Today, I added a box of related/random collections - I must admit that the ones you created are fantastic. Collection names can be repeated since they are user-assigned. I added the option to mark a collection as official - those with the highest number of followers in a given topic and with a specific name can be marked and...
The pace at which you have been improving things and adding new features have been impressive this past month! Thank you and I hope you are taking some breaks in between for yourself!
Government incentives have led to a spike in construction projects in the city. Residents are suffering from the resultant increase in pollution levels.
Today marks the eighteenth day since returning to the project. During this time, I've managed to address critical areas that required optimization. This will be noticeable in the page loading speed and overall user experience. It's about halfway through my intended optimization efforts, but for now, I'm satisfied with the...
Today, I started preparations for a more extensive code refactoring. The changes won't be immediately visible, but they will significantly impact the future development of the project. This includes improving the functioning of federation, with a particular focus on collaborative remote content moderation. This will likely take...
Malicious actors have been abusing Ethereum's 'Create2' function to bypass wallet security alerts and poison cryptocurrency addresses, which led to stealing $60,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 99,000 people in six months.
From today, I'm starting a small series of daily devlogs where I'll be describing the changes being implemented before the official release of the first version of /kbin. As I mentioned earlier, I had some minor turbulence in my private life from which I'm slowly emerging. I have partially stabilized my life situation in various...
WHO declared the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, and for mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) on May 11, 2023. Throughout its use, the meaning of the term PHEIC has been muddled. We call for a new, objective epidemic scale that better communicates the potential...
In the coming months Mozilla will launch support for an open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). We’ll announce a definite launch date in early September, but it’s safe to expect a roll-out before the year’s end.
Imgur now blocks several VPNs and have issues loading embedded previews in several fediverse platforms. So instead of using imgur, you could use one of the following alternatives for uploading your images....
Does anyone have any advice on whether to use #threads or #microblogs when you're looking to say, start a discussion about a topic on #kbin? Is there an etiquette for what option is best? Or do people just pick depending on their mood (having a Twitter vs a Reddit sort of a day)?
@NudelnAlDente If you just want to put something out there, microblog is a good option. If you want a discussion, starting a thread is the better choice.
And make sure not to click on any links. If enough people use chatgpt or other LLM's to generate comments that are wordy but clearly just filler, it'll give advertisers pause and tank the value of the site as training data. Reddit's response will probably be to start banning users it thinks are doing this but normal users will...
Yes, that will show you all the communities/magazines that your instance has already discovered and have started federating with. But if it is a community that hasn't been discovered by your instance yet, you will need to search with the link for it to start federating. And once even a single user from an instance does that, the community will be visible to everyone else as well.
You don't need to do that if that community is already federating with your instance. If its not, it might take a little while for the federation to actually start after you make the search (based on the server infrastructure of your instance and the remaining queue). Try searching again after a bit and it should be there. These quriks should be solved as instances become more stable, and Lemmy/kbin gets further developed.
I have been trying to avoid Reddit. However, I still often end up being forced to click on a link to a post while searching for something specific. It is a hassle to manually change the link to libreddit or teddit everytime....
I am glad it works. Teddit and Libreddit devs seem to be working on switching from API to web scraping. I hope they are successful. Otherwise, old reddit is the only choice.
I have updated both the scripts. They will now redirect to a random instance than relying on just one. The script will also a button to the bottom right of the instances which will allow the user to reload the page they are on in a different instance (in case the one which was loaded has some issue).
Yep! Btw, I have updated the script and added randomized instances than relying on a single one. Do let me know if you face any issues. At least till teddit and libreddit works.
Yeah. This was also a learning exercise for me. Libreddit and Teddit devs seem to be thinking of switching to web scraping if nothing else works. Let's see how that goes.
Since Greasemonkey is no longer being updated and /kbinStyles has been thriving, with people creating a lot of userscript for added functionality, I thought I should introduce Violentmonkey here. It is a really good opensource alternative for Tampermonkey and works well....
If you are talking about tampermonkey, I am sure it is a good addon. But it is no longer opensource. This post was meant for people who prefer opensource over proprietary as much as possible.
When the Twitter migration happened, a lot of folks got overenthusiastic about the idea of the fediverse and started setting up their own Mastodon instances, despite having little to no experience with selfhosting before.
A lot of such instances have since shut down as they realised the amount of efforts that actually needs into hosting such a platform, especially instances with open registrations. However, a large number of them did survive and are now thriving.
Has the growth rate slowed? Sure, just like it is expected happen after a sudden influx. But it is false to say that Mastodon growth has stalled. Instead, the phrase I would use is 'stabilized'. Mastodon growth has stabilized into a healthy level as user growth is now happening more organically. Some stats below:
With its latest update, PeerTube now supports remote transcoding (in shared servers etc). This is huge and can help with the large amount of computing power required to trandcode 4k videos.
A growing number of instances (mainly of Mastodon so far) are signing an 'Anti-Meta Fedi Pact', pledging to block any instance owned by Meta in the fediverse....
RTR#30 Monthly Recap and Planned Next Steps (kbin.social) en
Today, I added a box of related/random collections - I must admit that the ones you created are fantastic. Collection names can be repeated since they are user-assigned. I added the option to mark a collection as official - those with the highest number of followers in a given topic and with a specific name can be marked and...
Meet “Amaterasu”: Astronomers detect highest energy cosmic ray since 1991 (arstechnica.com) en
The Telescope Array in Utah's West Desert picked up a rare particle with 244 EeV energy.
How a construction boom led to toxic air in Mumbai (scroll.in) en
Government incentives have led to a spike in construction projects in the city. Residents are suffering from the resultant increase in pollution levels.
/kbin RTR#18 Platform optimization and internal API testing (kbin.social) en
Today marks the eighteenth day since returning to the project. During this time, I've managed to address critical areas that required optimization. This will be noticeable in the page loading speed and overall user experience. It's about halfway through my intended optimization efforts, but for now, I'm satisfied with the...
KES 3.0.0: New features and stability improvements (kbin.social) en
This is a major version update for KES that introduces a more robust API and build system, as well as a few new features....
kbin RTR#14 Code Refactoring, preparation for kbin.social update (kbin.social) en
Today, I started preparations for a more extensive code refactoring. The changes won't be immediately visible, but they will significantly impact the future development of the project. This includes improving the functioning of federation, with a particular focus on collaborative remote content moderation. This will likely take...
Ethereum feature abused to steal $60 million from 99K victims (bleepingcomputer.com) en
Malicious actors have been abusing Ethereum's 'Create2' function to bypass wallet security alerts and poison cryptocurrency addresses, which led to stealing $60,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 99,000 people in six months.
About change in ownership and discussion about some rules (kbin.social) en
Hi, I have taken over as the owner of anime_titties as it had been classified as abandoned. I will do my best to make this place active again....
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/kbin Road to Release devlog series (kbin.social) en
From today, I'm starting a small series of daily devlogs where I'll be describing the changes being implemented before the official release of the first version of /kbin. As I mentioned earlier, I had some minor turbulence in my private life from which I'm slowly emerging. I have partially stabilized my life situation in various...
The when is less important than the what: an epidemic scale as an alternative to the WHO's Public Health Emergency of International Concern (thelancet.com) en
WHO declared the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19 on May 5, 2023, and for mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) on May 11, 2023. Throughout its use, the meaning of the term PHEIC has been muddled. We call for a new, objective epidemic scale that better communicates the potential...
Firefox for Android should have an open ecosystem of extensions by the end of the year. (blog.mozilla.org) en
In the coming months Mozilla will launch support for an open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). We’ll announce a definite launch date in early September, but it’s safe to expect a roll-out before the year’s end.
Apple has removed Meduza’s flagship news podcast ‘What Happened’ from Apple Podcasts, without explaining the reason Earlier this summer, the Russian state censorship authority had asked Apple to block the show — Meduza (meduza.io) en
Looks like Apple is censoring content that Kremlin doesn't like from its platform..
Firefox 116 Is Now Available for Download, This Is What's New - 9to5Linux (9to5linux.com) en
Firefox 116 open-source web browser is now available for download with improved Picture-in-Picture mode, improved Wayland support, and more.
Care for your neighbours (media.kbin.social) en
YSK alternatives to imgur for uploading your images (kbin.social) en
Imgur now blocks several VPNs and have issues loading embedded previews in several fediverse platforms. So instead of using imgur, you could use one of the following alternatives for uploading your images....
Why companies say you're 'family' while underpaying you (therealnews.com) en
Felix Allen, a recently fired New Orleans-based organizer at Lowe's, recounts the measures taken by his employer to prevent his store from unionizing.
Analysis: The social media era for news organizations is long over (newscaststudio.com) en
In an era saturated with digital immediacy, the evolution of news consumption patterns has been ... Read More
Reddit seems to be scrambling behind the scenes to try and limit the effects of the migration. Damage control: ChatGPT bots are spamming pro-admin, astroturfed comments (i.imgur.com)
Apologies if this is a repost. They’re scared lol....
Fishing with grandpa (media.kbin.social) en
A very short survey on attitudes towards biological immortality (forms.office.com) en
My friend's daughter is doing a project on biological immortality. It would be great if you could help her by answering a short survey....
Instead of deleting your Reddit account, consider using chatgpt to make comments instead (kbin.fedi.cr)
And make sure not to click on any links. If enough people use chatgpt or other LLM's to generate comments that are wordy but clearly just filler, it'll give advertisers pause and tank the value of the site as training data. Reddit's response will probably be to start banning users it thinks are doing this but normal users will...
I don’t understand people who say they can’t figure out Lemmy or KBin (kbin.fedi.cr) en
Does federation have a bit of a learning curve? No doubt....
I still appear on Google and I edited and deleted all my comments, this is BS! (google.com) en
BS, I say!
Reddit to Teddit/Libreddit Redirect Userscripts (kbin.social) en
I have been trying to avoid Reddit. However, I still often end up being forced to click on a link to a post while searching for something specific. It is a hassle to manually change the link to libreddit or teddit everytime....
Violentmonkey, an opensource alternative for Tampermonkey (kbin.social) en
Since Greasemonkey is no longer being updated and /kbinStyles has been thriving, with people creating a lot of userscript for added functionality, I thought I should introduce Violentmonkey here. It is a really good opensource alternative for Tampermonkey and works well....
Why has Mastodon adoption stalled? (blog.bloonface.com) en
Pretty interesting opinion piece on some of the UX hurdles open source and federated software faces.
PeerTube now supports remote transcoding! (joinpeertube.org) en
With its latest update, PeerTube now supports remote transcoding (in shared servers etc). This is huge and can help with the large amount of computing power required to trandcode 4k videos.
A growing number of instances are signing the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact (kbin.social) en
A growing number of instances (mainly of Mastodon so far) are signing an 'Anti-Meta Fedi Pact', pledging to block any instance owned by Meta in the fediverse....