Allero

@Allero@lemmy.today

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy or Piefed?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, I believe Dessalines came first, but now it seems like Nutomic pretty much took the reigns in maintaining the software. Hence, I listed Nutomic.

  Instances hiding certain communities from main feed is a pretty normal thing, as long as it’s instance-level. I was not aware some defaults are set upon installation. Also, some transparency would be nice, if that’s the case.

  And I also agree moderation actions should be more visible on Lemmy. But hey - this information is open, just poorly communicated.

  In any case, thanks for extra context! I’ll take it into account.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Never Gonna Give You Up⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The worst part?

  We are not teenagers anymore

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shit is going down in Paris! Quick, alert the...⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  French press

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Also access to healthcare (including mental health and crisis lines), education, emergency services, social care, transportation, communications (both physical and virtual), general infrastructure, and that’s just the absolute basics.

  Not to mention free access to drugs requires doubling down on healthcare, peace and order, community service. Also, drugs and guns are a very questionable combo.

  In other words, if we would actually have a limited circle of politically educated voters, you’d likely be out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not unpopular, if anything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not unpopular.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Oof, that should certainly be on an unpopular end

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it unpopular?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drop your unpopular opinions here because c/unpopularopinions is filled with popular opinions⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty much any limited voter group will be incentivized to make decisions in its own interests, even if it hurts everyone else.

  People calling for such forms of voting assume total benevolence and, on top of that, perfect knowledge of the struggles of others, better than those struggling know themselves.

  Total democracy allows everyone to remain self-inrerested and doesn’t require guessing the needs of others.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Few adult men are killed by adult women.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure. But that’s not the point

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Few adult men are killed by adult women.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It is widely known that only straight white men are responsible for all the evil in the world!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Few adult men are killed by adult women.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone at all who gives this more that two seconds of thought knows these issues are not to be compared, but to be seen as part of one complex that should be solved as one, should we ever hope to resolve it.

  Accentuating issues on one side while grossly belittling ones on the other isn’t gonna cut it. You won’t magically fix the culture of aggression and dominance as the only acceptable behavior, inability to complain and find healthy guidance, social hierarchies and pressures, exclusion and alienation of men from large parts of social life that can be vital to them, the indoctrination by “men are dangerous”, by reducing it to “oh women don’t smile at them, cry me a river”. Neither will the gross overgeneralizations, lumping half the planet’s population into some psycho category, help resolve the matter.

  Men need to receive care, attention, to have a safe space for their emotions, to unlearn the unhealthy parts in a safe environment while keeping in touch with themselves and a healthy masculinity. They need healthy interactions with women to receive a balanced and healthy perspective, learn proper boundaries, dispel unhealthy views. We should be on the lookout for individuals who need help and professional attention, and who is most likely to pose danger if left this way. The very things that make some men dangerous grow at their most in isolation. We shouldn’t let it happen, if not for the sake of men, then for the sake of women.

  Women can - and should - take part in that. Let’s start simple: it’s totally healthy to address safety concerns, and a lot need to be said about it, but let’s work on the second part, let’s not compare or reduce someone else’s feelings and struggles in a neverending tug of war. We can talk, and there are intertwined issues on both sides that we need to untangle together. Let’s get it done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Few adult men are killed by adult women.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I disagree with the message but it’s a shitpost

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A real, 100% unedited promotional picture from Kohler toilets⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh, it’s the same story as Xerox, Thermos and much more. Google it!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ciao⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  No worries, she’ll come back soon. She always does!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crazy cheeks on that guy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Я выглядит как перевёрнутая R. Человек думал, что это HR, а это НЯ - милота, оно же nyan.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨True story, I hate humanity⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember times not too long ago when you could meet CSAM all over the clearnet. Often times these were ads for Telegram channels with very graphic screenshots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to move a sofa⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For me too sometimes, but this is what it takes to build a community.

  Your plans may suddenly take a turn, but in exchange, you get helping hands for whatever you need to do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy or Piefed?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It is one thing to hold an opinion; it is another to limit which opinions others can see.

  Lemmy devs hold a very radical and strong opinion, but they don’t enforce it on anybody else. This fosters a healthy and open discussion and political development. You can have any instances posting whatever.

  PieFed dev enforces certain optics by limiting the sources viewable through it, and some of the choices raises eyebrows in a major way. For example, did you know PieFed bans WikiLeaks? No matter the political stance, you’d rather be able to cite that. This open censorship limits political discussion and serves to reinforce Rimu’s political line instead of going for an honest intellectual exchange.

  We have plenty of spaces trying to shape people’s opinion. Fediverse is the direct response to this threat among many. Why would we want to turn Threadiverse into this again?

  Again, with that said, I tried to give a more neutral outline. Objectively, Lemmy the software is politically neutral, while PieFed is not. If you share the values baked into PieFed, you may end up enjoying this experience. But overall, this is often seen as problematic around these parts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy or Piefed?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lemmy

  Technically: less often updated, may have less of the shiny features. Some see it as positive: Lemmy stays out of the user’s way.

  Ideologically: devs are far-left, but the project itself is neutral. Wherever you find yourself politically, you’ll find a place.

  Overall: Lemmy is a good option if you want to see the “raw” Threadiverse. Less bells and whistles, no content or moderational filters pushed on the user aside from what instance admins and users themselves decide.

  PieFed

  Technically: fast-paced development, “move fast and break stuff”, highly experimental, but feature-rich.

  Ideologically: American liberal/moderate, enforced. All PieFed instances filter out “radical” left- or right-wing content (see no-qanon PieFed list), all user filters come on top of this list instead of replacing it. It also suffers from the backlash on some of the decisions made, such as vote throttling.

  Overall: PieFed is a shiny and new, fast-paced, but also opinionated and controversial project. Whether it’s going to be a “peace of mind” or “power tripping dev hellscape” software is only for you to experience.

  Potential compromise: PyLova

  PyLova is a fork of PieFed designed specifically to cut out opinionated pieces while keeping the technology.

  However, it’s only currently present on quokk.au, which is itself opinionated (anarchist, far left).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yes, my queen⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  i am NOT clicking that link

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just released my first fully free Android game: Wandering Alchemist (GPS walking game)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s some very obscure place to take apks from, but ultimately it works, thanks :D

  Love the harvesting minigames!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just released my first fully free Android game: Wandering Alchemist (GPS walking game)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Aurora causes weird issues for me, and also the anonymous access seems to be no more for everyone, so doesn’t help me in particular.

  But I’m one user, and overall, having it on Aurora means a lot! Besides, having it there means someone eventually shares the .apk itself, and that’s something I can certainly work with, even if I’ll have to update manually.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just released my first fully free Android game: Wandering Alchemist (GPS walking game)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yeah, as if I’m personally marching on Kherson in full armor.

  Dude, these kinds of attacks have lost ground a long time ago. Plenty of Russians do not support what’s happening, many struggle themselves under drone strikes, quite a few actively resist. Or did you think large-scale attacks of Ukraine on some of the most crucial military objects happened without any help from Russians?

  If you want to display your active civil stance, do it where you can. With US, Europe, Australia and more following Russia’s footsteps, I’m sure you’ll have ground for political action. Harassing Russians for the sake of being born in Russia is shortsighted and only serves to make you feel morally superior while doing nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just released my first fully free Android game: Wandering Alchemist (GPS walking game)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I see! This is understandable for a small indie dev.

  But I’ll always be happy to see other avenues for distribution :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just released my first fully free Android game: Wandering Alchemist (GPS walking game)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seconding the F-Droid request.

  Also, the app is not available in Russia, is that by design?

  In any case, good luck with it and thanks for sharing something like this!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tried to login to the arch wiki but was given a 3 minute crypto challenge.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A word of advice: download Arch wiki for offline use.

  You can use Kiwix to have a full graphical wiki, or use things like arch-wiki-docs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tried to login to the arch wiki but was given a 3 minute crypto challenge.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Use kiwix app, it doesn’t need that :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The only one country⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I understand how confused they were!

  Medics are absolutely not prepared to see something like this. Your case is very much out of the ordinary, and honestly, I didn’t know you can have outer passport without an inner one. Doesn’t the consulate provide one? Or did you just never bother to?

  Glad that the situation worked out fine, though

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The only one country⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d say Russian medics are less angry and more tired and overburdened a lot of the time. This does reflect on their attitudes, but that’s not out of bad intent.

  But yes, what you said is true, and that’s how it should be. Honestly, I’d rather just have emergency medical service get free of all that insurance paperwork and just do their thing. It’s not that they’ll ever deny medical service anyway.