PopeRigby's recent activity
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Comment on Windows 7 support has ended in ~tech
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Comment on Stack Exchange, the parent company of Stack Overflow, has been taking aggressive stances against the Stack Exchange community in ~comp
PopeRigby Link ParentI think this would be a great opportunity for someone in the Fediverse to try and build an open source and decentralized replacement for Stack Exchange.I think this would be a great opportunity for someone in the Fediverse to try and build an open source and decentralized replacement for Stack Exchange.
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Comment on What are you looking for in a private messaging app? in ~comp
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Comment on What are you looking for in a private messaging app? in ~comp
PopeRigby Link ParentThey're also working on fixing all the issues you've listed. This is one of the meta-issues I've been following that's tracking most of the mentioned things.They're also working on fixing all the issues you've listed. This is one of the meta-issues I've been following that's tracking most of the mentioned things.
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Comment on What are you looking for in a private messaging app? in ~comp
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Comment on What are you looking for in a private messaging app? in ~comp
PopeRigby Link ParentHave you heard of Matrix? It seems to fit all of your criteria except for the encryption, and that's about to be fixed very soon. They're days away from turning encryption on by default.Have you heard of Matrix? It seems to fit all of your criteria except for the encryption, and that's about to be fixed very soon. They're days away from turning encryption on by default.
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Comment on Use This, Not That: Positive Swaps for the New Year in ~talk
PopeRigby Link ParentI felt the same way when I started using DDG. People often complain about it not being good enough, but to me, a search engine is a search engine. I don't see a big difference between most of...I switched from Google to DuckDuckGo this year, expecting it to be a bit of a sacrifice but... it's not?
I felt the same way when I started using DDG. People often complain about it not being good enough, but to me, a search engine is a search engine. I don't see a big difference between most of them. I type something in, and it gives me the results.
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Comment on The GOG GALAXY 2.0 Open Beta is now available in ~games
PopeRigby LinkThe interface is really slick, I'll give it that. Unfortunately, I can't use it because it's not on Linux. Besides, Lutris is open source and is on Linux, so I'll stick with that.The interface is really slick, I'll give it that. Unfortunately, I can't use it because it's not on Linux. Besides, Lutris is open source and is on Linux, so I'll stick with that.
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Comment on EA Access and EA Games on Steam in ~games
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New Vector raises $8.5M to accelerate Matrix/Riot/Modular
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Comment on Global climate strike sees thousands join children in Australian climate rallies in ~enviro
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Comment on What's the Best IMDB Alternative? in ~movies
PopeRigby Link ParentHave you thought of using ActivityPub? That's the standard for decentralized social networking. You can also federated with other tech that uses it, like Mastodon.Have you thought of using ActivityPub? That's the standard for decentralized social networking. You can also federated with other tech that uses it, like Mastodon.
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Comment on Call me crazy, but Windows 11 could run on Linux in ~tech
PopeRigby Link ParentI feel exactly the same way. That would be amazing.At this point the only thing keeping me on Windows is gaming, and with the progress Valve has made with Proton, that might not even be holding me much longer.
I feel exactly the same way.
Would I be able to run all games on Linux and drop Microsoft with all its telemetry, incessant updates and GUI changes?
That would be amazing.
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Comment on Call me crazy, but Windows 11 could run on Linux in ~tech
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Call me crazy, but Windows 11 could run on Linux
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Comment on The new Steam Library in ~games
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ActivityPub: The “Worse Is Better” Approach to Federated Social Networking
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Comment on We Need An Alternative To Medium, And It’s Not Wordpress in ~tech
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Comment on We Need An Alternative To Medium, And It’s Not Wordpress in ~tech
PopeRigby Link ParentHuh? Both of these have social networking. They're built on ActivityPub, which in turn is built for social networking. It says on both of their home pages that they have social networking.The problem is that these alternatives lack the social-networking part that is essential to Medium's success and is not inherently bad.
Huh? Both of these have social networking. They're built on ActivityPub, which in turn is built for social networking. It says on both of their home pages that they have social networking.
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Comment on What can a software developer do about climate change? in ~enviro
If using Windows isn't essential for you, I suggest using Linux. It's free, runs great on older hardware and quite easy to switch over if you choose a distribution (flavor) like Manjaro. It's also just as user friendly as Windows if you use something like the KDE Desktop (software that controls how your system looks.) You just download it to a thumbdrive, plug it in, reboot your computer, and it will walk you through installing it, which consists of clicking a few 'next' buttons (very similar to installing Windows 10). I'm happy to help you if you DM me.