantic, asexual, aro-ace, or allo

Thousands of choices and role-playing variations: build your character’s personality and worldview from the ground up, test your loyalties and morals in every chapter, and make meaningful decisions that will change the story and world of the game in large and small ways

15 companions to recruit and befriend, each with their own unique story

10 romance options (5 male, 5 female) and 2 one-night stands/flings

Fulfilling friendship and romance routes, culminating in dozens of different possible endings for each major character, as well as diverse endings for the protagonist, their relationships, and the state of the world

An ever-changing codex, character guide, journal, and stats page that grows and adjusts as you play

A hubworld-style exploration system between chapters: interact with the city and explore the world on your days off; take quests or side jobs; train; shop; gamble; pray; read; and spend time with or date companions between story missions

Dozens of mechanical secrets to reward your playthrough: achievements, a new game+ system, a save system, unlockable art, collectible trading cards, room decorations and souvenirs, a planned “stupid mode,” and planned DLC

Much more!

Public Demo

Completed Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3

Approx. 270,000 words

Last Updated: August 2021

FAQ

✨ Play Here ✨

Alpha Build (Current)

Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8 [In Progress]

Approx. 900,000 words

Last Updated: December 2022

Currently only available to testers and Patrons until the beta build

Play here

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#not my art