Can also recommend Qwant besides Ecosia.

For AI chatbots I’d recommend Ollama, Kobold.cpp or Llamafix.

for mail, Mailbox and Tuta are great too.

For delivery services, Bol.com is better indeed (has better labour rights too), but ideal is to just go shopping in the city itself. It benefits local smaller stores too!

For YouTube, I’d recommend PeerTube.

For OS, it depends on how well you know Linux types. If you’re new to Linux, and just want something that works, Linux Mint.

In general, the best bet would be as decentralised, open source, and horizontally organised as possible. Defederate from large companies. The less chance then, that a bad agent will be able to embrace, extend, and extinguish.

I think what would help, is a way to directly donate using eg. Monero or cash.

Remember when someone posted Musk’s (public) flight data? When Musk said anything could be public?

And then Musk removed the flight data.

Rules for thee but not for me. They’re bloody hypocrites.

Proposal: a law that prohibits them from doing so, overriding US law.

Hail LibreOffice!

I’m of the opinion that even if it is final, at some points laws are so ridiculous they must cease to be effective for all.

Payment processor fees as in, for Liberapay itself? Or the payment method such as PayPal, Mastercard, Visa?

IIRC, Liberapay uses PayPal (which is terrible and American) and Stripe (Irish-American).

The latter got funding from Musk and Thiel. Thiel is the guy who stole one of the names from Tolkien’s works, for spyware.

Liberapay is cautiously promising, but its payment processor options are iffy. If Liberapay were to allow Wero, I’d say that it’s the best alternative. Otherwise, skip the middle man directly and use Monero.

Oh, absolutely agree. I think: the more people contribute to European independence, the better.

you’re an hero!

RFK JR supports a pedophile. Reveal the unaltered Epstein files and step down

Doesn’t DeepSeek still censor sensitive questions (e.g. about Taiwan and the Tiananmen protests) when ran locally and offline?

Although it’s certainly got its merits (being FOSS? and much more energy-efficient than most models), censorship of state violence is still bad.

I wonder how other chat AIs do, concerning that censorship. Grok we already know to be shit, it warps the truth beyond words. Even regarding non-political stuff, its accuracy is trash compared to other models.

How about ChatGPT? Ollama? Kobold? Llamafile? Do they censor stuff?

And Ollama then? Kobold.cpp? Llamafile? Those might arguably be better.

Pro-tip: block using keywords. Some instances also are defederated from others, meaning you don’t see their comments or posts.

Where did I talk about a 4-year-old? I’m not exactly appealed with you putting those words in my mouth.

That said, obviously there is a big difference. I already mentioned the gentle guidance, for that sixteen year old; eg. that if they ever have questions concerning the house maintenance and all that, they should always feel free to come ask you.

And… these aren’t really dangerous years to be unsupervised. In fact, I think it’s more dangerous to live supervised by a deeply controlling helicopter parent, evangelist family.

As I said: gentle guidance. I ask you to read before commenting.

Going by all your comments, honestly, I’d say, why not? You get privacy, your kid grows independent. Try it out for half a year or year at least.

Make clear arrangements:

• Clean your apartment every once in a while.
• Take good care of yourself, but don’t be afraid to ask for help.
• Pay utility bills themselves.

You could give a low allowance (so you can pay the rent for them). Once they work/study and can pay rent themselves, offer that they pay rent themselves in exchange for a higher allowance.

Or withhold a bit of the allowance (10%/mo?), and later together pick out a useful household item to buy, from that withheld bit.

You could try doing it with a trial for say, half a year, if that goes well, perfect.

Other than that, let 'em go for it.

That is strange reasoning. Not living on your own doesn’t help you mature or grow independent at all. It’s the reasoning insecure or helicopter parents tend to give.

People here move out earlier all the time. I think it’s a great way to foster independence and selfcare.

As long as the kid is gently guided (eg., put rules on paying a relatively low rent, don’t discriminate, that stuff), and knows they can ask questions re: “parent, how do I … X” and feel secure, that is good. A good parent raises their kid to be independent, not obedient like a dog.

Maybe the surveillance cameras need to be destroyed. Safety can only be achieved when the Epstein creeps can’t spy!

We actually do have EU-grown coffee beans, though not that much. In Spain there’s one. The Canary Isles also have some.

It’s not about crime or anything. Fascists always seek control. They are insecure and yet try to create the image of being in power. The machismo is all there is for them: they want to stifle and silence opposition. Which we won’t let happen! All of us share the same fight: against that Epstein creep.

Release the Epstein Files And Step Down

I think some also went there, or to Australia and New Zealand. Maybe other ones too. But I’m less certain of all those.