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> The public have been sold a lie. Just like the “Patriot Act” was just to keep everybody free and protect people from terrorists. The public have largely been sold nothing and are…

> Do the developers and current users actually want to grow? From casual observation, yes, Mastodon users generally want the platform to grow. Bluesky users? Some incumbents can be…

Some things I don't understand about Mastodon: 1. Why the obsession with 'move' instead of 'use'? Since when did people become forced to use only one website or one platform or one…

> I wish him well. We all do, but does anyone really believe spez won’t seem to kill it off a year from now?

Love HACK. Would you be willing to add a Six Colors icon like Apollo has? Looking forward to LimeReader!

> They want to charge for what they believe the data is worth. Counter argument: it’s not their data to charge for. And if they want to claim it is their data then they should be h…

This should have been posted as a Show HN. > Kickstart your Content Strategy in Minutes While correct capitalisation, generally. For this instance, all words should be capitalised.…

If you have a spare, I would most appreciate it.

> Huffman has calculated that, in the event of a disaster, he would seek out some form of community: “Being around other people is a good thing. I also have this somewhat egotistic…

Tried to register, got hit with a Cloudflare error. Error 1015 You are being rate limited The owner of this website (realm.flingup.com) has banned you temporarily from accessing th…

I wish there was a Usenet client for iOS that matched the beauty and usability (and accessibility) of Apollo. I wish there was Usenet servers to back that up - which didn't carry t…

> I am a remote worker, and the only solution I've found to stay focused is to close the door of my room. What about you? Years of practice. Closing the door is a good strategy. I …

Scale comes with time and engagement - right now, nothing is at the same scale. If the API costs, accessibility issues, and lackluster mod tools issues are not resolved in a timely…

Just the facts eh. I'm surprised no AI has realised; you can buy a house for $1 if you shop around[1]. This is supported by bardian facts without any bias. Therefore house prices g…

> She has a copy of it I got on google play for her which she can play on her tablet. > So I pirate the movie (please don't arrest me, it's google's fault). Is it pirated if you al…

The Foires de Lyon are likely being referenced, but that specific year is more than likely a reference to the Grand Parti de Lyon -- which was neither a party or a faire.

I wanted to learn the basics of OOP (classes and objects) back when C++ first appeared, but the topic was too heavy and too dry - and I was young. A magazine article (remember thos…

Microsoft.Data.Sqlite makes it easier to use encrypted databases compared to System.Data.Sqlite out of the box. I am yet to find a modern up-to-date tutorial and implementation of …

Anyone looking to create a new social network should certainly take cues from Usenet - of course, it was eventually over taken by forums on the web. Visiting Usenet today though wi…

There's some subtle technical differences that would need to be overcome, and I cannot see the existing encumbents agreeing to those differences. First, take private messaging - on…

What I'm looking for is effectively a fidonet style federation. I understand Lemmy is bordering on that, but it's not quite there from my observation, and I'm yet to see a suitable…

You are right. Case and point; Discord - bringing basic markdown to the masses.

This wikipedia page includes reference to WhatsApp... Should it? I understand that you can use bold, italic, underline, but that is where the comparison ends - the answer to Featur…

We are having a combined issue very similar to this, and other comments in this thread. We have been using Azure for 5+ years, we are quite heavily invested. Our payment card expir…