Shutting down the OASIS to me was the part that showed zero critical thought went into anything with the books and it was literally just GenX nostalgia and literally nothing more.
-Entire industries were created around the OASIS. This could cripple the smaller business while the larger ones can just absorb it.
-There are disabled folks that the OASIS may have been their refuge and only source of community.
-Poor people don't stop being poor, but now they've lost their free source of entertainment 2x a week.
-I don't remember if this was detailed, but there is a huge chance that basically all communications are funneled through the OASIS since it's just an extension of our internet.
When Internet goes out, think how you feel. Not imagine you live in the fucking stacks and are currently in a trailer 100ft above ground ... Wtf do you do?
But, no, gotta throw in a "need to touch grass" lesson in there with zero thought to the consequences of the world you created.
Yeah, I think at this point, regardless of what happens on Reddit, Lemmy/KBin seem to have a decently active base and speaking only for myself, I'm not planning on even lurking on Reddit ... the most I'll do is hit a link that I find on Google or that gets linked elsewhere.
For me, there is plenty of new content popping up in the Fediverse to keep me interested, I'd just like too see more people commenting. Then, I realize I need to be the change I want to see, so am attempting to become more active than I was on Reddit and actively engage in more conversations (ex: this post :-D ).
For nearly three years, Roscoe Rike has been picking up his hormone-replacement therapy prescriptions at the same Walgreens in Oakland without a hitch....
I mean, the best "compromise" is for the person to do their fucking job.
If they have an objection to what is required to do their job, they're more than welcome to quit or begin looking for a position somewhere else that doesn't require them to perform the work that they're objecting to.
TL;DR, my computer broke because I spilled water onto it. I got a new phone recently and my number was changed, so I couldn't use that to log back in with 2-step verification, and I tried send it to my alternate email instead. It says I have to "wait 24 hours" but I never get the fucking verification email so apparently I have...
Too late for OP, but for everyone that can get into their accounts but doesn't know what the backup codes are, go here, select 'backup codes' and then keep them in a safe place.
Pet/fancy rats have gone through some breeding selection to try and weed out aggressive behavior (or at least bites). With that said, a wildie can be just as friendly, but you'll want to be extra careful to try and curb negative behaviors.
The diagram tool can be used to markup anything. Besides the obvious, I've also put pictures as the background and then marked up those to diagram out some work I was doing around the house.
I hope the dev makes his way over here, he was very active on Reddit.
I went the batshit crazy route and just set up an AD server for home.
Let's me gain some knowledge for work and ensure that every PC I configure at home 'just works' and if I've got to make changes to get something to actually fucking work, I only have to do it once.
A few of my linux servers auth through it too, which is pretty convenient, honestly.
Reminder that you only have until the end of the month if you want to use PowerSuiteDelete to edit all your Reddit comments to say something like the title. After that, there may no longer be a free API available....
We should not let people take advantage of the situation to back stab strikers. We should discourage this behavior, and show anyone who does this that it will not be taken kindly....
From my perspective, I've basically left Reddit. Hypothetically, I 100% agree with you, but from a practical standpoint, I don't really care what happens over there.
Yeah, but if people were intentionally being trolls, it stands to reason that they'll hop on the next available open registration site and begin their shenanigans there, getting us banned too.
From what I've seen, for the most part the KBin magazines have been great, but we've definitely got a few people that I've seen that might intentionally start harassing trans people for instance and if they make lives difficult for the beehaw mods, we might get banned too just by association.
Yeah, that's a bit weird .... kind of cool too, like we're all just part of a big party with no initial way to divide without specifically looking. With that said, the possibilities of duplicates are high and the opportunity for fuckery is even higher, lol
I had no idea of the size and variety of the Fediverse! It has me feeling a bit overwhelmed. I'm enjoying BookWyrm very much; it's the GoodReads/LibraryThing replacement I've been looking for for years....
One of the eventual goals of kbin is to be compatible with the rest of the fediverse and to "just work" with the rest of it. By way of comparison, Lemmy is basically just a federated Reddit, so, this is actually one of the reasons I chose to go with kbin.
From a practical standpoint, it'll likely be a while before that becomes a reality, but I like that as a goal.
I'd say see if you can search for the instance in the search (once we're 100% federated) and if it doesn't work and it's something you want to participate in, unfortunately, you'll need to go there directly.
Also - Your kbin.social account can only log into kbin.social, you can't use it to log into any other sites (this would include other kbin sites, lemmy sites, mastodon sites, etc...), what you can do is see content from those sites by subscribing to them or on the front page (non-subscribed)
Yeah, the one I joined is 100% clean of that bullshit because they made it very clear in the description that the BS would not be tolerated and they apparently either enforce it accordingly or those folks just never joined because of it.
Understood, wasn't trying to get you to doxx your sub or anything, just figured your post was a missed opportunity to plug your magazine, but that makes sense you need too get your ducks in a row first.
Building a Future Devil cosplay (lemmynsfw.com)
Made with foam, paper clay, paper mache and sculpting wire. Currently working on the legs
Ready Player One -- A Treasure Trove of Shitty Details
The entire film is a bit of a mess, but there are three specific parts :-...
Six verified Reddit employees discussing the current atmosphere at the company. Featuring "First the company needs to get rid of Steve", "It's garbage", and actively hoping to be laid off (teddit.adminforge.de)
Walgreens pharmacist cites religion in denying meds to trans man (www.latimes.com)
For nearly three years, Roscoe Rike has been picking up his hormone-replacement therapy prescriptions at the same Walgreens in Oakland without a hitch....
lost my email because of Google 2FA
TL;DR, my computer broke because I spilled water onto it. I got a new phone recently and my number was changed, so I couldn't use that to log back in with 2-step verification, and I tried send it to my alternate email instead. It says I have to "wait 24 hours" but I never get the fucking verification email so apparently I have...
Rat appriation post (AMA) (beehaw.org)
I love rats. I really do. Ask me anything pet-rat related.
Discord is opening the monetization floodgates: get ready for microtransaction stores and paid 'exclusive memes' (www.pcgamer.com)
This graduation photography ad looks like it's encouraging suicide (i.imgur.com)
The Matrix magazine appearance ideas? - Test Post
What are your ideas for customizing the CSS of this magazine? I am trying to change up and down votes to red and blue pills...
Looking for a Markdown-based wiki
I'm looking for a wiki solution (either remotely hosted or self-hosted is fine) that takes Markdown input....
Microsoft is getting rid of the following File Explorer features on Windows 11 (www.windowscentral.com)
You can say goodbye to these legacy File Explorer options on Windows 11
Henceforth, /r/Pics will feature only images of John Oliver looking sexy. (www.reddit.com)
Moving to Lemmy, fuck u/spez (lemmy.ml)
Reminder that you only have until the end of the month if you want to use PowerSuiteDelete to edit all your Reddit comments to say something like the title. After that, there may no longer be a free API available....
Opinion: anyone who takes over a sub reddit because original mods closed it in protest, should face community outrage
We should not let people take advantage of the situation to back stab strikers. We should discourage this behavior, and show anyone who does this that it will not be taken kindly....
what does it mean that Beehaw "defederated" from lemmy.world?
I thought I understood, but I still have Beehaw content in my feed, so I guess I don't understand after all... Can someone dumb it down for me?
XKCD 1172 (feddit.de)
I just hopped on today and the site is very unusable right now
EDIT: it seems that this is a known bug and will be fixed in the next release! Thank you guys for letting me know...
Other Fediverse projects (en.wikipedia.org)
I had no idea of the size and variety of the Fediverse! It has me feeling a bit overwhelmed. I'm enjoying BookWyrm very much; it's the GoodReads/LibraryThing replacement I've been looking for for years....
Have encountered racism, hate speech or homophobia on the fediverse yet?
If so, do you consistently report it and get the feeling that it gets dealt with? Of course there are instances dedicated solely to being human trash
A lot subreddits end their blackout tomorrow. Will you go back to Reddit, or continue with kbin and the Fediverse?
I haven't used Reddit at all since the blackout began. Even if they change course, the Fediverse is growing on me, and I think I'll stay here....
Apollo’s Christian Selig explains his fight with Reddit — and why users revolted (www.theverge.com)
Apollo has become the center of a platform-wide fight between Reddit and its users.
Federation status: ON
Seems like the federation was turned on not long ago. It's very exciting to be part of kbin's growth!