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What's the best financial decision you've ever made? in c/asklemmy

[–] cousinofjah 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Rolled over a 401k into a cash IRA the week before Lehman died

ETA: the timing was pure luck. I had no clue what was about to go down.

Those of you among us who remember that Don Imus used to be a thing, why was he so influential and how did he slip completely from memory? in c/[email protected]

[–] cousinofjah 2 points 2 years ago

... lived long enough to become a villain (of sorts)

Me getting high on the Fediverse in c/[email protected]

[–] cousinofjah 2 points 2 years ago

I'm using the wefwef web-App on the iPad and it's honestly pretty amazing. Much better experience than on the PC.

How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though? in c/technology

[–] cousinofjah 52 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Maybe I'm biased but I feel like the soul of Reddit as a social media site is much more dependent on its users than other sites. Reddit will continue on but if the company keeps undervaluing its users and moderators (and everything points to that), it will end up being as vapid and pointless as people are saying Threads is now.

Now that we are all switching to Lemmy, now is the time for all the redditors with embarrassing usernames to make their username right! Don't screw up this time! in c/showerthoughts

[–] cousinofjah 2 points 2 years ago

Paging Mr. throbbingpens

Brotherly love in c/[email protected]

[–] cousinofjah 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you for the context. I can put away my Beautiful Kate reference now.

Is Lemmy THE reddit alternative for you? Are you thinking about moving somewhere else? in c/asklemmy

[–] cousinofjah 4 points 2 years ago

Doesn't hurt that there are lots of good mobile apps for Lemmy

Is Lemmy THE reddit alternative for you? Are you thinking about moving somewhere else? in c/asklemmy

[–] cousinofjah 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is Kbin considered an option?

Now that we are all switching to Lemmy, now is the time for all the redditors with embarrassing usernames to make their username right! Don't screw up this time! in c/showerthoughts

[–] cousinofjah 2 points 2 years ago

Wish.com what3words?

RHEL, Reddit, firing employees in the IT sector: Corporate mentality flexes its muscles in c/[email protected]

[–] cousinofjah 2 points 2 years ago

It makes me think that the third party thing was the original intent and the data scraping was the cover. Also u/spez kinda said as much with his Elon love fest.

You Can't Look at Porn on Any Reddit Third-Party App Now in c/technology

[–] cousinofjah 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

are there apps that are letting users create their own API keys and plug them in?

Twitter warns it could sue Meta over “copycat” Threads app in c/technology

[–] cousinofjah 6 points 2 years ago

Twitter was an open canvas at first, that's what made it appealing. The users shaped it and norms formed. Then the bad men came.