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Niche Communities won't be able to reach their true potential until lemmy adds a sort that takes engagement into account. in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

When I look at the feed, I mostly see memes, US politics, and some tech.

My solution to this (same experience here), was to block all the communities that were flooding with this stuff and anything else I didn't care for, and then just browse All. Now my home feed is pretty nice.

Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week / A ‘majority' of the new users are from the US, indicating that people are searching for a new platform as an alternative to X. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like a classic "To Serve Man" type of situation to me... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_(The_Twilight_Zone)

M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Too late: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24276043/apple-new-usb-c-magic-mouse-charging-port-bottom

Windows 10 only has a year of support: 12 months left to keep Copilot off your desktop or learn Linux in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago

Apparently, the navy is still using Windows XP on (some?) ships: https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/2/5/navy-looks-to-industry-to-digitize-ships

Then there's this old classic when a navy "smart" ship was adrift for 2 hours after a Windows NT crash: https://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/

ICANN approves use of .internal domain for your network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

No problem!

ICANN approves use of .internal domain for your network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

home.arpa

Yes, I've been using this too. Here's the RFC for .home.arpa (in place of .home): https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8375.html

What self-hosted services can help during a crisis or emergency? This is for those affected OR those who want to help in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago

It still does? They have a version for people with internet access, and a version for people without, with a heavy dose of offline applications and information. You can also download more offline resources after you install it.