Sorta off topic but due to KBin not hosting itself, the URLs everyone posts are so varied. There's the usual ones, Imgur gif sites discord, but some are completely random sites.
I recently opened the app to ensure that it infact does not work anymore, but it just showed me the newest feed, like it did before. What is going on here? Are people funding this? Or have they switched to a third party API for read only?
It’s almost as if reddit’s first party app couldn’t even compete with third party apps. I used Boost for Reddit and now I’m waiting for Boost for Lemmy...
Updated June 19th, 2023 Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. But that doesn’t mean you can’t watch it! You can download Small Is Beautiful #23 directly, and watch it with your favourite video player. Small Is Beautiful (Oct, 2022): What is the Small Web and why do we need it? Today, I want to introduce you to...
I looked at the lemmy stats again today like the last few days (since the 1st of July), apparently tonight there has been another wave of bot signups.:...
On Reddit, browsing r/All by new would show so much spam, it was really pointless if you just were looking for content. One relied on reddit's algorithm to show you new stuff you hadn't actively searched for. The nice thing about Kbin, and the threadiverse in general, is that you can browse m/All by New as see genuinely...
Whether you started with a 2600 and a joystick in your hand, an N64 with a blistered palm or building your first PC in your teens, what is that one video game you've played at some point that to this day sits at the top of your list.
Some users wonder if the dev will be charged for having it still up, others argue Reddit can't charge him without having signed a contract. Everyone is confused as to why the API change hasn't made it inoperable....
So, couple years ago i started to learn about tech, programming and self hosting services thanks to redditors ( not reddit the evil corp ), and found lots of communities where they pointed me to good resources but then ended up allocating more time to learning programming to switch career into that field and finally got it....
Over many years of using messageboards, forums and reddit, I've had the 'search, don't ask' ethos drilled into me, the idea being that creating new threads to ask simple questions is a bad thing because it decreases the signal-to-noise ratio of content....
I'm having trouble getting my home Lemmy instance (lemmy.federate.cc) to play nice with Kbin and I was hoping you all might be able to shed some insight....
Bluesky, a decentralized Twitter-like social network, is pausing new signups “temporarily” to try and resolve performance issues it’s been experiencing after Twitter introduced limits on the amount of tweets you can see in a day. Even though you still need an invite code to be able to join Bluesky, it seems that the influx...
Does anyone else find it interesting to see the different video hosts people are using? (Kbin.social)
Sorta off topic but due to KBin not hosting itself, the URLs everyone posts are so varied. There's the usual ones, Imgur gif sites discord, but some are completely random sites.
Reddit's updated rate limits going into effect over the coming weeks, not entirely on July 1st, as was expected (www.reddit.com)
This is why apps like Boost, who never signed up for a subscription model are still functioning....
World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3 (www.reuters.com)
Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
What is happening with Infinity for Reddit currently?
I recently opened the app to ensure that it infact does not work anymore, but it just showed me the newest feed, like it did before. What is going on here? Are people funding this? Or have they switched to a third party API for read only?
Haven't touched reddit since July 1st
It’s almost as if reddit’s first party app couldn’t even compete with third party apps. I used Boost for Reddit and now I’m waiting for Boost for Lemmy...
What is the Small Web? (ar.al)
Updated June 19th, 2023 Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. But that doesn’t mean you can’t watch it! You can download Small Is Beautiful #23 directly, and watch it with your favourite video player. Small Is Beautiful (Oct, 2022): What is the Small Web and why do we need it? Today, I want to introduce you to...
Hi kbinners! Fuck spez (media.kbin.social)
Lemmy apparently hit with another bot wave tonight (+ 623686 overall users) (kbin.social)
I looked at the lemmy stats again today like the last few days (since the 1st of July), apparently tonight there has been another wave of bot signups.:...
Kbin.social passes 50K users (fedidb.org)
Two weeks after 30K users we reach 50K...
One of the advantages of being on Kbin is that you can scroll All by New, and see genuinely interesting content (kbin.social)
On Reddit, browsing r/All by new would show so much spam, it was really pointless if you just were looking for content. One relied on reddit's algorithm to show you new stuff you hadn't actively searched for. The nice thing about Kbin, and the threadiverse in general, is that you can browse m/All by New as see genuinely...
Kbin: What is your all time favourite video game? (kbin.social)
Whether you started with a 2600 and a joystick in your hand, an N64 with a blistered palm or building your first PC in your teens, what is that one video game you've played at some point that to this day sits at the top of your list.
3rd party app for Reddit, Boost, is still functioning well after July 1st (www.reddit.com)
Some users wonder if the dev will be charged for having it still up, others argue Reddit can't charge him without having signed a contract. Everyone is confused as to why the API change hasn't made it inoperable....
Can a rich person be a good person? (kbin.social)
I don't mean doctor-making-150k-a-year rich, I mean properly rich with millions to billions of dollars....
What are some interesting internet rabbit holes to dive into? (kbin.social)
Craving a good wtf moment....
Hey Kbin! How do you choose to interact with the larger fediverse/threadiverse? (kbin.social)
Do you choose to interact with the fediverse in a particular way?...
What is your favorite frozen food/meal? (kbin.social)
Mine has to be Trader Joe's line of frozen Indian Food. The Palak Paneer is amazing!
ELI5 resources for publishing self hosted services (kbin.social)
So, couple years ago i started to learn about tech, programming and self hosting services thanks to redditors ( not reddit the evil corp ), and found lots of communities where they pointed me to good resources but then ended up allocating more time to learning programming to switch career into that field and finally got it....
Ernest Appreciation Post (kbin.social)
Kbin has seen a staggering amount of growth in the past few weeks, and with it a bunch of discussion about issues and bugs....
Should we be more enthusiastically asking questions to build content on here? (kbin.social)
Over many years of using messageboards, forums and reddit, I've had the 'search, don't ask' ethos drilled into me, the idea being that creating new threads to ask simple questions is a bad thing because it decreases the signal-to-noise ratio of content....
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Can't get kbin.social and my home Lemmy instance to talk to each other - can anyone help? (kbin.social)
I'm having trouble getting my home Lemmy instance (lemmy.federate.cc) to play nice with Kbin and I was hoping you all might be able to shed some insight....
HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray (kbin.social)
Imma start by prefacing that I like kbin way better so far....
Bluesky temporarily halts sign-ups because so many people are joining from Twitter (www.theverge.com)
Bluesky, a decentralized Twitter-like social network, is pausing new signups “temporarily” to try and resolve performance issues it’s been experiencing after Twitter introduced limits on the amount of tweets you can see in a day. Even though you still need an invite code to be able to join Bluesky, it seems that the influx...
I'm developing an iOS and Android app for Lemmy called Bean and I'm looking for testers (forms.gle)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/925265...
Is there any way to be notified when others respond to your comments? I feel like it naturally extinguishes conversations to not have any notifications? (kbin.social)
I've gone back and noticed that sometimes a handful of people had responded to a previous comment and I never realized it....