Currently, on the main instance, people have created 40191 accounts (+214 marked as deleted). I don't know how many are active because I don't monitor it, but once again, I greet all of you here :) In recent days, the traffic on the website has been overwhelming. It's definitely too much for the basic docker-compose setup,...
I like listening to historical podcasts, and my favorites are "The History of Rome" (which has finished) and its followup "The History of Byzantium" and "Hardcore History" . I've heard good things about "Revolutions" by the creator of "The History of Rome" but I haven't checked it out yet.
Also I've been enjoying "Fall of Civilizations" a lot, but so far have only listened to a few of the episodes.
Right now the thing with boosts is unintended behavior, the only reason that it's not getting fixed yet is there are a lot more urgent things to be done, like preventing the servers from crashing and burning under the new load. Also please consider buying ernest a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kbin
If the performance weakness continues for a week or two, the agency would start recommending decreasing spend with Reddit or directing it to other platforms....
After weeks of burning through users’ goodwill, Reddit is facing a moderator strike and an exodus of its most important users. It’s the latest example of a social media site making a critical mistake: users aren’t there for the services, they’re there for the community. Building barriers to access...
Good morning! :) Today I want to focus mainly on reviewing the pull requests you've submitted. There are many great things there that will help improve the kbin experience. That's amazing, thank you! I'm also in the final stages of sorting out the infrastructure-related formalities. Soon, the situation with the website's...
Since Ernest doesn't mention it himself, I would like to point out that he has a BuyMeACoffee account where you can donate to him to support him for all his hard work.
OC Cherry chair (imgur.com)
Cherry chair I made awhile ago. Finish is Osmo PolyX.
Deleting a post - is it generally broken or am I just unlucky?
I keep wanting to delete a post, and getting "We're currently working on resolving issues."...
What are you playing?
Board, card, or video games - what's being played this week?
OC Walnut desk I just finished. (imgur.com)
Walnut desk with Osmo Polyx.
/kbin server update - or how the server didn't blow up
Currently, on the main instance, people have created 40191 accounts (+214 marked as deleted). I don't know how many are active because I don't monitor it, but once again, I greet all of you here :) In recent days, the traffic on the website has been overwhelming. It's definitely too much for the basic docker-compose setup,...
Reddit Sync Dev Gauging Interest on Developing Sync for Lemmy (old.reddit.com)
If you still have a reddit account, please hop in the reddit comments to show support....
OC Memories box (imgur.com)
Memories box made out of sapele and ebony. The inside is lined with flocking.
What podcasts do you recommend?
Hi,...
What is user "reputation"?
If you go onto your user profile page, and scroll all the way to the right, there is a section called "reputation"....
Hey guys, this time I really messed up :/
I think you should see something....
Looks like federation is working again!
I just saw some posts from beehaw.org and lemmy.world, looks like we're back in business!
The blackout is starting to have a financial impact on Reddit, but we must stay dark! (www.adweek.com)
If the performance weakness continues for a week or two, the agency would start recommending decreasing spend with Reddit or directing it to other platforms....
What Reddit Got Wrong (www.eff.org)
After weeks of burning through users’ goodwill, Reddit is facing a moderator strike and an exodus of its most important users. It’s the latest example of a social media site making a critical mistake: users aren’t there for the services, they’re there for the community. Building barriers to access...
/kbin - a few quick announcements
Good morning! :) Today I want to focus mainly on reviewing the pull requests you've submitted. There are many great things there that will help improve the kbin experience. That's amazing, thank you! I'm also in the final stages of sorting out the infrastructure-related formalities. Soon, the situation with the website's...
Reddit’s Moderator Revolt Casts Shadow on Potential IPO (www.barrons.com)
This article was published yesterday but I did not see it posted here. Please merge if there's already a post about this....