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  • I posted this to /c/news where it was promptly removed of course

    The removal might be duplicate post or original title related? I see this another post in the community with the same article here:

    https://lemmy.ml/post/36868753

    If you check the web UI, the cross post section should have links to those other posts.

    As for the title rule, I'm not a mod there but we have a similar rule in !canada@lemmy.ca. What I've recommended to people is to keep the original title and then add extra context in the post body. The exception being when people add updates or fix clickbait with some indication that the title was modified. Or alternatively, make a text post where it's clear that you wrote the title, and add the link(s) as supporting evidence in the post body.

    Even if your custom title is correct, the rule is needed since it gets difficult for mods to weigh in on every post and decide on what's correct and what's misleading/disinformation

  • IMO it's partially because investors are willing to throw money at anything "AI" related, and so people are throwing everything at the wall in case something sticks

  • Is this because it's getting difficult for students to mess with the boot options?

  • Oh nice! I haven't had a chance to explore the new features yet. While I wouldn't want to change it for piefed.ca, it might be nice in the future if instances were able to customize which community it uses. For the users/instances that block LW/that community

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  • While I can't speak for the mods there, I can confirm that it's cool to post old communities on !communitypromo@lemmy.ca :)

  • This reminds me of the "WHY IS THERE CODE??? MAKE A FUCKING .EXE FILE AND GIVE IT TO ME" post that blew up a while back

    https://copypastatext.com/i-am-new-to-github-and-i-have-lots-to-say/

    And both boil down to

    • guides can be prioritized more in some projects and it might be in the best interest of the creators to do that
    • different guides are written for different audiences, sometimes a guide isn't meant for the average person
  • Pretty much this :)

    A while back I switched to using RSS feeds for news, and there are so many free and low cost events out there in my city. Free shows, food festivals, cultural days, free admission days at attractions, music in the park, etc

    I've been posting some of them to !vancouver@lemmy.ca, but that's only the events that I was interested enough to click on + think that people here would be interested in as well

    For example:

    [Science World will have free admission on Friday, Sept. 19, as a part of their 'Tech-Up' initiative]

    https://lemmy.ca/post/51805885

    There are also free activities you can do anywhere, with lots of good ideas in this thread. Some extras that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

    Sometimes cities also have scavenger hunt type guides where you can explore an area

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  • The only concern I've seen with the name is that Facebook named their thing "Threads", and so it might be confusing for people familiar with that.

    I still use the term 🤷

  • I'm not sure which guides to recommend, but in case it helps narrow down your search, you could share more about your situation:

    • Do you have any existing hardware or are you planning to buy? If so, what is the budget for the equipment and where in the world are you approximately?

    • What did you want to self host? Some services would benefit from a certain type of setup. For example, if you're serving lots of media, if you need redundancy and uptime, if you're running AI models or something that needs a GPU

    General tips:

    • take lots of notes on your process. This will help you iteratively improve your setup. If it all falls apart, it will be easier to quickly get going again since you know what options you picked at each step.
    • Make more posts here when you get stuck on something :)

    For Linux, a lot of people go with Ubuntu server because there are a lot of existing guides for it. You don't need much Linux knowledge to start self hosting since you can learn by doing over time. Some concepts to explore before getting started might be cron, the Linux file system, and user permissions.

    For Docker, you should be fine if you know the basics. I'd recommend using Docker Compose since it's easier to understand what's happening when its written out in a nice yaml file. Install Docker and Docker Compose on the server, and then install something like DockGE to manage the compose files. When you want to run a service, copy the Docker compose file and then swap the port to what port you want to use, and the volume to the location you tend to use.

    For a very basic setup, I'd find a video guide for

    • installing Ubuntu server on the machine
    • basic setup of the Ubuntu server (file permissions, docker, docker compose)
  • Thank you for organizing the concept concisely :)

  • We've had to block a number of IPs for our instance. One was a misconfigured fediverse project that was hammering our instance, and a number of them seem to be AI companies scraping for content.

    Maybe something similar is happening on your instance?

  • Tan Eggs @lemmy.ca

    Some tan eggs (black-tailed prairie dogs) take advantage of Bernoulli’s principle to ventilate their homes

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world

    PrivacyGuides is testing ActivityPub federation on their Discourse forum 🎉

    discuss.privacyguides.net /t/testing-activitypub-federation-on-the-forum/27422
  • New Communities @lemmy.world

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world

    How to Get Famous | Poorly Drawn Lines

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    'Strongly Typed' - The Jenkins

  • Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca

    GameStop Canada bought by Quebec toy maker, to be rebranded EB Games

    www.ctvnews.ca /business/article/gamestop-canada-bought-by-quebec-toy-maker-to-be-rebranded-eb-games/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca

    Quebec drug maker recalls pain medicine amid potentially fatal health risks

    globalnews.ca /news/11163049/jamp-pharma-recall-pregabalin-recall/
  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca

    Semi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanup

    www.thedrive.com /news/semi-truck-spills-800k-in-dimes-causing-unfathomably-annoying-cleanup
  • Canada @lemmy.ca

    NordSpace Unveils SHARP Program for Canadian Defense

    payloadspace.com /nordspace-unveils-sharp-program-for-canadian-defense/
  • [Closed] Moved to !fedigrow@lemmy.zip @lemm.ee

    Brainstorming ideas for a generic puzzle, riddle, illusion community

  • Canada @lemmy.ca

    ‘North of North’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

    variety.com /2025/tv/news/north-of-north-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236381944/
  • Today I Learned (TIL) @lemmy.ca

    TIL that up to 70% of the sand on some white sandy beaches was excreted by parrotfish after eating coral

    manoa.hawaii.edu /exploringourfluidearth/physical/coastal-interactions/beaches-and-sand/weird-science-parrotfish-and-sand
  • Community Promo @lemmy.ca

    !sagan@lemm.ee - Carl Sagan was a humanist who strived to teach science as a way of thinking and interpreting the world

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/04/synology-could-bring-certified-drive-requirements-to-more-nas-devices/
  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca

    South Africa helicopter crash blamed on penguin in cardboard box that hit pilot's controls

    www.cbsnews.com /news/south-africa-bird-island-eastern-cape-helicopter-crash-penguin/
  • aww @lemmy.world

    This penguin crashed a helicopter in South Africa

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    New Jellyfin Server/Web release: 10.10.7

    forum.jellyfin.org /t-new-jellyfin-server-web-release-10-10-7
  • Canada @lemmy.ca

    Lemmyvision 2 final (global) voting is now live, and closes April 8th

  • Canada @lemmy.ca

    Election 2025: Everything you need to know to register to vote and cast your ballot

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/how-to-register-to-vote-cast-ballot-1.7498510
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    Voting is complete, here are the winning songs that we submitted to Lemmyvision 2025!