boxfulloffoxes

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  COVID-denier, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA has open sourced Command & Conquer: Red Alert under GPLv3⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  From what I’ve read/know, the source for Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 were lost a while ago. Doesn’t mean it can’t be reverse engineered at some point, but it’s challenging. I’d LOVE for those to be next though!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists move to Bluesky, transitioning away from X and Meta platforms⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  BS suffers from the same issue, no variation in the content is what makes me not want to partake.

  Isn’t the whole thing about BlueSky that your feed is your feed though? You actively select and curate what you want. So if you want new music, games, comedy - follow new music, games, and comedy. Sure, those accounts might then post other things sometimes, but by and large, that’s my understanding of BSky.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jellyfin is not just good... but *better* than Plex now?!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The TV/mobile apps vary wildly in their capabilities and performance. Swiftfin is better for iOS devices, but not sure about AppleTV. That’s my main gripe with Jellyfin overall.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite app for Lemmy? Include Platform⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is great, thank you!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are Dating Apps Getting Worse?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Blame Match Group - they own almost all of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Changes For Not Hitting User Growth.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, AND STILL - for someone whose only connection to those communities is online, still really sucks. Hopefully they reform elsewhere after the eventual implosion

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite app for Lemmy? Include Platform⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Infinity is/was my favorite for Reddit on Android, and Voyager is close enough. Just frilly enough, images/videos embed okay (though need some improvements to saving/downloading), and it just works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Changes For Not Hitting User Growth.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  99% sure - all the messages say “this action was performed automatically” and if I DO get a reply to a service ticket via email, it says “Thank you for your request, it has been received!” Which means they’re continually closing the ticket I’m replying to asking for help.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With discord, though, the “server” part is largely hidden from the user or at least transparent - that’s the thing. It simplifies the same concept into something more tangible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sure it’ll go away with time, hopefully as more people join and contribute.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just wish you had recourse for false (or maybe even correct, but heavy handed) bans, and it’s still the largest gathering place for many communities - retro games, queer communities, other adult interest (not just pornography) spaces, local events/happenings, so it’s really terrible to just be completely shut out of all of that. Whether voluntarily or not. (In my case not.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  👏👏👏 Very well said!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This exactly. Once I dove in and stopped reading, it oddly made more sense to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem is, and was for me too - that’s not how people think of email. Saying “pick a server” is really arcane for most people, even “pick a domain.” The fediverse as a whole has a terminology and jargon problem it still hasn’t completely reckoned with, or at least figured out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI Will Save Dating Apps. Or Maybe Finally Kill Them⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, me in particular it’s the whole gay AND disabled thing. But in broader terms: still lots of scammers to watch out for, lots of flakes (even if you’re only looking for a hookup), varies WILDLY by area (mine is mostly tractor riding DL types last time I checked), etc. Not bad, but not super either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI Will Save Dating Apps. Or Maybe Finally Kill Them⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Trust me, it’s not much better for us either. 🤣😭

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI Will Save Dating Apps. Or Maybe Finally Kill Them⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They didn’t used to, at least many didn’t, before Match Group bought them all. Many, such as OkCupid, used to be quite good.