imaqtpie
@imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Please consider supporting Lemmy development 3 weeks ago:
People tend to generalize and assume a lot without actually taking the time to verify their assumptions. It’s very frustrating when people demonize admins due to the bad behavior of a handful of users. Trying to win the approval of random goons is a waste of time anyway.
From my perspective you seem like a normal and good person and I think people will eventually come to see that as Lemmy grows up.
- Comment on Please consider supporting Lemmy development 3 weeks ago:
Dessalines and Nutomic are criminally underpaid. Lemmy development still has a long way to go and we could get there much faster if people donated more. But in typical Lemmy fashion, people would rather sit on their high horses and throw stones from their glass houses.
I started donating to the developers 2 days after I joined Lemmy and have given over $1k since then. I find the developers to be competent, mature, and reasonable. Similarly to many other contentious topics on this platform, the conversation regarding their perceived or imagined political beliefs is completely lacking in objectivity, logic, and nuance. Y’all actually be gossiping like teenage girls about these developers even while taking advantage of the fruits of their unpaid labor. I’ve seen all the evidence of their extremism and it’s quite underwhelming when you lay it all out.
And even if I did have major qualms about the devs, I would still argue that it’s much harder to justify using any products or services from large corporations like Amazon or Reddit than it is to monetarily support a FOSS project such as Lemmy. Out of everything I’ve spent money on in my lifetime, Lemmy is easily among the most morally justifiable expenses.
I eventually had to reduce my monthly contribution once sh.itjust.works started accepting donations, because I also feel strongly about supporting my own instance. It’s unfortunate that so many lemmings seemingly understand the fact that reddit has become an evil cancer and an alternative is sorely needed, but don’t seem to understand that creating such an alternative is a project that requires a massive amount of time and effort. Donating to your instance is great, but without continued development of the underlying software, it’s a futile effort. Even if you want to die on the hill of not donating to the big bad Lemmy devs, at least donate to PieFed or something! 2 patrons?!? As an early adopter userbase, we can and should be doing a lot more to support the fediverse monetarily, imo.
- Comment on Welcome, new users! 2 months ago:
Name checks out
- Comment on Welcome, new users! 2 months ago:
A good URL is extremely important for growth. But I wouldn’t say unfortunately, as I don’t think sh.itjust.works users have any desire to become a very large server. We seem to thrive as a smaller, more tight-knit community.
That’s the beauty of the fediverse, whether you’re on the largest or the smallest server, you are basically accessing the same content. The rapid growth of lemm.ee benefits all of us.
- Comment on Welcome, new users! 2 months ago:
Remarkable growth in the past week, and indeed past 3 months. Thank you for providing the stats.
Lemm.ee and sh.itjust.works had been similar in size for most of 2024 (2500-3500 MAUs), but you’re now nearly twice our size.
It’s really nice to see this kind of growth because it’s steadily decreasing the overall share of the Lemmy userbase on lemmy.world and therefore increasing the stability of the network. There had been worries that lemmy.world would steadily increase its share of the userbase and become a single point of failure, but that seems increasingly unlikely.
Lemm.ee has always been a well-run server with great performance and an excellent admin and it’s great to see that new users are choosing the option that will give them the best possible version of what Lemmy can offer.
- Comment on dirty 🦑 jobs 2 months ago:
Something something Octopussy
- Comment on Anon plays a prank 2 months ago:
Ever heard of textbooks? They tend to be quite heavy in my experience.
- Comment on What's going on in comicstrips@lemmy.world? 2 months ago:
Lemmy.blahaj.zone might be blocking that community. Possibly for this very reason.
lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
Doesn’t exist.
- Comment on [Discussion] Which movie trailers were the most deceptive regarding the actual content of the movie? 3 months ago:
Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack’s premise, trailer, and commercials promise little more than the spectacle of two enthusiastic actors being kicked over and over again by a sassy, computer-animated kangaroo—and, sadly, the film fails to deliver even that.
Feelsbadman
- Comment on Anon is 33 3 months ago:
Meh you still need basic social skills. Even for a nepotistic job, you have to be socially aware enough to pretend that you do something. Otherwise the contacts who gave you the job are going to be pissed off about you embarrassing them.
- Comment on 🚨 LUKA TRADED TO LAKERS 3 months ago:
He sold last year, he’s no longer involved afaik
- Comment on 🚨 LUKA TRADED TO LAKERS 3 months ago:
I feel so bad for you, my condolences.
That’s exactly what I was thinking as a Knicks fan, like we gave 5 firsts for Mikal and it only takes ONE for fucking Doncic??? He’s a 25 year old walking triple double, perennial MVP candidate.
And of course it had to be the Lakers who get another franchise player for the next decade basically for free. Fuck sake.
- Comment on 🚨 LUKA TRADED TO LAKERS 3 months ago:
Worst trade in professional sports since Babe Ruth went to the Yankees 🤯
- Comment on Baboons got 99 problems and bitches are most of them 3 months ago:
skubliulibla
Bruh
- Comment on Cade Cunningham will be the undisputed GOAT of the game when it's all said and done. 4 months ago:
The most ethical hooper in the league? Bro I’m dead 😂
- Comment on Cade Cunningham will be the undisputed GOAT of the game when it's all said and done. 4 months ago:
Or course, which is why I didn’t even dare suggest he was a GOAT candidate. Just pointing out homerism when I see it
- Comment on Anon is dangerous 4 months ago:
I just view the Dutch language as jank English. My apologies
- Comment on Anon is dangerous 4 months ago:
Sort of*?
No*?
I’m assuming this has something to do with you being Dutch. But otherwise that was a nice joke, 5/7
- Comment on Cade Cunningham will be the undisputed GOAT of the game when it's all said and done. 4 months ago:
Lmao no fucking chance but I respect the fanboy in you.
As a Knicks fan I remember years of people claiming Frank Ntilikina was going to be a future All Star just as soon as he got his shot right.
Career 36.9 FG% 😭
- Comment on Nikola Jokic buries nearly full-court buzzer-beater for Denver - ESPN Video 4 months ago:
This dude is from another planet, confirmed.
Btw if you go to the other place you can usually find a streamable.com link of the highlights. Then just copy the link and post it here. ESPN has the worst video player of all time
- Comment on Are NBA broadcasts too brightly lit? 4 months ago:
Yeah probably. Sometimes I’ll tune into a game and it almost seems washed out, like the colors don’t pop out because everything is so overwhemlinly bright.
But also there’s bigger issues with the game itself that cause the games to feel more bland and like they carry less weight. And on top of that, when Curry and LeBron retire I think the NBA will continue to see declining viewership. The current superstars don’t seem to have the same star power.
- Comment on Anon fixes Super Mario Bros 4 months ago:
Oh, I dunno about any of the newer Mario games, I was just taking people’s word for it.
I was agreeing with the way that successful brands/IP tend to get milked to death by business types long after the creative types have moved on. But tbf I think Nintendo is one of the few corporations where they have been able to maintain the creative vitality of their franchises for 30+ years, they may be an exception to that rule. Especially with Mario and Zelda, they continued to make great games long after the original creative teams were gone.
But still, all it takes is a few dumbass MBAs to ruin great things by driving away the people who make the magic happen.
- Comment on Anon fixes Super Mario Bros 4 months ago:
These guys own the rights to call it “Mario,” but if they weren’t making games where you can turn Mario into an elephant, they could be just as [miserable] making sweat pants with writing on the ass.
FTFY. But also nice one, I loled. And you’re totally right about what you’re saying too.
- Comment on Should Stephen Curry move on from the Warriors? 4 months ago:
There’s no way they could afford that, but it would be absolutely awesome to watch
- Comment on Should Stephen Curry move on from the Warriors? 4 months ago:
Better for his legacy to stay with the Warriors. Being a career one team player is basically unheard of in the modern NBA. And winning 4 chips for that team is pretty good too.
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- Comment on Lebron with the lefty dunk 4 months ago:
He’s a machine built by aliens to play basketball. That’s the most logical explanation at this point.
- Comment on Kawhi Leonard is stepping away from the Clippers to be with his family who were forced to evacuate their homes due to the LA fires. 4 months ago:
Stepping away? He hasn’t played all season. Also the Clippers literally play in LA and their next three games are at home. This dude is something else.
That being said, thoughts and prayers 🙏
- Comment on Cavs top Thunder in the best game of the season so far 4 months ago:
Yeah fair, it’s definitely still very important. I may just be coping as a Knicks fan but I also expect their three point shooting to normalize by the end of the season. They’re shooting 40.5% from three as a team. Look at these three point percentages compared to their career averages.
Mitchell - Career 36.9% > This season 41.0% Garland - 38.9% > 42.9% LeVert - 34.7% > 44.5% Mobley - 30.3% > 40.4% Okoro - 35.7% > 47.6%
On the other hand, Strus, Merrill, and Niang are pretty close or below their career averages. Maybe they’re just moving the ball so well that they’re getting great looks, but my intuition is that the threes will stop dropping at some point this season.
Definitely a really fun team and story to watch as a neutral, but unfortunately I can’t quite enjoy it because they’re standing in the way of the Knicks making it out of the East this year.
- Submitted 4 months ago to nba@lemmy.world | 2 comments
