www.theguardian.com Meta is getting rid of factchecking. Should you leave Instagram – and what are the alternatives?
Decision relates to just the US so far but it may affect users in Australia who follow a lot of US-based sources
I'm sure they'll be begging to negotiate any day now, Donald.
'The Count of Monte Cristo' is one I look forward to reading every few years.
Apparently debunked as fake.
Wish Australia would follow suit with their submarine orders. If only they hadn't just made an $800m instalment...
You can get a refund within a certain period (30 days?) of signing up.
How anyone can take issue with calling this government 'fascist' is beyond me.
Has there been any benchmarking of Lemmy using mimalloc vs default (or jemalloc)?
If it was going to, they'd probably just reduce the size again.
I believe they offer refunds if you cancel within 30 days.
Agreed. I probably should have given spoilers.
Meta is getting rid of factchecking. If you want to leave Instagram, what are your alternatives?
cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/14389410
“[For] people who live in the country or in remote areas or minority groups or [who have] small businesses, that is a really good way for them to communicate and reach other people,” she says.
“It’s just not possible to set up an alternative at this point in time. So, to put it bluntly, we’re in a bit of deep shit, to be honest.”
No mention of Pixelfed, but I can understand why. Will it only be seen as an alternative once a critical mass of users move there? And can that happen if they don't see it as an alternative? Chicken and egg. I'm trying out, but it's a little vapid when everyone I know is on Instagram.
Meta is getting rid of factchecking. If you want to leave Instagram, what are your alternatives?
www.theguardian.com Meta is getting rid of factchecking. Should you leave Instagram – and what are the alternatives?
Decision relates to just the US so far but it may affect users in Australia who follow a lot of US-based sources
“[For] people who live in the country or in remote areas or minority groups or [who have] small businesses, that is a really good way for them to communicate and reach other people,” she says.
“It’s just not possible to set up an alternative at this point in time. So, to put it bluntly, we’re in a bit of deep shit, to be honest.”
No mention of Pixelfed, but I can understand why. Will it only be seen as an alternative once a critical mass of users move there? And can that happen if they don't see it as an alternative? Chicken and egg. I'm trying out, but it's a little vapid when everyone I know is on Instagram.
Rather than a text file, using a command snippet manager like pet might be more convenient.
Press and hold the power button when they're turned off. They should enter pairing mode a few seconds after powering on if you keep holding.
speedtest-tracker reaches v1.0.0 milestone
github.com Release 🚀 v1.0.0 · alexjustesen/speedtest-tracker
🚀 Speedtest Tracker Release v1.0.0 I'm thrilled to announce the release of Speedtest Tracker v1.0.0! This milestone has been a long time coming (824 days, not that I'm counting), and I'm wicked exc...
cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/13340502
I have been hosting this for about a year and really enjoy its interface. I noticed today it has reached this milestone and wanted to share.
speedtest-tracker reaches v1.0.0 milestone
github.com Release 🚀 v1.0.0 · alexjustesen/speedtest-tracker
🚀 Speedtest Tracker Release v1.0.0 I'm thrilled to announce the release of Speedtest Tracker v1.0.0! This milestone has been a long time coming (824 days, not that I'm counting), and I'm wicked exc...
I have been hosting this for about a year and really enjoy its interface. I noticed today it has reached this milestone and wanted to share.
Just rewatched it yesterday. He really was great in that.
RGB on 'retro' devices 🤦
There are myriad reasons not to federate with Threads.
Had the same reaction to this email today!
I self host speedtest-tracker for this.
Cool. How about leaving it there?
It's also second only to .com in terms of query volume in ICANN's Magnitude statistics with 980 mil vs .internal's 60 mil. Not sure if that makes it a de facto standard, but it's close.
Greener ‘water batteries’ a step closer
www.theguardian.com Greener ‘water batteries’ a step closer thanks to breakthrough by Melbourne researchers
RMIT team develops method that could replace common lead-acid batteries, offering a safer and more recyclable alternative
Skating Polly - Hail Mary
With Louise and Nina from Veruca Salt ❤️
ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'
www.theguardian.com ABC exits Twitter: Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X
The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts
ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'
www.theguardian.com ABC exits Twitter: Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X
The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts
