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Google > Chrome >
Software > Web browsers >

(on Wikipedia)
https://dissenter.com/

A web browser that uses components from Chrome to build a more security-conscious browser which also has a server-independent commenting mechanism like an old ICQ project had.

Like Chrome, it’s missing fundamental things.

  • Abandoned – As of 2022-02-18 – The project was to be reworked to be based on Firefox instead of Brave, but that didn’t seem to get off the ground.



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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://starcraft2.blizzard.com/en-us/
https://starcraft2.blizzard.com/en-gb/

A 4x game.

Recommended, but I don’t like it; I’m just not into this any more.

  • properly titled StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

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Software, Android >

(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://github.com/gsantner/markor
was gsantner.net/project/markor.html

A particularly powerful plain text editor

It’s a great text editor, but its todo.txt functionality is wholly unusable and won’t be fixed.

  • External storage access optional



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Software > MUD >

(on Wikipedia)
https://tintin.mudhalla.net/

A client renown for actually being developed.

Oh my god it’s like I’m the first person to look at the website or use the program.

  • php-like scripting language
  • Can interact with the shell

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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/227700/
was firefallthegame.com

Aliens destroy the world, and survivors band together to fight back using power armour.

A fantastic game, the likes of which I have never seen.

Unfortunately, it was abandoned.