Chris Remington
Volunteer amateur systems administrator for Beehaw. Stay-at-home dad. Outdoor enthusiast.
Bluesky: @beehaw.org
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Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Gaming@beehaw.org•Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 13th2·4 days agoLast Epoch and Diablo 4
Getting ready for the new content
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media11·6 days agoYeah. Clickbait title.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media8·6 days agoWe must have better moderation tools if we ever want this instance to grow.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media6·6 days agoI understand all of that. What I’d like the OP to address is how Bluesky could turn into something resembling Twitter if it’s, technically, very different.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media7·6 days agoDid you read the article? Do you understand, technically, how Bluesky differs from Twitter (X)?
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research16·8 days agoYes. This is the best explanation of why people choose the platforms they use.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research21·8 days agoI don’t believe it has anything to do with people’s fear. More money means more marketing power. It’s that simple.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto World News@beehaw.org•China Hits Back at Trump Tariffs with 34% Duties on All US Goods4·12 days agoYeah I agree.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls5·17 days agoIn the four years that I’ve been an admin here I’ve only seen one CSAM case. I don’t want to see another one. It was very difficult dealing with it on a personal level.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls25·18 days agoThe last sentence of the article clears this up.
That will mean users putting in the work to make sure they remain safe, accessible, noncommercial and well respected.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Technology@beehaw.org•Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs4·18 days agoI agree. That was one of the main sites I used to determine buying the Sony Bravia. Turns out they were spot on about everything. I’ll use that site again I’m sure.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto World News@beehaw.org•Ex-US Attorney Jessica Aber investigated Russia, CIA leaker before death13·23 days agoThey may never release the truth surrounding her death.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Sports@beehaw.org•George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 762·26 days agoGreat idea! Me too!
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgMto Technology@beehaw.org•YouTube cracks down (again) on ad blockers.54·27 days agoI never have this problem using uBlock Origin.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Northsky Social Cooperative announces project to build a new ATproto platform for the benefit of marginalized communities that prioritizes the 2SLGBTQIA+ community1·1 month agoThanks for sharing that article. ATproto and ActivityPub are very different indeed. I can understand why someone would be hesitant to join if they preferred the way ActivityPub is structured.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Northsky Social Cooperative announces project to build a new ATproto platform for the benefit of marginalized communities that prioritizes the 2SLGBTQIA+ community1·1 month agoThey should just use activity pub.
Well, they’ve already stated that they are going to be using ATproto.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Northsky Social Cooperative announces project to build a new ATproto platform for the benefit of marginalized communities that prioritizes the 2SLGBTQIA+ community3·1 month ago…this would make the official first non-bluesky controlled router?
Yes.
Chris Remington@beehaw.orgOPMto Technology@beehaw.org•Northsky Social Cooperative announces project to build a new ATproto platform for the benefit of marginalized communities that prioritizes the 2SLGBTQIA+ community3·1 month agoThey will run their own server, yes.
As stated by @furrowsofar@beehaw.org Firefox or a derivative. I use Firefox Developer Edition and have learned how to turn off all of the spying crap. Otherwise, I’ll use LibreWolf every once in a while.