Yes there are plenty of good open source apps and tools. However if you want to read your feeds on multiple devices and have them synced between them that means you gotta host your own service like FreshRSS for example, which is probably not an option for the average user.

I came across FreshRSS as well while looking for alternatives to Feedly, but can’t be bothered to host it myself and I couldn’t figure out how to get an account on any of the providers from the list, I only get a login page but no signup page.

Ah damn, didn’t know that. :/

Haven’t tried it myself yet but Revolut seems very popular.

If you’re looking for a dedicated server there it’s always worth checking their “Serverbörse”. Sometimes customers want non-standard hardware upgrades in their servers and when they cancel they can’t add just rent them out in their normal price classes again so you can get servers with random upgrades at a discount.

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I’ve always had fritz boxes but they were always provided for free by the ISP. Not sure if I’d buy one myself as they seem quite expensive and I really don’t need any of the “fancy” features it provides. But I also never had any problems with them either.

I remember there was a huge outcry in the podcast scene when they started. They basically scraped tons of podcasts that are freely available from their creators’ websites and sold them in their subscription model without asking the creators for permission or offering a share of the revenue. Pretty much like Spotify is taking free podcasts, adds their own ads and doesn’t pay the creators anything unless they make their podcast “Spotify exclusive”. Don’t know if they’re still doing that but wouldn’t recommend them because of this, that’s just really shady shit. Just get a generic podcast player (plenty of free/open source apps available) and just subscribe to the podcasts directly on the creators’ websites.

He should’ve done his research. The AfD nazis he endorsed believe climate change is a hoax and hate e-cars, and everyone who does buy e-cars hates nazis.

Babbel is great. Made the switch quite some time ago already when Duolingo decided to cater to Vladolf Putler’s homophobic censorship and removed all LGBTQ+ references from their language courses for Russian users instead of just pulling out of the market where they don’t even make any money.

EDIT: Should mention that there’s no free ad-financed version of Babbel and the regular price can be a bit much. They do a lot of advertising in podcasts though with codes for up to 50% discount, should be easy to find one before subscribing.

Afri Cola, Fritz Cola and Vitacola all three awesome and from Germany. Don’t know if they’re available outside Germany though, if you find any give em a shot.

I’m afraid most maps alternatives don’t have a review system or when they have it’s lacking reviews due to small user bases. OsmAnd had a plugin some time ago for some open review site but that stop working.

I’m using OrganicMaps and OsmAnd depending on the task, both based on openstreetmaps but neither have reviews.

I don’t know the Instinct 2 so no idea if they got something comparable, but Polar (polar.com) is another company from Finland that makes outdoor smartwatches, maybe you’ll find something there.

I’ve had Helikon Tex pants and didn’t like them very much, I’ll check out the other two though, thanks!

UF-Pro (Slovenia). Not marketed as working but tactical/military clothes, but their clothes and especially pants are the most robust and comfy ones I’ve ever had and they’re available in more civilian looks and colors too. On the pricier side but quality is top notch, will last you a while.

It probably wouldn’t be as funny in Ukrainian. In English it sounds like he’s mocking Trump’s suit as a costume but costume (костюм) is literally the Ukrainian word for suit. ;)

Ist halt die Frage ob das kasachische Öl tatsächlich aus Kasachstan kommt oder ob man am Ende nicht doch über Bande Moskau Geld schickt. https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/how-kazakhstan-helps-russia-bypass-western-sanctions/

Was glaubst du denn was so ein Biowaffeninspekteur bei der UN im Detail macht? Der geht zu Land XY, die sagen ihm “Guck mal hier in dieser Abstellkammer waren unsere Biowaffen und jetzt ist sie leer.” und der “Ja top dann mach ich mal Häkchen auf meinem Clipboard die Welt ist wieder ein Stück sicherer!”

Dass Merz und Scholz keine Messlatten sind sollte hoffentlich jedem klar sein, aber Akens Einschätzung geht halt konträr zu denen so ziemlich aller Experten die seit 2014 durchgehend gewarnt und das alles richtig vorausgesagt haben. Wie die zwei Jahre als Biowaffeninspekteur ständig hochgehalten werden klingt einfach so “Hey guckt mal wir haben auch einen der schon mal was mit Waffen gemacht hat bitte nehmt uns ernst wenn wir Stuss fordern!”

Jan Van Akens Position gründet sich auf seine Erfahrung als Waffeninspekteur bei der UN

Find’s ehrlich gesagt bisschen cringe wie das immer als Qualifikation angeführt wird. Wenn dich jemand mit’m Bus überfahren will rufst du auch nicht bei Klaus-Dieter an weil der mal zwei Jahre beim TÜV gearbeitet hat.

Russland hat schon lange auf Kriegswirtschaft umgestellt und gibt derzeit über 30% vom Staatshaushalt für Rüstung aus während hier über die 2% vom GDP getankt wird. Die werden sehr viel schneller bereit sein. Und wir können auch nicht 5 Jahre warten bis die Linken mal klar kommen und dann erst anfangen, das muss jetzt passieren.