PSA: Don't Use Open Office

PSA: Don't use Open Office

I keep seeing people recommending Open Office as an alternative to Word, and uh... look, it is, technically, an open source alternative to Word. And it can do a lot of what Word can, genuinely! But it is also an abandoned project that hasn't been updated in nine years, and there's an active fork of it which is still receiving updates, and that fork is called LibreOffice, and it's fantastic.

Seriously, if you think that your choices are either "grit your teeth and pay Microsoft for a subscription" or "support free software but have a kind of subpar office suite experience", I guarantee that it's because you're working with outdated information, or outdated software. Most people I know who have used the latest version of LibreOffice prefer it to Word. I even know a handful of people who prefer it to Scrivener.

Open Office was the original project, and so it has the most name recognition, and as far as I can tell, that's really the only reason people are still recommending it. It's kind of like if people were saying "hey, the iPhone 14 isn't your only smart phone option!" but then were only ever recommending the Samsung Galaxy S5 as an alternative. LibreOffice is literally a version of the same exact program as Open Office that's just newer and better – please don't get locked into using a worse tool just because the updated version of the program has a different name!

"Dictatorships are born in whispers."

Pay attention to every bill or executive order. Don't ask how it'll benefit the country. Ask how it'll benefit the one trying to get it passed. You'll start noticing the whispers.

To those who say, "Stop reading between the lines." No. Always read between the lines. Never take a politician at face value. This goes for all politicians regardless of party.

Look at their history, listen to their words, and ask yourself, "How is this benefiting them?"

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secondtimestheharm

10 months ago

Hozier perfoming in Austria

❝ Hozier at @lindosounds in Linz, Austria. 28.06.24 ❞

📸 shots.by.simone on Instagram

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secondtimestheharm

1 year ago

I Re-worked The Last Wallpaper Set Since They Didn't Seem Very Popular. Hopefully You All Like These

I re-worked the last wallpaper set since they didn't seem very popular. Hopefully you all like these better- I know I definitely do. xxx

Ethel Cain requests by @the-mysticmoon

Please reblog if you use, it really helps me out!

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secondtimestheharm

10 months ago

I wanna be a tambourine.

Hozier live debuted Nobody’s Soldier at Lollapalooza Chicago, August 1st 2024

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secondtimestheharm

11 months ago

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secondtimestheharm

2 months ago

guys 😭😭😭 this new all things end mv bts photo has me fucking destroyed

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secondtimestheharm

4 months ago

New Music, New Drawing!

In honor of ‘Unheard’ releasing today, I figured I’d once again draw Hozier!

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secondtimestheharm

11 months ago

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secondtimestheharm

10 months ago

too shy to come off anon rn but the video in question is by crooked.teeth.hozi and they posted it on february 9th of this year

hope this helps :)

I couldn't find that one, maybe OP took it down or something HOWEVER I do have this and I think it's just as nice 😌

Source: tiktok.com

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secondtimestheharm

10 months ago

'abstract (psychopomp)' by hozier but you've pulled over on a highway while a thunderstorm is about to roll over and you're watching the cars rush past, remembering what it means to be alive

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