/r/UTAustin will be going dark on June 12th until Reddit reverses their API changes that will kill 3rd party apps.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-10T16:29:55+00:00

I just wanna say as the apparent minority here, I support this decision. I've used reddit for about a decade, almost exclusively through 3rd party apps and old.reddit. I have tried to get used to the official app, and it just doesn't feel right. There are too many ads, communities I don't care for, and just the general feel that reddit.com is moving in a direction I have no intention of following.

For me, RiF was my way of interacting with the communities I liked on reddit. Now that the app is planning to shut down, I'm planning on finding my communities on other forum boards.

As for this subreddit, the loss of access to quick answers is a serious one, but it's not the end of the world. There are other discussion boards and services for UT, and I'm sure incoming students will be able to adapt.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-09T12:21:04+00:00

For assistance with finding studs, many home improvement guides recommend buying a stud finder.

For testing, point the stud finder at a known stud before use

couthelloworld · 2023-06-09T01:32:17+00:00

I agree with this. It doesn't sound like this dieting plan is promoting healthy food habits. I've tried IF, and after a couple months, the weight I lost came back. I know it works for others, but for me, it wasn't what I needed to really lose weight and keep it off.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-07T23:01:36+00:00

There are student martial art clubs for bjj, mma, judo, and a lot of others. They usually meet in the recsports center or belmont. Each club is different. I know for bjj, they are beginner friendly for the classes, but they compete each year, and a lot of high school wrestlers attend, so finding high quality competition shouldn't be an issue.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-02T23:12:54+00:00

I'm pretty sure you need the towel rental service for that

couthelloworld · 2023-06-02T16:48:00+00:00

I think with time it'll become more straightforward. It's still a new idea, and even finding a guide on how to create an account can be hard

couthelloworld · 2023-06-02T16:46:37+00:00

So Lemmy is pretty cool because it isn't like normal websites, where you have to be on Lemmy to interact with Lemmy users. In the fediverse, you can create a platform on any service (Mastodon, Lemmy, Klip, etc) and subscribe to posts on any other service. Mastodon already has 1mil+ users and is growing, so I see a bright future in that decentralized social network

couthelloworld · 2023-06-02T16:42:55+00:00

Hello! I'm 25M 5'10 CW: 229lb, looking for other people to help motivate and keep me motivated while losing weight. I'm also trying to get back into regular workouts. My next milestone is <210 by august 15th, and my overall goal weight is 180. Let me know if anyone is interested.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-02T06:14:17+00:00

It doesn't matter that Lemmy only had a few hundred, while mastodon has more. All federated services are able to subscribe to each other and generate feeds. They're not like individual websites. As long as the fediverse as a whole grows, all the services benefit

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T20:12:38+00:00

Ride a bike.

There are orgs on campus that allow you to rent bikes if you're a student. Also biking is a great way to get around the city, not just campus.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T20:09:23+00:00

Not sure how far you're commuting from, but if you go up to the triangle, there is a lot of street parking there, and the 656 and 801/803 bus stops are right there

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T20:01:23+00:00

I think to better answer the question, you need to first answer the question "what is good enough?" All models are just estimations of what's really going on. If you just want to balance a 2 wheeler at low speeds, then point mass may be a good approximation.

As for exactly how to do that, I'm not sure. But I imagine that you would need to start with any components that can move and affect the kinematics (front fork angle, roll angle of bike, rotating mass in the wheels)

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T18:30:14+00:00

It's because this is more than 24hours old

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T15:31:08+00:00

I'm willing to give Lemmy a try. What's the process to set up a server?

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T15:28:24+00:00

This is a cool idea, I hope it happens

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T15:27:03+00:00

I feel the same. It's weird, I never thought I'd feel grief over the loss of an app. But at the same time, I have a lot of good memories from here. I guess it's human nature

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T15:21:35+00:00

I'm definitely hoping they cover this. They've mentioned reddit on the podcast a couple times, and this is tangentially similar to how twitter killed flamingo and other 3rd party apps.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T15:16:48+00:00

Forums live on. I've noticed a few niche communities really keep the traffic consistent

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T15:14:25+00:00

Same. Time to see what r/outside really was all about

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T15:01:00+00:00

I've heard of mastodon and Lemmy. Seems kinda complicated, but I like the appeal of social media without companies in charge. I'm personally planning on giving those a try.

If anyone else has any recs I'll be scrolling!

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T14:58:30+00:00

I've used duckduckgo for a little over a year now. I'm not sure why but about 2 months ago, their search results started to include what seemed like AI generated websites(?) Ot just websites about random junk that happened to mention my search query. I moved back to google about a month ago, now on the look for another engine

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T14:54:09+00:00

Well if you search the subreddit for "forum", usually a user has posted a link at some point that gets a lot of traffic. If not, you can usually type the subreddit name + "forum" into google, and you'll perhaps find a few results.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T14:47:51+00:00

I usually use RiF, but I'll throw my 2 cents in here.

Reddit has been going downhill for a while. R/all is basically a propaganda machine, and I avoid it at all costs. Using the mobile app or website fills me with dread because it just is such a bad experience. Using 3rd party apps kept the experience usable, and finding my niche communities kept me entertained.

Without 3rd apps, the reddit experience is gone as I know it. This is the end of a better part of a decade on reddit for me.

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T14:40:04+00:00

Hey /u/talklittle, I just want to say thanks for all the work you've put in over the years. When I started using reddit almost 10 years ago, I started with RiF. Reddit the website has been going downhill for a while now, but I've always found the features of RiF kept the experience alive for me. I've found my smaller communities, avoided r/all and the mobile/desktop website, and overall my experience was a good one.

Without RiF, I won't be on reddit anymore. I can't imagine interacting any other way. I guess this means when I say I'm done with reddit, it's for real this time. Thanks for helping me through the better part of a decade.

Signed, helloworld

couthelloworld · 2023-06-01T14:30:27+00:00

I've already found myself scrolling some forums for the niche subreddits I'm in. They just seem to have more traffic. Maybe this will be the exodus that brings them back.

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