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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
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Comment on Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker in ~tech
ogre Link ParentI just installed Firefox out of curiosity and I’m surprised by how nice the UX feels compared to Orion. If the ad blocker is comparable, I’m absolutely going to switch to Firefox.I just installed Firefox out of curiosity and I’m surprised by how nice the UX feels compared to Orion. If the ad blocker is comparable, I’m absolutely going to switch to Firefox.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
ogre (edited )Link ParentBut what if I liked those people :( Have you seen Staross’ comment sharing their site? It has a nearly identical moderation strategy. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!When a cohort gets too large it gets graph partitioned into two.
But what if I liked those people :(
This would probably look like having a random jury from a cohort approve/disapprove flagged posts from a cohort member
Have you seen Staross’ comment sharing their site? It has a nearly identical moderation strategy.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
ogre Link ParentOnce again I think this is an interesting moderation model. It’s like a formalized take on how a small group of people moderates themselves. I admire the originality.Once again I think this is an interesting moderation model. It’s like a formalized take on how a small group of people moderates themselves. I admire the originality.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
ogre Link ParentI agree the pyramid of trust moderation sounds interesting. But there’d need to be a larger sized community, I don’t think it would work at a small scale. Personally I prefer smaller communities...I agree the pyramid of trust moderation sounds interesting. But there’d need to be a larger sized community, I don’t think it would work at a small scale. Personally I prefer smaller communities where most people know or at least recognize each other. A pyramid of moderation feels at odds with that.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
ogre (edited )LinkThe idea of a Tildes “successor” seems doomed to me. Forever trying to match its predecessor, living in its shadow. It doesn’t sound appealing. However, if anyone has new ideas and wants to start...The idea of a Tildes “successor” seems doomed to me. Forever trying to match its predecessor, living in its shadow. It doesn’t sound appealing.
However, if anyone has new ideas and wants to start something different, inspired by tildes and other communities, I’m interested in hearing you out. There are tons of different communities on the web, each with their own successes and failures, and you can draw on that history to make something new. Trying to recapture the same lightning in a bottle just isn’t going to work.
I’m hoping to hear ideas about more radically different communities, departures from feeds & posts, focusing on interaction between community members rather than how content is distributed and moderated. Pubnixes/tildeverse sites like tilde.town are a good example of what I would consider radically different from what tildes is doing. A space where users’ participation is via presence rather than content curation. Also there’s no such thing as upvotes:)
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Comment on Waving goodbye, carrying my bundle on a stick in ~talk
ogre Link ParentIf you have invite codes in your profile they will workIf you have invite codes in your profile they will work
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Comment on Waving goodbye, carrying my bundle on a stick in ~talk
ogre LinkWell, this is disappointing. I’ve seen a few people say they’re leaving since Deimos’ announcement that tildes development is done. For me Tildes is its community, not its ongoing development. If...Well, this is disappointing. I’ve seen a few people say they’re leaving since Deimos’ announcement that tildes development is done. For me Tildes is its community, not its ongoing development. If everyone making an impact leaves, then yeah, it’s over.
That said, I understand being told nothing will change in the face of growing enmity between users over social issues is demoralizing. You’re not wrong to want to move on. I just wish yall would stay.
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Comment on Why normal people aren’t using AI agents in ~tech
ogre Link ParentThese are novelties. I could add crystal light to all the water I drink to make it ✨less boring✨. It could be useful for the water to taste like lemonade. But I don’t because it’s not.These are novelties. I could add crystal light to all the water I drink to make it ✨less boring✨. It could be useful for the water to taste like lemonade. But I don’t because it’s not.
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Comment on A newbie's guide to self-hosting: GoToSocial part 1 (installation and set-up) in ~tech
ogre LinkI think self hosting something like gotosocial is great. What’s lost on me is the appeal of microblogging in general. When I used twitter, and then bluesky, they were just additional sources of...I think self hosting something like gotosocial is great. What’s lost on me is the appeal of microblogging in general. When I used twitter, and then bluesky, they were just additional sources of content to scroll infinitely. I never actually engaged with anyone. I guess I was just holding it wrong? I’m missing whatever aspect that makes microblogging a rich experience rather than a flat one. Or I’m not the target audience.
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Comment on Survey: The temperature in my room now is _____ and it feels _____ in ~talk
ogre (edited )LinkThe temperature in my room now is 69°F and it feels nice. I have to crank the AC at the end of the day to get it to cool down the bedroom. The living room cools off just fine. I’d say it gets too...The temperature in my room now is 69°F and it feels nice.
I have to crank the AC at the end of the day to get it to cool down the bedroom. The living room cools off just fine. I’d say it gets too cold. But the bedroom is a sauna.
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
ogre LinkDuring the early days of the covid pandemic I was terminally online. I would scroll from dusk to dawn. It didn’t take long before I built up a tolerance, my brain becoming numb to the ordinary....During the early days of the covid pandemic I was terminally online. I would scroll from dusk to dawn. It didn’t take long before I built up a tolerance, my brain becoming numb to the ordinary. Only the shittiest, dankest, dumbfuck memes would scratch the itch and give me the blasts of dopamine I needed. In time I amassed a vast collection of media made by rotted brains, for rotted brains. When I left reddit, the collection grew stale, undergoing necessary culling as my body recovered, and the nonsense therein no longer retained a vice-like grip on my slightly-less-warped brain. It has been some time, and my stores are mostly empty. However, I keep a select few images in reserve for occasions such as these.
With that, I share one that has brought me to tears multiple times: https://ibb.co/TxPpR9Dx
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Comment on AI mania is eviscerating global decisionmaking in ~tech
ogre Link ParentI work at a small consulting company, and while I haven’t seen these behaviors exhibited by our customers, I have seen it brainwash most of my team. At the start of the year everyone was rational...I work at a small consulting company, and while I haven’t seen these behaviors exhibited by our customers, I have seen it brainwash most of my team. At the start of the year everyone was rational and reasonable. Some interested in AI, others unenthused. It’s now no longer acceptable to be outspoken against AI. I think the top down push is rooted in a mixture of fear and excitement. Fear that we’ll be put out of business by another consultancy that’s maximizing usage of AI. And excitement from the addictive feedback loop of AI agents.
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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
ogre LinkI thought it would be web browser, discord, and signal. It’s actually web browser, discord, and maps. It makes sense, I don’t really consider using maps to be using an app, but I use it every day...I thought it would be web browser, discord, and signal. It’s actually web browser, discord, and maps. It makes sense, I don’t really consider using maps to be using an app, but I use it every day because I’m hopelessly lost otherwise. You could drop off 15 minutes down the road from where I live and I’d never come back.
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Comment on Singer Oliver Tree dead at 32 following tragic helicopter crash in ~music
ogre Link ParentHelicopter travel seems more like a luxury expense compared to plane travel, which is probably why we hear more about celebrity deaths in crashes. Also helicopters have a higher fatality rate...I wonder if anyone has compared the death rate of celebrities in aircraft versus the general population
Helicopter travel seems more like a luxury expense compared to plane travel, which is probably why we hear more about celebrity deaths in crashes. Also helicopters have a higher fatality rate compared to cars and planes: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/105284/is-it-plausible-that-helicopters-are-safer-than-cars
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Comment on Four things to know about the newly approved US sunscreen ingredient in ~health
ogre LinkI’m glad to hear it’s less likely to leave white cast compared to zinc oxide. I’m already a pale guy, so a thick layer of white sunscreen almost makes me glow. Is this because they sponsored the...I’m glad to hear it’s less likely to leave white cast compared to zinc oxide. I’m already a pale guy, so a thick layer of white sunscreen almost makes me glow.
DSM-Firmenich has exclusive rights to market bemotrizinol in the U.S. for 18 months. It will be sold under the brand name Parsol Shield.
Is this because they sponsored the proposal to the FDA?
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Comment on Google Chrome to fully remove legacy support for manifest v2 in ~tech
ogre Link ParentSure, but ublock origin still works fine on firefox.Sure, but ublock origin still works fine on firefox.
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Comment on Google Chrome to fully remove legacy support for manifest v2 in ~tech
ogre LinkJust switch to firefox. Why anyone would let an ad company be the proxy between them and the entire internet is beyond me.Just switch to firefox. Why anyone would let an ad company be the proxy between them and the entire internet is beyond me.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
ogre LinkI backed Birth of Civilizations on kickstarter back in 2019. I still think the premise is cool but in hindsight it was pretty ambitious. They renamed to Birth of Cultures in 2024 and allegedly...I backed Birth of Civilizations on kickstarter back in 2019. I still think the premise is cool but in hindsight it was pretty ambitious. They renamed to Birth of Cultures in 2024 and allegedly resumed development, however I haven’t heard a peep since.
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Comment on Has anyone else seen a LOT of dead birds on the side of the road this year? in ~enviro
ogre LinkLast spring I only saw one dead bird while walking my dog through our suburb but I’m up to three this year. Someone mentioned it’s El Niño near the coast, I’m within 50 miles of the coast so I...Last spring I only saw one dead bird while walking my dog through our suburb but I’m up to three this year. Someone mentioned it’s El Niño near the coast, I’m within 50 miles of the coast so I guess that counts as near.
How did you find all these? Almost all of these I’ve never heard of before, and they have active communities. Must have taken some serious web spelunking