@abff08f4813c The main thing about all this is that there were no alternatives to Reddit until now. We needed a good push and reason to leave but never had a tangible alternative with nothing even showing up in Search results worth checking out. Now we do, All these big corps are screwing themselves, and we now have a BETTER alternative than all of them. So keep screwing up, Reddit, we have a place to go now. Keep screwing up, Twitter, Google, StackOverflow, Tumblr, Imgur, and all others that will soon follow suit.
@Guadin This helped, but didn't alleviate my fears of running my own instance, where I thought I would need a larger server just to handle the amount of storage or read/writes from ALL the traffic being replicated on my instance. Does this "copy" get stored locally on my instance even if it's just being presented like a stream? Do I, in essence, make my own archive of the fediverse as long as it's running? I was curious about this as well with the concerns of Meta being federated, do they now have a copy of all the data of every federated instance?
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
@solivine Same, and it just works better. Whenever I need a word processor or spreadsheet at home I don't need that much, and I need to be able to access it on all my devices, not just my home computer. So having the free alternative work faster, better, everywhere, then I don't even see Office as relevant anymore.
@jules So, to clarify, you're not specifically looking for THOSE topics you listed, but similar catch-all topics? I think that's a good idea, but I'd suggest starting that catch-all topic yourself with magazine/community and then have tags be the sub-topics. You'd have more people want to join the community if it more or less covered the more niche topics within, and thereby getting more activity to follow.
@SuperRecording I've always been told the opposite. As long as you brush soon after you actually prevent stains. And to always make sure to at least rinse with water after coffee.
It’s another day, so here’s another entry in the endless “Twitter is slowly becoming an empty husk” conversation. A judge just evicted the company from its Boulder, Colorado office after three months of unpaid rent, totaling over $75,000, as originally reported by TechCrunch. This all started after the landlord took the...
someone on reddit made some secret subreddits for certain acievements: - controversial club - one of the most controvertial posts on reddit within an hour - popular club - top 25 posts on reddit of the day - eternity club - popular club clone - ternion club - popular club but you also got ternion etc… why they exist? who...
So for non-techy dude that sounds more business oriente in their question, I can clarify that everything that kbin is or can be is public code that anybody can copy and build from. It's duplicated already by everyone that makes their own instance, and people can make their own edits. for #1, it's all donation. #2, it's all what ernest can churn out before he croaks or gets bored but kbin is just a bin of code that everyone can toss into, there is no singular domain to own. #3 every instance has their own power over their site. It's like Wordpress. Wordpress is the source code to make things easier on the website builder. Kbin is just the website builder like WordPress. What users make of it is up to them and doesn't require a board for each website to be made. We (the user) can request changes that get voted on by other users and can be implemented or not if someone knows how to contribute the code.
With spez ascending the last few remaining levels of becoming an absolute wanker, it's about time I got more active and I have been wondering how should I be using Lemmy efficiently? Like many I migrated from Reddit and I was primarly using Apollo to browse through my subscribed subreddits....
@kerplunk Also to that point, this is apparently a baseless rumor started from someone who had some beef with the dev at some point. And it's only spiralled because people keep spreading this info to new people who then just rinse and repeated what they hear because they're all new.
I can't find the link but it's on the lemmy blog. So it's best not to spread the info based on what you hear in the comments anyway. Lemmy is fine as long as you like the software. The best way to not support them is by not donating or something. That's all they get from it. Let them be tankies if they are, and distance yourself from the core instances.
kbin is newer but in my opinion the better interface. And if I stick around it will only get better!
I'd say Beehaw is the fediverse for your kids. let them be soft and kind and ban curse words.
You're safe with lemmy or kbin, probably. Just live with some growing pains for a month or two.
they require them to understand the concept of what a 'server' is to even get started.
I've known 5 year olds start minecraft servers. And understand that each "world" is an "instance". But that's aside the point, as you're right that even Help-Desk IT people struggle to understand the difference between computer and server.
It's not hard, it's just new.
The "new" part is what gets people. All of this is new. Even the implementation of all of this "fediverse" is new. It will come with time! People probably didn't understand email vs snailmail, and probably had an even harder time with SMS/IM vs email when all of that came about just over 20-30 years ago. Most of these "complications" are from people that grew up knowing that the "internet" is basically 5 or 6 social media sites for very specific uses, and those 5 or 6 sites are older than most of the people using them, so that's all they know. Even for a dude in IT, the fediverse was a new concept to understand, and even difficult to understand how it could best be implemented for the masses.
@UnanimousStargazer Nothing starts out perfect. Google and Facebook had growing pains too. Hell, Windows can still barely figure their shit out. The biggest tech still has flaws.
It just depends on your usage and expectations. If you prefer Reddit, and the content is still relevant to you, go for it. For me, I was a lurker and didn't really expect much past the front "hot" page. That's exactly how I use the federated sites, so to me I lose nothing because I expect nothing.
I respect your opinion to return, and yes this place has flaws, but if we don't use it, it won't get fixed. Going back to Reddit for your reasons is like saying you won't live in your new house because it doesn't have furniture. Like, yeah, you just bought it, it's new, it's empty. Put shit in it and make it nice! Invite your friends over! Have a party!
@Lengsel On reddit, it was mainly a pre-requisite for who could post or comment. You needed an account with at least X karma to contribute. This would make it easier for mods to ensure quality content, or at least those that put in effort in lower-bar subs before making their way to start a thread to certain subs.
Here, maybe one day, when bots are more of a thing (so, next week), it can be a way to at least prevent some spam, some lesser content, and brand-new accounts from contaminating the masses.
I use it to appreciate a comment with nothing to add, or disagree without having to type a mess. It also prevents me from posting something obsurd that defames me and my profile, that makes me feel like I have a lot of unpopular opinions. It's really just helpful to have a number tell you what a POS or GOD you are.
Reddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visits (techcrunch.com)
Reddit protest by its community moderators has impacted user engagements, traffic and visits to its ad portal since its beginning on June 12.
Why do posts that aren’t from kbin show “kbin.social” next to the title?
Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
Chicago is spending over $17 million to add miles of new bike lanes — all in hopes of curbing segregation and boosting racial equity (www.yahoo.com)
There obviously more work to be done and I love that Chicago is so far ahead of so many cities when it comes to bicycle infrastructure.
Specific (ish) creative mediums (fedi196.gay)
Looking for, say, Fiber Art as a catch all, then more specific like Embroidery, Knitting, Spinning, etc....
Why do people brush their teeth first thing in the morning?
The way I’m used to it is: 1. Wake up 2. Breakfast 3. Brush teeth....
Twitter is getting evicted from its Colorado office over unpaid rent | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
It’s another day, so here’s another entry in the endless “Twitter is slowly becoming an empty husk” conversation. A judge just evicted the company from its Boulder, Colorado office after three months of unpaid rent, totaling over $75,000, as originally reported by TechCrunch. This all started after the landlord took the...
Are there any Fediverse Marketplaces?
The only thing keeping me to Facebook is the Marketplace. I have a replacement to Instagram, Twitter, and even Reddit now....
Everything OK babe? You’ve barely touched your root beer milk (lemmy.ca)
Men In The US Are Peeing Incorrectly According To Urologist (www.iflscience.com)
Gentlemen, it is with great displeasure that I must inform you that we're doing it wrong.
Welcome, m/SpaceForce, and r/SpaceForce refugees!
Those here probably know, we work #SempreSoon, but I couldn't wait to jump from Reddit....
OC Heh, eyyyyyy
now that i don't have a reddit account, i guess i can tell you guys about secret communities - Lemmy.world (lemmy.world)
someone on reddit made some secret subreddits for certain acievements: - controversial club - one of the most controvertial posts on reddit within an hour - popular club - top 25 posts on reddit of the day - eternity club - popular club clone - ternion club - popular club but you also got ternion etc… why they exist? who...
Welcome Behind The Scenes!
I've always been curious about people's day-to-day that most people don't get to see or hear about....
Promotion Statistics (www.reddit.com)
No rumors yet?
What is the main demographic of users on lemmy.world?
Who do you think your fellow lemmies are?
Kbin Foundation when?
When will there be a Kbin Foundation that:...
How should I be using Lemmy?
With spez ascending the last few remaining levels of becoming an absolute wanker, it's about time I got more active and I have been wondering how should I be using Lemmy efficiently? Like many I migrated from Reddit and I was primarly using Apollo to browse through my subscribed subreddits....
[Opinion] About Lemmy
Hi guys. This is not going to be a long post and I will briefly explain why I didn’t like Lemmy and going straight back to Reddit....
I don’t understand people who say they can’t figure out Lemmy or KBin
Does federation have a bit of a learning curve? No doubt....
I'm returning to Reddit, here's why
Although the idea of decentralized servers sounds nice, there are at least two serious problems IMO that make me return to Reddit for at least now....
Why vote on posts?
What is the purpose of voting up or down on? I'm not clear what voting is suposed to achieve?...