asteroidrainfall
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asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do social media companies like twitter or youtube not run out of space for posts?
7·3 years agoYeah this seems false. SD cards are unreliable, hard to keep track of, and don’t actually store that much data for the price. I do think they use tapes though to store long term, low traffic data.
I use Feeder for everything. Blogs, websites, (formerly) subreddits, and YouTube channels. RSS for YouTube is bigly clutch. My feed is chronological, not filled with random crap, and ad free.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto
Technology@kbin.social•Twitter content now behind login wall?
2·3 years agoI just tried to access it and I get redirection errors. I guess they didn’t account for integration testing during their most recent sprint.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto
Fediverse@kbin.social•The Germans are taking over my feed because they are using the Boost function very efficiently, arent they?
2·3 years agoNot sure if it’s related, but the EU does seem quite interested in the #fediverse. See the EU Commission’s official #Mastodon account: @EU_Commission
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto
Fediverse@kbin.social•The Germans are taking over my feed because they are using the Boost function very efficiently, arent they?
1·3 years agoMastodon’s filter option doesn’t work all that well. I have it turned on and I still get stuff in other languages with the tags that I follow. I don’t mind it much since Mastodon has a translation feature.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto/kbin meta@kbin.social•meme i made that is also very true for me lol
9·3 years agoI’m just honest with myself. I like what I post, so I like my post!
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto
Ask Kbin@kbin.social•Is anyone using Google search less than before?
3·3 years agoHonestly, Bing is unironically good. I started using it because I wanted to play around with Bing Chat back when that was in beta. Before that I was a believer in more privacy focused search. It’s funny, since they limit the chat to Edge I never even use it.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialOPtoGaming@kbin.social•FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal
2·3 years agoSony isn’t just a gaming company though. They sell all kinds of home electronics and cameras. They also have their entire film and music divisions, not to mention their banking any insurance subsidiaries. Nintendo is the only platform holder that is just a gaming company.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialOPtoGaming@kbin.social•FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal
5·3 years agoYou make a good point about the blow to creative freedom. Exclusivity doesn’t seem to correlate with innovation anymore (sans Nintendo). Even if you look at Sony, with its massive lead in quality first-party exclusives, the majority are gritty narrative third-person action games. They are easy to market because they have a compelling story, are mechanically simple to appeal to a wider audience, and are relatively short to lower the commitment.
Consolidation will kill creativity in the long term. Just look at the post-Disney MCU/Star Wars film industry. Games will surely follow, given the way things are headed.
Edit:
Disclaimer - Just my opinion and I play on PlayStation/Nintendo/PC.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialOPtoGaming@kbin.social•FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal
9·3 years agoCrazy idea, but maybe we just shouldn’t allow big ass companies to buy other big ass companies.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialOPtoGaming@kbin.social•FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal
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asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto/kbin meta@kbin.social•Some suggestions for improving Kbin:
6·3 years ago- It forces people to actually read the comments rather than just post their 2 cents that have already been mentioned dozens of time.
- People have their preferences, not everyone likes infinite scrolling. I believe there’s a setting for this.
- I agree
- This site doesn’t need to be an exact copy of Reddit. The “Microblog” section of a “Magazine” is truly unique and has amazing potential. All content related to its magazine from the wider fediverse will be placed in there. I do think it needs a lot of work and in its current state it won’t be engaged that much on Kbin.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialOPto
Technology@kbin.social•Discord plans to let creators sell downloadable products
3·3 years agoFor real though. I already have an app that does everything, my lovely #FireFox ❤️
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialOPto/kbin meta@kbin.social•YSK adding tags will make your posts more discoverable on the wider Fediverse
2·3 years agoI had no idea that
#was going to cause so much controversy. I will say that pound is much more efficient than octothorpe.Please enter your birthday followed by the octothorpe.
It doesn’t have the same ring to it.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialOPto/kbin meta@kbin.social•YSK adding tags will make your posts more discoverable on the wider Fediverse
1·3 years agoIn your magazine’s settings page, currently titled “Magazine Panel”, there’s a page called “Tags”. There, you can add any tags that you want associated with your magazine.
I have set up a few custom tags for my magazine, /m/bsg, if you want to see it in action.
Edit:
Some wrote up a nice guide for the moderator features on KBin:https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/67825/A-quick-guide-to-creating-and-moderating-magazines
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto/kbin meta@kbin.social•If you're here from Reddiit, please remember to use the ****boost**** link in the post rather than the Upvote button, as the Upvote is meaningless to a user's reputation.
5·3 years ago@NotTheOnlyGamer maybe we shouldn’t encourage people to try and farm internet points. It might make so people engage in actual discussion rather than try to be the internet’s funny man.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto
Fediverse@kbin.social•The fediverse isn't going to work if top pages consist of the same link 10x reposted.
7·3 years ago#Mastodon has a feature where it’ll consolidate all the most linked to URLs in its explore tag. It doesn’t take you too any toots about the discussion, but shows that something similar is possible, even with federation involved.
asteroidrainfall@kbin.socialto/kbin meta@kbin.social•According to fedidb.org, kbin.social is currently the biggest instance in the threadiverse!
8·3 years agoThere is a legitimate concern with one platform on the fediverse becoming the “main” platform. That platform will make all the decisions when it comes to wider fediverse. Much like GMail is now with email.




What if Zuck comes out of his lizard hole and utters the word:
to proclaim that Meta, formally known as Facebook, is now changing their name to Fedi.