Tafkars: Reddit-API proxy for Lemmy (help wanted) (imgur.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/768790...
Is there a mobile app for Lemmy/Beehaw?
I was just curious as its easier to access a mobile app then opening a browser and going to beehaw...
Can you code? We need your help to improve lemmy
About two days ago we found a bug with the registration system on lemmy. Because of this we have updated our registration process a few times, and cannot deny any applications as the person registering does not receive any message and cannot re-apply....
a megathread for developments on Reddit and with third-party Reddit apps
just so this doesn’t overwhelm our front page too much, i think now’s a good time to start consolidating discussions. existing threads will be kept up, but unless a big update comes let’s try to keep what’s happening in this thread instead of across 10....
RIF will also shut down on June 30th (old.reddit.com)
After Apollo, RIF is also going to shut down.
Reddit CEO (/u/spez) is going to hold a AMA about the API update (www.reddit.com)
Apollo for Reddit is shutting down (www.theverge.com)
whelp, there it is
Timeline of total users at the top 10 Lemmy instances (public.flourish.studio)
A timeline I created of the total users at the top 10 Lemmy instances as a bar chart race: public.flourish.studio/visualisation/14058992/ and as a line chart: public.flourish.studio/visualisation/14080522/.
Victory! New Jersey Court Rules Police Must Give Defendant the Facial Recognition Algorithms Used to Identify Him (www.eff.org)
SimpleX messenger / secure messaging (social.lol)
Techlore gives an interesting short video on why he doesn’t recommend SimpleX right now....
EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei and several other suppliers to build 5G over security concerns (12ft.io)
In 2020, the EU members resisted pressure back then from the US for an outright ban on Chinese telcos and agreed instead on the implementation of a ‘toolbox’ of security measures. It enabled member states to either restrict or exclude high-risk 5G vendors such as Huawei from core parts of their telecoms network. By now,...
What are some Gemini and Gopher sites that are good?
Looking to find more indie/small-web content to replace big tech sites. I enjoy Lemmy and Mastodon, but does anyone know any good Gemini and Gopher protocol sites that actively post content?
Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys (arstechnica.com)
Rss feed suggestions?
Hey all. So with reddit seemingly dying, I am trying to figure out a decent way to recreate the reddit widget I use to get gaming news on my home screen with rss feeds. I mainly see news links from r/games, r/nintendoswitch and r/ps5 on my widget right now...
Reddit insists on being “fairly paid” amid API price protest plans, layoffs (arstechnica.com)
"Trust' and 'distrust' buttons -rather than 'like' and 'dislike' buttons- could reduce spread of misinformation on social media, experimental study suggests (web.archive.org)
Here’s a brief summary, although you miss something if you don’t read the study (trigger warning: stats):...
Researchers Develop Online Hate Speech “Shockwave” Formula (web.archive.org)
A George Washington University research team created a novel formula that demonstrates how, why, and when hate speech spreads throughout social media. They found that hate speech ripples through online communities in a pattern that non-hateful content typically does not follow. Researchers hope the formula can serve as a tool...
Healthcare org with over 100 clinics uses OpenAI's GPT-4 to write medical records (archive.today)
The doctor, and their steno-bot, will see you now.
Reddit to lay off about 5% of workforce (www.livemint.com)
Do People Actually Want to Wear a Headset All the Time? (www.wired.com)
Stack Overflow mods go on strike (openletter.mousetail.nl)
and as always, the culprit is ChatGPT. Stack Overflow Inc. won’t let their mods take down AI-generated content
Any of y'all have a NAS? What's your setup?
Curious what you’ve got installed on it. What do you use a lot but took awhile to find? What do you recommend?
bbSes, Door Games and retro software like its 1989?! (beehaw.org)
What is a BBS?...
US authorities charge Amazon with violating children’s privacy law by undermining parents’ deletion requests (web.archive.org)
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice will require Amazon to overhaul its deletion practices and implement stringent privacy safeguards to settle charges the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule).
Bluesky vs. Nostr vs. ActivityPub — Which Should Developers Care About More? (thenewstack.io)
Yes, there is quite a debate raging across different networks about what protocol to support. Obviously, those who know only one well, are going to root for that one, irrespective of whether it may be the best one....
