Look what fell off a truck in Base64.

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Wow, somehow this escaped me all these years. I feel like I’ve got a bunch of fresh XKCD to read now.

For the uneducated: On a mobile browser you just press and hold the comic (long tap). On a computer you hover over the image and the alt text will appear next to the cursor.

The alt text in this one was:

Some feedback intended to be constructive, thanks for contributing to the process!

1. The gradient on the mouse is a bit too much for me. I would prefer it to look flatter. Compared to the look of most modern app icons, it’s just too 3D for my brain.

2. I like the tongue sticking out and the eyes, but my suggestion would be to slightly tone them down. Maybe make them smaller in size (eyes in particular)?

3. My personal preference is that the mouse take up a little more space in the icon, but that’s just nitpicking.

Hey! I wrote up a list of Open Source iOS apps on the Privacy Guides community.

I’ve been slowly trying to become platform agnostic, so I can switch back and forth between OSs without losing function. I’m not 100% there, but I hope this list helps you too if you are looking to go that route.

Copying the relevant bits here.

For iOS:

Fully FOSS:

• Organic Maps - Offline Maps
• Yattee - YouTube Frontend
• BookPlayer - Audiobook Reader
• NetNewsWire - RSS Reader
• Signal - Encrypted Messaging
• Element - Matrix Client
• OrBot - Tor VPN Alternative
• Swiftfin - Jellyfin Client
• VLC - Media Player
• Metapho - Remove EXIF Data
• Privacy Blur - Blurring Photos
• Raivo - 2FA
• Firefox Focus - Web Browser
• Mastodon - Official Mastodon Client
• PixelFed - Official PixelFed Client
• Sync - Reddit App (RIP?)
• Mlem - Lemmy App (currently testing)
• KDE Connect - Airdrop Alternative
• Berty - Encrypted Messenger with Offline Capabilities

FOSS, but with a paid tier:

• KeePassium: Offline Password Manager
• Slide for Reddit - Reddit App (RIP)
• AdGuard - Content Blocker
• Bitwarden - Password Manager
• Joplin - Note App
• Podverse - Podcast App
• NextDNS - DNS Filtering
• Invoice Ninja - Invoicing Software
• SimpleLogin - Email Aliasing
• ProtonMail - Encrypted Email
• ProtonCalendar - Encrypted Calendar
• Proton Drive - Encrypted Cloud Storage (Testflight is Full)
• ProtonVPN - VPN
• Standard Notes - Encrypted Notes
• Notesnook - Encrypted Notes
• Tutanota - Encrypted Email & Calendar

Paid Only, but Open Source:

• Cryptomator - File Encryption
• ente Photos - Encrypted Photo Backup
• Mullvad VPN - VPN
• IVPN - VPN