<p>The headlines are filled with stories of "Big Tech" abuses, using the
tight control they have over their devices and platforms to keep us
powerless and dependent on them. There's no time at which this is more
-evident than in the holiday season, when they martial all of the
+evident than in the holiday season, when they marshal all of the
advertising at their disposal to sell us things that we don't need --
and worse, products that don't respect our basic freedoms.</p>
<h4>This year, choose freedom</h4>
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<a class="action-button" href="https://www.fsf.org/share?u=https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/&t=Check out the Free Software Foundation Ethical Tech Giving Guide">Tell your friends</a>
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- Use the hashtag <span class="label label-default">#UserFreedom</span> on social media sites like <a href="https://
mastodon.social">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/social/">GNU social</a>, or <a href="https://fsf.org/twitter">Twitter</a>. You might get a gift out of it yourself!
+ Use the hashtag <span class="label label-default">#UserFreedom</span> on social media sites like <a href="https://
joinmastodon.org/#getting-started">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/social/">GNU social</a>, or <a href="https://fsf.org/twitter">Twitter</a>. You might get a gift out of it yourself!
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<a href="https://shop.libiquity.com/product/taurinus-x200" class="seller action-button">Libiquity</a>
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- <p> <a href="https://store.vikings.net/x200-ryf-certfied" class="seller action-button">Vikings</a></p>
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<a href="https://shop.libiquity.com/product/taurinus-x200" class="seller action-button">Libiquity</a>
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- <li>Runs the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">FSF-endorsed</a> <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> operating system and <a href="https://libreboot.org">Libreboot</a> firmware.</li>
+ <li>Runs the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.en.html">FSF-endorsed</a> <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> operating system and <a href="https://libreboot.at">Libreboot</a> firmware.</li>
<li>Durable hardware that's meant to be easy to repair.</li>
<li>Created by small businesses that replace restrictive components from a stock laptop.</li>
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-<p>Why it's cool: The Vikings D8 is a robust desktop computer that can be scaled up or down according to your needs, and which is capable of doing everything from simple Web browsing and video playback to intense code compilation.</p>
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-<p>You can order the Vikings D8 installed with the FSF-endorsed <a href="https://trisquel.info">Trisquel</a> distribution of GNU/Linux, a fully free operating system that removes the user-hostile binary-only blobs lurking in the drivers of many common network and graphics cards, or, if you prefer, you can order the D8 installed with any other <a href="https://gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">free distribution of GNU/Linux</a>.</p>
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- <li>Want to graduate from the X200? The D8 is higher performing while still just as respectful of your freedom.</li>
- <li>Has room for three hard drives and four custom case fans.</li>
- <li>Despite being a mid-tower PC, it runs quietly, allowing you to surf the Web or code in peace.</li>
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- <h5 class="text-center">Desktops running Microsoft Windows</h5>
- <ul class="cons">
- <li>Windows is <a href="https://gnu.org/proprietary">proprietary software</a> that profits from treating the user as a product. It <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/the-fsfs-statement-on-windows-10">forces users to consent to data collection</a> for "targeted advertising." <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/lifes-better-together-when-you-avoid-windows-11">Windows 11</a> is no better.
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- <li>Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. <a href="https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/windows">Read more about Windows's abuses.</a></li>
- <li>Looking at a computer that includes an Intel CPU? They come with the <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom">Intel Management Engine</a>, a hardware-based backdoor that gives Intel -- or intruders -- permanent and privileged access to your computer.</li>
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<p>Try these video services and sites instead:</p>
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<li>Visit the <a href="https://archive.org/details/movies">Moving Internet Archive</a> for free (as in freedom) classic films and art projects.</li>
-<li>The <a href="https://
cloud.blender.org/open-projects">Blender Open Movies</a> project has a collection of computer-animated films that were made entirely with <a href="https://blender.org">Blender</a>, an enormously popular free software tool.</li>
+<li>The <a href="https://
studio.blender.org/films">Blender Open Movies</a> project has a collection of computer-animated films that were made entirely with <a href="https://blender.org">Blender</a>, an enormously popular free software tool.</li>
<li><p>Visit the <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide/">Guide to DRM-free Living</a> for more suggestions on how to stay a film lover and keep your freedom at the same time.</p></li>
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<li>NeuG product image copyright © 2020, Free Software Foundation, Inc. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
<li>ThinkPenguin product images © 2019, ThinkPenguin, Inc. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0</a> license.</li>
<li>Bookshelf photo copyright © 2010, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4556156477/">See-ming Lee</a>. Licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0</a> license.</li>
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