shoelace's recent activity
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Comment on Experiment - Are there any Tildes users in Europe, Asia or Australia/New Zealand who might be interested to meet for a meal or a drink? in ~travel
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Comment on Finland's former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run as a candidate in the presidential elections – will face the popular former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in ~news
shoelace Link ParentWould you mind explaining this one, too?I'm not excited for Haavisto
Would you mind explaining this one, too?
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Comment on The Reddit protest is finally over. Reddit won. in ~tech
shoelace Link ParentI would spend hours of my life, pretty much every day, on either the website or the RiF app (or both) - for about nine and a half years. I thought I'd never be able to leave, and it's incredible...I would spend hours of my life, pretty much every day, on either the website or the RiF app (or both) - for about nine and a half years. I thought I'd never be able to leave, and it's incredible how okay I now feel about having almost completely stopped using it (probably down to about an hour per week or so, now?). I'm not sure I'd have been able to without the help of Tildes and Hacker News as replacements for some of the things I liked about Reddit, but I definitely feel as though the daily arrangement I have now is healthier (not healthy - but healthier!).
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Comment on The Reddit protest is finally over. Reddit won. in ~tech
shoelace Link ParentI've seen multiple complaints on /r/linux that the quality of posts has declined, which I'm pretty certain is entirely due to the moderators going for a 'quiet quitting' strategy of not bothering...I've seen multiple complaints on /r/linux that the quality of posts has declined, which I'm pretty certain is entirely due to the moderators going for a 'quiet quitting' strategy of not bothering to curate beyond the bare minimum. That said, I don't know if the same will be true for many other subreddits, especially less technology-focused ones?
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Comment on X user “super pissed” that Musk ordered takeover of his @music account in ~tech
shoelace Link ParentPerhaps that theme would become a problem when it comes to an 'XVideos' account, given the existing usage of that particular name?Perhaps that theme would become a problem when it comes to an 'XVideos' account, given the existing usage of that particular name?
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Comment on What are your favourite transport maps? in ~transport
shoelace LinkIt isn't world class or anything, but the local bus network in Salisbury, England has this map - unfortunately I can't find a high-resolution digital copy, but that link should give you the...It isn't world class or anything, but the local bus network in Salisbury, England has this map - unfortunately I can't find a high-resolution digital copy, but that link should give you the general idea. These maps are present (in quite a large form!) within bus stops in Salisbury.
I (of course) like the colour-coded lines, but being a bus service I also really appreciate that they've put some labelled roads on there. With e.g. the London Underground, one thing it (by necessity) lacks is much in the way of reference points - you have to know the name of the stop you're looking for, and unless you have prior knowledge you have very little idea how the map actually relates to locations in London.
But I also just appreciate it because it's for such a small city of only around 40 000 people. Naturally it's for tourists as much as locals, but even so I think it's really nice to have this level of graphic thoughtfulness for smaller areas as well as the biggest cities! And I could be wrong, but I think it's quite unusual in doing so - in most similar places you just have to rely on Google Maps and such, with nothing in the way of well-presented network information beyond a timetable for whichever stop you're at.
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Comment on Ghost – Jesus He Knows Me (2023) in ~music
shoelace LinkI've never heard of Ghost, but as an occasional Genesis enjoyer, seeing a cover of this song was fun! I would have assumed this would be a song that aged poorly, but I can only assume...I've never heard of Ghost, but as an occasional Genesis enjoyer, seeing a cover of this song was fun! I would have assumed this would be a song that aged poorly, but I can only assume televangelism still lives on through the internet (and probably on TV too, in the rural USA?). Either way, it's nice to hear the song with a modernised sound!
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Comment on K-pop thread in ~music
shoelace Link ParentI've never delved into K-pop beyond the odd song, but I heard FIFTY FIFTY's 'Cupid' by virtue of it being in the global top 10 on Spotify at the moment, and it's unbelievable just how catchy it...I've never delved into K-pop beyond the odd song, but I heard FIFTY FIFTY's 'Cupid' by virtue of it being in the global top 10 on Spotify at the moment, and it's unbelievable just how catchy it is! There's truly an art to writing songs which get - as you put it - trapped in your head, and this is a great example. I had to force myself to stop listening to it and move on to other songs, which is just incredible really!
There's something about K-pop (and J-pop, incidentally) that manages to pull me in, in a way all the other songs at the top of the charts right now from other regions just don't manage. I think often they have a more 'old fashioned' way of composing songs, in that there's more going on in terms of chord sequences, which is more akin to western pop music from the 1980s than that of the present day. For instance, 'Cupid' uses a very classically 'jazzy' chord sequence (chorus: Dm7 G Cmaj7 Am7), as does a lot of east Asian pop. And it goes without saying that it has a very catchy melody too - and thus overall it sticks in my head very easily!
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Comment on Subreddit migration directory - Subreddits migrating to Lemmy instances in ~tech
shoelace Link ParentI made the assumption that these were "official" (i.e. collectively approved by the subreddit and/or its mod team) migrations, rather than just instances with a shared name/theme to existing...I made the assumption that these were "official" (i.e. collectively approved by the subreddit and/or its mod team) migrations, rather than just instances with a shared name/theme to existing subreddits. I would assume that if you included the latter, the list would be far more massive!
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Comment on Subreddit migration directory - Subreddits migrating to Lemmy instances in ~tech
shoelace LinkIt's interesting that already, with so few subreddits on this migration list, we have some incompatible (defederated) instances - I believe the migrated /r/selfhosted being on lemmy.world places...It's interesting that already, with so few subreddits on this migration list, we have some incompatible (defederated) instances - I believe the migrated /r/selfhosted being on lemmy.world places it on the other side of the wall to those on beehaw.org?
Assuming that's correct and will continue to be, I'm very curious to see how this pans out for the overall architecture of the fediverse: especially as I would assume there's some level of overlap between users of /r/selfhosted and users of /r/technology and /r/programming?
In theory I would certainly be happy to do so, in west-central Germany or south-west England (I live in one and will visit family for Christmas in the other). Feel free to PM me at any point to discuss further, and more importantly, best of luck with your trip!