In fact I hear that lately PieFed.social even applies a user-level instance block against Lemmy.ml by default for all new joiners

I don’t think this is true. I looked through the code and the only specific mentions of lemmy.ml are in the instance chooser, where it won’t show you the full defed list of an instance, but (I’m guessing) only the most commonly defederated.

The default interests list even includes some lemmy.ml communities.

I could be wrong though. @rimu@piefed.social probably knows for sure ;)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/37870004

reddit got bad because spez (the reddit admin) restricted API access to the platform for third-party apps, such that people would be forced to use the official app or web UI, both of which display advertisement and collect user data (e.g. scroll behavior).

the reason why this happened is because reddit is a for-profit company and tries to extract money out of the userbase, at the expense of the users.

another example of a bad decision that reddit made was to push a lot of ragebait (“Am I The Asshole?”) because company shareholders want to see “engagement numbers” go up, and if somebody writes an angry reply to a post, that’s “engagement”. but it makes you angry at the stupidity of the “Asshole”, so it makes your day worse. that is another example how reddit makes money at the expense of the users.

size (number of monthly active users) is not what made reddit bad. commercialization is.

we should probably get rid of the “don’t make lemmy grow, it will ruin the platform if we grow” idea.

An einer Oberschule in Sachsen wird sichtbar, wie der gesellschaftliche Rechtsruck zunehmend den Schulalltag prägt. Was heißt das für die Schule? https://taz.de/!6228618

squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith

happy 10-year anniversary of the Unicode Mouse Incident, for those who celebrate!

the mouse fell out of a light fixture, was listed as an official meeting attendee, and given 0.002 votes

@TheBreadmonkey

On your forehead.

@drfoklghdklifgmodfhgvbkladnf We think it wasn't originally going to have MTE since they wanted to use their own custom cores and cache but didn't want to bother with it. They cancelled that and used standard cores and cache but never implemented MTE. That's based on news coverage of leaks which showed MTE was being dropped to cut costs and complexity along with leaks from Googlers saying the same thing. It's a major factor in why we thought it wasn't present rather than just gone from firmware.

@jenniferplusplus one can either dream about what should be, or work with what is.

Smart home devices should work without the internet
https://docodethatmatters.com/home-automation-overnight-success/

@Goalkeeper @lain Get woke, go broke

Understanding something in your brain well enough to encode it as software means understanding it *better*, in the same way that writing isn't just putting words on a page but understanding what you are trying to say, programming can be about learning what you are trying to *do*.

@lydiaconwell I assumed this was based on the old idiom that “travel broadens the mind” and the author was expanding with their own experience/thoughts.
I suppose “travel can broaden the mind if you are open to it” isn’t all that catchy!
Probably less applicable now as well, given that way back when many people didn’t live their home village/county and only travelled abroad to fight wars or complete a religious pilgrimage with similarly minded people.
For one reason and another I’ve travelled lots and not all journeys broadened the mind, with some even confirming pre-held prejudices.

2,8 GRAD EIN WECKRUF! Sei am 13.11.2026 dabei!

Finde deinen Klimastreik: https://fridaysforfuture.de/klimastreik/

Deutschland muss seine Versprechen halten und seinen Klima-Schulden Rechnung tragen. #PayYourClimateDebt

Die CDU Sachsen-Anhalt wird die afd unterstützen, Landes-CDU-Chef Schulze hat es angekündigt.

Schritt für Schritt wird die Öffentlichkeit daran gewöhnt. Schlagzeilen dazu gibt es keine.

Bundes-CDU? Kanzler?

"Es wird keine Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD geben, jedenfalls nicht unter mir als dem Parteivorsitzenden der CDU Deutschlands" ...? (Okt 25)

CDU-Chef Schulze will AfD-Anträge künftig im Einzelfall bewerten
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen-anhalt/landespolitik/brandmauer-debatte,schulze-afd-antraege-zustimmung-100.html

And I'm leaving the "money" story in there because that's how our society values stuff but I have also had deep revelations about managing my own energy and focus by understanding how an asynchronous multiplexer works. I've developed better appreciation for the beauty of morning dew on a flower by understanding the way you have to do lighting in OpenGL.

RE: https://masto.ai/@meduza_en/117592436289370718

How about “no” and the US can go fuck itself?