There are some things that just aren’t really here yet with regards to searchability and history, so so I’ve been back a little bit for some research.
That research was triggered by leaving Reddit though, like I’m using Reddit to leave Reddit and clean up my digital life.
In the last 10 years the internet has just been in a downward spiral and I didn’t really notice it happening. The enshittification everyone is talking about. For me it started with switching from a blackberry to an iPhone and Thunderbird entering non-development mode and Google Reader going away. I had systems, and they got disrupted, and every website became almost unusable with the ads and constant intrusion into my life and data. It all turned into a perpetual doom scroll.
So I’m going on a social media diet (only opening Instagram and Facebook to announce I’m available for work) and getting RSS back into my life to make things actually readable again. But this kind of stuff is where searching “(region) news rss feeds Reddit” is still the best way to find things.
Looking forward to kbin and/or lemmy taking over that niche.
Yeah, Artemis is an app for Kbin that is in a very limited beta right now (I'm not in it) - *edit got the link wrong the first time **and the second time. Artemis
Yeah... it is a little overwhelming when just dipping your toes. In the initial push to get off of reddit I ended up with a lot of accounts... Beehaw, sh.itjust.works, fedia.io, kbin.social, readit.buzz, infosec.exchange, infosec.town, defcon.social, tildes, squabbles, etc. At some point you just have to use something.
If I had to guess what I'll be doing in the future, I'd say it will resemble reddit where I had multiple accounts for different purposes but not different platforms, just different content filters and topics. Eventually there will be at least one app that works with both Lemmy and Kbin accounts and make it all more or less seemless and arbitrary.
Right now I'm primarily using Kbin and Beehaw, I don't know which account will eventually be more important to me. I'm also using Ice Cubes for Mastodon with a couple different Mastodon accounts. What would push me all-in on a kbin instance would be if I federation between Lemmy instances and mastodon instances reached a level of functioning that didn't feel like I was missing anything. I'd rather not have a million different apps and accounts just to see different versions of the same shit.
I’m on both (repeatedly, multiple servers and accounts) but even with Memmy I find myself gravitating towards Kbin and once Artemis is out I’ll probably stay there. Beehaw has the best interaction on its local communities, but Kbin is just a better feed for me mostly. No brand or server loyalty for me, I will continue using all until one seems to address all my wants.
I’ve been on the fence for a while thinking about getting myself a steam deck. I got a great gaming computer and I’m wondering if it can possible accompany it in some way, or is it just the excitement of getting new tech kicking in....
Are you guys tired of the "Material You" design? I don't really like the huge paddings on everything aspect of it. Also a lot of it feels too flat. What do you guys think?
This blog post by Ploum, who was part of the original XMPP efforts long ago, describes how Google killed one great federated service, which shows why the Fediverse must not give Meta the chance
Having spent a lot of time on Mastodon... There are tons of people there talking about federated and self-hosted services, software freedom, censorship, encryption, tech regulation... A very narrow range of topics directly surrounding the fediverse get a lot of attention....
I think this is a side effect of a lot of us browsing “all” right now combined with the fact that most people are actively transitioning.
I’ve set up magazines for my interests and subscribed to the ones that already exist, but interaction is low or nonexistent except for on Beehaw where there are only a limited number of broad-topic communities and people will see and read what you post. Right now, you’re pages deep minutes after you post. Until people more effectively curate their feeds and spend time trying to interact with subject based content like they did on Reddit I think a lot of us will just be typing into the void waiting for friends (or enemies) to appear
Agreed across the board. Good friends of mine that would ideologically align on most issues could not give less of a shit about any of this.
NFTs are a joke to almost everybody, Crypto is just FTX and/or a pyramid scheme to them and a source of some of the most annoying people on Twitter. There is no value in any of this for anybody but the most stubbornly ideological / anti-bank nerds. When it was easy money, it pulled in some normies. Now nobody cares. People are happy to use threads, Instagram, Facebook, Wells Fargo, etc. and I’m not arguing with any of them.
Michael Protzman, a modern-day Pied Piper and leader of a QAnon cult who led thousands of people into believing a bizarre conspiracy that former president John F. Kennedy and his son John F. Kennedy, Jr., are still alive, has died in Rochester, according to the alternative news outlet VICE News.
Thank you for saying what I was unable to get out in less than 5000 characters - this summarizes what I was assuming to be true but didn't actually check the numbers on.
That’s great and I think it’s important that everybody make efforts in whatever ways they can. For me those efforts have been differently focused, because the source of my electricity is natural gas I prefer to just cut out the middleman where possible as the net amount of gas used is lower when piped straight to the house to create heat. I did however stop using disposable razors, I ride my bike and take the train (in a city where that is not exactly uh… ideal), and I buy unpackaged or non-plastic groceries where possible. Got an electric mower, some other stuff.
If I lived in the desert I’d probably seek out electricity as a power source more frequently with the abundance of solar. Planet-saving solutions will be regionally dependent for sure and what really matters is that people are aware and intentional - like I don’t need cords of wood ready for winter but tell someone in the northeast they shouldn’t be burning all that wood and they’re gonna laugh.
I don’t understand the “Nobody” part, especially since in most memes it’s just blank. It makes sense when “Nobody” was saying something that most people disagree with, eg:...
It used to make sense, like… people that need no provocation to go into something they won’t shut up about, or things like that. Lately it has just stopped being used in any way that actually makes the “Nobody:” part matter.
My man wrote children’s books and poetry but also enjoyed drugs and was a hippy (not the dirty stinky kind, more just a counter culture guy). He rules. Check out his songs, it makes it all kind of come together.
Didn’t even know I had this one in my tupperjar - I’ve been meaning to stock up on some nice connecticuts for my morning smoke but went the opposite direction and had a Cain this morning.
Much stronger and fuller than I’d usually like this time of day - but I knew what I was getting into. Taste isn’t unpleasant - it’s actually very nice, but it’s a spicy boy and the nicotine is there for sure. Retrohale hurts a bit so I’m doing it sparingly.
Coming back about 5 minutes later and it has toned down that pain a bit. Not burning my sinuses. Just a strong nicotine, full bodied cigar with some chocolatey woody notes, an absence of sweetness for me but ymmv.
Of what I’ve got I am lately favoring something a little lighter. There’s a massive price difference but I love my Casdagli Gramd Cafes, and something light such as a Connecticut is such a great coffee companion. Also just not looking for so much nicotine. This Cain would be ideal next to a strong whiskey. On the budget I’m still in love with the Tatuaje Series P Short Robusto, it tastes good lasts long enough and a perfect companion for a grill session, usually wrapping up right around when the food is ready.
I can write standalone comments, but can’t figure out how to reply to someone else’s. When I tap and hold on their post or tap the ellipsis, I only have options to copy text or report.
MLP (My Little Pony...?) seems to think so, although at the moment, this is just speculation... an educated guess based on past products by Analogue being released shortly after related controllers by 8BitDo....
These look so nice! Even the box presentation. Need work to pick up so I can spread my wings and adventure out a bit more. Re-stocked my budget guys today but I’d love a box of these or I’ve also been looking at the Papas Fritas.
Giving another chance to the My Father - Flor De Las Antillas
These were part of my initial cigar haul and when I first got them I was somewhat disappointed. Didn’t taste too great to me, which was disappointing because I had seen so much praise and I like the presentation with the ornate styling of artwork and little silk cap.
Smoking again after about a month in my jar and I’m actually really enjoying this one now. I don’t know if that’s due to aging or due to changes in my palate since I started smoking cigars. I’m new to all this, if you asked me two months ago to review my favorite smoke it would have been “American spirit yellow, filter snapped off, tastes pretty much like a cigarette but my tastebuds are shot and I’m really just trying to chase a shot of whiskey with some dopamine.”
Medium to full bodied, very nutty with a pleasant aroma. Just enough sweetness, with a notable but not overpowering spice on the nose. I always say I taste chocolate, with like every cigar that has any sweetness at all. I think I just am trying to find that flavor and do.
Not trying to spam, I have no affiliation with any particular vendor or brand. Needed a re-up on my ~$5 per stick stash so I could keep my hands off my Padrons and Casdaglis - this thing running at Holts is a pretty good deal where you can pick your own components to a sampler....
Does anybody else feel dirty when they visit reddit?
I don't know man, but I feel like I'm supporting a maniac CEO with every second I spend on reddit.
What do you think is responsible for lemmy’s growth over other alternatives like KBin and Tildes?
Is it speed? Features? Ease of development? Just curious why lemmy is seeing more activity as opposed to other networks.
What are your use cases for the Steam Deck?
I’ve been on the fence for a while thinking about getting myself a steam deck. I got a great gaming computer and I’m wondering if it can possible accompany it in some way, or is it just the excitement of getting new tech kicking in....
Are you guys tired of "Material You" design?
Are you guys tired of the "Material You" design? I don't really like the huge paddings on everything aspect of it. Also a lot of it feels too flat. What do you guys think?
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) (ploum.net)
This blog post by Ploum, who was part of the original XMPP efforts long ago, describes how Google killed one great federated service, which shows why the Fediverse must not give Meta the chance
Can we please remember to talk about things on the fediverse besides the fediverse itself?
Having spent a lot of time on Mastodon... There are tons of people there talking about federated and self-hosted services, software freedom, censorship, encryption, tech regulation... A very narrow range of topics directly surrounding the fediverse get a lot of attention....
Weekly General Discussion - July 02, 2023 <-> July 09, 2023
Welcome to the Weekly General Discussion on Ethfinance...
About to start rolling out wave 2 of Artemis beta 👀
LET'S GO
QAnon leader dies in Rochester after dirt bike accident (www.postbulletin.com)
Michael Protzman, a modern-day Pied Piper and leader of a QAnon cult who led thousands of people into believing a bizarre conspiracy that former president John F. Kennedy and his son John F. Kennedy, Jr., are still alive, has died in Rochester, according to the alternative news outlet VICE News.
Study Compares Gas Stove Pollution to Secondhand Cigarette Smoke (www.nytimes.com)
By Hiroko Tabuchi June 17, 2023...
Can someone explain what's up with the memes that start with "Nobody:"
I don’t understand the “Nobody” part, especially since in most memes it’s just blank. It makes sense when “Nobody” was saying something that most people disagree with, eg:...
gentle looking (lemmy.world)
Man’s failed attempt to rob nail salon in Atlanta 07/03/2023 (packaged-media.redd.it)
This link goes to Reddit, however, we have used a direct video link to avoid giving them ad revenue.
Cain 550 Habano morning kick in the ass
How do I reply to comments in Memmy?
I can write standalone comments, but can’t figure out how to reply to someone else’s. When I tap and hold on their post or tap the ellipsis, I only have options to copy text or report.
Madlittlepixel: Could the click-stick controller recently announced by 8BitDo lead to a Neo-Geo system by Analogue? (www.youtube.com)
MLP (My Little Pony...?) seems to think so, although at the moment, this is just speculation... an educated guess based on past products by Analogue being released shortly after related controllers by 8BitDo....
Feral Flying Piggies
My Father Flor de las Antillas Revisited
Pro-Tip: Decent Deal at Holts Right Now / Build Your Own Sampler (www.holts.com)
Not trying to spam, I have no affiliation with any particular vendor or brand. Needed a re-up on my ~$5 per stick stash so I could keep my hands off my Padrons and Casdaglis - this thing running at Holts is a pretty good deal where you can pick your own components to a sampler....
Cigar Vitola Discussion - Favorite Shapes and Why?
In the event that there’s ever anybody other than myself in here… what is your preference on shapes?...