If they don't call it Green Lizard Enterprise Linux I'll be disappointed.

I expect most of us are here for the chill vibe. That should be reflected in the outcomes at the agora. Assuming it's local only.

You want a disgusting AI generated content mess? Because that's how you get a disgusting AI generated content mess.

Stop trying to make communism happen. It's not going to happen.

I'd back a patreon supporting the instance. No problem.

Who the hell sees ads? If you choose to let your browser run them, well, what do you want?

How well does i2p mesh with private trackers? Would they be able to track up/down ratios?

No, when they decide to end yt-dl (and similar tools) they will just enable DRM on all videos, rather than just the pay-per-view videos. The infrastructure already exists for Netflix-like DRM on YouTube. If they are serious about cracking down on ad blocking then it is a matter of time before they throw that switch.

Agreed. While there are cases where de-federation is needed it's an option of last resort. The risk of balkanization is too great.

Only a minority would go through the trouble of creating a second account just to troll

I have a lot of accounts. I have an account here, I have a Reddit account, one at Facebook, Twitter, etc. I have a password manager filled with more accounts than I could name if I had to. If this space balkanizes then I'll have accounts covering most of the space. The assholes will too.

In some ways not defederating might be smarter from a troll management perspective. Banning an account (from another instance) from posting here while leaving them able see content would likely result in fewer trolls just making accounts here than if they had to make an account to just see the content. Just shadowban the nazis and the tankies and the other bastards rather than making a big concern out of the existence of the other instances.

It would be good if we could ban content from other instances from showing up in "All" without full defederation though. And that's not even entirely about bad actors. I don't want to defederate from lemmynsfw but I also don't want it in my All.

Fantastic. Too bad the rest of the film collection didn't get a remaster.

I hope so. In any case it will be nice to get the full series in HD with less compression than streaming. Oh, and I hope the commentary from the DVDs makes it to the Blu-ray.

You say that like demolition and building a new structure aren't fucking expensive. Old buildings are reused for new things all the time.

Go banana.

Ah, I stand corrected. I did not realize users from defederated instances could still subscribe and view content new content. I thought updates ended at the time of defederation.

I prefer 265 for efficiency BUT there's a certain nostalgic warmth with 264 over-compressed fuzz. Same deal as with vinyl records. It was such an improvement on xvid back in the day....

Nay

Anonymity, as a general rule, is something we should work to get back. Email is just one small hurtle to overcome in a registration process, sure, for both good and bad actors. It's not a way of screening bad actors (human or bot alike).

A captcha, combined with an application with a list of manually reviewed questions if needed, would be best if bots and bastards become a problem. I wonder if there would be a good way of delegating the review process to volunteers.

Perhaps provisional approval, followed by posting in a welcome/introduction thread? Anyone failing to post or who gets their post downvoted is purged?

Eh, then if your online ID is compromised you're in trouble. Can't just burn it and start over.

I wonder if we'll get to something resembling the system used by private BitTorrent trackers. Invites and open registration periods where interviews or "proofs" of being a good internet user are required.

I just subbed to something on Beehaw. Worked fine! Thanks for letting me know. I really thought defederation was a much more aggressive split.