AndrewZabar
@AndrewZabar@lemmy.world
- Comment on If someone dies unexpectedly, how do you find out? 1 day ago:
Food for thought. Thanks.
- Comment on If someone dies unexpectedly, how do you find out? 2 days ago:
That’s very interesting. It was my understanding that, especially now with global informati9n at least ostensibly available online, that obituaries would br obviously available.
Is that still the case nowadays?
- Comment on If someone dies unexpectedly, how do you find out? 3 days ago:
Ever heard of obituaries? Daily listings of people who have died.
- Comment on Is there a way to exclude topics from what I see on Lemmy? 4 days ago:
Filters. I use Voyager and I have filters blocking pilotical crap. It works quite nicely.
- Comment on Is there a 'ama' sub? 4 days ago:
Your personal experience does not define the platform. Yes, the fediverse got an influx of new users right after the Reddit API change. So you observed the similarities and concluded that this was designed as a replacement. That is just not the case. It got your attention because of that incident, but it had been its own thing for a quite a while already. The design is merely a sensible approach to the framework. You will find the same on many other social platforms because it’s a good design. Also, all these things are just front-ends to databases and often the designer will tailor that based on what they know is already popular.
But for Lemmy there are numerous front-end apps already that are not all the same. They’re designed slightly different from one-another, but mostly follow the same basic structure because - once again - it works well for the platform.
I’m not disagreeing with you that there’s a lot of similarity, I’m just saying there’s nothing about Lemmy that is intended as a reddit replacement. It merely serves that purpose fairly well. But there’s a lot of difference too, because it is not a replacement by intent.
- Comment on Is there a 'ama' sub? 6 days ago:
Yes an alternative. One of a few but arguably the one with the most potential. It’s just you seemed to imply it was an intended replacement, that’s all. No sweat.
- Comment on Is there a 'ama' sub? 6 days ago:
No it’s not a replacement fabricated for that purpose. It looks similar because the structure is a sensible one that makes sense for its design. It has no relationship to Reddit other than the fact that it’s a good alternative.
- Comment on Is there a 'ama' sub? 6 days ago:
Yeah I know. Was just pointing it out. No big deal.
- Comment on Is there a 'ama' sub? 1 week ago:
Don’t know if you’re joking but this is not supposed to be a clone of reddit.
- Comment on Is there a 'ama' sub? 1 week ago:
They’re called communities on Lemmy, not subs. And if there isn’t one yet, feel free to make one! This platform is young still, and needs people to start filling the void.
- Comment on On a lighter note: Why do people still buy fast food? 2 weeks ago:
ROFL thanks for this; gave me a good laugh 😀😃😄😃😁🤪
- Comment on What is the male equivalent to a waifu? 2 weeks ago:
Hubnob?
- Comment on Donald Trump's sentencing was postponed to after the election to avoid any assistance of election interference. Can he be sentenced while he is President Elect? 2 weeks ago:
What part of “untouchable” do some people still just not comprehend?
- Comment on Realistically... How fucked is the US? 2 weeks ago:
I guarantee in 4 years Trump will try to name a successor instead of holding an election.
No. He will not name a successor, he will remain president. Either he will eliminate elections or he will do like his idol, Outing. Arrest and murder anyone who dares oppose him.
He is an extreme narcissist and egotist. Like extreme extreme. He cannot see a future where he’s not on the throne.
- Comment on How do Americans win their country back? 2 weeks ago:
He won the popular vote, but that’s the majority of voters, not the majority of people, right?
Right, the rest are just so lazy and consumed by apathy that they could not be bothered to vote when THESE were the stakes. I think we can confidently rule them out for any advocacy for our freedom.
- Comment on what should one archive in a fascist regime? 2 weeks ago:
He doesn’t have to. He can issue an executive order and within hours, a military regimen takes their data center.
- Comment on what should one archive in a fascist regime? 2 weeks ago:
Seriously! I just dont understand how so many people can just overlook this. Honestly they have openly approved it all. They never again have a right to expect justice for themselves, because they approved rampant criminal behavior in about the most formal way.
This is truly sickening. Clearly he can get away with anything just as he has always known. I just cannot figure it out. How can people do this? It truly makes me sure our species stands no chance.
- Comment on do you think lemmy will ever be popular? 2 weeks ago:
Actually some people were trying to help me with a problem on a Linux system. It’s weird but makes sense that most of these fringe tech platforms are used by people using Linux to talk about Linux.
It’s like ham radios… lots of folks talking about their ham radios. And their plans for their ham radios. And asking about ham radios.
- Comment on What percentage of lead gets washed off the fingers of a typical human after handling lead solder? 2 weeks ago:
Well yes, for someone with OCD there are a plethora of behaviors that aren’t the same for them as for ordinary people. I think that would go without saying.
- Comment on What percentage of lead gets washed off the fingers of a typical human after handling lead solder? 2 weeks ago:
Ah.
- Comment on What percentage of lead gets washed off the fingers of a typical human after handling lead solder? 2 weeks ago:
Nearly every activity should be preceded by and followed by a good handwashing. Keeps you well.
- Comment on What percentage of lead gets washed off the fingers of a typical human after handling lead solder? 2 weeks ago:
Is there any reason people still use lead solder? I mean… I use silver for jewelry soldering and I know silver and copper can both easily work well for electronics , so in what application is lead necessary?
- Comment on What do you like/dislike about lemmy? 2 weeks ago:
I can firsthand attest to this. Big time. It’s the one thing I dislike.
- Comment on do you think lemmy will ever be popular? 2 weeks ago:
I much rather that Lemmy remain the domain of people who want to use it because of how & why it differs from the commercial sites. Good! Then I can have a reasonable expectation of the demographics. The occasional shit mod notwithstanding.
- Comment on do you think lemmy will ever be popular? 2 weeks ago:
Hey, I had a conversation on Matrix that one time!
And my Mastodon feed has TONS of content from George Takei.
- Comment on What is stopping the vice president from ever murdering the president? 2 weeks ago:
Well, let’s wait and see when it happens. There’s a first time for everything.
- Comment on Do you ever get a profound sense that everything in you life has happened before? 3 weeks ago:
And yet no two snowflakes are identical. What a Thinky™ !
- Comment on why do our noses & anuses think different types of paper are softest? 3 weeks ago:
new “with lotion” facial tissues
Yeah, uh, they were new in the 1980s just FYI.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
This is called lying. Politicians do this - usually when their mouths are open - to get elected and stay in power so they can make lots of money and influence, all while standing on your neck. And not having to ever so much as chip a fingernail.
- Comment on Why do cell phones have a data limit but home internet doesn't? 4 weeks ago:
Wow I go through 50GB in less than a day. Sometimes an hour.