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I'll start by plugging Harvard's free courses catalog as well as Udemy

Edit: Gonna add 2 more I remembered-

Blender - I wish I had more time to learn it, but I did start the infamous "Donut Tutorial" once!

Watch Cartoons Online - Lots of good older stuff!

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[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Syncthing.

Connect any two devices' folders together wirelessly, from anywhere.

Don't have a server? You don't need one. Every device is an individual node.

Backup? If you do have a server, offload some of your content and keep on rolling, or set scripts to move files by age.

[–] dave@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 day ago

very underrated piece of software! its been a total game changer in how i have my computers set up.

also great for some apps too. things like keepass or newsboat (terminal RSS reader) or anything that stores its data in a single file or folder. its really great not having to rely on a connection to a server

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[–] cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In California (and Connecticut), you don’t have to pay to use the air pumps at gas stations. You can just go inside and ask them to turn on the air pump, and they legally have to.

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

you have to pay for that? I thought it was free worldwide

[–] dave@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 day ago

KDE Connect. its an app that lets you share lots of different things between your devices, and it does this over your home network without needing any "cloud"

  • send files from one device to another
  • share the clipboard. handy for copying text or a link to your phone
  • get notifications from your phone on your laptop
  • have music playing on your laptop and pause or change the track from your phone
  • control your laptop from your phone, move the cursor around, left/right click etc
[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The cats and dogs out in the street are free. You can just bring a friend home. /hj

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

/hj = hand job?

I've like never seen this abbreviation used any other way 🧐

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago

HUEHUEHUE please do NOT give stray cats and dogs handjobs.

But as the other poster said -- It means "half joking"

[–] elfin8er@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I believe it's "half joking".

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (13 children)

Libraries. Most even rent video games, power tools, audio/video hardware, baking utensils...SO MUCH STUFF. All free.

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

Technically not free, but because so many people think it is it's a great poster child for proper use of tax dollars and socialist programs. Libraries rock.

[–] duckworthy36@lemm.ee 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Our library loans out state parks passes for a month so you can go to parks for free. It also loans out hiking gear, provides immigration resources, and oddly, a ukulele.

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[–] loopedcandle@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 day ago

Adding the library-libby nexus. Most libraries have an eBook collection connected through Libby. I've got a Kindle and zero books bought from Amazon. It's great.

Protip, if you went to any form of formal education (college) then you probably have alumni library account access. My Libby has three library cards logged in. I never wait for a book.

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[–] TourCookie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Got to say Keepass, Open source Password Manager. And Internet Archive, a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more 😊

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (11 children)
[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

People that pay for porn on the Internet are like people that pay for WinRAR

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Holding the entire "product" together?

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[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago

Not free as in freedom, but gratis. Also only works for people who are on Discord - FreeStuff Bot will notify you every time a game on one of the popular PC platforms is available for free.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 49 points 2 days ago (9 children)

LibreOffice

Free Office Suite which is excellent for personal use. If you are on mobile Collabora Office if you want an Android/iOS version

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