I've used Relay for years, first tried it when it was still called Reddit News.
I'll admit that I've been browsing Reddit a bit with the official app and it's a garbage experience. Like, there's no /r/all? Wtf.
Anyway, it's just pushing me more onto Lemmy. It's slowly turning into a viable alternative as engagement grows.
On Android, former Relay for Reddit user.
Right now I have SEVEN lemmy apps on my home screen as I figure out which I like best. So far I keep going back to Sync the most.
Boost's animations suck. It takes too long to show the post list after swiping away an image and the whole screen goes black, it's a bit jarring.
Liftoff works well but it's ugly.
Jerboa isn't very customizable and the post list doesn't feel dense enough.
Voyager literally does not tell you what instance the community you're viewing is on.
I haven't touched Thunder in a while but I see they've updated quite a bit with a lot more customization. I remember older versions being nice, so I'll give it a try again.
Connect is about the same as Liftoff, works well but kinda ugly. Admittedly not as ugly though.
ReVanced can patch most of the popular apps with your own private (free to use) API key.
Step by step guide if you're interested
I'm sure Reddit is seeing private key usage sky rocketing on their end since ReVanced released these patches. Whether or not Reddit chooses to do anything about it remains to be seen, but I can't help but wonder how long it will last.
Nowadays I still stick with Lemmy for general scrolling and only go to Reddit for my niche subreddits that don't have active equivalents here.
Memmy or mlem on iOS. Try those.
Most pawn shops deal primarily with guns, tools, and jewelry. You'll also find all kinds of electronics and collectibles, some places may have furniture too.
The fediverse is a space built to escape these corporate profit machines. So you're ok with them invading that space?
Federating with Threads might help the fediverse grow, but Threads has the ability to become the largest instance within it. Then they'll be the ones to defederate from us. After that happens the fediverse will be worse off than if they never joined.
The fediverse is a threat to corporate run social media. Threads joining the fediverse is step one of their inside job to bring it down.
I'd argue that some people are not tech savvy enough to figure that out. Whereas Lemmy is actually less complicated.
There are newer AI tools that can do text accurately. Usually it's with text provided in the prompt though, so it's arguably not AI generated, just AI placed.
The unreadable AI text you're familiar with is done without the AI really knowing what text is, and they're just making something that looks vaguely like it. It's the same way they normally handle any kind of object or shape. Newer tools are built specifically for text, so it actually is readable and makes sense.
The line is "the galaxy is on Orion's belt"
The alien couldn't think of the word "collar"
That sounds like roommates with extra sex- I mean steps.
I mean, it's not usual to find more modern books at a thrift store. Yeah a lot of them are old, but newer ones are there.
Even among the old ones there are some that are sought after, like Betty Crocker's Cooky Book. Best snickerdoodles of my life.
Release the kraken
Samsung and Google are just now getting around to supporting it
Hey now, I've been rocking RCS for three years. The only reason it took so long to begin with is because Google was trying to get service providers to implement it themselves. Google finally said fuck it and started doing it themselves iMessage style and then providers started playing along.
I got 12/20 and most of the ones I got wrong are the ones I was second guessing myself on.
Except the carbon footprint of Starlink is estimated to be 30x greater than terrestrial alternatives.
More than half of all satellites in space are already Starlink at around 5,000, with 12,000 planned in the near future and up to 42,000 as a later expansion.
It's just not sustainable.
The reason you can't agree is because it doesn't make sense to describe any part of a bed/mattress as having a front.
So just stop using "front" entirely.
You have the top and bottom, head and foot, and both sides. There's no need for a front or back.
Interesting article. I'm still pretty new to the concept off federation but I'll keep an eye out for these kinds of takeovers in the future.
I'm still curious as to what is going to happen on the 1st and moving forward. I haven't seen much news about whether or not moderation focused apps/bots will still work despite Reddit's promises.
My bet is that effective moderation is going to drop significantly. Spam is going to increase to take advantage and trolls (whether to usual kind or as a form of protest) will run rampant. The user experience is going to suffer for the users that currently "don't care". And then Reddit will die.
I think it's important for people to learn how to manage/customize notifications whether it be on the OS level or through each app individually.
I keep a lot of things as silent notifications, so they pop up but don't grab my attention. They'll be there when I look at my phone. I think texts/calls are the only thing that makes noise on my phone at all.
Right now Relay for Reddit is working on a subscription model and has been granted a extension period. It's currently free to use. Not sure if I'll bother paying for it to stay on Reddit, but for now I can still use Reddit without the official app.
Relay for Reddit is still active and implementing a tiered subscription soon. Not entirely sure I'll keep it but the lowest tier is only $2/month.
I don't have a webcam. And I didn't have a functioning microphone for several years until recently.
I had read recently that opening the door while it's running triggers an emergency shutoff that is quicker than normal operation. Apparently this is bad for the longevity of the microwave.
RCS wasn't originally supposed to run on data, it only does now because carriers didn't want to support it natively.
I found the setting for showing a user's instance, but still no setting for showing the instance of communities.
I'm more concerned with the fact that they're not supporting the steam workshop and using their own mod platform