Ben
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All I said was what does this button do
Yea!
@cassidy I'm running it on both my desktop and my laptop. It's very nice. No issues so far (with the exception of a bit of faffing to get syncthing and tailscale working.)
@micahilbery @cassidy
Hello. Is there any recommended security tool I should set up after installing the system?
I’ve read this notice on the wiki and I don’t think I need to boost security, unless it’s recommended.
#GnomeOS
https://os.gnome.org/docs/hardening.html
Ben
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White smoke coming out of my GPU! A new CEO has been chosen!
Listen, if you are a software engineer being brought back to a company or organization you were laid off from to fix their AI vibe coded mess, you have to do me a favor: please, charge them so much. Just so, so much. The only way they'll learn anything is if you make their shareholders cry.
@AbandonedAmerica Just say "LMAO, NOPE!", and look for a job elsewhere.
These are the same crackhouse tech companies that repetedly lay off their employees in mass and then rehire them in mass in order to game their stock price. They did this many of times before, only this time, they AI-washed their routine layoffs.
If you reclaim the job, they'll likely lay you off and waste your time again. These kinds of companies do not provide reliable job security.
ICYMI: Introducing FediDB Globe, a real time and interactive overview of the fediverse, mapped onto a globe with search and filters.
Enjoy, and spread the word!
Deborah Pickett
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we're seeing bamboozlement levels at about 86%
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Oenanthe conioides ⁂
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Artemisia monogyna (Artemisia maritima subsp. monogyna). https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/640/
@MelissaBearTrix honk honk
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Introducing FediDB Globe, a real time and interactive overview of the fediverse, mapped onto a globe with search and filters.
Enjoy, and spread the word!
In the introduction to Malcom Guite’s ‘Galahad and the Grail’, Susanna Clarke writes movingly of literature lamenting things on the brink of being lost. Nature, magic, chivalry - whatever the loss, it would be tragic.
I sometimes feel that about the Internet as I once knew it.
Such an interesting mix because it’s *intensely* Christian but also full of fell creatures and fey trickery. The two exist beautifully together.
Ich schäme mich für diese Welt, da sie es nicht tut.
(shower thought(s and prayers))
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Lemmy is copying the worst feature that ruined Reddit
I’m splitting this into two parts. First identifying the issue. And second my personal idea for a solution. I’m hoping for a lot of discussion so please be clear which part you are responding to.
Part 1: The problem
Reddit as a platform has many flaws. Obviously being a corporation means they’re terrible no matter what. But their platform is also flawed. Even if Reddit was 100% community owned the platform would still be flawed. The number one thing that is ruining Reddit are the tyrannical mods.
Each community on Reddit is a dictatorship. Whoever is arbitrarily in charge of a community has full unrestricted power to do whatever they want. The people who are actually creating the content and sharing it are totally at their whim. I understand that modding is a difficult and thankless job, but toxic mods ruined Reddit and Lemmy will do the same if it’s not addressed.
Lemmy’s answer is to allow people to create their own instances. Don’t like the mods at World? Go make your own Lemmy, with blackjack and hookers. But that’s not sufficient. It takes years to build up a community to have enough people for meaningful discussion to happen, and nearly all communities or instances fail. We absolutely need a way for mods to answer to the users.
Part 2: My solution
My solution is simple. Lemmy is built on the community. Everyone helps run it. Therefore mods are elected by the users who generate the highest upvoted content in a community.
Elections should happen on a schedule and, if a community is particularly upset with a mod, a vote of no confidence can be taken.
I understand that this will be a huge undertaking. But I truly believe that we need to fix this issue for Lemmy to thrive long term. Or else we’ll just end up with another Reddit.
Sounds like you need to build a shrine to make offerings to Anoia, goddess of things that get stuck in drawers.
Ich schäme mich für diese Welt, da sie es nicht tut.
I helped IPO this company and grew it from 70 to 1200 people. If I was smart I could have sold at $100. I quit in protest over censorship in China and fought with the billionaire owner who still has animosity for me.
Microstock disrupted studio photography and brought the price of a photo from hundreds to dollars. Good for buyers terrible for photographers. Now AI has collapsed that market.
I hope real photography can find a way back.
@stefan I'm happy stocksy.com as a coop with a strong authenic portfolio is doing well in this market right now. Happy to be with them.
Ha, this makes me happy to see. Pearls Before Swine has long been one of my favorite comics. I knew Stephan Pastis hailed from the same town as Russian River's brewery, but never expected to see a collab release! #beer
BREAKING: $ENVY (Envisionary Inc.) merges with backroom consequences as consequence of shared acquisitions #BreakingNews
SCOTUS agrees to decide whether the Trump administration can suspend access to asylum for immigrants at the US-Mexico border. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/11/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-on-trump-administrations-suspension-of-asylum/
"Billionaire bigots buy another corrupt Supreme Court decision."
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/30/two-anti-equality-decisions-show-billionaires-return-on-investment/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/supreme-court-campaign-finance/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/buckley-case-supreme-court-billionaires.html
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/supreme-court-corruption-2665809744
Ben
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picked a bad night to play on the flight sim, just been sitting in my closet for 3 hours
