Andromxda

6mo ago

Fascist App Exodus, where to flock to?

Google search: duck duck go, startpage

DuckDuckGo has a history of working with Microsoft to track users. Startpage is straight up owned by advertising company.

Use a search engine proxy like 4get, or a full meta search engine like SearXNG or MetaGer that pulls its data from multiple sources at once.

6mo ago

What torrenting software is everyone using nowadays?

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I never even realized that Transmission doesn't support it. I just have I2P set up on my seedbox (but it typically requires root access, so unfortunately not everyone can replicate this). I would imagine it's pretty flaky on macOS though? I'm pretty sure the vast majority of I2P users run Linux, so the macOS client probably doesn't get as much development and attention.

6mo ago

What torrenting software is everyone using nowadays?

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I don't think that applies when using the EU version and Apple's new sideloading framework. But I don't know, since I only have 1 app sideloaded right now.

6mo ago

What torrenting software is everyone using nowadays?

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qBittorrent is probably the most commonly used client. Transmission is another popular option, especially among macOS users, since it has a familiar design and feels more native.

rTorrent is great if you want a CLI app, and ruTorrent offers a web frontend. Another option that you can run on a server is Deluge.

You can control qBittorrent from Android using qBitController or from iOS using qBitControl (you can get it from AltStore after adding the Michael-128 repo). Transdroid supports other clients as well, and it's my personal favorite. If you want to torrent on the Android device itself, check out LibreTorrent. For iOS, use iTorrent (also available on AltStore).

If you already plan on self-hosting, or have root access on your seed box (or some other way of installing applications/deploying Docker containers), I also recommend setting up bitmagnet. It's basically your own torrent indexer and search engine. It can also integrate with your *arr applications.

6mo ago

Seems like TikTok has gone through a bit of adjustment

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I do recommend and use Mastodon. I even have a link to my Mastodon profile in my Lemmy Bio. I recommend other parts of the Fediverse as well, Firefish, Sharkey, Misskey, Iceshrimp, Mbin, WriteFreely, PeerTube, Owncast, Pixelfed, Loops, Castopod and others are all great platforms.