From 48f585bfdd92a4bf19f806df5159f56ffd4f190a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SindreKjelsrud Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:51:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] :incoming_envelope: new blogpost! "open source tools for students" Signed-off-by: SindreKjelsrud --- .../blog/open-source-tools-for-students.md | 43 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/content/blog/open-source-tools-for-students.md diff --git a/src/content/blog/open-source-tools-for-students.md b/src/content/blog/open-source-tools-for-students.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0475121 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/blog/open-source-tools-for-students.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +title: "open source tools for students" +pubDate: 'Jan 24 2025' +description: "" +draft: false +--- + +As I'm no longer a student I wanted to share what open source tools I've used through my education to minimize my dependency on vendor locked-in software, optimize my data availability and get a little more privacy. + +But you probably wonder why you should use open source tools as a student when your school or university most likely have all the licenses you need for the proprietary tools that you're used too? Good question. + +Like I mentioned in the opening, you start of by avoiding vendor lock-ins. This will help you keep your notes even when licenses expire. _"But Sid, my notes are still locally on my laptop?"_ Yeah yeah I know, but here comes the second point. + +You'll optimize your data availability, since you no longer rely on a specific program for your notes (_with those custom, weird file extensions_). This means that you can explore a ton of tools to use and find one that fits you the best, without having to worry about copying and pasting all those notes into a new program or exporting them out in another format. + +No? That's not enough to convince you? Well then, privacy! [There's so much tracking and documentation of what you're doing in school](https://theprivacydad.com/privacy-for-students-on-a-budget/), and it'll probably be quite hard to achieve privacy within the school system. But, why add even more tracking by using proprietary tools as well? + +Additionally, many of the open source tools I've used are free of charge, so you save money! That's music playing in a students ears. + +_"Well then, what should I use?"_, you ask. Look no further! I've made a list over some of my favorites below, hope you try some of them out and start your open source journey :) + +### List of my go-to tools (+ alternatives) + +| Category | Chosen tool | +| - | - | +| Operating system | Linux <3 Choose any distro you want. | +| Browser | Firefox ([Waterfox](https://www.waterfox.net/) / [LibreWolf](https://librewolf.net/) / etc. for more privacy) | +| Notes | [LoqSeq](https://logseq.com/) / [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) / [StandardNotes](https://standardnotes.com/) | +| -> Notion-alternative | [AppFlowy](https://appflowy.io/) / [AnyType](https://anytype.io/) | +| Email | [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/) | +| Password manager | [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) | +| Ebook library | [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/) | +| Office suite | [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/) | +| Whiteboard | [Excalidraw](https://excalidraw.com/) | +| Video conferencing | [Jitsi](https://meet.jit.si/) | +| Blogging | [Bearblog.dev](https://bearblog.dev/) | +| IDE | [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) / [Vim](https://www.vim.org/) | +| Project management | [Focalboard](https://www.focalboard.com/) | +| Resume-builder | [OpenResume](https://www.open-resume.com/) | +| Document signing | [DocuSeal](https://www.docuseal.com/) | +| PDF-stuff | [Stirling PDF](https://stirlingpdf.io) | + +> _There's probably a lot more of categories and tools which I forgot, so if you'd like to add something to the list -> [/contact](/contact)_ From 68ff72a5df70f85b2fc7f5611b49407f1a08dc95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SindreKjelsrud Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:52:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] :speech_balloon: Update uses Signed-off-by: SindreKjelsrud --- src/pages/uses.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/pages/uses.md b/src/pages/uses.md index 87e0d7a..a752600 100644 --- a/src/pages/uses.md +++ b/src/pages/uses.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "" layout: "../layouts/Layout.astro" --- -> *Last update: October 18, 2024* +> *Last update: January 21, 2025* ## What do I use? @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following is a list of the different technologies that I use on a daily basi - [Invidious](https://invidious.io/). Open source front-end for YouTube. - [uBlock Origin](https://ublockorigin.com/) Free, open-source ad content blocker. - **Calendar:** Physical calendar -- **Chat:** [Signal](https://signal.org/), iMessage & [Discord](https://discord.com/) +- **Chat:** [Signal](https://signal.org/), iMessage & [Jitsi](https://meet.jit.si/) - **Contacts:** Contacts.app - **Editor:** [neovim](https://neovim.io/) or [VSCodium](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium) - **Email Client:** [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/) @@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ The following is a list of the different technologies that I use on a daily basi - **Filesharing:** [LocalSend](https://localsend.org/#/) - **Financial managing:** [Actual](https://actualbudget.com/) - **Image compression:** [Squoosh](https://squoosh.app/) -- **Music / Podcasts:** [Spotify](https://spotify.com) +- **Music:** [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org/) x [flo](https://client.flooo.club/) - **Notes:** Physical book, or [neovim](https://neovim.io/) with Markdown - **Password management:** [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) +- **Podcasts:** [Anytime Player](https://anytimeplayer.app/index.html) - **Polls:** [Ninjavote](https://ninjavote.com/) - **RSS:** [NetNewsWire](https://netnewswire.com/) - **Tasks:** Notes.app From 711ba46b93e3ea9a6b0de3c9b08317dd3ca0ed0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SindreKjelsrud Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:52:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] :books: Update want to read Signed-off-by: SindreKjelsrud --- src/data/bookshelf.json | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/data/bookshelf.json b/src/data/bookshelf.json index 4fe4bbf..cebe0e1 100644 --- a/src/data/bookshelf.json +++ b/src/data/bookshelf.json @@ -720,6 +720,31 @@ "name": "Want to read", "url": "https://kjelsrud.dev/logs/bookshelf/", "books":[ + { + "title": "BLAME!" + }, + { + "title": "Berserk" + }, + { + "title": "Goodnight Punpun" + }, + { + "title": "My Lovesick Life as a 90's Otaku" + }, + { + "title": "Yotsuba&!" + }, + { + "title": "Atom: The Beginning" + }, + { + "title": "Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon" + }, + { + "title": "Siddhartha", + "author": "Hermann Hesse" + }, { "title": "Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet" }, From 047b7bcc2f798fee8459865279d8030bb3e0d141 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SindreKjelsrud Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:52:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] :clapper: Add "Bones S07" Signed-off-by: SindreKjelsrud --- src/data/watchlist.json | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/data/watchlist.json b/src/data/watchlist.json index 4790061..55118f6 100644 --- a/src/data/watchlist.json +++ b/src/data/watchlist.json @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ "type": "anime" }, { - "title": "Bones S07", + "title": "Bones S08", "type": "series" }, { @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ "name": "Watched", "url": "https://kjelsrud.dev/logs/watchlist/", "tv":[ + { + "title": "Bones S07", + "type": "series", + "date": + { + "year": "2025", + "month": "01", + "day": "22", + "string": "2025-01-22" + }, + "rating": 4 + }, { "title": "Bones S06", "type": "series", From ddab9b17ffc480a9c6ac6627d67e35187163d607 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SindreKjelsrud Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:56:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] :recycle: Change out GitHub & Grandline-webring In favour for forgejo instance and RSS-feed Signed-off-by: SindreKjelsrud --- src/components/Footer.astro | 40 ++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/components/Footer.astro b/src/components/Footer.astro index 79b919c..4176411 100644 --- a/src/components/Footer.astro +++ b/src/components/Footer.astro @@ -1,11 +1,8 @@ ---- -const today = new Date(); ----