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Comment on Humble Stand With Ukraine Bundle in ~games
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Resonate: A co-operative music streaming platform
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Comment on What small purchase has vastly improved your life? in ~life
heady Link ParentThese are also great for music festivals. You can still hear the music fine but your ears are not destroyed the next day.These are also great for music festivals. You can still hear the music fine but your ears are not destroyed the next day.
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Comment on What small purchase has vastly improved your life? in ~life
heady Link ParentI have also seen zero youtube adds relying entirely on free browser extensions and apps. Ublock origin + sponsor block on firefox, newpipe on phone and SmartTubeNext also on a Sony Bravia TV. I...I have also seen zero youtube adds relying entirely on free browser extensions and apps. Ublock origin + sponsor block on firefox, newpipe on phone and SmartTubeNext also on a Sony Bravia TV.
I haven't configured any of these after initial installation so I don't think it's necessary for this to be a subscription service.I agree that the peace from an absence of ads is priceless though.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway Thread: Holiday 2021 in ~games
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Comment on Fosscord: A work-in-progress chat platform compatible with Discord in ~tech
heady LinkI have been tossing up hosting a either a fosscord or revolt server. Fosscord's cross compatibility with discord is a big plus. I do have some reservations with regard to it's perhaps overzealous...I have been tossing up hosting a either a fosscord or revolt server.
Fosscord's cross compatibility with discord is a big plus. I do have some reservations with regard to it's perhaps overzealous dedication to imitating discord and it's community being comprised of many people banned from discord. In that respect it's federation may be more of a voat than a tildes, and not one that I am eager to federate a home server with (I do not want to use a proxy).
Revolt looks nice and is a more pure FOSS effort but it would have the same challenges with discord holdouts as I do hosting a murmur server.
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Comment on Thinking about calibre in ~tech
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Comment on Ask Tildes: What alternative apps/webapps do you use to browse Reddit? in ~tech
heady Linkteddit.net there is also libredd.it if you like the 'new reddit' aesthetic more.teddit.net
there is also libredd.it if you like the 'new reddit' aesthetic more.
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Comment on Imgur has been acquired by MediaLab (owner of Whisper, Kik, WorldStarHipHop, Amino, Genius, etc.) in ~tech
heady LinkMediaLab's management of Kik is outright criminally negligent. I recommend this podcast about it.MediaLab's management of Kik is outright criminally negligent. I recommend this podcast about it.
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Comment on Fossil fuel firms sue governments across the world for £13bn/$18bn as climate policies threaten profits in ~enviro
heady LinkThe science popularizer Dr Karl predicted this a few years ago likening it to the emancipation of slavery in the UK. Compensation was paid not to those who suffered under slavery but to those who...The science popularizer Dr Karl predicted this a few years ago likening it to the emancipation of slavery in the UK. Compensation was paid not to those who suffered under slavery but to those who profited from the exploitation, likewise we will not see compensation to those who have suffered the effects of pollution and climate change but to those who profited form destroying the planet.
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Comment on Twitter starts to require login to view tweets in ~tech
heady Link ParentThis is already an irritation I've already experienced with a state governor providing more detailed information about emergency lockdowns on his personal facebook page than was provided to the...This is already an irritation I've already experienced with a state governor providing more detailed information about emergency lockdowns on his personal facebook page than was provided to the media including even the state broadcaster.
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Comment on Netflix intensifies ‘VPN ban’ and targets residential IP-addresses too in ~tech
heady Link ParentSome Australian ISPs are using CGNAT which means you are possibly sharing an ip with multiple VPN users.Some Australian ISPs are using CGNAT which means you are possibly sharing an ip with multiple VPN users.
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Comment on Built a satirical social network (ShlinkedIn)—would love to pick y'alls brains about social media and this project! in ~tech
heady LinkLet people browse without an account. If your site exists to call out the worst practices of sites like linkedin then you ought to avoid adopting the very same practices such as growth hacking.Let people browse without an account.
If your site exists to call out the worst practices of sites like linkedin then you ought to avoid adopting the very same practices such as growth hacking.
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Comment on Recommend me a podcast app for android in ~tech
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Comment on Let's make more MST3K in ~tv
heady LinkThe cancellation of MST3k was one of the driving factors for me cancelling Netflix. Not just that they cancelled a show I like but that the reasoning was people watched it one episode per sitting...The cancellation of MST3k was one of the driving factors for me cancelling Netflix. Not just that they cancelled a show I like but that the reasoning was people watched it one episode per sitting rather than binge watching as Netflix desired. The fact I was paying them for a service was not their business model, they had to attempt to gamify and manipulate my attention as does a slot machine or other scummy business.
Using this kickstarter to build an alternative platform based around community rather than exploitation is a great idea and I will be backing them with the money I've saved from cancelling Netflix.
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Comment on Sony Interactive Entertainment and new esports venture RTS have jointly acquired the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) fighting game tournament in ~games
heady Link ParentCertainly if that is the choice but it is not clear to me as an outsider that these are the only two options. To give an example of the opposite approach; League of Legends has a extremely tightly...Certainly if that is the choice but it is not clear to me as an outsider that these are the only two options.
To give an example of the opposite approach; League of Legends has a extremely tightly controlled competitive scene where all tournaments and players must be sanctioned by the game developer Riot games.
Riot games has had scandals regarding the sexism of their leadership and work culture, which have been brushed aside in internal reviews. There have been scandals of sexual exploitation within teams that were plausibly exasperated by the additional power a sanctioned team has over players. The scene being more corporate and professional is by no means a guarantee against the kind of scandals that EVO has faced.
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Comment on Sony Interactive Entertainment and new esports venture RTS have jointly acquired the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) fighting game tournament in ~games
heady LinkThis is bizarre to me given how proud the fighting game community has always appeared to be about the non professional "home grown" nature of their scene.This is bizarre to me given how proud the fighting game community has always appeared to be about the non professional "home grown" nature of their scene.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
heady LinkSEO is a rabbit hole of diminishing returns and increasing madness that you don't need to stress about when the majority of your traffic is from a subreddit.SEO is a rabbit hole of diminishing returns and increasing madness that you don't need to stress about when the majority of your traffic is from a subreddit.
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Comment on Thoughts on running online communities from the creator of Improbable Island in ~tech
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Thoughts on running online communities from the creator of Improbable Island
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May I have the Tooth and Tail key if it's available?