Auster

@ Auster @thebrainbin.org

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Other me's:@Auster | @Auster1 | @Auster(I have other alts, but if a profile claims to be me, doubt it)

9m ago

New beta Stackoverflow frontend. Hot or Not?
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Auster @thebrainbin.org 9m ago
So "modern" design that has too much wasted space and "mobile"-fied fields? That's actually my original discontent with Facebook and Reddit, so glad I never made a home out of Stackoverflow.

1h ago

Does my friend need to switch?

I've tried to convince people that were both stubborn and lazy. From experience I can say, chances of convincing are slim. At best, poke him a few times and leave it quiet until he has some issue with Windows, and even then, when suggesting Linux again, don't insist too much or be too forceful.

3h ago

This was $1 at the bookstore. I should've picked it up.

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 3h ago

Reminds me there are a few used bookstores in nearby big cities. Maybe I should travel to some on a development books hunt at some point...

3h ago

"Digital media is using negativity to steal our attention" - What, if anything, can Fediverse platforms do to push back against this?

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 3h ago

Going by experience, it helps greatly to block news communities, or at least the domains or users that have a predilection for sharing misery, fear, envy, and all the doom "goodness". Also requires being able to identify such places and people, but I'd imagine a small pain at the moment is much better than to have your filter polluted and grinding your gears slowly enough that when you get to have enough, you're at the verge of snapping. And if using RSS feeds, since those usually don't have custom feeds applied¹, Ublock Origin for hiding the whole post based on who posted or what site it links to helps too.

¹Lemmy has RSS feeds for any given user's feed btw.

6h ago

"Rimu BAD!!!" Tankies malding over Piefed

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 6h ago

Yes, but afaik the only threadiverse software that is a fork of a previous project is Mbin (specifically forked from the defunct Kbin). Lemmy, Friendica and Piefed are, to my knowledge, all forum softwares made from scratch, therefore independent from one another, all implementing ActivityPub in a way that make them work as thread posts and thus federating with each other.

10h ago

I actually did the dishes! But I got hungry before the dishwasher finished

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 10h ago

It's easier to keep things organized than to organize after things got out of hand. If you keep at it, situation should gradually improve, as it already seems to be going. =D

21h ago

Which Firefox alternative do you guys recommend?

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 21h ago

Haven't tested LibreWolf so can't compare them

22h ago

Converting HDMI to composite

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 22h ago

Maybe my bar is low because of where I'm from, but these "no name brands" usually work fine from what I tested.

Like right now, I'm sending a Rapberry Pi 5 signal to an HDMI switch to another HDMI switch (because multiple devices to a same screen) to an HDMI to VGA cable, the former 2 being used for some days, and the latter for months, and this gambiarra seems to work pretty well so far.

23h ago

[Discussion] Would you buy a Steam smart phone?

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 23h ago

As an alternative for the Apple/Google duopoly, I'd be curious. As a gaming machine, having tried playing PC games on Android, I'd say a lot of work is still needed.

24h ago

Which Firefox alternative do you guys recommend?

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 24h ago

On Linux, I use Waterfox. On Android, I use Fennec. Both much lighter than Firefox, and Waterfox specifically doesn't need to be installed on Linux (my biggest concern in Linux - most is installed to the system), and the dev seems to be slowly separating Waterfox from the Firefox base, instead of keeping it as a stripped down Firefox. On the privacy side of things, not knowledgeable enough myself to audit them, but haven't seen any scandals on either yet.

1d ago

Don't know if this is possible but can we get like a secret santa thing for books? Something we can call um...Lemmy Lenders? Kind of like reddits secret santa? But just for books at this time see....

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Itchio books and (I think) Humble Bundle's book bundles can be gifted. Likely Amazon too though I never cared to check. Possibly other digital book stores too. Perhaps such could be used? List of such platforms might need to be compiled though.

1d ago

Federated Replies and Reactions in Madblog

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

I have, I just can't get myself motivated to actually write about it

The first step is the hardest of a journey. Push through the beginning, and you should get it going. 👌

1d ago

Donate to Sudan Food Relief | Sudan Hunger Relief Program

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Can't check if it is or at least seem legit rn, but going by the premise it is legit, I'd imagine there are better places to post it.

1d ago

I'm watching you

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

says linux is bad but uses the world-wide web 🤭

1d ago

Subscribed to community, but not syncing

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Perhaps indeed unreachable, then, to which it's better to wait for an administrator.

1d ago

Subscribed to community, but not syncing

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Also what happens if you go to lemmy.ml/search and try to search for the direct link of any given post from !hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se?

1d ago

Subscribed to community, but not syncing

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Been observing this year a few issues regarding federation and refused connections. Perhaps it's a similar situation?

1d ago

What if glassmorphism and neumorphism had a baby? I redesigned my city-building game's menu window.

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Comparing the 3 stages of the UI design, feels more like a refining, specially with the contrast on the middle one was kinda bad, so making the most recent rework feel like a big improvement. =)

2d ago

Blocked in Europe, deployed abroad: The facial recognition system monitoring Brazil’s schoolchildren

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 2d ago

Bolsa Família is a government-run monetary aid, but irl it works as a dependency system, people on it never getting incentivized to leave. Feels like a way to pressure people on it into accepting the loss of privacy.

Also there appears to be a pretty big mass of the population that is utterly passive to abuses, so even without the pressure possibility, it's sadly unsurprising the state would feel bold enough to keep pushing.

By the way, students are forbidden to use cellphones in schools by law, the official reason being to focus on learning. But if memory serves me right, the law was passed around the time a lot of students were reporting with recordings teachers being ideological indoctrinators.

2d ago

Blocked in Europe, deployed abroad: The facial recognition system monitoring Brazil’s schoolchildren

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 2d ago

Teaching system most likely designed to be faulty, government is mainly a mix of communists and profiteers, and Brazil is seemingly a laboratory for all that is bad and is to be applied in the world. 1984-style monitoring doesn't seem too far-fetched imo.