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PirateFrog

@ PirateFrog @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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    Okay why is your distro the best?

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  • Debian's documentation can be pretty awful. The Nvidia Driver install guide in particular could use a revamp.

  • We caught 4 states sharing personal health data with Big Tech

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  • The states:

    Health care exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google and LinkedIn.

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • I see in your edit that you confused us for a different instance, but I want to mention regardless that Slrpnk.net has 3 active admins, it's not just poVoq (Kris).

  • Unionize or die - Drew DeVault

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  • Excellent article by Drew, I hope it helps push the needle in the tech sector.

  • Slrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed.

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  • Piefed also uses PostgreSQL. He was mentioning that the limiting factor on either platform is the DB, meaning that the parts written in Python will likely not be a limiting factor.

    Piefed also has quite impressive optimizations in other areas as well compared to Lemmy or even Mbin.

  • Slrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed.

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  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • Microsoft’s Recall feature is still threat to privacy despite recent tweaks

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  • The worst thing about it is, even if you switch to Linux for privacy yourself, you'll also need your friends to switch as well, otherwise if you message them on their desktop, they're a liability, as the damn recall will be there too, leaking your data.

    It'll be hell for activists.

  • Slrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed.

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  • We will, promise! :D

  • History @mander.xyz
    PirateFrog @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Food in the Trenches of World War One | Tasting History with Max Miller

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • That'd actually be pretty rad if it's doable, especially now that the API for piefed was released and mobile apps are already beginning to support it.

  • Removed

    Is Reddit in/directly attacking lemmy instances with controversial AI posts to overpower mods and reduce user experience?

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  • I wouldn't be too surprised if reddit was doing some action to keep Lemmy down (like down ranking posts that mention or link to Lemmy in their algorithm), but I don't think lemm.ee shut down from any outside force attacking them, I think it was far more mundane.

    A few things probably contributed:

    1. Lemm.ee was the second biggest instance, that's going to attract a fair amount of drama and trolls no matter how you slice it. If you don't have enough mods or admins to deal with that load, it can be overwhelming.

    MrKaplan of Lemmy.world mentioned that .world is able to handle their size effectively due to ensuring they have enough active mods to handle their communities so there's less load for the admins, perhaps lemm.ee did not.

    1. Their policy of non-defederation likely increased their drama and report burden, as some instances are known to have more toxic users than others, making defederation a powerful tool to make things manageable and quiet that report notification.

    Combined with a lack of fresh admins to rotate out the ones getting burned out, and you've got a potent recipe to make the whole thing super un-fun and feel like an unappreciated slog of a job.

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • Yarr, thank ye kindly, Lazy :p

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • Good stuff, Sergio! :D

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • As a matter of fact it does, actually 😅

  • History @mander.xyz
    PirateFrog @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Robert E. Lee's Family's Mass Grave of the Enslaved | InRangeTV

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • It usually can be reset, it's entirely unexpected that a component that enables that functionality would randomly break. You're essentially implying that any admin who self hosts cannot ever leave their house for any length of time without being irresponsible because they cannot ensure with 100% certainly that a computer component won't fail while their gone, or a lightning storm won't fry something, or a flood won't harm the servers.

    Like, dude, c'mon. We're volunteers, and poVoq is running this stuff for free. We're not an enterprise business with multiple staff on hand to swap out failed components 24/7 so that our 'customers' don't lose millions of dollars.

    If anything, this only proves the strength of decentralized media, as we're able to swap to a functioning node and continue on our merry way while the other is being repaired. Like what an incredible and resilient system considering none of this is making anyone any money.

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • I know, I'm the one who approved your application.

    You happened to sign up right before we've had our first particularly bad issue in 3 years. Unlucky, yes, but it's a bit out of order (IMO) to say we're a poorly managed instance based on that, especially seeing as you lost nothing besides the time it took to write your application. :\

  • Locked

    lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month

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  • Unlike reddit, you can bring most of your account with you to a new instance (a different server. basically imagine each instance is its own mini-reddit, and all the mini-reddits can talk to each other).

    If you go to your Account Settings page, you can export your account JSON file, which you can then import into a new instance so you can bring your subscriptions, blocks, and favorited comments/posts.

    To help choose a new instance, check out this comment.

  • Slrpnk.net outage (resolved)

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  • Alt of ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net chiming in, thanks for giving us the sitrep, poVoq!

    This is an unusually unlucky set of circumstances, but for the Solarpunks who find their way here, let's try to make the best of it. If you don't already have an alternative account somewhere, you may want to create one to use until we're back up and running. lemmy.dbzer0.com, sopuli.xyz, or lemmy.cafe are some solid choices to consider. After that, you may want to favorite poVoq's post here so you can check back on any news.

    Even without our home base, we can still share the solarpunky stuff we find and create around the threadiverse (though as Tofu mentioned, maybe this could be a time to take a breather to be refreshed when we come back 😄).

    Besides, if the past is any indication, time will fly by and we'll be back before you know it!

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  • Anything less than perfection is unacceptable! 😤 /s