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- Comment on Can somebody please explain why the world hasn't gone nuclear yet? 2 days ago:
- Comment on What would happen if I changed fedi server software but keep same domain? 2 days ago:
quokka.au changed from Lemmy to PieFed and it was ok once the remote servers refreshed their public key caches, about a day.
Mastodon to GTS could turn out different but yeah.
- Comment on Federated Social Media with Topic-Based Following and Blocking? 3 days ago:
PieFed does that. See https://piefed.social/feeds which are basically collections of communities that you can join or leave with 1 click.
- Comment on Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed: Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behavior. 3 days ago:
Yep
It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources with tankie memes — interspersed with photos generated by AI
I've really tried to provide tools to tame the meme flood and put them into effect on https://PieFed.social - compare that with the front-page (or All feed) of any Lemmy instance (or most PieFed instances, to be fair).
Gen AI filter is coming.
- Comment on Epstein died by suicide, did not have 'client list': govt memo 6 days ago:
I checked in on the fash trumper forums earlier, they're in full meltdown about this. So good to see.
- Comment on found my Civilization ][ poster while going cleaning 6 days ago:
I love how interlinked the tech tree was. In later versions it became a much simpler tree-based hierarchy which is easier to mentally navigate but way less realistic.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Sounds like I need a better DNS provider!
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Using fake information is mandatory otherwise you'll get doxed - the domain ownership is public information, including your full name, physical address, email address and phone number. If someone knows you own the domain, they can look it up using
whois.I got death threats that way, one time.
- Comment on Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel and iPhone, according to EU data 1 week ago:
Although, replacing the battery on the Fairphone is so much easier that 1000 cycles is acceptable.
- Comment on Is there a federated LinkedIn? 1 week ago:
#fedihire hashtag on Mastodon is as close as it gets.
- Comment on Lemmy/Fediverse/Kbin(/all) monthly active users - graph 2022-2025? 1 week ago:
- Comment on Is the Fediverse stalling? 1 week ago:
But usage is not going downwards. Check these stats out: https://fediverse.observer/stats
MAU has been steady at 1.1 million since this time last year.
- Submitted 1 week ago to australia@aussie.zone | 38 comments
- Comment on KAOSnow, a totally new take on Democracy 2 weeks ago:
from https://kaosnow.com/index.php/about-kaos
believe in free speech, no moderation of content
yeah good luck with that.
- Comment on Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.' 2 weeks ago:
Any scanner recommendations?
- Comment on Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users 3 weeks ago:
I hope they do this, it'd make the APIopolypse look like a practice run.
- Comment on We have to solve the money problem! 4 weeks ago:
lol, wow
- Comment on US Army signs up Band of Tech Bros with a nerdy name 4 weeks ago:
It is almost comical how fucked this is.
- Comment on Friendica's marketing is terrible. 4 weeks ago:
I looked at the code recently. It's really good, way better than the UI made me expect.
- Comment on Extreme Poverty Rate Drops To 5.3% From 27.1% In India: World Bank Report 5 weeks ago:
I wasn't disputing the facts :)
It's great news.
But I could do without:
In a significant feat under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary government
- Comment on Extreme Poverty Rate Drops To 5.3% From 27.1% In India: World Bank Report 5 weeks ago:
Overall, we rate New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) Right-Center Biased and questionable due to the promotion of propaganda, poor sourcing techniques, a lack of transparency and several failed fact checks. (M. Huitsing 3/18/2018) Updated (12/30/2024)
- Comment on A tour of the community moderation features in PieFed 5 weeks ago:
There is now, see the PieFed meta community.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Sorry about that, it sounds very frustrating.
I've found that a field used to store account timezones was too short for yours. I've increased the size now so your next registration attempt will succeed.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Does it work ok in your phone web browser?
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
More apps will follow, I expect.
- Comment on lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month 5 weeks ago:
Interstellar - https://interstellar.jwr.one/
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to fediverse@lemmy.world | 14 comments
- Comment on lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month 5 weeks ago:
Also PieFed can import those exports that Lemmy makes.
- Comment on In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillance 5 weeks ago:
So much whataboutism in the comments
- Comment on China 'firmly rejects' US claim that it violated tariff deal 1 month ago:
Looks like Mr Taco needs to manufacture another crisis to keep the crisis train rolling.