Willdrick

joined 2 years ago
[–] Willdrick 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's already a bunch of platforms running like this for years. None of them are legal but stuff like the descendants of Popcorn Time keep vast libraries of high quality video files available through just p2p networks

[–] Willdrick 5 points 1 year ago

I have an MX3 and you can map not just keys but per-application macro actions using solaar

[–] Willdrick 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kenshi pretty much fits that request a 100%

[–] Willdrick 5 points 1 year ago

Thats what you get for using

[–] Willdrick 10 points 2 years ago

I consider it a win nontheless, people like me or you, who were actively engaged on reddit and did "what felt right" (deleting comments and leaving reddit) are probably the kind of people that might make for good conversation and good content (be it links to cool stuff, art, or just rants).

We might get some "bad apples" (trolls, botters, and such), but all in all, I see it as a far healthier alternative to grow gradually from a core of users that was either here from the start, or that moved to the Fediverse to take back a bit of the "old web" feel, where people come together to share cool stuff and ideas.

RIP Aaron Swartz, we'll keep the old reddit spirit here on Lemmy.

[–] Willdrick 1 points 2 years ago

Carrots are welcome, but maybe you should've posted beans

[–] Willdrick 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That being said, shout out to the self-hosted crowd! Look at the graph for number of servers!

[–] Willdrick 1 points 2 years ago

I'll set my own instance... With Blackjack and hookers!

[–] Willdrick 2 points 2 years ago

With enough people, it'll happen anyway. One must always keep in mind those are very vocal but very small minories, and the best remedy against them is making it very clear they are not welcomed: don't engage in their "debates", don't allow them to take over. No need for special modding tools or huge staffs, if everyone coming is on the same page. You see a nasty post, pile-on the downvotes and don't even answer. It'll go away

[–] Willdrick 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The main drive for normies is avoiding friction. From chat platforms to the phone brand or OS, they simply don't want to learn something new, unless "everyone's using it".

The only reason that people stick to GAFAM is because it's made super convenient, no learning required, and if there's a problem or limitation, they can bypass it for a few bucks per month.

I'm all in for a decentralized self-hosted future, but the barrier to entry right now is too high for the average normie.

[–] Willdrick 5 points 2 years ago

whoa whoa whoa... I'mma let you finish, but the controller is a fine device, and logitech has some pretty good stuff. The mindboggling thing is that they used it for A SUB.

[–] Willdrick 4 points 2 years ago

idk, hanging "PP" on your house might bring the wrong audience

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