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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross Link ParentI think I've heard about it but I didn't used Slashdot at the time. I don't have much "karma" requirements for being selected as a jury at the moment (it doesn't makes much sense with 3 users),...I think I've heard about it but I didn't used Slashdot at the time. I don't have much "karma" requirements for being selected as a jury at the moment (it doesn't makes much sense with 3 users), but that would probably be required. In general the random element makes it harder to coordinate manipulation, since nobody can control/know who's making the decision.
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross Link ParentThanks for the feedback, I've been in favor or sortition for a long time, l think one of my first post here was about the topic actually (found it https://tild.es/2tk). I actually copied a bit of...Thanks for the feedback, I've been in favor or sortition for a long time, l think one of my first post here was about the topic actually (found it https://tild.es/2tk).
I actually copied a bit of tildes in the design ;) but l have to say it's hard to be very creative, specially when it needs to work on phones...
I think attracting users in the real issue yeah, some sites have some success by being very original (cozy.talk) but they immediately become very niche as a consequence. Others rely on tech (fediverse) to attract people, which also attract a limited demographic. This is more done for fun, but also in the spirit of throwing shit at the wall and see if it sticks.
About AI l think it's important to be transparent about it, l understand the concern but I'm very much in the "how to be anti-AI better" nowadays.
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross Link ParentTo be clear the content is not AI slope and there's a reasonable anti-AI rule (l think).To be clear the content is not AI slope and there's a reasonable anti-AI rule (l think).
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross (edited )Link ParentSure, one of the good ones actually :) although a niche one by choice/design, so it has its limits.Sure, one of the good ones actually :) although a niche one by choice/design, so it has its limits.
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross Link ParentSince it's inspired by Athenian direct democracy l though a Greek word would do fine, but also common names in domains are expensive or not available so better go with something obscure.Since it's inspired by Athenian direct democracy l though a Greek word would do fine, but also common names in domains are expensive or not available so better go with something obscure.
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross Link ParentYeah it mean pebble, it was used to cast votes in ancient Greece.Yeah it mean pebble, it was used to cast votes in ancient Greece.
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross Link ParentI think it's just fine with the self-promotion rule, since I'm an old member of tildes and generally do not self-promote.I think it's just fine with the self-promotion rule, since I'm an old member of tildes and generally do not self-promote.
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Comment on I made my own Reddit alternative in ~tech
Staross LinkThere's a plethora of alternatives nowadays, but I'm never quite satisfied with how they work. So l had some fun making my own (well Claude did most of it...). The main "innovation" l have is...There's a plethora of alternatives nowadays, but I'm never quite satisfied with how they work. So l had some fun making my own (well Claude did most of it...).
The main "innovation" l have is rule-based dencentralized moderation (users report, jury is randomly selected and decide on the outcome). I'm not sure it would work at scale but l think it's a fun idea.
I also have media views, text/images/video, to allow each media type on the plateform without having one cannibalizing the others. I also added articles that are supposed to be a bit nicer and more polished posts. A couple of new sites have chats now too and l think it brings a homely vibe to them, so l experimented with an IRC based chat, which is a bit wonky but seems to work.
If you want to give it a try don't be afraid to break things, it's mostly me on there anyway, there's not much too break. Email verification is also disabled so you don't need real email.
For the dev l mostly let Claude do its thing, using the most boring Django+low JS stack, it worked really well for the most part. Although l think someone that doesn't know anything about webdev would still get stuck at some point (e.g. deployment was a bit tricky). I'd open sources at some point if there's any interest but would need cleaning up.
More generally it's quite fun to be able to add almost any crazy feature you can think of. Personally I'd like more "togetherness" features like watch parties or a radio, but there's maybe more legal trouble with those... (e.g. cyberspace.online has a radio that plays youtube videos but hide them somehow).
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I made my own Reddit alternative
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Comment on Smartphone recommendations? in ~tech
Staross LinkFor brain rot prevention I recommend a cheap Redmi, it kinda works but it's crappy enough it doesn't make you want to use it all the time :)For brain rot prevention I recommend a cheap Redmi, it kinda works but it's crappy enough it doesn't make you want to use it all the time :)
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Comment on A Dialogue on Freedom in ~humanities
Staross LinkIt seems to me freedom is just too much of an abstract concept to build anything upon ; it's not a psychological state like pleasure and pain. Why is freedom good ? presumably because it feels...It seems to me freedom is just too much of an abstract concept to build anything upon ; it's not a psychological state like pleasure and pain. Why is freedom good ? presumably because it feels good to be free and it feels bad to be constrained. We're back to pleasure and pain.
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Comment on "The reason I'm not an atheist is that I think the philosophical arguments against it are unanswerable" (gifted link) in ~humanities
Staross Link ParentI think that's either wrong or question begging. On the one hand if you define "mental" has what psychology, neuroscience, .. study then it's pretty clear those field produced knowledge on their...The problem is that we’re still using a model that was perfected through the exclusion of all the properties of the mental. It is impossible, using that model, to make sense of the phenomena of consciousness. So what you have to do instead is say that the phenomena of consciousness aren’t real. They can be reduced to mechanical processes. The more you try to do this, the more absurd it becomes.
I think that's either wrong or question begging. On the one hand if you define "mental" has what psychology, neuroscience, .. study then it's pretty clear those field produced knowledge on their objects of study and most people in these field don't think consciousness is an illusion (even among philosophers that's an uncommon view afaik), so it's just false science doesn't work there (although I agree it might have fundamental limitations). On the other hand if you define "mental" as something fundamentally unexplainable by physical factors then it's trivially true science can't explain it...
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Comment on "The reason I'm not an atheist is that I think the philosophical arguments against it are unanswerable" (gifted link) in ~humanities
Staross Link ParentAbout explanation it's also important to contrast the scientific explanations (or lack thereof) with the alternatives, because they often have serious issues of their own; e.g. for consciousness...About explanation it's also important to contrast the scientific explanations (or lack thereof) with the alternatives, because they often have serious issues of their own; e.g. for consciousness dualism has the interaction problem (how non-causal "stuff" influences matter/causal stuff), panpsychism has the recombination problem (how small consciousnesses makes a big one), plus these theories also often have lower prior probabilities. Theists will often just assume that their explanations work when they don't.
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross Link ParentI was also managing a forum back in the days (15-20 years ago), and alongside some questionable php we also never kept up properly the software (Simple Machines Forum) up-to-date, so the thing is...I was also managing a forum back in the days (15-20 years ago), and alongside some questionable php we also never kept up properly the software (Simple Machines Forum) up-to-date, so the thing is probably full of holes. It's still up and running somehow (I guess being a small obscure helps a lot).
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross Link ParentIndeed, looks like cyberspace.online is not open source so they must have copied the interface. Maybe I should join the original instead, is it any good ?Indeed, looks like cyberspace.online is not open source so they must have copied the interface. Maybe I should join the original instead, is it any good ?
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross Link ParentThe dev commented about open-source. I also much prefer open-source, but I can understand not releasing it early (IIRC it was the same for tildes?) :The dev commented about open-source. I also much prefer open-source, but I can understand not releasing it early (IIRC it was the same for tildes?) :
I’d like to release it, but right now I don’t feel confident putting it into production or releasing the source code.
Usually I write the code myself and use AI to review it or give me suggestions, honestly, if it were 100% vibecoded, I’d probably feel more comfortable releasing the source code, because I’d trust that more than my own skills.
I released the Shellbeats source code because it runs locally.
At the moment I have two main problems I’m a solo developer, and my English isn’t very good. I use LLMs to help me with translations and some public pages for indexing purpose, even if I feel that AI text gets perceived as “an AI project” and instantly labeled as vibecode, for me the problem is mostly linguistic.
I need to speed up some parts of the process, because there is just a huge amount of work, and I’m working on this at night.
I hope to release it and open the dev with API integration on guilds!PS: In real life I'm not a dev I have a small company that works on ICT infrastructure and networking, coding was just a hobby since I was kid.
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross Link ParentIf you click on the site name in the top left there's a bit more info. But it seems to be a single dev from Italy (maybe explain some of the mistakes with the text) so there's probably a lot of...If you click on the site name in the top left there's a bit more info. But it seems to be a single dev from Italy (maybe explain some of the mistakes with the text) so there's probably a lot of bugs (I already saw some...) and risk of stalling (specially since it doesn't seem open source at the moment).
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Comment on Interresting Reddit/Discord alternative : surikata.app in ~tech
Staross LinkI'm not affiliated with them and I don't want to turn away people from tildes, but I like the overall feel of this platform. There's a ton (more nowadays with Claude helping) of reddit clones but...I'm not affiliated with them and I don't want to turn away people from tildes, but I like the overall feel of this platform. There's a ton (more nowadays with Claude helping) of reddit clones but most of them are boring and don't have much soul. This one feels a bit more unique, and with integrated IRC, private subs, and quite a lot of features it could be interesting. The integrated terminal-based music streaming app seems cool too.
It reminds me of a text-based RPG I played a bit a long time ago somehow.
Yeah that's the idea, although I'm missing proper code highlighting, and a couple of other things. I have a hugo+github pages blog but it's a pain in the ass tbh in comparison.