LibertyLizard

joined 2 years ago
[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 hours ago

I think the fediverse might provide a supporting role in information sharing but it can’t really replace in person organizations.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It is possible depending on the technology used. I personally don’t think the earthquake issue is as big of a deal as people think it is. We’re talking quakes so small you don’t even feel them.

I don’t know if this would compound and lead to larger ones if there were more facilities. If so it could be a bigger concern.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I guess it’s not technically renewable but the reservoir of geothermal energy is so vast it’s hard to see how it could be used up and it has minimal environmental impacts.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Interesting. Is there a way to set this up so I could follow a user on pixelfed here on Lemmy for example?

And would you see just my posts or also a bunch of contextless comments? The latter might not be too useful.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Cool so it is possible. Seems like a good solution to the problem of automated communities that put out a lot of posts.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Oh that's an interesting idea. Seems like it would be the ideal solution if it's not overly difficult to implement. @poVoq@slrpnk.net FYI, not sure if this is something that you'd like to investigate. We're discussing this RSS feed feature which seems quite useful but might create problems for the all view. If there is a similar option for the various Lemmit bots, it might solve that problem as well.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ah, this is probably what I wasn't understanding. Thanks for answering all of my questions. I can see how that might be a problem.

Seems like Mastodon needs some way to handle threading better before this could really work then. Kind of surprising that they don't have that.

I still hope there is some way we can connect with the entire fediverse at some point in the future but we'll have to see what form that might take.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah Mongabay is on the list thanks to me, and I'll have to check out the others.

I looked at a few sorting mechanisms and it does seem to be OK with the exception of new and scaled. Scaled in particular had a lot of posts from Mongabay, but maybe this is just because it was recently federated for the first time? I'll check back and see if it subsides after a little while. I hope it does because while I don't really use the all view, I know some people who do are very bothered by these types of frequent bot posts, including one of our admins.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Couldn't you subscribe to a user the same way you do to a community, and see their posts show up in your feed? Is there some reason I am missing that can't work?

I'm not saying Lemmy should change its whole schtick and become like Mbin, but if there is a small change that can allow more widespread connections across the fediverse, it's hard to see the downside.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Well this is why I think Lemmy allowing individual follows is the best solution. It's completely compatible with the interface here. If I am understanding correctly, your suggestion would only allow you to see people who opt into posting as part of those groups. But what I want is to be able to reach and communicate with anyone on the fediverse, no matter the platform. I think this is really only going to work by connecting individual users with one another, which there's currently no way to do.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

While Reuters is obviously written from a neoliberal perspective, I think as long as you are aware of that, their coverage is fine. It's very fact based. It's designed to provide information for investors who are trying to make money from current events, so they have an incentive to do accurate coverage, but of course they will mainly cover things that are relevant to the finance world.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Wow you can use Lemmy as an RSS feed? Will these posts overpower local stuff though?

Hopefully me clicking on these won't mean the all view on my instance is now completely overtaken by this stuff...

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