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Problem statement: I have a bunch of links to sites that update infrequently (think monthly or quarterly magazines) and I want to remember to go read them when they've updated.

RSS isn't a great solution since almost all sites spam out constant low-value content which I'd prefer to not be bombarded with - I just want to see the main updates, similarly to how I'd have received a magazine in the mail, in the past.

The basic answer here is just keep a list of links and remember to click them, and that's what I do, but it feels like there could be a better solution...

How do you handle this?

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Forums were great but the friction to find and join new ones was very high.

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Long time back I used to use a spam email whenever I needed one. Then services started declining emails from those services, so I made a temp Gmail I used for everything. But I'm not comfortable with how much I use that.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Right, why would I bother with the reddit IPO? IPO pricing is all over the place. If I want it - I don't - I'll buy it day 1.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

It's not all of a sudden. The Spring Break crowd has been controversial for decades. Bar and hotel owners of course love them. Locals unaffiliated with the tourism industry are more ambivalent and always have been.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Race is not a biological term but it's absolutely a sociological term, i.e. a complex social construct we've created based on superficial physical characteristics

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I don't mean an application of technology. Or a specific fact. I'm interested in more big picture things.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Well, we're certainly not getting away from mining with solar and wind.

In fact, the amount of uranium used is so low that the amount mined per megawatt-hour is probably way less than for building solar and wind.

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Here are some specific questions.

  • Are the upvotes and downvotes I make, private? If I report a comment, is my report private?

  • Can someone follow me across lemmy instances based on my username?

  • If I want to make a community, is there a reason I would choose one lemmy over another?

  • Are the powers of moderators similar to reddit's?

  • Where can I find a list of most active lemmy instances?

  • Any other differences from reddit I should know about?

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

It's easy if you pay attention at all times. Do not fall into your ingrained habits. If you stay focused, especially while turning, you won't have a problem.

I have never driven a manual on the wrong side. I wouldn't do that. I would rent an automatic.

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Basically I'm looking for a heterodox political lemmy community where moderate opinions are valued and the level of discourse is pretty good. Where people are there to talk and there's not as much venting.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Yes. Defense is important. Pacifism is unworkable in today's geopolitical sphere. Weapons create peace.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

No. The State of Hawaii is the largest landowner on Maui, followed by the real estate company Alexander and Baldwin. Do not spread misinformation please.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Which already happens, but in any case, that's easily solvable too. Accounts that never engage with anything = low power, accounts that engage a lot and then vote wisely = high power.

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

This is so irrelevant, who CARES

[-] BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Can be improved by ignoring votes on posts from people who haven't actually opened the post, and also ignoring votes entirely from serial downvoters. You could even make certain votes more powerful, say if someone who never votes on something decides to vote - that should weigh more than someone who votes everything (especially if they upvote or downvote everything)

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