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Machefi Aug 28, 2023

I’m only talking about transparency here, didn’t mean to undermine other moderation efforts and sorry if I phrased it ambiguously. But regarding informing users, yes, I think Lemmy.world admins do the minimum

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Machefi Aug 28, 2023

It’s about transparency for me. The admins claim to care about it and users praise them for it, but to me it seems like they’re doing the bare minimum informing us about changes we are about to notice. Reminds me of corporations writing statements trying to sweep things under the carpet. You and I might realise what it’s all about, but many users without the context won’t.

That’s not what I want Lemmy to be. I want to feel included as a part of the community. I’m doing what I think I can to help it all go in the right direction

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Machefi Aug 28, 2023

Seems like a pretty important detail. Why didn’t you mention it in the body?

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Machefi Aug 24, 2023

I don’t blame you for this, but the uptime records are incomplete at best. I’ve experienced the site being down (and confirmed with Down for Everyone or Just Me), yet status.lemmy.world showed all systems operational. As I’m writing this, status.lemmy.world is missing most data up to yesterday and dash.lemmy.world shows 16 days uptime.

I have lots of respect to you for even having these. I also remember status.lemmy.world work mostly fine some time ago. But as of right now, both uptime monitors fail to serve their purpose.

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Machefi Aug 15, 2023

Lemmy.world announces blocking communities via Discord

https://lemmy.world/post/3228939

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).

Machefi Aug 3, 2023

Update: Soon to buy my first printer

https://lemmy.world/post/2601536

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?

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Machefi Jul 30, 2023

I think it’s the least worrying of possible stances protecting possession of CP

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Machefi Jul 30, 2023

If announcements of Lemmy releases are what you’re after, [email protected] is a place for you. But in broader picture, subsequent updates are usually just not that big of a deal.

Machefi Jul 30, 2023

Not trying to discourage you, but what’s the reasoning for creating a new one when [email protected] exists already and is reasonably alive?

Machefi Jul 29, 2023

Soon to buy my first printer

https://lemmy.world/post/2345894

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.