In Nigeria, fuel costs have tripled over the last month and are expected to rise even further, a major hit to millions of people who are struggling to get by already.
Over time, Lemmy instances are going to keep aquiring more, and more data. Even if, in the best case, they are not caching content and they are just storing the data posted to communities local to the server, there will still be a virtually limitless growth in server storage requirements. Eventually, it may get to a point where...
The long term solution is something like IPFS object storage that's read only for everyone but the author instance. One copy of the data but all instances can read it and it's stored forever in a redundant medium with bitrot protection.
@mojo Just keep telling people you don't know what IPFS is without coming outright and saying it. Lol.
"IpFs GeTs PaId In FiLe CoIn"
IPFS is a protocol, you nitwit. That's like saying "ActivityPub is gets paid in Filecoin" Makes no fucking sense. Build a Fediverse layer on IPFS, no crypto needed. FFS get educated before you start trying to talk to adults.
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party is aiming to increase its popularity in August’s state elections by using TikTok to pummel PM Anwar Ibrahim and his multi-ethnic coalition.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will not run for a fifth term in office and will leave politics following the elections in November, he said on Monday.
JAKARTA: Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the agenda when Southeast Asia’s top dip
As the war in Ukraine continues, trust in the Russian leader is falling around the world, but there are also mixed views about President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy.
Though Putin branded Prigozhin a traitor as the revolt unfolded and vowed harsh punishment, the criminal case against the mercenary chief was later dropped.
I ask because I made an account on https://lemmy.zip and the kbin.social magazines there seems to have incomplete contents. e.g. kbinMeta@kbin.social there only have one thread from 25 days ago. RedditMigration@kbin.social there seemed more up-to-date but number of comments are still less than what I can see directly on...
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has met with his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro to build momentum for upcoming regional summit on the Amazon rainforest and enhance efforts for its protection.
@Booty IPFS is the solution with a read only flag for anyone but the originating instance. Every node can read the data, only the originating node can modify it.
If the origin goes offline, the data is still available.
Fuel prices have tripled in Nigeria, squeezing millions who are already struggling (www.npr.org)
In Nigeria, fuel costs have tripled over the last month and are expected to rise even further, a major hit to millions of people who are struggling to get by already.
FTC investigating ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for possible consumer harm (www.cnbc.com)
The civil investigative demand asks OpenAI to explain how it obtains information to train its large language models.
/kbin federation incoming vs outgoing
@ernest...
Franco-UK plot to oust Gaddafi from Libya a disaster, says spy chief (archive.ph)
archived 10 Jul 2023 08:22:56 UTC
France bans fireworks ahead of Bastille Day – DW – 07/09/2023 (www.dw.com)
Fireworks displays are a traditional feature of Bastille Day celebrations, but they are also often used during protests in the country.
What is the long-term storage plan for Lemmy instances?
Over time, Lemmy instances are going to keep aquiring more, and more data. Even if, in the best case, they are not caching content and they are just storing the data posted to communities local to the server, there will still be a virtually limitless growth in server storage requirements. Eventually, it may get to a point where...
KBIN running OK on $10/month managed service (elest.io)
I've been running a Kbin server on a service called elest.io for around a week....
As polls loom, younger Malays flock to the Islamist PAS. Is TikTok the cause? (www.scmp.com)
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party is aiming to increase its popularity in August’s state elections by using TikTok to pummel PM Anwar Ibrahim and his multi-ethnic coalition.
NATO’s provocative lurch eastward and the 'supreme fool' Jens Stoltenberg - Pearls and Irritations (johnmenadue.com)
President Macron of France is right to warn NATO away from expansion into Asia, reminding all and sundry of NATO’s Atlantic design and focus.
Dutch PM Rutte says he won't run for fifth term in office (www.reuters.com)
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will not run for a fifth term in office and will leave politics following the elections in November, he said on Monday.
‘Ukrainian strategy has become a model’: Taiwanese beef up military to face China threat (www.theguardian.com)
Conscripts will serve longer in attempt to improve current crop of ‘strawberry soldiers’ who bruise too easily
Myanmar violence and South China Sea disputes to dominate ASEAN talks (www.channelnewsasia.com)
JAKARTA: Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are expected to dominate the agenda when Southeast Asia’s top dip
Britain is the last liberal nation in Europe (www.newstatesman.com)
Europe is being swallowed up by the right. Only Brexit Britain stands alone against the tide.
Sudan conflict: Air strike kills at least 22 in Khartoum (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds have died and millions have been forced from their homes since fighting began in April.
Iran sentences rapper Toomaj to prison over protests (www.aljazeera.com)
The 33-year-old rapper was among thousands who protested against the govm’t after Mahsa Amin died in police custody.
Global trust in Russia and Putin at all-time low — survey – DW – 07/10/2023 (www.dw.com)
As the war in Ukraine continues, trust in the Russian leader is falling around the world, but there are also mixed views about President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy.
Putin hosted Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin at the Kremlin after short-lived mutiny (www.courthousenews.com)
Though Putin branded Prigozhin a traitor as the revolt unfolded and vowed harsh punishment, the criminal case against the mercenary chief was later dropped.
OC Is kbin.social still having federation issues?
I ask because I made an account on https://lemmy.zip and the kbin.social magazines there seems to have incomplete contents. e.g. kbinMeta@kbin.social there only have one thread from 25 days ago. RedditMigration@kbin.social there seemed more up-to-date but number of comments are still less than what I can see directly on...
The presidents of Brazil and Colombia meet to boost cooperation ahead of Amazon summit (apnews.com)
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has met with his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro to build momentum for upcoming regional summit on the Amazon rainforest and enhance efforts for its protection.
Macron blocks NATO outpost in Japan amid Chinese complaints (www.politico.eu)
Divisions open up over NATO’s Asian outreach ahead of leaders’ summit in Vilnius.
How does Lemmy/Mastodon/Fediverse store videos and images?
As I was browsing lemmy and the fediverse at large, this question kept popping into my head....