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 <hidden Secret tips> <hidden Secret tips>
 Have your progesterone level checked! There are plant extracts of raspberry bush (Rubus idaeus) which will naturally fix your hormonal balance - no need for birth control pills. \\ Have your progesterone level checked! There are plant extracts of raspberry bush (Rubus idaeus) which will naturally fix your hormonal balance - no need for birth control pills. \\
-[[life_hacks:kitchen#knowledge|Quit/reduce eating sugar]], it helps (see recipes for more knowledge). \\ +Do a fully blood fat analysis (to e.g. check Gamma-Linolenic Acid). Also, nothing works without a good functioning thyroid gland - (There is a good book called "Genial ernährt!" by Dr.Med. Yael Adler explaining this). \\ 
-Check if taking zinc helps. Feel if avoiding dairy products has an effect on you. \\+[[life_hacks:kitchen#knowledge|Reduce eating sugar]] (see recipes for more knowledge). \\
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 - bash/vi/hex cheat sheet pdfs \\ - bash/vi/hex cheat sheet pdfs \\
  
-- See [[projects:lg-webos|LG TV section to block ads for webOS]] \\+- See [[awesome-pages:lg-webos|LG TV section to block ads for webOS]] \\
  
  
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 - Always see before if there is an open source alternative. \\ - Always see before if there is an open source alternative. \\
 - Learn about [[life_hacks:battery_tips|Battery Tips]]: Alkaline BBD, LiPo storaging, BMS salvage \\ - Learn about [[life_hacks:battery_tips|Battery Tips]]: Alkaline BBD, LiPo storaging, BMS salvage \\
-- Do not charge PS4 controller (DS4) over quick charge (QC) wall chargers, you will probably [[projects:playstation|kill PMIC (power management IC)]] \\+- Do not charge PS4 controller (DS4) over quick charge (QC) wall chargers, you will probably [[awesome-pages:playstation|kill PMIC (power management IC)]] \\
 - Avoid Arduino, it is for playing around. Start your project with FreeRTOS, Zephyr or something similar serious. \\ - Avoid Arduino, it is for playing around. Start your project with FreeRTOS, Zephyr or something similar serious. \\
 - Always label your components.\\ - Always label your components.\\
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 - for transporting bulky things in your car, lay in an old backplane of a cupboard on the trunk floor for sliding and protection. \\ - for transporting bulky things in your car, lay in an old backplane of a cupboard on the trunk floor for sliding and protection. \\
 - You can consider yourself to be disabled, if you go by car for short distances w/o transporting huge/lots of things. The car is your motorized wheelchair. Cars are not a typical aspect of human life, as mass production only began in 1886. Take your bike, get some saddlebags. \\ - You can consider yourself to be disabled, if you go by car for short distances w/o transporting huge/lots of things. The car is your motorized wheelchair. Cars are not a typical aspect of human life, as mass production only began in 1886. Take your bike, get some saddlebags. \\
-- Pollution with industrial revolution started ~1750. This is only 275 years destroying environment in the 300.000 years homo sapiens exist. Only ~0.092% of human's time was needed to achieve such a destruction. We are at the peak of it. Be proud of your consumption behavior, go and watch [[:media#english|documentations about plastics]]. \\  +- Pollution with industrial revolution started ~1750. This is only 275 years destroying environment in the 300.000 years homo sapiens exist. Only ~0.092% of human's time was needed to achieve such a destruction. We are at the peak of it. Be proud of your consumption behavior, go and watch [[awesome-pages:media#english|documentations about plastics]]. \\  
 - Learn how to skate and teach your kids - it is awesome for short distances. I even enjoy fetching crates of water with my longboard (just put cardboard under so it doesn't slip). \\ - Learn how to skate and teach your kids - it is awesome for short distances. I even enjoy fetching crates of water with my longboard (just put cardboard under so it doesn't slip). \\
 - No [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2picMQC-9E|vertical videos]]! Except you only want to address phone people, then it's fine. \\ - No [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2picMQC-9E|vertical videos]]! Except you only want to address phone people, then it's fine. \\
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 - glitching MCUs for dumping firmware is feasible. Revive your bricked MCUs, revert PS4 to prev FW. \\ - glitching MCUs for dumping firmware is feasible. Revive your bricked MCUs, revert PS4 to prev FW. \\
 - for legacy Garmin devices [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin|replace maps with openstreetmap]]. Read [[projects:rlink2#updating_maps|how to use iGO maps on Renault R-Link2]]. \\ - for legacy Garmin devices [[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin|replace maps with openstreetmap]]. Read [[projects:rlink2#updating_maps|how to use iGO maps on Renault R-Link2]]. \\
-- Keep your webpages small! See //Fit on a Floppy//: [[https://fitonafloppy.website/]] \\+- Keep your webpages small! See //Fit on a Floppy//: [[https://fitonafloppy.website/]] - keep it small should also apply to your software stack \\
 ====== Web links ====== ====== Web links ======
 - [[https://bahn.expert]]: More accurate schedules than Deutsche Bahn itself. marudor.de was created to join different APIs of DB. [[https://media.ccc.de/search?p=marudor|Watch his talks at CCC]]. \\ - [[https://bahn.expert]]: More accurate schedules than Deutsche Bahn itself. marudor.de was created to join different APIs of DB. [[https://media.ccc.de/search?p=marudor|Watch his talks at CCC]]. \\
 ++ [[https://bahnvorhersage.de/]] Vorhersage für Bahnverbindungen \\
 ++ [[https://travic.app/]]: movement visualization of transit data \\
 ++ [[bahn.guru]] \\
 +- [[https://localsend.org/]]: send files locally \\
 - [[https://bugmenot.com/]]: use already created accounts temporarily \\ - [[https://bugmenot.com/]]: use already created accounts temporarily \\
 - [[https://www.minuteinbox.com/]]: disposable temp mail (no gmail) \\ - [[https://www.minuteinbox.com/]]: disposable temp mail (no gmail) \\
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 ====== Software ====== ====== Software ======
 +
 - Scraping Vbulletin forums: [[https://github.com/sh4rkov1tch/pynsw2u]] \\ - Scraping Vbulletin forums: [[https://github.com/sh4rkov1tch/pynsw2u]] \\
 - Crack legacy zip encryptions: [[https://github.com/kimci86/bkcrack]] \\ - Crack legacy zip encryptions: [[https://github.com/kimci86/bkcrack]] \\
  
-- free your vibrator sex toy: [[https://buttplug.io/]] \\ +- free your vibrator sex toy: [[https://buttplug.io/]] and read [[https://internetofdon.gs/]] \\ 
-- free your vacuum robot from vendor cloud: [[https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo]] \\+- free your vacuum robot from vendor cloud: [[https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo]] and its page [[https://valetudo.cloud/]] \\
 - free your smartwatch from proprietary app: [[https://gadgetbridge.org/]] \\ - free your smartwatch from proprietary app: [[https://gadgetbridge.org/]] \\
 - connect your Bosch/Siemens washing machines: [[https://github.com/hn/bsh-home-appliances]] \\ - connect your Bosch/Siemens washing machines: [[https://github.com/hn/bsh-home-appliances]] \\
 - connect your Miele washing machine: [[https://github.com/medusalix/FreeMDU]] \\ - connect your Miele washing machine: [[https://github.com/medusalix/FreeMDU]] \\
 +
 +
 +===== Firefox Plugins =====
 +
 +Simplified speaking, for desktops there is only Chromium-based browsers (Blink engine) or Firefox (Gecko engine) (and Webkit/Safari for Mac/iOS). Support diversity and use the only major independent alternative: Firefox or one of its derivates. \\
 +
 +   * Use rubber: don't surf the internet without blocking by [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock origin for firefox]]. \\
 +   * Avoid industry sugar: [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/|I don't care about cookies]] plugin to get rid of cookie banners. 🍪 If you create your HP, avoid cookies altogether. \\
 +   * Save the environment: if you must listen to music as yt-video, audiostream only with [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/music-mode-for-youtube/|Music Mode for YouTube™]] - save the bandwidth. \\
 +   * To save some tutorials in a single html page that is portable and looks as original, try [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/save-page-we/|Save Page WE]] \\
 +
  
 ===== Android ===== ===== Android =====
  
 Android phones use a crippled Linux, but there is sadly no way around it anymore. Consider using [[https://download.lineageos.org/|(official) LineageOS]], [[https://lineage.microg.org/|microG derivate]] or [[https://e.foundation/e-os/|/e/OS]]. For good long-term support, check [[https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices|devices for postmarketOS]]. With the latter you can also use your phone as a home server. \\ Android phones use a crippled Linux, but there is sadly no way around it anymore. Consider using [[https://download.lineageos.org/|(official) LineageOS]], [[https://lineage.microg.org/|microG derivate]] or [[https://e.foundation/e-os/|/e/OS]]. For good long-term support, check [[https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices|devices for postmarketOS]]. With the latter you can also use your phone as a home server. \\
-Reuse your old phone as IoT-device with [[https://janos.io/]]. \\ 
  
 F-Droid is a must-have app store: \\ F-Droid is a must-have app store: \\
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    * QRAlarm    * QRAlarm
    * RetroArch    * RetroArch
 +   * [[https://f-droid.org/packages/org.localsend.localsend_app/|localsend]]
  
 </hidden> \\ </hidden> \\
  
 +<hidden other Android apps not in F-Droid>
  
-===== Firefox Plugins ===== +[[https://github.com/librepods-org/librepods]] \\
- +
-Simplified speaking, for desktops there is only Chromium-based browsers (Blink engine) or Firefox (Gecko engine) (and Webkit/Safari for Mac/iOS). Support diversity and use the only major independent alternative: Firefox or one of its derivates. \\ +
- +
-   * Use rubber: don't surf the internet without blocking by [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/|uBlock origin for firefox]]. \\ +
-   * Avoid industry sugar: [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/|I don't care about cookies]] plugin to get rid of cookie banners. 🍪 If you create your HP, avoid cookies altogether. \\ +
-   * Save the environment: if you must listen to music as yt-video, audiostream only with [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/music-mode-for-youtube/|Music Mode for YouTube™]] - save the bandwidth. \\ +
-   * To save some tutorials in a single html page that is portable and looks as original, try [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/save-page-we/|Save Page WE]] \\ +
  
 +</hidden> \\
 ===== Firmware replacements ===== ===== Firmware replacements =====
  
 +   * [[https://openwrt.org/supported_devices|openWRT device list]] for routers and also check out the [[https://freifunk.net/en/|freifunk open network]] \\
    * [[https://asteroidos.org/]]: alternative OS for smartwatches \\    * [[https://asteroidos.org/]]: alternative OS for smartwatches \\
-   * [[https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/]]: firmware for 3D-Printers. Also check out Klipper [[https://www.klipper3d.org]] \\+   * [[https://reprap.org/wiki/List_of_Firmware]]: see list of alternative firmware for 3D-Printers \\
    * [[https://ralim.github.io/IronOS/]]: alternative Firmware for Pinecil soldering iron and a GUI flash tool: [[https://github.com/Spagett1/pineflash]] \\    * [[https://ralim.github.io/IronOS/]]: alternative Firmware for Pinecil soldering iron and a GUI flash tool: [[https://github.com/Spagett1/pineflash]] \\
-   * [[https://openwrt.org/supported_devices|openWRT device list]] for routers and also check out the [[https://freifunk.net/en/|freifunk open network]] \\+   * [[https://janos.io/]]: Reuse your old phone as IoT-device. Also read [[life_hacks:start#android|Android section]] above. \\  
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