Developer and surfer of the web
Feeling morally responsible for the actions of an entire nation sounds like a great way to give yourself ulcers.
But seriously, even in a “democracy”, there is too much shady shit going on behind the curtain to really hold the general public accountable for all of it.
I think “integrated” is a better term for my usage than “addicted”. My phone is an extension of my digital presence, and although I work from a desktop computer day-to-day, my phone is an integral part of my ability to automate and operate my tools, hardware and software. Besides work stuff, it’s also fully integrated into my home life since it’s my interface for my home automation as well as my primary means of staying up to date with news and info I need.
But I don’t really play phone games, and I don’t do social media (other than KBin at the moment, anyway), so I don’t find myself using it in an addictive way too often.
It scratches my scrolling itch. I haven’t really been back to Reddit other than when Google lists Reddit as the best choice for some info I need. But I’ve really enjoyed KBin and the communities that are popping up here. I hope it continues to grow.
Trusting Google to oversee your privacy is like asking a grizzly bear to make sure no one eats this big pile of fresh salmon
No more cancer. Life is hard enough as it is.
I read 30 - 60 books each year, depending on how busy I am. Mainly this is done via audiobooks - I read about 80% of my books that way while I’m doing mindless tasks like cleaning, cooking, chores etc. I also keep a book on my nightstand and I read every night before bed, often in the morning when I wake up as well.
Join us over in /m/books by the way!
Correct, which is why I use Firefox.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/features/block-fingerprinting/
Cool, but why though? Firefox + Mullvad VPN already ensures all the privacy I want and more.
They should absolutely exist. Negative feedback is feedback, and expression of only one side of the emotional spectrum is a strange and unrealistic facsimile of actual life.
For me, switching to WFH is what did it. It turned out a ton of the stress I associated with the job was centered around being in the office - I was being nearly constantly distracted by people and events which had no bearing on me or my job. Working from home for nearly a year now has been a major relief. I now get my job done in about 3 - 4 hours and then basically just hang out near the phone in case it rings, surfing the web or working on hobby projects.
And the best part is that I’m about 30% more productive this year according to the stats. So it’s a win-win for everyone.
I’m a horror geek, so my list is biased toward my interests, not what is “best”.
Favorites:
Bonus: Nightmare on Elm Street because it’s the only one that scared me as a kid. Freddy really came into my dreams so I thought he was real for a long time.
Least Favorite (no particular order):
-Paranormal Activity
-The Purge
-Killer Klowns From Outer Space
-Child’s Play
For what it’s worth, this is exactly how Reddit was in the early days. I remember a niche sub being something that had maybe 30-50 members, now basically every subject has a subreddit with communities in the 5000+ range.
Just give it time. If there is a particular community you’re missing, use this as an opportunity to start it over here and start getting people involved.
My opinion is that if Reddit was really concerned about the preservation of their data, they would keep their API open and encourage 3rd-party interactions with their platform.
I think scrambling your data is not only justified, it’s the correct form of protest.
I am full time remote, and I will never go back as long as I have my say. It’s so much better this way, for so many reasons. The freedom I have is not something I would want to give up now.
Well, this particular Magazine is called /m/RedditMigration so it would be kind of hard to not discuss Reddit here…
Does it? I hadn’t noticed, I haven’t been over there in quite a while.
The harshness is intentional because Reddit is gearing up to aim themselves at a new audience. They know that they are going to lose a big chunk of their users - they want that. Those of us who were using third party apps were probably the least convertible in terms of profit.
The mentality is our way or the highway, and in this case they win no matter what because for every one of us they lose, they are going to gain 20x. They want those TikTok numbers, and this is how they plan to get there
Yeah, this is something I thought about as soon as the blackout started. I am in the IT world and as soon as it happened, it got really difficult to find certain bits of crucial information, because those bits of info were stored within Reddit comments.
Anyone in the tech world can tell you that besides Stack Overflow and Github, Reddit is right up there among the most leaned-on tech resources these days. Never before was there a bigger forum of tech people discussing their work. Those results were suddenly, instantly no longer valid, and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who noticed that. This is part of why Reddit was scrambling to open subs back up - if more than 2 or 3 weeks went by, Google would have removed those listings from the search.
I’m pretty content with KBin. As time goes on the content level will increase and hopefully remain at a level which makes it easy to curate my feed and reduce noise. Truth be told Reddit has been getting worse for a long time and being here reflects that. This feels a lot like what Reddit felt like 10 years ago.
Yep, there was a time when streaming services actually became easier than piracy. That was when there was basically just Netflix and Hulu. If you had both of those, you had everything.