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Comment on Pokemon - What is your favourite game in the series and why? in ~games
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Comment on Confused, uncool, and nowhere to scroll: The internet has become hostile for millennials like me in ~tech
Edes Link ParentYou can have a website that has a stable community and doesn't grow insanely fast and is useable for years, like Something Awful. That system has worked for decades until the webmaster decides he...You can have a website that has a stable community and doesn't grow insanely fast and is useable for years, like Something Awful. That system has worked for decades until the webmaster decides he wants the site to be his livelihood and legacy.
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Comment on Bluesky is Jack Dorsey’s attempt at a Twitter redo and it’s already growing fast in ~tech
Edes Link ParentI remember begging for invites to Google Buzz and Google+ on reddit, getting on them and then having nothing to do on them because obviously everyone was on Twitter and Facebook. Ultimately this...I remember begging for invites to Google Buzz and Google+ on reddit, getting on them and then having nothing to do on them because obviously everyone was on Twitter and Facebook. Ultimately this does seem to have more potential, since influencers are getting invited to this website before everyone else.
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Comment on Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025 in ~tech
Edes LinkI just downgraded from Windows 11 last week, I actually installed it the day it came out but for some reason after a year of using it, it started to slow down considerably. Especially with...I just downgraded from Windows 11 last week, I actually installed it the day it came out but for some reason after a year of using it, it started to slow down considerably. Especially with explorer.exe, they keep pushing updates that slows it down by a lot.
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Comment on Bluesky is Jack Dorsey’s attempt at a Twitter redo and it’s already growing fast in ~tech
Edes Link ParentI don't know if they have implemented this, or if they're planning to implement this but they have something called "composable moderation", where after they do their usual light moderation that's...I don't know if they have implemented this, or if they're planning to implement this but they have something called "composable moderation", where after they do their usual light moderation that's legally required you subscribe to a moderator who filters stuff out for you. I'm not sure how useful a public blocklist would be, but we'll see how it turns out. It would be nice to have on top of a fairly strong moderation, but I don't know if I like the implication that hate speech will be allowed, just hidden from view if you want.
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Comment on Bluesky is Jack Dorsey’s attempt at a Twitter redo and it’s already growing fast in ~tech
Edes Link ParentI don't know if federation is the best idea for something like reddit. Unlike Twitter, where you want a chronological timeline of posts, a lot of sketchy stuff can come from voting, for example, a...I don't know if federation is the best idea for something like reddit. Unlike Twitter, where you want a chronological timeline of posts, a lot of sketchy stuff can come from voting, for example, a rogue instance upvoting certain posts to get it to the top of the federated frontpage, servers selectively not counting votes from other servers, certain frontpages down weighting other instances' posts, etc. Basically think every reddit moderator drama but now they have admin powers over their subreddit.
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Comment on By more than two-to-one, Americans support US government banning TikTok in ~tech
Edes Link ParentI'm worried about how the ban would be implemented more than the ban itself. All the infrastructure needed to implement the ban will make the next bans have way less friction.I'm worried about how the ban would be implemented more than the ban itself. All the infrastructure needed to implement the ban will make the next bans have way less friction.
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Comment on Reddit API Changes in ~tech
Edes Link ParentIt never made sense to me how these apps were gonna keep up with constant updates when I paid $3 for them like 7 years ago. Presumably they would pay their bills with whatever growth they get, but...It never made sense to me how these apps were gonna keep up with constant updates when I paid $3 for them like 7 years ago. Presumably they would pay their bills with whatever growth they get, but still.
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Comment on What's your favourite emoji? in ~tech
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Comment on California? Or Cali-Three-Nia? Proposal to split state will be on ballot in November in ~news
Edes Link ParentYou could split up Texas and it wouldn't be as reliably red as the Californias would be reliably blue, so you could also argue that not splitting up Texas is gerrymandering.You could split up Texas and it wouldn't be as reliably red as the Californias would be reliably blue, so you could also argue that not splitting up Texas is gerrymandering.
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Comment on The GNU community (GUIX/Guile) in ~comp
Edes Link ParentThe problem seems to be more with their attitude than their politics, but I can probably see how they became that way from repeated online arguments about the same topics.The problem seems to be more with their attitude than their politics, but I can probably see how they became that way from repeated online arguments about the same topics.
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Comment on Any NixOS users? in ~comp
Edes Link ParentWhat do you mean by editor configuration, do I not just throw in my .vimrc?What do you mean by editor configuration, do I not just throw in my .vimrc?
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - what missing/broken things are the most "shocking"? in ~tildes.official
Edes Link ParentOn that note, filtering by tags could be really good too, unless I haven't found how to do it.On that note, filtering by tags could be really good too, unless I haven't found how to do it.
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Any NixOS users?
Has anyone here used NixOS for any significant amount of time as their daily driver? I've been considering using it since I learned about it, I really like the idea of how it manages packages, but...
Has anyone here used NixOS for any significant amount of time as their daily driver? I've been considering using it since I learned about it, I really like the idea of how it manages packages, but I'm a bit hesitant, particularly about the availability of packages, and how the whole folder structure changes from the usual Linux. I'm also worried since I haven't seen any guide about how to use python other than the usual advice to get a virtualenv for everything.
I consider myself a fairly advanced Linux user, I have used Arch as my daily driver for 4 years, and Linux for like 10 years, as a side note, so I'm not really that afraid of troubleshooting.
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Comment on I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous in ~humanities
Edes Link ParentI wouldn't say he's too careful, he literally said On Reddit last week. I think he's just annoying because he says some inane things and people argue over what he meant, so you can't actually shut...I wouldn't say he's too careful, he literally said
Nazism was an atheist doctrine. So was Marxism.
On Reddit last week. I think he's just annoying because he says some inane things and people argue over what he meant, so you can't actually shut down the moving goalposts.
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Comment on Hi tilders; In my first relationship ever. Any advice? in ~life
Edes Link ParentDon't do this, it's bullshit. Reply whenever you feel like it. If she's talking to you then she probably wants an answer, but keep in mind you don't have to drop everything to talk to her whenever...Don't make yourself too accessible, such as you want to make them want you more. For example, when you get a phone call or a text message, don't respond right away.. and when the phone rings, give it a few rings before answering.. you don't want to come off as desperate
Don't do this, it's bullshit. Reply whenever you feel like it. If she's talking to you then she probably wants an answer, but keep in mind you don't have to drop everything to talk to her whenever she wants. It's a two way street, just act how you'd expect her to act.
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Comment on Any language learners/enthusiasts around here? in ~talk
Edes LinkI really got into learning languages in my first few years of college, I'm a Spanish native but I'm fluent in English. I studied French for 3 years and Japanese for 2, pretty much lost all my...I really got into learning languages in my first few years of college, I'm a Spanish native but I'm fluent in English. I studied French for 3 years and Japanese for 2, pretty much lost all my motivation for learning Japanese after going to Japan. I've been thinking of learning German lately, but I'm not sure how it would go.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - on civility, political content, and over-extrapolating in ~tildes.official
Edes LinkI mentioned this in the other thread, but I don't think political discussion is at fault here. You can have political discussion without it becoming a waste of time, plus how are you going to have...I mentioned this in the other thread, but I don't think political discussion is at fault here. You can have political discussion without it becoming a waste of time, plus how are you going to have a news ~, a tech ~, a science ~ without politics? Even the gaming ~ might get into that.
The main problem is when politics becomes something abstract outside of policies. When it becomes my team vs your team, similar to a sports game. That thread from a couple of days ago was clearly not about politics, but rather about their "team".
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - our first ban in ~tildes.official
Edes Link ParentI agree with you, personally that thread had me livid so I kind of understand how @redacted felt. I ended up not posting anything because of how bad the discussion was getting, and I didn't want...I agree with you, personally that thread had me livid so I kind of understand how @redacted felt. I ended up not posting anything because of how bad the discussion was getting, and I didn't want to spend my afternoon arguing about semantics or whatever.
The whole thread was set up so OP could act like a victim. There was no viable discussion on it, you can't have a sensible discussion about politics when the thread's topic is about what team are you on rather than discussing policies. In my opinion the troll tag was correctly used, although it depends on which posts they were tagged, however, I think that thread should have been deleted instead of letting it run its course. It had no "meaningful" value, it's your average circlejerk thread on the_donald.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
Edes Link ParentIt seems to have fixed itself for me? It logged me out every few minutes until today in the morning when it kept me logged in. Did anything change?It seems to have fixed itself for me? It logged me out every few minutes until today in the morning when it kept me logged in. Did anything change?
FireRed/LeafGreen, gen 3 is the point where the 2d games did their last big graphical jump and honestly the gen 3 engine is just a bliss to play on, it's just so fast and smooth.
As far as why FRLG, I feel like Kanto is easily their best region, it's the only one they got a ton of time to develop the universe in, and they had a very clear message to deliver. It feels like an indie JRPG, because that's essentially what they were at the time. The remakes don't stray far from the source material and hence you can still get the same effect as the original game, just with a more playable angle.