<![CDATA[Reject Convenience Forum]]> https://rejectconvenience.com/forum Smartfeed extension for phpBB <![CDATA[Other Videos :: Re: James Lee switch to Linux :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-13T13:19:28+00:00 2025-08-13T13:19:28+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=132&p=1921#p1921
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:40 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm51xZHZI6g

James Lee is a YouTube Animation Channel, who you might have seen around. His Art Style is quite distinct.

Today he made a Video about his Adobe Breakup, in which he shows of what he has been using as an alternative in his last Videos over the Adobe Suite. And in the end he reveals that he has been using Linux too. Which I find quite interesting as one thing Linux has struggled in is the Creative Space, primarily because of the lack of Adobe Software. And him showing of the different Applications he uses successfully that also run on Linux, proves that even this space is getting good enough for Artists to also be able to switch with enough time and effort. Which might make the Switch just that bit more Attractive and feasible for people.

Making the rise of the Fabled year of the Linux desktop just a bit closer.
Thank you so much for sharing this! This is quite the visceral creator, but this was fantastic to watch!
Also woo, linux!!! :mrgreen:]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:40 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm51xZHZI6g

James Lee is a YouTube Animation Channel, who you might have seen around. His Art Style is quite distinct.

Today he made a Video about his Adobe Breakup, in which he shows of what he has been using as an alternative in his last Videos over the Adobe Suite. And in the end he reveals that he has been using Linux too. Which I find quite interesting as one thing Linux has struggled in is the Creative Space, primarily because of the lack of Adobe Software. And him showing of the different Applications he uses successfully that also run on Linux, proves that even this space is getting good enough for Artists to also be able to switch with enough time and effort. Which might make the Switch just that bit more Attractive and feasible for people.

Making the rise of the Fabled year of the Linux desktop just a bit closer.
Thank you so much for sharing this! This is quite the visceral creator, but this was fantastic to watch!
Also woo, linux!!! :mrgreen:]]> <![CDATA[Other Videos :: Re: Pepsiman :: Reply by QueriesNTheories]]> 2025-08-15T23:13:53+00:00 2025-08-15T23:13:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=346&p=1946#p1946 <![CDATA[Other Videos :: Re: Halo 2 & The Long Goodbye :: Reply by QueriesNTheories]]> 2025-08-16T17:11:16+00:00 2025-08-16T17:11:16+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=312&p=1948#p1948
And yeah I get what you're saying about the forums. We're hanging in an echo of what things used to be and trying very hard to keep that echo bouncing around, if that makes any sense ahaha]]>
And yeah I get what you're saying about the forums. We're hanging in an echo of what things used to be and trying very hard to keep that echo bouncing around, if that makes any sense ahaha]]> <![CDATA[Other Videos :: Re: Halo 2 & The Long Goodbye :: Reply by MikeGs]]> 2025-08-18T09:03:47+00:00 2025-08-18T09:03:47+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=312&p=1962#p1962
And yeah, we can all agree that forums are, in some way, a remnant of the past, a little encapsulation of what the internet was 12-25 years ago, it really hits close to home, just like @QueriesNTheories said.

We're not alone on this endeavor though, there's plenty of forums out there trying to keep things going, some of them attracting new users tired of this recent centralization of the internet. Who knows how the internet is going to look like 10-15 years down the line, but here we are, preserving what made the internet unique for a long time.

I'm worried I might never know, considering how privacy on the internet is getting eroded as we speak, and it's unlikely I'll be scanning my ID in order to use the net at all. Not to mention how AI is corroding what's left of the public internet and destroying social media from the inside out.

Are forums going to be the next Halo 2 before they're no longer accessible?]]>
And yeah, we can all agree that forums are, in some way, a remnant of the past, a little encapsulation of what the internet was 12-25 years ago, it really hits close to home, just like @QueriesNTheories said.

We're not alone on this endeavor though, there's plenty of forums out there trying to keep things going, some of them attracting new users tired of this recent centralization of the internet. Who knows how the internet is going to look like 10-15 years down the line, but here we are, preserving what made the internet unique for a long time.

I'm worried I might never know, considering how privacy on the internet is getting eroded as we speak, and it's unlikely I'll be scanning my ID in order to use the net at all. Not to mention how AI is corroding what's left of the public internet and destroying social media from the inside out.

Are forums going to be the next Halo 2 before they're no longer accessible?]]> <![CDATA[Other Videos :: On US Police Cameras :: Author Fireye]]> 2025-08-27T09:24:48+00:00 2025-08-27T09:24:48+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=390&p=2007#p2007 https://youtu.be/Pp9MwZkHiMQ]]> https://youtu.be/Pp9MwZkHiMQ]]> <![CDATA[Other Videos :: Re: On US Police Cameras :: Reply by Speb]]> 2025-08-28T13:10:47+00:00 2025-08-28T13:10:47+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=390&p=2008#p2008 <![CDATA[Introductions :: Hi, Snehut here :: Author Snehut]]> 2025-08-07T09:09:00+00:00 2025-08-07T09:09:00+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=363&p=1809#p1809
Why am I here? Well, it seemed to me that the comfortable corners of the internet where I used to communicate had died out as a species and been replaced by social media. No one updates those apps and websites anymore, and it makes me sad to look at their online statistics.

But I think this forum is worth a try. Besides, I'm trying to live a more analog life and not look at my phone so often, and it seems like a lot of people here are doing the same.]]>
Why am I here? Well, it seemed to me that the comfortable corners of the internet where I used to communicate had died out as a species and been replaced by social media. No one updates those apps and websites anymore, and it makes me sad to look at their online statistics.

But I think this forum is worth a try. Besides, I'm trying to live a more analog life and not look at my phone so often, and it seems like a lot of people here are doing the same.]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Hi, Snehut here :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-07T09:45:21+00:00 2025-08-07T09:45:21+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=363&p=1810#p1810 happy to have you!
I get that, social media has been a scourge that has knocked out almost every Online Community space and took it over. Just the allure of everything being Free and in one place was just to much :( .

But welcome and I hope you enjoy your stay.]]> happy to have you!
I get that, social media has been a scourge that has knocked out almost every Online Community space and took it over. Just the allure of everything being Free and in one place was just to much :( .

But welcome and I hope you enjoy your stay.]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Hi, Snehut here :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-07T19:50:42+00:00 2025-08-07T19:50:42+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=363&p=1821#p1821 I'm a bit too young to remember what the old internet might have been like, but I get the impression it's still kicking, just harder to find. People are still creating their own websites, and there's still active forums.

I'm trying to be on my phone less, too. I find myself engaging with things more deeply when I'm looking at them through the Big Computer Screen, sitting at my desk, rather than rotting away on my bed and holding my phone way too close to my face. Reducing screen time as a whole would likely be even better, but you can't make drastic lifestyle changes like that out from the jump.

Let's work towards our goals together!]]> I'm a bit too young to remember what the old internet might have been like, but I get the impression it's still kicking, just harder to find. People are still creating their own websites, and there's still active forums.

I'm trying to be on my phone less, too. I find myself engaging with things more deeply when I'm looking at them through the Big Computer Screen, sitting at my desk, rather than rotting away on my bed and holding my phone way too close to my face. Reducing screen time as a whole would likely be even better, but you can't make drastic lifestyle changes like that out from the jump.

Let's work towards our goals together!]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Hi, Snehut here :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-09T02:10:14+00:00 2025-08-09T02:10:14+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=363&p=1843#p1843 @Snehut! We vibin. Happy to have someone who appreciates a different pace of online life. :)]]> @Snehut! We vibin. Happy to have someone who appreciates a different pace of online life. :)]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Hi, Snehut here :: Reply by rejectconvenience]]> 2025-08-10T14:12:36+00:00 2025-08-10T14:12:36+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=363&p=1876#p1876 I hope you enjoy the community as much as I do.]]> I hope you enjoy the community as much as I do.]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Hi, Snehut here :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-10T20:34:09+00:00 2025-08-10T20:34:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=363&p=1878#p1878 <![CDATA[Introductions :: Actually saying hi :: Author thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-15T21:07:23+00:00 2025-08-15T21:07:23+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=378&p=1944#p1944
tl;dr forget i made this account, i plan to be more active here in future

why am i here?
i actually made this account 8 months ago :0 - i started learning about and exploring the indie web back in Nov 2024, even teaching myself html/css again with the hopes of builiding a website of my own, but in Feb 2025 my college studies became a lot more intense and i was forced to devote most of my time to that >:/ i was going thru my saved passwords on the family laptop (my pc arrives tomorrow!) just now when i remembered this place :D

ive became increasingly paranoid over the summer about, well, the everything that is going on rn 0_0 the youtube algorithm situation specifically has brought me back to these online spaces. i wont go into it all rn but let me tell you. i have a lot of thoughts. hopefully rengaging with indie web spaces online again will keep me from bothering my gf whos just as prone to paranoia as i am lmao

i am by no means technogical knowledgable, i am making it all up as i go along, but i am more than willing to learn B)

now for the actually fun and interesting part
i am currently a social sciences student at college with plans to go to uni and study archaeology B) i love x-men comics, gaming, creating art (esp w/ watercolours), sci-fi/fantasy novels, horror media, zines, playing the drums/bass guitar, going to gigs, messing around with html, and exploring peoples cool websites :3 i am very socially inexperienced online so i apologise if i come on strong

i am autistic (the hyperverbalism is on full display here), experience frequent vestibular migrianes, and have a currently undiagnosed chronic illness yippee so while the internet is a big outlet for me, i may go offline for very long periods of time, and am incredibly prone to forgetting about things, so apologises if i abandon this place by accident

scrolling around i recognise a few users from starsubculture?! i got logged out a few months ago n whenever i try to get back in it just says "site inactive". did we ever resolve the temu bot problem? fun fact i was actually the one that started to forum topic about it.... luvstarkei never did get back to me :/

thank u so much for reading all of this lmao, hope to see ya around :D]]>
tl;dr forget i made this account, i plan to be more active here in future

why am i here?
i actually made this account 8 months ago :0 - i started learning about and exploring the indie web back in Nov 2024, even teaching myself html/css again with the hopes of builiding a website of my own, but in Feb 2025 my college studies became a lot more intense and i was forced to devote most of my time to that >:/ i was going thru my saved passwords on the family laptop (my pc arrives tomorrow!) just now when i remembered this place :D

ive became increasingly paranoid over the summer about, well, the everything that is going on rn 0_0 the youtube algorithm situation specifically has brought me back to these online spaces. i wont go into it all rn but let me tell you. i have a lot of thoughts. hopefully rengaging with indie web spaces online again will keep me from bothering my gf whos just as prone to paranoia as i am lmao

i am by no means technogical knowledgable, i am making it all up as i go along, but i am more than willing to learn B)

now for the actually fun and interesting part
i am currently a social sciences student at college with plans to go to uni and study archaeology B) i love x-men comics, gaming, creating art (esp w/ watercolours), sci-fi/fantasy novels, horror media, zines, playing the drums/bass guitar, going to gigs, messing around with html, and exploring peoples cool websites :3 i am very socially inexperienced online so i apologise if i come on strong

i am autistic (the hyperverbalism is on full display here), experience frequent vestibular migrianes, and have a currently undiagnosed chronic illness yippee so while the internet is a big outlet for me, i may go offline for very long periods of time, and am incredibly prone to forgetting about things, so apologises if i abandon this place by accident

scrolling around i recognise a few users from starsubculture?! i got logged out a few months ago n whenever i try to get back in it just says "site inactive". did we ever resolve the temu bot problem? fun fact i was actually the one that started to forum topic about it.... luvstarkei never did get back to me :/

thank u so much for reading all of this lmao, hope to see ya around :D]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Actually saying hi :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-15T22:35:35+00:00 2025-08-15T22:35:35+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=378&p=1945#p1945 viewtopic.php?p=1929#p1929)

Real sad to see starsubculture go down though, it was such a neat little community. I just wish luvstar open sourced the thing so the community could help maintain it instead of just flat out dropping it. Like I have ADHD, I get it. But you have to know yourself and if you can't maintain something, take steps to remedy that rather than just burning out repeatedly. That was actually one of the main inspirations for me to start my open source game dev webring (https://gdt.fireye.coffee), as if you're creating an online community it just makes so much sense to let users contribute and help build their community up themselves rather than having one person shoulder the whole burden of maintanence upkeep and growth.

This forum is pretty great though, very small town vibes which is super nice.]]> viewtopic.php?p=1929#p1929)

Real sad to see starsubculture go down though, it was such a neat little community. I just wish luvstar open sourced the thing so the community could help maintain it instead of just flat out dropping it. Like I have ADHD, I get it. But you have to know yourself and if you can't maintain something, take steps to remedy that rather than just burning out repeatedly. That was actually one of the main inspirations for me to start my open source game dev webring (https://gdt.fireye.coffee), as if you're creating an online community it just makes so much sense to let users contribute and help build their community up themselves rather than having one person shoulder the whole burden of maintanence upkeep and growth.

This forum is pretty great though, very small town vibes which is super nice.]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Actually saying hi :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-16T00:29:30+00:00 2025-08-16T00:29:30+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=378&p=1947#p1947
thursdayrain wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:07 pm hii :D im thursday, i typically go by some variation of thursdayrain online (whatever isnt taken lol) decided to start a topic for this cause its pretty longgg sorry >_<

tl;dr forget i made this account, i plan to be more active here in future

why am i here?
i actually made this account 8 months ago :0 - i started learning about and exploring the indie web back in Nov 2024, even teaching myself html/css again with the hopes of builiding a website of my own, but in Feb 2025 my college studies became a lot more intense and i was forced to devote most of my time to that >:/ i was going thru my saved passwords on the family laptop (my pc arrives tomorrow!) just now when i remembered this place :D

ive became increasingly paranoid over the summer about, well, the everything that is going on rn 0_0 the youtube algorithm situation specifically has brought me back to these online spaces. i wont go into it all rn but let me tell you. i have a lot of thoughts. hopefully rengaging with indie web spaces online again will keep me from bothering my gf whos just as prone to paranoia as i am lmao

i am by no means technogical knowledgable, i am making it all up as i go along, but i am more than willing to learn B)

now for the actually fun and interesting part
i am currently a social sciences student at college with plans to go to uni and study archaeology B) i love x-men comics, gaming, creating art (esp w/ watercolours), sci-fi/fantasy novels, horror media, zines, playing the drums/bass guitar, going to gigs, messing around with html, and exploring peoples cool websites :3 i am very socially inexperienced online so i apologise if i come on strong

i am autistic (the hyperverbalism is on full display here), experience frequent vestibular migrianes, and have a currently undiagnosed chronic illness yippee so while the internet is a big outlet for me, i may go offline for very long periods of time, and am incredibly prone to forgetting about things, so apologises if i abandon this place by accident

scrolling around i recognise a few users from starsubculture?! i got logged out a few months ago n whenever i try to get back in it just says "site inactive". did we ever resolve the temu bot problem? fun fact i was actually the one that started to forum topic about it.... luvstarkei never did get back to me :/

thank u so much for reading all of this lmao, hope to see ya around :D
Fantastic to meet you!
I wish I had a lot to say in return!
Do know you are welcome :mrgreen:]]>
thursdayrain wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:07 pm hii :D im thursday, i typically go by some variation of thursdayrain online (whatever isnt taken lol) decided to start a topic for this cause its pretty longgg sorry >_<

tl;dr forget i made this account, i plan to be more active here in future

why am i here?
i actually made this account 8 months ago :0 - i started learning about and exploring the indie web back in Nov 2024, even teaching myself html/css again with the hopes of builiding a website of my own, but in Feb 2025 my college studies became a lot more intense and i was forced to devote most of my time to that >:/ i was going thru my saved passwords on the family laptop (my pc arrives tomorrow!) just now when i remembered this place :D

ive became increasingly paranoid over the summer about, well, the everything that is going on rn 0_0 the youtube algorithm situation specifically has brought me back to these online spaces. i wont go into it all rn but let me tell you. i have a lot of thoughts. hopefully rengaging with indie web spaces online again will keep me from bothering my gf whos just as prone to paranoia as i am lmao

i am by no means technogical knowledgable, i am making it all up as i go along, but i am more than willing to learn B)

now for the actually fun and interesting part
i am currently a social sciences student at college with plans to go to uni and study archaeology B) i love x-men comics, gaming, creating art (esp w/ watercolours), sci-fi/fantasy novels, horror media, zines, playing the drums/bass guitar, going to gigs, messing around with html, and exploring peoples cool websites :3 i am very socially inexperienced online so i apologise if i come on strong

i am autistic (the hyperverbalism is on full display here), experience frequent vestibular migrianes, and have a currently undiagnosed chronic illness yippee so while the internet is a big outlet for me, i may go offline for very long periods of time, and am incredibly prone to forgetting about things, so apologises if i abandon this place by accident

scrolling around i recognise a few users from starsubculture?! i got logged out a few months ago n whenever i try to get back in it just says "site inactive". did we ever resolve the temu bot problem? fun fact i was actually the one that started to forum topic about it.... luvstarkei never did get back to me :/

thank u so much for reading all of this lmao, hope to see ya around :D
Fantastic to meet you!
I wish I had a lot to say in return!
Do know you are welcome :mrgreen:]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Actually saying hi :: Reply by thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-17T19:01:37+00:00 2025-08-17T19:01:37+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=378&p=1954#p1954
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:35 pm Ahh that XKCD comic I posted keeps giving and giving (viewtopic.php?p=1929#p1929)

Real sad to see starsubculture go down though, it was such a neat little community. I just wish luvstar open sourced the thing so the community could help maintain it instead of just flat out dropping it. Like I have ADHD, I get it. But you have to know yourself and if you can't maintain something, take steps to remedy that rather than just burning out repeatedly. That was actually one of the main inspirations for me to start my open source game dev webring (https://gdt.fireye.coffee), as if you're creating an online community it just makes so much sense to let users contribute and help build their community up themselves rather than having one person shoulder the whole burden of maintanence upkeep and growth.

This forum is pretty great though, very small town vibes which is super nice.
very relevant comic here lol

yeah i remember there were talks of setting up a mod team before the site imploded, but no-one could get thru to luvstar :| its such a shame too, the communtiy there was really cool - it was one of the first places in years i actually felt comfortable sharing art, and exploring peoples sites was always a fun n inspiring time. i think the lack of communication heavily contributed to the site going down, as you said if you yourself know you cant maintain something, at least tell the community rather than pretending nothing happened

but im happy to be here! seems like a cool place to be :D]]>
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:35 pm Ahh that XKCD comic I posted keeps giving and giving (viewtopic.php?p=1929#p1929)

Real sad to see starsubculture go down though, it was such a neat little community. I just wish luvstar open sourced the thing so the community could help maintain it instead of just flat out dropping it. Like I have ADHD, I get it. But you have to know yourself and if you can't maintain something, take steps to remedy that rather than just burning out repeatedly. That was actually one of the main inspirations for me to start my open source game dev webring (https://gdt.fireye.coffee), as if you're creating an online community it just makes so much sense to let users contribute and help build their community up themselves rather than having one person shoulder the whole burden of maintanence upkeep and growth.

This forum is pretty great though, very small town vibes which is super nice.
very relevant comic here lol

yeah i remember there were talks of setting up a mod team before the site imploded, but no-one could get thru to luvstar :| its such a shame too, the communtiy there was really cool - it was one of the first places in years i actually felt comfortable sharing art, and exploring peoples sites was always a fun n inspiring time. i think the lack of communication heavily contributed to the site going down, as you said if you yourself know you cant maintain something, at least tell the community rather than pretending nothing happened

but im happy to be here! seems like a cool place to be :D]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Actually saying hi :: Reply by thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-17T19:02:58+00:00 2025-08-17T19:02:58+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=378&p=1955#p1955
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:29 am Fantastic to meet you!
I wish I had a lot to say in return!
Do know you are welcome :mrgreen:
its good to meet u too :mrgreen: thanks for the welcome :3]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:29 am Fantastic to meet you!
I wish I had a lot to say in return!
Do know you are welcome :mrgreen:
its good to meet u too :mrgreen: thanks for the welcome :3]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Introduce yourself! :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-04T15:43:45+00:00 2025-08-04T15:43:45+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25&p=1786#p1786 I'm Limette, and I found this forum randomly by reading the description on a Reject Convenience video and noticing the link. It's just in time too! I was thinking to myself, "man, I should get into classic forum sites" for days now. Well, it was always on my to-do list, but the recent stuff with Youtube's new policy, the online safety act, etc. really gave me another push.

I barely use social media to begin with, but I'm chronically online regardless. It's a problem. Giving me internet access was a mistake. But that's why I'm here now! Still... on the internet... but a healthier version of it, I suppose. Don't let me down, niche internet forum!

I'm an artist, a furry, and I sometimes play video games. Creative hobbies include but are not limited to:
  • digital + traditional art
  • writing
  • knitting
  • crochet
  • fursuit-making (crochet fursuit-making, if we're being specific)
  • embroidery
  • sewing
  • coding
...and more. It's a lot. I collect hobbies like Pokemon.

Since I'm German, my English can sound stiff or awkward sometimes. Feel free to correct mistakes or give feedback, I always look to improve my writing. Lastly, in terms of this whole "rejecting convenience" thing... I'm still working on that. However, a first step is still a step! Alongside exploring forums, I'm also working on a personal website on neocities.]]> I'm Limette, and I found this forum randomly by reading the description on a Reject Convenience video and noticing the link. It's just in time too! I was thinking to myself, "man, I should get into classic forum sites" for days now. Well, it was always on my to-do list, but the recent stuff with Youtube's new policy, the online safety act, etc. really gave me another push.

I barely use social media to begin with, but I'm chronically online regardless. It's a problem. Giving me internet access was a mistake. But that's why I'm here now! Still... on the internet... but a healthier version of it, I suppose. Don't let me down, niche internet forum!

I'm an artist, a furry, and I sometimes play video games. Creative hobbies include but are not limited to:
  • digital + traditional art
  • writing
  • knitting
  • crochet
  • fursuit-making (crochet fursuit-making, if we're being specific)
  • embroidery
  • sewing
  • coding
...and more. It's a lot. I collect hobbies like Pokemon.

Since I'm German, my English can sound stiff or awkward sometimes. Feel free to correct mistakes or give feedback, I always look to improve my writing. Lastly, in terms of this whole "rejecting convenience" thing... I'm still working on that. However, a first step is still a step! Alongside exploring forums, I'm also working on a personal website on neocities.]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Introduce yourself! :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-07T11:59:20+00:00 2025-08-07T11:59:20+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25&p=1812#p1812 I'm Saki (account name is TeaInTheMorning on this board). I've been lurking on this board for a long time, since I discovered the reject convenience channel back 8-12 months ago! My first videos i watched were the dumbphone duology, but i really enjoyed the plant one recently which brought me back here! :D

I found this community share a lot of my interests and beliefs so wanted to properly engage with it!

I personally enjoy linguistics, programming, linux, and raving about how amazing green tea is!

This is my first phpbb post so, I hope i did it right XD]]> I'm Saki (account name is TeaInTheMorning on this board). I've been lurking on this board for a long time, since I discovered the reject convenience channel back 8-12 months ago! My first videos i watched were the dumbphone duology, but i really enjoyed the plant one recently which brought me back here! :D

I found this community share a lot of my interests and beliefs so wanted to properly engage with it!

I personally enjoy linguistics, programming, linux, and raving about how amazing green tea is!

This is my first phpbb post so, I hope i did it right XD]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Introduce yourself! :: Reply by arlipscomb]]> 2025-08-18T23:29:19+00:00 2025-08-18T23:29:19+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25&p=1965#p1965 Long time Internet user here. Started out with dial-up before Mozilla/Netscape existed, and Gopher/Archie were the search engines.

Privacy has been something I drift in and out of caring about, and when I saw the YouTube videos I thought I might see if I could see what is going on.]]> Long time Internet user here. Started out with dial-up before Mozilla/Netscape existed, and Gopher/Archie were the search engines.

Privacy has been something I drift in and out of caring about, and when I saw the YouTube videos I thought I might see if I could see what is going on.]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: I love the early Internet’s heritage :: Reply by pawpaw]]> 2025-08-20T21:00:00+00:00 2025-08-20T21:00:00+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=276&p=1979#p1979 <![CDATA[Introductions :: A little boring introduction :: Author Birdial]]> 2025-08-21T06:01:53+00:00 2025-08-21T06:01:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=384&p=1984#p1984 It’s always hard to introduce myself without a proper structure because… well, it’s not too hard to guess what kind of a person would use a forum like that anyways. Sorry for the friendly fire, lads. I’m a 22 years old guy who just graduated from a university with majors being Physical Education and Tourism. I’ve also been working as a lab assistant for three years until recently but I mostly care only about music. So, I collect physical media such as vinyl records, CDs, MDs, and cassette tapes. Also I used to learn how to play the bass at some point and tried to learn Spanish because of the obsession with Argentine rock scene. I tried to apply for sociolinguistics master’s but at this point, it’s just a hobby reading. After some pondering about future career, I decided to start learning how to do embedded stuff on C from the scratch because that niche seems to be the least affected by the vibe coding. I may be wrong though. Anyway, that’s all.
The forums are cool, whatever is going on in every aspect of living now isn’t so cool.]]> It’s always hard to introduce myself without a proper structure because… well, it’s not too hard to guess what kind of a person would use a forum like that anyways. Sorry for the friendly fire, lads. I’m a 22 years old guy who just graduated from a university with majors being Physical Education and Tourism. I’ve also been working as a lab assistant for three years until recently but I mostly care only about music. So, I collect physical media such as vinyl records, CDs, MDs, and cassette tapes. Also I used to learn how to play the bass at some point and tried to learn Spanish because of the obsession with Argentine rock scene. I tried to apply for sociolinguistics master’s but at this point, it’s just a hobby reading. After some pondering about future career, I decided to start learning how to do embedded stuff on C from the scratch because that niche seems to be the least affected by the vibe coding. I may be wrong though. Anyway, that’s all.
The forums are cool, whatever is going on in every aspect of living now isn’t so cool.]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: hello :: Author totally a username]]> 2025-08-24T11:44:31+00:00 2025-08-24T11:44:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=387&p=1993#p1993 i'm usually feeling impossibly stuck on my privacy goals, but then i remembered this exists:D
hopefully being around well informed people will make a difference.

uhm i might go back and do a better intro later

also, a question: which subforum is it recommended to put questions about the forums (like this) in?]]> i'm usually feeling impossibly stuck on my privacy goals, but then i remembered this exists:D
hopefully being around well informed people will make a difference.

uhm i might go back and do a better intro later

also, a question: which subforum is it recommended to put questions about the forums (like this) in?]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: hello :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-24T12:49:12+00:00 2025-08-24T12:49:12+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=387&p=1994#p1994
I understand finding good Privacy Alternatives can be really hard, and often include a lot of effort and/or concision you have to make. But I do hope we can help you in anyway shape or form :D .

For Question about the Forum in particular I think Feedback would be the most fitting Subforum. But in general go with your gut felling and look how your question/topic fits in to a Subforum. Worst Case write it in Other ;) .]]>
I understand finding good Privacy Alternatives can be really hard, and often include a lot of effort and/or concision you have to make. But I do hope we can help you in anyway shape or form :D .

For Question about the Forum in particular I think Feedback would be the most fitting Subforum. But in general go with your gut felling and look how your question/topic fits in to a Subforum. Worst Case write it in Other ;) .]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: hello :: Reply by totally a username]]> 2025-08-24T19:05:35+00:00 2025-08-24T19:05:35+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=387&p=1996#p1996 thank you:)]]> thank you:)]]> <![CDATA[Introductions :: Hi :: Author Rioboyva2554]]> 2025-08-25T08:54:13+00:00 2025-08-25T08:54:13+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=388&p=2000#p2000 <![CDATA[Introductions :: Re: Hi :: Reply by Speb]]> 2025-08-28T13:12:47+00:00 2025-08-28T13:12:47+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=388&p=2009#p2009 <![CDATA[Self Promotion :: Game Developer Webring :: Author Fireye]]> 2025-08-10T20:41:42+00:00 2025-08-10T20:41:42+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=368&p=1879#p1879 https://gdt.fireye.coffee

I saw a lot of attempts to create social spaces on the web failed as they mostly just hinged on the efforts of an individual rather than those of a community, so I figured open sourcing the development of the platform itself made a lot of sense.]]> https://gdt.fireye.coffee

I saw a lot of attempts to create social spaces on the web failed as they mostly just hinged on the efforts of an individual rather than those of a community, so I figured open sourcing the development of the platform itself made a lot of sense.]]> <![CDATA[Self Promotion :: Re: I blog about nerd stuff :: Reply by PoisonIvy]]> 2025-08-12T21:43:53+00:00 2025-08-12T21:43:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=317&p=1916#p1916
Just read your post about short form "content". Really reminded me of Patrick Willem's stance on the word "content".]]>
Just read your post about short form "content". Really reminded me of Patrick Willem's stance on the word "content".]]> <![CDATA[Self Promotion :: Legislative Districts :: Author foxx-doxx]]> 2025-08-14T15:40:03+00:00 2025-08-14T15:40:03+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=377&p=1933#p1933 Decided to make it public. :ugeek:

It's a one-stop-shop for all of your political-cartography needs! :)

Plan on adding more countries. Why not? :idea:]]> Decided to make it public. :ugeek:

It's a one-stop-shop for all of your political-cartography needs! :)

Plan on adding more countries. Why not? :idea:]]> <![CDATA[Phones :: Making TOTP accessible for dumb phone - brain dump :: Author Targa]]> 2025-08-08T23:57:13+00:00 2025-08-08T23:57:13+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=365&p=1834#p1834 The goal:
Make TOTP accessible for a dumb phone

The why:
I don't intend to make a 'safer' system, nor do I want things to be more convenient. I just don't like to be forced to always have a smart phone on me - because it distracts and tracks me. So it would be a solution to TOTP not working on dumb phones.

The method:
- Have a raspberry pi with a SIM card
- Pi has local TOTP service running
- When it receives an SMS with the title of a TOTP entry
- Checks phone number & optional pin
- Wait for the TOTP to reset and send a code which will be available for the next 30 seconds, it could maybe send the next code as well already, just in case the carrier network is slow
- On phone you receive TOTP code as a text back

Considerations:
- SMS is encoded and not encrypted, which means it's by definition not too safe
- It is likely there will be passive logging done by malicious actors
- This is very vulnerable to SS7 or SIM swap attacks
- To me it seems at least as safe as SMS verification, still used by many login providers

I'm probably not going to do this due to the security considerations, but I felt it was interesting to think about and wanted to hear your thoughts.]]> The goal:
Make TOTP accessible for a dumb phone

The why:
I don't intend to make a 'safer' system, nor do I want things to be more convenient. I just don't like to be forced to always have a smart phone on me - because it distracts and tracks me. So it would be a solution to TOTP not working on dumb phones.

The method:
- Have a raspberry pi with a SIM card
- Pi has local TOTP service running
- When it receives an SMS with the title of a TOTP entry
- Checks phone number & optional pin
- Wait for the TOTP to reset and send a code which will be available for the next 30 seconds, it could maybe send the next code as well already, just in case the carrier network is slow
- On phone you receive TOTP code as a text back

Considerations:
- SMS is encoded and not encrypted, which means it's by definition not too safe
- It is likely there will be passive logging done by malicious actors
- This is very vulnerable to SS7 or SIM swap attacks
- To me it seems at least as safe as SMS verification, still used by many login providers

I'm probably not going to do this due to the security considerations, but I felt it was interesting to think about and wanted to hear your thoughts.]]> <![CDATA[Phones :: Re: Making TOTP accessible for dumb phone - brain dump :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-09T02:06:58+00:00 2025-08-09T02:06:58+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=365&p=1841#p1841 <![CDATA[Phones :: Re: FOMO when switching to a dumb phone :: Reply by Linkard]]> 2025-08-19T12:07:37+00:00 2025-08-19T12:07:37+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=245&p=1967#p1967
First, I want to make it clear that this isn't a method to instantly quit your phone, but a very long term method to reduce mindless screen time.

I'm a euroid as well, and going with a dumb phone isn't really an option right now. I rely on too many apps. Hell, I have an app I need for work on my phone. I often need apps like Google Maps, and even apps like Uber or Bolt, and when I need them, I really need them.

However, I was really annoyed by how much time I spent watching short-form videos (Youtube Shorts, Instagram Reels). I wanted to quit watching instagram reels; I could always watch them on Youtube in compilations or something.

Now I basically watch 0 hours of instagram reels or youtube shorts a week.

So here's certain principles I go by that helped me reduce my unwanted screentime. Hope that helps.

1: Be honest with your vice.
Mine is Youtube. I watch and listen to a ton of Youtube. I think for me, the goal is to be mindful about it. So, no matter what, I know that "stop watching Youtube" is a stupid goal for me. I don't want to do that, and there are a lot of things I love about people making videos for that platform. So I make other goals, like making sure I don't just put videos on to "fill the void" for example. I try to stop myself when I do that. I also, over time, made sure to do activities, like playing video games, without having Youtube in the background.

Additionally, I also wanted to never watch shorts. I don't like shorts. At all. Which leads me to my next point.

2: Have systemic solutions for systemic problems
This is where I get into the more practical solutions. I wanted to straight up stop scrolling instragram. I also wanted to stop watching reels. This is for me specifically, I know this would be a little too much for some people. I also can't really post stories, because instagram intentionally limits posting stories on the web browser version (yeah, Meta sucks). However, the thing that was not negociable for me is is I would need to be able to access messages. So, I downloaded an app that basically poisons your instagram app and makes it so that you can't access reels or your feed. But, you can still read messages. I can also see reels that friends send me. It's awesome, I basically have a limited curated reels system, just for me.

I won't link the app here, because I can't speak on how safe it is. But it's a more systemic way to approach the problem than "just uninstall" or "delete your account". If I uninstall instagram, I'll just install it again. And I don't want to delete my account. This is the perfect solution for me.

Back to Youtube. To stop watching shorts, I had to take a systemic approach, meaning I had to make it so that I couldn't even see shorts on the app to begin with. This is where I'm only going to say that, as far as I know, the Youtube app doesn't let you turn off shorts, but other unofficial Youtube apps -that I don't recommend you download and will not name- do let you do that. Thankfully, I now don't watch any Youtube shorts.

3: The one page principle
I saw this in a Youtube video ages ago, maybe even a decade ago. Can't find it anymore. The idea is to keep your apps screen to 1. Basically, you only have 1 screen with apps. You unlock your phone, and only have you necessary apps in one screen. You can find ways to include more apps like with folders, but you can't extend to a second page. I've been doing this for soooooo long and I love it. Some launchers on android make it easier to implement, like Smart Launcher 6, which is the one I use. One thing you need to also do to make this viable is to turn off automatic app shortcut creation when you download an app. Also, I think this is doable on Iphone now, but not sure.

I have to stop there because this is the end of my lunch break, but don't hesitate if you have any questions ! That about covers my mentality and how I engage limiting my phone time. I'd say that it's taken about 6 months to really feel the effects on my psyche. Hope this wasn't all too confusing.

OH, also, I didn't mention TikTok because I hate it. For this to work, you need to know yourself and be honest with your priorities. I'm fine with not having TikTok on my phone because it makes me anxious. I don't have a specific fix for limiting TikTok use, other than trying to force yourself to watch less short form videos that are fed to you and seek out longer videos.]]>
First, I want to make it clear that this isn't a method to instantly quit your phone, but a very long term method to reduce mindless screen time.

I'm a euroid as well, and going with a dumb phone isn't really an option right now. I rely on too many apps. Hell, I have an app I need for work on my phone. I often need apps like Google Maps, and even apps like Uber or Bolt, and when I need them, I really need them.

However, I was really annoyed by how much time I spent watching short-form videos (Youtube Shorts, Instagram Reels). I wanted to quit watching instagram reels; I could always watch them on Youtube in compilations or something.

Now I basically watch 0 hours of instagram reels or youtube shorts a week.

So here's certain principles I go by that helped me reduce my unwanted screentime. Hope that helps.

1: Be honest with your vice.
Mine is Youtube. I watch and listen to a ton of Youtube. I think for me, the goal is to be mindful about it. So, no matter what, I know that "stop watching Youtube" is a stupid goal for me. I don't want to do that, and there are a lot of things I love about people making videos for that platform. So I make other goals, like making sure I don't just put videos on to "fill the void" for example. I try to stop myself when I do that. I also, over time, made sure to do activities, like playing video games, without having Youtube in the background.

Additionally, I also wanted to never watch shorts. I don't like shorts. At all. Which leads me to my next point.

2: Have systemic solutions for systemic problems
This is where I get into the more practical solutions. I wanted to straight up stop scrolling instragram. I also wanted to stop watching reels. This is for me specifically, I know this would be a little too much for some people. I also can't really post stories, because instagram intentionally limits posting stories on the web browser version (yeah, Meta sucks). However, the thing that was not negociable for me is is I would need to be able to access messages. So, I downloaded an app that basically poisons your instagram app and makes it so that you can't access reels or your feed. But, you can still read messages. I can also see reels that friends send me. It's awesome, I basically have a limited curated reels system, just for me.

I won't link the app here, because I can't speak on how safe it is. But it's a more systemic way to approach the problem than "just uninstall" or "delete your account". If I uninstall instagram, I'll just install it again. And I don't want to delete my account. This is the perfect solution for me.

Back to Youtube. To stop watching shorts, I had to take a systemic approach, meaning I had to make it so that I couldn't even see shorts on the app to begin with. This is where I'm only going to say that, as far as I know, the Youtube app doesn't let you turn off shorts, but other unofficial Youtube apps -that I don't recommend you download and will not name- do let you do that. Thankfully, I now don't watch any Youtube shorts.

3: The one page principle
I saw this in a Youtube video ages ago, maybe even a decade ago. Can't find it anymore. The idea is to keep your apps screen to 1. Basically, you only have 1 screen with apps. You unlock your phone, and only have you necessary apps in one screen. You can find ways to include more apps like with folders, but you can't extend to a second page. I've been doing this for soooooo long and I love it. Some launchers on android make it easier to implement, like Smart Launcher 6, which is the one I use. One thing you need to also do to make this viable is to turn off automatic app shortcut creation when you download an app. Also, I think this is doable on Iphone now, but not sure.

I have to stop there because this is the end of my lunch break, but don't hesitate if you have any questions ! That about covers my mentality and how I engage limiting my phone time. I'd say that it's taken about 6 months to really feel the effects on my psyche. Hope this wasn't all too confusing.

OH, also, I didn't mention TikTok because I hate it. For this to work, you need to know yourself and be honest with your priorities. I'm fine with not having TikTok on my phone because it makes me anxious. I don't have a specific fix for limiting TikTok use, other than trying to force yourself to watch less short form videos that are fed to you and seek out longer videos.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: site for seeing the real size of countries relative to each other :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-04T17:13:31+00:00 2025-08-04T17:13:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=306&p=1789#p1789 <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: site for seeing the real size of countries relative to each other :: Reply by rejectconvenience]]> 2025-08-05T15:58:45+00:00 2025-08-05T15:58:45+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=306&p=1805#p1805 oh noooooo I'm getting sucked back into it goooodbyyyeeeeee]]> oh noooooo I'm getting sucked back into it goooodbyyyeeeeee]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Favorite forums? :: Author CitricScion]]> 2025-08-05T02:06:16+00:00 2025-08-05T02:06:16+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=359&p=1792#p1792
There are my favorite:
  • Techlore Forum is a forum for the Techlore YouTube channel, focusing on digital privacy and security. He's fostered a great community that's been around since like 2022!
  • Privacy Guides Community is the forum for the Privacy Guides website. They're also focused on privacy and security, but the forum also collaborates on decisions to the website as well. They work together to develop the Privacy Guides as a resource.
  • Ars Technica's forum is one I'm new to, but it's based because this place is ancient. Like, if you're interested old school forums, this place is literally old school. They have users who have been around for over 20 years! If you know Ars Technica you know this is a tech news website, so the forum is tech focused but not privacy focused.
Ok, I thought I had more to share. I dig this forum because it can be more general, but I am a nerd at heart.]]>
There are my favorite:
  • Techlore Forum is a forum for the Techlore YouTube channel, focusing on digital privacy and security. He's fostered a great community that's been around since like 2022!
  • Privacy Guides Community is the forum for the Privacy Guides website. They're also focused on privacy and security, but the forum also collaborates on decisions to the website as well. They work together to develop the Privacy Guides as a resource.
  • Ars Technica's forum is one I'm new to, but it's based because this place is ancient. Like, if you're interested old school forums, this place is literally old school. They have users who have been around for over 20 years! If you know Ars Technica you know this is a tech news website, so the forum is tech focused but not privacy focused.
Ok, I thought I had more to share. I dig this forum because it can be more general, but I am a nerd at heart.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Favorite forums? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-05T07:21:20+00:00 2025-08-05T07:21:20+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=359&p=1798#p1798 I enjoy hopping on Melonland Forum, it's very Focused on the Indie Web and Indie Web Development.]]> I enjoy hopping on Melonland Forum, it's very Focused on the Indie Web and Indie Web Development.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Favorite forums? :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-05T10:01:47+00:00 2025-08-05T10:01:47+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=359&p=1800#p1800 Furbase. It's an incredibly active community with a very solid website that even hosts in-person events throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.]]> Furbase. It's an incredibly active community with a very solid website that even hosts in-person events throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Favorite forums? :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-05T15:53:58+00:00 2025-08-05T15:53:58+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=359&p=1804#p1804 @Crazyroostereye Melonland has sent me on a rabbit hole that lasted the whole day and is likely going to continue until at least the end of the week. Thank you! My eyes are burning from staring at a screen for hours and my seating position once again resembles a shrimp. However, I am VERY entertained.]]> @Crazyroostereye Melonland has sent me on a rabbit hole that lasted the whole day and is likely going to continue until at least the end of the week. Thank you! My eyes are burning from staring at a screen for hours and my seating position once again resembles a shrimp. However, I am VERY entertained.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Favorite forums? :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-07T02:01:29+00:00 2025-08-07T02:01:29+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=359&p=1807#p1807 <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: My friend’s art pages :: Reply by DedRoll]]> 2025-08-13T06:02:52+00:00 2025-08-13T06:02:52+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=289&p=1918#p1918
I was actually wondering what's your profile photo is lol, 1 mystery solved]]>
I was actually wondering what's your profile photo is lol, 1 mystery solved]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: My friend’s art pages :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-13T10:44:47+00:00 2025-08-13T10:44:47+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=289&p=1920#p1920
Mæstro wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:04 pm I mentioned a friend whom I call Kohai in my post about escaping Discord. After that, somebody on the Pale Moon forum asking about my profile picture and the recent post about someone’s wife’s art site, I would like to introduce his work here. Although it was before his time, my friend loves the early web and has designed his Tumblr page to work without JavaScript. He is also to thank for my profile picture. He also has a Neocities page which he would like to develop and is active on Newgrounds.
They seem pretty awesome :mrgreen:
and they also just reminded me backloggery is a platform >>]]>
Mæstro wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:04 pm I mentioned a friend whom I call Kohai in my post about escaping Discord. After that, somebody on the Pale Moon forum asking about my profile picture and the recent post about someone’s wife’s art site, I would like to introduce his work here. Although it was before his time, my friend loves the early web and has designed his Tumblr page to work without JavaScript. He is also to thank for my profile picture. He also has a Neocities page which he would like to develop and is active on Newgrounds.
They seem pretty awesome :mrgreen:
and they also just reminded me backloggery is a platform >>]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Backloggd (Letterboxd but for games!) :: Reply by thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-17T19:31:48+00:00 2025-08-17T19:31:48+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=349&p=1956#p1956 so cool in fact that i wasted 2hrs last night making an account n logging all my games before forgetting to even come back here n talk about how cool this site is...


https://backloggd.com/u/Thurzdayrain/ btw...]]> so cool in fact that i wasted 2hrs last night making an account n logging all my games before forgetting to even come back here n talk about how cool this site is...


https://backloggd.com/u/Thurzdayrain/ btw...]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Backloggd (Letterboxd but for games!) :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-17T19:46:34+00:00 2025-08-17T19:46:34+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=349&p=1957#p1957 The TOS and Privacy Policy are pretty good too! (only things i found that make me scared are arbitration and licencing)

It's very useful (tho I don't use it much) in being a dedicated thing for what I normally use the autism spreadsheets for :lol:]]> The TOS and Privacy Policy are pretty good too! (only things i found that make me scared are arbitration and licencing)

It's very useful (tho I don't use it much) in being a dedicated thing for what I normally use the autism spreadsheets for :lol:]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Nerdy Day Trips :: Author Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-20T09:14:02+00:00 2025-08-20T09:14:02+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=382&p=1974#p1974
https://nerdydaytrips.org/]]>
https://nerdydaytrips.org/]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Nerdy Day Trips :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-20T09:23:36+00:00 2025-08-20T09:23:36+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=382&p=1976#p1976 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Cool blogs w/ RSS feeds :: Author PossiblyAxolotl]]> 2025-08-20T02:45:45+00:00 2025-08-20T02:45:45+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=381&p=1971#p1971
Cabel.com • Cabel Sasser, Panic Inc.'s CEO talking about various things that interest him like ranking snacks, Nintendo catalogs, and a forged Apple employee card he saw on Ebay. His writing is really fun and beyond just his blog he honestly seems like a very jolly fellow.

Ribo.zone • A marine biologist's insanely cool personal site, and blog about the web, nature, and whatever else

Melon's Thoughts • Melon thinks about all sorts of things, especially around the indieweb and other happenings

Axolotl Thoughts • Not at all biased, but, I think my blog is pretty neat. I talk about tech stuff mostly, but also sometimes not]]>
Cabel.com • Cabel Sasser, Panic Inc.'s CEO talking about various things that interest him like ranking snacks, Nintendo catalogs, and a forged Apple employee card he saw on Ebay. His writing is really fun and beyond just his blog he honestly seems like a very jolly fellow.

Ribo.zone • A marine biologist's insanely cool personal site, and blog about the web, nature, and whatever else

Melon's Thoughts • Melon thinks about all sorts of things, especially around the indieweb and other happenings

Axolotl Thoughts • Not at all biased, but, I think my blog is pretty neat. I talk about tech stuff mostly, but also sometimes not]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Cool blogs w/ RSS feeds :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-20T03:56:24+00:00 2025-08-20T03:56:24+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=381&p=1972#p1972
https://www.bastionland.com/?m=1
Chris McDowall's, (creator of the mythic and electric bastionland TTRPGs and others), personal blog.

https://www.cptkrb.net/
Coming from the cptkrb yt channel where she talks about tech stuff (her DNS video was super good). The feed itself is a bit stale but I hope she starts using it more.

https://xkcd.com/
El classico, but in RSS feed form! Who knew?

https://drewdevault.com/
Creator of sourcehut, talks about a lot of neat open source stuff.

https://xeiaso.net/blog/
Creator of the anubis open source project to protect websites from inhumane AI webscraping. Talks about open source software as well as just tech stuff.

https://fireye.coffee/blog/
The 'ol shameless plug; I do a lot of everything, game design, FOSS, programming, operating systems, and music among other stuff :3]]>
https://www.bastionland.com/?m=1
Chris McDowall's, (creator of the mythic and electric bastionland TTRPGs and others), personal blog.

https://www.cptkrb.net/
Coming from the cptkrb yt channel where she talks about tech stuff (her DNS video was super good). The feed itself is a bit stale but I hope she starts using it more.

https://xkcd.com/
El classico, but in RSS feed form! Who knew?

https://drewdevault.com/
Creator of sourcehut, talks about a lot of neat open source stuff.

https://xeiaso.net/blog/
Creator of the anubis open source project to protect websites from inhumane AI webscraping. Talks about open source software as well as just tech stuff.

https://fireye.coffee/blog/
The 'ol shameless plug; I do a lot of everything, game design, FOSS, programming, operating systems, and music among other stuff :3]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Cool blogs w/ RSS feeds :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-20T09:10:48+00:00 2025-08-20T09:10:48+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=381&p=1973#p1973
  1. The Internet Archive Blog: The talk about everything Archiving. about the Struggles, Legislation and Wins they have.
  2. From The Super Highway: A Blog about Indie web Projects and Interviews with Indie Web personalities
  3. Jeff Geerlings Blog: Similar to his Videos, it is him trying stuff out with Computers.
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  1. The Internet Archive Blog: The talk about everything Archiving. about the Struggles, Legislation and Wins they have.
  2. From The Super Highway: A Blog about Indie web Projects and Interviews with Indie Web personalities
  3. Jeff Geerlings Blog: Similar to his Videos, it is him trying stuff out with Computers.
]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Cool blogs w/ RSS feeds :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-20T09:19:39+00:00 2025-08-20T09:19:39+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=381&p=1975#p1975
PossiblyAxolotl wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 2:45 am Ribo.zone • A marine biologist's insanely cool personal site, and blog about the web, nature, and whatever else


I literally just got this play on words holy shit that's goated]]>
PossiblyAxolotl wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 2:45 am Ribo.zone • A marine biologist's insanely cool personal site, and blog about the web, nature, and whatever else


I literally just got this play on words holy shit that's goated]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: Cool blogs w/ RSS feeds :: Reply by caracalled]]> 2025-08-20T09:48:55+00:00 2025-08-20T09:48:55+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=381&p=1977#p1977 Also!! Thank you guys for the recommendations! I'm always happy to find new things to read!!

The History of the Web — A bit similar to From The Superhighway, a blog dedicated to writing about web history

Two Bit History — And another one!

Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung — Only interesting if you speak German, but this is a government institution providing historical context and other resources for contextualizing political events. Obviously to be taken with a grain of salt, like any resource on political stuff is, but still really interesting! They offer a bunch of different feeds depending on what you want.

Amnesty International — Human rights org. that posts about, you guessed it, human rights.

Electronic Frontier Foundation — You probably know this one, super informative stuff on current internet (especially privacy) legislation!

I also highly encourage adding Youtube Channels or tumblr blogs/subreddits/bsky/mastodon accounts to not get caught in the infinite scroll! Other than that I use it to follow my friends' goodreads activity, manga releases, website feeds, a longform journalism group and — of course — this and other forums! I'm excited to hear more suggestions!]]> Also!! Thank you guys for the recommendations! I'm always happy to find new things to read!!

The History of the Web — A bit similar to From The Superhighway, a blog dedicated to writing about web history

Two Bit History — And another one!

Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung — Only interesting if you speak German, but this is a government institution providing historical context and other resources for contextualizing political events. Obviously to be taken with a grain of salt, like any resource on political stuff is, but still really interesting! They offer a bunch of different feeds depending on what you want.

Amnesty International — Human rights org. that posts about, you guessed it, human rights.

Electronic Frontier Foundation — You probably know this one, super informative stuff on current internet (especially privacy) legislation!

I also highly encourage adding Youtube Channels or tumblr blogs/subreddits/bsky/mastodon accounts to not get caught in the infinite scroll! Other than that I use it to follow my friends' goodreads activity, manga releases, website feeds, a longform journalism group and — of course — this and other forums! I'm excited to hear more suggestions!]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: How do you download youtube vids? :: Author DedRoll]]> 2025-08-14T07:10:34+00:00 2025-08-14T07:10:34+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1926#p1926
I have a problem with youtube that just delete videos out of nowhere from my playlist
Image

I usually use website like cobalt.tools however it doesn't work anymore, do you guys have any good alternative?]]>
I have a problem with youtube that just delete videos out of nowhere from my playlist
Image

I usually use website like cobalt.tools however it doesn't work anymore, do you guys have any good alternative?]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: How do you download youtube vids? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-14T09:49:35+00:00 2025-08-14T09:49:35+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1931#p1931
Here two tools to Download Videos and Playlists:
1. For the Terminal Nutcase ;) : yt-dlp
It's a YouTube, and other Platforms Downloader that can also Download Playlists.
2. A Gui Varient, using ytdlp in the back: Parabolic
It runs on Windows and Linux.

I sadly can't tell you on restoring that video, unless you can remember the Video and find it again or a reupload of it.]]>
Here two tools to Download Videos and Playlists:
1. For the Terminal Nutcase ;) : yt-dlp
It's a YouTube, and other Platforms Downloader that can also Download Playlists.
2. A Gui Varient, using ytdlp in the back: Parabolic
It runs on Windows and Linux.

I sadly can't tell you on restoring that video, unless you can remember the Video and find it again or a reupload of it.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: How do you download youtube vids? :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-14T17:09:16+00:00 2025-08-14T17:09:16+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1937#p1937 <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: How do you download youtube vids? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-14T17:32:16+00:00 2025-08-14T17:32:16+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1938#p1938
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 5:09 pm +1 to yt-dlp and any derivative tools. Its good to go directly to the source and any of these YouTube downloader websites are likely just frontends for yt-dlp anyway
Also +1
and +1 to the website things

There are a lot of sketch websites around the services youtube-dl and youtube-dlp offer
Get it directly from the source, and use an interface like mpv over it if that's your speed]]>
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 5:09 pm +1 to yt-dlp and any derivative tools. Its good to go directly to the source and any of these YouTube downloader websites are likely just frontends for yt-dlp anyway
Also +1
and +1 to the website things

There are a lot of sketch websites around the services youtube-dl and youtube-dlp offer
Get it directly from the source, and use an interface like mpv over it if that's your speed]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: How do you download youtube vids? :: Reply by DedRoll]]> 2025-08-14T19:54:00+00:00 2025-08-14T19:54:00+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1940#p1940
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:49 am I sadly can't tell you on restoring that video, unless you can remember the Video and find it again or a reupload of it.
Fortunately i've found this: https://quiteaplaylist.com/

Image
(I'm sorry if the image sent is too big idk how to resize it)

It's not restoring the video but it's restoring info such as the title, description, and maybe thumbnail.

About yt-dlp, i've tried it and it worked! I do have a question. So when i download normaly using cmd with just "yt-dlp [Youtube link]" is it gonna be always downloading video with the highest resolution? If so is there a way to limit for example only 1080p?]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:49 am I sadly can't tell you on restoring that video, unless you can remember the Video and find it again or a reupload of it.
Fortunately i've found this: https://quiteaplaylist.com/

Image
(I'm sorry if the image sent is too big idk how to resize it)

It's not restoring the video but it's restoring info such as the title, description, and maybe thumbnail.

About yt-dlp, i've tried it and it worked! I do have a question. So when i download normaly using cmd with just "yt-dlp [Youtube link]" is it gonna be always downloading video with the highest resolution? If so is there a way to limit for example only 1080p?]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: How do you download youtube vids? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-14T23:35:25+00:00 2025-08-14T23:35:25+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1941#p1941
DedRoll wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:54 pm About yt-dlp, i've tried it and it worked! I do have a question. So when i download normaly using cmd with just "yt-dlp [Youtube link]" is it gonna be always downloading video with the highest resolution? If so is there a way to limit for example only 1080p?
Yes YT-DLP is incredibly versatile, you can do a lot. I highly recommend reading the docs as they include everything you would ever need. But for your requirement you can use

Code: Select all

yt-dlp --format "ba+bv[height<=1080]" <youtube link>
This would download the best audio and best video max height of 1080px, and then combine them together, if separate.

yt-dlp has so many options, you can download subtitles, other Language audio tracks. Multiple Qualitys and then merge them into one video file to have to open. Obviously that will use a lot of storage per video, but it is cool. You have Sponsorblock, for example to cut out Non Music parts in Music videos, etc...]]>
DedRoll wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:54 pm About yt-dlp, i've tried it and it worked! I do have a question. So when i download normaly using cmd with just "yt-dlp [Youtube link]" is it gonna be always downloading video with the highest resolution? If so is there a way to limit for example only 1080p?
Yes YT-DLP is incredibly versatile, you can do a lot. I highly recommend reading the docs as they include everything you would ever need. But for your requirement you can use

Code: Select all

yt-dlp --format "ba+bv[height<=1080]" <youtube link>
This would download the best audio and best video max height of 1080px, and then combine them together, if separate.

yt-dlp has so many options, you can download subtitles, other Language audio tracks. Multiple Qualitys and then merge them into one video file to have to open. Obviously that will use a lot of storage per video, but it is cool. You have Sponsorblock, for example to cut out Non Music parts in Music videos, etc...]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: How do you download youtube vids? :: Reply by DedRoll]]> 2025-08-15T05:09:22+00:00 2025-08-15T05:09:22+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1942#p1942
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:35 pm Yes YT-DLP is incredibly versatile, you can do a lot. I highly recommend reading the docs as they include everything you would ever need. But for your requirement you can use

Code: Select all

yt-dlp --format "ba+bv[height<=1080]" <youtube link>
This would download the best audio and best video max height of 1080px, and then combine them together, if separate.

yt-dlp has so many options, you can download subtitles, other Language audio tracks. Multiple Qualitys and then merge them into one video file to have to open. Obviously that will use a lot of storage per video, but it is cool. You have Sponsorblock, for example to cut out Non Music parts in Music videos, etc...
Thank you so much for your help it save me a ton]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:35 pm Yes YT-DLP is incredibly versatile, you can do a lot. I highly recommend reading the docs as they include everything you would ever need. But for your requirement you can use

Code: Select all

yt-dlp --format "ba+bv[height<=1080]" <youtube link>
This would download the best audio and best video max height of 1080px, and then combine them together, if separate.

yt-dlp has so many options, you can download subtitles, other Language audio tracks. Multiple Qualitys and then merge them into one video file to have to open. Obviously that will use a lot of storage per video, but it is cool. You have Sponsorblock, for example to cut out Non Music parts in Music videos, etc...
Thank you so much for your help it save me a ton]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: How do you download youtube vids? :: Reply by pawpaw]]> 2025-08-20T21:04:38+00:00 2025-08-20T21:04:38+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=375&p=1980#p1980 <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: websites 2000sy, useful, creative, or funny :: Reply by Ben_19M]]> 2025-08-25T03:01:59+00:00 2025-08-25T03:01:59+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=94&p=1998#p1998 <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: IMG_0001, or, the YouTube time capsule of small moments :: Author kamp]]> 2025-08-28T22:13:15+00:00 2025-08-28T22:13:15+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=392&p=2012#p2012
Someone made a bot that crawled youtube and to find all of these videos, and made a website that plays them in a random order. It's an incredibly surreal experience.

https://walzr.com/IMG_0001]]>
Someone made a bot that crawled youtube and to find all of these videos, and made a website that plays them in a random order. It's an incredibly surreal experience.

https://walzr.com/IMG_0001]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: IMG_0001, or, the YouTube time capsule of small moments :: Reply by MikeGs]]> 2025-08-28T23:54:31+00:00 2025-08-28T23:54:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=392&p=2013#p2013 <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: IMG_0001, or, the YouTube time capsule of small moments :: Reply by kamp]]> 2025-08-29T01:26:15+00:00 2025-08-29T01:26:15+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=392&p=2015#p2015 <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Godot Nodeletter :: Author Fireye]]> 2025-08-30T21:25:41+00:00 2025-08-30T21:25:41+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=394&p=2023#p2023 https://godot.news/archive/copy-of-the- ... ugust-9020

I recently joined the team working on it, so if anyone has any godot related news that they'd like to potentially make its way to the newsletter please don't hesitate to send it my way!]]> https://godot.news/archive/copy-of-the- ... ugust-9020

I recently joined the team working on it, so if anyone has any godot related news that they'd like to potentially make its way to the newsletter please don't hesitate to send it my way!]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: So you like RSS? :: Author CitricScion]]> 2025-08-21T01:50:50+00:00 2025-08-21T01:50:50+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=383&p=1983#p1983
caracalled wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 9:48 am I also highly encourage adding Youtube Channels or tumblr blogs/subreddits/bsky/mastodon accounts to not get caught in the infinite scroll! Other than that I use it to follow my friends' goodreads activity, manga releases, website feeds, a longform journalism group and — of course — this and other forums! I'm excited to hear more suggestions!
Since we're talking about RSS in general a little bit, I found this article from Molly White of Citation Needed very interesting. Talking about making your own newspaper through RSS.

Personally I haven't found a nice way to integrate RSS into my lifestyle, but I'm curious how other do it! Regardless, I super value the fact that this is yet another old protocol that has stood the test of time and enabled early decentralization as a safety net for the internet.]]>
caracalled wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 9:48 am I also highly encourage adding Youtube Channels or tumblr blogs/subreddits/bsky/mastodon accounts to not get caught in the infinite scroll! Other than that I use it to follow my friends' goodreads activity, manga releases, website feeds, a longform journalism group and — of course — this and other forums! I'm excited to hear more suggestions!
Since we're talking about RSS in general a little bit, I found this article from Molly White of Citation Needed very interesting. Talking about making your own newspaper through RSS.

Personally I haven't found a nice way to integrate RSS into my lifestyle, but I'm curious how other do it! Regardless, I super value the fact that this is yet another old protocol that has stood the test of time and enabled early decentralization as a safety net for the internet.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: So you like RSS? :: Reply by loebas]]> 2025-09-01T15:15:30+00:00 2025-09-01T15:15:30+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=383&p=2024#p2024
Its a neat way to keep up with all your favorite creators without the nasty social media. (Talking about the "mainstream" social media, Blue F, and a pink camera etc.)

I follow several feeds on my phone, and i really like the minimalist interface. I use the feeder app for android.

My weblog has also a RSS feed, and i totally embrace it. There are a lot of readers that are subscribed to my RSS feed. And thats really awesome.]]>
Its a neat way to keep up with all your favorite creators without the nasty social media. (Talking about the "mainstream" social media, Blue F, and a pink camera etc.)

I follow several feeds on my phone, and i really like the minimalist interface. I use the feeder app for android.

My weblog has also a RSS feed, and i totally embrace it. There are a lot of readers that are subscribed to my RSS feed. And thats really awesome.]]> <![CDATA[Cool Websites :: Re: So you like RSS? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-09-01T21:07:18+00:00 2025-09-01T21:07:18+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=383&p=2025#p2025 @loebas. The only way I really started using RSS sustainably was by using it as my Primary Entry Point on For all Socials. Where the biggest hurdle is YouTube, as they do offer a RSS Feed for Channels. I still have to open the Website when wanting watch the Videos, which sucked me down the Algorithm again. But I discovered with some help of tools I can directly watch the Videos in my Player/RSS Reader eliminating that. But the upside is less Algorithm to control me, and having all the things that Interest me from News to Comics from Videos to Forums all on the Same Overview.]]> @loebas. The only way I really started using RSS sustainably was by using it as my Primary Entry Point on For all Socials. Where the biggest hurdle is YouTube, as they do offer a RSS Feed for Channels. I still have to open the Website when wanting watch the Videos, which sucked me down the Algorithm again. But I discovered with some help of tools I can directly watch the Videos in my Player/RSS Reader eliminating that. But the upside is less Algorithm to control me, and having all the things that Interest me from News to Comics from Videos to Forums all on the Same Overview.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Author Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-05T09:57:09+00:00 2025-08-05T09:57:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1799#p1799
I'll Start. I have been at this point a long time Hyprland and before that I3 User. Having used WMs the majority of the time I have been using Linux. It feels more Productive at least being able to open everything I regularly need with a simple Key Combination I have dictated myself. And really less on the Mouse. I really can't speak on I3 as it has been a long time since I have used it last, but as I remember it was a great WM to get used to the concepts of WMs. Hyprland is in my eyes a good Continuation of it in the Wayland space, while being and Auto-Tiler unlike I3 I have had a great experience with it.
Lately I have been also trying out niri which is a Scrolling tiler which opens its windows beyond your screen any you can sideways scroll to them. I think it's an Interesting Idea and has been treating me well in the past few Days I have been trying it.

So what's your Experience been with your Desktop or WM. And what strong opinion do you carry about a Desktop or WM]]>
I'll Start. I have been at this point a long time Hyprland and before that I3 User. Having used WMs the majority of the time I have been using Linux. It feels more Productive at least being able to open everything I regularly need with a simple Key Combination I have dictated myself. And really less on the Mouse. I really can't speak on I3 as it has been a long time since I have used it last, but as I remember it was a great WM to get used to the concepts of WMs. Hyprland is in my eyes a good Continuation of it in the Wayland space, while being and Auto-Tiler unlike I3 I have had a great experience with it.
Lately I have been also trying out niri which is a Scrolling tiler which opens its windows beyond your screen any you can sideways scroll to them. I think it's an Interesting Idea and has been treating me well in the past few Days I have been trying it.

So what's your Experience been with your Desktop or WM. And what strong opinion do you carry about a Desktop or WM]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-07T13:55:46+00:00 2025-08-07T13:55:46+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1813#p1813

My journey as been rather chaotic on the desktop guide (constantly switching between KDE and XFCE for a year, I think I even used GNOME at one point)

But within this past year I have tried i3, which I greatly enjoyed. And then, I ended up moving over to sway which I've been having a blast with (Feels like home!)

Sway is a drop-in replacement for i3 (for use on wayland), and I've enjoyed working on getting my keybinds exactly how I enjoy them :mrgreen:

(It's rather interesting to see how you're experience has gone!)]]>

My journey as been rather chaotic on the desktop guide (constantly switching between KDE and XFCE for a year, I think I even used GNOME at one point)

But within this past year I have tried i3, which I greatly enjoyed. And then, I ended up moving over to sway which I've been having a blast with (Feels like home!)

Sway is a drop-in replacement for i3 (for use on wayland), and I've enjoyed working on getting my keybinds exactly how I enjoy them :mrgreen:

(It's rather interesting to see how you're experience has gone!)]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-07T14:52:53+00:00 2025-08-07T14:52:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1815#p1815
I also know of Sway, used it a very short while when switching into Wayland Land, but I quickly switch over to Hyprland because of the Auto Tiler. And stayed for the Animations :D]]>
I also know of Sway, used it a very short while when switching into Wayland Land, but I quickly switch over to Hyprland because of the Auto Tiler. And stayed for the Animations :D]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-07T15:45:30+00:00 2025-08-07T15:45:30+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1816#p1816 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-07T19:05:17+00:00 2025-08-07T19:05:17+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1818#p1818
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:45 pm Completely valid to choice to jump to hyprland! I'm hyprland curious myself. Though I'll wait for my next install to try :lol:
I do get that, but you can Install it Parallel to Sway, you then get the option to switch between them in your Display Manager. Most of the Tooling your going to need most likely the same as in Sway anyways. But yeah I get that]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:45 pm Completely valid to choice to jump to hyprland! I'm hyprland curious myself. Though I'll wait for my next install to try :lol:
I do get that, but you can Install it Parallel to Sway, you then get the option to switch between them in your Display Manager. Most of the Tooling your going to need most likely the same as in Sway anyways. But yeah I get that]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-07T19:39:48+00:00 2025-08-07T19:39:48+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1820#p1820
I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!

Sway is my current low overhead option & general xwayland test bench when I'm trying to debug something on xwayland satellite.]]>
I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!

Sway is my current low overhead option & general xwayland test bench when I'm trying to debug something on xwayland satellite.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-07T20:20:35+00:00 2025-08-07T20:20:35+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1822#p1822
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:39 pm I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!
I heard about it. I hate Software Project Communities, there are many great out there but good god I just like the Software, please don't make me automatically subscribe to your Ideology just for using it.

But in general the Hyprland Incident seemed to me as a Edgy Humour making fun of Pronouns thing. Definitely Improper and deservedly Criticised, as I think the Dev doesn't know the Scale of his Project and the expected Professionalism that goes with it. But more of a Joke that went wrong, then actual I'll content.

Tho please Correct me if I am wrong, the last news I kept up with was, the Pronoun thing of renaming a Person in the Discord rudely resulting to the kick out in the Wayland Project. In very short.]]>
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:39 pm I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!
I heard about it. I hate Software Project Communities, there are many great out there but good god I just like the Software, please don't make me automatically subscribe to your Ideology just for using it.

But in general the Hyprland Incident seemed to me as a Edgy Humour making fun of Pronouns thing. Definitely Improper and deservedly Criticised, as I think the Dev doesn't know the Scale of his Project and the expected Professionalism that goes with it. But more of a Joke that went wrong, then actual I'll content.

Tho please Correct me if I am wrong, the last news I kept up with was, the Pronoun thing of renaming a Person in the Discord rudely resulting to the kick out in the Wayland Project. In very short.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-07T22:06:24+00:00 2025-08-07T22:06:24+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1825#p1825
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:05 pm
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:45 pm Completely valid to choice to jump to hyprland! I'm hyprland curious myself. Though I'll wait for my next install to try :lol:
I do get that, but you can Install it Parallel to Sway, you then get the option to switch between them in your Display Manager. Most of the Tooling your going to need most likely the same as in Sway anyways. But yeah I get that
I have my current linux install setup around a foundation of sticks XD
I'd need to change critical files to not boot hyprland
(That gentoo install looks more appealing by the day :lol: )]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:05 pm
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:45 pm Completely valid to choice to jump to hyprland! I'm hyprland curious myself. Though I'll wait for my next install to try :lol:
I do get that, but you can Install it Parallel to Sway, you then get the option to switch between them in your Display Manager. Most of the Tooling your going to need most likely the same as in Sway anyways. But yeah I get that
I have my current linux install setup around a foundation of sticks XD
I'd need to change critical files to not boot hyprland
(That gentoo install looks more appealing by the day :lol: )]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-07T22:08:45+00:00 2025-08-07T22:08:45+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1826#p1826
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:39 pm I'm actually actively contributing to niri right now! Absolutely love the thing! Its a bit immature but you can totally daily drive the thing with no problems whatsoever.

I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!

Sway is my current low overhead option & general xwayland test bench when I'm trying to debug something on xwayland satellite.
That's sweet! Sway, Niri, Hyprland. Honestly all of them are cool >>
What have you contributed to Niri?

(I should learn how to quote less than the entire message >>. I'm new to phpbb usage)]]>
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:39 pm I'm actually actively contributing to niri right now! Absolutely love the thing! Its a bit immature but you can totally daily drive the thing with no problems whatsoever.

I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!

Sway is my current low overhead option & general xwayland test bench when I'm trying to debug something on xwayland satellite.
That's sweet! Sway, Niri, Hyprland. Honestly all of them are cool >>
What have you contributed to Niri?

(I should learn how to quote less than the entire message >>. I'm new to phpbb usage)]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-07T23:04:46+00:00 2025-08-07T23:04:46+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1827#p1827
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:06 pm I have my current linux install setup around a foundation of sticks XD
I'd need to change critical files to not boot hyprland
(That gentoo install looks more appealing by the day :lol: )
Wait what have you setup to boot directly into hyprland or whatever, normaly you should have your Diplay Manager, the thing that handles your login (SDDM, GDM, greetd, etc...) which should show all the Properly Installed WMs and DEs in a selection box or similar.

Also gentoo install, do you have a week of free time to compile your Browser? /Joking
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:08 pm I should learn how to quote less than the entire message >>. I'm new to phpbb usage
No worries, just delete the part you don't want to quote out of the quote. It still will correctly quote it from the other Post.]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:06 pm I have my current linux install setup around a foundation of sticks XD
I'd need to change critical files to not boot hyprland
(That gentoo install looks more appealing by the day :lol: )
Wait what have you setup to boot directly into hyprland or whatever, normaly you should have your Diplay Manager, the thing that handles your login (SDDM, GDM, greetd, etc...) which should show all the Properly Installed WMs and DEs in a selection box or similar.

Also gentoo install, do you have a week of free time to compile your Browser? /Joking
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:08 pm I should learn how to quote less than the entire message >>. I'm new to phpbb usage
No worries, just delete the part you don't want to quote out of the quote. It still will correctly quote it from the other Post.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-07T23:34:15+00:00 2025-08-07T23:34:15+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1828#p1828
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:04 pm Wait what have you setup to boot directly into hyprland or whatever, normaly you should have your Diplay Manager, the thing that handles your login (SDDM, GDM, greetd, etc...) which should show all the Properly Installed WMs and DEs in a selection box or similar.

Also gentoo install, do you have a week of free time to compile your Browser? /Joking
Yes to both :?
Though I'd get the binary for the browser if i can, I'm not that much a masochist >>

And yes, I do have a weird way of booting up sway
It's rather primitive admittedly, hence why I'm considering that gentoo install
This alpine install is held together by twigs (I do love alpine, I Just kinda wanna try compiling XD)]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:04 pm Wait what have you setup to boot directly into hyprland or whatever, normaly you should have your Diplay Manager, the thing that handles your login (SDDM, GDM, greetd, etc...) which should show all the Properly Installed WMs and DEs in a selection box or similar.

Also gentoo install, do you have a week of free time to compile your Browser? /Joking
Yes to both :?
Though I'd get the binary for the browser if i can, I'm not that much a masochist >>

And yes, I do have a weird way of booting up sway
It's rather primitive admittedly, hence why I'm considering that gentoo install
This alpine install is held together by twigs (I do love alpine, I Just kinda wanna try compiling XD)]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-08T20:57:09+00:00 2025-08-08T20:57:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1831#p1831
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:08 pm What have you contributed to Niri?
Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch. I also have an experimental branch where I'm working on adding customizable shell commands to hot corners so you can make them do whatever you want. Here's my PR though if anyone is curious! https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2108]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:08 pm What have you contributed to Niri?
Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch. I also have an experimental branch where I'm working on adding customizable shell commands to hot corners so you can make them do whatever you want. Here's my PR though if anyone is curious! https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2108]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-08T21:11:15+00:00 2025-08-08T21:11:15+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1832#p1832
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:20 pm
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:39 pm I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!
I heard about it. I hate Software Project Communities, there are many great out there but good god I just like the Software, please don't make me automatically subscribe to your Ideology just for using it.

But in general the Hyprland Incident seemed to me as a Edgy Humour making fun of Pronouns thing. Definitely Improper and deservedly Criticised, as I think the Dev doesn't know the Scale of his Project and the expected Professionalism that goes with it. But more of a Joke that went wrong, then actual I'll content.

Tho please Correct me if I am wrong, the last news I kept up with was, the Pronoun thing of renaming a Person in the Discord rudely resulting to the kick out in the Wayland Project. In very short.
Yeah no the incident itself was definitely bad, but what really nailed the coffin was varxy's reaction to the whole thing. The guy just plain power tripped/antagonized the freedesktop people for reminding him of that professionalism, and proceeded to trash them on his blog rather than take the criticism constructively, which is just a huge red flag in my books. Here's a good summary of the whole chain of events that links to all the relevant emails and blog posts. https://drewdevault.com/2024/04/09/2024 ... ement.html

Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:20 pm
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 7:39 pm I used to use hyprland but left when I saw the whole freedesktop situation with the lead dev. Super icky stuff; just can't get behind that kind of behavior. Solid WM though!
I heard about it. I hate Software Project Communities, there are many great out there but good god I just like the Software, please don't make me automatically subscribe to your Ideology just for using it.

But in general the Hyprland Incident seemed to me as a Edgy Humour making fun of Pronouns thing. Definitely Improper and deservedly Criticised, as I think the Dev doesn't know the Scale of his Project and the expected Professionalism that goes with it. But more of a Joke that went wrong, then actual I'll content.

Tho please Correct me if I am wrong, the last news I kept up with was, the Pronoun thing of renaming a Person in the Discord rudely resulting to the kick out in the Wayland Project. In very short.
Yeah no the incident itself was definitely bad, but what really nailed the coffin was varxy's reaction to the whole thing. The guy just plain power tripped/antagonized the freedesktop people for reminding him of that professionalism, and proceeded to trash them on his blog rather than take the criticism constructively, which is just a huge red flag in my books. Here's a good summary of the whole chain of events that links to all the relevant emails and blog posts. https://drewdevault.com/2024/04/09/2024 ... ement.html

Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T00:00:01+00:00 2025-08-09T00:00:01+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1835#p1835
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 8:57 pm Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch.
Thats pretty awesome! Hope it goes well!]]>
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 8:57 pm Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch.
Thats pretty awesome! Hope it goes well!]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T00:02:44+00:00 2025-08-09T00:02:44+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1836#p1836
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I'm curious to try dynamic tiler, and if hyprland is run by a more immature person, It might behoove me to find another one!]]>
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I'm curious to try dynamic tiler, and if hyprland is run by a more immature person, It might behoove me to find another one!]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-09T02:04:41+00:00 2025-08-09T02:04:41+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1840#p1840 <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-09T03:05:00+00:00 2025-08-09T03:05:00+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1844#p1844
CitricScion wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 2:04 am I've been using KDE Plasma for most of my time with Linux at this point. I do really like GNOME and think it's slick as heck. However, there are some features that I would like to have and I don't want to have to trust a GNOME extension. Plasma gives me everything I'm looking for, helps me solve my problems because so much more is represented graphically, and it's all supported first party. And they've been which to adopt new technologies like Wayland, HDR, and better color management. I dig it.
If you're on the traditional WM side of things (over tiling) its hard to go wrong with plasma lmao. What's your take on cosmic?]]>
CitricScion wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 2:04 am I've been using KDE Plasma for most of my time with Linux at this point. I do really like GNOME and think it's slick as heck. However, there are some features that I would like to have and I don't want to have to trust a GNOME extension. Plasma gives me everything I'm looking for, helps me solve my problems because so much more is represented graphically, and it's all supported first party. And they've been which to adopt new technologies like Wayland, HDR, and better color management. I dig it.
If you're on the traditional WM side of things (over tiling) its hard to go wrong with plasma lmao. What's your take on cosmic?]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-09T03:48:53+00:00 2025-08-09T03:48:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1845#p1845
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:02 am
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I'm curious to try dynamic tiler, and if hyprland is run by a more immature person, It might behoove me to find another one!
Here are a few good options if you want to shop around:
- Niri (im a bit biased lol) https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri
- MangoWC https://github.com/DreamMaoMao/mangowc
- SwayFX (and also regular sway if you're more minimal) https://github.com/WillPower3309/swayfx
- Wayfire https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:02 am
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I'm curious to try dynamic tiler, and if hyprland is run by a more immature person, It might behoove me to find another one!
Here are a few good options if you want to shop around:
- Niri (im a bit biased lol) https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri
- MangoWC https://github.com/DreamMaoMao/mangowc
- SwayFX (and also regular sway if you're more minimal) https://github.com/WillPower3309/swayfx
- Wayfire https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T10:32:31+00:00 2025-08-09T10:32:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1850#p1850
CitricScion wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 2:04 am I've been using KDE Plasma for most of my time with Linux at this point.
KDE is also my prefered desktop!
(I don't use desktops but that is my go to)]]>
CitricScion wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 2:04 am I've been using KDE Plasma for most of my time with Linux at this point.
KDE is also my prefered desktop!
(I don't use desktops but that is my go to)]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-09T12:37:20+00:00 2025-08-09T12:37:20+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1855#p1855
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I paraphrased it a bit to hard in my Description sorry, Yeah it was quite Unprofessional of the Dev. Wouldn't contribute to it either, If I were a dev. I am in the process of moving away from it, but it is still the most Mature WM in the Wayland space as far as I have experienced. But the others are catching up and are at a level I am able to comfortably use.
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 8:57 pm Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch. I also have an experimental branch where I'm working on adding customizable shell commands to hot corners so you can make them do whatever you want. Here's my PR though if anyone is curious! https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2108
While I haven't used the Hot Corner in the slights except when accidentally hitting it, this looks awesome. I would love to be able to set a custom command to my Hot corner.]]>
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I paraphrased it a bit to hard in my Description sorry, Yeah it was quite Unprofessional of the Dev. Wouldn't contribute to it either, If I were a dev. I am in the process of moving away from it, but it is still the most Mature WM in the Wayland space as far as I have experienced. But the others are catching up and are at a level I am able to comfortably use.
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 8:57 pm Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch. I also have an experimental branch where I'm working on adding customizable shell commands to hot corners so you can make them do whatever you want. Here's my PR though if anyone is curious! https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2108
While I haven't used the Hot Corner in the slights except when accidentally hitting it, this looks awesome. I would love to be able to set a custom command to my Hot corner.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-09T18:29:29+00:00 2025-08-09T18:29:29+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1863#p1863
Fireye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 3:05 am If you're on the traditional WM side of things (over tiling) its hard to go wrong with plasma lmao. What's your take on cosmic?
I think COSMIC looks awesome, but I haven't tried it yet. I actually just dug my old laptops out from storage so I may take Fedora COSMIC for a spin to see how it feels! PopOS was my first distro and I liked it, so I suspect I will like COSMIC as well.]]>
Fireye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 3:05 am If you're on the traditional WM side of things (over tiling) its hard to go wrong with plasma lmao. What's your take on cosmic?
I think COSMIC looks awesome, but I haven't tried it yet. I actually just dug my old laptops out from storage so I may take Fedora COSMIC for a spin to see how it feels! PopOS was my first distro and I liked it, so I suspect I will like COSMIC as well.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T20:32:20+00:00 2025-08-09T20:32:20+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1865#p1865
CitricScion wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 6:29 pm I think COSMIC looks awesome, but I haven't tried it yet. I actually just dug my old laptops out from storage so I may take Fedora COSMIC for a spin to see how it feels! PopOS was my first distro and I liked it, so I suspect I will like COSMIC as well.
I'm also quite excited for cosmic! I'm going to try it when it's slightly less crash prone!
I've heard good things about Pop_! OS! Haven't tried it personally tho

Fedora always is making spins, aren't they :lol:
(I wonder if they have a sway spin >>, might be worth it to take a pitstop in fedora land to see how it's going!)]]>
CitricScion wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 6:29 pm I think COSMIC looks awesome, but I haven't tried it yet. I actually just dug my old laptops out from storage so I may take Fedora COSMIC for a spin to see how it feels! PopOS was my first distro and I liked it, so I suspect I will like COSMIC as well.
I'm also quite excited for cosmic! I'm going to try it when it's slightly less crash prone!
I've heard good things about Pop_! OS! Haven't tried it personally tho

Fedora always is making spins, aren't they :lol:
(I wonder if they have a sway spin >>, might be worth it to take a pitstop in fedora land to see how it's going!)]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-09T23:22:00+00:00 2025-08-09T23:22:00+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1866#p1866
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:37 pm
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I paraphrased it a bit to hard in my Description sorry, Yeah it was quite Unprofessional of the Dev. Wouldn't contribute to it either, If I were a dev. I am in the process of moving away from it, but it is still the most Mature WM in the Wayland space as far as I have experienced. But the others are catching up and are at a level I am able to comfortably use.
Yeah it really is, which is pretty sad to see, but totally understandable. FOSS projects live and die by sheer mass of users so you end up getting a snowball effect, for better or worse. Just by using something youre contributing to it even if just by statistics.
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:37 pm
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 8:57 pm Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch. I also have an experimental branch where I'm working on adding customizable shell commands to hot corners so you can make them do whatever you want. Here's my PR though if anyone is curious! https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2108
While I haven't used the Hot Corner in the slights except when accidentally hitting it, this looks awesome. I would love to be able to set a custom command to my Hot corner.
The former was my main intention with the PR lmao. The hot corner was always neat but annoying to the point where I'd just turn it off & save myself the trouble. Custom commands are gonna be awesome though. I'm still halfway through the initial implementation, but I'll hopefully get that done sooner rather than later.]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:37 pm
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.
I paraphrased it a bit to hard in my Description sorry, Yeah it was quite Unprofessional of the Dev. Wouldn't contribute to it either, If I were a dev. I am in the process of moving away from it, but it is still the most Mature WM in the Wayland space as far as I have experienced. But the others are catching up and are at a level I am able to comfortably use.
Yeah it really is, which is pretty sad to see, but totally understandable. FOSS projects live and die by sheer mass of users so you end up getting a snowball effect, for better or worse. Just by using something youre contributing to it even if just by statistics.
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:37 pm
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 8:57 pm Currently working on a whole bunch of hot corner updates! I currently have multiple hot corners as well as per-monitor hot corner settings working on a feature branch. I also have an experimental branch where I'm working on adding customizable shell commands to hot corners so you can make them do whatever you want. Here's my PR though if anyone is curious! https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/pull/2108
While I haven't used the Hot Corner in the slights except when accidentally hitting it, this looks awesome. I would love to be able to set a custom command to my Hot corner.
The former was my main intention with the PR lmao. The hot corner was always neat but annoying to the point where I'd just turn it off & save myself the trouble. Custom commands are gonna be awesome though. I'm still halfway through the initial implementation, but I'll hopefully get that done sooner rather than later.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-09T23:26:35+00:00 2025-08-09T23:26:35+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1867#p1867 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T23:46:48+00:00 2025-08-09T23:46:48+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1868#p1868
Fireye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 11:26 pm Ya I'm of a similar mind on cosmic; can't wait till it's out of beta, as it seems like it'll be a super polished option that would work great as a linux introduction for newbies as well as a great de for ppl who just wanna use their machine. Development is so slow tho lmao, it feels like I've been hearing about it for years now 💀
Which is kind of wild, because the first alpha turned one a few days ago!!!!! (though it was announced all the way back in 2021)
So development is moving fast

(source: I am trusting wikipedia for these dates)]]>
Fireye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 11:26 pm Ya I'm of a similar mind on cosmic; can't wait till it's out of beta, as it seems like it'll be a super polished option that would work great as a linux introduction for newbies as well as a great de for ppl who just wanna use their machine. Development is so slow tho lmao, it feels like I've been hearing about it for years now 💀
Which is kind of wild, because the first alpha turned one a few days ago!!!!! (though it was announced all the way back in 2021)
So development is moving fast

(source: I am trusting wikipedia for these dates)]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-10T01:33:43+00:00 2025-08-10T01:33:43+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1869#p1869
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:32 pm Fedora always is making spins, aren't they :lol:
(I wonder if they have a sway spin >>, might be worth it to take a pitstop in fedora land to see how it's going!)
Not only do they have a Fedora Sway spin, they also have a Fedora Sway Atomic spin if you want to use it with all the atomic goodness of Fedora Atomic Desktops. :shock:]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 8:32 pm Fedora always is making spins, aren't they :lol:
(I wonder if they have a sway spin >>, might be worth it to take a pitstop in fedora land to see how it's going!)
Not only do they have a Fedora Sway spin, they also have a Fedora Sway Atomic spin if you want to use it with all the atomic goodness of Fedora Atomic Desktops. :shock:]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-10T10:58:33+00:00 2025-08-10T10:58:33+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1872#p1872
CitricScion wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 1:33 am Not only do they have a Fedora Sway spin, they also have a Fedora Sway Atomic spin if you want to use it with all the atomic goodness of Fedora Atomic Desktops. :shock:
Both seem quite intriguing!!! :D
I've always been distantly fascinated with atomic distros >>]]>
CitricScion wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 1:33 am Not only do they have a Fedora Sway spin, they also have a Fedora Sway Atomic spin if you want to use it with all the atomic goodness of Fedora Atomic Desktops. :shock:
Both seem quite intriguing!!! :D
I've always been distantly fascinated with atomic distros >>]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by bgmeulem]]> 2025-08-10T11:42:54+00:00 2025-08-10T11:42:54+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1874#p1874
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm
Yeah no the incident itself was definitely bad, but what really nailed the coffin was varxy's reaction to the whole thing. The guy just plain power tripped/antagonized the freedesktop people for reminding him of that professionalism, and proceeded to trash them on his blog rather than take the criticism constructively, which is just a huge red flag in my books. Here's a good summary of the whole chain of events that links to all the relevant emails and blog posts. https://drewdevault.com/2024/04/09/2024 ... ement.html

Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.


Its worth noting that this blogpost is possibly overlt inflammatory (see e.g. https://build.opensuse.org/request/show ... _details_2). Not defending vaxry though, I do think what happened was tasteless, and vaxry's handling of it left a lot to be desired. This happened in the discord channel #general, allegedly not used for actual contributing. Yet here it is reflecting badly on hyprland anyways :roll: . Why there is a discord in the first place is beyond me. The software is great though.

To circle back to OP: I went gnome - KDE - i3 and now hyprland. While most examples of hyprland are very flashy (to show off what it technically can I guess) I prefer to keep mine clean and minimal. Learned a lot of lessons along the way, especially about just how much tools go into the average DE (I dont mean this derogatory, just honestly surprised how much work i3 and hyprland were). Currently thoroughly enjoying a clean and leightweight setup on hyprland, its *mwah*. Been eyeballing DWM too, but hyprland just works for me now and configuring it is remarkably easier than i3, so I may enjoy a nonbroken system for a while :D]]>
Fireye wrote: Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:11 pm
Yeah no the incident itself was definitely bad, but what really nailed the coffin was varxy's reaction to the whole thing. The guy just plain power tripped/antagonized the freedesktop people for reminding him of that professionalism, and proceeded to trash them on his blog rather than take the criticism constructively, which is just a huge red flag in my books. Here's a good summary of the whole chain of events that links to all the relevant emails and blog posts. https://drewdevault.com/2024/04/09/2024 ... ement.html

Hyprland is solid software but if this is the guy in charge of it, i'm not exactly optimistic about its direction, and I'm certainly not comfortable dailying or contributing to it.


Its worth noting that this blogpost is possibly overlt inflammatory (see e.g. https://build.opensuse.org/request/show ... _details_2). Not defending vaxry though, I do think what happened was tasteless, and vaxry's handling of it left a lot to be desired. This happened in the discord channel #general, allegedly not used for actual contributing. Yet here it is reflecting badly on hyprland anyways :roll: . Why there is a discord in the first place is beyond me. The software is great though.

To circle back to OP: I went gnome - KDE - i3 and now hyprland. While most examples of hyprland are very flashy (to show off what it technically can I guess) I prefer to keep mine clean and minimal. Learned a lot of lessons along the way, especially about just how much tools go into the average DE (I dont mean this derogatory, just honestly surprised how much work i3 and hyprland were). Currently thoroughly enjoying a clean and leightweight setup on hyprland, its *mwah*. Been eyeballing DWM too, but hyprland just works for me now and configuring it is remarkably easier than i3, so I may enjoy a nonbroken system for a while :D]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-10T13:29:43+00:00 2025-08-10T13:29:43+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1875#p1875
bgmeulem wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:42 am To circle back to OP: I went gnome - KDE - i3 and now hyprland. While most examples of hyprland are very flashy (to show off what it technically can I guess) I prefer to keep mine clean and minimal. Learned a lot of lessons along the way, especially about just how much tools go into the average DE (I dont mean this derogatory, just honestly surprised how much work i3 and hyprland were). Currently thoroughly enjoying a clean and leightweight setup on hyprland, its *mwah*. Been eyeballing DWM too, but hyprland just works for me now and configuring it is remarkably easier than i3, so I may enjoy a nonbroken system for a while :D
Interesting!!! :D
Glad your system works for you!]]>
bgmeulem wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:42 am To circle back to OP: I went gnome - KDE - i3 and now hyprland. While most examples of hyprland are very flashy (to show off what it technically can I guess) I prefer to keep mine clean and minimal. Learned a lot of lessons along the way, especially about just how much tools go into the average DE (I dont mean this derogatory, just honestly surprised how much work i3 and hyprland were). Currently thoroughly enjoying a clean and leightweight setup on hyprland, its *mwah*. Been eyeballing DWM too, but hyprland just works for me now and configuring it is remarkably easier than i3, so I may enjoy a nonbroken system for a while :D
Interesting!!! :D
Glad your system works for you!]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-10T17:33:34+00:00 2025-08-10T17:33:34+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1877#p1877
bgmeulem wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:42 am orth noting that this blogpost is possibly overlt inflammatory (see e.g. https://build.opensuse.org/request/show ... _details_2). Not defending vaxry though, I do think what happened was tasteless, and vaxry's handling of it left a lot to be desired. This happened in the discord channel #general, allegedly not used for actual contributing. Yet here it is reflecting badly on hyprland anyways :roll: . Why there is a discord in the first place is beyond me. The software is great though.
Not exactly sure what the link was supposed to convey other than someone saying something about drew having inflammatory takes. I personally don't really agree with that and regardless of whether or not you do, the actual problem was in the primary sources linked at the top of that blog post and not the summary therein. At a baseline, vaxry has enabled and encouraged some toxic shit in his community, and when reminded of the freedesktop community guidelines he doubled down on this shit and lashed out at them, even doxxing the freedesktop rep in one of his blog posts, before eventually retroactively editing it out. It's good software, yes, but if a maintainer can't take constructive criticism to save their life then I don't see the direction going well at all. And I definitely don't want to be representing such a project in my day to day, especially with how much I contribute to FOSS. I'd much rather slide to a slightly less feature rich alternative where the developers are sane and the community is non-caustic, as FOSS lives and dies off its community.

I don't fault hyprland users, after all it is certainly the most mature WM out there at the moment, but if you want that to change, or can live with something a bit less feature rich, I definitely recommend looking for alternatives.]]>
bgmeulem wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:42 am orth noting that this blogpost is possibly overlt inflammatory (see e.g. https://build.opensuse.org/request/show ... _details_2). Not defending vaxry though, I do think what happened was tasteless, and vaxry's handling of it left a lot to be desired. This happened in the discord channel #general, allegedly not used for actual contributing. Yet here it is reflecting badly on hyprland anyways :roll: . Why there is a discord in the first place is beyond me. The software is great though.
Not exactly sure what the link was supposed to convey other than someone saying something about drew having inflammatory takes. I personally don't really agree with that and regardless of whether or not you do, the actual problem was in the primary sources linked at the top of that blog post and not the summary therein. At a baseline, vaxry has enabled and encouraged some toxic shit in his community, and when reminded of the freedesktop community guidelines he doubled down on this shit and lashed out at them, even doxxing the freedesktop rep in one of his blog posts, before eventually retroactively editing it out. It's good software, yes, but if a maintainer can't take constructive criticism to save their life then I don't see the direction going well at all. And I definitely don't want to be representing such a project in my day to day, especially with how much I contribute to FOSS. I'd much rather slide to a slightly less feature rich alternative where the developers are sane and the community is non-caustic, as FOSS lives and dies off its community.

I don't fault hyprland users, after all it is certainly the most mature WM out there at the moment, but if you want that to change, or can live with something a bit less feature rich, I definitely recommend looking for alternatives.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-11T22:17:42+00:00 2025-08-11T22:17:42+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1896#p1896 I just wanna play around with cozy old WM's for a while

I'm playing around rejecting convenience for things i find fun!
This forum has sent me to good places :D]]> I just wanna play around with cozy old WM's for a while

I'm playing around rejecting convenience for things i find fun!
This forum has sent me to good places :D]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-11T23:06:47+00:00 2025-08-11T23:06:47+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1897#p1897 <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: DEs and WMs Opinions and Experiances :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-11T23:09:53+00:00 2025-08-11T23:09:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=361&p=1898#p1898
Fireye wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:06 pm Yeah we all get a bit crazy about Wayland sometimes, but x11 is nothing if not stable. Let us know if you find anything neat!
Certainly!!!
Both ways of running a display are fun! :mrgreen:

(I'll not get into the secret third framebuffer option :lol:)

I really wanna play around with xeyes >>]]>
Fireye wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:06 pm Yeah we all get a bit crazy about Wayland sometimes, but x11 is nothing if not stable. Let us know if you find anything neat!
Certainly!!!
Both ways of running a display are fun! :mrgreen:

(I'll not get into the secret third framebuffer option :lol:)

I really wanna play around with xeyes >>]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: Thoughts on Windows LTSC? :: Reply by splashy]]> 2025-08-12T07:59:30+00:00 2025-08-12T07:59:30+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196&p=1905#p1905 There are almost no UWP apps preinstalled out of the box, not even the Micro$haft Store (Though you can install it by running this command:

Code: Select all

wsreset -i
In their place are system utilities which have been largely untouched since Windows 7. You might have issues running newer versions of certain software (Such as some Adobe products) but I'm yet to see any other compatibility issues.

Unfortunately, there's not really a way to activate this version of Windows without activation scripts, as it was never meant for home users. You might be able to find grey market keys for the non-IoT edition, but that version will only receive support until 2027. At that point you're probably better off just getting Extended Security Updates if you care to stay up to date.

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 is pretty similar to IoT LTSC 2021. It's system requirements are the lowest of all Windows 11 editions, which will save you a lot of headache from trying to wrangle Windows into running on old hardware.

Bonus screenshot:
Image]]> There are almost no UWP apps preinstalled out of the box, not even the Micro$haft Store (Though you can install it by running this command:

Code: Select all

wsreset -i
In their place are system utilities which have been largely untouched since Windows 7. You might have issues running newer versions of certain software (Such as some Adobe products) but I'm yet to see any other compatibility issues.

Unfortunately, there's not really a way to activate this version of Windows without activation scripts, as it was never meant for home users. You might be able to find grey market keys for the non-IoT edition, but that version will only receive support until 2027. At that point you're probably better off just getting Extended Security Updates if you care to stay up to date.

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 is pretty similar to IoT LTSC 2021. It's system requirements are the lowest of all Windows 11 editions, which will save you a lot of headache from trying to wrangle Windows into running on old hardware.

Bonus screenshot:
Image]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: Thoughts on Windows LTSC? :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-12T08:23:20+00:00 2025-08-12T08:23:20+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196&p=1906#p1906 <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: Thoughts on Windows LTSC? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-12T09:52:09+00:00 2025-08-12T09:52:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196&p=1908#p1908
Let me prefix this with, I heavily recommend you Switch to Linux or another OS you feel comfortable with. As all of these tricks are just delaying the Issue. They are not permanent. You will have to deal with this again, so either make Peace with Win 11 or prepear yourself to Switch to a new OS.

MS has expanded their Windows 10 ESU (Extended Support Update) Program, you can now get the ESU for 1 Year (untill Okt 2026) as private Person for only 30 USD (single payment), for Free when using the Windows Cloud Backup tool, or redeeming 1000 Windows Points (whatever they are).

If you need more, you would have to look into Commercial ESU Program, which offers support until 2028 but for a yearly fee of 61 USD. Besides these windows will do some Security updates to Windows Defender beyond the EOL date. How much and how reliable is unclear.]]>
Let me prefix this with, I heavily recommend you Switch to Linux or another OS you feel comfortable with. As all of these tricks are just delaying the Issue. They are not permanent. You will have to deal with this again, so either make Peace with Win 11 or prepear yourself to Switch to a new OS.

MS has expanded their Windows 10 ESU (Extended Support Update) Program, you can now get the ESU for 1 Year (untill Okt 2026) as private Person for only 30 USD (single payment), for Free when using the Windows Cloud Backup tool, or redeeming 1000 Windows Points (whatever they are).

If you need more, you would have to look into Commercial ESU Program, which offers support until 2028 but for a yearly fee of 61 USD. Besides these windows will do some Security updates to Windows Defender beyond the EOL date. How much and how reliable is unclear.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: Thoughts on Windows LTSC? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-12T12:09:43+00:00 2025-08-12T12:09:43+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=196&p=1913#p1913
Ray Karr wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:16 pm I've been stubbornly holding onto Windows 10 for a while now, and I plan on continuing to do that until the very day it stops being supported. I already find it a little annoying, though that was mitigated after getting used to it over the 10 or so years I've used it for, but the more I learn about Windows 11, the more irritated I am by its looming presence...

I've experimented with Linux Mint and I loved it, but I can't really use it for my day-to-day because I work with a remote desktop on the same PC I use for myself, and the company only wants us using the Windows App, which is only available for Windows and Mac... sad. I could dual-boot, but I'd be using Windows 90% of the time anyways. I could also try to run it through Wine or a VM but for that, I'd want to research how well it runs first, and researching "windows app" with any search engine is a pain lol

So, I recently learned about Windows 11 LTSC. AFAIK it has no Copilot, no telemetry, almost none of the default apps I've never needed, and most of the default apps it does have are the Windows 10 versions. I've tested it on my beat up 2019 laptop and it runs pretty alright. I'm not happy about how much memory it uses to just exist, but I can only dream of how much the bloated standard version uses in my most infuriating nightmares. But hey, it runs the apps I need, I can get used to the worse UI over time, and I can look for workarounds for drivers that STILL don't work right with Windows 11.

Have any of you guys tried Windows 11 LTSC or IoT LTSC? If so, what do you think about it?
I personally have not tried using windows LTSC, but that is mostly because I've been a linux user since win 8.1 reached eol XD
(I don't personally need wine, but it's quite robust nowadays i hear!)

A word of warning, if you do try that that version was not exactly intended for a normal computer (same going for IoT)

Please do whatever you have to do to make windows more workable tho, if you do have to use it! :mrgreen:

(Editing in an addendum: I do recommend moving windows out of your life as much as you can (like that laptop solution!), as using obscure versions are only a bandaid to the problem you seem to have with windows being bloated.)]]>
Ray Karr wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:16 pm I've been stubbornly holding onto Windows 10 for a while now, and I plan on continuing to do that until the very day it stops being supported. I already find it a little annoying, though that was mitigated after getting used to it over the 10 or so years I've used it for, but the more I learn about Windows 11, the more irritated I am by its looming presence...

I've experimented with Linux Mint and I loved it, but I can't really use it for my day-to-day because I work with a remote desktop on the same PC I use for myself, and the company only wants us using the Windows App, which is only available for Windows and Mac... sad. I could dual-boot, but I'd be using Windows 90% of the time anyways. I could also try to run it through Wine or a VM but for that, I'd want to research how well it runs first, and researching "windows app" with any search engine is a pain lol

So, I recently learned about Windows 11 LTSC. AFAIK it has no Copilot, no telemetry, almost none of the default apps I've never needed, and most of the default apps it does have are the Windows 10 versions. I've tested it on my beat up 2019 laptop and it runs pretty alright. I'm not happy about how much memory it uses to just exist, but I can only dream of how much the bloated standard version uses in my most infuriating nightmares. But hey, it runs the apps I need, I can get used to the worse UI over time, and I can look for workarounds for drivers that STILL don't work right with Windows 11.

Have any of you guys tried Windows 11 LTSC or IoT LTSC? If so, what do you think about it?
I personally have not tried using windows LTSC, but that is mostly because I've been a linux user since win 8.1 reached eol XD
(I don't personally need wine, but it's quite robust nowadays i hear!)

A word of warning, if you do try that that version was not exactly intended for a normal computer (same going for IoT)

Please do whatever you have to do to make windows more workable tho, if you do have to use it! :mrgreen:

(Editing in an addendum: I do recommend moving windows out of your life as much as you can (like that laptop solution!), as using obscure versions are only a bandaid to the problem you seem to have with windows being bloated.)]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: should i sell my gaming laptop? :: Reply by splashy]]> 2025-08-13T15:16:24+00:00 2025-08-13T15:16:24+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=37&p=1923#p1923 <![CDATA[Computers :: NixOS :: Author Fireye]]> 2025-08-12T17:18:10+00:00 2025-08-12T17:18:10+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=372&p=1914#p1914
Right now I've gotten past bootloader config problems (which wasn't exactly nix's fault; I just wasn't totally familiar with nix scripting so my debugging efforts were moderately kneecapped), nix flakes (goddamn those took a while to wrap my brain around), and now I'm going to dive into home manager and try to transfer over all of my dotfiles from arch.

Any nix users here that can offer any advice, do's, don't's, etc...?]]>
Right now I've gotten past bootloader config problems (which wasn't exactly nix's fault; I just wasn't totally familiar with nix scripting so my debugging efforts were moderately kneecapped), nix flakes (goddamn those took a while to wrap my brain around), and now I'm going to dive into home manager and try to transfer over all of my dotfiles from arch.

Any nix users here that can offer any advice, do's, don't's, etc...?]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: NixOS :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-12T19:44:31+00:00 2025-08-12T19:44:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=372&p=1915#p1915
Fireye wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 5:18 pm I'm currently taking the effort to port my entire operating system from arch to nixos, as declarative system config is incredibly appealing to me, however the learning curve is completely bonkers lmao.

Right now I've gotten past bootloader config problems (which wasn't exactly nix's fault; I just wasn't totally familiar with nix scripting so my debugging efforts were moderately kneecapped), nix flakes (goddamn those took a while to wrap my brain around), and now I'm going to dive into home manager and try to transfer over all of my dotfiles from arch.

Any nix users here that can offer any advice, do's, don't's, etc...?
Not a nix user but here to wish you luck!!!
Hope it goes well :3c]]>
Fireye wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 5:18 pm I'm currently taking the effort to port my entire operating system from arch to nixos, as declarative system config is incredibly appealing to me, however the learning curve is completely bonkers lmao.

Right now I've gotten past bootloader config problems (which wasn't exactly nix's fault; I just wasn't totally familiar with nix scripting so my debugging efforts were moderately kneecapped), nix flakes (goddamn those took a while to wrap my brain around), and now I'm going to dive into home manager and try to transfer over all of my dotfiles from arch.

Any nix users here that can offer any advice, do's, don't's, etc...?
Not a nix user but here to wish you luck!!!
Hope it goes well :3c]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: NixOS :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-12T22:14:37+00:00 2025-08-12T22:14:37+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=372&p=1917#p1917
But I know you have more of a Developer background, maybe it is a bit easier for you. I am excited to hear about your Journey.]]>
But I know you have more of a Developer background, maybe it is a bit easier for you. I am excited to hear about your Journey.]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: NixOS :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-14T08:19:22+00:00 2025-08-14T08:19:22+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=372&p=1927#p1927
A lot of the docs and resources expect a certain level of knowledge and familiarity with everything so they'll give code snippets but won't tell you where you're to put them, for example. I wouldn't recommend the average person do this at this point though. (Though that might change in the future).

I'm justifying the switch because I don't want to sysadmin two computers (shitty ahh 1135G7, iris graphics,16GB RAM laptop & 12700k, 3080, 64GB RAM tower). On nix I can make changes on machine A and have them replicate to B so I don't duplicate work or have completely different environments between the two. And it'll be really nice to never worry about breaking updates or a broken system ever again. The work has been moderately back breaking though XD.

Will update more later (and probably make a full blog post for fireye.coffee once I'm done lmao).]]>
A lot of the docs and resources expect a certain level of knowledge and familiarity with everything so they'll give code snippets but won't tell you where you're to put them, for example. I wouldn't recommend the average person do this at this point though. (Though that might change in the future).

I'm justifying the switch because I don't want to sysadmin two computers (shitty ahh 1135G7, iris graphics,16GB RAM laptop & 12700k, 3080, 64GB RAM tower). On nix I can make changes on machine A and have them replicate to B so I don't duplicate work or have completely different environments between the two. And it'll be really nice to never worry about breaking updates or a broken system ever again. The work has been moderately back breaking though XD.

Will update more later (and probably make a full blog post for fireye.coffee once I'm done lmao).]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: NixOS :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-14T16:48:37+00:00 2025-08-14T16:48:37+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=372&p=1935#p1935
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:19 am Ok current status: finally got hone manager and the niri flake working.

A lot of the docs and resources expect a certain level of knowledge and familiarity with everything so they'll give code snippets but won't tell you where you're to put them, for example. I wouldn't recommend the average person do this at this point though. (Though that might change in the future).

I'm justifying the switch because I don't want to sysadmin two computers (shitty ahh 1135G7, iris graphics,16GB RAM laptop & 12700k, 3080, 64GB RAM tower). On nix I can make changes on machine A and have them replicate to B so I don't duplicate work or have completely different environments between the two. And it'll be really nice to never worry about breaking updates or a broken system ever again. The work has been moderately back breaking though XD.

Will update more later (and probably make a full blog post for fireye.coffee once I'm done lmao).
Great to hear it is going well Fireye!!!

Also jeezum you have good computers :O

That one time config is really appealing >>]]>
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:19 am Ok current status: finally got hone manager and the niri flake working.

A lot of the docs and resources expect a certain level of knowledge and familiarity with everything so they'll give code snippets but won't tell you where you're to put them, for example. I wouldn't recommend the average person do this at this point though. (Though that might change in the future).

I'm justifying the switch because I don't want to sysadmin two computers (shitty ahh 1135G7, iris graphics,16GB RAM laptop & 12700k, 3080, 64GB RAM tower). On nix I can make changes on machine A and have them replicate to B so I don't duplicate work or have completely different environments between the two. And it'll be really nice to never worry about breaking updates or a broken system ever again. The work has been moderately back breaking though XD.

Will update more later (and probably make a full blog post for fireye.coffee once I'm done lmao).
Great to hear it is going well Fireye!!!

Also jeezum you have good computers :O

That one time config is really appealing >>]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: What computer do you use? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-13T18:30:29+00:00 2025-08-13T18:30:29+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=69&p=1924#p1924 It has seen some upgrades in it's time, and I'm it's current owner!

It is gonna see a change to it's software config soon but here is the current config!
(with some parts cut)

Code: Select all

OS: Alpine Linux edge x86_64
Host: HP ENVY TS m6 Sleekbook
Kernel: Linux 6.12.41-0-lts
Display (AUO32ED): 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz in 15" [Built-in]
WM: Sway 1.11 (Wayland)
Terminal: foot 1.23.1
Terminal Font: monospace (12pt)
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U (4) @ 2.60 GHz
GPU: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller @ 1.00 GHz [Integrated]
Memory: 1.06 GiB / 7.69 GiB (14%)
Swap: 0 B / 4.00 GiB (0%)
Disk (/): 25.22 GiB / 911.39 GiB (3%) - ext4

I'll probably move to something newer eventually but this is serviceable for now! (perhaps a PC, or a chrultrabook?)
This laptop has taught me a lot about what I like and dislike in computers :mrgreen:]]> It has seen some upgrades in it's time, and I'm it's current owner!

It is gonna see a change to it's software config soon but here is the current config!
(with some parts cut)

Code: Select all

OS: Alpine Linux edge x86_64
Host: HP ENVY TS m6 Sleekbook
Kernel: Linux 6.12.41-0-lts
Display (AUO32ED): 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz in 15" [Built-in]
WM: Sway 1.11 (Wayland)
Terminal: foot 1.23.1
Terminal Font: monospace (12pt)
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U (4) @ 2.60 GHz
GPU: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller @ 1.00 GHz [Integrated]
Memory: 1.06 GiB / 7.69 GiB (14%)
Swap: 0 B / 4.00 GiB (0%)
Disk (/): 25.22 GiB / 911.39 GiB (3%) - ext4

I'll probably move to something newer eventually but this is serviceable for now! (perhaps a PC, or a chrultrabook?)
This laptop has taught me a lot about what I like and dislike in computers :mrgreen:]]> <![CDATA[Computers :: Re: What computer do you use? :: Reply by Ray Karr]]> 2025-08-18T13:17:04+00:00 2025-08-18T13:17:04+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=69&p=1963#p1963 The only remaining original parts to this computer, other than the case and the fans is the DVD-RW drive it came with. Not even its original peripherals remain lol. I'd change to Linux Mint, but I gotta use Windows for work... I could dual-boot but since I use it while also working, I'd just be using Windows all the time.

My other computer is a beat up old Dell laptop I got during quarantine, back when I was still living with my parents. The PC was at my dad's but I was staying with my mom. I first got a second-hand MacBook Air but I absolutely hated it, so I got this other laptop. That one does have both Mint and Windows 11, which is pretty nifty. It has no GPU and the fans are a lil busted but I never use it for much more than working when the power's out and I can't use the desktop.
Edit: I lie, there is one thing it has that my PC doesn't, and that is a micro SD card reader, so I use it a lot for homebrew on my 3DS]]> The only remaining original parts to this computer, other than the case and the fans is the DVD-RW drive it came with. Not even its original peripherals remain lol. I'd change to Linux Mint, but I gotta use Windows for work... I could dual-boot but since I use it while also working, I'd just be using Windows all the time.

My other computer is a beat up old Dell laptop I got during quarantine, back when I was still living with my parents. The PC was at my dad's but I was staying with my mom. I first got a second-hand MacBook Air but I absolutely hated it, so I got this other laptop. That one does have both Mint and Windows 11, which is pretty nifty. It has no GPU and the fans are a lil busted but I never use it for much more than working when the power's out and I can't use the desktop.
Edit: I lie, there is one thing it has that my PC doesn't, and that is a micro SD card reader, so I use it a lot for homebrew on my 3DS]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Voices of the Void :: Author Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-07T20:50:00+00:00 2025-08-07T20:50:00+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=364&p=1824#p1824
Its a Horror Game, tho in my play trough I haven't experienced it at all, tho the Paranoia is getting to me. It also a very Fun game. I highly recommend.

The Link:
https://mrdrnose.itch.io/votv]]>
Its a Horror Game, tho in my play trough I haven't experienced it at all, tho the Paranoia is getting to me. It also a very Fun game. I highly recommend.

The Link:
https://mrdrnose.itch.io/votv]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Voices of the Void :: Reply by fitsoab]]> 2025-08-08T21:15:31+00:00 2025-08-08T21:15:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=364&p=1833#p1833 <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Voices of the Void :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T01:25:32+00:00 2025-08-09T01:25:32+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=364&p=1839#p1839
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:50 pm https://mrdrnose.itch.io/votv
I've heard good things about it!, just haven't gone through the effort to play myself. As I am (mostly) content with my switch lite.

I'm curious to it tho! :D]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:50 pm https://mrdrnose.itch.io/votv
I've heard good things about it!, just haven't gone through the effort to play myself. As I am (mostly) content with my switch lite.

I'm curious to it tho! :D]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Voices of the Void :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-09T12:41:41+00:00 2025-08-09T12:41:41+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=364&p=1856#p1856 And now in my second one the Lighting is completely broken, like everything is Dark including the Lights themselves even tho they are on. And I can see on the Texture they are on. But so fun!]]> And now in my second one the Lighting is completely broken, like everything is Dark including the Lights themselves even tho they are on. And I can see on the Texture they are on. But so fun!]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Voices of the Void :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T12:51:26+00:00 2025-08-09T12:51:26+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=364&p=1857#p1857
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:41 pm The game is really fun, but it is really hard to get to the Content of it, I still havent made firmly into the second phase of events. Purely by the game breaking under me. It's like my Game is Cursed. My First Play through the Save Corrupted, tho this partially my Fault as I was messing with my Filesystem at the time.
And now in my second one the Lighting is completely broken, like everything is Dark including the Lights themselves even tho they are on. And I can see on the Texture they are on. But so fun!
Sounds like alpha software to me :lol:
(which i believe it is, no?)]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:41 pm The game is really fun, but it is really hard to get to the Content of it, I still havent made firmly into the second phase of events. Purely by the game breaking under me. It's like my Game is Cursed. My First Play through the Save Corrupted, tho this partially my Fault as I was messing with my Filesystem at the time.
And now in my second one the Lighting is completely broken, like everything is Dark including the Lights themselves even tho they are on. And I can see on the Texture they are on. But so fun!
Sounds like alpha software to me :lol:
(which i believe it is, no?)]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Voices of the Void :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-09T13:04:39+00:00 2025-08-09T13:04:39+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=364&p=1859#p1859
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:51 pm Sounds like alpha software to me :lol:
(which i believe it is, no?)
Its not Alpha, it pre-alpha :ugeek:. Basically even more unstable. But cant wait to start my third Attempt. Tho I will miss Kerfur.]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:51 pm Sounds like alpha software to me :lol:
(which i believe it is, no?)
Its not Alpha, it pre-alpha :ugeek:. Basically even more unstable. But cant wait to start my third Attempt. Tho I will miss Kerfur.]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Voices of the Void :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T13:24:34+00:00 2025-08-09T13:24:34+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=364&p=1860#p1860
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 1:04 pm Its not Alpha, it pre-alpha
That'd explain it! :lol:
Hope attempt numero 3 goes well!]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 1:04 pm Its not Alpha, it pre-alpha
That'd explain it! :lol:
Hope attempt numero 3 goes well!]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Alternatives to D&D :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-14T08:48:41+00:00 2025-08-14T08:48:41+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=179&p=1928#p1928
Blades in the dark
Cyberpunk Red
Spire
Heart
Lancer
Monsterhearts 2, thirsty sword lesbians, other assorted PBTA systems
SLUGBLASTER
Delta Green
Mothership
The Wildsea
Lichcraft
Vampire The Masquerade
Mythic Bastionland
Edge of the Empire (or any other genesys based system- that dice system is cooking with gas)

Find a system that is made to tell the kind of stories you and your group want to tell. There is so much beautiful stuff out there, its a damn shame that so many people don't venture past 5e. And share what you find; everyone's always learning!]]>
Blades in the dark
Cyberpunk Red
Spire
Heart
Lancer
Monsterhearts 2, thirsty sword lesbians, other assorted PBTA systems
SLUGBLASTER
Delta Green
Mothership
The Wildsea
Lichcraft
Vampire The Masquerade
Mythic Bastionland
Edge of the Empire (or any other genesys based system- that dice system is cooking with gas)

Find a system that is made to tell the kind of stories you and your group want to tell. There is so much beautiful stuff out there, its a damn shame that so many people don't venture past 5e. And share what you find; everyone's always learning!]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: Alternatives to D&D :: Reply by Pearlple]]> 2025-08-14T13:17:30+00:00 2025-08-14T13:17:30+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=179&p=1932#p1932
Swords & Wizardy (OSR offshoot of original D&D 1.0)
Daggerheart (modern spiritual successor to D&D)
Electric Bastionland (a more Steampunk-ish variant to Mythic Bastionland)
Between Clouds (Biopunk)
Goblin Errands (cutesy and low stakes fun)
Hack the Planet (Cyberpunk adaptation of Blades in the dark)
Dolmenwood (OSR)
Lady Blackbird]]>
Swords & Wizardy (OSR offshoot of original D&D 1.0)
Daggerheart (modern spiritual successor to D&D)
Electric Bastionland (a more Steampunk-ish variant to Mythic Bastionland)
Between Clouds (Biopunk)
Goblin Errands (cutesy and low stakes fun)
Hack the Planet (Cyberpunk adaptation of Blades in the dark)
Dolmenwood (OSR)
Lady Blackbird]]> <![CDATA[Gaming :: Re: What games help you destress or warm up your brain? :: Reply by kamp]]> 2025-08-29T01:35:08+00:00 2025-08-29T01:35:08+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=335&p=2016#p2016 <![CDATA[Music Players :: Re: FiiO Echo Mini, a cool retro-modern porable MP3 player :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T11:31:28+00:00 2025-08-09T11:31:28+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=303&p=1852#p1852
This is the most reasonably priced player I've found so far
(ipods are expensive, and fancy audiophile stuff is :()

My flac collection is growing exponentially tho so, I'd need to figure out a better solution >>]]>
This is the most reasonably priced player I've found so far
(ipods are expensive, and fancy audiophile stuff is :()

My flac collection is growing exponentially tho so, I'd need to figure out a better solution >>]]> <![CDATA[Music Players :: Cheap Audio Players :: Author TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-17T19:59:19+00:00 2025-08-17T19:59:19+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=379&p=1959#p1959 )

I've been looking around for a while at audio players, and it seems there is many good options! The question is what can be gotten on the cheap! Which is what I have been having issues with :!: :!: :!:

So far I have found the snowsky echo mini, and waiting for a cheap ipod to appear seem like the best options! :mrgreen:
(Some other ones of a nearby price seem to run android (completely unnecessary for an audio player)

So i ask, do y'all know of any other good audio player options? (100 or less) :?:]]> )

I've been looking around for a while at audio players, and it seems there is many good options! The question is what can be gotten on the cheap! Which is what I have been having issues with :!: :!: :!:

So far I have found the snowsky echo mini, and waiting for a cheap ipod to appear seem like the best options! :mrgreen:
(Some other ones of a nearby price seem to run android (completely unnecessary for an audio player)

So i ask, do y'all know of any other good audio player options? (100 or less) :?:]]> <![CDATA[Music Players :: Re: Cheap Audio Players :: Reply by two_dogs_in_love]]> 2025-08-26T23:49:49+00:00 2025-08-26T23:49:49+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=379&p=2006#p2006
All that to say, I think you'll be good with the snowsky - Fiio makes a good product.]]>
All that to say, I think you'll be good with the snowsky - Fiio makes a good product.]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: How to grow and professionalize as an artist while moving away from Instagram :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-05T02:11:21+00:00 2025-08-05T02:11:21+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=330&p=1794#p1794 <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: How to grow and professionalize as an artist while moving away from Instagram :: Reply by Targa]]> 2025-08-05T07:07:41+00:00 2025-08-05T07:07:41+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=330&p=1796#p1796 <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Chat Control in the EU?! This is crazy :: Author [lý]]]> 2025-08-13T23:43:22+00:00 2025-08-13T23:43:22+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=374&p=1925#p1925
To cut to the chase, I have just earlier today been informed about an EU initiative called Chat Control which aims to have an AI scan all private messages In apps like messenger, WhatsApp and telegram. This seems like a hugeeeee privacy concern, and is once again sort of like the age verification stuff put behind a "to protect the kids" mantra, that just does not hold up...

It seems like the news outlets at least here in Denmark pretty much just haven't talked about it!? And also somehow Denmark of all countries seems to FOR this initiative, and have actually been the ones to get it going again!? I am so against this...
I could find this article, which seems pretty good, but is only in danish, feel free to try and translate it :p
https://prosabladet.dk/nyheder/nyhed/ch ... er-i-prosa

I find it very concerning that i almost haven't even had a chance to hear about it before now, and it's due october 14th!?


And like if this gets passed, what would the next thing be that they try and put in there, privacy would be effectly dead. I do not want that!

And hey get this, the politicians will be exempt from this entire thing... that sounds very suspicious to me.

I am currently a little stumped on what exactly one can do about this, so I'd love to hear suggestions!

Here are some links for different information about it:
https://chatcontrol.dk/en/
https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/ (<---this one has a good explainer video)]]>
To cut to the chase, I have just earlier today been informed about an EU initiative called Chat Control which aims to have an AI scan all private messages In apps like messenger, WhatsApp and telegram. This seems like a hugeeeee privacy concern, and is once again sort of like the age verification stuff put behind a "to protect the kids" mantra, that just does not hold up...

It seems like the news outlets at least here in Denmark pretty much just haven't talked about it!? And also somehow Denmark of all countries seems to FOR this initiative, and have actually been the ones to get it going again!? I am so against this...
I could find this article, which seems pretty good, but is only in danish, feel free to try and translate it :p
https://prosabladet.dk/nyheder/nyhed/ch ... er-i-prosa

I find it very concerning that i almost haven't even had a chance to hear about it before now, and it's due october 14th!?


And like if this gets passed, what would the next thing be that they try and put in there, privacy would be effectly dead. I do not want that!

And hey get this, the politicians will be exempt from this entire thing... that sounds very suspicious to me.

I am currently a little stumped on what exactly one can do about this, so I'd love to hear suggestions!

Here are some links for different information about it:
https://chatcontrol.dk/en/
https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/ (<---this one has a good explainer video)]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: Chat Control in the EU?! This is crazy :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-14T09:40:11+00:00 2025-08-14T09:40:11+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=374&p=1930#p1930 @[lý] mentions, calling and emailing your Reps is something that has a surprising amount of Influence.

What is sort of funny the addition of exclusion for Politicians, like this overtly elitist. And what happens you leave Politics or don't make the next Election? What a wired addition.

But yeah Privacy would be dead on the Internet with this Law. I am not sure this Law will ever pass is it goes against the Constitutions of several Member States and against the EU Charter. But that doesn't mean any less that we have to protest and contact our Representatives to go against.]]> @[lý] mentions, calling and emailing your Reps is something that has a surprising amount of Influence.

What is sort of funny the addition of exclusion for Politicians, like this overtly elitist. And what happens you leave Politics or don't make the next Election? What a wired addition.

But yeah Privacy would be dead on the Internet with this Law. I am not sure this Law will ever pass is it goes against the Constitutions of several Member States and against the EU Charter. But that doesn't mean any less that we have to protest and contact our Representatives to go against.]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: Chat Control in the EU?! This is crazy :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-14T17:05:40+00:00 2025-08-14T17:05:40+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=374&p=1936#p1936
Moreover I think imma go buy a boat and sail around so I don't have to worry about this shit anymore lmao]]>
Moreover I think imma go buy a boat and sail around so I don't have to worry about this shit anymore lmao]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: Chat Control in the EU?! This is crazy :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-14T17:34:02+00:00 2025-08-14T17:34:02+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=374&p=1939#p1939
As a non-european I cannot do much besides state my displeasure]]>
As a non-european I cannot do much besides state my displeasure]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: Privacy Rankings of the Top 200 Free iOS Apps :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-22T16:15:18+00:00 2025-08-22T16:15:18+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=47&p=1990#p1990
rejectconvenience wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:11 pm Hey y'all, I made something kinda neat. This is a list of all the top 200 downloaded free apps from the iOS App Store, alongside their app privacy notices. I added a little write up with my line of thinking, but I think it's interesting! It's certainly no surprise that Meta leads the helm for the worst apps for privacy haha.

Anyways, here's the link: https://rejectconvenience.com/200-apps/

Let me know what y'all think!
I was surfing the interwebs and found this via your SpaceHey, is this webpage supposed to be down? I only get a 404]]>
rejectconvenience wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:11 pm Hey y'all, I made something kinda neat. This is a list of all the top 200 downloaded free apps from the iOS App Store, alongside their app privacy notices. I added a little write up with my line of thinking, but I think it's interesting! It's certainly no surprise that Meta leads the helm for the worst apps for privacy haha.

Anyways, here's the link: https://rejectconvenience.com/200-apps/

Let me know what y'all think!
I was surfing the interwebs and found this via your SpaceHey, is this webpage supposed to be down? I only get a 404]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: Persona (Age Verification Service) :: Reply by Targa]]> 2025-08-25T16:53:14+00:00 2025-08-25T16:53:14+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=353&p=2002#p2002 <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Trusted cookie decline browser extension :: Author Targa]]> 2025-08-25T16:57:18+00:00 2025-08-25T16:57:18+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=389&p=2003#p2003 <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: Trusted cookie decline browser extension :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-25T17:31:18+00:00 2025-08-25T17:31:18+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=389&p=2004#p2004 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies which is a fork of I dont care about cookies after that Project got bought.]]> I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies which is a fork of I dont care about cookies after that Project got bought.]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: Best practices for hide-my-email aliases and private contacts :: Reply by Rain]]> 2025-08-29T00:44:28+00:00 2025-08-29T00:44:28+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=350&p=2014#p2014
What I personally do is I pretty much route all my emails through aliases like this, either through my own domain or one of the provided domains from the service I'm using. This lets me use a simple-looking address for personal communications with friends and family (something like firstname@mydomain.tld) while also using dedicated, more secure addresses for each of my online accounts (randomusername@mydomain.tld). The only places I give my "real" email address to are my aliasing provider and my domain registrar so I don't have to worry about it getting leaked.]]>
What I personally do is I pretty much route all my emails through aliases like this, either through my own domain or one of the provided domains from the service I'm using. This lets me use a simple-looking address for personal communications with friends and family (something like firstname@mydomain.tld) while also using dedicated, more secure addresses for each of my online accounts (randomusername@mydomain.tld). The only places I give my "real" email address to are my aliasing provider and my domain registrar so I don't have to worry about it getting leaked.]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: what do these cookies do? :: Author totally a username]]> 2025-08-28T15:00:32+00:00 2025-08-28T15:00:32+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=391&p=2010#p2010
We may also create cookies external to the phpBB software whilst browsing “Reject Convenience Forum”, though these are outside the scope of this document which is intended to only cover the pages created by the phpBB software.
does anyone know what these external cookies might contain and how they work?]]>
We may also create cookies external to the phpBB software whilst browsing “Reject Convenience Forum”, though these are outside the scope of this document which is intended to only cover the pages created by the phpBB software.
does anyone know what these external cookies might contain and how they work?]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: what do these cookies do? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-28T17:12:50+00:00 2025-08-28T17:12:50+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=391&p=2011#p2011 https://rejectconvenience.com/ ) and I don't see it there. The only Cookies I do have for the rejectconvenience.com domain are those described in the aforementioned Privacy Policy.]]> https://rejectconvenience.com/ ) and I don't see it there. The only Cookies I do have for the rejectconvenience.com domain are those described in the aforementioned Privacy Policy.]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: what do these cookies do? :: Reply by Pearlple]]> 2025-08-29T10:49:08+00:00 2025-08-29T10:49:08+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=391&p=2017#p2017
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:12 pm I don't know where you got that Line from?
It's part of the privacy policy linked to at the bottom of the forum, looks like it might be automatically generated as part of the phpBB software though I cannot say for sure.]]>
Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:12 pm I don't know where you got that Line from?
It's part of the privacy policy linked to at the bottom of the forum, looks like it might be automatically generated as part of the phpBB software though I cannot say for sure.]]> <![CDATA[Online Privacy :: Re: what do these cookies do? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-29T18:23:52+00:00 2025-08-29T18:23:52+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=391&p=2018#p2018
But yeah with everything on the Website, I haven't seen any Cookies besides the ones generated by phpbb. So there is nothing to worry about for now.]]>
But yeah with everything on the Website, I haven't seen any Cookies besides the ones generated by phpbb. So there is nothing to worry about for now.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: YouTube "Badges" :: Author RoninRicker]]> 2025-08-09T00:58:31+00:00 2025-08-09T00:58:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=366&p=1837#p1837 <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube "Badges" :: Reply by rejectconvenience]]> 2025-08-09T01:00:54+00:00 2025-08-09T01:00:54+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=366&p=1838#p1838 sigh super cool, thanks youtube :roll:]]> sigh super cool, thanks youtube :roll:]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube "Badges" :: Reply by December_W_Wolf]]> 2025-08-09T08:19:45+00:00 2025-08-09T08:19:45+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=366&p=1846#p1846 100k banana-lengths. I tried to just scroll really really quickly on my phone with one hand while doing something else, but the constant flashes in the corner of my peripheral vision gave me eyestrain so I just gave up.

Just had a look at YouTube's, and theirs look a lot more like poorly disguised "🤑 give us money 🤑" attempts (be one of the first people to join a YouTuber's membership program, hype long-form videos by either using your 3 free daily hypes or pay-to-hype, spend loads of time to be in the top listeners for selected music artists - does this just apply to ones you already listen to or is this to give the already huge ones more money?), and they kind of remind me of the "make a post that receives 100k upvotes/comment that receives 10k upvotes" achievements. All in all, they're to farm engagement and make us empty our pockets for them, so I'm not going to bother. It does seem they actually allow you to opt out of achievements though, which is at least one silver lining that Reddit users cannot do without some external browser plugin that hopefully won't get blocked.]]> 100k banana-lengths. I tried to just scroll really really quickly on my phone with one hand while doing something else, but the constant flashes in the corner of my peripheral vision gave me eyestrain so I just gave up.

Just had a look at YouTube's, and theirs look a lot more like poorly disguised "🤑 give us money 🤑" attempts (be one of the first people to join a YouTuber's membership program, hype long-form videos by either using your 3 free daily hypes or pay-to-hype, spend loads of time to be in the top listeners for selected music artists - does this just apply to ones you already listen to or is this to give the already huge ones more money?), and they kind of remind me of the "make a post that receives 100k upvotes/comment that receives 10k upvotes" achievements. All in all, they're to farm engagement and make us empty our pockets for them, so I'm not going to bother. It does seem they actually allow you to opt out of achievements though, which is at least one silver lining that Reddit users cannot do without some external browser plugin that hopefully won't get blocked.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: How does RSS work? :: Author bgmeulem]]> 2025-08-09T09:21:21+00:00 2025-08-09T09:21:21+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1847#p1847
I've been seeing some posts around here on RSS reader recommendations and setup and all. This is a bit of a different question: how does it work?

I recently downloaded the fluent reader app, but they want me to enter credentials and API keys from different RSS services. Fair enough, I move over to Inoreader and add this forum to my feed. I go over to developer settings and... The API key is behind a paywall.

At this point I'm confused about the business model around RSS services. I think its fair to ask for a subscription if there are server costs included - those cost money. But I'd assume the website associated with publishing RSS does the hosting, and an RSS reader requests the XML or whatever as soon as you boot up the app, similar to how a browser requests some HTML only when you need it and the website server returns the request. Given that I see people talking about self-hosting an RSS service, that doesn't seem to be the case... I think?

So my question is more: how does RSS work in terms of client-server model? Does the end user need a server (additional to the one publishing RSS) to read RSS? If so: why? If not, is the price for RSS readers solely cost for developing the app? How difficult would it be to make your own?]]>
I've been seeing some posts around here on RSS reader recommendations and setup and all. This is a bit of a different question: how does it work?

I recently downloaded the fluent reader app, but they want me to enter credentials and API keys from different RSS services. Fair enough, I move over to Inoreader and add this forum to my feed. I go over to developer settings and... The API key is behind a paywall.

At this point I'm confused about the business model around RSS services. I think its fair to ask for a subscription if there are server costs included - those cost money. But I'd assume the website associated with publishing RSS does the hosting, and an RSS reader requests the XML or whatever as soon as you boot up the app, similar to how a browser requests some HTML only when you need it and the website server returns the request. Given that I see people talking about self-hosting an RSS service, that doesn't seem to be the case... I think?

So my question is more: how does RSS work in terms of client-server model? Does the end user need a server (additional to the one publishing RSS) to read RSS? If so: why? If not, is the price for RSS readers solely cost for developing the app? How difficult would it be to make your own?]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: How does RSS work? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T10:49:27+00:00 2025-08-09T10:49:27+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1851#p1851
bgmeulem wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 9:21 am So my question is more: how does RSS work in terms of client-server model? Does the end user need a server (additional to the one publishing RSS) to read RSS? If so: why? If not, is the price for RSS readers solely cost for developing the app? How difficult would it be to make your own?
I don't know the exacts but I've never heard of an paid rss reader

RSS/Atom (traditionally) are a file hosted on a website, that provides a easy to format data structure. RSS reader can format this data into something nice for humans to read

All this API key hubbub sounds like greedy companies to me]]>
bgmeulem wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 9:21 am So my question is more: how does RSS work in terms of client-server model? Does the end user need a server (additional to the one publishing RSS) to read RSS? If so: why? If not, is the price for RSS readers solely cost for developing the app? How difficult would it be to make your own?
I don't know the exacts but I've never heard of an paid rss reader

RSS/Atom (traditionally) are a file hosted on a website, that provides a easy to format data structure. RSS reader can format this data into something nice for humans to read

All this API key hubbub sounds like greedy companies to me]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: How does RSS work? :: Reply by zonk]]> 2025-08-09T11:43:04+00:00 2025-08-09T11:43:04+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1853#p1853 <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: How does RSS work? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T12:11:02+00:00 2025-08-09T12:11:02+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1854#p1854
zonk wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 11:43 am Yeah, RSS is just an XML file that describes a feed. You should be able to just put the feed URL into an RSS reader and that's it. Don't use some RSS service; just install an RSS reader onto your computer or phone.
Said it better than me!
But yeah, thats what rss is :3]]>
zonk wrote: Sat Aug 09, 2025 11:43 am Yeah, RSS is just an XML file that describes a feed. You should be able to just put the feed URL into an RSS reader and that's it. Don't use some RSS service; just install an RSS reader onto your computer or phone.
Said it better than me!
But yeah, thats what rss is :3]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: How does RSS work? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-09T13:00:28+00:00 2025-08-09T13:00:28+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1858#p1858 @TeaInTheMorning and @zonk wrote, its a simple XML file that the Feeder grabs periodically, what you might be referring to is a Feed aggregator, its basically a Feed reader on the Web, which has some other Functionality too like Read Management and Categorization from which you can then sync to a client if you choose to do so. It makes it easier to have the Same feed across all your Devices and also to know what you have already read. As I see it, Inoreader is that with some extra Features on top. This is why they require an Account

The other thing I can I think of is some Feeds are payed and require HTTP Auth or API keys to access. For example 404 Media does have a full text RSS Feed where you get the entire Article in your Reader for which you have to pay for.

What I would recommend to check out Capy reader it is a standard RSS reader, that also can hook in to such Aggregators if you choose to use them in the Future.]]> @TeaInTheMorning and @zonk wrote, its a simple XML file that the Feeder grabs periodically, what you might be referring to is a Feed aggregator, its basically a Feed reader on the Web, which has some other Functionality too like Read Management and Categorization from which you can then sync to a client if you choose to do so. It makes it easier to have the Same feed across all your Devices and also to know what you have already read. As I see it, Inoreader is that with some extra Features on top. This is why they require an Account

The other thing I can I think of is some Feeds are payed and require HTTP Auth or API keys to access. For example 404 Media does have a full text RSS Feed where you get the entire Article in your Reader for which you have to pay for.

What I would recommend to check out Capy reader it is a standard RSS reader, that also can hook in to such Aggregators if you choose to use them in the Future.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: How does RSS work? :: Reply by bgmeulem]]> 2025-08-10T10:08:17+00:00 2025-08-10T10:08:17+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1871#p1871 <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: How does RSS work? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-10T11:03:09+00:00 2025-08-10T11:03:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1873#p1873
bgmeulem wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:08 am Just managed to read these replies in an RSS reader. Thanks for the explanations all! The inoreader app indeed seems to be a feed aggregator in addition to a reader, but aggregation is a subscription only perk, which was what confused me. Feedly seems to have reasonable free features. I'll snoop around a bit more, thanks y'all!
Sounds good!
Though if you are willing to go through the effort, manually finding rss links will be a lot cheaper
(There are tons of free, and even open source readers out there)]]>
bgmeulem wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:08 am Just managed to read these replies in an RSS reader. Thanks for the explanations all! The inoreader app indeed seems to be a feed aggregator in addition to a reader, but aggregation is a subscription only perk, which was what confused me. Feedly seems to have reasonable free features. I'll snoop around a bit more, thanks y'all!
Sounds good!
Though if you are willing to go through the effort, manually finding rss links will be a lot cheaper
(There are tons of free, and even open source readers out there)]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: How does RSS work? :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-10T20:59:43+00:00 2025-08-10T20:59:43+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=367&p=1880#p1880
Also here's my favorite RSS explanation https://ncase.me/rss/]]>
Also here's my favorite RSS explanation https://ncase.me/rss/]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: YouTube alternatives :: Author PossiblyAxolotl]]> 2025-08-11T00:01:51+00:00 2025-08-11T00:01:51+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1886#p1886 https://vanillo.tv/ that I thought looked kinda neat as an alternative to YouTube, as well as this blog post about some: https://sgtcharlynne.neocities.org/writing/videosharing

Now I'm not super actively looking to jump ship, as much as people are unhappy with YouTube right now, but I'm wondering what you all think of platforms like that, and other options listed on the post? I think were I to start using other platforms I would probably cross-post, and point to some sort of ko-fi or other platform for income, but most other platforms are still extremely small and have problems like peertube being self-hosted and federated causing some confusion or Odysee which has weird crypto features and scares me. Idk, just curious of people's thoughts on some of these]]> https://vanillo.tv/ that I thought looked kinda neat as an alternative to YouTube, as well as this blog post about some: https://sgtcharlynne.neocities.org/writing/videosharing

Now I'm not super actively looking to jump ship, as much as people are unhappy with YouTube right now, but I'm wondering what you all think of platforms like that, and other options listed on the post? I think were I to start using other platforms I would probably cross-post, and point to some sort of ko-fi or other platform for income, but most other platforms are still extremely small and have problems like peertube being self-hosted and federated causing some confusion or Odysee which has weird crypto features and scares me. Idk, just curious of people's thoughts on some of these]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-11T02:33:33+00:00 2025-08-11T02:33:33+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1887#p1887
For self-preservation reasons I think creators should diversity if they're able to. I think most know that, which is way things like Twitch streaming and Nebula exist. However, because many creators have communities who will just click a link to view a video, it doesn't matter where you send them as long as they video is there, meaning that it could work when you can promote from other socials.

Of course there are huge drawbacks and you have to manage your strategy. I figure that when a video goes live, creators want everyone watching that video on YouTube for the algorithm, so there is a conflict right there. That said, if you're willing to make the tradeoff and put in the extra work then you protect yourself and your content by being somewhere else.

One nice thing about something like PeerTube (though it has rough edges) is that it's built on the social web by default with ActivityPub. That means that if you're sharing videos there, anyone will be able to get to the video and you will have grown your audience on an open protocol, meaning that your next potential move should have MUCH less friction than the first because you will be able to retain your audience more easily.

Today this is all theoretical, but in a day and age where Mastodon and Bluesky have shown an interest and competitive feature set to attract people who are increasingly repulsed by the mistreatment by big tech, I think there's potential for everyone to move to an open version of YouTube where a platform can't hold the creators hostage again. But it's gonna take work and maybe an investment from the big youtubers or something.

TL;DR - I am for creators uploading to alternative platforms, and I think PeerTube is a great option that I hope will improve with time.]]>
For self-preservation reasons I think creators should diversity if they're able to. I think most know that, which is way things like Twitch streaming and Nebula exist. However, because many creators have communities who will just click a link to view a video, it doesn't matter where you send them as long as they video is there, meaning that it could work when you can promote from other socials.

Of course there are huge drawbacks and you have to manage your strategy. I figure that when a video goes live, creators want everyone watching that video on YouTube for the algorithm, so there is a conflict right there. That said, if you're willing to make the tradeoff and put in the extra work then you protect yourself and your content by being somewhere else.

One nice thing about something like PeerTube (though it has rough edges) is that it's built on the social web by default with ActivityPub. That means that if you're sharing videos there, anyone will be able to get to the video and you will have grown your audience on an open protocol, meaning that your next potential move should have MUCH less friction than the first because you will be able to retain your audience more easily.

Today this is all theoretical, but in a day and age where Mastodon and Bluesky have shown an interest and competitive feature set to attract people who are increasingly repulsed by the mistreatment by big tech, I think there's potential for everyone to move to an open version of YouTube where a platform can't hold the creators hostage again. But it's gonna take work and maybe an investment from the big youtubers or something.

TL;DR - I am for creators uploading to alternative platforms, and I think PeerTube is a great option that I hope will improve with time.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-11T06:36:17+00:00 2025-08-11T06:36:17+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1889#p1889 <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-11T07:41:06+00:00 2025-08-11T07:41:06+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1892#p1892 I do like the Idea of People Diversifying into different Platforms, but one of the largest Drawbacks besides the Algorithm is Money. For Creators who are Monetized on the Platform and relay on that Money, it is borderline Impossible to switch. As all the other Platforms don't have a Concrete Monetization plan. And those that do, they are usually quite dubious and Unstable.]]> I do like the Idea of People Diversifying into different Platforms, but one of the largest Drawbacks besides the Algorithm is Money. For Creators who are Monetized on the Platform and relay on that Money, it is borderline Impossible to switch. As all the other Platforms don't have a Concrete Monetization plan. And those that do, they are usually quite dubious and Unstable.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-11T07:54:22+00:00 2025-08-11T07:54:22+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1893#p1893
The problem is that the audience is only on these platforms and only reachable via opaque algorithms. Reaching people is probably the hardest part, especially if you don't live on their platform of choice, most of which are proprietary.]]>
The problem is that the audience is only on these platforms and only reachable via opaque algorithms. Reaching people is probably the hardest part, especially if you don't live on their platform of choice, most of which are proprietary.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-11T13:47:38+00:00 2025-08-11T13:47:38+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1895#p1895
This sort of buisness model is very hard to make work, sadly (Video hosting is EXPENSIVE)

I'm slowly paring down my youtube consumption to favorite creators and topic relevent content >>]]>
This sort of buisness model is very hard to make work, sadly (Video hosting is EXPENSIVE)

I'm slowly paring down my youtube consumption to favorite creators and topic relevent content >>]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by Mæstro]]> 2025-08-12T00:15:53+00:00 2025-08-12T00:15:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1899#p1899 <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-12T00:54:34+00:00 2025-08-12T00:54:34+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1900#p1900
My guess is that it would have to take a big creator or group of creators coming together to start something and then they could grow it over time. You'd have to plant the seed and take care of diligently, and even then it probably won't get to the scale of YouTube (not that it needs to.)]]>
My guess is that it would have to take a big creator or group of creators coming together to start something and then they could grow it over time. You'd have to plant the seed and take care of diligently, and even then it probably won't get to the scale of YouTube (not that it needs to.)]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-12T01:08:51+00:00 2025-08-12T01:08:51+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1901#p1901 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-12T12:00:53+00:00 2025-08-12T12:00:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1910#p1910
CitricScion wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 1:08 am If anyone is looking into PeerTube instances for a place to make an account, here are a few I came across that seem to have decent amount of content. Remember that on the fediverse you can see content from all of these instances from one place, so you don't need to check each one. It's like following channels across different websites from a single client if that makes sense.
So you should just choose based on the interface you prefer? (Much like matrix, and most emails)]]>
CitricScion wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 1:08 am If anyone is looking into PeerTube instances for a place to make an account, here are a few I came across that seem to have decent amount of content. Remember that on the fediverse you can see content from all of these instances from one place, so you don't need to check each one. It's like following channels across different websites from a single client if that makes sense.
So you should just choose based on the interface you prefer? (Much like matrix, and most emails)]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-12T12:02:04+00:00 2025-08-12T12:02:04+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1911#p1911
Mæstro wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:15 am The Internet Archive serves, in some capacity, as a YouTube substitute: anybody can upload film there. My own biggest problem is that there is no way to lower the resolution below how it was originally uploaded, which can be awkward if someone has chosen HD, which wastes my bandwidth. Others might be bothered by the inability to subscribe to uploading users or the fact one must seek out for oneself what one wishes to watch, but I see these as benefits.
I had never considered this!!! :o
It might work as a replacement for me :D
New thing to give a shot at!]]>
Mæstro wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:15 am The Internet Archive serves, in some capacity, as a YouTube substitute: anybody can upload film there. My own biggest problem is that there is no way to lower the resolution below how it was originally uploaded, which can be awkward if someone has chosen HD, which wastes my bandwidth. Others might be bothered by the inability to subscribe to uploading users or the fact one must seek out for oneself what one wishes to watch, but I see these as benefits.
I had never considered this!!! :o
It might work as a replacement for me :D
New thing to give a shot at!]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-12T12:04:10+00:00 2025-08-12T12:04:10+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1912#p1912
CitricScion wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:54 am There definitely is an expectation that will need to change among viewers and creators to see a successful alternative I think. I happily subscribe to Nebula and could even use it as a YouTube replacement if I needed to. Paying $60 a year for like 60-80% of the type of content I watch on YouTube so that I can directly support some of my favorite creators is a price I'm willing to stomach. And from the outside it seems like they're profitable. It was risky for them to get off the ground, but I think they and Dropout show that the model works. I guess Floatplane by LTT is also in this bucket.

My guess is that it would have to take a big creator or group of creators coming together to start something and then they could grow it over time. You'd have to plant the seed and take care of diligently, and even then it probably won't get to the scale of YouTube (not that it needs to.)
My main problem with nebula is that it's a streaming service through and through
The least scummy one sure, but it isn't really a video hosting platform

When I have more money I may consider a membership, as there is a lot of great educational content on it]]>
CitricScion wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:54 am There definitely is an expectation that will need to change among viewers and creators to see a successful alternative I think. I happily subscribe to Nebula and could even use it as a YouTube replacement if I needed to. Paying $60 a year for like 60-80% of the type of content I watch on YouTube so that I can directly support some of my favorite creators is a price I'm willing to stomach. And from the outside it seems like they're profitable. It was risky for them to get off the ground, but I think they and Dropout show that the model works. I guess Floatplane by LTT is also in this bucket.

My guess is that it would have to take a big creator or group of creators coming together to start something and then they could grow it over time. You'd have to plant the seed and take care of diligently, and even then it probably won't get to the scale of YouTube (not that it needs to.)
My main problem with nebula is that it's a streaming service through and through
The least scummy one sure, but it isn't really a video hosting platform

When I have more money I may consider a membership, as there is a lot of great educational content on it]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: YouTube alternatives :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-21T01:36:27+00:00 2025-08-21T01:36:27+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=370&p=1981#p1981
Kind of? From what I've seen it seems like most of the PeerTube instances look similar and don't change much from what I assume to be the vanilla software. The main thing I would look for is whether other content I want to watch federates to that instance. For example, if I make an account on one instance but it doesn't federate with another server that has a creator I want to see, then that doesn't work for me. I want something general enough that I can use that as my one home for viewing content.

I will admit that I may be misunderstanding what the UX is supposed to be. Because PeerTube uses ActivityPub, many people will tell you how you don't need to make an account and you can even follow channels from Mastodon. That's all well and good, but if I want a YouTube replacement, part of what I'm looking for is a website that I come back to repeatedly to find new interesting videos. Maybe a specific PeerTube instance is that. Maybe it's something else that sits on top of all the instances to still facilitate watching videos. I'm not sure.

RE: Nebula

Yeah, it doesn't exactly work for creators who want to try something on their own. They would have to join the streaming service, and from what I understand they are pretty selective about who can join.

I think I shared that more from the perspective as a user, where Nebula covers my desire to watch videos from creators enough that I could potentially skip YouTube. That doesn't help creators, but I do think it's a sign to the broader market that there may be interest in other streaming platforms coming together for this purpose.]]>
Kind of? From what I've seen it seems like most of the PeerTube instances look similar and don't change much from what I assume to be the vanilla software. The main thing I would look for is whether other content I want to watch federates to that instance. For example, if I make an account on one instance but it doesn't federate with another server that has a creator I want to see, then that doesn't work for me. I want something general enough that I can use that as my one home for viewing content.

I will admit that I may be misunderstanding what the UX is supposed to be. Because PeerTube uses ActivityPub, many people will tell you how you don't need to make an account and you can even follow channels from Mastodon. That's all well and good, but if I want a YouTube replacement, part of what I'm looking for is a website that I come back to repeatedly to find new interesting videos. Maybe a specific PeerTube instance is that. Maybe it's something else that sits on top of all the instances to still facilitate watching videos. I'm not sure.

RE: Nebula

Yeah, it doesn't exactly work for creators who want to try something on their own. They would have to join the streaming service, and from what I understand they are pretty selective about who can join.

I think I shared that more from the perspective as a user, where Nebula covers my desire to watch videos from creators enough that I could potentially skip YouTube. That doesn't help creators, but I do think it's a sign to the broader market that there may be interest in other streaming platforms coming together for this purpose.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Media Servers :: Author dandelion357]]> 2025-08-30T16:21:45+00:00 2025-08-30T16:21:45+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=393&p=2020#p2020
I am interested in setting up a media server and am wondering if anyone here has and could share their experience with it. I'm deciding between plex and jellyfin but leaning more towards jellyfin.

Just to clarify I'm completely new to this kind of stuff and know basically nothing lol and any advice etc. would be appreciated :)

I would mainly be watching on my tv on a roku player. Plex and jellyfin both have apps on there.]]>
I am interested in setting up a media server and am wondering if anyone here has and could share their experience with it. I'm deciding between plex and jellyfin but leaning more towards jellyfin.

Just to clarify I'm completely new to this kind of stuff and know basically nothing lol and any advice etc. would be appreciated :)

I would mainly be watching on my tv on a roku player. Plex and jellyfin both have apps on there.]]> <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: Media Servers :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-30T16:58:09+00:00 2025-08-30T16:58:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=393&p=2021#p2021 <![CDATA[Other Tech :: Re: Media Servers :: Reply by zonk]]> 2025-08-30T20:34:36+00:00 2025-08-30T20:34:36+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=393&p=2022#p2022 <![CDATA[Tech News :: Re: Ed Zitron's (AI critic) newsletter :: Reply by DedRoll]]> 2025-08-12T04:49:32+00:00 2025-08-12T04:49:32+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=325&p=1904#p1904
Thank you for sharing this!]]>
Thank you for sharing this!]]> <![CDATA[Tech News :: Cory Doctorow's blog (author, activist, journalist, AI critic) :: Author Pearlple]]> 2025-08-13T08:25:22+00:00 2025-08-13T08:25:22+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=373&p=1919#p1919 @CitricScion 's post about Ed Zitron's newsletter, I wanted to share this with you: Pluralistic

Cory Doctorow is the author who coined the term "Enshittification"; his book about it is releasing this October. I have mentioned him or linked his writing as a source in posts before, but it hadn't occured to me to just share the blog itself.
He is a very active public speaker and member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In his blog he writes about various matters related to how technology is used in society. Recently this is mostly matters of AI (mostly in the workplace and in government and it's impact on individuals), privacy in the age of omnipresent surveillance, antitrust, worker's rights and enshittification (and "twiddling") in general.
It's not all bleak, almost always he points out ways how people (together) can solve such issues and from time to time there is a linkdump with good news or just some cool open source hardware and FOSS projects.]]> @CitricScion 's post about Ed Zitron's newsletter, I wanted to share this with you: Pluralistic

Cory Doctorow is the author who coined the term "Enshittification"; his book about it is releasing this October. I have mentioned him or linked his writing as a source in posts before, but it hadn't occured to me to just share the blog itself.
He is a very active public speaker and member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In his blog he writes about various matters related to how technology is used in society. Recently this is mostly matters of AI (mostly in the workplace and in government and it's impact on individuals), privacy in the age of omnipresent surveillance, antitrust, worker's rights and enshittification (and "twiddling") in general.
It's not all bleak, almost always he points out ways how people (together) can solve such issues and from time to time there is a linkdump with good news or just some cool open source hardware and FOSS projects.]]> <![CDATA[Tech News :: Re: Cory Doctorow's blog (author, activist, journalist, AI critic) :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-21T01:40:44+00:00 2025-08-21T01:40:44+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=373&p=1982#p1982 <![CDATA[Art :: Re: doodles :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-04T16:05:40+00:00 2025-08-04T16:05:40+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=33&p=1787#p1787 <![CDATA[Art :: Re: Some silly creature designs :: Reply by fitsoab]]> 2025-08-07T19:15:58+00:00 2025-08-07T19:15:58+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=304&p=1819#p1819 Meet Tortillery, Vamplafire, and Ferrocious!
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Tyrantula is still my favorite, though.

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Tyrantula is still my favorite, though.

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]]> <![CDATA[Art :: Re: Art Share Thread :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-04T16:33:57+00:00 2025-08-04T16:33:57+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=40&p=1788#p1788 @Ray Karr your drawing radiates so much joy! I really like your profile pic, too. I tried to upload my own, but they all exceed the 6.00 KiB file size limit. How do people get their files that small? Yours is even animated :shock:

I'll share a drawing of my own while I'm at it:

Image]]> @Ray Karr your drawing radiates so much joy! I really like your profile pic, too. I tried to upload my own, but they all exceed the 6.00 KiB file size limit. How do people get their files that small? Yours is even animated :shock:

I'll share a drawing of my own while I'm at it:

Image]]> <![CDATA[Art :: Re: Art Share Thread :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-05T01:47:32+00:00 2025-08-05T01:47:32+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=40&p=1790#p1790 <![CDATA[Art :: Re: Art Share Thread :: Reply by Ray Karr]]> 2025-08-10T21:31:31+00:00 2025-08-10T21:31:31+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=40&p=1881#p1881
Limette wrote: Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:33 pm I'll share a drawing of my own while I'm at it:
what the helllll that's so cool!!!! love the colours :0
Limette wrote: Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:33 pm @Ray Karr your drawing radiates so much joy! I really like your profile pic, too. I tried to upload my own, but they all exceed the 6.00 KiB file size limit. How do people get their files that small? Yours is even animated :shock:
I didn't really need to compress it. I guess it was so tiny that it just didn't exceed the file size limit?]]>
Limette wrote: Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:33 pm I'll share a drawing of my own while I'm at it:
what the helllll that's so cool!!!! love the colours :0
Limette wrote: Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:33 pm @Ray Karr your drawing radiates so much joy! I really like your profile pic, too. I tried to upload my own, but they all exceed the 6.00 KiB file size limit. How do people get their files that small? Yours is even animated :shock:
I didn't really need to compress it. I guess it was so tiny that it just didn't exceed the file size limit?]]> <![CDATA[Art :: Re: I drawed a lil guy :: Reply by DedRoll]]> 2025-08-12T04:40:07+00:00 2025-08-12T04:40:07+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=258&p=1903#p1903 <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Taskmaster :: Reply by thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-17T19:57:40+00:00 2025-08-17T19:57:40+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=343&p=1958#p1958 in the uk taskmaster was a bit of a phenomenon when it first started, it was one of those shows everyone watched, but since then its kinda lost a lot of popularity :') they show reruns pretty often, and they show a censored version at 5pm n the uncensored version at 9pm so familys can watch it, which ive always felt is a nice touch :) i didnt know they upload the full episodes on yt tho, thats pretty cool!!

ik taskmaster has a weirdly big tumblr community?? but i cant speak much for its popularity outside the uk :/ i only watch it if its a comedian i like - the most recent series had matthew baynton from horrible histories (the GOAT of kids tv) and he won too which was cool]]> in the uk taskmaster was a bit of a phenomenon when it first started, it was one of those shows everyone watched, but since then its kinda lost a lot of popularity :') they show reruns pretty often, and they show a censored version at 5pm n the uncensored version at 9pm so familys can watch it, which ive always felt is a nice touch :) i didnt know they upload the full episodes on yt tho, thats pretty cool!!

ik taskmaster has a weirdly big tumblr community?? but i cant speak much for its popularity outside the uk :/ i only watch it if its a comedian i like - the most recent series had matthew baynton from horrible histories (the GOAT of kids tv) and he won too which was cool]]> <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Physical Media :: Reply by thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-17T20:34:12+00:00 2025-08-17T20:34:12+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=151&p=1960#p1960
im also a big fan of CDs, despite my collection being a lot smaller - similar story to DVDs, except the ones i find in charity shops only have a 10% chance of being something id actually listen to haha

as other users mentioned: books!! i love books sm n will never understand the appeal of an ereader. i sadly had to clear out a lot of books recently, my bedroom is a converted loft n the weight from all my books was causing cracks to appear in the ceiling below me :mrgreen: i think overall books are my favourite form of physical media]]>
im also a big fan of CDs, despite my collection being a lot smaller - similar story to DVDs, except the ones i find in charity shops only have a 10% chance of being something id actually listen to haha

as other users mentioned: books!! i love books sm n will never understand the appeal of an ereader. i sadly had to clear out a lot of books recently, my bedroom is a converted loft n the weight from all my books was causing cracks to appear in the ceiling below me :mrgreen: i think overall books are my favourite form of physical media]]> <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Physical Media :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-18T23:28:55+00:00 2025-08-18T23:28:55+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=151&p=1964#p1964
Tho I do nowadays dislike Physical Media. Primarily because of its ephemeral being, All Physical Media Degrades. We see it with older Blu-rays and DVD breaking atm. VHS fading, and CDs getting spotty. I wish to have a Digital way of storing, but retaining the Physical Interactions to play it.]]>
Tho I do nowadays dislike Physical Media. Primarily because of its ephemeral being, All Physical Media Degrades. We see it with older Blu-rays and DVD breaking atm. VHS fading, and CDs getting spotty. I wish to have a Digital way of storing, but retaining the Physical Interactions to play it.]]> <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Physical Media :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-19T21:06:01+00:00 2025-08-19T21:06:01+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=151&p=1968#p1968
I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3]]>
I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3]]> <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Physical Media :: Reply by MikeGs]]> 2025-08-20T01:01:50+00:00 2025-08-20T01:01:50+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=151&p=1970#p1970
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:06 pm I am a SUCKER for physical media, as it is far and away my favorite way to engage with almost every medium.

I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3
I'm planning on doing the same with my movies! I've bought all of my console games in physical format since the PS2 days and it's sad to see how the format is getting less and less attention as time goes on. There's this store chain called Game (pretty much GameStop) in my country and the trend is obvious at this point.

My nearest Game is half funko pops, plushies, peripherals and collectables. Not even 10 years ago, all of it was first and second hand games. Some people say that it's not going to take long until they go into bankruptcy and close all of their stores. When that day comes, I'll stop collecting games.

What are some of your favorite games that you have in your physical collection?]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:06 pm I am a SUCKER for physical media, as it is far and away my favorite way to engage with almost every medium.

I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3
I'm planning on doing the same with my movies! I've bought all of my console games in physical format since the PS2 days and it's sad to see how the format is getting less and less attention as time goes on. There's this store chain called Game (pretty much GameStop) in my country and the trend is obvious at this point.

My nearest Game is half funko pops, plushies, peripherals and collectables. Not even 10 years ago, all of it was first and second hand games. Some people say that it's not going to take long until they go into bankruptcy and close all of their stores. When that day comes, I'll stop collecting games.

What are some of your favorite games that you have in your physical collection?]]> <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Physical Media :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-20T10:44:53+00:00 2025-08-20T10:44:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=151&p=1978#p1978
MikeGs wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:01 am
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:06 pm I am a SUCKER for physical media, as it is far and away my favorite way to engage with almost every medium.

I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3
I'm planning on doing the same with my movies! I've bought all of my console games in physical format since the PS2 days and it's sad to see how the format is getting less and less attention as time goes on. There's this store chain called Game (pretty much GameStop) in my country and the trend is obvious at this point.

My nearest Game is half funko pops, plushies, peripherals and collectables. Not even 10 years ago, all of it was first and second hand games. Some people say that it's not going to take long until they go into bankruptcy and close all of their stores. When that day comes, I'll stop collecting games.

What are some of your favorite games that you have in your physical collection?
Animal crossing: new horizons honestly, as I'm quite the borrower! :3
The game is just very comfy :3
Subject to change tho :D

Also same thing did happen to gamestop
When i was a kid so much more of it was games]]>
MikeGs wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:01 am
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:06 pm I am a SUCKER for physical media, as it is far and away my favorite way to engage with almost every medium.

I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3
I'm planning on doing the same with my movies! I've bought all of my console games in physical format since the PS2 days and it's sad to see how the format is getting less and less attention as time goes on. There's this store chain called Game (pretty much GameStop) in my country and the trend is obvious at this point.

My nearest Game is half funko pops, plushies, peripherals and collectables. Not even 10 years ago, all of it was first and second hand games. Some people say that it's not going to take long until they go into bankruptcy and close all of their stores. When that day comes, I'll stop collecting games.

What are some of your favorite games that you have in your physical collection?
Animal crossing: new horizons honestly, as I'm quite the borrower! :3
The game is just very comfy :3
Subject to change tho :D

Also same thing did happen to gamestop
When i was a kid so much more of it was games]]> <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Physical Media :: Reply by December_W_Wolf]]> 2025-08-21T09:45:06+00:00 2025-08-21T09:45:06+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=151&p=1986#p1986
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 10:44 am
MikeGs wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:01 am
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:06 pm I am a SUCKER for physical media, as it is far and away my favorite way to engage with almost every medium.

I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3
I'm planning on doing the same with my movies! I've bought all of my console games in physical format since the PS2 days and it's sad to see how the format is getting less and less attention as time goes on. There's this store chain called Game (pretty much GameStop) in my country and the trend is obvious at this point.

My nearest Game is half funko pops, plushies, peripherals and collectables. Not even 10 years ago, all of it was first and second hand games. Some people say that it's not going to take long until they go into bankruptcy and close all of their stores. When that day comes, I'll stop collecting games.

What are some of your favorite games that you have in your physical collection?
Animal crossing: new horizons honestly, as I'm quite the borrower! :3
The game is just very comfy :3
Subject to change tho :D

Also same thing did happen to gamestop
When i was a kid so much more of it was games
I've heard a fair amount about how shops such as GameStop don't actually sell many games anymore, which is a real disappointment. In England, though, we have CeX (please don't pronounce it out loud, especially in front of kids - whoever called it that absolutely knew what they were doing), which while it does also veer towards general electronics, it has truckloads of older consoles and games! They don't seem to sell figurines at all, and as for hats, they only have a few, which is quite nice. I must say I never really bother to buy my electronics from there as I can usually find cheaper ones on second-hand sites, but the videogame prices are generally quite competent from my experience after comparing their prices to online second-hand shops (I do still usually compare each time I want to get a game, but especially in the case of (3)DS games CeX is the cheaper option - there's also one 15 minutes drive from my house which is cool). It is also very red, a nice change from the often greyscale or beige shops I keep hearing about.

Oh and as for my favourite physical games in my collection, probably Ace Attorney, Professor Layton and Tomodachi Life. There are others I like, but these ones stand out the most to me.]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 10:44 am
MikeGs wrote: Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:01 am
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:06 pm I am a SUCKER for physical media, as it is far and away my favorite way to engage with almost every medium.

I guess it breeds a sort of intentionality? Because you have to make a very conscious decision you are going to interact with your collected arts

As for what i do with physical media:
I watch movies on DVD these days, and don't buy digital games anymore.

I'm considering a CD player! As i feel that's a good compromise of convenience

I love physical media, embrace inconvenience! <3
I'm planning on doing the same with my movies! I've bought all of my console games in physical format since the PS2 days and it's sad to see how the format is getting less and less attention as time goes on. There's this store chain called Game (pretty much GameStop) in my country and the trend is obvious at this point.

My nearest Game is half funko pops, plushies, peripherals and collectables. Not even 10 years ago, all of it was first and second hand games. Some people say that it's not going to take long until they go into bankruptcy and close all of their stores. When that day comes, I'll stop collecting games.

What are some of your favorite games that you have in your physical collection?
Animal crossing: new horizons honestly, as I'm quite the borrower! :3
The game is just very comfy :3
Subject to change tho :D

Also same thing did happen to gamestop
When i was a kid so much more of it was games
I've heard a fair amount about how shops such as GameStop don't actually sell many games anymore, which is a real disappointment. In England, though, we have CeX (please don't pronounce it out loud, especially in front of kids - whoever called it that absolutely knew what they were doing), which while it does also veer towards general electronics, it has truckloads of older consoles and games! They don't seem to sell figurines at all, and as for hats, they only have a few, which is quite nice. I must say I never really bother to buy my electronics from there as I can usually find cheaper ones on second-hand sites, but the videogame prices are generally quite competent from my experience after comparing their prices to online second-hand shops (I do still usually compare each time I want to get a game, but especially in the case of (3)DS games CeX is the cheaper option - there's also one 15 minutes drive from my house which is cool). It is also very red, a nice change from the often greyscale or beige shops I keep hearing about.

Oh and as for my favourite physical games in my collection, probably Ace Attorney, Professor Layton and Tomodachi Life. There are others I like, but these ones stand out the most to me.]]> <![CDATA[Movies and TV :: Re: Physical Media :: Reply by MikeGs]]> 2025-08-25T18:17:23+00:00 2025-08-25T18:17:23+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=151&p=2005#p2005
December_W_Wolf wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:45 am I've heard a fair amount about how shops such as GameStop don't actually sell many games anymore, which is a real disappointment. In England, though, we have CeX (please don't pronounce it out loud, especially in front of kids - whoever called it that absolutely knew what they were doing), which while it does also veer towards general electronics, it has truckloads of older consoles and games! They don't seem to sell figurines at all, and as for hats, they only have a few, which is quite nice. I must say I never really bother to buy my electronics from there as I can usually find cheaper ones on second-hand sites, but the videogame prices are generally quite competent from my experience after comparing their prices to online second-hand shops (I do still usually compare each time I want to get a game, but especially in the case of (3)DS games CeX is the cheaper option - there's also one 15 minutes drive from my house which is cool). It is also very red, a nice change from the often greyscale or beige shops I keep hearing about.

Oh and as for my favourite physical games in my collection, probably Ace Attorney, Professor Layton and Tomodachi Life. There are others I like, but these ones stand out the most to me.
Yup, I've been going to my local CeX more often as that's where I can find most games for older consoles. Also, I love collecting PC games made between 1998 and 2010, so CeX it is.

As for my favourite physical games:
(Unpacked and decryted using tools in order to skip DRM and play actual retail versions of the games)
- Half Life 2 Retail
- Half Life 2 Episode Pack
- Portal
- Counter Strike Anthology (1.6 and Condition Zero)]]>
December_W_Wolf wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:45 am I've heard a fair amount about how shops such as GameStop don't actually sell many games anymore, which is a real disappointment. In England, though, we have CeX (please don't pronounce it out loud, especially in front of kids - whoever called it that absolutely knew what they were doing), which while it does also veer towards general electronics, it has truckloads of older consoles and games! They don't seem to sell figurines at all, and as for hats, they only have a few, which is quite nice. I must say I never really bother to buy my electronics from there as I can usually find cheaper ones on second-hand sites, but the videogame prices are generally quite competent from my experience after comparing their prices to online second-hand shops (I do still usually compare each time I want to get a game, but especially in the case of (3)DS games CeX is the cheaper option - there's also one 15 minutes drive from my house which is cool). It is also very red, a nice change from the often greyscale or beige shops I keep hearing about.

Oh and as for my favourite physical games in my collection, probably Ace Attorney, Professor Layton and Tomodachi Life. There are others I like, but these ones stand out the most to me.
Yup, I've been going to my local CeX more often as that's where I can find most games for older consoles. Also, I love collecting PC games made between 1998 and 2010, so CeX it is.

As for my favourite physical games:
(Unpacked and decryted using tools in order to skip DRM and play actual retail versions of the games)
- Half Life 2 Retail
- Half Life 2 Episode Pack
- Portal
- Counter Strike Anthology (1.6 and Condition Zero)]]> <![CDATA[Music :: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Author Ray Karr]]> 2025-08-10T22:17:19+00:00 2025-08-10T22:17:19+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1882#p1882
So, I bought ten blank CD-Rs and jewel cases, and I decided the UNDERTALE Soundtrack would be a good test run to see how easily I could do it.
The physical edition of the UNDERTALE Soundtrack comes in two CDs in a DVD sized box, so I had to adapt or recreate the official art by hand to fit in a jewel case, and have my disc be an MP3 CD, since the 90+ minute soundtrack with 101 tracks would not fit in one CD.

I fumbled my first attempt by labelling my tracks "01, 02, 03, etc" instead of "001, 002, 003, etc", so my CD player was playing the 100th and 101st tracks where the 11th and 12th tracks should be. No problem, lesson learned. I burn another disc, this one works perfectly.

The next hardest part was cutting the CD label I had had printed on A4 sticker paper, since the middle part was pretty tough to get right. Everything else was pretty easy. I made the slip cover, the back thing, and boom! Pretty good if I do say so myself.

I definitely want to do this for all four DELTARUNE chapters... Not sure what else to make, but the sky is the limit >:3 (i guess my wallet is also the limit lol)]]>
So, I bought ten blank CD-Rs and jewel cases, and I decided the UNDERTALE Soundtrack would be a good test run to see how easily I could do it.
The physical edition of the UNDERTALE Soundtrack comes in two CDs in a DVD sized box, so I had to adapt or recreate the official art by hand to fit in a jewel case, and have my disc be an MP3 CD, since the 90+ minute soundtrack with 101 tracks would not fit in one CD.

I fumbled my first attempt by labelling my tracks "01, 02, 03, etc" instead of "001, 002, 003, etc", so my CD player was playing the 100th and 101st tracks where the 11th and 12th tracks should be. No problem, lesson learned. I burn another disc, this one works perfectly.

The next hardest part was cutting the CD label I had had printed on A4 sticker paper, since the middle part was pretty tough to get right. Everything else was pretty easy. I made the slip cover, the back thing, and boom! Pretty good if I do say so myself.

I definitely want to do this for all four DELTARUNE chapters... Not sure what else to make, but the sky is the limit >:3 (i guess my wallet is also the limit lol)]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-10T22:22:48+00:00 2025-08-10T22:22:48+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1883#p1883
I think I want to try doing this at some point too
Only problem is I don't have any jewel cases, let alone reliable cd's >>]]>
I think I want to try doing this at some point too
Only problem is I don't have any jewel cases, let alone reliable cd's >>]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Reply by Ray Karr]]> 2025-08-10T22:28:59+00:00 2025-08-10T22:28:59+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1884#p1884
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:22 pm Only problem is I don't have any jewel cases, let alone reliable cd's >>
I suppose it depends on where you're from, but CD-Rs and jewel cases are pretty cheap! So much so that I only ever see them sold in bundles of 50 or 100.
I bought a bundle of ten CD-Rs and ten jewel cases and all of that plus separate shipping for each cost me approximately $26k ARS (So, bit more than $20 USD).
I also got lucky since my PC is a ship-of-theseus'd machine from 2014, so it already has a DVD-RW drive, but I think external drives for those aren't very pricey either...]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:22 pm Only problem is I don't have any jewel cases, let alone reliable cd's >>
I suppose it depends on where you're from, but CD-Rs and jewel cases are pretty cheap! So much so that I only ever see them sold in bundles of 50 or 100.
I bought a bundle of ten CD-Rs and ten jewel cases and all of that plus separate shipping for each cost me approximately $26k ARS (So, bit more than $20 USD).
I also got lucky since my PC is a ship-of-theseus'd machine from 2014, so it already has a DVD-RW drive, but I think external drives for those aren't very pricey either...]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-10T22:36:11+00:00 2025-08-10T22:36:11+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1885#p1885 So I'll have to look into buying! :D

Ty for such a swift response! :mrgreen:]]> So I'll have to look into buying! :D

Ty for such a swift response! :mrgreen:]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-11T02:36:36+00:00 2025-08-11T02:36:36+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1888#p1888 <![CDATA[Music :: Re: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-11T07:32:43+00:00 2025-08-11T07:32:43+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1890#p1890 <![CDATA[Music :: Re: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-11T07:37:09+00:00 2025-08-11T07:37:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1891#p1891 <![CDATA[Music :: Re: I made my first bootleg CD! :: Reply by Ray Karr]]> 2025-08-11T13:15:08+00:00 2025-08-11T13:15:08+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369&p=1894#p1894
CitricScion wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:36 am Based. I've done a similar move in my life where I am trying to get all the music that is special to me on CD so I can never lose it. Super fun project you've started!
WELL, as I understand, CD-Rs are not as long-lasting as regular CDs. The best way to *never* lose it is to download all of it and back it up. For me, it's more about looking through all the CDs I have and saying "sure, I'll listen to this today!", which comes more naturally to me than picking from a huge list on Spotify lol. And thank you ^^ always happy to see people passionate about physical media.
Fireye wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 7:37 am Sounds like a super fun little project! Super depressing how streaming and labels have killed music over the years, both from a consumer and an artist's perspective. Return to physical media! Huzzah!
It's why I try to buy music on Bandcamp or buy CDs directly from the artists (I say as someone who's only bought one album like that lmao). I love looking for music by thrifting, but from a "supporting the artist" perspective, I know they're not getting anything from that...
Crazyroostereye wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 7:32 am Oh I remember Doing that, as a kid I used to only have a CD/Kaset Radio on my Bed side table, so the only way I listend to stuff was via CD or Kasets. So the thing I used to do was download my Music from the Internet and then Burn it on a Disc. creating my Mixtapes.
YES!! I really wanna make mixtapes... the two I have in mind is just a bunch of ska songs that exemplify what I love about the genre, and a collection of all the Undertale and Deltarune tracks my partners and I cannot get our of our heads]]>
CitricScion wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:36 am Based. I've done a similar move in my life where I am trying to get all the music that is special to me on CD so I can never lose it. Super fun project you've started!
WELL, as I understand, CD-Rs are not as long-lasting as regular CDs. The best way to *never* lose it is to download all of it and back it up. For me, it's more about looking through all the CDs I have and saying "sure, I'll listen to this today!", which comes more naturally to me than picking from a huge list on Spotify lol. And thank you ^^ always happy to see people passionate about physical media.
Fireye wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 7:37 am Sounds like a super fun little project! Super depressing how streaming and labels have killed music over the years, both from a consumer and an artist's perspective. Return to physical media! Huzzah!
It's why I try to buy music on Bandcamp or buy CDs directly from the artists (I say as someone who's only bought one album like that lmao). I love looking for music by thrifting, but from a "supporting the artist" perspective, I know they're not getting anything from that...
Crazyroostereye wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 7:32 am Oh I remember Doing that, as a kid I used to only have a CD/Kaset Radio on my Bed side table, so the only way I listend to stuff was via CD or Kasets. So the thing I used to do was download my Music from the Internet and then Burn it on a Disc. creating my Mixtapes.
YES!! I really wanna make mixtapes... the two I have in mind is just a bunch of ska songs that exemplify what I love about the genre, and a collection of all the Undertale and Deltarune tracks my partners and I cannot get our of our heads]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What album is on repeat for you? :: Reply by fitsoab]]> 2025-08-09T09:39:49+00:00 2025-08-09T09:39:49+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=7&p=1849#p1849 https://soundcloud.com/dokubox2/sets/breb-galaxy]]> https://soundcloud.com/dokubox2/sets/breb-galaxy]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What album is on repeat for you? :: Reply by QueriesNTheories]]> 2025-08-16T23:25:56+00:00 2025-08-16T23:25:56+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=7&p=1951#p1951 Look Now by Oscar Lang is also great, I like it a little more than his debut album (but I owe it a relisten, it's been a long while)
Build a Problem by dodie isn't one I do full listens of very often cause it's got a loooot of history for me, but I still like it a lot]]> Look Now by Oscar Lang is also great, I like it a little more than his debut album (but I owe it a relisten, it's been a long while)
Build a Problem by dodie isn't one I do full listens of very often cause it's got a loooot of history for me, but I still like it a lot]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: Give me cds to look for when im thrifting! :: Reply by Birdial]]> 2025-08-21T06:14:14+00:00 2025-08-21T06:14:14+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=144&p=1985#p1985 <![CDATA[Music :: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Author xan]]> 2025-08-12T08:53:18+00:00 2025-08-12T08:53:18+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1907#p1907
  1. ff00ff - no droids on the beach (I actually pre-ordered it the day before it released in July because I really liked their other tracks)
  2. ari melody - free2play (I had listened to it on YouTube Music when it released last year and I saw her posting about it on the fediverse or bluesky. Very happy to have finally gotten the full thing to download myself!)
  3. disphing - href (there's a cool site with different pages matching each track! pretty nifty)
  4. vimae - watercolor (also saw mae posting about this on social media a while back so now I got it. It's fun recognizing the avatars of others who supported the album)
u can follow me on bandcamp and possibly find artists u would like or already know
(I did the same when I found PossiblyAxolotl's following page (nelward! bo en! vivivivivi! Oliver Buckland?!), along with Anthony's (Faye Webster! Tom Cardy!). Reminds me of when I became really happy when I recognized an outro song in one/2 of the latter's videos).

also as I was writing this I looked at the cover image from Bandcamp's Essential Releases, August 8, 2025 and recognized the album cover for Dev Lemons' In The Party; I did not know she was also on the site! Maybe I should spend even more time searching for artists I like to purchase their songs.

remember the next bandcamp friday is September 5, so maybe figure out if u want to buy music by then!
and share music you've liked, either purchased or downloaded]]>
  1. ff00ff - no droids on the beach (I actually pre-ordered it the day before it released in July because I really liked their other tracks)
  2. ari melody - free2play (I had listened to it on YouTube Music when it released last year and I saw her posting about it on the fediverse or bluesky. Very happy to have finally gotten the full thing to download myself!)
  3. disphing - href (there's a cool site with different pages matching each track! pretty nifty)
  4. vimae - watercolor (also saw mae posting about this on social media a while back so now I got it. It's fun recognizing the avatars of others who supported the album)
u can follow me on bandcamp and possibly find artists u would like or already know
(I did the same when I found PossiblyAxolotl's following page (nelward! bo en! vivivivivi! Oliver Buckland?!), along with Anthony's (Faye Webster! Tom Cardy!). Reminds me of when I became really happy when I recognized an outro song in one/2 of the latter's videos).

also as I was writing this I looked at the cover image from Bandcamp's Essential Releases, August 8, 2025 and recognized the album cover for Dev Lemons' In The Party; I did not know she was also on the site! Maybe I should spend even more time searching for artists I like to purchase their songs.

remember the next bandcamp friday is September 5, so maybe figure out if u want to buy music by then!
and share music you've liked, either purchased or downloaded]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-12T11:56:50+00:00 2025-08-12T11:56:50+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1909#p1909

Tho not long before that I downloaded polygondwanaland - King gizzard and the wizard lizard, and have also enjoyed that :mrgreen:

(Both of these are free on bandcamp! support the artists if you can!)]]>

Tho not long before that I downloaded polygondwanaland - King gizzard and the wizard lizard, and have also enjoyed that :mrgreen:

(Both of these are free on bandcamp! support the artists if you can!)]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by Ray Karr]]> 2025-08-13T13:47:00+00:00 2025-08-13T13:47:00+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1922#p1922
I recently bought Modo Primate by Los Casettes... twice. Went to see them live and bought a CD of this album from them, but it didn't play correctly, so I decided to buy it on Bandcamp and burn it onto a CD-R later lol
I'm also waiting for JER to release Death of the Heart... only TWO DAYS AWAY AAAAAAAA]]>
I recently bought Modo Primate by Los Casettes... twice. Went to see them live and bought a CD of this album from them, but it didn't play correctly, so I decided to buy it on Bandcamp and burn it onto a CD-R later lol
I'm also waiting for JER to release Death of the Heart... only TWO DAYS AWAY AAAAAAAA]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by PossiblyAxolotl]]> 2025-08-15T18:45:46+00:00 2025-08-15T18:45:46+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1943#p1943 CHASER by Femtanyl, TV Dinner by tv room, and the Circa Infinity OST. I've also gotten a few singles by tv room and Sodikken]]> CHASER by Femtanyl, TV Dinner by tv room, and the Circa Infinity OST. I've also gotten a few singles by tv room and Sodikken]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by QueriesNTheories]]> 2025-08-16T17:26:09+00:00 2025-08-16T17:26:09+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1949#p1949

I love the rhythm game 140, so I finally bought the OST so I can have a one-person rave any time I want lmao
I bought a friend's second album cause he's cool :D
I also bought Level Select by Pizza Hotline on cassette (it's got an all-over print for the shell, it looks awesome)
andddd I got all of MallBat's music, because she's one of my favourite animators at the moment <3]]>

I love the rhythm game 140, so I finally bought the OST so I can have a one-person rave any time I want lmao
I bought a friend's second album cause he's cool :D
I also bought Level Select by Pizza Hotline on cassette (it's got an all-over print for the shell, it looks awesome)
andddd I got all of MallBat's music, because she's one of my favourite animators at the moment <3]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-16T18:15:01+00:00 2025-08-16T18:15:01+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1950#p1950 (I could look it up, but I find humans provide significantly better responses)]]> (I could look it up, but I find humans provide significantly better responses)]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by Ray Karr]]> 2025-08-17T00:07:08+00:00 2025-08-17T00:07:08+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1952#p1952
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 16, 2025 6:15 pm Is it too late to ask what bandcamp Friday is?
(I could look it up, but I find humans provide significantly better responses)
iirc it's days when 100% of the money from bandcamp purchases goes directly to the artists, without bandcamp keeping any of it]]>
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 16, 2025 6:15 pm Is it too late to ask what bandcamp Friday is?
(I could look it up, but I find humans provide significantly better responses)
iirc it's days when 100% of the money from bandcamp purchases goes directly to the artists, without bandcamp keeping any of it]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-17T00:26:38+00:00 2025-08-17T00:26:38+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1953#p1953
Ray Karr wrote: Sun Aug 17, 2025 12:07 am
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 16, 2025 6:15 pm Is it too late to ask what bandcamp Friday is?
(I could look it up, but I find humans provide significantly better responses)
iirc it's days when 100% of the money from bandcamp purchases goes directly to the artists, without bandcamp keeping any of it
Awesome!!!!]]>
Ray Karr wrote: Sun Aug 17, 2025 12:07 am
TeaInTheMorning wrote: Sat Aug 16, 2025 6:15 pm Is it too late to ask what bandcamp Friday is?
(I could look it up, but I find humans provide significantly better responses)
iirc it's days when 100% of the money from bandcamp purchases goes directly to the artists, without bandcamp keeping any of it
Awesome!!!!]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-17T20:51:41+00:00 2025-08-17T20:51:41+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=1961#p1961 constant companions by jamie paige! i only found their music a few months ago, but quickly became a big fan :mrgreen: when BIRDBRAIN came out on my bday, i knew i had to get the album in some form or another >:) when bandcamp friday comes around again im probably going to grab spoken for , and ive been meaning to grab some of justan oval's stuff too but i kept forgetting lol]]> constant companions by jamie paige! i only found their music a few months ago, but quickly became a big fan :mrgreen: when BIRDBRAIN came out on my bday, i knew i had to get the album in some form or another >:) when bandcamp friday comes around again im probably going to grab spoken for , and ive been meaning to grab some of justan oval's stuff too but i kept forgetting lol]]> <![CDATA[Music :: Re: What music have you bought (or downloaded) recently? :: Reply by Rain]]> 2025-08-29T22:11:11+00:00 2025-08-29T22:11:11+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=371&p=2019#p2019 Hyper Light Drifter soundtrack last Bandcamp Friday. I love atmospheric instrumental albums like this, they're perfect for long car rides or just for idling after a long day.]]> Hyper Light Drifter soundtrack last Bandcamp Friday. I love atmospheric instrumental albums like this, they're perfect for long car rides or just for idling after a long day.]]> <![CDATA[Animals :: Re: Fraug :: Reply by fitsoab]]> 2025-08-09T09:33:53+00:00 2025-08-09T09:33:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=354&p=1848#p1848 <![CDATA[Animals :: Re: Fraug :: Reply by DedRoll]]> 2025-08-12T04:23:41+00:00 2025-08-12T04:23:41+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=354&p=1902#p1902 <![CDATA[Animals :: Void Frog :: Author Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-23T13:24:55+00:00 2025-08-23T13:24:55+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=386&p=1991#p1991 IMG_20250823_144721_036.jpg After Play Time
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]]> <![CDATA[Animals :: Re: Void Frog :: Reply by Fireye]]> 2025-08-23T16:07:57+00:00 2025-08-23T16:07:57+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=386&p=1992#p1992 <![CDATA[Animals :: Re: Void Frog :: Reply by December_W_Wolf]]> 2025-08-24T19:03:11+00:00 2025-08-24T19:03:11+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=386&p=1995#p1995 <![CDATA[Gardening :: Self watering plants :: Author CitricScion]]> 2025-08-05T02:16:12+00:00 2025-08-05T02:16:12+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=360&p=1795#p1795 <![CDATA[Gardening :: Re: Self watering plants :: Reply by rejectconvenience]]> 2025-08-05T12:17:51+00:00 2025-08-05T12:17:51+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=360&p=1801#p1801 <![CDATA[Gardening :: Re: Self watering plants :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-07T02:06:32+00:00 2025-08-07T02:06:32+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=360&p=1808#p1808 This one is the one I have, but I have seen others in Home Depot and similar type places. This design has the plant essentially drink water that soaks up a string into the bottom of the grower pot. Then you just watch the water level through a little window in the container and refill when its close to empty.]]> This one is the one I have, but I have seen others in Home Depot and similar type places. This design has the plant essentially drink water that soaks up a string into the bottom of the grower pot. Then you just watch the water level through a little window in the container and refill when its close to empty.]]> <![CDATA[Gardening :: Re: Self watering plants :: Reply by rejectconvenience]]> 2025-08-07T14:43:33+00:00 2025-08-07T14:43:33+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=360&p=1814#p1814 <![CDATA[Gardening :: Re: look at this watermelon it's so cute omg :: Reply by totally a username]]> 2025-08-24T19:27:18+00:00 2025-08-24T19:27:18+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30&p=1997#p1997 <![CDATA[Gardening :: Re: look at this watermelon it's so cute omg :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-25T11:35:08+00:00 2025-08-25T11:35:08+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30&p=2001#p2001 <![CDATA[Journaling :: Re: Favorite Pens :: Reply by Snehut]]> 2025-08-07T18:12:50+00:00 2025-08-07T18:12:50+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=217&p=1817#p1817
It's a Lamy Safari with an M nib. The shop where I bought it had a discount on the pink colour, so I got it for 22$.

It fits ergonomically in the hand, the plastic is high quality and easy to wash off ink if necessary. I carried it upright in my bag for half a day, and even after that it started writing right away, although I thought it would take time for the ink to flow back to the tip.

The ink also dries fairly quickly and is suitable even for ordinary notebooks. Although next time I plan to buy Parker ink, because Lamy is a little more expensive than them.

I don't regret a single penny I spent on this pen, and I also want to gift my friend a Lamy Vista for her birthday :D

Attached a photo of the pen and the writing:
https://imgur.com/a/g4Hxofc
https://imgur.com/a/GOVRANJ]]>
It's a Lamy Safari with an M nib. The shop where I bought it had a discount on the pink colour, so I got it for 22$.

It fits ergonomically in the hand, the plastic is high quality and easy to wash off ink if necessary. I carried it upright in my bag for half a day, and even after that it started writing right away, although I thought it would take time for the ink to flow back to the tip.

The ink also dries fairly quickly and is suitable even for ordinary notebooks. Although next time I plan to buy Parker ink, because Lamy is a little more expensive than them.

I don't regret a single penny I spent on this pen, and I also want to gift my friend a Lamy Vista for her birthday :D

Attached a photo of the pen and the writing:
https://imgur.com/a/g4Hxofc
https://imgur.com/a/GOVRANJ]]> <![CDATA[Journaling :: Re: Favorite Pens :: Reply by caracalled]]> 2025-08-07T20:37:45+00:00 2025-08-07T20:37:45+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=217&p=1823#p1823
If I'm writing in the Latin Alphabet I use the Pentel EnerGel RTX in 0.7, it's a good thickness and the ink is very smooth but still doesn't smudge, even if I use highlighter on it right away. The print on the casing is all scratched on mine but it's very nice in my hand. I saw that @2Square also uses this one (good taste!!!!)

If I'm writing in Japanese I usually go for the Uniball Signo in 0.28. It's unbelievably thin, and since my handwriting is pretty small it's perfect for the more dense Kanji and I love the way it looks really delicate with the alphabet. It's a bit harder to find here but it's absolutely worth it. Since I don't use highlighter for the stuff I write with this one I don't know how it holds up though.

As a fallback I use the Muji Gel Pens in 0.3 and 0.5 since they're much easier to get a hold of here, but I don't love them like the other two.

As for notebooks, I'm extremely picky about both paper and format, so I actually bind my own! However I got a lil too into it writing this post so I wrote wayy too much about bookbinding and I'm gonna spare you all that! hehe]]>
If I'm writing in the Latin Alphabet I use the Pentel EnerGel RTX in 0.7, it's a good thickness and the ink is very smooth but still doesn't smudge, even if I use highlighter on it right away. The print on the casing is all scratched on mine but it's very nice in my hand. I saw that @2Square also uses this one (good taste!!!!)

If I'm writing in Japanese I usually go for the Uniball Signo in 0.28. It's unbelievably thin, and since my handwriting is pretty small it's perfect for the more dense Kanji and I love the way it looks really delicate with the alphabet. It's a bit harder to find here but it's absolutely worth it. Since I don't use highlighter for the stuff I write with this one I don't know how it holds up though.

As a fallback I use the Muji Gel Pens in 0.3 and 0.5 since they're much easier to get a hold of here, but I don't love them like the other two.

As for notebooks, I'm extremely picky about both paper and format, so I actually bind my own! However I got a lil too into it writing this post so I wrote wayy too much about bookbinding and I'm gonna spare you all that! hehe]]> <![CDATA[Journaling :: Re: Favorite Pens :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-09T18:27:06+00:00 2025-08-09T18:27:06+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=217&p=1862#p1862
I do own a Space Pen, but I was disappointed by it. It was my most expensive pen purchase, so maybe that put me off wanting to buy fancier stuff.]]>
I do own a Space Pen, but I was disappointed by it. It was my most expensive pen purchase, so maybe that put me off wanting to buy fancier stuff.]]> <![CDATA[Journaling :: Re: Favorite Pens :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-09T20:20:52+00:00 2025-08-09T20:20:52+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=217&p=1864#p1864

I personally am a fan of normal ballpoint pens, with a decent thickness!

Maybe this is something i should look into more :?:]]>

I personally am a fan of normal ballpoint pens, with a decent thickness!

Maybe this is something i should look into more :?:]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Re: test :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-08T15:07:25+00:00 2025-08-08T15:07:25+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3&p=1829#p1829 <![CDATA[Other :: Re: test :: Reply by zonk]]> 2025-08-08T16:15:52+00:00 2025-08-08T16:15:52+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3&p=1830#p1830 <![CDATA[Other :: Re: What do you think about the loneliness epidemic? :: Reply by Snehut]]> 2025-08-09T14:06:23+00:00 2025-08-09T14:06:23+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=326&p=1861#p1861
Now things are better, because I am lucky to be surrounded by cool people with whom I often spend time outside, so I feel less lonely. But a year ago, I was deeply depressed because I would sit in front of a computer monitor for seven hours during Zoom classes, and then do homework until evening. I could go weeks without leaving my house, and it really affected my well-being.

Around the same time, Character AI began to gain popularity, and my loneliness worsened even more. I was lonely and anxious enough that chatting with a bot that resembled a beloved character replaced any desire I had to make friends and communicate with anyone other than my parents and AI. When I had free time from school, I would simply disappear into these chat rooms.

To be honest, I don't know how popular the issue of replacing real communication with AI is among my peers, because not everyone here knows English well enough to use this type of bots, but the fact that this war has isolated us is a very, very global problem. This is especially significant in the case of children who started school during the war — critical stages of their development as individuals within society are taking place within the four walls of their homes and with unlimited access to the internet, brain rot, and short videos, which certainly do not contribute to the normal development of the nervous system.]]>
Now things are better, because I am lucky to be surrounded by cool people with whom I often spend time outside, so I feel less lonely. But a year ago, I was deeply depressed because I would sit in front of a computer monitor for seven hours during Zoom classes, and then do homework until evening. I could go weeks without leaving my house, and it really affected my well-being.

Around the same time, Character AI began to gain popularity, and my loneliness worsened even more. I was lonely and anxious enough that chatting with a bot that resembled a beloved character replaced any desire I had to make friends and communicate with anyone other than my parents and AI. When I had free time from school, I would simply disappear into these chat rooms.

To be honest, I don't know how popular the issue of replacing real communication with AI is among my peers, because not everyone here knows English well enough to use this type of bots, but the fact that this war has isolated us is a very, very global problem. This is especially significant in the case of children who started school during the war — critical stages of their development as individuals within society are taking place within the four walls of their homes and with unlimited access to the internet, brain rot, and short videos, which certainly do not contribute to the normal development of the nervous system.]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Re: What do you think about the loneliness epidemic? :: Reply by Limette]]> 2025-08-10T08:24:37+00:00 2025-08-10T08:24:37+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=326&p=1870#p1870
If I didn't have the internet to distract me from my problems, maybe I'd instead have reached out for help sooner, or maybe I'd have joined an after school hobby like a sports team to pass time. I could have made new friends in real life. But I didn't, because that was scary and risky while joining a Discord server was quick, easy, and if I didn't like the people, I could just leave and never see them again.


In my case, Covid actually helped me. School made me dissociate, but getting to stay at home instead made me finally snap back into awareness. I wasn't chatting online anymore to escape real life, online and real life were the same thing all of sudden. It made it possible for me to stop seperating reality like I'm not an active participant of it, and I got so bored during the lockdown that I actually picked up new hobbies and started going outside the moment doing so was safe again.]]>
If I didn't have the internet to distract me from my problems, maybe I'd instead have reached out for help sooner, or maybe I'd have joined an after school hobby like a sports team to pass time. I could have made new friends in real life. But I didn't, because that was scary and risky while joining a Discord server was quick, easy, and if I didn't like the people, I could just leave and never see them again.


In my case, Covid actually helped me. School made me dissociate, but getting to stay at home instead made me finally snap back into awareness. I wasn't chatting online anymore to escape real life, online and real life were the same thing all of sudden. It made it possible for me to stop seperating reality like I'm not an active participant of it, and I got so bored during the lockdown that I actually picked up new hobbies and started going outside the moment doing so was safe again.]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Relevant XKCD :: Author Fireye]]> 2025-08-14T08:55:53+00:00 2025-08-14T08:55:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=376&p=1929#p1929 https://xkcd.com/3128]]> https://xkcd.com/3128]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Re: Relevant XKCD :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-14T16:41:20+00:00 2025-08-14T16:41:20+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=376&p=1934#p1934
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:55 am https://xkcd.com/3128
This is so real! :O
Hasn't happened often

But every once and again]]>
Fireye wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 8:55 am https://xkcd.com/3128
This is so real! :O
Hasn't happened often

But every once and again]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Class Action Waviers? :: Author Curious Telson]]> 2025-08-19T01:03:27+00:00 2025-08-19T01:03:27+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=380&p=1966#p1966
I'm curious if anyone knew anything more about this? I would like to be like, ugh look at this evil company preventing people from suing them and holding them responsible, but I don't know if there is a legitimate reason.

I could only find the wavier on the Persona Privacy Policy, the Life360 TOS, and the Microsoft services agreement without much searching.]]>
I'm curious if anyone knew anything more about this? I would like to be like, ugh look at this evil company preventing people from suing them and holding them responsible, but I don't know if there is a legitimate reason.

I could only find the wavier on the Persona Privacy Policy, the Life360 TOS, and the Microsoft services agreement without much searching.]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Re: Class Action Waviers? :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-20T00:15:10+00:00 2025-08-20T00:15:10+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=380&p=1969#p1969
Curious Telson wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 1:03 am I was recently going through the persona privacy policy when I noticed that there was a Class Action Waiver for US residents only and was something I hadn't seen before.

I'm curious if anyone knew anything more about this? I would like to be like, ugh look at this evil company preventing people from suing them and holding them responsible, but I don't know if there is a legitimate reason.

I could only find the wavier on the Persona Privacy Policy, the Life360 TOS, and the Microsoft services agreement without much searching.
I'm curious if you may be talking about forced arbitration, something that is common in the US, as the US is one of if not the only place with legal grounds for it.

You could be talking about something else, to which i yield a similar response, the US allows companies to waive a lot more consumer rights, so these companies like to give people the minimum amount of power]]>
Curious Telson wrote: Tue Aug 19, 2025 1:03 am I was recently going through the persona privacy policy when I noticed that there was a Class Action Waiver for US residents only and was something I hadn't seen before.

I'm curious if anyone knew anything more about this? I would like to be like, ugh look at this evil company preventing people from suing them and holding them responsible, but I don't know if there is a legitimate reason.

I could only find the wavier on the Persona Privacy Policy, the Life360 TOS, and the Microsoft services agreement without much searching.
I'm curious if you may be talking about forced arbitration, something that is common in the US, as the US is one of if not the only place with legal grounds for it.

You could be talking about something else, to which i yield a similar response, the US allows companies to waive a lot more consumer rights, so these companies like to give people the minimum amount of power]]> <![CDATA[Other :: concerns over ai use in academic settings :: Author thursdayrain]]> 2025-08-22T02:42:36+00:00 2025-08-22T02:42:36+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=385&p=1987#p1987
I start college again soon, and recently had the induction day. it was fairly standard stuff - except. one of the activities that we do every induction day each year is make up a class charter (be respectful do ur homework yada yada), and as the lecturer running our induction gathered up the groups suggestions he happily announced "great! I'll hand these over to ai and it will make a stylish poster for our class!".

this was met with "haha our lecturer is so quirky and relatable" reactions, and he further went onto say:"just cause you guys cant use doesnt mean i cant! ive already trained it up on all my teaching materials, and it reads my emails for me :D " WITH A GRIN?? LIKE THIS IS NORMAL??? AND EVERYONE ELSE LAUGHED IT OFF AND MOVED ON? this man. is the history lecturer.

essentially, i am concerned because:

i am not comfortable with the possiblity that any essay i write for him and frankly for any class will be put through an ai, just so they can streamline their workflow n make marking easier for them. putting aside my opinions on the education system, i believe its only fair students are able to opt out of their work being marked by an ai, and that there should be transparency about ai use by college lecturers - especially when it is being used to create teaching materials and mark assignments. i have other more personal concerns i wont go into here, but this is the big main one.

i bring this to you guys to ask for help and advice. is there anything i can do to prevent my work being put through an ai without my consent?

i understand i may be overreacting with this but i feel its still an important point to make. i have read through the student code of conduct and the course handbook twice now and have found nothing relating to ai use >:/ which tbf the history lecturer did say there was no offical policy on ai use yet. but still. thought thered be SOMETHING. any attempts at research just bring up "kids today are so lazy!! they get chatgpt to write their essays for them!! lazy gen z students!!" which is quite literally the opposite of my problem. if anyone has faced similar issues id be interested to hear because i bet im not the only anti ai student on the planet rn.]]>
I start college again soon, and recently had the induction day. it was fairly standard stuff - except. one of the activities that we do every induction day each year is make up a class charter (be respectful do ur homework yada yada), and as the lecturer running our induction gathered up the groups suggestions he happily announced "great! I'll hand these over to ai and it will make a stylish poster for our class!".

this was met with "haha our lecturer is so quirky and relatable" reactions, and he further went onto say:"just cause you guys cant use doesnt mean i cant! ive already trained it up on all my teaching materials, and it reads my emails for me :D " WITH A GRIN?? LIKE THIS IS NORMAL??? AND EVERYONE ELSE LAUGHED IT OFF AND MOVED ON? this man. is the history lecturer.

essentially, i am concerned because:

i am not comfortable with the possiblity that any essay i write for him and frankly for any class will be put through an ai, just so they can streamline their workflow n make marking easier for them. putting aside my opinions on the education system, i believe its only fair students are able to opt out of their work being marked by an ai, and that there should be transparency about ai use by college lecturers - especially when it is being used to create teaching materials and mark assignments. i have other more personal concerns i wont go into here, but this is the big main one.

i bring this to you guys to ask for help and advice. is there anything i can do to prevent my work being put through an ai without my consent?

i understand i may be overreacting with this but i feel its still an important point to make. i have read through the student code of conduct and the course handbook twice now and have found nothing relating to ai use >:/ which tbf the history lecturer did say there was no offical policy on ai use yet. but still. thought thered be SOMETHING. any attempts at research just bring up "kids today are so lazy!! they get chatgpt to write their essays for them!! lazy gen z students!!" which is quite literally the opposite of my problem. if anyone has faced similar issues id be interested to hear because i bet im not the only anti ai student on the planet rn.]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Re: concerns over ai use in academic settings :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-22T04:26:42+00:00 2025-08-22T04:26:42+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=385&p=1988#p1988 While it is difficult to say what a lot of these People mean under AI as so many actually Ethical and Good tools are label AI. So maybe looking in what tooling he uses would be Helpful. But yeah it reads like he means the Common thing referred as AI, LLMs and Generative Image Generators. But the way you wrote it, it might be interesting to really ask what he means with that, as it also sounds that he actually has a setup with its own AI¹. Which might elevate the Privacy Concern.

But in general I would try to ask that he doesn't use it for your Hand Ins and state your Concerns.

¹In reference to Generative Machine Learning Models commonly associated with the term AI]]> While it is difficult to say what a lot of these People mean under AI as so many actually Ethical and Good tools are label AI. So maybe looking in what tooling he uses would be Helpful. But yeah it reads like he means the Common thing referred as AI, LLMs and Generative Image Generators. But the way you wrote it, it might be interesting to really ask what he means with that, as it also sounds that he actually has a setup with its own AI¹. Which might elevate the Privacy Concern.

But in general I would try to ask that he doesn't use it for your Hand Ins and state your Concerns.

¹In reference to Generative Machine Learning Models commonly associated with the term AI]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Re: concerns over ai use in academic settings :: Reply by TeaInTheMorning]]> 2025-08-22T16:00:05+00:00 2025-08-22T16:00:05+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=385&p=1989#p1989
thursdayrain wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:42 am (didnt know where best to put this)

I start college again soon, and recently had the induction day. it was fairly standard stuff - except. one of the activities that we do every induction day each year is make up a class charter (be respectful do ur homework yada yada), and as the lecturer running our induction gathered up the groups suggestions he happily announced "great! I'll hand these over to ai and it will make a stylish poster for our class!".

this was met with "haha our lecturer is so quirky and relatable" reactions, and he further went onto say:"just cause you guys cant use doesnt mean i cant! ive already trained it up on all my teaching materials, and it reads my emails for me :D " WITH A GRIN?? LIKE THIS IS NORMAL??? AND EVERYONE ELSE LAUGHED IT OFF AND MOVED ON? this man. is the history lecturer.

essentially, i am concerned because:

i am not comfortable with the possiblity that any essay i write for him and frankly for any class will be put through an ai, just so they can streamline their workflow n make marking easier for them. putting aside my opinions on the education system, i believe its only fair students are able to opt out of their work being marked by an ai, and that there should be transparency about ai use by college lecturers - especially when it is being used to create teaching materials and mark assignments. i have other more personal concerns i wont go into here, but this is the big main one.

i bring this to you guys to ask for help and advice. is there anything i can do to prevent my work being put through an ai without my consent?

i understand i may be overreacting with this but i feel its still an important point to make. i have read through the student code of conduct and the course handbook twice now and have found nothing relating to ai use >:/ which tbf the history lecturer did say there was no offical policy on ai use yet. but still. thought thered be SOMETHING. any attempts at research just bring up "kids today are so lazy!! they get chatgpt to write their essays for them!! lazy gen z students!!" which is quite literally the opposite of my problem. if anyone has faced similar issues id be interested to hear because i bet im not the only anti ai student on the planet rn.
I don't know what to say, besides that "AI" (that term is so semantically bleached at this point) has no place in the workplace, let alone education.

I don't have much advice to offer, but I wonder if you can bring it up with a school official?]]>
thursdayrain wrote: Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:42 am (didnt know where best to put this)

I start college again soon, and recently had the induction day. it was fairly standard stuff - except. one of the activities that we do every induction day each year is make up a class charter (be respectful do ur homework yada yada), and as the lecturer running our induction gathered up the groups suggestions he happily announced "great! I'll hand these over to ai and it will make a stylish poster for our class!".

this was met with "haha our lecturer is so quirky and relatable" reactions, and he further went onto say:"just cause you guys cant use doesnt mean i cant! ive already trained it up on all my teaching materials, and it reads my emails for me :D " WITH A GRIN?? LIKE THIS IS NORMAL??? AND EVERYONE ELSE LAUGHED IT OFF AND MOVED ON? this man. is the history lecturer.

essentially, i am concerned because:

i am not comfortable with the possiblity that any essay i write for him and frankly for any class will be put through an ai, just so they can streamline their workflow n make marking easier for them. putting aside my opinions on the education system, i believe its only fair students are able to opt out of their work being marked by an ai, and that there should be transparency about ai use by college lecturers - especially when it is being used to create teaching materials and mark assignments. i have other more personal concerns i wont go into here, but this is the big main one.

i bring this to you guys to ask for help and advice. is there anything i can do to prevent my work being put through an ai without my consent?

i understand i may be overreacting with this but i feel its still an important point to make. i have read through the student code of conduct and the course handbook twice now and have found nothing relating to ai use >:/ which tbf the history lecturer did say there was no offical policy on ai use yet. but still. thought thered be SOMETHING. any attempts at research just bring up "kids today are so lazy!! they get chatgpt to write their essays for them!! lazy gen z students!!" which is quite literally the opposite of my problem. if anyone has faced similar issues id be interested to hear because i bet im not the only anti ai student on the planet rn.
I don't know what to say, besides that "AI" (that term is so semantically bleached at this point) has no place in the workplace, let alone education.

I don't have much advice to offer, but I wonder if you can bring it up with a school official?]]> <![CDATA[Other :: Re: concerns over ai use in academic settings :: Reply by Pearlple]]> 2025-08-25T08:50:52+00:00 2025-08-25T08:50:52+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=385&p=1999#p1999
I think all of us here more or less agree concering problems with 'AI', be it privacy, security, reliability, impact on peronal skills of people who use it, lack of awareness for it's shortcomings. Essentially LLMs are just a very well funded and neat sleight of hand grift with no direct path to anything that can really be considered 'intelligence'. A lot of businesses will fall flat and even countries investing trillions in 'infrastructure' for AI right now. Unlike industrial infrastructure this stuff (GPUs and such) has a very short life-cycle and countries won't see any returns on that in half a century; with the exeption of the few investing in energy infrastructure and leaving the risky bits to private companies.]]>
I think all of us here more or less agree concering problems with 'AI', be it privacy, security, reliability, impact on peronal skills of people who use it, lack of awareness for it's shortcomings. Essentially LLMs are just a very well funded and neat sleight of hand grift with no direct path to anything that can really be considered 'intelligence'. A lot of businesses will fall flat and even countries investing trillions in 'infrastructure' for AI right now. Unlike industrial infrastructure this stuff (GPUs and such) has a very short life-cycle and countries won't see any returns on that in half a century; with the exeption of the few investing in energy infrastructure and leaving the risky bits to private companies.]]> <![CDATA[Feedback :: How hard is it to maintain this forum? :: Author CitricScion]]> 2025-08-05T01:56:22+00:00 2025-08-05T01:56:22+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=358&p=1791#p1791 @rejectconvenience how did you set up this forum? I know you have IT experience, but I was wondering if setting up a phpBB forum was tough or not too hard? How would you rate it for someone who's never, like, set up a website or something?]]> @rejectconvenience how did you set up this forum? I know you have IT experience, but I was wondering if setting up a phpBB forum was tough or not too hard? How would you rate it for someone who's never, like, set up a website or something?]]> <![CDATA[Feedback :: Re: How hard is it to maintain this forum? :: Reply by zonk]]> 2025-08-05T02:06:25+00:00 2025-08-05T02:06:25+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=358&p=1793#p1793 <![CDATA[Feedback :: Re: How hard is it to maintain this forum? :: Reply by Crazyroostereye]]> 2025-08-05T07:15:50+00:00 2025-08-05T07:15:50+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=358&p=1797#p1797
But if you want to go fancy/easier the trick is learning Containerization and Docker. It looks daunting in the beginning but when you get the hang of it, setting up any type of Software becomes a comparative ease. Also, Security Maintenance and Updating which @zonk Mentioned is easier with it too.]]>
But if you want to go fancy/easier the trick is learning Containerization and Docker. It looks daunting in the beginning but when you get the hang of it, setting up any type of Software becomes a comparative ease. Also, Security Maintenance and Updating which @zonk Mentioned is easier with it too.]]> <![CDATA[Feedback :: Re: How hard is it to maintain this forum? :: Reply by rejectconvenience]]> 2025-08-05T12:25:53+00:00 2025-08-05T12:25:53+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=358&p=1802#p1802
CitricScion wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 1:56 am @rejectconvenience how did you set up this forum? I know you have IT experience, but I was wondering if setting up a phpBB forum was tough or not too hard? How would you rate it for someone who's never, like, set up a website or something?
So I went into it totally blind and it took me about a week. I still feel like I don't have the most amazing grasp on it, but I know how to do most things. I think my IT experience certainly helped a lot. If you've never set up a website, I'd say it's gonna be a little confusing. I didn't see many great tutorials out there, as.. well, it's not super common to want to make one of these lol. I'd encourage you to try if you want to do it, though!

As for actually maintaining, it's actually been really difficult to balance this, the Patreon, researching, writing, animating and handling community management for the YouTube thing, working a full time job that requires a lot of mental energy, and then handling things like the website, blog, and the forum. I mean, I'm sure it's obvious, the blog hasn't been updated in months, and the only reason I've been able to focus on the forum in the past week is because I got spooked that it would get me in trouble. I want to be able to pop in here every couple of days, but now that I've picked back up the YouTube process again, I can already tell it's getting harder to come back. It's why I added a few moderators, because I know I'm absent more than not, which I hope that I can change that if I can switch to YouTube full time. Replacing the full time job with YouTube would be amazing, because then the time I was spending doing YouTube in my free time I can replace with things like hanging out here or writing blog posts or whatever.

tl;dr: I had much more time when I made it, so it wasn't too bad to set up, but I have far less free time now, and now it's hard to maintain.]]>
CitricScion wrote: Tue Aug 05, 2025 1:56 am @rejectconvenience how did you set up this forum? I know you have IT experience, but I was wondering if setting up a phpBB forum was tough or not too hard? How would you rate it for someone who's never, like, set up a website or something?
So I went into it totally blind and it took me about a week. I still feel like I don't have the most amazing grasp on it, but I know how to do most things. I think my IT experience certainly helped a lot. If you've never set up a website, I'd say it's gonna be a little confusing. I didn't see many great tutorials out there, as.. well, it's not super common to want to make one of these lol. I'd encourage you to try if you want to do it, though!

As for actually maintaining, it's actually been really difficult to balance this, the Patreon, researching, writing, animating and handling community management for the YouTube thing, working a full time job that requires a lot of mental energy, and then handling things like the website, blog, and the forum. I mean, I'm sure it's obvious, the blog hasn't been updated in months, and the only reason I've been able to focus on the forum in the past week is because I got spooked that it would get me in trouble. I want to be able to pop in here every couple of days, but now that I've picked back up the YouTube process again, I can already tell it's getting harder to come back. It's why I added a few moderators, because I know I'm absent more than not, which I hope that I can change that if I can switch to YouTube full time. Replacing the full time job with YouTube would be amazing, because then the time I was spending doing YouTube in my free time I can replace with things like hanging out here or writing blog posts or whatever.

tl;dr: I had much more time when I made it, so it wasn't too bad to set up, but I have far less free time now, and now it's hard to maintain.]]> <![CDATA[Feedback :: Re: How hard is it to maintain this forum? :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-07T01:58:43+00:00 2025-08-07T01:58:43+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=358&p=1806#p1806
Besides being new to something like this, my own going worry is not knowing enough to not realize the forum I set up isn't secure or something. That's the biggest part that scares me. I don't want to run something poorly and then it gets hacked and now I'm part of something that hurts my users in specific area I care a lot about it.]]>
Besides being new to something like this, my own going worry is not knowing enough to not realize the forum I set up isn't secure or something. That's the biggest part that scares me. I don't want to run something poorly and then it gets hacked and now I'm part of something that hurts my users in specific area I care a lot about it.]]> <![CDATA[Feedback :: Re: How hard is it to maintain this forum? :: Reply by zonk]]> 2025-08-07T10:27:25+00:00 2025-08-07T10:27:25+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=358&p=1811#p1811
Search for vulnerabilities in software you intend to use, and recommend best practices to your users like using a unique password for your forum.]]>
Search for vulnerabilities in software you intend to use, and recommend best practices to your users like using a unique password for your forum.]]> <![CDATA[Feedback :: Re: How hard is it to maintain this forum? :: Reply by CitricScion]]> 2025-08-09T02:08:23+00:00 2025-08-09T02:08:23+00:00 https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=358&p=1842#p1842