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Went and invited people on 2 subreddits to kbin/lemmy/beehaw.. I got flamed BIG time..
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I don't know what quite a lot of those words mean, and I don't wish to learn.
Why would we want people like that over here?
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Went and invited people on 2 subreddits to kbin/lemmy/beehaw.. I got flamed BIG time..
This comment says it all:
I don't know what quite a lot of those words mean, and I don't wish to learn.
Why would we want people like that over here?
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I've seen a few discussions about the "failed" protests and wanted to talk about it
https://reddark.untone.uk currently shows 3413 out of 8829 subreddits as dark, five days after the blackout's official end date.
That's 39 percent -- even if adjusted for subs that were always private, still roughly one third.
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On bringing more users to Lemmy
but it is really best shown that the communities are rebuilding here
(As others have said, though...tread lightly.)
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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: 'It's time we grow up and behave like an adult company'
Speaking of which, it's time he grows up and behaves like an adult, period. Huffman has the diplomatic skills of a toddler.
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Slate article: "How CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain..."
Probably the best article to date about what is truly going on -- very comprehensive and well documented.
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Best places to get human reviews/recommendations outside of reddit?
In North America, Consumer Reports magazine.
They're independent and don't accept advertising, but are subscription-based. You can usually find them at your local library (i.e., hard copies or sometimes in their online database).
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On Monday morning we (Mozilla) detected a very large crash spike affecting Firefox users on Linux, specifically on an older version of a Debian-based distribution
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Everybody seemed to crash while searching for images on Google.
I'm experiencing this with Q4OS 3 (Centaurus), which under the hood is Debian 10 (Buster) -- and with the supposedly more stable Firefox ESR.
(Now using DuckDuckGo as an image search workaround.)
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Reddit CEO slams protesters, calls them “landed gentry”
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Indeed; same "divide and conquer" tactics that politicians often use to retain power.
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Does anyone know how many people have left Reddit?
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Since the protests began, one of the subreddits I used to frequent now has an abnormally high number of comments; this might explain why.
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Will this instance be joining the fedipact?
Facebook is notorious for getting hacked -- yet another reason for not federating with Meta.
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Some communities in other instances appear as completely empty (0 posts, 0 subscribers) while they're not
There's all kinds of weird stuff going on, with different instances not syncing. Just updated a comment I posted yesterday about this.
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Reddit CEO slams protesters, calls them “landed gentry”
Huffman said in an interview that he plans to institute rules changes that would allow Reddit users to vote out moderators who have overseen the protest, comparing them to a "landed gentry."
Wait, what? Huffman himself is "landed gentry"; moderators are among those who have to do the actual work.
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Engines that belong in the engine hall of fame
The AMC straight-six, which was used in AMC passenger cars and Jeeps from 1964-2006.
Chrysler bought out AMC in 1987, yet continued to produce this engine.
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[rant] Why is this so hard for people?
but 4 out of 5 times people can’t
...or don't want to
Edit: For what it's worth, posted this comment a few days ago.
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See: George Carlin - The big club
(NSFW- language)
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Is this the beginning of the next tech bubble bursting?
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I think it's because the people in charge of them are also narcissistic sociopaths
...which is probably an unspoken job requirement.
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Aside from Trump or Biden, Who do you wanna see as the President of the United States of America?
For what it's worth, Cornel West just turned 70, has views similar to Bernie Sanders, and is running for the Green Party nomination.
However, the media tends to marginalize third-party candidates.
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Linux users, what desktop environment do you use?
TDE aka Trinity Desktop Environment, a fork of KDE 3.
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Will this instance be joining the fedipact?
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Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS
[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?
Zuck: People just submitted it.
Zuck: I don't know why.
Zuck: They "trust me"
Zuck: Dumb f--ks.
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Call to action - renewed protests starting on July 1st
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It should have always included information about accessibility being taken away.
Indeed; they forgot to keep it simple.
Most people have no idea what all the API-related jargon means.