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i have no idea how to structure this post but i wanted to let any language learners following me to know about pronunciator! it's a programme i just found out our local library gives us access to, but i think that you can also register for it on your own. it has a massive number of courses for over 160 languagesāeven kurdish, which is really hard to find courses on! some other languages they have that i saw just from a quick glance at their languages page are armenian, mexican sign language, hmong, and amharic. i don't have a catchy tagline here, i just think you should consider looking into if you can use it.
Things I did last semester that boosted my average:
I donāt really like to toot my own horn but I see these posts a lot and I thought Iād share what really worked for me personally :)
ā¢took both handwritten and typed notes (minimized hand fatigue so my notes were actually good lol) (also itās far easier to take extensive notes and delete them later than to take minimal notes and be stuck trying to remember what was said)
ā¢before an exam: created flashcards, diagrams, and rewrote or fleshed out notes on a word doc in a simulated exam atmosphere to enhance later recall
ā¢planned a month at a time so I knew in advance when I could socialize and when I had to Grindā¢ļø to prevent burnout
ā¢made friends in my classes!! genuinely makes a big difference
ā¢annotated the hell out of everything (pencil or post in textbooks to resell, pen and highlighters in books I knew Iād keep, all online readings were converted to PDFS and I scribbled all over them)
ā¢annotated with jokes this is maybe unorthodox but I swear it worked for me- Iād laugh at the wording, draw emojis, reference memes, and crack jokes in the margins of my books and it made it so much easier to remember key points of the readings later on
ā¢cut off toxic friends. self explanatory lol but stress impacts your grades!
hi. to anyone who sees this- if you are doing (or have done) like a time consuming or 'difficult' degree that requires a lot of work can you please tell me how you manage it? like how do you make time for doing other things that make you happy? basically how do you not let it become your entire life?
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Going FOSS: An Intro to Open-Source software for studyblr (and also some privacy related bits)
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Hey everyone! Today Iād like to tell yāall something about Open Source Software, and also Why this should matter to you! Thisāll probably be the first post of a series I intend to do, because I believe the Studyblr community, even the non-nerd folks, could really benefit from switching some things out in their digital environment. Since this is a long post, I attempted to summarise it below, please do read on if you have the spoons tho!
TLDR?
FOSS stands for āFree and Open Source Softwareā the āfreeā part doesnāt necessarily mean itās free as in free pizza, but mostly means free as in freedom.
Thereās a humongous amount of variants on this concept, but the core of FOSS specifically is the four freedoms:
1. To run the program however you want and for whatever you want
2. To study how the program works and to change it in whatever way you want
3. To be able to share it with whomever you feel like
4. To be able to share your modified version with whomever you want
Thereās a whole host of software licenses built around these concepts, you can check those out at the Open Source Initiative website, or at Choose A License. Both have a good summary of what they all stand for.
Open Source software is used for a lot of products, nearly every single webserver is an Apache Linux server, Google chrome is built on top of their open source chromium (google is still the devil, but yāknow, itās an example), and even deep deep down, Apple computers run on top of a Linux Kernel. Many more can be listed, but I wonāt do that otherwise this isnāt a TLDR anymore.
Now, Why is this important for you? The Open Source Initiative summed it up real nicely already, but heres a short paraphrase:
Control & Security. If software is open source then you can check if it really works the way it does, and to make sure itās not spying on you. Even if you donāt have the skills for it, someone else who does will be able to check. Also if you donāt like how something works in a program, then youāll be able to change it or find someone elseās changed version that you like more.
Training. People who want to learn programming can use the code to see what makes programs tick, as well as use it as a guide for their own projects.
Stability. Because everythingās out in the open, that means someone else can take up maintaining a project or make a successor of it, in case the original developers suddenly quit working on it. This is especially important when itās software thatās absolutely critical for certain tasks.
Community. Itās not just one program. Itās a lot of people working together to make, test, use, and promote a project they really love. Lots of projects end up with a dedicated fanbase that helps support the developers in continuing to work on the software.
Iād like to add one more tho: Privacy, which ties in a lot with the security part. Nowadays with protests going on and everything being online due to the pandemic, folks have been and will be confronted much more with the impact of privacy, and lack thereof. Open Source software means that if any company or group tries to spy on you, then you and anyone who feels like checking, will be able to know and take action on it. Hereās the EFF page on privacy and why it should matter to you
If that got your attention then read on past the readmore button! Or, if nothing else maybe check out the Free and Open Source Software portal on Wikipedia? Or maybe the resources page of the Open Source Initiative?
Terminology: Letās get that out of the way first
Open Source: The source code that a program is made up of is freely accessible, anyone can look at it and check whether it works well enough or to make sure it doesnāt spy on you.
FOSS: Free and Open Source Software. This doesnāt mean that you donāt need to pay for it, itās free as in freedom and free speech, not free pizza.
There are four freedoms associated with FOSS:
The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2).
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3).
By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
FLOSS: Free and Libre Open Source Software. This time it is āfreeā as in free pizza. The ālibreā is french for āfreeā as in freedom.
GRATIS: Sometimes people use this word to mean āfreeā as in free pizza. Usually alongside āFOSSā
Licenses : A license is something that tells others what they can or cannot do with your code. Licenses also apply to art and literature, those are copyright licenses. There are many different software licenses and Iām not going to be able to list them all.
The biggest players however are:
Apache License 2.0
The 3-Clause BSD License
GNU General Public License (also known as GPL)
MIT License
Mozilla Public License 2.0
Thereās even more and you can find a list of them Here on the Open Source Initiative site Thereās so many licenses that thereās even a Choose A License site, where you can pick a license depending on what you want it to achieve
Who and/or what even uses open source software?
You donāt need to be some nerd to benefit from Open Source software, in fact, youāre using open source software right now! The biggest example is the whole entire internet. Websites are stored on servers, and nearly every single webserver is a Linux server. The second biggest browser Firefox is open source, and even google chrome is built on top of āchromiumā an open source base. If you dont use an iPhone, then youāre probably on an Android phone. Guess what? Android is part of the Android Open Source Project, which is then built upon a GNU/Linux base. All Open Source. Chromebooks? Built on top of a Linux kernel (like a non-patented engine you could put into any motor vehicle youād like). Heck, even Apple computers are, at their core, built on top of a Linux kernel.
Neat apps you may wanna check out!
Iāve made a little list of apps that might be especially useful for studyblr folks, but depending on how well this post does Iāll probably make some more posts for specific apps.
TiddlyWiki, has a bajillion different ways to organise your thoughts, and also a lot of variant builds out there. Check out their table of contents if you feel lost! Thereās versions available for most big browsers, as well as windows, linux, mac, android, and iOS.
AnyType, is an app that looks and almost exactly like notion, but is much more decentralised. Theyāre currently still in development but if you want to support them, sign up for early access and give them some feedback so they know what works and doesnāt! Theyāre still in closed alpha, but are intending to give beta access to about 100 folks at a time throughout 2021, so please sign up if this looks interesting to you!
Trilium Notes, is slightly more like a ānotebookā, however you can arrange your notes in nearly infinitely deep folders. You can use things like Relation Maps & Link Maps to visualise your notes and how they go together. Thereās even more they do and I just cant list it all, so go check out their stuff for a more comprehensive overview! Works on windows, linux, and (unsupported) mac
LibreOffice and ONLYOFFICE are two office suites that function just as well as micro$oft office, often Even Better in my experience. Iāve used LibreOffice for years now and honestly? never going back. OnlyOffice is technically free (as in pizza), but itās a slight hassle to get everything set up, cause you need to set it up on a server. They have a paid and hosted version available with educational discounts, but honestly iād go with LibreOffice.
OnePile, is an app I havenāt used myself since it only runs on Apple stuff. But Iāve heard a lot of good things about it so thatās why itās in here. It looks like it works similar to most general ānote taking notebookā apps. Looks really pretty too honestly.
EtherPad, is similar to ONLYOFFICE, however this oneās a lot more focused on specifically text documents. Works with real-time collaboration which is really neat.
Anything that FramaSoft has going on. Theyāre a non-profit organisation, dedicated to promoting digital freedom. A lot of open source cloud related things are not really useful to people who donāt have the time and/or money to set up a whole-ass server. Thatās where FramaSoft comes in, they do it for you. Just about everything they offer (hereās a full overview) are free (as in free pizza). They also have a separate site to help you get started!
Itās not free to run it all on their side, so if you find yourself interested in using their services please try to support them any way you monetarily can! (they even have a āminetestā server (not minecraft, deeeefinitely not minecraft))
Joplin!! Which is also what I used to write this post so I wouldnāt have to use The Tumbleās post writing thing. Itās good for taking notes, has a bunch of neat plug-ins, and can also sync with a variety of cloud services!
Nextcloud For if you want to go just that little bit further on the open source and the privacy. Nextcloud has honestly way too many features for me to list, but the important parts are that itās a nigh perfect replacement for office365, and probably even GSuite. The one caveat is that you either gotta host it yourself, or get someone else to host it for you. Framasoft (mentioned above), has a nextcloud instance. It works on just about every single platform, and can integrate with an absurd amount of services. Hereās a list of providers that work with nextcloud, and what different apps they have installed on their server.
I personally use Disroot, because theyāre a local (as in, my country) non-profit that offer about 2gb of free storage, and then for about 15 cents per GB per month you can get more storage if you want. They also have an email service which is hella neat. Their one main rule is Do Not Use For Business Purposes, because theyāre here to help the individual folks, not companies.
Neat Links you may also want to look at!
Here are some sources, and also resources that I used for this post. Thereās also some stuff here that I think folks may be interested in in general.
General Wikipedia Article on Open Source Software
The Free and Open Source Software portal on Wikipedia
Resources page of the Open Source Initiative
Free Software Foundation definition of āfree softwareā
itsfoss page on what FOSS means
itsfoss page on the history of FOSS
Open Source Software Foundation list of projects and apps they really like
Open Source Initiative on āthe open source wayā, and how it goes beyond software
Check out literally anything the Electronic Frontier Foundation has going on maybe?
TED talk on privacy and why itās important
The Surveillance Self Defense project by the EFF
This EFF page on privacy for students
ExpressVPN article on privacy (not necessarily endorsing this company, just a good article)
Whatās next?
Iāll probably make some more posts on specific kinds of software that I think folks may like. Or maybe a general overview on the more privacy forcused reasons and solutions for doing all of this.
Future post ideas, none of these are set in stone:
Open source Note taking apps
Replacements for just about Every Single google service I can think of
My personal setup
Open source / privacy conscious social media that studyblr folks may be into
Chatting, Calling, Videocalling: Discord and whatsapp alternatives etc
??? More studyblr apps that could do with a FOSS alternative??
How to support open source when youāre not a big fudgin nerd
How to be better at digital privacy and security, while still maintaining that studyblr aesthetic
Apps, software, other stuff, for specific areas of study maybe?
Feel free to suggest other ideas! Or leave feedback! This is my first big resource post so I wanna know if/how I can do better when I make another one!
A List Of Chrome Extensions Singlehandedly Dragging My Ass Through the Semester
I am sure Iām not the first to make a post like this, but I thought that maybe this might help somebody out there, especially since a lot of us are in a primarily virtual environment this semester. Without further adieu, here are the Chrome extensions that are helping to keep me organized and on track this semester.
Bullet Journal - Notes, Lists, Weekly Planner
This extension is a life-saver to keeping my assignments and projects organized. Itās great for making weekly to-dos, assignment lists, reading lists, etc. Itās also a collaborative extension, so it would be great for keeping a group project organized.Ā
Tab Snooze
This one is awesome if youāre like me and tend to have fifty plus tabs open at once. This extension lets you put a tab toĀ āsleepā until the time you choose and then itĀ āwakesā it up at the time set. Easy and extremely helpful, especially to keep your computer running smoother without the 50+ tabs slowing it down.
Google Dictionary
This one seems pretty self-explanatory; ever reading an article for your class and you come across a word you donāt know? So you open a new tab to look it up. But now youāre in a new tab and youāre distracted, so suddenly youāre scrolling through Tumblr and you donāt even remember why? Just me? Well, this little guy lets you stay inside your tab to look up the word, get definitions and synonyms.. Little things like this are really helpful to stay on task!Ā
Dualless
Sometimes, you just need two windows open at the same time without having to do a bunch of adjusting and fumbling. This extension lets you do it in two clicks. Pretty convenient and helpful, if you ask me.
Forest: stay focused, be present
This thing is so simple and so helpful to keep me on task. You add websites to a blocklist that you donāt want to get distracted by while you work. Then you pick a tree, set the timer, and go. The tree grows as you work. If you visit one of the websites on the blocklist andĀ āgive up,ā it dies. It adds a sense of accomplishment while also keeping you on task.Ā
Diigo Web Collector - Capture and Annotate
The last one is one of my favourites. It allows you take an article and highlight over it, addĀ āsticky notes,ā and annotations. It has an outline sidebar that lets you navigate through your highlights and annotations. It saves everything into yourĀ ālibraryā that you can access later. It has various plans, but so far I have found the free version to be adequate for my basic needs. :)
I hope these are helpful! If anyone knows any other ones that might help out fellow students, please do reblog with suggestions! This is a weird period of time and weāre all looking for help wherever we can.
