A few months ago, this concept of “p92” started leaking and it was rumored that Meta was joining the fediverse. Initially, not much happened with the discussion. I could run around and say “Nope, I’m not defederating” and no one really cared or challenged that position. I made it clear I advocate for user agency;...
I see a lot of comments from bootlickers on how the protests are dumb and stupid and dont work and engagement metrics are still holding but the quality of posts and comments has noticeably depreciated imo. So much so that whenever I visit the site Im actually shocked at how bad it is.
friendly reminder that Luddites weren't opposed to technology, just wary of its misuse and how it was going to benefit the people higher up rather than the workers.
I like the overall lack of in-jokes I've encountered here so far, and I want things to stay that way. This might be an unrealistic thing to hope for, but I like good, pure, discussion, as boring as that may be for some people.
trans youth gender-affirming treatment doesn't use hormones. it uses puberty blockers, so that the child doesn't go through puberty, and when they turn 18 they can state HRT with a better outcome. the therapy is reversible, so when the child stops taking puberty blockers, they undergo normal puberty process, and it's a recommended treatment for trans youth by multiple pediatrician and psychiatrist societies and associations.
and PixelFed, Pleroma, Akkoma, Miskey, Calckey, Goto Social, OwnCast, Funkwhale, Mobilizon, Bookwyrm, Friendica, WriteFreely, and probably a bunch more.
apparently some Mastodon admins got contacted by Meta and met with them after signing an NDA. I'm quite surprised how many Masto admins want to "just wait and see, maybe it's not gonna be that bad".
maybe use a third party image hosting service instead (like vgy.me), and link to those in your posts? that used to be the norm on reddit for years before they've introduced image upload.
being able to connect to not only another instance, but also another platform. I can use my Mastodon account to follow a Pixelfed account and to reply to a Lemmy thread. that's not something that the mainstream, commercialized internet with its walled-off silos would ever let you do.
We have received the freshest batch of ProtonDB data and we are back with an analysis of how the distros have been doing over the past few years. Following our last article focusing on Manjaro (whose usage is dropping continuously)… Continue Reading →
the only thing that's worrying me about the subreddits closing indefinitely (even though I wholeheartedly support it), is that people are going to use even more closed off, unsearchable platforms as alternatives. /r/unixporn mods say their only "official" alternative is currently their Discord "server".
edit: the message on /r/iPhone also directs people to their Discord. sigh.
DeArrow is a browser extension for YouTube for reducing sensationalism, misleading titles and aggressive thumbnails. DeArrow works by formatting all titles, and replacing thumbnails with screenshots at specific timestamps....
Twitter users try to comprehend the Fediverse, they can't.
Meta - Progress and Controversy (blog.universeodon.com)
A few months ago, this concept of “p92” started leaking and it was rumored that Meta was joining the fediverse. Initially, not much happened with the discussion. I could run around and say “Nope, I’m not defederating” and no one really cared or challenged that position. I made it clear I advocate for user agency;...
Does anybody feel like the quality of reddit has already dropped massively?
I see a lot of comments from bootlickers on how the protests are dumb and stupid and dont work and engagement metrics are still holding but the quality of posts and comments has noticeably depreciated imo. So much so that whenever I visit the site Im actually shocked at how bad it is.
Mastodon's Eugen Rochko in talks with Meta?!😱 (news.ycombinator.com)
OC Reddit's in-jokes and overall sense of "humor" are lame and I don't want to see them migrate to Kbin.
I like the overall lack of in-jokes I've encountered here so far, and I want things to stay that way. This might be an unrealistic thing to hope for, but I like good, pure, discussion, as boring as that may be for some people.
SDDM 0.20 Display Manager Released With Experimental Wayland Greeter (www.phoronix.com)
SDDM as the QML-based X11 and Wayland display manager commonly used on KDE systems and elsewhere is finally out with a new release.
All mods on r/TIHI have been removed.
The entire r/MildlyInteresting mod has just been REINSTATED - again without any communication or explanation (reddit.com)
Federal judge strikes down Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming treatment for trans youth (www.cnn.com)
Remove one letter from the title of a video game; what is the plot now?
Final Fantas - people fighting over the last cans of Fanta in the world....
Quick and dirty 😝 (sh.itjust.works)
Meta's decentralized social plans confirmed. Is Embrace-Extend-Extinguish of the Fediverse next? (reb00ted.org)
Lemmy reached a user base of 150,000 (discuss.tchncs.de)
The Lemmy user base passed 150,000 in total users....
Reddit CEO learns going to war with the internet is a LOSING battle (yewtu.be)
Lemmy needs two things to be successful
In my opinion, there are two big things holding Lemmy back right now:...
Beehive: an update to defederating from sh.itjust.works (sh.itjust.works)
Reminder that this is a thing that could happen. (lemmy.world)
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/xfnihd/no_just_no/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
We want to move away from Reddit, is kbin suitable?
Update: we're live @rimworldporn...
What is the thing that has surprised you the most about the Fediverse? (lemmy.world)
To me, it was the astounding amount of interactivity between the community....
Introducing Import from Instagram - Pixelfed blog (pixelfed.blog)
Bring your photos and videos from Instagram to Pixelfed, with captions and upload dates preserved.
Nobara is the Fastest Growing Linux Distro for Gaming (boilingsteam.com)
We have received the freshest batch of ProtonDB data and we are back with an analysis of how the distros have been doing over the past few years. Following our last article focusing on Manjaro (whose usage is dropping continuously)… Continue Reading →
iPhone subreddit starting protest early, going dark indefinitely (9to5mac.com)
so, which Big Tech company do you think is going to shit the bed next and popularize its Fediverse/FOSS equivalent in the process?
I'm personally crossing my fingers for Discord.
From the creator of SponsorBlock: DeArrow, an addon that changes Youtube titles and thumbnails to crowdsourced ones (addons.mozilla.org)
DeArrow is a browser extension for YouTube for reducing sensationalism, misleading titles and aggressive thumbnails. DeArrow works by formatting all titles, and replacing thumbnails with screenshots at specific timestamps....