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Rimu

@ rimu @piefed.social

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Web developer. Lead developer of PieFed

  • One dead, 172 rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

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  • I've been on those Bali ferries a few times. They're fuckin terrifying. Really crowded, desperately in need of maintenance and crewed by people with no idea what they're doing.

    They were very lucky that only 1 person died in this case.

  • We should popularize using the guillotine as a symbol of the common man.

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  • Whatever man, they're all examples of successful nonviolent revolutions. Successful in the sense that they overthrew the previous regimes and what came after was probably better than what would have come after if they achieved the same thing violently.

    I'm just a guy trying to make sense of the world and share the fragments of what I've managed to piece together and you come in here throwing around insults and making aspersions. Not cool.

  • We should popularize using the guillotine as a symbol of the common man.

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  • Is the CIA in the room with us right now?

    https://lithuania.lt/news/life-and-work-in-lithuania/the-baltic-way-how-holding-hands-changed-history/

    On August 23, 1989, a momentous event unfolded that would forever leave its mark on history. Two million people joined hands, creating an unbroken human chain that spanned over 600 kilometres, linking the capital cities of Vilnius in Lithuania, Tallinn in Estonia, and Riga in Latvia. This awe-inspiring display of unity and determination became famously known as “The Baltic Way.” It was a peaceful protest against the illegal Soviet occupation and also one of the earliest and longest unbroken human chains in history.

    The Baltic Way was more than just a physical connection; it was a profound political demonstration for freedom.

    Remarkably, within just six months of this transformative protest, on March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared its independence, becoming the first of the Soviet Republics to do so.

  • I need a new hobby, I'm going to set up my own Lemmy instance. Am I an idiot?

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  • check this out!

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    I measured the idle RAM of 19 self-hosted apps on identical hardware so you can size a VPS without guessing

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  • Completely useless...

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    I measured the idle RAM of 19 self-hosted apps on identical hardware so you can size a VPS without guessing

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  • Yes

  • We should popularize using the guillotine as a symbol of the common man.

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  • Violent revolutions have a huge risk of producing prolonged violence, authoritarianism, or other disastrous outcomes, even if they succeed in overthrowing the old regime.

    On the other hand here are some successful non-violent revolutions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_revolution

    Nonviolent revolutions generally produce better institutional outcomes than violent ones (it's science).

    Also watch out for selection bias - we tend to remember revolutions that became enormous historical events. Check out this table of pitiful forgotten revolutions and note how many "Suppression of the rebellion" there are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_peasant_revolts

  • We should popularize using the guillotine as a symbol of the common man.

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  • Feminism @beehaw.org
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    ‘We are still here’: a day in the life of 12 Afghan women

    www.theguardian.com /global-development/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/day-in-the-life-of-12-afghanistan-women-taliban

  • Mastodon Crosspost Issues/Suggestions/Feedback

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  • I guess not :(

    Quote-boost might be the way to go!

  • [AskLemmy Meta]: Should bot posts be banned in AskLemmy.world?

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  • You shouldn't need to - your instance admins should ban them.

    Upvote for YES, Downvote for NO.

  • How to get non technical friends in the fediverse?

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  • Mastodon Crosspost Issues/Suggestions/Feedback

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  • Mastodon Crosspost Issues/Suggestions/Feedback

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  • Could be...

    Or, maybe just create a new link post which links to the Mastodon post. Then PieFed will embed the mastodon post in the UI and it'll be fully functional with all it's replies, playable video, photo galleries, etc.

  • Mastodon Crosspost Issues/Suggestions/Feedback

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  • Thanks for experimenting with this.

    The Mastodon integration is under active development at the moment - there will be a major release bringing lots of improvements in the next few days. So far there's nothing new that addresses cross-posting but I'm sure it will need attention soon.

    It's probably going to be a bit janky because Lemmy and PieFed share posts using markdown whereas Mastodon only gives us HTML. So unless I think of something better we'll be converting their HTML into Markdown, which is going to be very messy.

  • Is Python really that useless?

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  • This is your second post about this and you got the same response last time.

    Try a third post, maybe it'll go differently next time.

  • How to get non technical friends in the fediverse?

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  • They should switch BECAUSE they're addicted to the algorithm :D

    Maybe start a discussion about how being addicted to Instagram isn't a great use of time and recommend Pixelfed as a less addictive alternative.

  • How to get non technical friends in the fediverse?

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  • Keep it really simple. Don't talk about federation or how it works under the hood. Just say something like "hey I see you like Instagram - try Pixelfed I think you'll like it. It's in the app store".

    Don't get them to try to find the perfect pixelfed instance, just use the default main one. They can move later if it clicks for them.

  • Recommendations for opensource Jetbrains equivalents?

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  • I don't know of any other IDE maker that has the depth and quality of language support that JetBrains offers.

    Honestly, throwing your toys over a modal commit dialog seems a bit misguided when switching to any other IDE is going to involve coping with much bigger changes.

    You have the option of using an old version if the newer ones aren't to your style. I'm still on the 2023 version of PyCharm, for instance. And the 2020 version of PhpStorm, haha

  • I've been having a sort of "midlife crisis" and I don't know where to go from here. I don't know what I want in life. Would appreciate some perspective/advice.

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  • Seven (7) heart attacks?? Jeez

    Thanks for sharing your perspective, I enjoyed reading it.

  • Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz
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    'It's amazing': Aucklanders get first look at new City Rail Link station

    www.rnz.co.nz /news/regions/933067/it-s-amazing-aucklanders-get-first-look-at-new-city-rail-link-station
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    What PieFed's "social credit system" actually does

    join.piefed.social /2026/08/06/what-piefeds-social-credit-system-actually-does/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Hide & mark a post as read without voting on it

  • Crazy Fucking Videos @lemmy.world
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    The futility of existence

  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Anti-fascist PieFed features

    join.piefed.social /2026/08/04/anti-fascist-piefed-features/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Trans-friendly PieFed features

    join.piefed.social /2026/07/28/trans-friendly-piefed-features/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    PieFed 1.7.9 includes Anubis-like scraper blocking

  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    PieFed is 3 years old today

  • Astronomy @mander.xyz
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    See stunning images in this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition

    edition.cnn.com /2026/07/24/science/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2026
  • World News @beehaw.org
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    New front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2026/7/26/new-front-in-us-iran-war-escalates-as-houthis-fire-at-saudi-oil-facilities
  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    ePaper + eInk community

    piefed.social /c/epaper
  • Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz
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    How learning te reo Māori in her 70's transformed one Pākehā grandmother's view of Aotearoa

    www.rnz.co.nz /news/te-ao-maori/794950/how-learning-te-reo-maori-in-her-70-s-transformed-one-pakeha-grandmother-s-view-of-aotearoa
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
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    Huge wildfires in Canada, Scotland, France, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia

    www.theguardian.com /world/live/2026/jul/25/france-spain-wildfires-latest-news-updates-madrid-cap-ferret-bordeaux-gironde
  • Linux @lemmy.world
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    Debian is debating the use of LLMs

    www.debian.org /vote/2026/vote_002
  • Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related @lemmy.world
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    Bryan Johnson says he cloned himself as a newborn to grow organs and young blood

    www.newsnationnow.com /us-news/strange/bryan-johnson-clone-himself-newborn-organs/
  • Programming @programming.dev
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    Tech ain't that deep - and that's a problem

    deadsimpletech.com /blog/tech-aint-deep
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
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    Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans

    www.theguardian.com /business/2026/jul/19/bank-of-england-bonds-coal-loans-assets
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Drawing a PieFed logo in the top left of the canvas right now