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Cake day: June 5th, 2023
  • Otter@lemmy.catoTechnology@beehaw.org•What browser(s) should I use?English
    6·
    5 hours ago

    If you add three back ticks (```) to the beginning and end of the list, it will format as a code block instead of a bunch of links

    browser.ml.enable
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.chat.menu
browser.ml.chat.page
browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge
browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.ml.pageAssist.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.search.visualSearch.featureGate
  • Otter@lemmy.caOPtoReddit@lemmy.world•Reddit to cap powermods to 5 large communitiesEnglish
    7·
    15 hours ago

    I guess everyone just browses all anyway, for now. So they don’t want things removed that have comments regardless of where it’s posted.

    Yea I’ve seen this as well. I think part of the problem is a lack of an automod, since rule breaking content sticks around for hours accumulating comments before a mod sees it. Users are good about reporting spam, since it’s very obvious, but not everyone is familiar enough with community rules to report based on those.

  • Otter@lemmy.catoTechnology@beehaw.org•Mastodon CEO steps down with €1M payout and a deep sighEnglish
    14·
    13 days ago

    The articles I’ve seen say that it was for the past 10 years of work, some amount of which was unpaid

    https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/mastodon-ceo-steps-down-as-the-social-network-restructures/

    With the revamp, Mastodon has the potential to expand its business, product, and mission, without being dependent on a single person’s leadership. It will also give Rochko a break, as he’s been singularly focused on Mastodon for the past 10 years.

    Going forward, Rochko will continue contributing to Mastodon as an adviser. He has also been compensated with a one-time payment of €1 million, given that he took less than a fair market salary over the years while building Mastodon.

    I don’t have insight into the decision making process that went into deciding on that amount, maybe it’s less than what he should have been compensated for, maybe it’s more. But it sounds like they reached that decision amicably

  • Otter@lemmy.catoFediverse@lemmy.world•Media Liberation Day: how can we help newcomers get started and have a good experience on fedi?English
    1·
    13 days ago

    Hi Sarah,

    Sorry for the delay in getting to this. We really appreciate the feedback! We’re currently working on an update to our site, and will continue to incorporate feedback over time.

    We’ve iterated over these pages a few times, and while there is definitely more that we can do to improve it, I feel that we need a few different guides for each target demographic or use case. Ideally, someone will find their way to the appropriate resource, depending on the level of detail or transparency that they are looking for. The goal of the two guide pages above were mainly to explain what it is that our non-profit is doing, and how it differs from traditional social media. A lot of alternative social media platforms advertise transparency and a positive user experience, and so the guide pages above were intended for people who want an explanation on how the Fediverse can actually deliver on those promises.

    Right now, the page we have for users that simply want to sign up for a platform is here: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/fedecan/our-platforms

    We can certainly improve the flow for users that want to get to that page, and the page itself. We haven’t prioritized that aspect, since we figured that users who are learning about one of the platforms might be going to it directly, instead of through our non-profit’s site.

    Would you have some suggestions on what a page like that should include, or what you would like to see in the guides instead?

    I have students who can help you with this stuff for free. If you’re interested, DM me.

    We’d love the help and feedback, especially if it’s something that would complement their studies! Thank you for offering :)

  • Otter@lemmy.catoLinux@lemmy.ml•Sick of reinstalling every year? My 8-step 'reinstall-proof' Linux desktop setup that actually survives hardware swapsEnglish
    2·
    19 days ago

    You can view the source for my comment and copy paste :)

    Do this in order:

    1. Install with LUKS full-disk encryption and Btrfs subvolumes for @ and @home so snaps are atomic.

    2. Enable automatic snapshots with Timeshift or snapper.

    3. Export your package lists:

      • Debian/Ubuntu: dpkg --get-selections > packages.txt
      • Arch: pacman -Qqe > pkglist.txt
      • also flatpak list --app > flatpaks.txt

    4. Put your dotfiles under version control and manage them with chezmoi or GNU Stow.

    5. Use Flatpak for GUI apps, containerized toolchains (podman) for dev environments, and keep only system-critical packages in the distro manager.

    6. Back up with Borg: borg init --encryption=repokey /path/to/repo ; borg create repo::$(date +%F) /home /etc --stats ; borg prune --keep-daily=7 --keep-weekly=4 --keep-monthly=6

    7. Keep a small, bootable USB with the exact kernel/tools you use so you can unlock LUKS and mount Btrfs snapshots.

    8. Test restores quarterly: restore a snapshot to a spare partition and boot it. Do that for a year and tell me reinstalling is fun again.

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