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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

This is a great thread!

Not foss, but PortSwigger Burp Community

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 29 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Well, yeah, if you're lucky enough to find an old magazine in the woods, but that doesn't count, because it's not usually free otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I know you're trolling but the idea of someone not knowing about free internet porn and paying for it while somehow being on lemmy is so funny to me

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

You gents have convinced me to click around a bit more. I have my research cut out for me this evening.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If you can’t find something to get off to for free you’re either incompetent or a degenerate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Where!? Are you peeping on folks?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago

gestures broadly at the internet

[–] [email protected] 55 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

I have questions

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

This is amazing, I had no idea.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I once rented a whole reflector telescope.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

That is...fucking crazy awesome.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

On a whim I googled my city's library and "tools" and I found a non-profit society that specializes in lending of hand and power tools! This is incredible and I wouldn't have known about it without this prompt: thank you!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

Can you share the name of this non profit society, is it a part of your local public library or it's own independent thing?.

I need a spanner for like single hex nut and I don't want to buy one for it to collect dust in my drawer lol

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago

My local library loans dongles! Now if I can just manage to check one out without snickering ...

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 23 hours ago (8 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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[–] [email protected] 22 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Your local city college may or may not offer free classes (in San Francisco, you just need to show proof that you live in the city with some legal status).

Some public transportation is free for certain groups (youth and folks experiencing homelessness can get free passes here).

"First X of the month" at the zoo/a museum/whatever


lots of venues have free events.

A jog, bike ride, hike


lots of great stuff outside!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Public Transport is always free for everybody.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I live in the Philly area. Senior citizens can use SEPTA (buses and commuter trains) for $1 a ride.

I second the biking ... but that shit ain't free. Even used bikes cost some money to buy and maintain, and brand new bicycles are solidly in the "insane" category these days.

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