Ah, seems I misclicked. This was in response to @kadu because I personally prefer kbin over Lemmy for a variety of reasons. I do agree we should grow both rather than devolve into tribalism.
If there is no kbin or lemmy community available yet, there is always the option to start it. Might be a nice opportunity to get such a place off the ground.
Finding my way around kbin slowly, and making posts here and there. Text posts have been fine, though the distinction between 'threads' and 'microblogs' could use some work....
There are at least five apps that I know of currently in development for iOS. Unfortunately neither Memmy nor Mlem able to connect to kbin at the moment, something to do with the kbin-specific API from what @ernest, @BrooklynMan, and @gkd have said. Kmoon is specifically being developed for kbin and is multi-platform for iOS and...
Their post announcing it, has comments disabled. I have been going on reddit looking for polls to vote "yes" to continue to participate in the blackout. This was kind of a bummer....
It is what it is, and it was expected. Curious to see what happens around the 30th, all we can do right now is throw it a downvote. I'm finally finding my footing around kbin so there's the silver lining.
The obvious answer for me is performance: hopping from Zelda TotK into Violet is a shocking experience.
Besides that, I loved legends Arceus because it felt like they tried something new. An increase in difficulty is also warranted, but hey it’s still pokémon.
I've noticed that most communities mainly show day-old posts with default sorting. Sorting by New or Hot helps with seeing newer posts. Kinda obvious, but I sure didn't realize until trying it out 😅
It will take some time before I stop trying to refresh the front page habitually, but I like the variety of posts I've seen fly by on KBIN the past days. Had to filter out some german pages though.
@tanepiper I worked in digital advertising for 10 years, I saw the cookie/tracking laws be written and implemented... and circumvented with relative ease. People are unaware of how much data they actually share.
I've been trying out blender, following along with the donut tutorial, but it feels like I am just copying and not learning much. I often get sidetracked and try to make something a bit different to the tutorial but its just so difficult and never works.....
For blender it's the tradition (and expectation) of using youtube tutorials. There are also quite a few courses available for cheap on Udemy and the like, which means they might also be available on less legitimate places . These courses will teach more theory rather than having you copy steps.
The best advice I can give is to keep trucking, and make things you are interested in, and which look interesting - but keep it within your scope of skill. Find artists you enjoy on Artstation/Youtube/Sketchfab, and try and replicate what they do. Knowing why/how things work is better than learning how to do the same trick everyone is doing.
Blender is great to learn box modeling in, so perhaps start with that and learn by doing a bit every day. I myself taught myself Blender by creating low-poly versions of my DnD characters, inspired by the-regressor on tumblr/sketchfab.
Skills are transferable, so once you've got the hang of that, step it up and go for more complicated subjects.
I know all the #fediverse can work together and talk to each other, but inasmuch as it matters, I'm rooting for #kbin to come out on top of the #RedditMigration. I really like the blend of the thread interface for more formal, large-scale engagement threads, with the microblogging tab for more casual posts. It just makes sense to put them together. This is neat.
Edit: I wonder if people are having trouble viewing replies on others' posts? I've gotten so many that restate the same idea.
I just posted a thread describing similar concerns. I only went for niche places such as 3d sculpting and emulation devices, but still it was nice to once in a while come across things outside of my bubble of interests.
What I mostly worry about is the bar of entry for the fediverse being too high for the casual user, the majority of which would fill such less niche boards with interesting and regular content. We live in a 'push button, get dopamine' era of content, and the fediverse seems more complicated than that.
We Should Focus On Building Kbin, Not Getting Back at Reddit. Here's How We Do It.
While most of the people here upset and rightfully so, we have got to move past the angst to actually build this place out....
Where is the best place to ask questions to find a website, similar to reddit.com/r/findawebsite/?
See title
Image/Video posts, Flairs, Tags, and Customization
Finding my way around kbin slowly, and making posts here and there. Text posts have been fine, though the distinction between 'threads' and 'microblogs' could use some work....
OC Modeled a Snail Knight designed by Murgoten (ZBrush/Blender)
Several iOS apps for kbin / lemmy are now in development!
There are at least five apps that I know of currently in development for iOS. Unfortunately neither Memmy nor Mlem able to connect to kbin at the moment, something to do with the kbin-specific API from what @ernest, @BrooklynMan, and @gkd have said. Kmoon is specifically being developed for kbin and is multi-platform for iOS and...
Reddit's largest subreddit, r/funny, has opened back up. (reddark.untone.uk)
Their post announcing it, has comments disabled. I have been going on reddit looking for polls to vote "yes" to continue to participate in the blackout. This was kind of a bummer....
What do you want to see more focus on in future Pokemon games?
Eg, particular features, types of pokemon, stuff like open world, etc
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PSA: Sort by New in smaller communities to avoid only seeing the same old posts.
I've noticed that most communities mainly show day-old posts with default sorting. Sorting by New or Hot helps with seeing newer posts. Kinda obvious, but I sure didn't realize until trying it out 😅
Best way to get over learning curve?
I've been trying out blender, following along with the donut tutorial, but it feels like I am just copying and not learning much. I often get sidetracked and try to make something a bit different to the tutorial but its just so difficult and never works.....
OC With Reddit officially going insane I am glad that I am here
/kbin and lemmy might be not perfect yet, but I am glad that I am here and not on Reddit.
On finding a new go-to place and accessibility of entry
The whole reddit situation has been quite the storm, certainly for people fed up and looking for an excuse to move on....
A few thoughts about the blackout and the future development of the Fediverse.
It started as an answer to a comment, but then I figured it might be worth a post on it's own....