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stepphase · 2 years ago

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G Suite is now Google Workspace merges Gmail, Chat, Docs

Google is going to make a major name change to its professional office suite. It goes from being called G Suite to Google Workspace, which unites Gmail, Chat, and Docs.

Google hasn't had a good track record with their apps and their names. Services that are very similar to each other (Allo and Hangouts, Keep and Task, etc.) or services that end up dying shortly after birth are some of the stains on Google's file. Now they will put a little order with Google Workspace.

This is a new collaboration platform designed for companies that will not only unify services like Google Gmail, Chat and Docs on a professional level, but will also unify and replace G Suite, Google's professional office environment. Google Workspace will integrate Calendar, Drive, Docs, Gmail, and Meet.

The rebranding has been total, with the presentation of a new company brand and with the idea of centralizing all Google tools in a single platform, making productivity much more accessible and organized than on previous occasions.

Google Workspace now unifies all the professional tools that we already saw in G Suite. Especially those of "communication and collaboration, such as chat, email, voice, video call, and content management", as explained by the company itself. As expected, these apps receive their own exclusive enhancements designed for business environments.

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In Google Docs, the preview of links is released, that is, the ability of the user to see the content linked previously without having to leave the document already created. Linked content can be a Slides presentation or a link to a Gmail email.

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides receive the acclaimed PiP or Picture in Picture mode that allows you to minimize video calls and multimedia content in one window so you can continue to carry out tasks while watching video conferences or presentations. The ability to create documents in these tools across rooms is also added.

On the other hand, we have smart chips. If we are within a document created in Docs and we mention a person, Docs will display a menu in which we will see all the information of that contact, including their position in the company and even the address of their office, even if they do not belong to our organization. From there we can access more information or even access suggested actions.

On the other hand, Google has also done its homework when it comes to security. The data protection reports will be released next week, which will allow creating reports so that the administrators of the work environments can understand the information that Workspace stores about the company.

New prices

Google Workspace will be available today, with new pricing rates added for small and large businesses. These are the prices for companies with less than 300 employees

Business Starter: ₹125 or $1.71 per user, with a personalized email.

Business Standard: ₹672 or $9.14 per user. More storage (2 TB) and more capacity for video calls.

Business Plus: ₹1,260 or $17.15 per user, with tools such as Vault or MDM.

Companies with more than 300 employees will be able to access Enterprise, a special rate. To access this, the company will have to contact Google's sales department to check prices.

In the event that teams want to use Workspace, a plan of $8 per user is established with specific tools for video calls.

Users and companies that already have G Suite will not suffer any changes. G Suite licenses will remain until a full transition is made, and those that are not ready to adapt to the Workspace will receive information in the coming months. You can contact us to let us know if we are missing something on our page. I hope you like it and thank you for your visit.

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spotifypairactivate · 2 years ago

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How does spotify.com/pair work?

In order to perform and control the Spotify audio app remotely, spotify.com pair is used to pair smart products, game consoles like PS4 or PS5, and Spotify audio app. To connect your Spotify device to your television, however, you will need a pair activation code from Spotify.com.

So, we'll show you how to pair Spotify.com/pair to your TV using the Spotify.com/pair TV code at spotify .com pair.

Make sure both devices have a good WiFi connection before pairing your device with a smart TV or other device.

• Use the same device that will connect the other device whenever you connect WiFi.

• Check to see that your connecting device's WiFi is the same as your Clever TV. How Do I Install the

Spotify App on My Smart TV?

The first thing you should do is select a smart TV with the option to connect to the internet. To connect Wi-Fi, turn on your smart television. The Wi-Fi device you intend to connect should be compatible with the pairing. The Wi-Fi association option may not be necessary for some televisions. It is essential to ensure that you are connected to Wi-Fi. Follow the steps below to pair your device with the Spotify TV code.

• Visit the smart TV store. If you can't find the TV Store in Clever TV, use Google or Chrome.

• To obtain the Spotify app, conduct a search for "spotify com pair."

• Select Set up the Spotify app to install on your device after clicking the Spotify app.

• Launch the Spotify app that came pre-installed on your Smart TV. If you haven't already, register it. If you haven't already, sign in with Gmail and create a password.

• The flag and the club code will be shown to you.

What is Spotify Premium's cost?

Spotify is an excellent platform for listening to your favorite albums and songs, creating playlists for friends, and discovering new music. Before you sign up with your credit card, we talk about how much Spotify Premium costs and how you can get it for less. Now you can look at the details at Spotify.com/pair Premium.

• Premium Spotify: Spotify Premium: $10 per month for an individual

• Spotify Premium: $13 per month for Duo

• Spotify Premium: $5 per month for students Family — $16 per month Make wireless use of your

smartphone or tablet's features with Bluetooth.

• While you are in park, select the option to pair your device by going to your car stereo's "Settings" menu or the Bluetooth menu. Instead, press the voice control button on the steering wheel of some automobiles.

• Sync by activating Bluetooth on both your stereo and mobile device.

• Open Spotify, select your vehicle, and then press play. If necessary, enter the pairing code.

• In the Now Playing view on your phone, you'll see icons that are bigger and easier for drivers to see. You can also use the Choose Music icon at the bottom of the screen to quickly change songs.

• You may now be able to control what you're listening to from your steering wheel if it has audio controls.

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jihyoscrown · 2 years ago

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Hell in Heaven | S.C.Y

Chapter 5: Hope I don't get kidnapped (smau + written)

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You put your phone away in your bag, a smile still on your face from your friends' comments. They definitely knew how to make you relax and calm down when nervous. Of course, you're still a little nervous, but not as much as earlier.

You push open the door of the unfamiliar cafe, a small ding ringing through the place. As soon as you step in, you're hit with the comforting smell of freshly baked goods, paired with the sound of soft music and chatter. The combination strikes you with a childhood memory of going out with your parents to a cafe in town, but you quickly shake it away. No need to dwell on that now.

"Y/N!" Chaeyoung calls you and you turn to the sound of her voice. Sitting at a table in the corner, Chaeyoung has her computer out and two cups of warm drinks set up.

You take a seat beside her and smile, picking up your hot chocolate and taking a sip. The warm liquid fills your body instantly, comfort flowing from the warmth paired with the chocolate taste.You take your computer from your bag, and look up at Chaeyoung.

"Do you wanna create the document or should I?" You ask, pulling up your gmail and Google Docs — unsure which you'll need.

"I can, I already have a blank doc up. What's your email?"

"[email protected]" she smiles and types it in, and a few minutes later your gmail dings with the notification.

The two of you get to work, planning and outlining your project so you have less to do in the coming weeks.

You don't realize how late it's getting until your phone begins to ring, snapping you out of your stupor. Checking to see who it is, your eyes widen when you notice your mom is calling. You pick up and assure her you'll be home really soon, packing up your bag as you do.

Once you hang up, you turn to Chaeyoung. "I'm sorry, my mom wants me home for dinner. We can meet up again next week to work?"

She nods and waves as you rush out of the cafe. While walking home, you try to ignore the funny feeling in your stomach from her gaze.

A/N: accidentally deleted this draft right before posting when I had to edit a photo because of a spelling error I am going to SCREAM

A/N pt 2: if you saw this get published a few minutes ago no you didn't, usually I have things in drafts so there's a save button instead of a post button

Summary: Getting paired up with a new girl for a project isn't bad. Until your partner notices that something is up and begins to unravel everything you thought was set in stone. Moving back to your old city after years away, the first thing that happens is you get paired up with Chaeyoung for a project. When chaeyoung discovers that you're hiding something, she is determined to find out what it is that's making you seem so out of it. She is determined to find out what your hell is, so she can be your heaven.

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thefact0rygirl · 3 years ago

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hiiiiii so um i saw you used to be a sugar baby and i was wondering how to go about doing that safely... just got hit with junior year of college tuition and it's a lot more than i thought

hey babes! no worries, tuition is a nasty bitch. i stopped sugaring back a couple years ago, so some of this may be out-dated, but i hope these helps! i also kept these kind of general, but please feel free to dm if you want to talk further!

Tip One: create an alter ego.

Separate your real life from your sugar life. This means using a different name, set up a new email, use a different phone number, set up a a separate Venmo/CashApp/PayPal. Everything.

Protect your information at all costs, especially in the beginning. Don’t give out any identifiable information, like your school, employer, etc. Create a fake backstory. For example, I started sugaring when I was in university studying to be a nurse. I told potential daddies I was a pre-mad major or biology major. This was close enough for me to remember and draw upon my studies so that my story was more believable. Once I was in an arrangement in place did I did tell my daddy I was in nursing, but this came once a certain level of trust was established.

Tip Two: get a separate email and phone number.

Use this email and phone number for ALL sugar baby related communications. I created a new gmail account and then tied that new email to a Google Voice account. Google Voice is awesome. It’s entirely free and allows you to choose a phone number from anywhere in the United States. I recommend choosing a number that isn’t from the state you currently reside in. For example, if you live in California, pick a New York number.

Through the Google Voice app, you can call and text people. People will receive a text/call from your Google Voice number so you never have to give out your actual phone number. I personally never gave out my personal number even to established daddies.

Tip Three: never, ever give out your bank account information or physical address.

There is no financial transaction that cannot be completed through Venmo, CashApp, or PayPal. There is no reason for anyone to have your personal bank information.

And, of course, set up a separate Venmo/CashApp/PayPal that is not tied to your personal account. Create a separate Venmo account for your sugar baby activities.

The same goes for your address — never give it out. Ever. There is no reason to. None. Zero. If they feel strongly about mailing you a gift, set up a PO Box.

Tip Five: always talk on the phone (or FaceTime) before meeting in person.

Think of this like a phone interview before an actual, in-person job interview. These calls will help you get a better vibe from the person and also make sure you aren’t being catfished. Depending on the person, I would have multiple calls with them just to see how serious they were.

Tip Six: when meeting someone for the first time, always meet in a public place.

Never agree to meet them at their house, your house, their hotel, etc. Their hotel room is not a public place. You are meeting a stranger on the internet. Don’t be dumb. If a potential daddy is not willing to meet in a public place, run. That is a major red flag.

For the first or second meeting, I preferred to meet up in the daytime, usually around lunch or happy hour when there were more people around.

On the same note, never allow them to pick you up. Have your own transportation settled. Never get in a car with them. If they offer, politely decline and propose that he sends you money for an Uber or gas. This should not be an issue for a serious daddy. They are potentially going to be spending a (minimum) couple hundred dollars on you each month, a fucking $15 Uber should not be an issue. If it is, red flag. Drop him and move on.

Tip Seven: when you are still getting to know each other, don’t drink too much.

The purpose of the first couple of meetings is to learn more about each other and see if you will be a good fit. Think of it like a job interview, because it is one. Don’t impair your judgement in any capacity that will prevent you from getting a feel about this guy.

A good sugar daddy should be making sure you feel okay with him and should not be trying to get you drunk. Someone trying to get you drunk on the first meeting is a red flag in sugaring as much as it is in dating.

Tip Eight: no sex until an arrangement is established, finalized, and agreed.

None. And after an arrangement is agreed upon, always have protected sex. This means birth control and condoms. I took this a step further and asked potential daddies that I was serious about to take an STD test (I agreed to also take one myself). I also included this in our arrangement that both of us would be regularly tested for STDs. If someone said no, I ended it.

Your health is more important. Do not jeopardize it.

Tip Nine: trust your gut instincts.

If you get a bad vibe, something feels wrong, don’t ignore it. If you’re scared, find someone who can help. If you’re at a restaurant, tell the waitress/waiter you were on a date (you don’t need to tell them the truth) and you’re getting bad vibes, more often than not they will keep an eye out for you. I say this both as a sugar baby having to do this, and as someone who had girls tell me this.

Tip Ten: have at least confidante.

I understand you might not want to let your friends and family in on this, but have at least one person that you can tell who you are meeting, that person's phone number, contact info, and picture. Share your location with that person.

I had this with a close friend of mine. I had an agreed upon time with them about when I would call them and we had a code to establish if i was good and everything was okay or if something was wrong.

#asks #anon #cw: sugarbaby #cw: sugardaddy #and i refer to sugar daddies in this but all these rules apply to sugar mommies as well

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yinas-ramen-bowl · 3 years ago

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Sina Weibo account signup, October 2021 edition! No Chinese phone number required

UPDATE: If you go to https://security.weibo.com/account/security?topnav=1&wvr=6 while signed in and go to ‘手机号码’ (’Phone Number’), you might be able to link your phone number. I had Weibo open overnight and I went to this page, and it actually sent the verification code to my US (Google Voice) phone number! I wasn’t sure if I just got lucky though, so I made a password by using the option above it (‘修改密码’, meaning ‘Change password’).

So I just made an account on Sina Weibo (新浪微博), a really popular Chinese social media site that’s similar to Twitter. Most Chinese people you’d want to follow have accounts there, since Twitter and other websites are blocked in China.

The only thing is, creating a Weibo account is practically impossible to do if you’re not Chinese. Despite it giving you options to use US (and other international) phone numbers for verification, these options don’t work, and I don’t think they’re supposed to. Let’s just say that this is after 2 straight weeks of trying to sign up.

But, worry not! There is a way... if you have an iPhone. (This is a requirement, unfortunately.)

Step 1: Create an Apple ID (if you don’t already have one you want to use)

This is quite simple, really. Go to appleid.apple.com and scroll down until you see the option to ‘Create your Apple ID’.

Then, sign up for one as normal, using whatever region you need to. I used Macao for the heck of it, and it worked fine (note: I did this through the website, but on my phone). You’ll need a valid email and phone number, but I just created a new Gmail account and used a Google Voice number just fine.

Step 1.5: Change your Apple ID region

(First, I just want to mention that I don’t know if this has any effect on whether you can sign up for an account. I didn’t do this, and I could still make a Weibo account with my old US Apple ID.)

After verifying your account, go to your account settings through the App Store app (the profile picture button by the top-middle) and edit your region to be ‘China mainland’. (Click your email/ID, and then click ‘Country/Region’ to select this option.)

It’ll then ask you to put in information, but I just put in 12345s for all the required fields. You don’t need to verify any of this info.

Step 2: Download the Weibo app

Now that that’s all done, find the Weibo app in the store. (You don’t need to search in Chinese, it’ll show up if you just search ‘weibo’.) Then, download it as usual.

Step 3: Sign up using your Apple ID

After opening the Weibo app and agreeing to the terms and conditions, click on the ‘Me’ option at the bottom of your screen. (It’s the one all the way on the right in the bottom taskbar.)

Now, you’ll be asked to log in or register. Check the agreement box at the bottom of your screen (‘I agree to the terms and conditions’, etc.) and then click on the Apple icon. You’ll be prompted to sign in with your Apple ID.

After agreeing to do so, you’ll be shown a bunch of categories to choose from. These are your ‘interests’, which you can select and deselect as you wish. (Hint hint: ‘国外ACG’ is for anime/comics/games!)

Then, you’ll be given accounts to follow that are recommended to you based on your interests. Just pick the ones you like, and pick enough to proceed.

Step 4: Desktop Login

If you’ve made it this far, congrats! You now have a Weibo account! You can finally follow all of the Chinese creators you want to.

Now, there is a caveat to signing up like this, being that you can only ever sign back in using this method. You can’t use a phone number and password to sign in on your desktop, but you can still use Weibo on your desktop. It’s just that you need to use your phone for that.

Open weibo.com on your computer, and then click on the safe login option (‘安全登录’) in the login box. It’ll show you a QR code that you’ll need to scan in the Weibo app on your phone. Make sure that you’re signed in on your phone first.

Then, open your phone and push the QR code scan button. It looks like this:

Upon doing so, Weibo will ask to use your camera. Agree to the permission and scan the QR code using your phone. Then, you’ll get a little green ‘success’ icon on your phone and on the webpage.

From here, Weibo will sign in on your desktop, and you can use its web version.

Step 5: Personalization

Now we’re on the desktop site. If you want to change your info, click on the settings wheel on the top taskbar, and then click the first option in the drop-down menu. It should say ‘帐号设置’ (meaning ‘Account Settings’).

In the section ‘我的信息’ (‘My information’), you can add or change a whole bunch of stuff. See the image for details:

I hope this helped!

P.S. this might not work in the future, like a bunch of other current tutorials. If so, I wish you the best of luck in making an account!

#weibo #weibo signup #apple id #chinese social media #complicated #douyin #chinese tiktok #why are you still reading these

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empaths-hsp · 4 years ago

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10 Tips for Surviving an Outrage-Fueled Internet as a Highly Sensitive Person

Like it or not, we’re all in a long-term relationship with the internet. Here’s how to make it a peaceful one.

While the internet can seem like a dream come true, it’s also a big, scary digital world, and most of us can’t afford to go completely off-the-grid to avoid it. On the one hand, I personally love doing research and exploring new ideas — and the internet is like an endless buffet for doing exactly that. It feeds my mind, and since I’m a journalist, I use it often when I’m hunting for new sources or digging up truths.

But as a highly sensitive person, the internet can also be… overwhelming. Exhausting, even. Highly sensitive people (HSPs) are the twenty percent of the population who process information very deeply — which makes us both insightful and empathetic, but also easily overstimulated. As an HSP myself, there are days when I want nothing more than to chuck my phone and computer into a river and run away to a cabin in the woods, where the WiFi signal won’t be strong enough to load Wikipedia or Gmail even if I hadn’t gotten rid of all my devices.

Escaping the hustle and bustle of modernity might be a common daydream for HSPs, but it’s not a practical one. Most of us need to go online for work, to stay connected with loved ones, and do basic things like banking and grocery shopping.

10 Ways I Survive the Internet as an HSP

1. Know where to find “feed-your-soul” content — and go to it regularly.

Sometimes, even with the best intentions, you can wind up feeling completely burnt out just by spending a few hours online. When that happens, I like to turn to my collection of pick-me-ups. Sometimes, that’s visiting YouTube for inspirational videos, like the pep talk from Kid President (an oldie but goodie). Other times, I might look at the work of some of my favorite cartoonists, like Sarah Scribbles or XKCD. Similarly, everyone has different taste in art, so take some time to find work that feels like a warm blanket. Have this “comfort food” bookmarked or saved somewhere, whether on a playlist or in a folder, so you can quickly turn to it when the internet — especially news — is just too much to handle.

2. Make sure your music is working for you, too.

I love listening to music while I work, but sometimes even my favorite albums can feel overwhelming when combined with everything else that’s happening on my screen. When I need a little more mental space to process whatever I’m reading, I turn to nature sounds or white noise tracks. My favorite is the Spotify playlist “Birds in the Forest.” It’s incredibly soothing and helps me concentrate when my attention feels scattered. (You can also try this HSP playlist curated by a fellow highly sensitive person!)

3. Turn down the lights — or your screen’s brightness.

Since we HSPs are sensitive to any stimuli, that includes the level of light our eyes are taking in. Computer and phone screens are perpetually glowing beacons, and plenty of people have written about how that blue light can throw off our circadian rhythm before bed. But it can also be hard on your eyes to look at a bright screen with small font all day.

If you need the internet for work, try using apps like QuickShade to further refine the brightness of your computer screen. And if at all possible, stop looking at screens at least half an hour before bedtime! But if you must, make sure your screens are in night mode. These days, a lot of devices have dark mode capabilities and it’ll take you just a few minutes to adjust them. If you’re an Android person, you can also download an app like Dark Mode, and if you’re more an Apple person, you can try an app like NeuralCam NightMode.

4. Limit time on social media (and avoid doom-scrolling)…

We’ve all been there: one minute you’re checking Twitter for the latest news updates or to find something interesting to read, and the next thing you know, it’s been half an hour and you’re feeling shaky with the deluge of information. And it’s not just Twitter that pulls us into this endless vortex: it can happen on other social media platforms, on Reddit, and even on news websites. Yes, you’ve been trapped into doom-scrolling.

The internet — and especially social media — is designed to suck you in. Once you know that, you can plan strategies for protecting your time and energy. Set a timer whenever you go on social media and don’t let yourself stay there for longer than that time. Or, if your willpower isn’t strong enough, you can install browser extensions that block certain websites after you’ve been on them for too long — check out Limit for Google Chrome and FocusMe for an app that works across browsers and devices.

5. …But when you do go social media, make it meaningful.

Of course, social media isn’t inherently a bad thing: It can be a great way to stay in touch with friends, learn about new job opportunities, or simply socialize when you aren’t leaving the house. To get the most out of social media, invest in real relationships — use WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger to ask friends about their day or share memes or GIFs. Or, curate your Twitter account so that it shows a variety of perspectives and voices that you’re interested in hearing. For myself, I look for specific hashtags so that I can easily follow scientists, writers, and people in the chronically ill community. It has made my Twitter scrolling a lot less unpleasant.

6. Be intentional with how much you share.

We’ve all heard it before, but it is largely true: The internet is forever. And as much as we may want to assume people are acting with the best intentions, that’s just not true of everyone. “Mobs” form quickly, and just about anyone can end up being doxed or harassed. So be mindful of what you’re putting online. Share only as much of yourself as you are comfortable with strangers knowing. It can be a wonderful experience to have an intimate connection with someone you’ve never met in person, but make sure those conversations happen privately.

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7. Understand your capacity for news media and set boundaries.

Similarly to setting boundaries in how much you reveal about your personal life, you also need to understand your mental and emotional capacity for news, be it sad, dark, or uplifting. Because HSPs feel everything so deeply, even an innocuous story about the things scientists still don’t understand about pregnancy can lead to overstimulation (yes, this has happened to me). Once our brains get revved up, it can be very hard to calm them down.

To protect myself from being emotionally overwhelmed by bad news or overstimulated by some exciting bit of research, I try not to read any news after 5 p.m. I also limit how much I read about particularly dark subjects, the coronavirus pandemic being one prime example. I do want to be informed, but I stick to things like daily newsletters rather than reading every single piece of news I come across.

8. Take breaks.

This sounds obvious, though it can be hard to put into practice. But no matter what you’re doing online, whether it’s for work or for fun, be sure to spend some time away from your screen: go on a walk, play with your pet, play a board game, simply sit and stretch — the options are endless. You just need to be sure that you have those options in place so you don’t end up spending hours mindlessly going from one tab to the next online.

Need an extra-restorative break? Try a little time forest bathing.

9. Build “phone-free zones” in your life.

Smartphones are great in many ways, but they also mean you’re carrying a little computer with you wherever you go, which makes the temptation to hop online almost impossible to resist. At the park and see a cute dog? Post a picture to Instagram! Spending time with friends and you can’t remember the last movie some celebrity was in? Hop on Google!

We’ve all done it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t break that permanent connection we seem to have with our phones. Create phone-free zones in your home and life. Maybe it’s a no-phones-in-the-bedroom rule, or no-phones-after-a-certain-time-of-night. Since the internet is built to make us reliant on it, we are the ones who have to set rules and boundaries for when it is allowed to engage us.

10. Acknowledge and embrace the internet’s limitations.

In a lot of ways, the internet can be a sanctuary for HSPs: We are in control of the sites we visit, the time we spend on them, and the amount of information we absorb. It’s easy to think that if we curate our online experience perfectly, we’ll be in a safe bubble where we don’t have to deal with other people’s emotions. However…

That doesn’t mean being online is a substitute for life offline — we still need in-person experiences, whether it’s walking through a forest or having (socially distanced) dinner with friends. That’s just part of human psychology.

So it’s important to understand what the internet gives you, and what it doesn’t, as well as to understand how it can both help and harm you. The more you know about your relationship with the internet, the better you’ll be able to navigate it.

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My turn at The Fundraisening

Stubborn. I’ve always been stubborn. And it’s generally NOT a good thing. Granted, it’s a trait I’ve used in the past for survival, but more often than not it’s gotten me injured. Some day I’ll share the story of the lockjaw. That happened 3 times. The first two wore off, so “It couldn’t have been THAT bad, could it?”. Like I said, injuriously STUBBORN.

But I can’t let that stubborn streak cause injury to anyone else. This is a HARD lesson that has taken MANY turns to start making it’s way through this thick skull, oft times with the assistance of a metaphorical (And metaphysical, to boot) sledge-hammer. Which brings me to the title of this post - I’ve been without work for a few weeks now. Those who had contracted me and myself will disagree on the circumstances, but suffice to say that I took time off to deal with emergency circumstances involving @deadcatwithaflamethrower‘s health, a failing vehicle, and needing to DEAL WITH THINGS, and being a contractor, I didn’t have the protection of PTO banked up to use. Thus, contract-be-done. (Fuggit, was a toxic management atmosphere anyway. I feel worst for the IT guy remaining alone in that hole.)

This means our income was more than halved and I FOOLISHLY and STUBBORNLY didn’t do this earlier - So I’m stepping in to do The Fundraisening to help us and our podlings keep a roof, electricity, food, clothing and the same for our pets as well.

We have several means to connect with us that will help - If you are an Amazon user and can swing some things our way through there, we have a wishlist - http://a.co/dggKgPE Sort by Priority Highest to Lowest

We also have Paypal - deadcatwithaflamethrower at gmail dot com or paypal.me/flamethrower to send to her account and my direct is drougnor at gmail dot com or paypal.me/drougnor .

She also has a Google Pay: simple to use, and uses the same address (deadcat at gmail dot com) as above.

And Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/jerkeene Anything you can do to help support us will keep us able to work towards a new plan that has been a dream of both of ours (Once I was able to get beyond my own stubborn streak again to REALIZE it) as well as alleviate the stresses that have been hindering her prolific creative processes.

Myself, I’m going to TRY to turn this into another opportunity to polish my communications and be a bit more proactive in this side of things, continuing to create in my own way.

I’m told time and time again that I have a gift with words but have yet to take full advantage of that gift myself. Let’s see how this goes together?

And on that note, I’m going to bow out and throw this into the Tumblr-verse and your wonderful and loving hands to see how these seeds grow.

Please, don’t feel bad or put upon if you can’t help financially, also. Share this post with your circle if that’s the case. Spreading the word will do so much more at the end of the day in that situation.

Many thanks in advance and I just re-re-re-re-RE-remembered that I promised, many many many months ago that I need to do a radio-voice/dramatic reading of the ever popular Mountain Lodge post. Esp now that @deadcatwithaflamethrower and I have found said candle to sample for ourselves. Yes, it IS exactly as described.

Take care of yourselves and let’s see what tomorrow brings.

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1 Best 26 Free Android apps For 2019

We can say for our phone “everything in the little” like hand-sized supercomputers, high definition display and battery of days, but you can’t take their full advantage if you are away from best android apps.

The variety of Android apps is continuously growing. There are apps for almost everything, about more than 1 million apps are available on Google Play Store today!

It has been 10 years since the Android system was first released by Google and now it’s gone higher than ever, but quantity doesn’t mean quality. You can go as further as you can while searching for some good apps but the list will never end probably. So here are some best android apps and the best android games for 2019.

Best Social Apps 2019:

You can get in touch with the world through stunning social media trends. However, people have always been looking for some ways to connect with each other, Which is now easily possible with numerous social apps that have ways to make you socially active and happy with family, friends, and with social trends!

Twitter

‘Tweets’ are now ruling the social media for most. The stack twitter is much good for posting your opinions and thoughts on which the whole world can react.

Facebook

The most easily accessible app you will ever found to keep yourself entertained as well as connected. Everyone is easy here so you can enjoy here with friends and family or you can see funny memes and gifs.

Messenger

This app is related to Facebook and used for chatting. You can just enter into with your Facebook account and start with emoji’s, video calling and better notification system. This great app will also work with Snapchat and Instagram soon, so get ready for all in the package.

Instagram

When it comes to beauty and quality of social apps, Instagram is always hitting hard. It is popular for stories and beauty filters you must try!

Snapchat

It includes a range of different task, you can share short videos “snaps”, do message, live video chatting, epic, and funny face filters and the story option will definitely impress you. It also offers you store your media to private storage so it’s hard not to say about its uniqueness.

Best Android Games 2019:

The best way to entertain yourself and increase your problem-solving skills is to play games. You can get active with improved multitasking ability to make you refresh and happy. The gaming list is too wide, but the below-mentioned games are addictive and comfortable with players.

Clash Of Clans

One of the widely supported and played a game of 2019 is Clash of Clans. Against millions of online players, you can create your own territory and set your rule for friends and foe. You should try it once for getting stuck into it.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG mobile is gone too strong for the year 2018 and still going stunning in early 2019. The variety of maps and team-leading can make you a warrior so be careful, it’s gameplay is highly addicting.

Asphalt 8: Airborne

Unleash your speeding spirit and go for the best ever racing game. Fill up your nitro bottles and go for ahead. This all-time favorite game is Eight versions of Asphalt racing games which is showing great performance even after, Asphalt 9: Overdrive is released.

NFL Kicker

Choose your favorite team there and be a legend NFL kicker! It’s casual for playing yet very enjoyable. You can pass even hours of playing this game for beating the high scores.

Trivia Crack

Well versed in old fashion and the award-winning game always fits great to battle with your friends. You can connect it from Facebook and enjoy it with your friends for hours.

Subway Surfers

To get away from the police inspector, you have to keep jumping, rolling and running. Subway Surfers has many characters to be unlocked and play with. You can set your high score and share it to the game server and be a lifetime runner.

Best Online Stores 2019:

We all don’t want to mess with bazaar and crowd for searching what looks good to us. The online shopping store is a quick and easy option now. You can make your whole kind of shopping done with ease through the mentioned apps. Wide and trusted names are always available and ready for us to be delivered.

Amazon

Amazon is now ruling the online store industry and is one of the biggest and most trusted selections around. You can probably spend hours there while shopping, it has special discounts and other offers to keep the people interested in it. However, It is best and fast.

eBay

It has plenty of stuff for that you can use it. It facilitates customer to customer relationship for being used. Their selling options are good so you should check it out now!

CPro for Craiglist

It is popular and mostly used wide for shipping. But be careful with scams and caution provided, you should always meet your seller or buyer at a safe and well-known place. Just go with it and deal with variety.

Paypal

While you are using these all online markets, you may need to focus on your balances for purchase. You can check all incoming and outgoing payments for various projects. So PayPal is basically holding your all records including receipts for PayPal debit card purchases and others.

Meh Notifier

This app works great with the mobile version and lets you always bought from here. You can use it easily yet effectively.

Recommended Android Apps for 2019:

There are thousands of other excellent apps other than I mentioned above, but here are some apps that we recommend you to install them in your mobile and have a great experience with the Android apps army.

Google Play Music

If you are a music lover and can’t stop listening to your favorite song then Google Play Music makes it easy to choose your themed playlists for moods, genres and weekly highlights of new tunes. It can store thousands of your own songs, that are always ready to play with All-access subscription. Start using it now! I really hope you will like it.

Netflix

Netflix has over 148 million total subscriptions including free trials from the whole world. So you can that such a big audience is only here because they are doing good and working for real entertainment. You can spend hours watching thousands of TV series, movies and much more using Netflix.

Instagram

You may fall in love with Instagram after using it because of its the environment. You can see your followed friends stories and upload yours for once who follow you. Another cause is that you can meet the celebrities you like and follow them to see what they are doing in their real lives.

The fun messaging app is free and with multiple options of chatting like, there are bundles of all types of emoji. You can do chatting, voice messaging, video calling and so on with its status feature. Just upload picture or video you like and know what your all saved contacts are thinking about it.

Youtube

Completely free and most easy to use website is Youtube I would say. It never fails to amaze me with their creative content creators and official music brands. You can just sign up using your Gmail account to enter and start surfing.

Dropbox

Still the most usable and easy to run cloud storage you will ever find. You can upload your file to their servers and take it whenever and where ever you want. It works fast and secured so it’s a must-have for now. You will be attached to it after using it just once because I’m sure you will find it useable and important.

Google Maps

Google has everything you need! Even if you need directions to your place, navigation instructions or just finding something specific then Google Maps app is familiar with your all routes. Just choose your destination and directly reach there.

Zedge

Zedge has the biggest and chosen collection of wallpapers, backgrounds, text alerts, ringtones and so on. Just install the Zedge app, choose your required things and make your mobile better.

So, You may check all Best Android Apps for 2019, They are selected from a broad list of best apps so you can choose quickly choose from our list and be ready for best ever Android experience.

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thatblackgirlnessie · 5 years ago

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How to pimp your Instagram Story

LAV Filters

You can select any video format from AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4, FLV, MOV and save your file as HD video. Then specify the destination folder in the Save in box and click Start. Sure, there are a few jokes like "Haha, Google+ still exist? Certainly it is a mistake, a misunderstanding, a lousy programmed algorithm. I do not know whether a counter has been set up on Google that completely blocks my account in the event of repeated "violations". And I don't know if it only affects Google+ or other services like Gmail. Depending on which platform it is and how much you rely on it, something like this can be quite hairy. Snap bets his future on augmented reality and Facebook is also fully committed to the topic. Since Facebook started offering free software with Spark AR Studio and allowing third-party filters on its own platform, the topic has exploded again. Your blog has been getting better lately and I love your content, here and also on Instagram. With StoryLuxe you can also create dynamic Instagram story templates and even some photography templates, try this use templates with neon or floral themes and more. Many of the templates, filters and backgrounds can be used free of charge. A new dynamic for Germany. A new cohesion for our country.

This segment is now completely separated from the rest of the video and can be easily removed by clicking Delete. Thanks to the "LAV Filters" you can play numerous formats and save resources. Note that the project is still in development and does not yet support all video formats.

if you are asked to grant Snapchat access to your location.

This comment comes from the Google product forum.

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#how do i filter a video?

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jacquespiscitell-blog · 5 years ago

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asphaltapostle · 5 years ago

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What I have long predicted is now coming to pass: Google believes it should assume control.

Out of all the technology companies that have made my knees knock and my voice hoarse and my [Tweets manic](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q="google" %40ficklecrux&src=typd) as a technoheretic in the past several years, Jumbo Google would easily take home the winning trophy for Dystopian of the Millennium. I have been rehearsing an especially dear pet prophecy of mine, unsolicited, to family, friends, and podcast guests since 2011 in which I end up arguing quite convincingly that Google is a dead ringer for the 16th-century Vatican: an inherently self-isolating organization with an absolute monopoly yielding gargantuan levels of essentially passive income from a service which nearly everybody transacts with, but only Google understands (and is therefore assumed to be its only possible provider,) which inevitably develops such a distance from the rest of the populace and their way of life (in tandem with total notoriety and celebrity among them all) not intentionally out of malice, but from the delusion of mythically-bestowed philanthropic duty that is borned of and compounded by this economic and cultural isolation in a perpetual accumulation of power and wealth that radicalizes the monopolizers — the majority already highly predisposed to zeal as they would’ve needed to be in order to find themselves in this singular, universally powerful position over every other class — and leaves their egocentric minds to wander exempt from all criticism save for that of fellow radicalized monopolizers, who together begin to feel more and more comfortable wondering aloud about themselves in increasingly fantastic presumptions: what if all of this was bestowed upon us because we are superior to them? What if it is our divine responsibility as superior beings to take charge and shepherd the common people as our sheep — for they cannot possibly know as well as we what is truly best for them?

You see it, right? And you can feel a very specific flavor of terror that is both awed by the scale of the circumstances created by so few human minds and sincerely amused by the absoluteness of your own inability to alter them in any way. Perhaps you even recognize this taste as one perfected by Christianity’s ancient advertising business, but Google knows so much about you that it’s rumored to’ve been selling user data to the Judeochristian God for some time now at a 10% discount, and so we extrapolate and anticipate, yes?

Of course, it’s admittedly satisfying for me to deliver you to this godfearing place in the most perverse look what I saw first that you didn’t see because you’re just not as bright but lucky for you, I’m so fucking generous with my wisdom sort of thinking around which the entire personas and livelihoods of fringe movement fanatics are built upon, but this is my one thing, okay? I’ve been waiting years for the right time to formally argue this theory in depth, and — thanks to this year’s public spotlight finally pivoting on the giants who’ve been silently swallowing their competition and relentlessly forcing their already ridiculous margins higher and higher in relative obscurity for decades, the time has come, indeed. The common people’s trust in Google had a godawful week.

Don’t Be Evil

On Monday, Gizmodo reported that twelve frustrated Google employees were quitting the company in protest of their work assisting the Department of Defense to “implement machine learning to classify images gathered by drones” for the detail fleeting Project Maven, despite some 4000 employee signatures on a letter addressed to CEO Sundar Pichai requesting (in full) that he “cancel this project immediately,” and “draft, publicize, and enforce a clear policy stating that neither Google nor its contractors will ever build warfare technology,” citing the infamous “Don’t Be Evil” motto, which Google then proceeded to remove from its code of conduct for the first time in 18 years the day after the New York Times article went to press, on April 5th.

On initial approach to the abstract of this story, from the ass to our thoughts arrives an easy narrative of a Silicon Valley mutiny comprised of twelve brave, conscientious souls who’ve been eaten up inside by their complicity in the filthy deals made by their power-obsessed CEO over scotch and cigars in a dark D.C. study — kept awake for months by the sound of his puffing cackles at satellite images of dead toddlers in a bombed-out street.

Ah ha, we say. That man is no good, and he just wouldn’t listen! They knew they didn’t have a choice… They only did what they had to do…

The reality of internal disagreements at Google, though, manages to be even more theatrical. The sheer volume of correspondence must surely be beyond anything capable of the enduser’s imagination, so let’s phone a friend: my favorite peek into the day-to-days of inter-Google existence is an old blog post by Benjamin Tilly on his first month at the company in which he was compelled almost immediately to describe in great detail how best to “deal with a lot of email in gmail” at peak efficiency using shortcuts and labels. “As you get email, you need to be aggressive about deciding what you need to see, versus what is context specific.”

Now we have a bit better idea of the aggressive emailing that was a sure constant on a normal workday at Google in 2010, so it must’ve been deafening after 8 years of Gmail development as 4000 employees no doubt vented, debated, and decided to organize last month, though without making much headway because the leadership’s response was apparently “complicated by the fact that Google claims it is only providing open-source software to Project Maven,” this new knowledge having significant effect on our mind’s image of Sundar Pichai’s activities in Washington: he is now swapping seats with a frustrated Colin Powell in order to install OpenOffice onto his desktop from a flash drive, and we recall that Google’s Googleplex headquarters resembles nowhere in modern life more than a brand new playground built in a design language borrowing heavily from Spy Kids. And though these Twelve disciples are unnamed for the moment, a few of them could immediately land book deals by going public, and every single one would always have by default not only the badge of “I landed a job at Google,” (which is really to say I have hit Life’s maximum level cap,) but “I worked at Google for a while, but ended up quitting to do something else,” which is guaranteed to make you the most interesting, intellectually superior person present in whatever crowd for the rest of your life. The ultra-cool Sarah Cooper quit Google to become a comedian and even got to talk to Kara Swisher! I won’t pretend to understand big tech’s diminutive bastardization of prestige, but “more than 90 academics” jumping to publish an open letter (adjacent to a huge DONATE: Support the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots button) in which they “write in solidarity with the 3100+ Google employees” who’s terrible boss decided to help some lackeys in the Pentagon set up their email and didn’t text back for a whole hour doesn’t sound 100% sincere. Notably, I don’t know how or why the fuck 90 people would go about collaborating on a single document, but if it really was managed, they definitely used Google Docs… At one point, it was fun to think about the history of the friendly side-scroller-playing garage ghouls and dorm dorks who gave cooky, wacko names to their dot com startups in parody and defiance of the lame-ass surname anagrams on the buildings of their established competitors, but those who’ve stuck around have only done so by becoming expert at SUCKING UP EVERYTHING around them, and it pisses me off every day how worried I am that my species will finally be done in by a company with a name like Yahoo! and be known only to a bunch of adolescent interdimensional silicon blobs 30 million years in the future as that bipedal race who remained dignified until the last 0.01% of their reign on Earth, when in way less than a single generation, they all just went FUCKING INSANE and blew themselves up because they suddenly hated all sense.

“Google” is perhaps the worst of these to have to shout in fear and/or anger in your last moments as it sounds in American English like you’ve startled your subject with a ticklish pinch followed so immediately by an esophagus-busting chokehold that the two events appear simultaneous, and in real English English, it almost always sounds like a parent speaking of a character on a pre-K children’s television programme whom they find quite foul and upsetting, but will manage to refrain from expressing so otherwise because they know that Teletubbies shit is the most quickly forgotten stage of television viewership. It’s fascinating how exclusive the word “Google” is to American English because in everything else it really is complete nonsense, but lets halt all etymological discussions right now because we’ve only now just finished with Monday.

The Soul Ledger

On Thursday, all of my Google experiences, suppositions, and soul-detaching screenshots were usurped when a thoroughly alarming internal company video called The Selfish Ledger was leaked to The Verge, which I watched once then and do not want to watch again for the sake of this piece, but I will. Though the big V has been disappointingly timid for years about editorializing — when tech journalism desperately needs some confident, informed opinion more than ever — Vlad Savov’s accompanying article should be read in its entirety, to which I can add my own terror where he perhaps could not. The production style is technically identical to that of the very popular thinkpiece-esque, motion-graphics-paired-with-obligatory-sharpie illustrated videos which you find playing at max volume on your mom’s iPad from where she’s fallen asleep on the couch at 9PM, but the repeating stock string soundtrack multiplies one’s discomfort as such that we would all end up in the fetal position without remembering the transition were it not for the appearance of trusty old Dank Jenkins, who’s face I thankfully associate heavily enough with his infamous down-and-out Tweet to be a welcome respite in attention before the very scary hypothesis for which it’s been buttering me up, as best summed by Vlad:

> The system would be able to “plug gaps in its knowledge and refine its model of human behavior” — not just your particular behavior or mine, but that of the entire human species. “By thinking of user data as multigenerational,” explains Foster, “it becomes possible for emerging users to benefit from the preceding generation’s behaviors and decisions.” Foster imagines mining the database of human behavior for patterns, “sequencing” it like the human genome, and making “increasingly accurate predictions about decisions and future behaviors.”

The next time the what if they do something scary question comes up in a casual conversation about Google, you’ll have something a lot more substantial than just speculation. Or will you? The Verge reached out for comment and got an awfully convenient response.

> This is a thought-experiment by the Design team from years ago that uses a technique known as ‘speculative design’ to explore uncomfortable ideas and concepts in order to provoke discussion and debate.

Wow! Leave it up to grand ole Googe to reveal the ultimate excuse for just about any suggestion or behavior, though it does seem almost deliberately uncomfortable, doesn’t it? No matter — whether or not this video was ever about a project or tangible product development, or simply to explore uncomfortable ideas because it is proof that the company has reached that critical Vatican stage — if you’ll remember — where they now feel comfortable exploring Very Bad, but Very easily made Real Ideas amongst themselves about what would happen if they allowed their system to nudge its users around a different, slightly less optimal route to the bar, let’s say — without their knowledge — in order for the system to collect traffic data for the sake of its own interests? Which would be, technically, in the interest of all Ledger users now and in the future, so why not?

> The ledger could be given a focus, shifting it from a system which not only tracks our behavior, but offers direction towards a desired result.”

This, my dear privacy-obsessed friends, is the real issue with data collection — its power over huge groups by way of their behavior and it is never going to be remedied in any significant way by ad-blockers or VPNs because the EndUser shall always out number you 50 to 1, even decades from now. EndUser does not understand — or, crucially, have any desire to understand anything technical about what leads to the PewDiePie videos playing on his filthy screen. Here’s a great opportunity to escape Silicon Valley’s technolibertarianism and resign your Darwinian empathy in favor of meaningful and truly-effective action: if you want to avoid a future Google Church (or Google Government, more worryingly,) you should invest your time, effort, and knowledge into electing officials more capable of understanding and regulating Big Tech.

Google Government

The internet as it stands is made possible by Google as the goto resource for online advertising. In 2016, “Google held 75.8 percent of the search ad market, bringing in $24.6 billion in revenue from search ads,” according to Recode. By 2019, “that’s expected to grow to $36.62 billion in revenue, or 80.2 percent of the market.” Google’s edge in user behavior and targeted advertising combined with their extensive resources available developers to integrate independent platforms with Google’s software services at various levels makes it very difficult for any advertising-funded individual or organization to compete online without dipping in to the Google universe. YouTube — a Google property since 2006 — has actively invested in and supported a new career path entirely within their own platform that is rapidly becoming popularly aspired-to by young children, while the reality of existence as a full-time YouTuber is far less glamorous than the immediately-visible surface would indicate, and the effort already expended by my generation in its pursuit has already made us insane.

So, what would the internet look like if Google didn’t exist? We know they’ve been working with the government now on various projects, but what if some terrible exposed transgression of theirs suddenly warranted an immediate shutdown and seizure of all Google properties? Well, we know from a post on Quora by Googler Ashish Kedia that even 5 years ago, the sudden absence of Google for “2–3 mins” set the internet into a bit of a panic, reducing overall traffic by 40%. In the time since, we’ve all grown exponentially more dependent on Google properties: billions of people rely on Google Maps for directions and, thousands of companies (including the Pentagon and other government institutions) rely on Gmail and GSuites for intercommunication, file sharing, task management, etc., and more and more academic institutions rely on Chromebook devices running connection-dependent operating systems. It’s not much of a stretch to argue that Google’s sudden disappearance would constitute a Civil Emergency in the United States, which will only become a stronger and more serious incentive for regulatory bodies to look the other way.

Though the tangible results of advertising have been quantified significantly in the past 20 years, one can’t help but wonder after watching YouTube ads for the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class on toy unboxing videos if the companies who spend big bucks on Google advertising understand where their money is going, but they know that if they don’t advertise there, their competitors will. This, of course, is a fundamental practice of a monopoly, and it’s yielded Google so much fucking money that they cannot possibly spend it fast enough, as evidenced by their investments in life extension — so that, perhaps, they will have more time on Earth to figure it out.

When you build a collection of the world’s smartest people in a self-sufficient environment that discourages exploration of other lifestyles and ideas, and you sustain the society with a gargantuan, relatively low-maintenance revenue stream, you create a culture which is not only well-primed for isolationism, but is also extremely inefficient. In fact, with its vast collection of abandoned products and properties, Google must surely be one of the most inefficient companies in history. Thinking back on recent software releases along with its recent entries into the hardware space, Google is also one of the worst competing tech companies. Very little aside from Gmail, Google Photos, Google Maps, and Chrome have found their place or garnered significant usership. Google Play Music is unintuitive and impossible, Google Allo and Google+ are all but forgotten addendums to other services, and Google Search — its core, original function — has been out of control for years, and all of them are designed blandly and excruciatingly tiring to look at.

Google Shun

If this all has stirred nothing more in you than a desire to eliminate Google from your own online life as much as possible, there are alternatives in almost every one of the sphere’s they dominate. As of late, DuckDuckGo has accumulated a fair amount of buzz and coverage as a private, more relevant alternative to Google’s plain old search engine. Though it is clever enough to list us as the first result for “extratone,” I’ve found it simply insufficient as a replacement in my own life because, essentially, it rarely delivers what I’m looking for. By contrast, Dropbox Paper is such an elegant cloud notetaking and word processing software that it makes Google Docs look simply idiotic (and warrants its own review very shortly.) For getting around, know that MapQuest is not only still around — it’s now a very competitive mobile navigation app.

I, myself, have allowed Google as complete of access to my information and behavior as possible because I believe “privacy” is a completely futile endeavor if one wishes to be a part of society, though I do often use alternatives to Google services simply because I fucking hate the way they look. If you want a more complete list of services and software that allow one to shun the Google God entirely, you’ll be forced to seek out less dignified sources like Lifehacker and Reddit and decide if the additional time you’ll spend using most of them to accomplish the same tasks is really worth your digital angst.

If Google were to be more explicit with its users and staff about its aspirations to take over control of our lives, there will be little to do but accept the future they intend to create because they’ve long been too powerful to control. In the meantime, I’d suggest you continue to use whatever software works best for you and refrain from wasting your time fretting on conspiratorial suppositions of what the tech industry may be doing to “invade your privacy,” because there is no longer any such thing, nor will there be ever again. However, I would also urge to you worship your own Gods, whomever they may be, for Google will never be worthy. I, for one, shall only pray to our Mother Sun.

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