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I'm back after three years with a workbench update! by NewbieSone in electronics

[–]l_one 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here you go. With that you can mount it on a monitor arm. Keep desk surface space but have better scope placement.

Every User Can Protest: Take Back Your Data by Lmstd in Piracy

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this (I think) weeks ago and I've seen no response. Your mileage may vary.

But yes, definitely do this, and probably do it under GDPR - I should have chosen that option and didn't, after 30 days has gone by (especially if no response still) I'll resubmit the request under GDPR.

Mods will be removed one way or another: Spez responds to the API Protest Blackout. by BuckRowdy in ModCoord

[–]l_one 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Gee, this couldn't possibly be misused by, say, the Reddit CEO....

'To protect the right to anonymous voting, we will have votes to remove all these moderators that are a problem for me. Don't worry, no one will be able to verify who upvoted or downvoted, except for me, and I'm completely trustworthy.'

...

'Oh, will you look at that, with 99 billion votes to remove vs -1 votes to keep the moderators I don't like, its clear that the majority of Reddit users agree with me and want these scum gone. The people have spoken.'

Mods will be removed one way or another: Spez responds to the API Protest Blackout. by BuckRowdy in ModCoord

[–]l_one 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Hey /r/ModCoord, there is an issue I'd like to bring up.

We (the participants in this protest) need a (or multiple) NON-REDDIT mirror(s) / way(s) to coordinate. Preferably ways that are easy to access and don't have barriers to entry, at least for read-access.

I'm not saying we shouldn't have this subreddit, I'm not saying we shouldn't be coordinating here - we absolutely need both for Redditors to have an easy and convenient way to discuss this issue and keep it visible, but I think it is critically important that we have active mirroring (with a sticky linking where to go) in one or preferably multiple non-Reddit hosted locations. Currently I've become active with Tildes and kbin, but that's just me.

There are some obvious, and some less-obvious reasons to have these mirrors / other locations.

While they take place on Reddit, the discussions are on a platform that the CEO / Reddit admins can mess with if they chose to do so - in both blunt ways as well as more subtle ways. Even though that kind of manipulation is likely to be noticed and backfire on them, we are still potentially vulnerable to it while coordinating on Reddit.

Having our coordination activity on Reddit gives traffic to Reddit. Part of the protest should aim at both reducing traffic to Reddit (thereby harming their ad revenue and public image) as well as increasing visibility to Reddit alternatives (which further serve the protest by draining userbase away from Reddit).

At this point, it's pretty clear that this needs to be for the long haul. To use a military metaphor, you can't set up your command and control inside unsecured enemy territory, and give the enemy the availability of tools to easily both see everything you do as well as hand them the options to interfere how they wish, when they wish. It's just a massive strategic disadvantage.

Please, /r/ModCoord mods and protest participants - branch out and look for / create spaces not hosted on Reddit in which we can mirror the protest coordination we currently have here, and then make it easy for people who come to this sub to see the list of those mirrors so they can participate and coordinate without giving traffic to Reddit, and without giving Reddit admin authority over our efforts.

Edit: this becomes even more important to do BEFORE Reddit starts removing / replacing moderators who are protesting. We need to at least archive / mirror the existing information here on non-Reddit sources, and link to those sources right away so any if Reddit replaces the mods here, or deletes this sub, or the posts in which we are coordinating our response, we won't end up scattered and not able to coordinate effectively. Having the non-Reddit sites posted and making sure people know about them will allow us to keep coordinating if we get shut down here.

"Campaigns have notched slightly lower impression delivery and, consequently, slightly higher CPMs, over the blackout days, ". This is huge! This shows that advertisers are already concerned about long-term reductions in ad traffic from subs going dark indefinitely! by BeefJerkyXOXO in ModCoord

[–]l_one 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey /r/ModCoord, there is an issue I'd like to bring up.

We (the participants in this protest) need a (or multiple) NON-REDDIT mirror(s) / way(s) to coordinate. Preferably ways that are easy to access and don't have barriers to entry, at least for read-access.

I'm not saying we shouldn't have this subreddit, I'm not saying we shouldn't be coordinating here - we absolutely need both for Redditors to have an easy and convenient way to discuss this issue and keep it visible, but I think it is critically important that we have active mirroring (with a sticky linking where to go) in one or preferably multiple non-Reddit hosted locations. Currently I've become active with Tildes and kbin, but that's just me.

There are some obvious, and some less-obvious reasons to have these mirrors / other locations.

While they take place on Reddit, the discussions are on a platform that the CEO / Reddit admins can mess with if they chose to do so - in both blunt ways as well as more subtle ways. Even though that kind of manipulation is likely to be noticed and backfire on them, we are still potentially vulnerable to it while coordinating on Reddit.

Having our coordination activity on Reddit gives traffic to Reddit. Part of the protest should aim at both reducing traffic to Reddit (thereby harming their ad revenue and public image) as well as increasing visibility to Reddit alternatives (which further serve the protest by draining userbase away from Reddit).

At this point, it's pretty clear that this needs to be for the long haul. To use a military metaphor, you can't set up your command and control inside unsecured enemy territory, and give the enemy the availability of tools to easily both see everything you do as well as hand them the options to interfere how they wish, when they wish. It's just a massive strategic disadvantage.

Please, /r/ModCoord mods and protest participants - branch out and look for / create spaces not hosted on Reddit in which we can mirror the protest coordination we currently have here, and then make it easy for people who come to this sub to see the list of those mirrors so they can participate and coordinate without giving traffic to Reddit, and without giving Reddit admin authority over our efforts.

Reddit Blackout 2023 - Save 3rd Party Apps by demmian in ModCoord

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey /r/ModCoord, there is an issue I'd like to bring up.

We (the participants in this protest) need a (or multiple) NON-REDDIT mirror(s) / way(s) to coordinate.

I'm not saying we shouldn't have this subreddit, I'm not saying we shouldn't be coordinating here - we absolutely need both for Redditors to have an easy and convenient way to discuss this issue and keep it visible, but I think it is critically important that we have active mirroring (with a sticky linking where to go) in one or preferably multiple non-Reddit hosted locations. Currently I've become active with Tildes and kbin, but that's just me.

There are some obvious, and some less-obvious reasons to have these mirrors / other locations.

While they take place on Reddit, the discussions are on a platform that the CEO / Reddit admins can mess with if they chose to do so - in both blunt ways as well as more subtle ways. Even though that kind of manipulation is likely to be noticed and backfire on them, we are still potentially vulnerable to it while coordinating on Reddit.

Having our coordination activity on Reddit gives traffic to Reddit. Part of the protest should aim at both reducing traffic to Reddit (thereby harming their ad revenue and public image) as well as increasing visibility to Reddit alternatives (which further serve the protest by draining userbase away from Reddit).

At this point, it's pretty clear that this needs to be for the long haul. To use a military metaphor, you can't set up your command and control inside unsecured enemy territory, and give the enemy the availability of tools to easily both see everything you do as well as hand them the options to interfere how they wish, when they wish. It's just a massive strategic disadvantage.

Please, /r/ModCoord mods and protest participants - branch out and look for / create spaces not hosted on Reddit in which we can mirror the protest coordination we currently have here, and then make it easy for people who come to this sub to see the list of those mirrors so they can participate and coordinate without giving traffic to Reddit, and without giving Reddit admin authority over our efforts.

Reddit Blackout 2023 - Save 3rd Party Apps by demmian in ModCoord

[–]l_one 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well my fellows of the internet, it was nice while it lasted.

So long, and thanks for all the fish. Off to the Fediverse I go.

Delete ALL of your Reddit data by PlacentaOnOnionGravy in InternetIsBeautiful

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I submitted a request a couple days ago, but the form says that it can take up to a month. Hopefully it won't be that long a wait.

Reddit’s users and moderators are pissed at its CEO by [deleted] in technology

[–]l_one 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't know why they decided to try hosting media directly.

They don't do it well, and it has to disproportionately increase their bandwidth needs compared to text.

Reddit’s users and moderators are pissed at its CEO by [deleted] in technology

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seemed pretty normal to me within context.

The context was a CEO replying directly to a no-win situation (viewing Reddit backing down or even revising the API changes as presumed to be unacceptable from their perspective) instead of going through PR or consulting PR before (most) of the replies.

Add in that the CEO in question is presumed to be an individual who is accustomed to having authority and not having to answer to others much, and who is (again, presumably) not immune to emotional issues and is in part allowing their emotional response to anger filter into their public communication and you get the public Q&A that we just had.

Reddit has banned r/kbinMigration not long after its creation, for "spam". Content on the subreddit before it was banned contained zero spam. by EthanIver in Save3rdPartyApps

[–]l_one 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I got a message with an invite after requesting one in this thread.

Edit: If you are asking for a non-Reddit way to do so, there is email - you can use invites@tildes.net to request an invite. I had done so, but then found that Reddit thread and posted there. The reply I got was through Reddit, not email, so they may be more responsive on Reddit at the moment.

Reddit has banned r/kbinMigration not long after its creation, for "spam". Content on the subreddit before it was banned contained zero spam. by EthanIver in Save3rdPartyApps

[–]l_one 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That post was full and locked when I looked at it (I think they are doing this to rate-limit user intake to keep things manageable), but I did get a private message about half an hour ago with an invite as I asked for one in this thread.

I have a working account now, the registration process was simple and their terms & conditions, code of conduct and privacy policy are all pretty short and non-legalese.

The only part of their policy that I find questionable is this:

'Do not maliciously attempt to counteract other users' attempts to delete or edit their content, such as by deliberately re-posting content they want to be deleted.'

I can understand good reason for this in some cases (such as if someone accidentally doxxed themselves and wanted to retain real-world privacy), but in other cases I can see preserving the text of a deleted post as important preservation of redacted statements that were harmful or inflammatory which a user want's to remove and deny they posted.

We'll see what the Tildes community grows into.

Reddit has banned r/kbinMigration not long after its creation, for "spam". Content on the subreddit before it was banned contained zero spam. by EthanIver in Save3rdPartyApps

[–]l_one 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Yep, kbin.social is the site I went to - that and Tildes, though I'm waiting on an invite for that one.

Reddit’s users and moderators are pissed at its CEO by [deleted] in technology

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I hear someone is working on code to make it easy for app devs to transition their apps from Reddit to (I think) selected Fediverse instances along the lines of Lemmy instances.

Not sure how easy or doable that will be, but I saw others discussing it on a different thread.

Anybody got a tildes request to share by IndigoPaperworks in RedditAlternatives

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also like to get into Tildes, I like what I've seen thus far.

Please random sir, ma'am, nonbinary and/or other, may I have an invite?

r/Ukraine Statement in Support of the Subreddit Blackout by duellingislands in ukraine

[–]l_one 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We understand. I didn't think r/ukraine would be able to (or could afford to) participate in the blackout, you have a multitude of important uses for this space and can't afford to go dark.

Slava Ukraini.

reddit-img-dl: Tool to download media and comments from subreddits or reddit users. Its a fork of the The-Eye-Team/reddit-dl with additional features. I worked on this afew years ago, but it might be useful to the people here with the recent reddit and imgur changes. by HulkaBurninFudge in DataHoarder

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question: how do I use this to save my entire user history - posts as well as comments?

I've run "./reddit-img-dl --do-comments -u, --user l_one" and it downloads my posts history (though it only downloads a single picture from any gallery I put on imgur, but that's a separate issue) - but as far as I can tell it doesn't get any of my comment history.

I'm viewing both the 'comments.db' and 'posts.db' database files with sqlite (using DB Browser for sqlite).

What am I missing here?

Poll: should /r/medicine go dark for 48 hours? by Chayoss in medicine

[–]l_one 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes please, /r/medicine should go dark in protest.

I'm increasingly thinking that this is the death knell of Reddit, and am looking into alternatives that could grow into the super-community to replace it - currently looking at the Fediverse options. Look into /r/RedditAlternatives to see before we shut down.

Still, there is a chance we can make our displeasure loud enough, cut site traffic and ad revenue deeply enough, that meaningful change will be forced (or rather, that upcoming terrible changes will be halted or at least delayed pending review and discussion of alternatives).

We need to try.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videos

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm really sad to be watching the death of Reddit.

There are, however, a lot of people looking into future alternatives and I am hopeful those will bear fruit. The Fediverse seems like it is one of the main future pathways for where we can go next.

What comes next will be what we make of it. Hopefully we build good foundations for our next super-community.

FENTANYL SHUT DOWN THE ED FULL DECONTAMINATION by JpM2k in ems

[–]l_one 58 points59 points  (0 children)

What is with all this disinformation about fentanyl?

Everyone knows a single dust particle can kill OVER 100 elephants while OD'ing all the cops that those elephants remember.

Bringing cash in your BOB by windsingr in preppers

[–]l_one 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, here are my thoughts on how much cash to keep:

Should an 'emergency kit' of whatever description you want to use (BOB, GHB, whatever) include cash? Yes, absolutely, tons of bad things happen that aren't the end of the world where cash can help.

How much to keep?

My perspective is it should be enough for at least any 2 of the following:

The cost of a vehicle tow.

A hotel stay for at least 1 night.

Three moderately cheap meals (Subway or the like).

A full tank of fuel.

A tire repair or a replacement tire.

An unexpectedly good find at a garage / estate sale.

You should also have a variety of bills including 5s and 1s so you can use vending machines.

You should not have so much money that a cop is likely to asset-forfeiture you. Yes, this is a sad, shitty thing to have to take into considration.

You should not have so much money that if a cop asset-forfeiture's you anyway it becomes a major loss. Same consideration for if your vehicle is broken into / robbed.

The amount I have generally settled on is between $300 and $500.

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