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@ linuxFan @vlemmy.net

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  • How is it possible that roughly 50% of Americans can’t read above a 6th grade level and how are 21% just flat out illiterate?

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  • I think these numbers are inflated, but the problem is still pretty bad.

    Part of the problem is we have some politicians here that thrive on uneducated voters. Uneducated voters also tend to be more racist, and racists are a really reliable voting block if you speak their language. Also, they tend to believe "news" that corresponds with what they already believe, so social media and telemarketing works really well on them. Abortion and contraception bans increase the number of children born into poverty, who won't get a decent education and will rely on what they learn from their parents or TV.

    So education funding rarely gets increased.

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    The impact the reddit migration has on the fediverse!

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  • We've got an election coming up in 16 months in the US. So I imagine we'll see a lot of bots registering soon.

    Tenemos una elección en 16 meses en los Estados Unidos. Así que me imagino que veremos muchos bots registrándose pronto.

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    What is the Lemmy.world equivalent of r/findareddit?

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    The impact the reddit migration has on the fediverse!

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  • Totally.

    There was a former reddit mod on here a few days ago talking about how a small percentage of users make most of the posts/comments there. Personally, I'm glad to get away from that.

    There may not be much content here, but at least the average person can be heard.

  • Unigine 2.17 Brings Production-Ready Vulkan & DX12 Support

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  • Nice! Looking forward to the next Unigine benchmark.

  • Is this hindrance for lemmies to post and watch particularly media and embedded videos (I have not yet seen) because of the not enough (storage) capacity of the lemmy instances/servers?

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  • I'm new here just like most other folks, but from what I've seen so far is: Lemmy is a place to post links to your content, Peertube is the place to post your videos, Pixelfed is the place to post GIFs and short videos. Lemmy can handle picture uploads, but not much more than that right now.

    But none of these instances is going to survive if users don't donate. All those corporate social media sites were free because you weren't the customer, you were the product.

  • Steam On Linux Use Steady For June, ~40% Of Linux Gamers Are Using The Steam Deck

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  • We've a got higher share than Win 7 & 8, closing in on OSX. One step at a time.

  • Looking for a community to ask "How to..." or "Is there a way to..." type questions about Lemmy itself

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  • VLemmy has a pretty good support channel https://vlemmy.net/c/support . The Support Megathread is kind of a "No Stupid Questions" place to ask about Lemmy.

  • How do we talk about the Lemmy Doodle? Is it a mascot? Is it a lemming or a rat or a lemur? Does it have a name?

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  • How do we talk about the Lemmy Doodle? Is it a mascot? Is it a lemming or a rat or a lemur? Does it have a name?

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  • Not gonna lie, I didn't know what a lemming looked like until today.

  • How do we talk about the Lemmy Doodle? Is it a mascot? Is it a lemming or a rat or a lemur? Does it have a name?

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  • Here's the first batch of 4 bored Lemmys, quick and dirty. I'mma start the bidding at $600 each.

    also /s

  • YSK: name-based jokes are the lowest form of comedy

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  • I've always heard puns were. I don't believe it though. I mean a good pun is its own reword.

    [crickets chirping]

    I'll see myself out.

  • How do we talk about the Lemmy Doodle? Is it a mascot? Is it a lemming or a rat or a lemur? Does it have a name?

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  • Looks like it is supposed to be a Lemming, as they refer to it on their github page (4th bullet comment). But I don't think they actually give it a name.

    Also, fun fact, (and trigger warning) the Lemmy logo isn't symmetrical.

  • Instances that offer multiple services?

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  • I think I see what you're talking about, a unified login across services. That is certainly cool, but it's more advanced than what I'm looking for.

    I'm fine with logging in under the same name on 3 different accounts, ie, linuxfan@lemmyxyz.com, linuxfan@peertubexyz.com and linuxfan@pixelfedxyz.com as long as they're the same company. I know it's inefficient that way, but when it's time to make a donation, I can just donate to one company instead of 3 different ones.

    Plus, 2 of the instances I deal with haven't even responded when I asked how I can make a donation. As a capitalist, I'm offended😐.

  • What is the best way to post videos on Lemmy?

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  • For big videos I use Peertube and smaller ones I use Mastodon. Pixelfed works also for small vids, but not all instances support mp4.

  • Do you think that Lemmy will last or will it die in a few weeks?

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  • It's been going for 4 years now. I think the worst case scenario is it falls back to the numbers it had before this reddit incident.

  • Computer Shopper was one of my favorite magazines back in the day, and they provided some awesome deals as well /s.

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  • Awesome! I've been looking for copies of that online.

  • How do I block entire instances?

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  • If you use Ublock Origin, here's a filter that will hide lemmynsfw posts on your main page. Filters should work the same on all major ad blockers, but I can't vouch for that.

     
        
! 2023-06-21 https://lemmy.world
lemmy.world##.post-listing:has-text(@lemmynsfw.com)

    ELI5 explaination:

    the first line is just so Ublock can keep different filters and domains organized

    lemmy.world## - only use this filter on this site

    .post-listing - evaluate everything on the page with the class name post-listing

    has-text(lemmynsfw.com) - the text we want to filter

    Of course if the site gets updated and the layout changes, this filter won't work anymore. I'm on VLemmy, so I can't really test it on lemmyworld. Let me know if it doesn't work. Cheers.

  • Is there a bot or service I can use to have an RSS feed auto-post to a Lemmy community that I moderate?

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  • These are the bots currently listed on Github. https://github.com/topics/lemmy-bot They don't specifically suit your needs, but you may be able to modify them and make it work.

  • My Reddit Account Keeps Getting Subscribed to Subs I Left

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  • At this point I expect Reddit to go full Wells Fargo and start creating multiple accounts for users, just to impress investors with growth numbers.