croobat

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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

So same thing pretty much.

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Where is the best place to discuss the Lemmy applications? (lemm.ee)
 

Things like UI/UX changes in the web app, features for Jerboa and so on obviously with the intention of contributing to them. Sorry I hope I haven't missed some important links. :(

What kinds of things from reddit would you like to see Lemmy avoid as the user base grows? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't wait for the screenshot of a Reddit post of a Lemmy post of an Instagram post about Elon tweeting some shit.

What kinds of things from reddit would you like to see Lemmy avoid as the user base grows? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Nah, they are going to their own rathole.

so, which Big Tech company do you think is going to shit the bed next and popularize its Fediverse/FOSS equivalent in the process? in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, video is just that much more expensive to store. I am sure a lot of current Lemmy instances are still lighter that some "cat meowing for 3 hours" video. And let's not talk about all of those channels that upload dozens of gigabytes of data on a daily basis. I fear we may never have a suitable replacement to YouTube (that it's not just another asshole mega corporation).

so, which Big Tech company do you think is going to shit the bed next and popularize its Fediverse/FOSS equivalent in the process? in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Discord already kinda sucks, I find the app not nearly as smooth as before, and it tries so hard to choke nitro into you, it also has so many bloaty extra features.

Maybe it's just the use I try to get from it. Discord has evolved more towards community channels, and for that (at least the bit I tried to use them) it seems fairly decent. Most of the time I just wanna use it to play with 2 or 3 friends, I could definitely use a minimalistic app that does just that.

Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, mods also relied on 3PAs so...

For everyone new to Lemmy, how are you finding the experience? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only problem I find with this approach is that it will favour the "main" instances, thus recentralizing the app.

Your Favorite foss Apps! in c/foss@beehaw.org
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

My Expenses: pretty much the best expense tracking and budgeting android application I've had the pleasure of finding, It has some paid plans to enable cloud hosting, a local web server, among others, but the free one was more than enough to me for years.

what would Reddit need to do to get you to go back in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] croobat@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I've heard for a lot of time about these federated social media (lemmy, mastodon...) and I really like it. The interface is not bloated, no bullshit notifications, no ads, no damn algorithms that try so hard to spoonfeed me taking 60% of my feed, taking place for the communities I am actually interested into.

If I could put it into words, lemmy feels a lot like early 2010's social media, fewer people, less stakes, just a bunch of people enjoying some topic (it is ironic, since I started to use Reddit because it seemed to be the only mainstream place left where you can talk with real people). Anyways, I am enjoying it, more than "What would Reddit need to do to get you back?" I would prefer more posts like "What should Lemmy improve to keep you here?".