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- Comment on Lebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers 7 hours ago:
Ah, you see it from Israel’s POV. Interesting.
- Comment on Lebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers 1 day ago:
At a certain point it stops being worth it. If sending a brainwashed 11 yo to blow up a checkpoint means you can no longer trust having any technology near you, your family and friends it might cause hesitation.
- Comment on Philosophy 2 days ago:
#11 gets real dark.
- Comment on Snow Leopard 1 week ago:
spoiler
- Comment on Student dorm does not allow wifi routers 1 week ago:
Pretty sure you could end around their TOS by connecting a PC with 2 Ethernet ports to the provider’s internet and connect your router to the PC with the 2nd port. In the PC’s OS bridge the 2 ports together, and disable the routers firewall.
- Comment on Lemmy wouldn't really takeoff to replace Reddit until it's content is search indexable 1 week ago:
If you say anything bad about linux, or star trek, or github, you get downvoted to hell
If not simply moderated out of the community because ‘fostering dialogue is an important goal’.
- Comment on World’s First Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Farm Tops Production Expectations 1 week ago:
I didn’t know what an semi-submersible offshore wind farm was so found this article that describes the particular features of three different types.
- Comment on Hello, you’re here because you compared AI image editing to Photoshop 3 weeks ago:
It literally describes a scenario at the start listing a dozen hassles trying to photoshop a druggy frame-up, but a Google phone app will do with a simple prompt complete with a before/after comparison
- Comment on Hello, you’re here because you compared AI image editing to Photoshop 3 weeks ago:
;tldr it’s an ad for phone apps for people that don’t have Photoshop.
- Comment on Why did the Lemmy instances stopped upgrading the version they use? 3 weeks ago:
What are you looking at because the instance list shows lemmy.ml using a Beta version, and isn’t the only one.
Dozens are using 19.5 which appears to be the latest stable version. Consider a couple of recent stable versions caused a lot of headaches for users and admins I think waiting to see if a newer ‘stable’ version is actually stable, let alone volunteering to test experimental versions in situ is prudent.
- Comment on Lemmy.World's !News sides with Mark Zuckerberg in Censoring Palestinians 4 weeks ago:
Here’s some more reading for you.
It’s not a matter of ‘being upset with a moderator’s decision’. Moderators are overstepping their mandate and it is a problem. Say something rude? Banned? Fine. Obviously against the rules. Politely say anything a core clique in that community disagrees with, factual or not, and there’s a non-zero chance you get your comment deleted at best because a mod+ disagrees, and it happens way too often.
But how is that different from any other website?
In other places there are extrinsic factors that influence how moderation is done. Reddit for example is concerned first and foremost with ensuring it is a place Ad agencies are comfortable working with. Reddit would strip moderators of their roles specifically because they weren’t doing their job right, and upsetting the community or ad agencies. More to the point: they have a Code of Conduct that is standardized for the ENTIRE platform. (AFAICT the problem with the mods being so problematic here is likely due to this mass exodus of incompetent mods from Reddit, but that is a hypothesis that needs further testing and out of my ability to research.)
At best this whole problem is that the Mods can’t be bothered to actually investigate reports, likely due to inadequate mod tools. Someone reports misinformation, or a troll, or rudeness and the accused gets punished with zero thought as to the veracity of the claim. I do not think that is it though. There are a couple mods who have a MO of abusing mod powers after verbally abusing a user just to get the final word, at least that I am aware of or experienced first hand.
And finally, I find the argument to ‘join the cartel of corrupt Mods if you don’t like it’… counterproductive. I personally do not want full control of moderation. I want moderation to be regulated/standardized because Lemmy atm is very much like the Old West.
- Comment on I just wanted to take a moment to enjoy how clean the web can be 4 weeks ago:
This image needs 3 shopping hotbars at the top.
- Comment on We now know that Borderlands 4 is a Borderlands game with 4 at the end, coming 2025 4 weeks ago:
Hopefully it will be better than the movie was.
- Comment on YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers 4 weeks ago:
Welcome to Youtube. It’s ads all the way down. Unless:
Firefox browser Ublock Origin extension Sponsorblock extension
Save 40% of your viewing time for actual content and send tips through creator’s Paypal or whatever.
- Comment on Lemmy.World's !News sides with Mark Zuckerberg in Censoring Palestinians 4 weeks ago:
Really, I need citations for a post that already provides an example? Just pick a server and look at the modlogs keyword: misinfo. Here’s a salient example:
Luckily then they’re not the “arbiters of truth” for the platform…
That’s actually a part of the problem. The complete lack of responsibility or accountability for anyone on here. Like it or not all it takes is a handful of self-righteous admins to ruin it for the entire platform. What you tout as a Good is quite the opposite in the long run.
- Comment on Lemmy.World's !News sides with Mark Zuckerberg in Censoring Palestinians 4 weeks ago:
That’s besides the point. Censorships on Lemmy is rampant and borderline oppressive. Posting an inoffensive news article in a forum that automatically allows the community to evaluate a 3rd party’s criticism(s) of that agencies credibility should be more than sufficient.
These non-experts declaring themselves the arbiters of truth is an embarrassment for the platform and need to be dealt with before it gets abandoned.
I even agree that Cradle is shit, but to end any possibility of discussion, in flagrant opposition to Lemmy’s ENTIRE PURPOSE just creates empty echo chambers
- Comment on Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous? 4 weeks ago:
The more I spend time on Lemmy, the more I think it is in a lot of trouble. There are many serious issues that need to be addressed and I don’t see how most of them can be.
Federation is touted as a Good, but has many drawbacks. Privacy (as listed in this post for example) for one, instead of algorithm curated/focused content federated servers each enforce (subconsciously or overtly) a theme, rampant user generation off multiple servers rendering moderation pointless, and so on.
Then there is the rampant issue of moderation abuse. It seems that the only reason to be a moderator is to not be annoyed at other people forcing their opinions on you. This reminder that admins/mods get yet another way to subject the users to their biases is the nail in the coffin IMO. “You vote this way? Banned because my feelings matter more”.
Privacy is important for a lot of people and that is impossible to get on Lemmy unless something drastically changes, but it doesn’t sound like this is will ever happen. The people that can see your data is not under your control at all and I think this fact alone will never allow Lemmy to grow to a place we can be happy with.
If admins can see data without limits, everyone should be able to. All 5 of us once that realization sinks in.
;tldr I don’t think even admins should see peoples data but that seems impossible so…
- Comment on We need to nationalise Google, Facebook and Amazon. Here’s why 4 weeks ago:
Nationalizing Facebook is a terrible idea. 1a would turn it into an almost unmoderatable hellhole Twitter would pale in comparison to.
- Comment on How Elon Musk uses his X social media platform to amplify right-wing views 5 weeks ago:
Yea, when two or more gather in Soro’s name, so shall he be there.
- Comment on Ultimate Guide to AC Maintenance in Canada 5 weeks ago:
TIL
Do better Lemmy community!
- Comment on Ultimate Guide to AC Maintenance in Canada 5 weeks ago:
Thank you for flagging it NSFW. The atrocities listed within are almost as bad as what you’d see in an Al-Jezeera article.
- Comment on NOAA sending a message. 5 weeks ago:
Good thing the Strait of Belle Isle is wet. Should make the passage easier.
- Comment on Toddler teeth 5 weeks ago:
Okay, that’s enough Lemmy for me today.
- Comment on Protons have mass? 5 weeks ago:
Get. out.
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- Comment on Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO 1 month ago:
Can confirm. At least, mass deleting via api no longer worked last I tried.
- Comment on Find someone that fights for you. 1 month ago:
Must be nice to not be in the literal toxic relationship of an autoimmune disorder :P
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Where is the sofa, because you could wall mount the TV using an arm in the visible corner with a slight tilt so it doesn’t obstruct the small window. That should keep any glare off it from everywhere by the corner to the right (just out of view). An OLED should be well bright enough to easily overpower diffuse indirect light.
Alternatively placing the TV flat against that back wall should allow for decent viewing anywhere to the left of the camera in photo but might get bad diffuse lighting from the door.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Is it in any way possible to rearrange the room so the window reflection isn’t an issue? In my experience no TV cures reflection issues except maybe projector onto a wall types. This would be my first priority. Opaque blinds otherwise (not the flimsy white plastic type that just diffuse most of the light).
Other than the reflection issue, I think you’d be pretty happy with an OLED. Blows the doors off LCD/LED types.