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Just an idea (self.lemmyworld)
submitted 2 years ago by Lemmyin to c/lemmyworld
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[โ€“] Sterile_Technique 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm actually kind of enjoying the partitioned nature of the fed. I use the Jerboa app when on mobile to access Lemmy, and when I'm on my PC I use kbin.

When I was on reddit, I'd switch from mobile to PC or vice versa and just see all the content I just browsed on my other device. Now it's a fresh batch every time I make the switch (which is pretty regularly!).

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to a unifier. I remember back when AOL Instant Messenger and the 5 or so similar IM services were the cream of the internet, and keeping up with friends on each was a real pain in the ass. Then a program called "Trillian" came along and linked them all together with one clean interface, and it was fucking amazing. I could definitely see the fed benefiting from a similar service.

[โ€“] The_weapon_x 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trillian was good stuff. Then came Pidgin, which was free and open source if I recall correctly. At one point I had AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Gtalk, and ICQ all going at once.

[โ€“] rcmaehl 3 points 2 years ago

Pidgin was the (bird) shit