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[–] theyawner 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought it was a joke when I saw some posts about it on Mastodon. Looks like Elon's having a manic episode.

[–] theyawner 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Christopher Nolan wants Oppenheimer to be a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley.

Techbro Sam Altman and current CEO of OpenAI:

i was hoping that the oppenheimer movie would inspire a generation of kids to be physicists but it really missed the mark on that.

let's get that movie made!

(i think the social network managed to do this for startup founders.)

[–] theyawner 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only difference though is that the installers for software not on the MS Store are pulled from their respective sites. So there may still be a small risk if the site hosting the installer has been compromised.

[–] theyawner 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's default software on Windows 10/Windows 11 22H2. I started using it once they made it available on Github a couple years back and it's pretty neat. You can upgrade your apps with just winget upgrade --all, search if an app is available on their pseudo-repository with winget search . You can also export/import a list of your installed applications if you say, want to make an easy migration from system to another.

[–] theyawner 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think having a guide or map to help navigate the different versions of each community is probably the most essential part to do this successfully.

Having distinct branding through the community name would also help. Otherwise, you'd have to create a guide where the instance would be the main branding indicator for the type of community:

Ex.

Note that the actual instances can't even be relied upon to be a good indicator on what type of community is hosted there.

Now that I think of it, it might have even been one of the main causes of frustration at Reddit. It would have contributed to mod vs user tension when a user joined the wrong version of a community, like if they wanted to joke around more in a community that wanted serious discussion or vice versa.

Most of the time I see it as the user's fault. People like to think of mods as mere janitors. But they're also ultimately the one with power to steer the conversation to maintain the culture they want to foster (see the excellent /r/AskHistorians who are often vilified by the people who don't follow their standards). Otherwise you'd have have multiple communities that are essentially just the same thing.

I think a place with such a guide, plus the ability to discuss/evaluate/review mod teams and instances themselves (admins and all) would be helpful for the fediverse. Especially if admins pay attention and act on the mod team reviews because ultimately, I think communities should be about the communities themselves and not the person who happened to first register that community.

I'm not sure if I'm in complete agreement. I for one don't like how a community can be owned by just one person. But I also don't believe the community itself can be trusted to uphold a culture as the subscribers grow and change over the years. An admin can't always be in the know to make the right decision for the community and may even make it worse.

[–] theyawner 3 points 1 year ago

I think I could only have an album or two worth of songs on the phone. That usually meant looping back to the first song on the list by the time I'm near the end of my nearly two hour commute.

I also preferred to rip my own CDs at 128kbps bit rate and could only afford to store them on a 256MB or 512MB Sony memory stick; hence the limited playlist.

[–] theyawner 1 points 1 year ago

The branding/naming convention alone would at least imply that there are differences in the communities (or there would be no reason why they were there in the first place). Each had their own philosophies on what type of gaming-related content they want to talk about. You don't even have to read the sidebar of each sub to judge the type of community as the content association alone can be easily spotted even with a cursory look at /r/all.

But what happens when each gaming community in each Lemmy instance is largely similar, resulting to just the same type of content discussed ad naseum? People would just eventually converge on where the majority goes. The only reason why I would personally subscribe to similarly-named communities is if each community has a unique take that I both find to my taste.

[–] theyawner 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't see a problem with the example you presented. The three gaming-oriented communities you listed all have their own cultures that have essentially become tied with their branding, each with their own appeal. It would be more confusing to have three gaming communities all using the same name but with different approaches on how they manage their communities. At that point, you'll have to create a guide on which instances would have the type of community that aligns more with your preferences.

[–] theyawner 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Open the Chrome menu, go to Settings > Site Settings > All Sites. Check if you have Tiktok in there, click the site and you'll see a Clear & reset button. Clicking the button should remove any notifications from the site coming from Chrome.

[–] theyawner 4 points 1 year ago

There's also memes. Memes are arguably more likely to trivialize issues even if it was not the intent. I was surprised to learn when a friend talked about a stuff toy their kid wanted. They were not familiar with the character/s until I gathered from their description that the kid wanted countryballs merch.

But what's alarming is that the kid seemed like they enjoyed memes around Nazi Germany and Russia as if they're Saturday morning cartoon anti-heroes.

[–] theyawner 4 points 1 year ago

It looks like a caricature. Kinda like Into the Spider-Verse's version of Kingpin in vehicle form.

[–] theyawner 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

For a moment I thought it's representing low literacy rates because of all the red.

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