Basically this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish

First they will add loads of new users and become the dominant instances. Then, they will add their own proprietary features that other instances cannot support. Finally, their extensions become the new de-facto standard, marginalizing the original implementations.

Since Meta has proven itself to be an evil company that does not act in good faith, it is better to not federate with them from the start.

What if you pay them 20 million dollars? ;-)

These are showing up all over the place in The Netherlands, a country that is not built to accommodate these Emotional Support Trucks. Most are bought by business owners who would be served far better by vans. Even a small van has more usable cargo space than these behemoths, and will actually fit in parking spaces, but for some stupid reason these can be had for cheap by companies because of tax rules (that’s what 20 years of right-wing government does for you). It really is beyond infuriating.

I love it! The Lemmy web interface was acting a bit wonky at times, this is a great improvement.

Be careful what you wish for, we might get Caroline or Thierry…

And when they reach park ripeness, put them in the fridge and they stay good for a few days.

I would like to see those polls.

No, because when (not if) Threads goes downhill they will have become the dominant platform with all the users and special communities (just like Reddit was and still is). I want Lemmy to become that platform, not Threads. The whole idea is not to be beholden to yet another corporate techbro overlord.

The first four words in the title crawl are literally ‘a long time ago’ ;-)

But on a more serious note, it’s kind of a mix of both sci-fi and fantasy. There are fantasy tropes such as magic (the force), good and evil wizards (the Jedi and the Sith), swords and dueling (light sabers) etc. In many ways it is more like LOTR than Star Trek: Obi Wan is like Gandalf, Luke is like Frodo etc. Also none of the technology is ever explained, there is no techno-babble.

On the other hand there are lots of sci-fi elements such as spaceships, aliens, technology etc. So on the surface it seems like science fiction, but it borrows lots of stuff from fantasy.

My Bloody Valentine - Sueisfine

DCC, Digital Compact Cassette. It was introduced by Phillips in 1992 and was supposed to be the successor to the old music cassette. It was digital, with sound quality comparable to a CD, but the players were also compatible with the old cassettes. In theory this was a great idea but it never went anywhere, and the format was discontinued on 1996. I think Techmoan has a video on it.

This has strong NotTheOnion vibes.

Yeah this is a great album. Also, don’t sleep on the other Elephant 6 stuff like The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo and Beulah.

Yeah, it’s really nice :-). I really like the progress I’m seeing on this platform since joining 2 weeks ago.

I honestly don’t expect them to last more than 3 months.

Interesting moment circa 2016, when Hamilton and Rosberg combined had over 85%.

Is that also why more ‘interesting’ side, with more features such as lunar maria, is pointed at us? The far side of the moon looks pretty boring compared to the near side. Or is that just a coincidence?

Looks really good, will be keeping an eye on this.

IIRC Laserdisc actually was the best quality home video format for a while, and it had a nice content library. Wasn’t it quite popular in Japan? DCC never went much anywhere. Its main competitor, MiniDisc, had some niche appeal for portable players, but once mp3 players took off it too was finished.

Spaghetti alla Putanesca:

For 4 people:

• 400 grams spaghetti
• Olive oil
• One small onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• Red chili flakes, about 1 tsp or to taste
• White wine, 1 glass
• 1 tin of anchovies
• 1 tablespoon brown olives, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 400 gram cans of tomatoes (crushed or whole, doesn’t really matter)
• A small bunch of flat parsley, chopped

1. Fry the onions in a large skillet on medium heat in the oil, until translucent.
2. Add the garlic, anchovies, chili flakes and olives and fry for a few minutes (go easy on the chili flakes, it shouldn’t be super spicy and you can always add more at the end).
3. Add the white wine and deglaze the pan, cook for a few minutes until reduced by about half.
4. Add the tomatoes and mix everything, let it simmer for half a hour.
5. After half a hour add the capers and most of the parsley.
6. Cook the spaghetti (should take a minute or 8, depending on the spaghetti)
7. The sauce has probably reduced a bit, so add some starchy pasta water to make it more ‘saucy’.
8. Add the cooked spaghetti to the sauce and mix everything.
9. Plate and top with the rest of the parsley.

If you’re making it for 2 people: after step 5, transfer half of the sauce to a Tupperware container. It keeps in the fridge for a few days or you can freeze it.