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[โ€“] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

well, it's a website for an app-based service, but I still think it deserves recognition.

TooGoodToGo helps fight food waste by letting you pick up packages of discounted food nearing its expiration date from local businesses: https://toogoodtogo.com/

[โ€“] Bilaketari@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago

Wow, this is excellent! I was sort of wondering whether the leftover bread and pastries from the shop nearby got donated or something, but apparently they and the little supermarket next to them are both listed in the app and sell their leftovers at 6.30 each morning to anyone who wants them. This could end up being dangerous (loads of pastries for less than two euro for the lot)!

[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's a shame that it only seems to have taken hold in certain areas in Germany. I.e. not in either of mine.

[โ€“] snuggledick@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Might be worth telling your local shops about it, maybe they just don't know this exists. When I told my mother about the app she liked it so much she talked to a bunch of local shops she's a regular at and a couple of them joined afterwards.

[โ€“] Rmcosta@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I vote on this one, in Portugal itโ€™s a really good one to use.

[โ€“] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not a product, and not necessarily less known, but definitely a VERY cool website from late Swedish Doctor Hans Rosling (author of Factfulness): https://www.gapminder.org/

The website does such a good job visualizing data.

[โ€“] DonJuaves@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I highly recommend this website. As a fan of Hans Rosling, I have found Gapminder to be an excellent resource when I needed facts about the world.

[โ€“] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

Same. After reading his book looong time ago (still need to read his second one, I thinks it's more of a biography) I still go to this site occasionally for facts!

[โ€“] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Apparently distrowatch.com is hosted in Copenhagen. TIL.

Edit: Oh it said "less known"... Well, I bet none of you knew it was hosted in Copenhagen!!!

[โ€“] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago

I didn't, thanks for sharing!

[โ€“] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 8 points 5 months ago

Okay, take two.

No Foreign Land is a community driven website for sharing information about sailing the world, as well as sharing your boats location with loved ones or publish short blogs during your voyage. The creator is a Brit who sails around the world himself.