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1. Tips, tricks, and reviews -
- 1.1. Getting rid of google drive, onedrive…
- 1.2. Password manager
- 1.3. Watching youtube -
  - 1.3.1. mpv
  - 1.3.2. yt-dlp
  - 1.3.3. Newpipe
  - 1.3.4. Revanced
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- 1.4. Headphones
- 1.5. Guitar, bass and related things -
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- 1.6. I need a new pc or laptop
- 1.7. Mice?
- 1.8. Keyboards because why not
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1. Tips, tricks, and reviews

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Getting rid of google drive, onedrive…
Password manager
Watching youtube
Headphones
Guitar, bass and related things
I need a new pc or laptop
Mice?
Keyboards because why not

1.1. Getting rid of google drive, onedrive…

-This is where most people tell you to use a good cloud storage service -like disroot but I have a even better -alterative. One that is onetime payment, gives you a fuck ton of -storage, fast upload and download speeds, works on all your devices, -never looks at your files, and it doesnt even need internet! Its called -the external harddrive. USB drives work to but they are little cheaply -made pieces of shit that are easy to lose, have a laughable amount of -storage for many uses, corrupt easily… You lite weight freaks may be -pissing out over the fact external harddrives are bigger than your -finger tip but thats a good thing because that means you will not as -easily fucking lose that mother fucker! Dont know about you but I lose -USB drives all the fucking time!
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-Some cool tricks with a external harddrive is: making a encrypted -partition so if when you lose it somewhere some edgy teen isnt going -to make the next few months of your life fucking hell, making seprate -partitions for files that will stay in linux and files you might have to -access on some random ass machine running windows so file permissions -dont get fucked over, and making scripts to make backing up and -restoring files easier.
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-Wanta sync bookmarks, browser settings, addons… across browsers on -different devices? Dont use the stupid google account or -mozilla bullshit that -sells your information and gives it to the NSA. All you gotta do is copy -your .mozilla, .librewolf, or where ever the fuck your browser is -storing everything onto your harddrive than you can paste it onto -whatever device you want. Making a script to speed things up a bit isnt -too hard either.
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-For those who dont know how to find things I personally use -one -of these bad boys. -

1.2. Password manager

-Do you use the same password for everything? Thats fucking stupid. Do -you click yes when your asked if you want the password saved? Those -builtin password managers tend to get hacked and people arent good about -backing them up so they fucking lose everything easily. The best -password manager is a spreadsheet! But wouldnt that be a easy way for -your information to get leaked you say? Thats why spreadsheet programs -have encryption options. Now you only have to remember one password but -can still have strong passwords for everything, your welcome. Dont use -stupid ass closed source shit like microsoft office. Instead get -yourself libreoffice. Openoffice is old af so I wouldnt trust it for -password locked spreadsheets. Do you dual boot and wanta share it on -multiple OS's? Use a shared file partition. Wanta back it up to the -cloud? Use a external harddrive like I already said but if you do throw -it on a cloud service they arent going to get into that mother fucker -if you used a different password than the one for the cloud service. -

1.3. Watching youtube

-Hate google but still wanta watch youtube? There are some tricks you can -do. -

1.3.1. mpv

-One of the features mpv has is it can stream youtube videos. I try to -use alterative youtube web clients and they tend to work great for -searching for videos but poop out when you try to play the video. When -this happens just throw the youtube url into mpv. Also under the hood -youtube channels are just rss feeds so you can use a feed reader to keep -up with your favorite channels than watch them with mpv. I also talk a -bit about that here. -

1.3.2. yt-dlp

-yt-dlp is for downloading your -fucking videos! Check out -this -reddit post for a little dummy guide/cheatsheat. -

1.3.3. Newpipe

-Great little mobile youtube client. Has the best interface out of all -the youtube clients. And it can import your subs from your youtube -account using that same file my rss feed list script uses. Once you get -your subs from your youtube account you can ditch that mother fucker! It -poops out sometimes but the devs are fast to fix it. -

1.3.4. Revanced

-Revanced is a project that patches the official mobile youtube client to -block ads and do other cool things. The official site is -here. On search engines the unofficial -websites show up first so be careful. Some people have used the -unofficial websites without getting hacked while others have gotten -their google accounts hacked using it. I dont really care for revanced -too much because it still requires you sign into a google account and -for the most part use the official youtube client even if it has a few -patches. -

1.4. Headphones

-Need a pair of no bullshit bluetooth headphones that work just fine on -any device and dont use any stupid app? Get -one -of these bad boys. They have bad ass 40mm drivers and quite good -frequency response. They are about the most balanced headphones -skullcandy sells and atleast for consumer headphone standards they are -balanced. Most consumer headphones are unnaturally bassy to try to -cover up the fact they are pieces of shit because most of you fuckers -think more bass means better sound. Hesh headphones have enough bass to -itch that scratch while still being actually good headphones. Most -bluetooth headphones have a weak single and barely ever manages to -connect. Hesh headphones on the other hand have a nice strong signal and -are the only bluetooth devices that have not gave me shit. And guess -what? They still have plenty of battery life! They actually have a -usable headphone jack, the interface is good old buttons instead of -swipe bullshit, and they dont even have an app let alone lock features -behind one!
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-They are built to last and can survive whatever shit life throws at -them. You can also get the anc which are a active noise canneling -version but they tend to make a slight clicking sound sometimes when anc -mode is enabled. For us sensative people the clicking renders the anc -useless and the hesh models already have good passive noise canneling as -is. The evos cost less than the anc and they have slightly better sound -and battery life. Though I guess if an anc mode that makes an annoying -clicking sound is your thing have at it with the hesh anc. As much as I -hate outside noise the clicking is nearly just as bad.
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-Skullcandy's tend to be the main pick for musicians. Thats because alot -of us know better than to waste money on buying shit from apple, bose, -jbl, sony… when skullcandy sells way better headphones for a fraction -of the price. -

1.5. Guitar, bass and related things

1.5.1. Fender style guitars

-Wanta buy a electric guitar? Do yourself a favor and get a g&l. They are -the best electric guitars money can buy. Mainly for basses but also -guitars Music Man also has some fine stuff. As far as fender goes the -american fenders are overpriced pieces of shit! Instead get yourself a -mexican fender, japenese fender, or even a squier! My first electric was -a mexican fender and its a really great guitar though as great as -mexican fenders are g&l and Music Man are just better though I didnt -know about them at the time. I been fucking around with some g&l -hardware on a squier tele but tbh I have never owned a g&l as much as I -like them. -

1.5.2. Gibson style guitars

-Never buy a gibson! Might as well buy a fucking tesla to match your -gibson! Instead get yoursefl a fine epiphone and if you do get a -epiphone there is no finer epiphone than their version of the firebird. -Its a through body so it doesnt have the same neck issues as most gibson -style guitars though beware of finish cracking around the nut though its -not a problem (most of the time). -

1.5.3. Straps

-I always get strap lock. The fucking strap buttons hurts my autism. I -dont fucking want to see a guitar or bass fucking hit the ground. Strap -lock will save your stupid ass. I have seen people preforming live have -their guitar hit the ground. -

1.6. I need a new pc or laptop

-Does it have linux installed? If not install linux and that mother -fucker will last many more years. -

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-Already have linux? Get something that isnt linux! Some of the more -funky options include: -

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1.7. Mice?

-As much as I dont like big brands the best mouse money can buy is the -logitech G203 lightsync. I dont like overpriced gaming mice. They often -feel wrong in my hands, are overpriced pieces of shit, fucking shit out -in linux… I use to game with shitty office mice because of that. The -G203 is shaped like a office mouse and is the right weight. Fuck the -super heavy and super lite shit. And the cool shaped gaming mice fuck up -peoples hands. The magic of the G203 is you can still get gaming mouse -features like smooth tracking that isnt shit, a good ass scroll wheel, -dpi button, side clicks, and rgb while still having a reasonable shape -and weight. In linux there is even a piece of software called piper so -you can configure your G203 without closed source windows bullshit! To -top things off the G203 costs far less than all the fancy mice and out -preforms them. Even if you just want a office mouse the G203 is going to -not only be a big upgrade to your 2010s office mouse I know you use but -also completely outclass all those overpriced modern office mice your -boss spends too much of their 6 figures on. -

1.8. Keyboards because why not

-I use a modded dierya DK61SE. Just a little funky keyboard but I dig it. -I replaced the keycaps, tubed up the switches, put foam or some shit -inside to make it sound better, and some friend did a little bandade -hack to make the guides for the larger buttons shake less. -

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