Zedstrian

joined 1 year ago
[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump would much rather go to Putin.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 104 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Trump disrupts international oil markets 'just for fun'.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

If the article is going to call Trump 'President Trump', then it should be calling Biden 'President Biden', not 'Mr. Biden'; fascists shouldn't be propped up on pedestals above anyone else.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Perhaps make it a toggleable option? Some people might only use Lemmy/Piefed in environments where viewing NFSW posts is acceptable, while others may want the added safeguard of a blur.

If it has to be one or the other, unbluring is the more straightforward option, though the implementation of a toggleable option would allow the end user to choose for themselves.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Important to note that it's vibe coded:

AI has been used to create functions that the founder was unable to write himself, or when he got stuck. All AI-generated code is tested and verified before launch!

The code must meet the following requirements:

AI-generated code must display correct values.

AI-generated code must function as expected and provide a basis for further development.

If the creator doesn't know how to implement something, they arguably aren't qualified to know whether the vibe coded output is proper or not.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Fascists only like free speech when it benefits them.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Here's a list of alternatives; Mobilizon and Gathio are federated.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This energy crisis is temporary; the environmental damage from fracking wouldn't be.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Having the personification of manifest destiny (i.e. genocide) on a coin isn't great either.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ultimately, the CBS article is just a word-for-word re-release of this AP story with additions based on the content of the Japan Times article.

Better to get information from their actual sources than to support increasingly right-wing mouthpieces.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Forumverse is catchier than Threadiverse, but Lemmy and Piefed are not forum software. If additional forum software added ActivityPub support akin to nodebb, then they as a group would match the term better.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 78 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

When you can't trust that the votes, the comments, and the engagement you're seeing are real, you've lost the foundation a community platform is built on.

Reddit and Twitter are filled to the brim with spambots and remain successful. The lack of distinction between real and fake content serves to attract marketers and propagandists to such platforms, with most users remaining due to the network effect. With its venture capitalist funding, Digg would be just as willing to benefit from spam if it held market dominance, and thus only distributed Fediverse platforms like Lemmy or Mastodon are viable solutions.

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