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What do you do on the internet these days that doesn't require signing in? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 months ago by tombruzzo@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I put linux on an old laptop for my kids to play with, but I want them to see me using it as well so it's not just seen as a kids' toy.

My plan was to browse the internet on it from time to time, but I don't want to sign into anything like my emails on there.

I've just been completely at a loss to think ofthings to do on this laptop that aren't Wikipedia, news websites, and search.

Is there anything else to do on the internet these days than login and doomscroll?

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[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You can pirate stuff

pirate-jammin

[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

My plan was to also turn this laptop into the torrenting hub but the internet has become shoddy on it and disconnects all the time, requiring a restart.

My kids could have played around on GCompris and under the surface that laptop would be my own private Netflix. But alas