It sounds like providers are trying to hide monthly fees in an attempt to obscure them. My ISP will let me ‘rent’ a modem for $10 a month, but I just decided to buy my own for $60 fifteen years ago. My brain says that’s $1800 (it could be wrong, it’s late). If I didn’t know I was paying a $10 monthly fee, I’d never have bought my own.
And if a fee is actually a tax, just put that on the bill. It’s pretty simple.
It is time for communities to break free of walled gardens and take ownership of their existence online.

The Future of Online Communities
Communities are the lifeblood of the Internet. They are the places where magic happens online — where people meet others like themselves, think and talk about the same things, and laugh at the same jokes. From newsgroups and chatrooms and forums, communities have always been the centers of the Internet that draw people in.
But online communities are much more limited than their counterparts in the real world. In the real world, communities are independent entities, free to choose where and how they hang out. No one tells them what to do or where to go.
Today’s online communities are not like this. They are trapped inside apps and platforms, where they do not have independence or control anything of value. This limitation makes them second-class citizens, unable to chart their own destiny on the Internet. It is time to put communities in their rightful place as the foundation of the Internet.
It is time for them to take back ownership and control. It is time for a change.
Community Points
Community Points are the first step towards a better future for online communities. In order to be truly independent from platforms like Reddit, communities need to be owned by their members in ways that platforms cannot take away. With the advent of blockchain technology, we now have a way to establish this freedom in a decentralized and secure way.
As blockchain tokens that are owned and controlled by communities themselves — not by any app or platform — Community Points represent a way for Redditors to own a piece of their favorite communities. They are earned by making contributions to the community, like creating content and moderating. They not only represent ownership and reputation within the community, but can also be used for community governance, moderation, and unlocking premium features. They can even be used in custom tools outside of Reddit and on other platforms.
Most importantly, Community Points are a flexible tool that each community can shape to its needs. Each community has its own Points that it can customize with its own name, symbol, distribution rules, and uses. Every community has its own needs and we expect each to use Points differently and in novel ways that help take them to the next level.
A report from The New York Times details yet another luxury obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas using funds from a wealthy associate. In this instance, it’s been revealed that he purchased a Prevost Marathon RV in 1999, using $267,230 received from Anthony Welters, a former executive at UnitedHealthCare who...
Hello fellow midwesterners! I recently moved to Michigan but have never traveled to upper peninsula or even the northern part of Michigan. I’ve heard there are some great places to visit, some beautiful places to see, and want to start writing a list of ideas. What recommendations do you have for things to visit while on a...
I’m orignally from the UP. There’s a lot to see, but it’s all so far away from each other. I’ve been to Tahquamenon Falls a couple of times, not really my cup of tea, but it’s a nice stop. (There used to be a really nice Best Western motel near Trout Lake. The story I heard was someone in the Detroit Mob built it because they wanted a place to stay when they went deer hunting. I’m sure it’s not true. I’m pretty sure.)
In St. Ignace or Mackinaw City you can catch a ferry to Mackinac Island. Both cities also have areas to view the Mackinac Bridge. Sault St. Marie has the locks between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Last weekend of June there’s a giant Auto Show in St. Ignace, I remember it being a lot of fun. Farther west is the Seney Wildlife Refuge, a very nice place to visit. Of course, Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior in Munising. Something most people don’t know about is Kitchi-ti-kipi, a massive freshwater spring near Manistique.
The UP State Fair is some time in August, in Escanaba. This was always a blast when I was younger. The Marquette area is loaded with things to do. Lots of breweries, parks, beaches etc. There’s a nice park called Presque Isle that you can drive through, it has a lot of places to stop and walk around or look for rocks on the beach. In the summer it’s always loaded with students (from NMU) jumping off the cliffs into Lake Superior. North of Marquette there’s a nice hike up Sugarloaf Mountain, with a spectacular view of the lake.
If you go in the fall, you’ll want to drive up to the Keweenaw for the fall colors. Just make sure you watch the local color reports, because they happen earlier than usual for the rest of the state. On the way from Marquette there’s a very nice waterfall south of L’anse called Canyon Falls. It doesn’t look like anything from the road (just a parking lot and some outhouses), but after about a 15 minute walk there’s a beautiful waterfall falling between a couple of shear cliffs. Between L’anse and Baraga there’s a statue commemorating Bishop Baraga, one of the early European explorers. But I don’t know if this is still open.
If you do make it to the Keweenaw, it’s packed with waterfalls, beaches (stop and look for agates), little tourist towns. Drive up Brockway Mountain drive to see the colors from high. Check your brakes first, the road can be a little steep. Copper Harbor has a historical fort. In Hancock you can stop at Quincy Mine and take a tram down the hill and visit an old copper mine. I think they moved the rock museum here too, it used to be on campus (MTU) in Houghton.
There’s an iron mine in Iron Mountain you can tour. I’m not really that familiar with this part of the UP, so I don’t remember much else in this area.
I’m sure there’s lots I’m forgetting about, and a lot that wouldn’t be interesting except for someone who lived there and saw all the sights. Sorry, I kind of jumped around in location.
Oh, on Lake Michigan there’s an old smelting town name Fayette that you can walk around.
I’ve been going with EyeBuyDirect the last few times I’ve gotten new glasses. I’ve used Zenni a few times, and they’re definitely on the list of places I check, but EBD has a better selection. I save so much money on frames I can afford better lenses, and they run 2 for 1 deals pretty often. So I get a pair of regulars and a pair of polarized sunglasses.
You can upload a picture and then try on the glasses virtually and judge that way.
US, Mechanical Engineer here. It definitely depends on where you are. In a city you’ll start out between 60 and 75k. Rurally, between 45 and 60k. The size of the company will also play a big role.
Also, consider that you won’t really get any raises unless you move to another company. Talent retention doesn’t rank as high as talent recruiting unfortunately.
When I was a kid my parents had The Best of Bill Cosby on record. I wore that vinyl out playing it over and over. I memorized the bits. I bought all the cassettes I could find. I have vague memories of Fat Albert on Saturday morning. And some movie where he played the devil. And The Cosby Show. I wanted to be Bill Cosby when I grew up.
Has any other beloved celebrity fallen as far as Cosby? I mean he was universally considered to be a genuinely nice guy. He was America’s Dad.
The content was incredibly boring. That site is already going downhill. I came right back to Lemmy and immediately was more entertained. You’re all much funnier and more creative. I feel like Reddit had a brain drain after the protest.
The United States has sanctioned two Chinese firms over their labour practices, accusing the companies of targeting members of persecuted groups in China, including the Uighur Muslim minority....
Microsoft are looking at putting datacenters under the ocean, which sounds like a really good idea to cool them but I can’t help but think a couple decades from now it’s going to start causing us problems
Arthur C. Clarke wrote a sequel to the sequel to the sequel of 2001 (called 3001) where Frank Poole is rescued a thousand years after been lost in orbit around Jupiter/Saturn. By then global warming isn’t caused by carbon dioxide or methane or even water vapor. It’s from 1,000+ years of waste heat generated by each human that’s ever lived. Even with 100% clean energy, everything still creates heat, and it has to go somewhere.
It seems everyone has a different sitting preference at the movies. I want the ultimate experience: the screen completely filling my vision, like I’m in the movie. Usually the third or fourth row. My wife complains we’re too close. Then I see people way in the back and it must be like watching TV the screen is so small. I...
Nazis aren’t the point. Censorship is. Hard to see how a community that requires an individual federated server for everyone to avoid censorship is going to eventually come close to the popularity of Reddit.
Everyone here says to run your own server, as if that’s the mindset that’s going to bring in users and increase the popularity of federation. A little short-sighted.
Everyone missing the point because the example is “Nazis”. It doesn’t matter what it is, I don’t want someone else deciding what I can see. Unless it causes legal problems for the server, don’t censor me.
Individual servers isn’t the quick answer everyone seems to think it is.
Now imagine that chaos, but everyone is running their own server. There are already posts and replies that won’t accept my votes.
Who’s a bad actor? Liberals? Conservatives? Who gets to decide who the bad actor is?
Lemmy needs to allow Server-managers to defederate other servers due to obviously illegal material. And Lemmy needs to allow Users to block or ignore servers just due to any number of reasons. But the decision should be left to the user.
I’m 100% anti-censorship, and if a Server is going to be run that way there needs to be a way for existing users and new users to know that. And that’s the problem because a lot of new users are already stressed at picking a server.
ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FCC to scrap new rule (arstechnica.com)
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“Is Fish Meat?” One Justice’s Answer Shows Why the Supreme Court Is So Broken. (slate.com)
Disney raises streaming prices as CEO Bob Iger warns of password sharing crackdown (finance.yahoo.com)
do you use revanced?
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AP: Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant (apnews.com)
The new system to replace Reddit coins and awards is here. You got out at the right time. (www.reddit.com)
Read all about it at the above link. There’s way too much to process here. This is going to be wild.
Hillsborough schools cut back on Shakespeare, citing new Florida rules (www.tampabay.com)
The decision is aimed at better performance on state tests and avoiding sexual content found in some of the Bard’s work.
Clarence Thomas bought a $267,000 RV using funds from a Democratic donor (www.salon.com)
A report from The New York Times details yet another luxury obtained by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas using funds from a wealthy associate. In this instance, it’s been revealed that he purchased a Prevost Marathon RV in 1999, using $267,230 received from Anthony Welters, a former executive at UnitedHealthCare who...
[Request] Where should I visit in northern Michigan?
Hello fellow midwesterners! I recently moved to Michigan but have never traveled to upper peninsula or even the northern part of Michigan. I’ve heard there are some great places to visit, some beautiful places to see, and want to start writing a list of ideas. What recommendations do you have for things to visit while on a...
Eye glasses wearers in the US, where do you buy your glasses from these days?
I’ve been going to VisionWorks but I want to shop around this time. I don’t want to go to any Luxottica store....
Salary for fresh grads
What’s the starting salary for fresh graduates in engineering?
New Bill Cosby Accuser Files Lawsuit Alleging He Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Her (www.rollingstone.com)
18+ 4K Porn?
Pretty much then title… any sites to download 4K stuff?
I went and looked at the Reddit front page today
The content was incredibly boring. That site is already going downhill. I came right back to Lemmy and immediately was more entertained. You’re all much funnier and more creative. I feel like Reddit had a brain drain after the protest.
Why do my pictures sometimes post sideways on lemmy? (lemmy.world)
Example picture that I wanted to post
US blacklists two Chinese firms over Uighur forced labour accusations (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States has sanctioned two Chinese firms over their labour practices, accusing the companies of targeting members of persecuted groups in China, including the Uighur Muslim minority....
Who else foresees environmental problems with this later down the line? (news.microsoft.com)
Microsoft are looking at putting datacenters under the ocean, which sounds like a really good idea to cool them but I can’t help but think a couple decades from now it’s going to start causing us problems
Where Do You Sit in the Movie Theater?
It seems everyone has a different sitting preference at the movies. I want the ultimate experience: the screen completely filling my vision, like I’m in the movie. Usually the third or fourth row. My wife complains we’re too close. Then I see people way in the back and it must be like watching TV the screen is so small. I...
I hereby name thee Chaosbringer (sh.itjust.works)
Imagine Lemmy becoming so popular it drives Reddit to support ActivityPub or go extinct
Reddit would become compatible with Lemmy essentially making it it's own "instance", and suddenly 3rd party apps work with Reddit again....