introvrt2themax

introvrt2themax, 9 months ago

Who do you think has been pushing for the back doors? The intelligence community and law enforcement. They want EASY access to everything so they don't have to take the effort to break encryption after getting a warrant (if they even both with a warrant). You can bet your bottom dollar they are exempt from this law for "public safety."

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Aww. A very important job! Glad it's being taken so seriously.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

That was my understanding, also. I read that the first billing for devs would be sent on Aug 1, so developers who did not want to pay shut their apps down on June 30 so they wouldn't have even one bill for API use. However, it also sounds like Reddit shut off the API early from what Christian Selig said so they continued their petty games.

Obligatory fuck u/spez

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Narwhal said they are going to continue and start going subscription only once Narwhal 2 is released. Apparently they worked out some kind of delay on billing.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

I'm finishing up "Summer Reading" by Jenn McKinlay, about an out of work chef who visits family on Martha's Vineyard to chaperone her 14 year old half brother while the parents are away for the summer. She is dyslexic and ends up falling for a local librarian. Very much a summer "beach read" type book and so far really entertaining. I love Jenn's cozy mysteries and just started reading her stand-alone contemporaries. I love her characters and the humor she adds to all her books.

Next up is The 5 Years Before You Retire by Emily Guy Birken, a retirement planning book. Have to get my ducks in a row for retirement in a few years!

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Will you be adding The Guardian?

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Welcome!

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Have you checked La-Z-Boy? I have a couch we bought approximately 10 years ago that still looks great.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

My couch was part of an “urban contemporary” line they had years ago, so not the overstuffed monstrosity many couches are. I like legs on recliners so the Scarlett and Charlotte are my speed. I just haven’t pulled the trigger because I have comfortable chairs that are still in good shape, so I can’t justify replacing them yet.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

I had no idea a virus could cause these streaks. I just thought it came about through selective tulip breeding (is that what it is called in horticulture?).

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

I'm not sure how new you are, but I started over this past weekend with both kbin and sh.itjust.works. Having a few uninterrupted hours checking out the different tabs, communities, magazines, etc. was a big help. I basically jumped in also, but just having time to LOOK at things, read posts, and check out different communities made me feel comfortable. I still don't grasp how the microblog section works, but that's something new to explore next weekend I guess.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

The sheer number of cat subreddits alone(!) is daunting on Reddit. They had a whole wiki page devoted to link after link of cat subs and new ones kept popping up! I don't mind that every instance seems to have a "cats" community - they'll all end up having a plethora of cat photos to keep me happy. :)

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

I thought the Fediverse video was very helpful - I just thought of the different worlds as kbin and lemmy: https://framatube.org/w/9dRFC6Ya11NCVeYKn8ZhiD

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Now THIS is the type of advertising I can get behind!

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Momo is a beauty!

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

This is so awful. To be forced to remove something that has been implanted and has changed your life to this extent has to be extremely traumatic (and was, per the article). The ethics of such trials really need to be ironed out and protections put in place.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Exactly! The lack of a back up plan is inexcusable. In situations like this, they should have the tester sign some sort of release to keep the implant instead of destroying it. Although the developers weren't dead so maybe they have it at a different company for continuing research? It was different with the amputee who developed an infection; I can understand removal in that instance. But someone who finally has a life just to have it taken away is just not okay.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Yes, you definitely can! Find the community you are interested in and grab the subscribe link from the community sidebar. Paste the link into your search bar on kbin and the community will pull up so you can subscribe. If it is a Lemmy community you need to change the ! at the beginning of the link to @ and you should see the follow button.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

How to link Mastodon to kbin is where I’m having trouble. I’m following hashtags on Mastodon, does that translate somehow to kbin?

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Thanks. That helps.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

In regards to cats specifically- do you remember how many cat subreddits there are? They had their own Wiki that tried to keep up with them all.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

I'm currently in a cozy mystery phase for reading, so anything by Jenn McKinlay and her aliases (Cupcake Bakery, Library Lovers, Hat Shop, Good Buy Girls, Decoupage) or Krista Davis (Diva series, Paws & Claws, Pen & Ink) are my go-tos.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Me, three! I have to agree that I've already commented, posted, and boosted stuff more in the past 2-3 days than I have in the last couple of months on Reddit.

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

Thank you so much! I forgot about this option. :)

introvrt2themax, 10 months ago

I know I saw some programs mentioned in various threads that will download your posts and comments into JSON and .csv files