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  1. Comment on Astronomer here! AMA! in ~space

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    What kind of resources would you point folks to who desire to get into amateur astronomy? I am thinking groups to connect with locally, online resources, tips on first telescope purchase, and etc.

    What kind of resources would you point folks to who desire to get into amateur astronomy? I am thinking groups to connect with locally, online resources, tips on first telescope purchase, and etc.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on r/StarTrek and r/DaystromInstitute have set up their own Lemmy instance at StarTrek.website in ~tech

  3. Comment on Short campaign reccomendations? in ~games.tabletop

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    I find the idea of a ChatGPT driven campaign as a possible entertaining venture. Lay out a framework and see what it builds. 😁

    I find the idea of a ChatGPT driven campaign as a possible entertaining venture. Lay out a framework and see what it builds. 😁

  4. Comment on More say birth gender should dictate sports participation in ~lgbt

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    This article is to be focused on popular opinions. Like all civil rights issues, these evolve over time and opinions change. I'm not sure popular opinion should be driving this matter, especially...

    This article is to be focused on popular opinions. Like all civil rights issues, these evolve over time and opinions change. I'm not sure popular opinion should be driving this matter, especially when there are such strong prejudices involved currently.

    What I'm genuinely curious about is:

    • Why were/are some sports segregated between males and females in the first place?
    • What science was/is involved in these decisions (if any)?
    • How does that science (if any) apply to trans persons?
    4 votes

  5. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

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    There are certainly metrics, but they are maintained by reddit. Unless it's leaked, I don't think we'll get to know the true measure of impact.

    There are certainly metrics, but they are maintained by reddit. Unless it's leaked, I don't think we'll get to know the true measure of impact.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on What are you currently reading? in ~books

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    I just made a filter for the tag "reoccurring" which seems to catch most. I prefer not to see autogenerated posts.

    I just made a filter for the tag "reoccurring" which seems to catch most. I prefer not to see autogenerated posts.

  7. Comment on What are you currently reading? in ~books

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    A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon The chosen mode for the story flow has been a bit challenging for me, but not so much as to overcome my interest in the story. I've enjoyed it much and...

    A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

    The chosen mode for the story flow has been a bit challenging for me, but not so much as to overcome my interest in the story. I've enjoyed it much and will see it through.

    Such a gorgeous cover too.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What are you currently reading? in ~books

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    Reoccurring threads were the first ones I filtered out. ðŸĪŠ Edit: typo

    Reoccurring threads were the first ones I filtered out. ðŸĪŠ

    Edit: typo

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Likely the last Mod post that I'll make in /r/videos. We're shutting down in ~tech

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    I'm always open to doing better, but I'm hard pressed to think of any other layouts and configurations that could work better. I say this with aggregated linking websites such as this in mind....

    I'm always open to doing better, but I'm hard pressed to think of any other layouts and configurations that could work better. I say this with aggregated linking websites such as this in mind.

    Context is everything. Different mediums already have different context. Threading has always been extremely helpful for many of them. I'm thinking of software like Slack, where choosing to thread rather than replying to the channel (as if it were a chat) makes a substantial impact in organization and clarity.

    ðŸĪ·ðŸū‍♂ïļ

    1 vote

  10. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

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    I hear you. I also hear them. The cynicism in me has a lot to say... But I don't like what it has to say... Seeing the blacked out subreddits increase in number reminds me that people really do...

    I hear you. I also hear them.

    The cynicism in me has a lot to say...
    But I don't like what it has to say...

    Seeing the blacked out subreddits increase in number reminds me that people really do have more power than they realize. We can affect change if we choose. How much? I really don't know.

    We've seen examples of how some CEOs will burn things to the ground knowing that they can still capitalize on the embers. somehow that's still enough for them. But what if we snuffed the fire so thoroughly, that they were forced compromise and concede in some areas...?

    I don't know if everyone's ready and willing to snuff it out. Without a third party mobile client though, I know that I wont be able to engage in any meaningful way any longer. But that's just me.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

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    Probably could have been a temporary hiccup on their side. I imagine there's a lot of traffic heading that way and I'm not sure how they designed the site itself. I think it was a 403 error I had...

    Probably could have been a temporary hiccup on their side. I imagine there's a lot of traffic heading that way and I'm not sure how they designed the site itself. I think it was a 403 error I had seen earlier.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

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    Looks like I can't edit the post any longer.l to add this. The website was down for a bit and as an alternative, you can also check out a live stream they set up. https://www.twitch.tv/reddark_247

    Looks like I can't edit the post any longer.l to add this.

    The website was down for a bit and as an alternative, you can also check out a live stream they set up.

    https://www.twitch.tv/reddark_247

    5 votes

  13. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

  14. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

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    I don't frequent that subreddit, but I have to admit that I was curious what their reasoning was and I was reminded again of just how easy it is for corporations to simply lean back and wait....

    I don't frequent that subreddit, but I have to admit that I was curious what their reasoning was and I was reminded again of just how easy it is for corporations to simply lean back and wait. People are people. They can tolerate being taken advantage of to an incredible degree. They want what they want and you can push their limits futher and further with little consequence. I really don't want to be so cynical, but it seems I'm human too.

    11 votes

  15. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

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    Unrelated. Just wanna say that I like like your username. 😁

    Unrelated. Just wanna say that I like like your username. 😁

    2 votes

  16. Comment on These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. in ~tech

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    This has been super interesting. I've never seen communities listed in this manner. I'd be interested in this kind of sort for other services as well. Really hoping to see major players go dark...

    This has been super interesting. I've never seen communities listed in this manner. I'd be interested in this kind of sort for other services as well.

    Really hoping to see major players go dark soon and wishing they would stay that way, like r/videos plans to. Oh, what the world would be like if corporations actually cared about the people they profit from.

    17 votes

  18. Comment on Confessions of a slaughterhouse worker in ~life

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    That's one tough read and a hard reality unknown to most.

    That's one tough read and a hard reality unknown to most.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Likely the last Mod post that I'll make in /r/videos. We're shutting down in ~tech

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    How would you define a "thread model?"

    I am down with anything that shakes up the traditional thread model.

    How would you define a "thread model?"

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Geocachers in the house? in ~hobbies

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    Used to be really into it with my family. We traveled a lot and it was fun to look for some caches around the world. As you can imagine, some parts of the world have very very few, but that made...

    Used to be really into it with my family. We traveled a lot and it was fun to look for some caches around the world. As you can imagine, some parts of the world have very very few, but that made it only more special when we found them.

    It's been a long while though. We settled back in our home country. Have some other hobbies that take up our time. We've lived here since 2020 and I don't think we've look for a single one here! Goodness. I'm gonna have to rectify that.

    2 votes