Is the Lemmy experience worsening? How do I block Reddit bots but allow participation?
It seems to me that over the last two weeks, the Lemmy experience has been worsening. My front page and communities are filled with Reddit re-posting bots....
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It seems to me that over the last two weeks, the Lemmy experience has been worsening. My front page and communities are filled with Reddit re-posting bots....
When I joined the fediverse I thought I’d have an easier time moving between lemmy platforms. So far I have to create a new username/password on each instance and subscribe to all the things I want to on that new account. I kinda wish I can carry my lemmy user to other platforms more easily....
I've been using Opera for a few years now and I've been enjoying its features, UI and everything. However, I (surprisingly to me) haven't noticed many people mentioning it. Also, when I was on Reddit and mentioned that I use it I got downvoted which left me somewhat confused haha....
Sometimes it can be hard to tell if we’re chatting with a bot or a real person online, especially as more and more companies turn to this seemingly cheap way of providing customer support. What are some strategies to expose AI?
I occasionally come across content in my feed that I think would be of interest to one of the small communities that I participate in. Think photo or article, not something personal. Is it appropriate for me to crosspost the content? Without asking the OP? What about if I ask but the OP never responds?...
Feel like we’ve got a lot of tech savvy people here seems like a good place to ask. Basically as a dumb guy that reads the news it seems like everyone that lost their mind (and savings) on crypto just pivoted to AI. In addition to that you’ve got all these people invested in AI companies running around with flashlights under...
@o_o asked “why are folks so anti-capitalist?” not long ago. It got quite a few comments. But I noticed a trend: a lot of people there didn’t agree on the definition of “capitalism”....
What mashups of food or drink would you try first?
I don’t want to block world_news and news altogether, I still want to see the less political and the non ukraine war related news, so what other options do I have?
I was perma banned on Reddit for creating a profile to get around a suspension. Any ideas how to get around the ban?
I don't want something I have to deal with some software like iTunes for and would rather plug in the device into any computer and move files and have the player automatically recognize it....
What do you guys think? It would definitely help bring more attention to Lemmy
The Powerball lottery is up to $1 billion tonight. If you won it, what would you do?
Is there an instance focused on actual trees, similar to r/marijuanaenthusiasts?
Let me know if there is a better community for this type of question. I am still learning my way around.
So after Ordinary Thing’s latest video, I was reminded again how much I don’t care about diamonds, and actually the whole ‘present a ring and blah blah’ thing really doesn’t sit well with me....
I mean, what do I say?...
Nestle? Spectrum? Some random company nobody knows about?
Saw the post asking people for mising their plane stories and made me wonder if peoples lives where saved by missing some event so here I am asking
In this scenario, we aren’t trapped in the dome. There are openings and doors, so we can get out, cycle in fresh air, etc....
Instead of focusing too much on all of the things that are currently wrong, could you please help paint a picture of what a future utopian society could look like?...
most people i know use google by searching whatever question they have and including the word “reddit” at the end to find reddit threads since it currently has the most useful information....