This post doesn't directly affect kbin.social users, but it is relevant. It discusses some of the potential pros/cons of Kbin and Mbin, and also the direction the kbin.earth server is heading.
To most of us, this is probably just a summary of events over the past year or so. But, it’s good to know that this sort of news is reaching non-gaming channels.
So I wanted to post a question about a #math problem, and I wanted to reach the widest possible math community on the #Fediverse. Aside from using the correct tag, my first thought was to find a #Lemmy or #kbin community/magazine to cc in the post. And … there isn't one. There's many. Just from a quick search I found https://lemmy.ml/c/mathematics https://lemmy.ml/c/math https://kbin.social/m/math
so now the question becomes … should I cross post to all of them? Or is that poor form?
I'm getting the impression that the kbin magazine would automatically include the post in the “microblog” section if properly tagged, which is actually one of the nice features of kbin, so maybe I can skip that one at least …
While clicking through some random Lemmy instances, I found one that’s due to be shut down in about a week — dmv.social. I’m trying to archive what I can onto the Wayback Machine, but I’m not sure what the most efficient way to go about it is....
Feeling thwarted by the 404, I suddenly remembered there are plenty of curated feeds over in Collections for us to browse. Have updated one of mine to reflect newer communities.
An attorney representing E. Jean Carroll has indicated the journalist could sue Donald Trump for a third time, as the former president continues to speak about her client publicly....
“I found it very weird that there essentially is no way to browse the web in an open manner. So that’s what I am trying to build,” the founder of Stract said.
What I still can’t figure out (in my very shallow dive into the repo) is if it’s a meta search engine like Searx-ng or if it does its own crawling and builds its own search index.
I run Searx-ng and love it, but I’d be interested in a true self-hosted search (though I’d need to devote a lot of resources to build and run such an index).
Anyone know?
Update: Looks like it crawls and maintains its own index. From the credits/thanks at the bottom of the readme (emphases mine):
The commoncrawl organization for crawling the web and making the dataset readily available. Even though we have our own crawler now, commoncrawl has been a huge help in the early stages of development.
Researchers have created the first functional 3D-printed brain tissue that can develop and form connections in the same way as real human brain tissue.
Many “alternative” search engines are better for privacy, but they are still vulnerable to censorship, because they rely on g**gle and m*crosoft’s indices for their search results. This isn’t a deep-hidden secret either, many of them disclose what search index they use on the “about” page, for example:...
“I don’t think people could hold there more than five minutes in this water, especially with clothes on,” he added. It was very good luck this floating sauna was nearby.”...
It seems like any platform that features link aggregation is soon overrun by bots and self-promoters trying to drive traffic, and pages and pages of link posts versus pages and pages of people talking....
I am trying to start analyzing my games, but I am a bit unsure how to even go about doing that. I originally would have the computer analyze my game, and comment on what I think are the main points of the match I should keep in mind....
The future of kbin.earth... (kbin.earth)
This post doesn't directly affect kbin.social users, but it is relevant. It discusses some of the potential pros/cons of Kbin and Mbin, and also the direction the kbin.earth server is heading.
How Greed Ruined Gaming (www.youtube.com)
To most of us, this is probably just a summary of events over the past year or so. But, it’s good to know that this sort of news is reaching non-gaming channels.
Archiving Lemmy instances
While clicking through some random Lemmy instances, I found one that’s due to be shut down in about a week — dmv.social. I’m trying to archive what I can onto the Wayback Machine, but I’m not sure what the most efficient way to go about it is....
If you're encountering the Subscribed 404 error, this is a good time to revisit Collections
Feeling thwarted by the 404, I suddenly remembered there are plenty of curated feeds over in Collections for us to browse. Have updated one of mine to reflect newer communities.
Two tales of domestication (lemmus.org)
Sarahs Scribbles by Sarah Andersen for March 30, 2024.
What is your favourite Open-Source game?
I personally love Naev and Mindustry
E. Jean Carroll might sue Donald Trump a third time (www.newsweek.com)
An attorney representing E. Jean Carroll has indicated the journalist could sue Donald Trump for a third time, as the former president continues to speak about her client publicly....
This Guy Has Built an Open Source Search Engine as an Alternative to Google in His Spare Time (www.404media.co)
“I found it very weird that there essentially is no way to browse the web in an open manner. So that’s what I am trying to build,” the founder of Stract said.
Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown (arstechnica.com)
Chessguessr - Wordle for Chess Games (chessguessr.com)
3D-Printed Neural Tissue Grows And Functions Like a Human Brain (www.sciencealert.com)
Researchers have created the first functional 3D-printed brain tissue that can develop and form connections in the same way as real human brain tissue.
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.12 released (www.gamingonlinux.com)
US trans advocacy group sues for discrimination – and wins $300,000 (www.thepinknews.com)
With all the talk about privacy, people seem to be forgetting that censorship is also a major problem for today's internet. (lemmy.world)
Many “alternative” search engines are better for privacy, but they are still vulnerable to censorship, because they rely on g**gle and m*crosoft’s indices for their search results. This isn’t a deep-hidden secret either, many of them disclose what search index they use on the “about” page, for example:...
Tesla plunged into Norway fjord before ‘screaming’ occupants rescued by passing floating sauna (nypost.com)
“I don’t think people could hold there more than five minutes in this water, especially with clothes on,” he added. It was very good luck this floating sauna was nearby.”...
Did ad blockers survive YouTube's offensive? Letting numbers talk (adguard.com)
TL;DR version:...
Infinite Craft, an endless crafting game, is out. (neal.fun)
Attention: This game does not have a save feature, but people on Hacker News have already found a way to save their progress....
More than 26K rape-related pregnancies estimated after Texas outlawed abortions, new study says (www.houstonchronicle.com)
Instances or networks that focus on forums and conversations instead of link aggregation?
It seems like any platform that features link aggregation is soon overrun by bots and self-promoters trying to drive traffic, and pages and pages of link posts versus pages and pages of people talking....
F#@k you (beehaw.org)
Tips for how to analyze games as a beginner?
I am trying to start analyzing my games, but I am a bit unsure how to even go about doing that. I originally would have the computer analyze my game, and comment on what I think are the main points of the match I should keep in mind....
Sublime (media.hachyderm.io)
41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! (tech.lgbt)
Facebook Is Being Overrun With Stolen, AI-Generated Images That People Think Are Real (www.404media.co)