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garrettw87 , 11 months ago to RedditMigration in List of subs people may find familiar

@Tygr @herpderpedia Kbin does not support !community links just yet, but it's in the works on some level. Linking to Lemmy communities from here can't really be done without the full URL, which does mean one would have to provide two links - one that works on Kbin, and one that points to the original instance.

In related news, linking to Kbin magazines is currently a bit borked as well, because the only other syntax that works (@magname) is assumed to refer to a user account and not a magazine.

garrettw87 , 11 months ago to RedditMigration in Reddit is ending Reddit Gold and users are furious

That's a good point, lol.
No, according to The Verge's article, they say that users don't like the current system:

“First, many don’t appreciate the clutter from awards (50+ awards right now, but who’s counting?) and all the steps that go into actually awarding content. Second, redditors want awarded content to be more valuable to the recipient.”

And there are hints as to what may be slated to replace it:

While Reddit hasn’t specified what the new system might look like, Android Authority may have dug up some clues. Based on code in the Reddit’s Android app, Reddit appears to be working on a “contributor program” that would let users cash out gold or karma (basically, points you get for posts, comments, or giving awards) they receive into real money. Reddit didn’t respond to a request for comment sent Wednesday about Android Authority’s article.

OTOH, this post in r/ModCoord posits a different explanation:

By getting rid of awards, Reddit is unloading a business liability. Because all those existing coins could buy ad-free Reddit.

garrettw87 , 11 months ago to RedditMigration in Reddit is ending Reddit Gold and users are furious

And yet somehow they say that’s their reasoning - that they’re trying to become profitable.

garrettw87 , 11 months ago to selfhosted in VPS and piracy

No idea. Maybe hosts typically follow a policy of not snooping in stored files without a ticket requesting or authorizing it implicitly or explicitly. At least that would make sense to me.

garrettw87 , 11 months ago to selfhosted in VPS and piracy

AFAIK, web hosting clients here in the US don’t really have any expectation of privacy from their host itself.

garrettw87 , 11 months ago to showerthoughts in It is very good UX how escalators slow down when nobodies on them but keep moving.

So THAT’S what that’s for.