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Comment on What are your thoughts on Meta's plans to federate through ActivityPub? in ~tech
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Anyone here have a home carbonation system (SodaStream, DrinkMate, Aarke, etc.)?
Do you have a home carbonation system? What do you carbonate with it? Just plain water? Flavored drinks? My girlfriend gave me a DrinkMate as an early birthday present, and I love it. I've been...
Do you have a home carbonation system? What do you carbonate with it? Just plain water? Flavored drinks?
My girlfriend gave me a DrinkMate as an early birthday present, and I love it. I've been going crazy with it.
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Comment on The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse in ~tech
razorbeamz Link ParentIt's one that most large instances have immediately decided to defederate from because "eww Facebook bad".It's one that most large instances have immediately decided to defederate from because "eww Facebook bad".
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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
razorbeamz Link ParentJapan has this too.Japan has this too.
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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
razorbeamz Link ParentI was 4, and didn't go, but I'm from the same area originally!I was 4, and didn't go, but I'm from the same area originally!
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Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk
razorbeamz LinkHave you ever seen Doraemon? It's basically that.Have you ever seen Doraemon? It's basically that.
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Without saying where you live, where do you live?
Without saying the name of a country or a city, where do you live?
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Comment on The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse in ~tech
razorbeamz Link ParentThe "Where do I post?" question is pretty common on Tildes too sometimes.The "Where do I post?" question is pretty common on Tildes too sometimes.
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Comment on The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse in ~tech
razorbeamz Link ParentHonestly, requiring legwork to make the site interesting is something that will keep it from ever taking off. That said, I think the majority of power users there don't want it to be popular.Honestly, requiring legwork to make the site interesting is something that will keep it from ever taking off.
That said, I think the majority of power users there don't want it to be popular.
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Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news
razorbeamz LinkWell, I used to get it from Reddit and Twitter, but now that they're dying I don't know anymore.Well, I used to get it from Reddit and Twitter, but now that they're dying I don't know anymore.
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Comment on The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse in ~tech
razorbeamz Link ParentHow and where are you finding people to follow? Mastodon has zero discoverability, so I have a very hard time coming across interesting people who are actually engaging with the platform. It feels...How and where are you finding people to follow? Mastodon has zero discoverability, so I have a very hard time coming across interesting people who are actually engaging with the platform. It feels sometimes like it's a whole website full of only "lowbies" and I can't come across a single person who is getting and giving lots of engagement.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
razorbeamz LinkThe problem with the social web is that for most of it, it was doomed to fail from the start. The "business model" of most social media companies works like this: Make a cool free app. Collect a...The problem with the social web is that for most of it, it was doomed to fail from the start.
The "business model" of most social media companies works like this:
- Make a cool free app.
- Collect a large number of users who use the cool free app.
- Take away all the features that people enjoy about the app and put them behind a paywall, hoping that the users will pay to get the features they want to use back.
For many of them, they never even got to step 3. Meta is probably the only company that actually figured out profiting off of social media.
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The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse
Something I've noticed about the Fediverse, especially Mastodon, is that there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of discussion going on except for meta discussion. For example, if you go on Mastodon,...
Something I've noticed about the Fediverse, especially Mastodon, is that there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of discussion going on except for meta discussion.
For example, if you go on Mastodon, you'll find lots of people talking about how Mastodon is the future. You'll find lots of people asking how to do certain things on the platform. But you really have to dig to find actual discussion about topics beyond the platform itself.
Even when you do find people not doing meta discussion, there aren't really any people talking with each other. There's people sharing content but not a lot of people interacting with it. Even basic stuff you see on other social media sites like people giving each other compliments just isn't really there. You can see everyone's stuff but it's just shouting into the void.
I think that the Fediverse has a severe problem with holding people's interest, and the most die-hard people who are interested just want to use it to talk about itself.
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Comment on Why did the #TwitterMigration fail? in ~tech
razorbeamz LinkBecause none of the alternatives were any good.Because none of the alternatives were any good.
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Comment on Which show kickstarted your interest in anime? in ~anime
razorbeamz LinkI was watching Death Note as it was airing on Adult Swim and I missed an episode, so I needed to find a torrent. Couldn't find the dub, only sub. After watching that I couldn't go back, I had to...I was watching Death Note as it was airing on Adult Swim and I missed an episode, so I needed to find a torrent. Couldn't find the dub, only sub. After watching that I couldn't go back, I had to watch subs from then on out.
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Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books
razorbeamz Link ParentYou might be surprised by the screen!You might be surprised by the screen!
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How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers?
eBooks and eBook readers feel a little stagnant at the moment. No significant increases in tech, the storefronts are stagnant and locked down with DRM, and it just isn't really an exciting field....
eBooks and eBook readers feel a little stagnant at the moment. No significant increases in tech, the storefronts are stagnant and locked down with DRM, and it just isn't really an exciting field.
That said, I love my Kindle Paperwhite because it lets me get English books for cheaper (I live in Japan) and it lets me carry them around.
Do you use an eBook reader? Do you read eBooks on a standard tablet or phone? Or are you married to paper?
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Comment on It's 2023, so you should play Hypnospace Outlaw in ~games
razorbeamz Link ParentI recommend just consulting a guide for where you get stuck.I recommend just consulting a guide for where you get stuck.
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Comment on New users: Ask your questions about Tildes here! in ~tildes
razorbeamz LinkI've seen people move my posts and edit the tags. How can I do that to others' posts?I've seen people move my posts and edit the tags. How can I do that to others' posts?
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Comment on Where do you share your art with the world? in ~creative
razorbeamz Link ParentThanks! Any in particular you like?Thanks! Any in particular you like?
I don't think they'll succeed at all. The Fediverse is largely driven by FOSS users, and FOSS advocates are pretty universally anti-Meta.