Considering how easy it is to set up a screen reader or to set an overriding font on most browsers, this seems like an exercise in futility. That said, something like mssystem ought to do it – standardized, block-style typeface, with little to differentiate the individual letters.
If I had to guess, I’d say they’re trying to maximize their market cap. It’s no secret that they’re looking for a buyer and/or eyeing and IPO. The more profitable they can seem before that, the more money Huffman can walk away with.
It was a certain turtle, so it wasn’t hard to figure out. And yeah, I’m on eight at this point. Even if I was interested in fighting the good fight again, with the way things are going over there, he’ll be back in power in no time. I’m done with that nonsense; I’ll go back to Fark if I have to.
I had 130K+ karma, and after my eighth “permaban,” I decided to stop fighting it. I pissed off a couple of power mods, and they began abusing the report function. Calling them out by name got me “unbanned” every single time, but I’m done at this point… Reddit is dying, and I don’t care.
I’ve been informed numerous times by legal counsel that any legal threat which doesn’t come via certified mail can be ignored. I am not a lawyer; this does not constitute legal advice in any way.
Well, it depends on your instance. Some of them aren’t popular, and some of them don’t allow downvotes at all. But, over here, it’s apparently hip to just click into a profile and downvote everything they’ve posted because they said something you disagree with. I won’t name names, because that’d be just as bad, but you can look through my profile if you’re really interested.
Typically, yes, but the brigaders have found their way here, so don’t expect it to last long.
I can’t imagine why. As much as I love the fediverse and what it stands for, it’s barely a blip on anyone’s radar at this point.
At some point, maybe. Back when I was running my own Mastodon instance, things were pretty much in this same state, but lots of other things have improved.
I mean, in Russia, anything is possible, but in any country that respects the rule of law, you’re a citizen if you pay taxes.
Name checks out.
I’ve been “permabanned” from Reddit eight or so times, with all but the most recent one contested and reversed. Short story: I pissed off a certain turtle, and he made sure to report me for inciting violence every chance he got, which, best I can tell, is a preemptive ban regardless of post content. With this latest one, though, I’m done; I’m not even fighting it. I needed a good kick in the ass to get off of Reddit, and this is it.
I was just thinking this morning how much this platform reminds me of Usenet, at least in its cross-server “fediverse.” I remember waiting days sometimes for different Usenet servers to sync up so I could get replies to shit I posted a week ago. The lag may not be as drastic with Mastodon/Lemmy/Kbin/whatever, but it’s the same basic concept.
None of this, though, makes me nostalgic for the days of newsgroups. That shit was a hot mess, and I’m frankly glad it’s effectively gone the way of gopher.
Pretty much just this. Well, and LinkedIn, but I don’t post personal stuff over there. I moved from Facebook to Reddit about eight or nine years ago, and with Reddit circling the drain, am currently rudderless. Tried this Mastodon thing when it first got popular a few years ago and had no good experiences with it; this time around seems to be different with all the fresh blood. Just hope it keeps on keepin’ on .
Sounds like they’ll be bringing turtle, everyone’s favorite boot-licker, back with gusto. Good riddance.
Edit: Clearly @Hellsadvocate is your average turtle fan. Explains a lot, in hindsight.
If I had to take a guess, its probably from folks running over it and breaking it off.
If I’m doing a drive-by of Reddit, I might nab a few stories, but for the most part I don’t even load it anymore.
You can sue over anything, sure, but if you’re really considering it, you’re better off waiting for HR to finish its investigation. If it comes out in your favor, you can use that to bolster your position; if it doesn’t, then you may want to rethink filing. Let somebody else’s money do your litmus test.
The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles…