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Research funded by Big Neck Pain
There are better pillows out there, friend
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Research funded by Big Neck Pain
There are better pillows out there, friend
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What was so special about the Apollo app?
Apollo was big in the headlines because its developer was the most vocal about the API changes.
As for why people used third-party apps, it's mostly a preference thing. Something to note is that reddit didn't always have an official app. Everyone using reddit before 2016 had to use a third-party app if they wanted to use reddit on their phone. A lot of the apps we watched get shut down, especially the ones on android (RiF, Sync, BaconReader, etc) have been around for a long time, and had loyal user bases.
Apollo was younger than the official app, but it was likely favored by those who had used Alien Blue (a very popular third-party app for iOS that was bought by Reddit and turned into the official app)
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Ah, so only two of the three branches of government are subject to checks and balances?
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Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’
I've been surprised that some western countries have laws like this. A French woman has also been fined for insulting Macron.
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Please don’t nuke me
This is the case for every country. You just see it with the US a lot more since it of course has the biggest footprint on the English-language side of the internet.
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YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers
I'm gonna be honest. I don't see anything wrong with this. I know the majority of us are just coming off some corporate bullshit from reddit, but I don't think it's wrong to not let your very expensive to maintain service be used for free without ads.
I promise that I'm not trying to suck a billionaire's cock when I say that I marvel in awe at YouTube's ability to input and output such astronomical amount of data at any given time, without any complaints.
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It doesn't solve my problem, but thanks? I guess
I use light mode. Compliments are not forthcoming.
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I've used Lemmy more in the past 12 hours than I have in the past month since signing up. All because of Sync.
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You can link to settings?!
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YSK how to pick a ripe, sweet watermelon
The fuck is a "male" plant ovary?
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One last senic shot of my dog, with a neck covered in fox diarrhea
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Dog smell something gross, dog roll around in it
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First screenshot of Sync for Lemmy
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Connect is pretty damn good, and I have no qualms about having to depend on it for the next several weeks. Too bad for it that my loyalties lie elsewhere.
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is there a nice USA community?
Even on reddit, r/usa was tiny. We kinda just exist everywhere and wrongfully assume everyone is us, so we don't tend to feel the need for a special community. Lol
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What is so great about Reddit/Lemmy apps?
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There is a feeling of loyalty. Sync was a mainstay on my phone for close to a decade.
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I've used Lemmy more in the past 12 hours than I have in the past month since signing up. All because of Sync.
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Most of us are here because we used Sync for Reddit for years and want that familiar UX.
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Tankies reaction to Beehaw removing itself from Lemmy -- "When you adopt an anti-communist stance, you pave the way for unhealthy social trends to takeover" also apparently Beehaw are fascists?
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Tankies have an incredibly black and white view of the world. Anyone that isn't with them is a fascist. It's also why they can't accept that their favorite authoritarians have practiced imperialism, oppression of minority groups, and lots of killing. "Stalin believed in the same economic policy that I do, so therefore he never did a bad thing."
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It’s nice to be alone
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Doesn't everyone?
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What programming languages aren't too criticized here?
C# doesn't have a big spotlight on it like Rust or Python, but it is a popular and very unhated language. It's a good language that is regularly improving and has phenomenal documentation. Seriously, I've not gone to Stack Overflow for anything C# (outside of third-party libraries) for years; Microsoft's documentation gives me everything I need.
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New screenshot LJ shared!
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You beautiful bastard. I'm so ready to be back in Sync's familiar UI.
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Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices
"Local man says police should not investigate wife's disappearance"
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Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement - Visual Studio Blog
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Rider is for C# development.