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Slant
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Compares options while taking context into consideration
Context such as purpose, limitations, and situations change what options should be recommended and what pros and cons should be surfaced. For example, a comparison of Linux distributions for general use and Linux distributions for development will discuss the topics in different ways.
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Unknown in the public and bad SEO
Journalists and the public don't know about it
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Content can be easily kept up to date
Since anyone can edit content on the site, the pace at which information changes are reflected on the site is not arbitrarily limited by the number of writers the site has.
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Tech content focused
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Multiple chosen answers
Subjective questions may have more than one answer. Slant allows people to vote for more than one answer as being correct, and to append the pros and cons which influenced their decision to their vote; thus giving a context of in which situations each answer may be considered correct.
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Pros and Cons don't travel from question to question
If you see a new question and choose to add an option already recommended in another question, you need to add all pros and cons from scratch.
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Public visibility
You do not need to have an account to view existing content (questions or answers). People can see what they're getting into before deciding if they'd like to sign up for an account and contribute to the site.
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Doesn't work properly without JavaScript
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Pro/con association
When upvoting existing answers, you can associate the pros and cons which influenced your choice of chosen answer(s).
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Anyone can modify content
Luckily some of the Slant community members are quick to react and report abuse.
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Community rated answers
Unlike a number of other Q&A sites where the person asking the question picks the winning answer, Slant accepts that they're asking because they don't know the answer, so they allow everyone in the community to pitch in by upvoting the best answer.
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Designed for subjective questions
Slant.co's reason for being is to answer subjective questions. It was born with the knowledge that other sites existed to handle objective questions and answers, but they made no attempt to handle the intricacies of subjective answers. Slant.co is the only site focused on solving this specific area.
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See all answers clearly
An enumeration of recommendations is easily viewed as a list, making it a good starting point for researching available options. This is the opposite of other sites in which multiple choices may be listed within a single answer, with the need for the user to read through paragraphs of information to pick out the key articles.
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Pros and cons vs users' answers
Most Q&A sites give each user the chance to give an answer (sometimes multiple answers). A lot of the content of each user's answers will overlap, resulting in duplication of information (thus more to read), or information being lost in noise (e.g. if someone sees existing answers and adds a missing point without copying existing information, their point will likely languish at the bottom of the list of answers as it did not answer the majority of the question). Slant approaches this differently; rather than focusing on the users, it focuses on the points; Pros and Cons. Any user may amend the information in a pro/con, may vote based on how much that pro/con influenced their decision, and may add their own pros and cons if certain points are missing from the canon.
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Unbiased information you can trust
Slant isn't financially tied to any products listed on it. All the categories (organized into 'questions'), products (organized as 'options'), and pros/cons are added, and edited by real users - there is no way for a company to pay to have a favorable review (and if they try to do it themselves, the community can report (flag) or edit any false claims.
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Subjective claims have to be backed up with evidence
Each subjective statement needs to be backed up with objective information. An opinion has to be backed up with facts. An evidence for a claim on Slant can be provided with examples, sources, and facts.
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Diffen
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Has an intuitive, top-down way of discovering content
Comparisons are categorized and subcategorized.
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Data is often outdated
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For new comparisons, Diffen takes data from Wikipedia
this is usually a pretty effective way to gather comparison data
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Can only compare two things at once
limits the ability to make informed decisions about choosing which product / service to pick
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Formats queries like "X" vs "Y"
Which allows search engines to find the page for quick comparisons
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FileDiffs
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Allows you to open diffs in external diff tool
Instead of creating a new tab with the diff in it, you can tell FileDiffs to open the diff in an external diff tool for side by side comparison and other features.
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Doesn't have side by side comparison
After running FileDiffs, it creates a new diff file in a new tab, which doesn't have the benefit of showing the diffs in context. However, it is possible to open the diff in an external diff tool instead of creating a new tab.
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Easily compare arbitrary code sections
FileDiffs allows you to compare any arbitrary text through multiple commands: Compare the current file or selection with any other file via a file select menu Compare the current file or selection file with previously selected tab or window or panel Compare the current file or selection with your clipboard Compare between two selections through Sublime Text's multi-select feature
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Command pallet integration
In addition to providing shortcut commands for custom shortcuts, FileDiffs adds new command pallet entries. If you don't use diffs often enough to warrant memorizing a new shortcut command, the command pallet provides a quick and easy way to access the plugin.
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Reddit
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"For hire" posts get a lot of attention
Where many of the current remote job boards are specifically for employees looking to apply to positions, reddit is a good place to post "for hire" ads and allow the employers to contact you.
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Not specifically a job board
Reddit is not specifically a job board, so may lack some of the features you're looking for (such as a strong search feature).
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Variety of freelance and salaried positions
There is a good variety of job types so you're able to find what fits your schedule and lifestyle best.
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BetaList
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All products get included in a newsletter
BetaList sends out a daily newsletter that includes all latest published submissions.
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Only for closed beta
If your startup has a public registration page, you cannot submit your startup there.
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Helps startups get initial beta testers
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On the decline
According to Alexa, BetaList has dropped from its about 35 thousandth place worldwide in January of 2016 to about 60 thousandth place in January 2017.
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You'll have to wait 2 months to get published unless you pay
Products that qualify and wish to get published for free have to wait about two months in queue.
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BetaPage
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It takes more than a month for free submitions to get published
You will probably need to wait for a month or more if you choose the free option.
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Decent initial traction from early adopters
Most of the visitors are early adopters and there seems to be enough people there to get some initial feedback.
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Doesn't currently have the community or traffic of ProductHunt
BetaPage appears to be pretty early on and won't currently drive the sort of traffic that Product Hunt does or have the same sense of community. It's currently ranked 144,269 on Alexa which indicates that it won't bring you much traffic to your product.
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Free
Its free and anyone can submit their startup.
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Products can be submited in all stages
Products under development, in beta or already launched can be submitted to BetaPage.
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AwesomeSearch
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Simple navigation
On the left of the site are a bunch of categories, and each of those are divided into sub-categories. this makes it very quick and easy to find what you're looking for without wading through other content. Once you've selected the list you want, the bigger lists have a table of contents where you can skip ahead to what you're looking for.
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Difficult to search: no way to search for a tool name among all the Awesome Lists at once
For example you cannot just go to Awesome.re and search the repository for Postman.
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Great place to get hundreds of choices
The information may not be extremely detailed, but there is a lot of content on the site. This is one of the best sites to look through if you want a list of virtually every choice possible.
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Alphabetical sorting makes it harder to skim content
Often times when searching through lists, it's quickest and easiest to have a few of the best options represented near the top of the page, as most people aren't going to scroll down and look through each option.
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Short descriptions give limited scope
The way the site is organized gives you lots of options at a glance, however with only a single line description you'll almost always need to click the link to see what the options actually offer.
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GitHub
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Large community
GitHub is the largest code host on the planet with over 21.4 million hosted repositories and many users. It's unarguably the largest VCS used by developers worldwide and as such, it has a vibrant community that follows it resulting in many guides and tutorials for new users. Even experienced developers can always find an answer to any question they may have.
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Rule of thumb: 1GB per repository, 100MB per file
For most repositories this is acceptable, but for already large repositories with a long history, this may be a limiting factor.
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Nice and usable UI
GitHub's UI is clean and intuitive. Each view is designed to not fill the screen with useless information. For example, the repository view displays only the most crucial data about that repo - on the top it displays the number of commits, branches, releases and contributors. When clicked, each of them will take the user to a page that displays more detailed information.
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Proprietary
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Integrated issue tracking
GitHub has integrated issue tracking that makes hunting and solving bugs easy. Each project's issues page can be filtered by closed issues, assignees, labels and milestones. Issues are also sortable by age, number of comments and update time.
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Steals and sells your privacy
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Provides free hosting for static websites
GitHub Pages is a feature that allows developers to create websites for their projects or anything they need a static website for, for free.
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Limited web browser support
Modern web browsers like Waterfox are no longer supported, breaking basic UI elements and making the site unusable.
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Anyone can fork
Any user can fork a project and submit a pull request. If accepted by the owner, the fork will be merged with the master branch.
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No OAuth2 support
In order to sign in to GitHub, users have to sign up first with unique credentials for GitHub only, so no option to sign in with Google+ or Facebook.
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GitHub makes it easy to find open source projects
GitHub is the largest host in the world for open source projects. Developers from all over the world fork and work on countless projects hosted on it. GitHub's search box is a powerful tool that allows developers to find open source projects in areas they are interested in and where they can immediately start to contribute. GitHub also has a page dedicated solely at exploring and finding open source projects, grouping them by each topic they cover. In the same view, GitHub displays trending repositories and sorting them by day, week or month.
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Owned by Microsoft
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Gist (Snippets)
Gists is GitHub's way to easily share code, text snippets or any kind of information with the world. They are an easy way to share text and they work as Git repos, which means that they are forkable and versioned. They are also fully compatible with Git.
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Very inconvenient UI
Very hard to switch between projects.
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Simplified team management tools
GitHub has easy and useful features to control teams, large and small alike. Team members can be given different powers on different projects, ranging from the ability to create them, to only being able to have read-only access.
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Convenient continuous integration with Travis CI
GitHub can be integrated with Travis CI for code testing and deployment, furthermore it is free of charge for free open-source projects.
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Supports Two-Factor authentication
GitHub has added another layer of security to their user accounts. This layer comes in the form of Two-Factor authentication. After it's enabled, GitHub delivers an authentication code by SMS, or by a free application for smartphones. After two-factor authentication is enabled, the authentication code is sent to the account owner's phone any time someone attempts to sign into their GitHub account. This means that only someone who has both the password and authentication code can sign into the account.
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Easy integration with cloud hosting services
Many widely used cloud hosting services are easily integrated with GitHub. Any project hosted on GitHub can be set up on these services in seconds. Some companies that offer this feature are: Amazon Web Services Google Cloud Heroku Windows Azure
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Support for mandatory code reviews
GitHub allows maintainers to make code reviews mandatory for any repository they choose.
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Code search functionality
GitHub supports searching code. Whether it's from a specific project or from the whole website. What's more, GitHub has excellent SEO and you can easily find any line of code hosted on public repos on GitHub even from Google.
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Excellent native apps
GitHub has native apps for mobile (iOS and Android), Windows and Mac, which make code deployment easier and faster.
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Student discounts
GitHub offers very good student discounts along with other things, such as AWS credits.
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Additional features for academics
For those with a valid .edu email or valid school ID there are additional benefits such as free private hosting. While it may take time for the account to be verified, it can easily be worth it.
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Project management tools available
GitHub has a tool called (quite intuitively) "Projects". It helps teams to organize and prioritize the work they are doing by creating roadmaps and release checklists.
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PrivacyTools.io
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Clear, easy to understand explanations
Many people who are not very tech-savvy are still interested in improving their online privacy & security. The creators of PrivacyTools.io have taken great strides towards making this complex topic accessible to the "average" person. They also provide direct links to the tools they recommend.
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Bad recommendations
ProtonMail, Firefox, DuckDuckGo, Signal, and Ubuntu just to name a few.
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Promotes long-term competitive products
Not all of the recommended tools only focus on privacy, many of them are also very easy to use and integrate with software you may already utilize.
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Ad-free
"No Ads, No Google Analytics, No Affiliates, No Cross-Site Requests" - PrivacyTools.IO
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Free software supporters
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Licensed under WTFPL
WTFPL is a very lax free software license. Their whole website it licensed under it, and they promote debate.
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Amazing Reddit community
They are very active Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/
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Bryan Lunduke
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Long forum interviews
Bryan Lunduke often creates long forum interviews content with popular figures with the Linux development community as well as industry experts.
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Lies
Likes to make claims that hurt the credibility of other creators. The most common example is JB not actually being a Linux user. While there may be some truth behind it since old videos used to be edited on a Mac. It is clear that their are a majority of members that exclusively run Linux.
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Covers Linux-specific events
Bryan Lunduke often covers Linux-specific events that might otherwise not be available online. He mainly covers events of which he has contacts attending or at which he is presenting.
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Some content behind a Patreon paywall
Some of Bryan Lunduke's videos are exclusive, and can only be accessed through Patreon.
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Educates the public
Bryan Lunduke creates content educating the public about Linux, privacy concerns related to digital tools, and current events specific to the internet or digital technology.
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Bryan Lunduke is a software industry professional
Bryan Lunduke is a software industry professional which has worked for such companies as openSUSE and Microsoft.
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Enjoyable personality
In general, Bryan has a carefree, humorous personality. Because of this, his videos are not as monotone as other channels.
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Privacy Badger
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Automatic detection & blocking
Privacy Badger automatically detects and block third-party tracking. If it detects an advertiser or network tracking you across different websites, subsequent requests to the advertiser will be blocked.
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Easy to use and configure
Everything works out of the box, you don't have to select blocking lists like in other ad blockers and there's pretty much nothing to configure.
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Easy import & export of settings
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The Hated One
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Very informative and detailed
Well explained, so that newbies can also understand.
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Not for intermediates
His videos isn't for those technically inclined. More in-depth research is often lacking and may well be suited for newbies.
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Adds source of the content he is showing
There is a list of source at the description of his videos.
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Terrible recommendations
He recommended Brave, DuckDuckGo, and ProtonMail.
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TOPAttack
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Lots of detailed specifications
On the lists, there are detailed tables that show the specifications of all of the products. If a product has a certain feature, there is a checkmark in that box. If the spec is numerical, they list the specific number there (for example, in the best PDF printers & creators list, each product was tested twice for both the conversion speed and PDF file size, and both numerical results are listed.
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Very limited database
TOPAttack only focuses on software and appliances, and the products seem to be submitted from a single user which limits the scope of each list.
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Glanceable information
Every list has a ranking of the products, and a bar graph at the top of the list quickly shows which products are good and which are not based on their rating. You can also sort the graph by different factors - for example, when looking at the best front load washers you can sort by things like washing capacity, energy cost & efficiency, spin speed, and more with just the click of a button.
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Yahoo! Answers
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Closed (mostly) - only an unaffiliated Japanese version remains online
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Very low quality of answers
Highly unreliable answers - often the answer doesn't even properly address the question.
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Yahoo! account required
Both asking and answering questions require a Yahoo! account.
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Single answer picked randomly as "Best answer"
The window to answer question - and to rate answers - is very short, the website will just close the question and designate a "best answer'" randomly.
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That One Privacy Site
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VPNs are not for privacy
Anyone telling you otherwise is either incompetent or lying.
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Aggregates TONS of data about VPN providers
Makes it very easy to filter out what is important to you and pick a good fit VPN.
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Only focuses on VPN and Email services
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Not a lot of actual reviews
The site owner seems to review on the basis of random choice - the reasoning behind that can be understood, but there are some clear contenders that the community wishes they would just hurry up and review, instead of slogging through tons of random options.
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