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After porn-y protest, Reddit ousted mods; replacing them isn’t simple

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The free work Reddit moderators do has been valued at $3.4 million annually, and as detailed on the r/hentai subreddit, the work mods do is both complex and extensive. Reddit itself calculated that manual mod removals represented 30.9 percent of content removed in 2022. Reddit would be a different website, one perhaps incapable of functioning, without the tens of thousands of volunteers it uses to keep content safe, enjoyable, relevant, and valuable. Relying on volunteers saves the unprofitable company plenty of money.

I thought this was pretty poignant too.

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Linux friendly CAD programs?

I'm slowly making my way through the learning curve for FreeCAD. Already in far enough that I have no plan to touch Fusion again.

Agree the UI isn't great, but once you get the tools organised how you want them and get your head around the slightly different ways of doing things it is super powerful.

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So who else is new?

I hope the guy who was sleeping rough in the valley has made it over to a fed instance.

From what I saw, there were a few folk on the sub looking out for him and I’d hate to see that link to a supportive community disappear for him.

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What piece of kit or setup represents the pinnacle of your hobby/profession?

Two for me.

For simracing - a set of pedals with a load cell brake. Building muscle memory for the force you push on the brake is so much better than trying to be consistent with the angle of your ankle. The consistency you can achieve with braking is unreal.

Home espresso - a set of accurate scales and a timer. Reducing variables when trying to dial in a new bag of beans or when chasing that perfect cup is so handy. Like the the load cell brakes for sim racing, it allows you to be consistent and just change small things at a time and then stick to what works.