Kirk

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Grok is a mirror of its owner in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I have to assume that's what it was trained on...

IKEA moves to Thread (and away from Zigbee) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for the explainer, that last point is really great actually and I'm surprised that Amazon/Google etc are pushing for Matter if the data isn't sent to the internet.

IKEA moves to Thread (and away from Zigbee) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I am just getting started on this journey but zigbee seems great and I like that it works fine even if the wifi goes down. I'm not sure what the drawbacks are or the benefits of Matter.

I have now found 1070 verified accounts from media organizations in the #Fediverse, but only on #Mastodon, #Flipboard, #Threads, #Bluesky, #Ghost and #Peertube. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Hilarious that that account's made a single comment pushing back on classic lemmy hysteria/paranoia and then apparently left the platform.

Take a deep breath and think about it in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Sure, but not by definition. Posting slop and spam is different than shitposting. This post is just slop.

Take a deep breath and think about it in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"Shitposting" describes the act, not the content. Posting content "that took little to no effort" to produce is just spam. It doesn't matter if a human made it or not.

How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I don't like having to defend the Times, but the rumor is that they rushed this story out before Christopher Rufo could break the news (with what would almost certainly be a right-wing spin).

I doubt the Times would ever admit to publishing a story with the goal of hindering the formation of a right-wing narrative but in this case if they did, it might have been the right call as opposed to waiting for Rufo and publishing a "fact check" of his reporting later.

Mastodon is improving profiles and getting ready for quote posts in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

I think quote posts are undesirable for the reasons you mentioned but I have to accept that it will be huge for adoption, and the flip side (promoting others work in a positive light) is also going to be really great.

They just miss the point, don't they? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

You are the OP, you literally removed someone's tweet from it's original context (or reposted without fact checking) and presented it here with an entirely different, false context. The fact that it's being misinterpreted is 100% on you for presenting it inaccurately, not the guy who's words you misrepresented.

I actually upvoted this before deciding to fact check which took me no more than ten seconds.

They just miss the point, don't they? in c/[email protected]
They just miss the point, don't they? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago (8 children)

This guy made a joke and a bunch of Twitter users took it seriously. Context.

The Fediverse Passport: A needed tool. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I like where your head's at, but Mastodon's system of verification seems much easier to me and doesn't rely on a third party.

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I don't have a reddit account anymore but someone should definitely post this to /r/RedditAlternatives (or anywhere else) (videos.elenarossini.com)
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A recent study has found that the richest 10 percent of the world population are responsible for two-thirds of observable climate warming (futurism.com)
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The Line between Canada and the US Cuts through the Haskell Free Library (thewalrus.ca)
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Deep Space Nine season 2 appreciation post (startrek.website)
 

Been watching DS9 Season two and have been very impressed with the quality. I remembered it being "pretty good" but in my memory it was "the season with "The Circle" trilogy, "Melora", "Rivals" and "The Maquis", episodes and story lines that never really did it for me. I think that made me forget how many really good one-off episodes were also here, to name a few:

  • "Necessary Evil"
  • "Rules of Acquisition"
  • "The Alternate"
  • "Armageddon Game"
  • "Whispers"
  • "Paradise"
  • "Shadowplay"

All bangers!

Also I love how this season ever so slowly drip-drops dominion references culminating with the season finale "The Jem Hadar"

Wink

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"The problem I've found is that it's easy enough to create a Reddit clone using Lemmy, but getting people to actually use it is the issue." (www.reddit.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
10 comments fedilink
 

Someone should probably jump in and explain what federation means.

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A good thread to mention Lemmy in - a Daily Show segment about social media companies, most of the commenters don't seem to realize that nonprofit social media exists! (old.reddit.com)
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Best/most seamless eReader for Wallabag compatibility? (startrek.website)
 

I have an aging Kindle and am looking for a new eReader to both read books and articles I've saved throughout the day. I use Wallabag to save articles. I like it over Pocket because it's better for paywalls because it fetches content directly from the browser.

I am leaning Kobo because of apps like Wallabako and KoReader (not exactly what that is yet but people seem to like it).

Anyone else have a similar setup or have any advice?

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Lemmy mentioned in an r/coolguides post "A cool guide for leaving big tech." - You know what to do (old.reddit.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
 

Note that r/coolguides is a very "normie" subreddit and may require extra handholding. There are a lot of people who don't seem to understand what "open source" means. Some looking for "The Lemmy app" etc. Be patient and helpful!

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Colm Meaney wanted to play O'Brien as American. “Rick Berman sat me down and said, ‘The whole notion of this show is that it’s multiracial’… I reluctantly started to play him Irish" (www.irishtimes.com)
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YouTuber travels to the filming location of Veridian III and shows what's left of Soren's rocket launcher and Kirk's burial site. (www.youtube.com)
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