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Chris
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Game Developer. Indie/AA/AAA Currently in stealth.

Photographer, and experimenting with not being a US tech product.
DE-US-Corp.
Buy EU : Buy Local
100K for a car that has headlights that fall out.

Genius. Break things and innovate. It works, and you volunteer to pay for it.

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WTF Is AMD On About Here?
YouTube video by TechLinked
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
oh, that'll be it. More than half of my use are Ads/trackers
despite adblockers on browsers, degoogled, non-Google apps (open source) on phones.
EU ad blocking DNS out of the Netherlands. running DuckDuckGo blocking on Mobile
Pc via ghostry.
I fund the ad Industry while blocking hard as hell.
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Boomer rant: Why?
I can turn on Bluetooth on my phone and wander around my house, my headphones still play YouTube and Audible, and my watch is still connected.
PC is connected to a mesh6 network, I have 800mb connection, slow as fuck. hangs, waits for the latest ads.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
why?
I turn on Bluetooth on my phone, wander around my house, headphones still play YouTube & Audible, my watch is still connected.

PC: connected to mesh6 network, 500mb connection, it's as slow as fuck. hangs & waits like a fucker to download the latest ads.

Microsoft, get your act together.
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
How Google Makes Billions Off You (Europeans)—And How To Opt Out | Incognito Mode | WIRED

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How Google Makes Billions Off You—And How To Opt Out | Incognito Mode | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Nextcloud signs Public Letter calling for EU Sovereign Tech Fund
nextcloud.com/blog/nextclo...
Nextcloud signs public letter calling for EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF) - Nextcloud
Why Nextcloud calls for open source maintenance funding to secure Europe’s digital infrastructure through an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF).
nextcloud.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure, Magnus Östberg, Chief Software Officer at Mercedes-Benz: “Open source accelerates innovation across the automotive industry. to maintain this infrastructure at scale, we need strong, public-private collaboration

openforumeurope.org/ofe-launches...
OFE Publishes Landmark Study Calling on Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure through an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF) - OpenForum Europe
OpenForum Europe (OFE) has released its much-anticipated report, Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure: A Study on the Economic, Legal, and Political Feasibility of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (E...
openforumeurope.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Reddit is doing its thing.

#atheism
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Privacy First: Guaranteed

DNS.SB believes that, without privacy, there is no human dignity. DNS.SB is designed with one goal in mind: to protect your personal DNS data, no logs, forever.

We don’t want to know what you do on the Internet.

#Privacy #BuyEU

dns.sb
DNS.SB
Browse Internet, Faster and More Private with DNS.SB's extremely performant and stable DNS resolver services
dns.sb
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
But why would you want to Degoogle ?

Maybe.
Google signed a $45 million contract with the Israeli prime minister’s office to run a global digital advertising campaign promoting Israeli state messaging during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.

www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250904-goo...
September 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Similar to Privacy pack. This site lets you easily pick from a range of apps that are EU based.

Pick your own EU based apps or try out some alternatives with this easy-to-use site.

europick.eu

Start your de-USTech journey. You never know if you're gonna be DOge'd.
EuroPick
Pick the mainstream apps you used before, show the european tools you have switched to!
europick.eu
September 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Pick your own apps or try out some alternatives with this easy-to-use site.

privacypack.org

Start your degoogling journey, unless you want to be a product all your life.
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Your keyboard shouldn't connect to the internet. If you value privacy or you're just looking for a good Android keyboard.

Check out FUTO. I've struggled with testing a few offline keyboards. This is now my daily driver. So far, I'm pretty happy with it.

keyboard.futo.org
September 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Some suggestions for a privacy pack.
August 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
European alternatives for some common software applications
August 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I hear MasterCard have asked esports players and influencers to look out for negative posts.

This one's for you #Mastercard

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Credit Cards Are Controlling What You Can Buy on Steam
YouTube video by LMG Clips
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Your Master has spoken.

#steam #mastercard #gamedev
August 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A humid evening by the harbour.
August 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
European alternatives to popular SaaS.

seeking out local alternatives? below is a list of open-source software solutions that are based and developed in Europe. We hope you'll find it useful if you're looking for reliable and transparent solutions made locally.

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European alternatives to popular SaaS
If you're looking to reclaim your digital sovereignty, check out our list of European alternatives that are both open-source and developed in Europe.
xwiki.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Schlep, a self-styled “predator hunter” who has over 767,000 YouTube subscribers, had all associated Roblox accounts terminated in the high-profile conflict with the company.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
‘Predator hunter’ YouTuber hit with cease and desist letter from Roblox CEO
YouTuber ‘Schlep’ claims his investigations have led to six arrests of individuals attempting to groom minors on Roblox
www.independent.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Roblox CEO called on to resign after sending cease and desist letter to online ‘predator hunter’

mashable.com/article/robl...
Roblox accused of enabling 'systemic sexual exploitation' of children in new lawsuit
The site has been reforming its safety policies following a series of legal battles.
mashable.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The virtual AI assistant with privacy in mind

Accelerate your work with AI tools and assistants, without compromising data safety

www.solidagent.io
solidagent - The virtual AI assistant with privacy in mind
Accelerate your work with AI tools and assistants, without compromising data safety
www.solidagent.io
August 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Bunny Fonts is a EU-based font service designed to be a direct drop-in replacement for Google Fonts. offered for free by the (CDN) provider Bunny. Simply swap "https://fonts.bunny.net/css" in place of "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css" on your website's code to use Bunny Fonts.

fonts.bunny.net
Bunny Fonts | Explore Faster & GDPR friendly Fonts
Bunny Fonts help make the internet faster, safer and GDPR compliant!
fonts.bunny.net
August 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
WeSendIt is a file-sharing service based in Switzerland. They don't require an email and have a transfer limit of 2 GB.

say goodbye to wetransfer

say hello to :
www.wesendit.com
Secure Swiss File Transfer & Decentralized Storage | WeSendit
Experience secure file transfer and decentralized storage with WeSendit, the #1 provider worldwide. Share and store large files effortlessly. Transfer up to 5GB for free.
www.wesendit.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM