Lemmy.world announces blocking communities via Discord - Lemmy.world

This is in regard to Lemmy.world blocking piracy communities from other instances [https://lemmy.world/post/3193108]. This post is not about whether you agree with the decision. It’s about how the admins informed their users. A week ago Lemmy.world announced their Discord server [https://lemmy.world/post/2809416]. This wasn’t very well received (about 25% downvotes, which is rather bad compared to other announcements). The comments on that post were turned off, presumably to avoid backlash. Before that, announcements about the instance used to be posted to [email protected] [/c/[email protected]]. This time, the information was posted on the Discord server instead. I don’t agree with this. Having to use a proprietary platform to participate in an open-source one goes against the very purpose for me, especially when the new solution isn’t really an improvement (as before the information about the platform was closer to it).

Update: Soon to buy my first printer - Lemmy.world

This is an update to my previous post [https://lemmy.world/post/2345894]. It’s not a valuable read if you haven’t read that one or just aren’t interested in my personal choices. Thanks to all of You who replied to me. I did settle on the Prusa MINI+. You recommended many other models. Many people seem to have shared what they had if they knew it worked fine, which is understandable, as we don’t typically have dozens of different ones to compare first-hand. Ender series was especially common among these, though came with warnings it might be prone to requiring manual repairs. You also reaffirmed me that Prusa is a safe choice. From what I understand, the MINI+ isn’t the cheapest available and it lacks some features, such as multicolor printing or resuming job after blackout, but it is the printer to last. If I were to buy a second cheap printer, I would probably go for Ender 3 and prepare to tinker with it. If I had the budget to buy a professional one, I’d probably get Prusa MK3 or MK4. By the way I’m buying the kit version. Hopefully I’ll learn more by assembling it. It can’t be much more difficult than IKEA furniture, right?

Soon to buy my first printer - Lemmy.world

I’m a 3D printing wanna-be, not even an amateur. Have seen a few printers, helped assemble one long time ago, played with the software a little, though I have never actually printed anything myself yet. I decided to spend some saved money on a printer for myself. My goals are getting hands-on experience with printing and being able to use it as a tool in projects/everyday life. I’m considering an FFF one rather than SLA one, mostly due to the toxicity of resin (and costs). Printing speed is unimportant. Print quality matters, but only to some satisfactory degree and it’s not paramount. I imagine I might buy another one in a few years, so I don’t need a printer for life, but it needs to serve sufficiently for this period. I’m open to the possibility of repairing/upgrading it, if it can be done reliably by an amateur. I’m strongly considering Prusa MINI+, but it’s not a final decision and I’ll be happy to hear your feedback. I’m posting this here in hopes that if I’m making a mistake, people more competent than me will stop me. If there’s anything else you think I should know, I’ll be happy to hear it.

Cloudbooklet's useless guide to bypassing Twitter's login wall - Lemmy.world

From this [https://www.cloudbooklet.com/twitter-login-wall-how-to-bypass-it/#why-bypass-twitter-login-wall] article. Posting because I find it funny. Be sure to enable ad blocker when visiting

Observation: Two types of Fediverse users - Lemmy.world

I just wanted to share my thoughts with you. I will appreciate hearing what you think. I’ve been reading about P92 and fedipact. I have an observation which I think helps understand why our opinions on the matter are so different and hear out the other side. This article [https://privacy.thenexus.today/should-the-fediverse-welcome-surveillance-capitalism/] had the biggest impacts on these thoughts. I think there are mainly two types of Fediverse users. To make writing about them easier, I’m gonna use made up terms: Intensivists and Extensivists. Intensivists are people who came here because they grew tired with the mainstream corporate-controlled media. They embrace Fediverse for it’s freedom, openness and privacy. They will see the platform as successful if it stays decentralized. Extensivists are people, who pay most attention to functionality. They want the platform to grow, spread and will consider it successful if it serves many people well. These two groups aren’t opposite of each other. On the contrary, they mostly share values. I believe neither would stay here very long if the other’s expectations weren’t met at all. Moreover, I believe most users of both groups dislike Facebook and Meta. The difference between them is their priorities. For intensivists driven by their strive for privacy, federating with Meta defeates their whole purpose for using Fediverse. For extensivists however it’s a more complex issue. They weight the upsides (new users, more content, interoperability) against the risks (privacy, bad moderation, EEE). Those people’s opinions will vary.

Reddit remnants [initialisms explained] - Lemmy.world

This community is clearly a continuation of r/AmItheAsshole subreddit. People seem to take it for granted that people know this and understand the basic concepts. However, new people will come, some of whom have not seen the original subreddit. For those people there’s no explanation as to what’s going on here. Here I explain the basic concepts and initialisms for the new users (basically what’s missing from the sidebar). Below I encourage a discussion on whether this should continue. AITA – Am I The Asshole…? WIBTA – Would I Be The Asshole…? YTA – You’re The Asshole NTA – [You’re] Not The Asshole NAH – No Assholes Here ESH – Everyone Sucks Here On the original subreddit there was a bot which, after certain time, would highlight the most upvoted response and there was a subreddit-exclusive karma system. But, should this community really follow the old subreddit’s ways? Since this is a fresh start, perhaps it’s the right time to discuss and rethink whether the system is right. I give you no right answer, it’s an open question.

Animation vs. Math — a funny math–themed video - Lemmy.world