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brahmsss , to aww in Olive the giant black Airedoodle

she looks extra soft, beautiful pup

phillycodehound OP ,
@phillycodehound@lemmy.world avatar

she is!

Determinator , to fediverse in Done with Twitter and Reddit

Welcome to the club, there are quite a few of us in the same situation

HatchetHaro , to nostupidquestions in What was so special about the Apollo app?
@HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

It’s the same reasons why many people on Android swore by other third-party apps like Sync, RIF, Joey, Relay, Boost, etc: they’re all better than the official app, running way faster and with far more features and customization options to make browsing Reddit actually a smooth and fun experience.

snailwizard , to nostupidquestions in iOS app suggestions for mastodon

So far I’ve been using Mammoth and Metatext. I like them both but Metatext is edging out at the moment.

Pros of Mammoth: *Plenty of customization options *Nice interface *Translation features

Cons of Mammoth: *A little clunky *Some trouble uploading pictures *Custom emoji/emojos don’t show up (on my phone at least)

Pros of Metatext: *A bit smoother *Nice interface *Custom emoji appear

Cons of Metatext: *No translation options (that I’ve seen) *Some errors when starring posts

Both are pretty decent apps, but once I get around to updating my iOS I will probably try a couple others on for size.

amanvelani OP ,

These are really good insights! Thank you

amanvelani OP ,

These are really good insights! Thank you

Sylver , to nostupidquestions in What do you think this vanity plate "DLAFRCE" is trying to say?

Delta Farce

Holodeck_Moriarty , to nostupidquestions in Subscribe pending?

It’s just visual. You’re effectively subscribed and can see them in your feed.

quellik , to fediverse in Done with Twitter and Reddit

Same here! I’ve moved from Reddit/Twitter to Lemmy and BlueSky, both of which have been an upgrade.

arditty , to nostupidquestions in Can AI use WiFi to visualise people in a room?

This has been a “thing” for a while now. Here’s a Hackaday article on it from 2018:

hackaday.com/…/using-an-ai-and-wifi-to-see-throug…

1st OP ,

We really just sleepwalking into a Cyberpunk dystopia huh?

cyanarchy ,

You better start believing in cyberpunk dystopias, matey.

You’re living in one.

axtualdave ,

To be clear, this is using the same frequencies WiFi uses, but customized hardware and software to accomplish the task. Those frequency bands can of course penetrate walls. It’s why we picked them for network connectivity.

It’s a long jump from yet another method to detect things using EM radiation to plugging an AI into your WiFi router to spy on people.

what_is_a_name , to fediverse in PSA: Mastodon is NOT Twitter and does not aim to be.

Please take the below as said with the most respect. Especially as I am very empathetic of the struggle of communities finding a space away from hate.

My … concern is:

What you describe is … Reddit / Threadiverse model. Small tight communities focused on openly discussing niche topics. This is why I am on Lemmy.

I use mastodon as “microblogging” - public posting on topics of interest and honestly as an RSS feed since many news orgs’ Twitter feeds are ported over to masto.

But my problem is. If mastodon is a place where we form tight private communities. … and Lemmy is a place where we form tight private communities …, and kbin is a place where we form tight private communities … why do we have all three? What is the difference?

We need fediverse software with clarity of purpose. And the purpose you described … does not fit at all to me with the way things, like replies, seem to work in Mastodon.

Does that make sense?

(And I fully admit I may completely be wrong in this opinion)

cowvin ,

I've been using Mastodon since Twitter was taken over by Musk, so I'm not a super long-term user, but I can give my perspective:

Platforms like kbin / lemmy are more like "topic" communities. Like people on kbin create "magazines" and on lemmy they are actually "communities". From the user perspective, you can just look for these communities you are interested in and sign up to get updates from them.

Platforms like Mastodon are more like you and specific people you like to see content from. So you find people you like to hear from and you follow them to get their updates. They may post on subjects you aren't interested in but oh well, that's up to them.

Both formats can produce desirable, tight-knit communities, but they just use different structure. In my opinion, the kbin / lemmy style is more accessible in terms of finding people interested in a specific subject but feels less personal since you are just all there to talk about a specific subject. On Mastodon, when I find people posting content I like, I end up learning more about the random nonsense they are interested in. Like my feed there has a ton of moose pictures now because one person I followed likes to post pictures of moose. I don't mind seeing them, but I never expected to see so many moose.

TLDR: Mastodon is about following people, kbin / lemmy are about following topics.

yuki2501 OP ,
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The difference between Lemmy and Mastodon, is that the former is topic centric. There are subreddits and each post is topic specific. Mastodon is people centric. You’re not on Mastodon to see what’s happening around the world or what interests you, you’re on Mastodon to see what your friends are up to. It’s the difference between going to the public plaza and going to an expo.

phampyk , to selfhosted in What can the 'average Joe' start hosting, that will change their life?

It depends on what you use on your daily basis. There’s a lot of stuff, but what do you use normally? Are you a Netflix user? More of an audible guy? Evernote/notion? Maybe we can then recommend something that’s useful for you

linuxFan , to nostupidquestions in What is the Lemmy.world equivalent of r/findareddit?
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Xylinna , to fediverse in Done with Twitter and Reddit
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Welcome!! We are glad to have you here!

Smokeydope , to nostupidquestions in Where are all the videos and gifs?
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What I would do is upload videos to peertube instance (the peertube servers are better equipped for storing videos and most of them are free + offer more or less unlimited storage) and for pictures use plethora or pixelfied. Lemmy and mastodon are just one aspect of the whole fediverse, there’s all sorts of instanced equipped to be all sorts of things <a href="">https://fediverse.info/</a>

shua_too , to nostupidquestions in iOS app suggestions for mastodon
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I’m not on Mastodon a lot, but when I go I like to use Phanpy.social as a PWA. Feels a smooth as a native app and looks great.

Linux-Is-Best , to nostupidquestions in Where are all the videos and gifs?
@Linux-Is-Best@kbin.social avatar

This is why I prefer kbin over Lemmy. -- I'm posting this on kbin.social right now.

Kbin honestly looks like a drop replacement for Reddit. If you were not paying attention and had given Kbin the Reddit logo, you could easily mistake this for Reddit. Plus it is further developed along.

zalack ,
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I would say it reminds me of Reddit circa 2010. It's still pretty rough around the edges but it's also the most fun I've had on the Internet in years.

MisterMoo ,
@MisterMoo@kbin.social avatar

Unfortunately it looks like Lemmy is going to get all the mobile apps, though.

TheDeadGuy , (edited )
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It's harder to make apps for kbin right now, but that will change in hopefully a month or so

Kbin is newer and the dev, Ernest, is getting more help from the community now that its growth has exploded

https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/127572/Ernest-Appreciation-Post

whatsuphotdog ,

Except for the ability to sort by top.

Darkrai ,

It's because the Top is judged by the amount of boosts, not the favorites or upvotes.

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