Reclist

Software and Tools

Computing Software and Tools

• LibreOffice
• Firefox
• Malwarebytes
• Bitwarden
• Cryptpad - open-source, browser-based collaborative office suite software. It's like if LibreOffice lived in your phone or if Gdocs wasn't evil. Zero-Knowledge storage and a free tier with 1GB of space available.
• Marginalia - Indie search engine
• Proton Drive - Cloud Storage that isn't spying on you. Sign up for 5GB free storage, with paid plans up to 3TB.
• Proton Mail - Free end-to-end encrypted email service. I strongly recommend them with the caveat that Email is Not Secure.
• Linux Mint - A distro for newbies. Easy to use and well-supported.
• Linux Lite - ultralightweight distro for older machines.

Brain Management Software and Tools

• Goblin.Tools - great AI to-do list generator and I love /judge for parsing the emotional tone of writing.
• Habitica - online task manager modeled after a video game.

Art/Video/Music Software and Tools

• Cobalt.Tools - social media video downloader; save videos from Twitter, IG, Tumblr, TikTok, etc., as audio or visuals.
• Dither It - a free dithering tool
• EZGif - Free online GIF maker and editor.

Websites

• Ask A Manager - Advice column for jobseekers
• Captain Awkward - Advice column for the socially awkward
• How-To Geek - Articles and tutorials about computer repair
• Pluralistic.Net - Corey Doctorow's blog/newsletter. Privacy and tech news
• Privacy Guides - what it says on the tin; particularly recommended for their rec list

Podcasts

I use the Antennapod app for all my podcasting needs.

This is every active podcast that I'm currently listening to that I've spent 100+ hours on. Proceed with caution a lot of these are kind of heavy.

• Knowledge Fight
• The Dollop
• Behind the Bastards
• Qanon Anonymous
• It Could Happen Here
• Citations Needed
• I Don't Speak German
• Quick Question with Soren and Daniel
• Know Your Enemy
• 5-4
• Maintenance Phase
• Some More News
• WIRED Security

Bonus: The West Wing Thing (Leftist criticism of The West Wing)

Creators

• Folding Ideas

Books

• A Culture of Conspiracy by Michael Barkun
• Design Basics by Stephen Pentak and David A. Lauer

Articles

• Against the Logic of the Guillotine

Music

In no particular order, just music that I think is good that I think people would like but that they might not otherwise stumble across.

• "Shame" by Low. Really, listen to anything by Low but I think this and "Lullabye" are the best.
• "Machine Gun" or "SOS" (ABBA Cover) by Portisehead. Look everyone knows "Glory Box" rules check these out because they rule in a totally different way.
• "Don't Slander Me" by Roky Erickson.
• "Call me a Hole' PomDeter mashup of "Call me Maybe" and "Head like a Hole."
• "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss Sped Up and Slowed Down with Reverb.
• (the) Melvins cover of Kiss's "Going Blind."
• "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns.
• The whole first album of Chipmunks on 16 Speed is worth listening to, as are parts of the second album, but the best track off of either is "Bette Davis Eyes."
• Pulse Demon by Merzbow. This is a harsh noise album, so warnings for loud and obnoxious noises. This is my heavy-duty, need-to-focus, emergency ADHD music.
• 9hr time-stretched "Bela Lugosi's Dead." I absolutely cannot explain why this works but the nine hour version of BLD played at 2x speed is a less aurally punishing version of the effect that I get from listening to Pulse Demon.
• "Supernaut" by 1000 Homo DJs (collab with Al Jorgenson and Trent Reznor).