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My name is Arin //20+// He/They Original art blog Arin-villa StrangerThings sideblog YellowSweater-BlueVest

[m00n-arin]

I am a loser but everyone loves me and im okay with it

[nicktoonsunite]

bleehhh

[kawuli]

random PSA, I know a lot of people use duckduckgo as a Google alternative search engine, but it always kind of annoyed me when I was using it because it felt like No Name Brand Google

I have switched to using Startpage.com and vastly prefer it. for one thing, instead of displaying an "AI summary" at the top of the search results (unless you turn it off, yes I know), it displays the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article, with link, whenever it finds one that's relevant.

also a waaayyyyy better sense of design than duckduckgo

also private, European based, least annoying search I've used lately (RIP old "don't be evil" Google)

[yomikoreadsbooks]

Keeping a list of Google alternatives just in case…

[saxifraga-x-urbium]

i have one of those, scraped from multiple different rec posts:

Search Engines

Infinity Search is an alternative search engine with a special focus on privacy

DuckDuckGo is a popular search engine for those who value their privacy and are put off by the thought of their every query being tracked and logged. Uses bangs, ![site] for in-page search (sells your data to microsoft and draws from fucking bing)

WolframAlpha is a privately owned search engine that allows you to “compute expert-level answers using Wolfram’s breakthrough algorithms, knowledgebase, and AI technology.” A data search engine.

Boardreader is a search engine for forums and message boards. It allows you to search forums and then filter down results by date and language.

Based in France, Qwant is a privacy-based search engine that won’t record your searches or use your personal details for advertising. Uses “&” as a bang search.

Another privacy-based search engine is Search Encrypt, which uses local encryption to ensure that users’ identifiable information cannot be tracked. Metasearch across multiple engines. 

Offering unbiased results from several sources, SearX is a metasearch engine that aims to present a free, decentralized view of the internet. Can be self-hosted. 

Gibiru’s tagline is “Unfiltered private search” and that’s exactly what it offers. Requires AnonymoX Firefox add-on for privacy. 

Disconnect allows you to conduct anonymous searches through a search engine of your choice.

Swisscows provides fully encrypted searches to protect your privacy and security. Built-in violence/porn filter cannot be overridden. 

MetaGer offers “Privacy Protected Search & Find” through its anonymised search. A plugin will allow it to be made a default.

Gigablast is a private search engine that indexes millions of websites and servers real-time information without tracking your data, keeping you hidden from marketers and spammers. Variety of filtration and refinement options for searching. 

Oscobo is a search engine that protects your privacy while you search the web. By not using any third-party tools or scripts, your data is protected from hacking and misuse. Has a Chrome extension to allow use in toolbar. 

https://search.marginalia.nu/ an independent DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content, and attempts to show you sites you perhaps weren't aware of in favor of the sort of sites you probably already knew existed. Use old-school searching rather than query-based for the best results. 

https://www.mojeek.com/ 

https://wiby.me/ - It’s goal is to index as many personalized websites as possible, and NOT commercial sites. 

https://4get.ca/ it works a lot like SearX, but honestly better. It doesn’t have its own index, but pulls from many others. I think it’s the best for research, since it allows you to search for answers from different indexes, is easy to configure, add free, and avoids censorship as much as it can.

https://www.searchenginemap.com/ for more on how search engines relate to each other.

https://yep.com/ is a crawler

https://www.etools.ch/ retrieves from Google, Mojeek, Bing, and Yandex, like Searx

https://www.dogpile.com/ 

https://searxng.org/ (next gen Searx)

https://luxxle.com/ - possibly conservative?

https://presearch.com/ - good for academic?

https://kagi.com/smallweb - free/randomised Kagi.

Other Searchers

www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.

www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.

https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.

www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.

http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.

www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.

www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free.https://cosine.club/ is an electronic music similarity search engine

[m00n-arin]

OMG!!! IS THAT PUSRSONNN???!

[ssopimir]

oh okay

[koymadis]

never post again

[quix5gg]

happy pride month especially to them

[scarlct-vvitch]

it's 3am and grace looks over at rocky like "would you still love me if i was a worm? 🥺" and rocky, already in the seventh circle of codependency, says There Is No Universe In Which I Do Not Cherish You. You Are The Most Important Thing In My Life. I Would Do Everything Over Again For You. No Matter What Form You Take I Will Find A Way To Care For You. What Is This Worm You Speak Of. and the translator chugs out "yes. what is worm, question?" and grace is like "aw thanks buddy :)" and starts talking about worms while rocky starts designing the xenonite suit immediately just so he can beat the laptop to death with his bare(ish) hands

[clowndraws]

mimicry

[kittyking445]

HAPPY PRIDE to Black Aros on this site btw. Whether ur Aroallo aroace non-SAM loveless etc I hope your pride month is a good one

[interestingmistakes]

Reblogging this manually. Op doesn't want credit for fear of being terminated.

[antlered-vixen]

I am so tired of short-attention-span, trim-the-fat culture. All writing advice these days is for how to write like Chuck Palahniuk. "Cut 'think', cut 'feel', cut 'wonder' - only action, only pushing forward, show and move and move and move." What if I could emulate this style, and still don't want to? What if I want to write like Henry James, with three paragraphs of introspective musings between each dialogue line? The music advice is, "make it shortform, make it Tik-Tok compatible, make it punchy, hit the refrain as soon as possible." What if I want that 10-minute prog rock piece? What if I want that symphony? What if I want it slow and luxurious and lazy? Movies. Series. Poetry. Bodies. Everything is "trimmed trimmed trimmed trimmed, stripped bare, you have three seconds to win me over, make it airport chic." I don't want to win you over, then, I guess. I want the fat left it. I want the pleasure and the indolence and the indulgence. Fuck this art-advice that's always "your art needs Ozempic."

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

small thing I'd like to add here is that there is no bad fic as long as it's done with love <3

[m00n-arin]

Inlove it when I reblog something and a mutual immediately likes it… kinda romantic you’re refreshing the feed as I reblogged something hehe

[adhdwannabewriter]

Other ways to say ‘said’ based on a vibe:

Neutral:

Stated - A clear, factual declaration. Replied - A direct response to someone. Answered - A direct response to someone. Inquired - Asked a question, usually seeking information. Explained -Clarified or elaborated on something. Whispered - Spoke quietly.

Happy:

Cheered - Spoke with joy and excitement. Giggled - Spoke while laughing lightly. Beamed - Spoke with happiness.

Angry:

Snapped - Spoke sharply, usually in anger or frustration. Barked - Spoke in a short, harsh, commanding tone. Growled - Spoke in a low, angry tone, resembling a growl. Hissed - Spoke in a whisper-like tone, often with anger or menace. Retorted - Responded sharply, often in disagreement or defense. Sighed - Spoke with a heavy exhale. Whispered - Spoke quietly (not inherently angry, but can be). Screech - Screamed in a long, loud, high-pitched, and often unpleasant sound. Shrieked - Screamed in a short, loud, high-pitched cry or sound, typically produced in sudden fear, pain, anger, or excitement

Sad:

Sobbed - Spoke through tears. Cried - Spoke with sorrow or emotional pain. Cried out - Shouted suddenly due to pain, shock, fear. Whimpered - Spoke softly, with pain or sadness. Sniffled - Spoke while trying to hold back tears. Lamented - Expressed deep regret or sorrow. Sighed - Spoke with a heavy exhale. Choked - Spoke with difficulty, often because of emotion. Breathed - Spoke softly. Screech - Screamed in a long, loud, high-pitched, and often unpleasant sound. Shrieked - Screamed in a short, loud, high-pitched cry or sound, typically produced in sudden fear, pain, anger, or excitement

Surprised:

Gasped - Spoke while catching breath. Exclaimed - Spoke suddenly, loudly. Blurted - Spoke without thinking. Cried out - Shouted suddenly due to pain, shock, fear. Stammered - Spoke hesitantly, struggling due to shock. Uttered - Spoke briefly, often in disbelief. Breathed - Spoke softly. Echoed - Repeated something in surprise, trying to process it. Squeaked - Spoke in a short, high-pitched sound.

Fearful:

Whispered - Spoke quietly. Stammered - Spoke with hesitation, fear causing the words to stumble. Gasped - Spoke in a quick breath, startled or frightened. Pleaded -Spoke in a desperate, fearful tone, asking for something. Cried out - Spoke or shouted suddenly, reacting to fear. Breathed - Spoke in a shallow, tense manner, often showing anxiety. Begged - Asked for something urgently, humbly, or desperately. Squeaked - Spoke in a short, high-pitched sound. Screech - Screamed in a long, loud, high-pitched, and often unpleasant sound. Shrieked - Screamed in a short, loud, high-pitched cry or sound, typically produced in sudden fear, pain, anger, or excitement

Shy:

Murmured - Spoke quietly, almost too softly to hear. Mumbled - Spoke unclearly, here due to nervousness or shyness. Whispered - Spoke in a very low, timid voice. Hesitated - Paused before speaking, unsure or shy. Stuttered - Spoke with difficulty, due to nervousness or embarrassment. Breathed - Spoke softly.

Thoughtful:

Observed - Made a thoughtful or insightful comment. Remarked - Made a casual or insightful comment. Suggested - Offering an idea or recommendation. Noted - Pointed out something of importance. Murmured - Spoke quietly, (in thought, often to themselves) almost too quiety to hear.

Commanding:

Ordered - Gave a command or instruction. Demanded - Insisted on something firmly or forcefully. Directed - Gave specific instructions or guidance. Commanded -  Gave an authoritative order; a directive, or control over a situation or group.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I’m not a fan of ai, but I can accept that if someone chooses to use ai for their fics or their art, that is their choice. not something I agree with. but still not my business, and I will never condone harassment.

if anything, I think it’s better if these people feel comfortable enough to tag their stuff as ai, so that other people can avoid their works if they’re not comfortable with ai-generated contents.

that said, I think ai writers will stop tagging their stuff as ai entirely if people shame or harass them for it.

so now their stuff is still ai, just untagged, meaning there’s no way for others to know if it’s ai.

keep in mind that speculation, accusations and witch hunt harm genuine artists and writers as much as ai does, if not more.

so if you go to the “ai-generated” tag on ao3 just to harass people for using ai, just know that you’re not actually fighting against ai — you’re just being a bully and you’re also making people more wary of properly tagging their ai-generated works as such. so you’re just making sure they no longer tag their ai-generated stuff as ai. also you can be reported for harassment, and ao3 will not take your side. (whether or not you like it, ai-generated works are allowed on ao3, whereas harassment is not.)

the “ai-generated” tag on ao3 is there so people can either find or avoid works with ai (but in order for it to work, ai users must feel comfortable enough to be honest and tag their works properly, that won’t happen if people keep shaming and harassing them for it — the only thing harassment will do is make sure ai stuff go untagged, harassment doesn’t stop people from using ai).

the “ai-generated” tag is not there so that you can freely harass people with no consequences.

[001x456]

a man and a woman can be strictly platonic friends. but a man and a man can’t be that. they have to have violent gay sex and be obsessed with each other. it’s the yaoi rule

[elliespectacular]

[yoda voice] seven, six.