Definitely a sign the Fediverse has longevity problems I am careful what I comment so they either very manually singled me out or I got caught on an automated banner for downvotes (I ended up downvoting a lot since there were such frequent bad takes and posts) are my guesses Lemmyworld, with its ban of pirating communities, petty bans of random users, frequent downtime, CSAM attacks and new registration restrictions... I wonder which lemmy will overtake it with users since it has proven to be unreliable

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    squashkin
    1y ago 100%

    Play Store, which I’m avoiding

    same

    also I read amythest's privacy report and they send data to google it sounds like lol

    The app may collect a per-device token, your public key, and a preferred Relay to connect to and provide push notification services through Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging.

    https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

    is that anything or a nothingburger

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    Politics 1y ago
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    Viral Country Singer Oliver Anthony Pisses Off Racists With First Interview Since Topping Hot 100
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    squashkin
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    > I mean, we are the melting pot of the world, and that’s what makes us strong is our diversity

    One widely shared post from a blue-checked account full of racist posts reads, “Such a let down. Did he sell out already to the rich men north of Richmond?” Another account called @Black_Pilled, whose bio indicates that it had recently been unbanned when Twitter welcomed white nationalists back to the platform, shared the clip with the caption “Promoted algorithm boosted ‘based’ red beard hillbilly song guy was faking his accent and says diversity is our strength.” Another tweet complains, “Oliver Anthony is now openly calling America a (((melting pot))) and saying diversity is our strength. Using the voice of the downtrodden white working class to smuggle this message is one of the most despicable antiwhite psyops ever.”

    sounds likely manufactured or bought off, Twitter isn't fooled LOL

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  • Why can't we have our own little party here? Why do we have to have lots of users?
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    squashkin
    1y ago 100%

    well for example lemmyworld is being attacked by CSAM right now, so like mob and kapow wanted to try to back off having to mod stuff like this, they want Nostr to structurally fix some of the problems of having to be a "benevolent dictator admin"

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    Science squashkin 1y ago 100%
    Super Blue Moon (August 30th 2023)
    https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-blue-moon-near-saturn-supermoon-august-30-31-2023/
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    I'm frustrated and sad
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    squashkin
    1y ago 100%

    yeah I was sick this week and felt like I wanted to prioritize more other things over forums

    I learn a lot from forums and have good convos so idk about cutting them out totally, cold turkey

    but I have also lived without internet and I am wondering about more of life like that

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  • Exploding Heads Migration Paths
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    squashkin
    1y ago 100%

    I'm interested, but also was thinking this might be an opportunity to back away from forums a bit for me

    we have already bounced from forum to forum quite a bit

    well what are your thoughts on nostr

    the reason why nostr was liked was to prevent us from having to keep bouncing around as much

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  • Are you guys ok ?
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    squashkin
    1y ago 100%

    wigglehard is bummed out about the move:

    Gab will now be the permanent home of the dank, microwave taco community until further notice. I will only use other social media to promote for us, and convince people to come to gab. Nostr needs a lot of development and its current form reminds me of Twitter if it had a retarded cousin. It doesn’t work right and is inconsistent in performance.

    https://gab.com/Kaiser_Rotepille/posts/110938540076346152

    Nostr hasn't been smooth for me at all but I'll probably figure something out

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  • https://yewtu.be/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro

    cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/831210 > Lyrics: > > https://genius.com/Oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-lyrics > > [Verse 1] > I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day > Overtime hours for bulls*** pay > So I can sit out here and waste my life away > Drag back home and drown my troubles away > > [Pre-Chorus] > It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to > For people like me and people like you > Wish I could just wake up and it not be true > But it is, oh, it is > > [Chorus] > Livin' in the new world > With an old soul > These rich men north of Richmond > Lord knows they all just wanna have total control > Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do > And they don't think you know, but I know that you do > 'Cause your dollar ain't s*** and it's taxed to no end > 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond > > [Verse 2] > I wish politicians would look out for miners > And not just minors on an island somewhere > Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat > And the obese milkin' welfare > > [Verse 3] > Well, God, if you're five-foot-three and you're three-hundred pounds > Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds > Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground > 'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down > > [Pre-Chorus] > Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to > For people like me and people like you > Wish I could just wake up and it not be true > But it is, oh, it is > > [Chorus] > Livin' in the new world > With an old soul > These rich men north of Richmond > Lord knows they all just wanna have total control > Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do > And they don't think you know, but I know that you do > 'Cause your dollar ain't s*** and it's taxed to no end > 'Cause of rich men north of Richmond > > [Outro] > I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day > Overtime hours for bulls*** pay

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    cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/823564 > (posted for discussion, not necessarily in agreement with author) > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/08/thematic-books-series/ > > Links to articles used in book (not linked on the site, presumably this is the book's contents): > > ... > > Why we need a speed limit for the internet > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/why-we-need-a-speed-limit-for-the-internet/ > > Email in the 18th century: the optical telegraph > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2007/12/email-in-the-18.html > > How to build a low-tech internet? > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/how-to-build-a-low-tech-internet > > How to build a low-tech website? > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/09/how-to-build-a-low-tech-website/ > > How sustainable is a solar powered website? > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/01/how-sustainable-is-a-solar-powered-website.html > > How and why I stopped buying laptops > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/12/how-and-why-i-stopped-buying-new-laptops > > Why the office needs a typewriter revolution > > https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/11/why-the-office-needs-a-typewriter-revolution.html

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    Technology squashkin 1y ago 100%
    Thematic Book Series: How to Build a Low-tech Internet? | Low Tech Magazine

    (posted for discussion, not necessarily in agreement with author) https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/08/thematic-books-series/ Links to articles used in book (not linked on the site, presumably this is the book's contents): ... Why we need a speed limit for the internet https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/why-we-need-a-speed-limit-for-the-internet/ Email in the 18th century: the optical telegraph https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2007/12/email-in-the-18.html How to build a low-tech internet? https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/how-to-build-a-low-tech-internet How to build a low-tech website? https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/09/how-to-build-a-low-tech-website/ How sustainable is a solar powered website? https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/01/how-sustainable-is-a-solar-powered-website.html How and why I stopped buying laptops https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/12/how-and-why-i-stopped-buying-new-laptops Why the office needs a typewriter revolution https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/11/why-the-office-needs-a-typewriter-revolution.html

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    Some interesting comments on the move
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    squashkin
    1y ago 100%

    Blue Dwarf is a nice little forum, glad you found it

    yeah idk if the move solves the problem, I was thinking about this a little and it seems people need to somehow be incentivized to talk to each other even if they disagree on things, not sure how to accomplish this

    on neutral things it may be mutually beneficial to cooperate, like on discussing solutions to math problems which then could be used for a computer application everyone can use

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    Technology squashkin 1y ago 100%
    August Update: Kept You Waiting, Huh? | PINE64
    https://www.pine64.org/2023/08/15/august-update-kept-you-waiting-huh/
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    Official EH: Exploding Heads address on Nostr is npub1qprptnnuwnqc6h6wxc2q07rfwcmj7cfc6g4r5dgnlkxaysmpr0mqc5365p via the sticky: https://exploding-heads.com/post/765290?scrollToComments=true Nostr migration will gain most or many of us as in the post Gab freeforum: https://gab.com/groups/72118 Freeforum is on scored but kinda inactive: https://scored.co/c/freeforum (edit: I feel Scored is kind of dead as it's not federated, but it would be good to get people from there to Nostr temporarily) ExplodingHeads backup Scored community (?): https://scored.co/c/explodingheads We can migrate to other Lemmy or Kbin instances (recommended ones?) Any other forums to check out from the Reddit Alternatives sticky?https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/1467a5s/find_alternatives_for_ourselves_megathread_third/ \> post more?

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    a user asked this recently... what a coincidence: https://exploding-heads.com/post/686409

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    Gaming squashkin 1y ago 33%
    The Benefits of Jigsaw Puzzling | Buffalo Games
    https://buffalogames.com/blog/the-benefits-of-jigsaw-puzzling/
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    cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/739175 > https://www.ifit.com/blog/housework-counts-as-exercise/ > > Honestly I've seen some attitudes and articles that "housework isn't exercise" and... I'm guessing such people don't do much housework? At a minimum, it could often be a lot of walking, which is fine low to moderate exercise. > > Have you ever found housework (or chores) to be good exercise?

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    https://www.ifit.com/blog/housework-counts-as-exercise/ Honestly I've seen some attitudes and articles that "housework isn't exercise" and... I'm guessing such people don't do much housework? At a minimum, it could often be a lot of walking, which is fine low to moderate exercise. Have you ever found housework (or chores) to be good exercise?

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    cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/735261 > via Wiki: > > > The Feast of the Dormition is preceded by a two-week fast, referred to as the Dormition Fast. From August 1 to August 14 (inclusive) Orthodox and Eastern Catholics fast from red meat, poultry, meat products, dairy products (eggs and milk products), fish, oil, and wine. The Dormition Fast is a stricter fast than either the Nativity Fast (Advent) or the Apostles' Fast, with only wine and oil (but no fish) allowed on weekends. As with the other Fasts of the Church year, there is a Great Feast that falls during the Fast; in this case, the Transfiguration (August 6), on which fish, wine and oil are allowed. > > > In some places, the services on weekdays during the Fast are similar to the services during Great Lent (with some variations). Many churches and monasteries in the Russian tradition perform the lenten services on at least the first day of the Dormition Fast. In the Greek tradition, during the Fast either the Paraklesis Great Paraklesis (Supplicatory Canon) or the Small Paraklesis is celebrated every evening except Saturday evening and the Eves of the Transfiguration and the Dormition.[1] > > > The first day of the Dormition Fast is a feast day called the Procession of the Cross (August 1), on which day it is customary to have an outdoor procession and perform the Lesser Blessing of Water.

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