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  1. Comment on Bluesky is Jack Dorsey’s attempt at a Twitter redo and it’s already growing fast in ~tech

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    They have a block button now! Your points are valid, but I think they are aware of the legacy they are inheriting, more than other platforms seem to be. The CEO has written cogently about their...

    They have a block button now! Your points are valid, but I think they are aware of the legacy they are inheriting, more than other platforms seem to be. The CEO has written cogently about their plan — and so far it is just a plan, not a reality: https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/4-13-2023-moderation

    I hope they are able to find a scalable approach to moderation. It’s not easy, and I’d argue no one has really done it without heavy community fragmentation and human intervention. Maybe those are ultimately necessary because of divergent normative views across communities, but there’s still a question of how large those individual communities can get.

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  2. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    I'm participating in an 18 day user study with System76 on Cosmic. It's pretty interesting, and feels pretty great on a ~5 year old macbook pro. One thing I've found in exploring is a lot of...

    I'm participating in an 18 day user study with System76 on Cosmic. It's pretty interesting, and feels pretty great on a ~5 year old macbook pro. One thing I've found in exploring is a lot of feature overlap with Gnome 40, which honestly seems like a good sign.

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  3. Comment on WireGuard v6 might be ready for the mainline kernel in ~tech

  4. Comment on What have you been watching/reading this week? in ~anime

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    Great British Menu -- nice background watching.

    Great British Menu -- nice background watching.

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  5. Comment on Favorite browser extension for keyboard shortcuts on webpages? in ~comp

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    Vimium across the board, for me.

    Vimium across the board, for me.

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  6. Comment on Guilty pleasure movies? in ~movies

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    Trachea, I think? Such a great 3 AM movie.

    Trachea, I think? Such a great 3 AM movie.

  7. Comment on Two of our chickens have died in the last week in ~life.pets

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    Thanks! If you have some outdoor space you don't mind sharing with them, they're surprisingly sweet pets.

    Thanks! If you have some outdoor space you don't mind sharing with them, they're surprisingly sweet pets.

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  8. Comment on Two of our chickens have died in the last week in ~life.pets

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    That sounds like a nightmare :/ But also, unsurprising given what we've seen.

    That sounds like a nightmare :/ But also, unsurprising given what we've seen.

  9. Comment on Two of our chickens have died in the last week in ~life.pets

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    So sorry! Hawks are beautiful bastards.

    So sorry! Hawks are beautiful bastards.

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  10. Comment on Two of our chickens have died in the last week in ~life.pets

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    Thanks. I was surprised how affected I was. I've lost cats and dogs, so knew what that was like, but hoped chickens would be easier.

    Thanks. I was surprised how affected I was. I've lost cats and dogs, so knew what that was like, but hoped chickens would be easier.

  11. Comment on Two of our chickens have died in the last week in ~life.pets

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    That would be... worse. Yes. Does help put it in perspective :)

    That would be... worse. Yes. Does help put it in perspective :)

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  12. Comment on Two of our chickens have died in the last week in ~life.pets

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    Of course :) We moved to the country from Brooklyn, and my wife really wanted to get a small flock. We ended up with eight breeds across eight chickens. Three bantams -- a silkie, mille fleur...

    Of course :) We moved to the country from Brooklyn, and my wife really wanted to get a small flock. We ended up with eight breeds across eight chickens. Three bantams -- a silkie, mille fleur d'uccle, and brahma, and five standard -- easter egger, golden laced wyandotte, swedish flower hen, favacana, and a black copper maran.

    All sweeties.

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  14. Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - welcome many new users + two new groups (~comp and ~creative) in ~tildes.official

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    This is great. I'd love to see a modern version of alt.history.what-if (I know it's still around...)

    This is great. I'd love to see a modern version of alt.history.what-if (I know it's still around...)

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