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  • I appreciate them trying to set expectations. But then I also think a statement like this throws fuel on the fire, making more people want to scalp it.

  • Do you use other federated software besides Lemmy (e.g. Mastodon/Pixelfed/etc.), if so which?

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  • Mastodon, but I've largely dropped it for Bluesky. I'm no purist about full decentralization, and I think it's enough that the latter both has users, and isn't currently awful.

    I've used Bookwyrm a bit. I kinda like it. But it had some UX issues imo, and didn't keep me hooked.

    Also tried Pixelfed. It's pretty slick, but I just can't see the point. Like Instagram, seeing a feed of just pictures wasn't all that interesting to me... though I probably just haven't followed the right accounts.

  • Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system

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  • Far from perfect, but I think it's good to have a layer that very visibly shows 'yes, this is the account you want'.

    Domains are a worthwhile addition, but they run into almost the same problem as usernames and handles. Can be made misleading easily - sure, I could often go to the web address and verify it (if they don't put up a convincing fake site), but that's much lower visibilty.

    Eg, you can probably register nintendo@nintendoamerico.com or similar and get it by some folks just as easily as registering the Twitter handle. There's a payment step to get the domain, but that's about it.

    The centralization problem you mention is a good point though. It was a fine system, if you felt like you could trust Twitter as a verifier. Today obviously, one could not. But Bsky seems to at least theoretically have a 'choose your verification provider' idea in mind, which would (again theoretically) resolve a lot of that issue.

  • Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system

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  • I do not see anything to be angry or disappointed about?

    Verification badge was good, the dumb thing Twitter did was throw it away by letting anyone pay for it.

  • App Image or AUR package

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  • I really like App-images. For the most part, they just work, download, run, done. And sometimes you want the flexibility to install something the distro's pacakage manager doesn't give you (or doesn't have the latest version of). It's a little extra work to put the app in system menus, etc though.

    Package manger still preferred. Having the system deal with updates and dependencies is nice.

    AUR is still good, but I'd take the App Image. Sometimes these work for me, sometimes they don't. Still have to manually update them, AFAIK.

  • [QUESTION] What are your go-to meal-prep solutions?

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  • Whenever I manage to do any meal prep, I keep it dead-simple.

    Chop up 2 or 3 chicken breasts and cook them in a skillet, divide into 3 or 4 portions to eat throughout the week with different sauces or seasonings.

    Roast a bit of broccoli and carrots (or sometimes chickpeas) and use them to have a different side item each day.

  • YSK: If the frontpage constantly looks like the same 5 - 8 posts, try sorting by "Hot".

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  • But doctor…I am Pagliacci.

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    Amazon Wishlist Alternative?

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  • Another note: any time there's a piece of software that you like, but don't want to use it (because it's proprietary, missing features, or whatever reason), alternativeto.net is an incredibly useful resource.

    Here's their list of apps with a wishlist feature: https://alternativeto.net/feature/wishlist/

    Usually a great starting point.

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  • I can't offer much in the way of experience - but I have at least wanted to replace Amazon wishlist functionality. I've never gotten around to making the jump, so I can't really say that I personally recommend any of these.

    But when I was looking around, these are 3 options that seemed promising at surface level:

    I'd be curious to know how it goes, so I hope at some point you update the thread with what works for you.

  • Firefox 137 Released with Address Bar Revamp & Tab Groups

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  • Glad to finally hear more about tab groups!

    Wait a minute... what day is it? Hmmm... not sure if I should trust, lol.

  • YSK: Here's a list of browser extensions to un-shittify Youtube

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  • Reminds me of this: https://butter.sonnet.io/

    Which also doesn't have a Firefox version, but I was always kinda curious about.

    Actually, is that your project? Lol, you mentioned yellow blocks which made me think of butter.

  • YSK: Here's a list of browser extensions to un-shittify Youtube

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  • Thanks for the list! I use a handful of these (in Firefox), but wasn't aware of all of them. Youtube Redux especially seems cool.

  • YSK: Here's a list of browser extensions to un-shittify Youtube

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  • Yes, seems like such an odd oversight from Google. They want you to subscribe to channels, but after even moderate use over a few years, you end up with a massive list of subscriptions. I guess it's not actually an oversight, the bad UX (for finding specific content) is probably on purpose, they want to funnel you through their suggestions. But still, surprised they don't include a way to organize it.

    I use an extension called PocketTube to organize them -- but it stores data locally and doesn't sync very well, so it wouldn't fit your use case.

  • Roku’s Moana 2 controversy is part of a bigger ad problem

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  • Yes. But not (just) that they haven't envisioned other monetization - even if other cash is flowing in, they'll eventually put ads and data brokerage into their business model on top of that.

    And why not? Consumers have repeatedly, time and time again, shown tolerance for it.

    :(

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    Least garbage printer manufacturer?

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  • My wife prints a lot (and needs color, cardstock support), and this is what we went with. Had it about a year now, and it's been fairly reliable. A couple streaks and minor issues, but nothing major. Get a good amount of prints per ink refill.

  • It is copyright infringement when a list of public domain characters from a video game is used in another?

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  • Not a lawyer, not even close, but I'd be a little weary of using the exact same list.

    A list of things with no creativity involved won't fall under copyright, but the argument would be that they exercised creativity in curating a list of those specific figures. They could probably argue it and succeed. But since they're pulling from the public domain, I doubt they'd go after anyone on it.

    Would definitely be a problem if someone bases new things on designs from that game. Derivative work from public domain work still gets copyrighted, right?

  • Recommend me some philosophical books.

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  • I like the Very Short Introduction series - they're short non-fiction books aimed more-or-less at educated adults who aren't so familiar with a topic. And I found their Philosphy book to be worth a read.

    It spends some time introducing some common philosophical questions before covering a few classic texts.

  • On the Origins of Chrono Trigger Character Names — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games

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  • Thanks all for the answers! I knew I didn't do everything, I'll make note of this one for future playthroughs. Wonderful game, I do feel like I'll be coming back sometime.

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  • Question - the scene in the thumbnail, of everyone hanging out around a fire - does (or where does) that show up in the game?

    I played through recently and don't remember coming across it. Not sure if I forgot or missed something obvious.