Good Idea: Truly Open AI

https://pure.mpg.de/rest/items/item_3588217_2/component/file_3588218/content

We argue that openness in generative AI is necessarily composite (consisting of multiple elements) and gradient (coming in degrees), and point out the risk of relying on single features like access or licensing to declare models open or not. Evidence-based openness assessment can help foster a generative AI landscape in which models can be effectively regulated, model providers can be held accountable, scientists can scrutinise generative AI, and end users can make informed decisions.

Video instructions for administering First AID stuck behind 30-second ad, causing someone to die
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12143973/YouTube-playing-30-second-adverts-AID-videos.html

https://redd.it/1dhi73n
@failures_of_capitalism

Good idea: Use Free Open Source Apps

(post about Android, following https://f-droid.org/en/about/ )


Recommended F-Droid client
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.looker.droidify/


Basic must have for privacy:

- NETGUARD - Firewall
https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.faircode.netguard/ (or AFWall+ if you gave ROOT)
- Check URLs and remove tracking before opening
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.trianguloy.urlchecker/
- Remove metadata from images before sharing
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jarsilio.android.scrambledeggsif/ or https://f-droid.org/packages/de.kaffeemitkoffein.imagepipe/


Contacts and Calendar sync DavX5

https://f-droid.org/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/

You can set up a NextCloud account to use as a server to seamlessly sync your contacts, calendar, tasks...
https://nextcloud.com/sign-up/ or look up online. There are plenty of free providers. I use https://woelkli.com/en


This app lets you open chats in whatsapp (...) so you don't have to share your whole contact list with whatsapp (...)
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.vinaygopinath.launchchat/


Browsers

- Mull (Firefox fork)
https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/
- Repository app to find all "good" browsers
https://f-droid.org/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/


Maps and navigation

- OSMAnd+
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.osmand.plus/
- OrganicMaps
https://f-droid.org/packages/app.organicmaps/
- Google maps web wrapper
https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.maps/
- Contribute to openmaps
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/
- GPS data
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.vonglasow.michael.satstat/


APPs

- K9 Email client
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fsck.k9/
- Gallery
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.gallery/
- Calendar
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.calendar/
- Podcast
https://f-droid.org/packages/de.danoeh.antennapod/
- Youtube
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/
- Password manager - BitWarden
https://bitwarden.com/download/ --> scroll down to F-Droid and add the repository to the FDroid client
- AEGIS - OTP / 2FA
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.beemdevelopment.aegis/
- Fitness tracker
https://f-droid.org/packages/de.tadris.fitness/
- Menstruation tracker (fully offline)
https://bloodyhealth.gitlab.io/
- Barcode scanner
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.atharok.barcodescanner/
- VLC video player
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.videolan.vlc/
- Book tracker
https://f-droid.org/packages/software.mdev.bookstracker/
- Useful tools - Trail sense
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.kylecorry.trail_sense/
- Phone sensors
https://f-droid.org/packages/de.rwth_aachen.phyphox/
- Aurora store (gplay store client for ungoogled phones)
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.aurora.store/
- Telegram - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.telegram.messenger
- System maintenance - SD Maid
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.darken.sdmse
- Terminal
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/
- Medito - Meditation app
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/meditofoundation.medito


Games

- Shattered Pixel dungeon
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon/
- Mindustry (factorio-like)
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.anuke.mindustry/
-unciv (Civilization like, tile-round based strategy)
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.unciv.app/

- Emulator
https://archive.newpipe.net/fdroid/repo


And a friendly reminder to use the search bar to discover new FOSS apps :)

🙏 If you have other FOSS apps that everyone should know, write them in the comments!