Basically a deer with a human face. Despite probably being some sort of magical nature spirit, his interests are primarily in technology and politics and science fiction.
Spent many years on Reddit and is now exploring new vistas in social media.
Basically a deer with a human face. Despite probably being some sort of magical nature spirit, his interests are primarily in technology and politics and science fiction.
Spent many years on Reddit and is now exploring new vistas in social media.
OC Kbin, FUD, and Tribalism - Where do we go from here?
It finally happened: many Reddit 3rd party apps have officially shut down. With it comes an influx of users looking for a new place....
01 Jul: AGAINST ALL ODDS. 4 Ukrainian Fighters PULL OFF AN UNBELIEVABLE OPERATION | War in Ukraine (youtu.be)
TL;DR: The video focuses on the battles in the Rostov region. Ukrainian forces have successfully breached the last line of defense in front of Rostov, despite intense Russian resistance. The video highlights the strategic use of continuous assaults, infantry, artillery, and ambush tactics by the Ukrainians....
July first really finna be the end of the net huh (lemmy.world)
Largest map of the universe I could find
The Euclid telescope, just launched today, will be able to observe galaxies out to 10 billion light-years. Here's the largest map I could find (1 billion light years) that includes the Milky Way, Laniakea, the Shapley supercluster, the Perseus–Pisces supercluster, and the South Pole Wall....
Aircraft Carrier Alignment Chart
askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long *should* the ideal term of copyright be?
a perennial favorite topic of debate. sound off in the replies.
Reddit is a Dying Mall (www.staygrounded.online)
r/The_Donald now on Lemmy (edit: not anymore)
It was banned on Reddit because it is racist, hatefull and spread Conspiracies....
Slate article: "How CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain..." (indieweb.social)
took a deep dive into how CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain at the center of Reddit's still-raging protests: https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/reddit-protests-steve-huffman-api-chaos.html
Reddit's response about the actions they took against the subreddits (note: r/mildly interesting DID NOT encourage nsfw content and their suspensions and removal have been revoked by a diff admin)
We need to be able to differentiate between NSFW and porn.
A boob, a butt, or even some violence like one might see on the news anyway, I’m not freaked out about all that and I don’t feel the need to hide it from those around me usually… that’s all fine fine, but I don’t want porn on my feed like at all....
Did the reddit hivemind do a 180 or are the people left behind just the people who don't care.
Prior to the protest reddit was in full support of the protest. Most polls on subs supported a shutdown. Now, seemingly every community cant understand why the protest was needed and they're calling it a mod power trip. There is a 3rd possibility. This is an unfounded conspiracy but reddit themselves could be manipulating...
OC Replacing the entire moderation team of 5000+ subs is not a practical solution and Reddit admins know it
Which is why /u/jailbaitlover I mean /u/spez is sending the message that they would gladly give total power to whatever mod crosses the picket line so they can boot the rest....
Took a peek on Reddit, it really boggles my mind how oblivious and obedient people are.
I decided to take a peek at Reddit to see what kind of activity is happening, a good handful of the subreddits I am subscribed to are still super active with posts and commenters....
I was banned from 196@social.blahaj.zone for "being a unibomber apologist" (lemmy.world)
There is no rule against anarchism, why was I banned?...
YSK: NSFW content is hidden by default
To enable NSFW content:...
What AI Can Do for Climate Change, and What Climate Change Can Do for AI (www.scientificamerican.com)
To tackle the climate crisis, artificial intelligence is becoming more open and democratic