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Davy Jones

@ Davy_Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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2 yr. ago

  • What's the weirdest hobby you've heard of?

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  • I stalk random people on the Internet

    I like watching people on the internet. 15y ago, I was using Shareaza, Kazaa, Emule as my music sources. For those who aren't familiar with those software: it's p2p file download. You install Shareaza on your computer, and give access to specific folder to the Shareaza network. Anyone using Shareaza can then download the files located on your shared folder. But, in the mid 00', even more than today, people weren't that tech savy and what happened, way too often, was that a user would give access to the "My Documents" folder or even worse, their whole computer. I was looking for those thoses and I was reading their MSN messenger history, looking at their pictures, their resume, their schoolwork... I was really enjoying learning everything about their life through their My Documents folder.

    Fast forward to 2018. All those p2p software disappeared. But I found an alternative: 4shared. 4shared allows you to upload pictures and share them (like img). When you download the app, you can setup the app to automatically upload all your pictures (from your phone). But a lot of users don't know that, and they end up with all they smartphone pictures on the net, with a public settings. I enjoy going to 4shared, looking for those non savy users, and learn everything about their lifes.

    And I don't even need that. I have hobbies, friends, I don't have issues meeting women or people, but I like stalking on those strangers on 4shared.

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  • One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill

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  • Politico’s framing leans pro‑legislation, subtly signaling support for the bill by foregrounding officials and advocates who stress enforcement while downplaying arguments about encryption and civil liberties. Its emphasis on the public’s “disruptive” tactics risks delegitimizing grassroots opposition by casting broad civic engagement as mere nuisance rather than substantive democratic protest.

  • kurzgesagt – AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel / Destroying the Internet

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  • This whole video felt like an advertisement to me. I’d already seen it twice, was it necessary to crosspost it again? You could at least have waited a couple of weeks before reposting the same content.

  • If Lemmy let you follow/block websites, which would you follow?

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  • I tried this, it got banned.

  • What milestones will humanity likely skip before we reach AGI?

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  • This is futurism community. Please read before posting.

  • Looking for federated NodeBB instances

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  • I checked some of the forums in the link (https://nodebb.fediverse.observer/list) you posted, but it's hard to tell what most of those NodeBB instances are actually for: many lack descriptions and the forum names don't say much. I would have to read a few posts in each forum to figure out what each one is for. I found a literature forum but it only has three posts, I don't want to make an account just to shout into the void, so I'm trying to post to it from Lemmy.

    I tried posting to the literature community I found via Lemmy but the post never showed up on the NodeBB instance. I used Lemmy's search with the target community URL (https://community.darkscribes.com/category/2/general-discussion), it found the community, and I created a post from Lemmy (https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/54997372). I can see the post on Lemmy but not on the target NodeBB instance. Any idea why that might be or how to get Lemmy posts to appear on federated NodeBB forums?

  • A fediverse platform that lets you block whole topics, not just communities?

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  • I think moderating tags is the same as moderating any other content. If there's a brigade, you can revert all tag changes made by the brigading users the same way you remove content posted by a user when banning them. That said, the moderation system could be improved. Reddit-style moderation is one of the biggest jokes on the internet.

  • A fediverse platform that lets you block whole topics, not just communities?

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  • You don't seem to get my point. For a platform to let me reliably filter a whole topic, the majority of posts need to be tagged with that topic first. Reddit/Facebook don't do that, they have communities and loose categories, not consistent topic tags across all posts. Twitter only partially does it with hashtags, and hashtags are neither comprehensive nor applied consistently. I'm talking about platform-level, booru-style or collaborative tagging so blocking a tag actually removes the tagged content without me having to unsubscribe from dozens of communities or build giant keyword lists.

  • What Would your Perfect Social Media Platform Look Like?

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  • There must be some reason why private messaging on this platform is unencrypted. Maybe it's required by law in some countries, or it's too difficult to implement.

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    A fediverse platform that lets you block whole topics, not just communities?

  • Android @lemdro.id
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Which Android Lemmy clients allow switching between instances or accounts?

  • Where to Find Public Lists of Banned Books in US States?

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  • They are probably already mirrored in Anna's Archie. Anyone can help with the load by seeding some of the archive's torrents.

  • Sorting Communities by Monthly Users for Better Visibility

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  • Lemmy @lemmy.ml
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Sorting Communities by Monthly Users for Better Visibility

  • Books @lemmy.world
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Where to Find Public Lists of Banned Books in US States?

  • TIL there's a federated Tumblr alternative called WAFRN

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  • It's more like Twitter, an alternative to Instagram would be Pixelfed. Tumblr is a microblogging platform that allows users to post text, photos, quotes, links, audio, and video, often in a visually engaging format, and follow each other’s blogs.

  • What Would your Perfect Social Media Platform Look Like?

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  • this was something I loved about slashdot moderation. When voting, people had to specify the reason for the vote. +1 funny, +1 insightful, +1 informative, -1 troll, -1 misleading, etc.

    That way you can, for example, set in your user preferences to ignore positive votes for comedy, and put extra value on informative votes.

    Then, to keep people from spamming up/down votes and to encourage them to think about their choices, they only gave out a limited number of moderation points to readers. So you’d have to choose which comments to spend your 5 points on.

    Then finally, they had ‘meta moderation’ where you’d be shown a comment, and asked “would a vote of insightful be appropriate for this comment” to catch people who down-voted out of disagreement or personal vandetta. Any users who regularly mis-voted would stop receiving the ability to vote.

    I don’t think this is directly applicable to a federated system, but I do think it’s one of the best-thought-out voting systems ever created for a discussion board.

    edit: a couple other points i liked about it:

    Comments were capped at (iirc) +5 and -1. Further votes wouldn’t change the comment’s score.

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  • What Would your Perfect Social Media Platform Look Like?

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  • For me, it would mainly be a blend between Tumblr and booru-style image boards, allowing users to follow people and tags, with filtering by tags and collaborative tagging. A trust-based moderation system akin to Discourse. I’d also want the ability to block tags and a Reddit-style tree-like comment system for better discussions. A nuanced voting system similar to Slashdot's could help finding quality discussions by differentiating between types of content and allowing sorting by these different types.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    What Would your Perfect Social Media Platform Look Like?

  • TIL there's a federated Tumblr alternative called WAFRN

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  • They had a purge long ago, I would have thought an alternative that allowed explicit content would have appeared since then but this seems like the first one which is mind blowing.

  • Why Do Open Source Social Media Platforms Seem to Copy Each Other? Are There Any Truly Innovative Ones?

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  • How is the fediverse software innovating? Lemmy feels just like Reddit and Mastodon seems like Twitter but it doesn't have algorithms so in practice it feels more like a chat.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    How Often Can You Repost Without It Feeling Like Spam?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Why Do Open Source Social Media Platforms Seem to Copy Each Other? Are There Any Truly Innovative Ones?

  • TIL there's a federated Tumblr alternative called WAFRN

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  • I can't say that I like either the project name or the mascot.

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    TIL there's a federated Tumblr alternative called WAFRN

    wafrn.net
  • Star Wars @lemmy.ml
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    I believe this AI fan-made shorts are already about the same quality as Disney Star Wars

    www.youtube.com /channel/UCnIjle9sVAaJjiGMWXkE6Ow

  • Seeking recommendations for federated Q&A forums on Linux and software issues

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  • Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend adding the feature to mark comments as solutions. Websites like StackOverflow often have many answers that aren’t the best marked as solutions, and I believe platforms like Codidact have learned from those mistakes.

    Reputation is a key factor that motivates people to contribute answers. However, StackOverflow suffers from over-moderation due to the reputation gained from moderating. I’m curious about how Codidact has addressed this issue.

    Instead, consider allowing users to mark questions as solved rather than comments. Implementing a voting system similar to Slashdot, where users can categorize responses as helpful, funny, or other descriptors, might be more effective. This way, contributors are incentivized to help, as they can gain reputation points. Then a leaderboard showcasing the most helpful contributors on a weekly or monthly basis could further encourage participation.

    FeatureDescriptionBenefits
    User Profiles with Reputation PointsAllow users to earn points for asking questions, providing answers, and receiving upvotes.Encourages participation and rewards knowledgeable contributors.
    Question Marking SystemEnable users to mark questions as solved, rather than comments.Simplifies the process of identifying resolved queries.
    Voting SystemImplement a voting mechanism for answers (e.g., helpful, insightful, etc.).Helps surface the best answers and encourages quality contributions.
    LeaderboardsCreate weekly or monthly leaderboards showcasing top contributors.Fosters competition and motivates users to engage more actively.
    Categorization and TaggingAllow users to categorize questions and tag them for easier navigation.Improves searchability and organization of content.
    Search FunctionalityDevelop a robust search feature that allows users to find questions and answers quickly.Enhances user experience by making information easily accessible.
  • Python @programming.dev
    Davy Jones @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    How to programmatically get a list of all Lemmy instances?