The call to action button is the free plan, with subscribe having a secondary button style. That alone makes it clear they want to show you ads more than they want you to subscribe.
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The call to action button is the free plan, with subscribe having a secondary button style. That alone makes it clear they want to show you ads more than they want you to subscribe.
I’m also still interested in the xmpp vs matrix debate. I’m using matrix ATM because it seems more actively developed and used, but I know some people still swear by xmpp. Ultimately I really just want a decentralized alternative to discord, but beyond that I feel like I’ll just want to go to whichever alternative has the most users, since that’s pretty useful for chatting software.
I’ve heard feedback that matrix doesn’t seem to be very united, with different groups implementing different competing features proposals etc., which does seem to be a pretty big issue.
I’m also pretty optimistic about a lot of the new stuff being built on matrix. I recently became aware of Commune, which is about making sections of matrix servers web searchable, and that sounds incredible - one of my biggest issues with discord is how often it gets used as effectively game wikis, collecting all these guides and information that’s only accessible through a proprietary discord account. No anonymous search.
The bit about “no” not meaning “no” means they’re specifically implying meta employees can be sexually assaulted even if they say no. I’m sure it’s said in jest, but it’s still a fairly offensive comment.
I’m not ready to really degoogle my phone, but wow next DNS has a lot of cool features! Thanks for the recommendation
I’m not sure why you would need accounts on all those different platforms. Isn’t the whole point of posse that you just post it once and then anyone, regardless of platform, can see it? That’s what already happens (with the caveat that some, like lemmy, won’t show you certain types of posts, like notes).
And people following you on one platform but not another sounds like more of a desire for multiple identities, each one a fragment of your actual identity. That’s another concept, that stuff like socialhub try to implement.
I’m not sure I understand how this isn’t already possible. Create an account on some federated platform, such as your own self hosted one, and people from any federated platform can now follow you. Isn’t that already POSSE?
I think this article makes reasonable sense. Also that quote from Spez is so disheartening. Glad I’m not on reddit anymore
Fwiw, I think using a self hosted home automation setup (shout out to home assistant) paired with smart devices that don’t use internet (e.g. zigbee, zwave, or matter once it comes out) can allow you to have a smart home without these kinds of fears.
That said, I would definitely agree to using mechanical locks. Although a monitored smart security system is probably still a good idea - you’re letting a company virtually enter your house, but you can’t rely on a self hosted solution to notify you when your power goes out, for example.
That looks pretty cool! Especially since it looks like they’re recently been working on docs for self hosting it. The obsidian integration also looks really interesting - I need to get better at actually using obsidian as a “second brain” rather than just a glorified TODO list haha.
It’d be interesting to see how that would work with federation. But conceptually implementing any kind of event that works across instances is a fascinating idea.
I’d really really love for matrix to take off and to effectively replace discord, with continued development so things like stickers are supported in more clients, and to let servers be leaner.
However, if the friends and communities I want to talk to are all on discord, it’s hard to pioneer the alternative chat.
I’ll keep my matrix account and use it when I can, but discord will have to be on all my devices for the foreseeable future
I don’t want to defend meta here, but I’ve heard this or similar about literally every social media site ever, when it first opens. It’s way too early to tell if threads will be proactively moderating hate speech and other dangerous content.
That looks pretty cool, although it doesn’t appear to be FOSS. If I could use an app like that and self host the server or use next cloud to sync it that would be very cool. I noticed in their FAQ they’re going to stop supporting nest and Google home voice commands, so if it were foss and you could integrate the server with home assistant that would’ve been super cool.
I agree with this methodology, and it’s reminiscent of how traditional roguelikes are defined here. I’ve used a similar approach in my own endeavor of defining incremental games - define a canon, find the qualities they share, and indicate which ones seem most important to have.
To expand on what pipariturbiini said, the game is about discovery and knowledge, so any spoiler you look up is directly removing a part of the game experience for you. I’m sorry your experience was tainted by the advice to not seek out spoilers, but overall I think it does help ensure most people have the optimal experience.
I think they mean in the sense that it’s not a native desktop app (or mobile)