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  1. Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Same. Boring, but got fed up of thinking up usernames over the years. I always ended up not liking them anyway. Pleasantly surprised that it was available.

    Same. Boring, but got fed up of thinking up usernames over the years. I always ended up not liking them anyway. Pleasantly surprised that it was available.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech

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    Except I get it, because I’ve been using WhatsApp since before it was bought by Meta and when you had to pay to use it (£0.99 per year if I recall). I have other privacy focused messaging apps I...

    Except I get it, because I’ve been using WhatsApp since before it was bought by Meta and when you had to pay to use it (£0.99 per year if I recall). I have other privacy focused messaging apps I use now such as Threema and Signal, but 99% of people where I live, including companies, schools and government use it to communicate and that leaves it impossible for me to avoid.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes

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    Very nice indeed. The best thing for me is the large selection of text sizes that go nice and big. I’ve been trialling some Lemmy apps recently and large text sizes are not frequent at the moment.

    Very nice indeed. The best thing for me is the large selection of text sizes that go nice and big. I’ve been trialling some Lemmy apps recently and large text sizes are not frequent at the moment.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Favorite podcast app? in ~tech

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    Podbean. It’s got a bigger archive for some podcasts I listen to that goes back years. Whereas the same podcast on other apps will just maybe have 1-2 years worth of episodes. I don’t know if...

    Podbean. It’s got a bigger archive for some podcasts I listen to that goes back years. Whereas the same podcast on other apps will just maybe have 1-2 years worth of episodes. I don’t know if that’s because the podcasts I listen to are hosted on Podbean and they don’t choose to give a complete archive elsewhere or not, but it works for me. I like it.
    Castro is good too.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech

  6. Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech

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    Yes, please. I’d be interested to try it out.

    Yes, please. I’d be interested to try it out.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on What browser extensions do you absolutely love to use? in ~tech

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    I use 1Blocker. I only use it on iOS, but I think it’s available for desktop too. I’ve used it for years and it’s highly customisable - I don’t think I’ve come across a site I haven’t been able to...

    I use 1Blocker. I only use it on iOS, but I think it’s available for desktop too. I’ve used it for years and it’s highly customisable - I don’t think I’ve come across a site I haven’t been able to get it to work with (with some customisation) yet.

  8. Comment on Which theme are you defaulting to? I'm loving Atom One Dark. in ~tildes

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    I really like Solarized Dark and Dracula. But I only use Black - because I need a minimal amount of light coming off my display (usually phone) with decent contrast on the text. But if some of the...

    I really like Solarized Dark and Dracula. But I only use Black - because I need a minimal amount of light coming off my display (usually phone) with decent contrast on the text. But if some of the other themes were to have black backgrounds I would enjoy using them too.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Redditors of Tildes .. what is the thing you can live without? in ~tech

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    I never used it either. Strictly just interacted with Reddit directly via the very few subreddits I was subscribed to, and only through a third party app. Because that was the only way to keep the...

    I never used it either. Strictly just interacted with Reddit directly via the very few subreddits I was subscribed to, and only through a third party app. Because that was the only way to keep the noise on minimum for me (I really don’t like noise). A lot of unintentional past tense I notice typing this out.
    In contrast, I really quite like seeing the Tildes “all” and have found some interesting things to read because of it.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~music

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    I think it’s interesting technically. But I’d rather just listen to the original recording even if it is incomplete and lower quality. For music in this genre anyway. I really like, for example,...

    I think it’s interesting technically. But I’d rather just listen to the original recording even if it is incomplete and lower quality. For music in this genre anyway. I really like, for example, all the old (and not-so-old), incomplete and lofi Bob Dylan bootleg recordings and miscellanea that are out there, and I wouldn’t personally be interested in those being AI’d and polished up/finished off.

  11. Comment on What do you use for note taking/writing? in ~creative

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    I like Notion. I found it a steep learning curve though. Apple Notes is really good but I don’t like the way you can’t easily export multiple notes. I used it for a long time and then had a...

    I like Notion. I found it a steep learning curve though. Apple Notes is really good but I don’t like the way you can’t easily export multiple notes. I used it for a long time and then had a terrible time getting 1000+ notes out when I wanted to. I sort of managed it with a 3rd party app on the desktop (I forget the name), but it wasn’t a trouble free process and I don’t think I’d go back now unless Apple added bulk export.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Looking for beta testers for my Tildes.net iOS app! in ~tildes

  13. Comment on What are some more obscure hobbies you enjoy? in ~hobbies

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    I’m lacking in the plant education background, my appreciation for plants (mostly cacti and meadow flowers) only developed later in life. But I’m making up for lost time now and I rely on the...

    I’m lacking in the plant education background, my appreciation for plants (mostly cacti and meadow flowers) only developed later in life. But I’m making up for lost time now and I rely on the “percentage confidence” rating these apps give to help me. It gets difficult when there are many very closely related types returned (I had no idea there were so many different types of Mulberry tree), so it’s always useful too when someone on the network confirms or corrects the identification.

  14. Comment on Looking for beta testers for my Tildes.net iOS app! in ~tildes

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    I have just tried to log into the latest release and still get the failed to login error. I don’t use 2fa and have special characters. I wonder if there is something further at issue with...

    I have just tried to log into the latest release and still get the failed to login error. I don’t use 2fa and have special characters. I wonder if there is something further at issue with passwords - perhaps password length is an issue? I use a password manager and my password for the site is really long. I can log in fine on the website (obviously), but perhaps the length is causing an issue in the app?
    Maybe I should just test it by changing my password.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on What are some more obscure hobbies you enjoy? in ~hobbies

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    Yes, I’ve been using that for a while and I find it very useful. Recently I’ve discovered PlantNet which is a different network but functionally pretty much the same. I flip between both because...

    Yes, I’ve been using that for a while and I find it very useful. Recently I’ve discovered PlantNet which is a different network but functionally pretty much the same. I flip between both because sometimes I get what I feel are more accurate identifications with one app or the other (probably just depending on how well they handle my bad photo taking).

    1 vote

  16. Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! in ~tildes

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    Dedicated apps are nice, but I’m actually really liking the mobile site and at the moment don’t have an urge for there to be an app. I’ve too many apps on my phone anyway. Using the browser feels...

    Dedicated apps are nice, but I’m actually really liking the mobile site and at the moment don’t have an urge for there to be an app. I’ve too many apps on my phone anyway. Using the browser feels more “minimal”, which I’m liking for some reason.

    16 votes