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  1. Comment on Self-hosting Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Dude I've been trying, too. I couldn't even get the docker version of saiddit to work :\

    Dude I've been trying, too. I couldn't even get the docker version of saiddit to work :\

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts in ~tech

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    Remember "if it's not on the first two pages of google it doesn't exist"? Now a search result for a small string will sometimes just say "nope, doesn't exist" or I'll get a page of "Untitled" (wtf...

    Remember "if it's not on the first two pages of google it doesn't exist"?

    Now a search result for a small string will sometimes just say "nope, doesn't exist" or I'll get a page of "Untitled" (wtf even are those??) then I ADD a word to the search and suddenly it brings some results up. Adding a word is generally supposed to help narrow a search down so wtf.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on The social web is in a transition period in ~tech

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    I'll be completely honest here and say Reddit was perfection. In that, in general, once a website gets too big, it naturally begins to degrade. Reddit had a defense mechanism baked into its design...

    I'll be completely honest here and say Reddit was perfection. In that, in general, once a website gets too big, it naturally begins to degrade. Reddit had a defense mechanism baked into its design to prevent/slow that very inevitability, and that was subreddits. One subreddit could become overpopulated, and it could even spill into other subs, but the fact that anyone could make a sub meant that Reddit had the ability of a sort of "self-contained migration" where the entire userbase still could gain access to a new sub while staying under the same domain.

    That said, with a leadership that has been looking to turn massive profits, no built-in failsafe could have prevented the downfall of that website. Reddit didn't fail because the design of the website was bad, it fell because of the leadership. So the question is really more like, if the perfect website existed, how confident are we with the leadership not chasing money? Or think of it this way, imagine reddit, as-is, with the apps included, even the mods, a carbon-copy MINUS every submission / comment. Just a blank slate but with everything else up and running. If such a thing were to exist, but also be ran by the same Reddit, INC company, it would still be doomed. But ran by a reincarnated Aaron + a little convincing to turn it down a notch with the freedom of speech just a tiny tad, I'm certain it would be massive in less than a year. Because the design of the system itself is pretty nice.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Deimos, how is it going? in ~tildes

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    I'm using gruvbox light, it's very easy on the eyes

    I'm using gruvbox light, it's very easy on the eyes

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Good, quality YouTube channels? in ~tech

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    NileRed, he isn't as active anymore but he has a bunch of videos. He's a chemist and posts really high quality vids of him doing random interesting chemistry stuff. If you watch the vids in order...

    NileRed, he isn't as active anymore but he has a bunch of videos. He's a chemist and posts really high quality vids of him doing random interesting chemistry stuff. If you watch the vids in order you can see his progress as he upgrades his lab :D

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Deimos, how is it going? in ~tildes

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    This website is a work of art. Really great job with the design.

    This website is a work of art. Really great job with the design.

    76 votes

  7. Comment on I'm about to move away from my family. What should I know about living alone that no one told you before you started? in ~life

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    True, it isn't something that is sustainable forever. Honestly doing dishes is more about how it's placed in there than the actual washing. I've roomed with people to don't even bother running a...

    True, it isn't something that is sustainable forever. Honestly doing dishes is more about how it's placed in there than the actual washing. I've roomed with people to don't even bother running a quick rinse, letting the food crust onto the pan/plate...

    1 vote

  8. Comment on I'm about to move away from my family. What should I know about living alone that no one told you before you started? in ~life

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    that shin ramen with some extra chunks of butter really hits the spot sometimes

    that shin ramen with some extra chunks of butter really hits the spot sometimes

    2 votes

  9. Comment on I'm about to move away from my family. What should I know about living alone that no one told you before you started? in ~life

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    OP, while you're still alone you can take advantage of certain behavior that would otherwise mark you as a degenerate, e.g. just eating off of wax paper / using paper plates to avoid dishes. The...

    OP, while you're still alone you can take advantage of certain behavior that would otherwise mark you as a degenerate, e.g. just eating off of wax paper / using paper plates to avoid dishes. The amount of time I saved by virtually having no dishes & always coming home to a clean kitchen did wonders for my mental health, as there was never a reason to not make food.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Alternatively maybe using magnets in a more clever way, as a tool rather than the actual mechanism. (i.e. having the back locked in place mechanically, but such that by using a magnet it allows...

    Alternatively maybe using magnets in a more clever way, as a tool rather than the actual mechanism. (i.e. having the back locked in place mechanically, but such that by using a magnet it allows for something inside to be unlinked, allowing you to open the casing). This would need a "one-way" closing design where it snaps in easily, but then opening it would require the use of a magnet.

  11. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    What if we use like, really strong magnets

    What if we use like, really strong magnets

    1 vote