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Wander

@ Wander @yiffit.net

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  • BBC starts experimenting with the Fediverse, running its own Mastodon instance

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  • BBC is not the UK government. I'm not sure if there's a difference or not. (Also please accept my apologies for using this post for a quick federation test)

  • An indepth explanation of how LLMs work with an minimum of jargon

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  • This was excellent and actually something I was looking for. Thank you so much <3

  • Why is my Lemmy experience feeling so lame? UPDATE

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  • The Hot timeline becomes stale if the lemmy server isn't restarted every 6 hours or so, which takes 10 seconds but can't be done on larger instances such as lemmy.world because it kills the queue of outgoing activity.

    This is a known bug and is being worked on. For the time being you should try with "top 6 hours" and "top 12 hours" sorting.

  • I can't code.

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  • Sorry for the late reply. If you're interested in music, you could give both javascript or C# a try. C# works integrated with the operating system and is not sandboxed by the browser, which means that you could do nifty things like actual sound processing and interact with sound devices etc.

    In general you will want to start with a console application that receives user input, does something and even prints the output. Let me give you an example of playing an audio file in C#

    LINE 1: System.Media.SoundPlayer myAudioPlayer = new System.Media.SoundPlayer(@"c:\mywavfile.wav");

    LINE 2: myAudioPlayer.Play();

    In the first line we are calling a pre-existing blueprint (library) that knows how to create an audio player. This blueprint can be located in System > Media > SoundPlayer within the collections of libraries. We are giving this virtual audio player a name and called it "myAudioPlayer". Then, after the "=" sign we are giving it the instruction to be created with a preloaded file that would be found in "C:\mywavfile.wav".

    In the second file we are commanding our newly created virtual audio player and telling it to play the file. Please note that this audio player would not have a visual interface yet. You would hear audio coming from the speakers but no way to pause. Fortunately C# / .NET (.NET are the pre-existing libraries that you can use), has a drag-and-drop way to create windows application interfaces with buttons via the "Visual Studio" editor, so you could potentially create a drag-and-drop interface and bind a button with a Stop symbol to the instruction "myAudioPlayer.Stop();"

    This is just a very very basic example, but object oriented programming often boils down to this: create virtual representations of something and then command them to do something.

    If this has peaked your interest check out this playlist of a full complete programming course in C# which is what I used to learn programming years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umAcMO3d9_E&list=PLFqasLx4-AErVMCWiIyJe9uA3yQMPBukG

    In the end it's all about creating a series of instructions that the computer will follow. The trick is to learn what these instructions mean and to not be scared by their syntax, because behind every scary looking syntax there's just an instruction that can be explain in human language.

  • Is it possible to view another instance's Local feed?

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  • If you visit their homepage. You can fetch your local post if you take that url from their homepage and paste it in the search page of your instance.

  • [VERGE] Reddit takes over one of the biggest protesting subreddits

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  • Thanks!

  • ich_iel

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  • Wrong community?

  • would you shop at this gas station?

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  • Oh I had to zoom in before I got hit. Hell no.

  • I can't code.

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  • Oh yeah, apologies for the above comment. C# is definitely a good option, especially if you use windows and love messing around with the OS

  • I can't code.

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  • I'm not sure I fully agree with that approach for most people since C++ resources and tools seem to not be the user friendliest but then again if it worked for you that is amazing.

  • I can't code.

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  • Try "the Odin project", which has an amazingly active community.

    But before you try too much, once you've learned to set up any programming tools, just use them to have fun. Find a way in which you can use programming in relation to your hobbies.

    With JavaScript you can manipulate any webpage you see or create your own interactive webapp. Even if it's just a few ugly buttons and text fields, you could make an app that calculates good builds for a videogame you like, for example.

    If you want to interact with a windows operating system you can't go wrong with C# using visual studio. This will literally allow you to manipulate files, folders or automate anything you want from the operating system.

    Try to find something that is fun and just enjoy yourself with small apps before you try to go too fast.

  • Amazon And Apple Fined $218 Million For Elbowing Out Small Retailers In Spain

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  • They're suing for not allowing the sale of refurbished articles, which was contrary to the agreement signed by the people who sold the refurbished articles.

  • Looking for some entertainment tomorrow? Reddit is launching r/place again. Should be fun to watch

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  • Panem et circenses to calm the masses and also to improve search results for the term 'reddit'.

  • Dealing with Bot Accounts

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  • Did you find a solution. The above comment with the database query should work. You can access the docker container where the database is running with docker exec -it instancedomain_postgres_1 busybox /bin/sh and then run psql -U databaseuser which by default is 'lemmy'.

    Check docker ps to know the exact name of the postgres container which in your case likely is lemmytalungorg_postgres_1

  • Fable Studios created an AI-generated episode of South Park... during a Hollywood strike over AI.

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  • I can imagine this being a problem for low effort youtube kid shows, like the ones that caused the whole elsagate controversy.

  • Fable Studios created an AI-generated episode of South Park... during a Hollywood strike over AI.

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  • Just watched it. Writers have nothing to worry about for now. I do admit I laughed once, though.

  • Looks like it's happening!

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  • Dealing with Bot Accounts

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  • You should be able to purge the user if you visit their profile.

  • Thinking of moving to sh.itjust.works from lemmy.world - one question about the rules though...

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  • This is impersonation.

  • Reddit @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Entire mod teams of r/interestingasfuck, r/TIHI and r/mildlyinteresting KICKED out. Some even locked out of their accounts

    old.reddit.com /r/ModCoord/comments/14eq8ip/the_entire_rmildlyinteresting_mod_team_has_just/
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Are there any disadvantages to self-hosting only incoming email?

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Wander @yiffit.net

    This is the simplest explanation of Lemmy that I could come up with (+ voice narration audio)

  • Lemmy @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    This is the simplest explanation of Lemmy that I could come up with (+ voice narration audio)

  • Lemmy.World Announcements @lemmy.world
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Lemmy is CEO-proof. After Digg, Reddit and Twitter, that term should be a thing

  • You Should Know @lemmy.world
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    YSK: one of the worst and most debilitating painful sensations can come from a bad sunburn. It's called the Hell itch or Devil's Itch

  • Lemmy Plugins and Userscripts @sh.itjust.works
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    Request

    Button for lemmyverse.net or browse.feddit.de to open community in your instance's search page

  • Lemmy Support @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    What are the conditions to appear on join-lemmy?

  • Reddit @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Should we encourage a spirit of "no more content by me on reddit" for people who are upset and want to take steps to leave Reddit?

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Wander @yiffit.net

    If you're still worried about the suitability of Lemmy/Kbin as a reddit alternative go check out calckey

  • Lemmy @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Tip for instance admins: you can remove remote communities you don't like without blocking the whole instance

  • Lemmy @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Creating a post or editing takes up to 15 seconds on local instance. Anything to look out for in logs or settings?

  • Technology @beehaw.org
    Wander @yiffit.net

    PSA for instance admins in case of slow federation

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Is anyone else getting tired about the UI/UX craze where everything needs to be designed like it's meant for braindead users?

  • Lemmy @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Instance administration settings: what does tagline mean and what does it do?

  • Lemmy @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    PSA: if a remote community hasn't been fetched by your instance yet, you need to search for it

  • Lemmy @lemmy.ml
    Wander @yiffit.net

    Allow images from Lemmy posts to show up on Mastodon feeds