Auster

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3 times already? Only knew about one, about hardcoding banning communist instances at engine level, which afaik requires admins from other instances to fiddle with settings if they don't want to go the same way.

Kinda odd, since centralized decisions without much of a saying of those affected is the modus operandi I'd expect of communism. Almost feels like I'm seeing a dispute for power unfold.

If it keeps going that way, the best I can say is "everyone is free to do whatever they want, but no one is free of the consequences of their actions".

Auster @thebrainbin.org 23h ago

Going by reports I'd see, people I see banned from Reddit mainly were either promoting alternatives or using VPNs.

And since I experienced my own account being silently banned when I tried to log in, being logged to a VPN at the moment I tried to do it despite never having a problem before, and I hadn't used it since I learned about ActivityPub so no local comments about the fediverse, seems very likely to be the case.

That, or they're monitoring people even when the user is away from their platform, which would be creepy at best.

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 24h ago

I meeeeean, I already tried something like that with !vitahacksplus@lemmy.world answering questions I thought to be interesting from Reddit, since my account from Reddit had been banned already and even if the OP didn't see the post as a reply, it'd be floating the internet at least. But at the time I had been trimming my RSS feeds and the ones for the Vita had too much fluff.

So I think it's valid, though I'd say it's best to not pretend you're the one making the questions.

Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

About the notes in the post themselves, && in Linux bash terminal means "if the previous command is successful, run the next one". Meanwhile, as a comparison, ; means "after the previous command is over, no matter if it's successful or not, run the next one".

Also not quite sure what's the internal logic for a single &, but the use I found for it is "run the commands before and after it as simultaneously as the system allows", though I'm not sure if this use is a coincidence or an intended purpose.

Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Remember when Square could make content-dense and relatively concise games with complete stories in single ~4 MB cartridges, CD bundles, and single ~4.7 GB DVDs?

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

Some elements hint at being a journal, but overall it reads like you're explaining to the reader the process, not narrating what you were figuring out or the synthesis of what you figured out.

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 1d ago

I'm just bad at coding

Then might I suggest not wording the opening post like it is a reliable material? Posting as a learning journal/diary would be better, if that's the purpose you mean by "scratchpad".

Auster @thebrainbin.org 2d ago

Dunno what languages you talk/use, so going by what I do:

Pretty light and good for European languages from my experience, there's Simple Keyboard: https://f-droid.org/packages/rkr.simplekeyboard.inputmethod/
Heliboard's also great for Korean, if you learn it at some point.
Mozc is technically Google's project, but is on F-Droid and is pretty good for Japanese writing, so kinda of a gray area, I guess: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.mozc.android.inputmethod.japanese/
Fcitx5-Android is pretty good for Asian languages too, specially if your prefer phonetic keyboards instead of Mozc and Heliboard's visual approach: https://github.com/fcitx5-android/fcitx5-android

Auster @thebrainbin.org 2d ago

I use Proton's VPN.

Issues I've observed: timeouts and extra (sometimes excessive) "are you human" verifications, extra step on troubleshootings if a site doesn't load properly or at all, sites load slower, connection may not even work when it's morning in Russia and China or if the server is in a country being bombarded (e.g. Iran's former allies) or possibly also going through some natural disaster, some sites may hardcode your VPN region to your account if you stay in a given IP too much (e.g. Crunchyroll), and some sites block VPN IPs they know about (e.g. Nijimiss.moe, part of the fediverse, and GameFAQS).

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 2d ago

First would be to be in a big instance, to ensure maximum reach. Iirc lemmy.world is one of the biggest, so that is ticked already.

Second would be to have such contents posted to your instance or to instances yours follows. The fediverse is generally young, so by simple age disparity, Reddit generally has more info. Going in this line, no matter how niche something may seem, if it was helpful for you, it could be helpful for others, so I'd suggest posting as these come.

Third, Lemmy might be a bit self-isolated, given its purpose is near exclusively to be a Reddit alternative. Considering to use hybrid instances, that bring together community-based posts (in style of e.g. Reddit, PHP forums, etc.), and user-centric posts (in style of e.g. Twitter, Tumblr, etc.) could give you a bigger reach, such as Friendica and Mbin, though for an immediate use, most of those instances are still rather small.

Fourth, RSS bots could help. There's some in the community-based instances, and some on the microblogging platforms (the Twitter and related ones). Posts received through RSS also generally have the same amount of information from title and blurb as search results. Also bridging technologies to be able to simultaneously post to AT Protocol platforms and platforms using other protocols could also help.

Fifth, going in line with the first and third points, hoarding communities and people to follow ensures posts come to your instance. Though as that can easily bloat your feed, I'd suggest checking your instance's rules to see if they allow "mule" accounts, so it can follow everything instead of your main one.

Sixth, if you find a post from another instance and it is compatible with Lemmy, you can search for the link in your instance's search bar. If the post hadn't been federated yet, it should then federate when you search for it.

In short, if you want it to be a search engine/knowledge database, first people need to build towards that. And the fediverse being rather young requires persistence, specially in an age people are trained to have everything immediate.

Trying to think if I missed something, maybe other than "most big sites have RSS or RSS bridges, Reddit included".

Auster @thebrainbin.org 3d ago

Out of curiosity, I counted how many my instance, despite being small, tracks or tracked at some point:

3 Italian ones
1 Brazilian
1 German (that allows English posts)
1 from Hexbear
1 derelict from a dead instance (kbin.social)
8 English ones (including the OP's)

Maybe the new community is due to some drama? Though most of those are chill, and alternatives are aplenty if there are issues with some specific community.

Auster @thebrainbin.org 3d ago

Interesting!

About the monitor, didn't know there were as big portable ones. And about the chargers, I guess I've been unlucky with the ones I'd seen. "<.<

Auster @thebrainbin.org 3d ago

I try to use the frustation as fuel to do things done. It burns quick so I have to be quicker, but better than sulking in a corner.

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Auster @thebrainbin.org 3d ago

Would that be so? Not necessarily disagreeing, just trying to visualise how big it'd get.

Going by the pieces you listed...

Chargers for laptops alone are massive from my experience. The battery for the RPi, if it's one of those portable phone chargers, would be about the size of a RPi 5 with that white and red case. The default RPi 5 charger is pretty small. Keyboard might indeed bloat the volume, though afaik there's cell keyboards which should be super thin. External HDs the RPi may generally need one more than a laptop if you flash your system onto that, but the more you have around, the smaller the difference becomes. The portable monitor, if it's one of those small ones I see announced for the RPi, don't seem overly big, about the size of the RPi with a case and the battery.

Considering just what isn't useful for both types of devices, feels like the RPi bundle is about the volume (size) of a Nitro 5 laptop, but without the charger.

And wrapping may need some improvisation, which may add some volume indeed, but notebook bags aren't small either, even if proportionally smaller.

Am I going about right in this visualization attempt?