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rhythmisaprancer,
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Has there been a change in sourcing new magazines? Last time I tried it I couldn't get anything to matriculate, at least not kbin style with searching etc. Big turn off for me but otherwise mbin seems like the best fit.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Maybe I should reach out to the person who runs the mbin instance I am on. They were a kbin person before and may have some insight. An mbin version of this meta would be helpful, as mentioned!

rhythmisaprancer, (edited )
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This is a good discussion here. I'm sure I am not the only person to have other accounts (an mbin and a lemmy) but I am pretty invested here. But your #1 option has some relavent points.

Edit to add I have been digging the microblogs and miss that from what I can see on mbin. Maybe my error. I can't even find them.

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The color of that peach fuzz reminds me of the rotary in our kitchen where I lived as a kid. An option besides black or white is nice!

I'm seeing more microblog posts (kbin.social)

Is anyone else? One of the reasons I was interested in /kbin over other options was this feature, but I don't remember seeing them on subscribed or all. Is this new? I'm kind of intimidated by it but ultimately know I want to interact. I'm seeing some cool stuff! It's all on magazines I have subscribed to.

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I'm not sure, it is set there now but I no longer see the posts... Must be a setting somewhere.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Same also. It made the PWA broken when I tried using it earlier. Maybe change my default view on the browser now. No other problems!

rhythmisaprancer,
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I am definitely not qualified for instance level moderation, but may be for a magazine. Is that part of what you are looking for? I did put a request in for one a ways back, but perhaps am not qualified for that, either. It would be a good step i think. But I don't know. I can go thru the abandoned list again.

/kbin another quick update (kbin.social)

Good morning, last week we managed to address pressing issues related to infrastructure. Thank you once again for your assistance, Piotr. I will continue work in this area, but it will be less invasive and cumbersome. I have restored the test environments and am slowly getting back into coding....

rhythmisaprancer,
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Thank you for more great things!

rhythmisaprancer,
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I see a little arrow device but cannot get it to do anything. But I am using the PWA right now.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Lot of bicycle stories! One time I was riding a bike with coaster brakes, and managed to get both shoelaces wrapped at the same time. I was hoping to make it to a parked car or tree or anything really, but just slowly wound down until I toppled.

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Thanks also @piotrsikora!

rhythmisaprancer,
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Ya some things seem to not be federating right now for some reason. I can still see them, tho. Older threads.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Good, I appreciate your history posts!

/kbin March update (kbin.social)

I'm feeling a bit better. Starting today, I'll be returning to work as much as possible. This week will likely be spent catching up on tasks, replying to emails, reading overdue comments, etc. I also need to work with Piotr on instance infrastructure. I'll be more actively handling spam as well, but it's clear that we need...

rhythmisaprancer,
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It's good to see you posting again. Many of us are willing to do things to help out as our skills allow 🙂 Be well.

Ernest needs to quickly delegate or this instance will quickly die (kbin.social)

I appreciate that earnest made a post yesterday, or maybe it was the day before, saying that he is not dead and hasn't given up on kbin. It's not on this magazine, so I'm not sure where it was since this seems to be the most appropriate one, but in any case....

rhythmisaprancer,
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I agree that it would probably be helpful to have more than one person running the program, but I also understand it can be hard to let a project go. I really like kbin, but will admit I set up another account elsewhere. It isn't as nice as kbin. I don't know rust but will definitely step up to moderate! Learning new things is good. I'll do it. Happily 🙂

RE: Is Ernest still here? (kbin.social)

I check in here quite often, but for now, I'm just focusing on clearing spam and keeping the instance alive. In January, I was working on the AP module, and there has been significant progress in the work, which hasn't been publicly published yet. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year, I developed a skin condition that...

rhythmisaprancer,
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Thanks for checking in, @ernest ! I think you have a pretty devoted community, let us know how we can help. Be well.

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I just worry that it'll switch from Republican obstruction to Hungarian obstruction

Poignant observation. I wonder if anything will change with the undoing of the president and the reasons behind.

rhythmisaprancer,
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their real history is one of slavery and subjugation under the Mongols

And this shouldn't even be a big deal. What group of people haven't been subjugated at some point in their history? Collectively, I suspect that nearly all peoples have been. Certainly it is a bigger conversation with modern, more recent slavery, involving forced migration, but it doesn't change what happened either. The US and some European countries face this topic (as the subjugators) and are talking about it with varying degrees of honesty.

Why hide from it?

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I've only met one Russian immigrant who felt comfortable talking about Russian people, and they definitely said something like this, among other things.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Are there some key magazines that need it? I will step up, if only to play whack a mole as I understand it.

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Ya I've perused the list, but there doesn't seem to be overlap. Maybe I should just grab one, any one, to get the hang of it.

rhythmisaprancer,
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We could at least offload some work from Ernest

rhythmisaprancer,
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I'm not sure how to request that one since it has an active owner. I did request another that was available.

rhythmisaprancer,
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This sounds neat. How long has screen protector mode been around? After ten years, I would have to relearn a lot I would think haha.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Does it still work otherwise? Pixel 3a user who may or may not watch birds. And cats.

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There is a phone by unihertz but their phones tend to run dated OSes. I have had good lick with what @TheBest said. People either break phones, or don't, it seems.

rhythmisaprancer,
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I don't do the kind of writing that would require any formal format, but a teacher in college seemed to feel that MLA was meant to be used strictly in an academic setting. I'm not sure what I was told to use in high school, but in college all the writing classes wanted us to use a format relevant to our major. I believe I used APA but it has been awhile. Could have been MLA.

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I don't have anything to add but appreciate you beginning the discussion. It seems that all instances will periodically face this issue; perhaps it would be good to have a proactive plan on place for when it becomes relentless.

rhythmisaprancer,
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What all is involved on moderating? I haven't gotten involved in any of that, I come from a bulletin board back ground, not reddit, but I am sure I am not the only person without a relevant background who is willing to be helpful in some capacity. It will just all be new. But it seems like having a warm body to delete posts could help a lot!

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You can report a post. It will even tell you if it has already been reported. I do not know who receives this report. I report and then block this type of thing.

rhythmisaprancer,
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I'm not sure what KES is but if I just scroll a bit then what u want to read or what I am writing is clear of the arrow. I don't use the arrow and am indifferent to it but I imagine others may like it. I use the PWA.

That's my solution 🙂

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Progressive web app. You install it from your browser, and it runs from your browser, but you get a special icon to launch it. Probably more To it than that, but that's the most I think I know enough to say haha!

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Trying to be positive - I just read an article about diseases being eradicated in multiple countries. That is great, and I hope that trend will continue. We are seeing some interesting work done with disease treatment. So, on that front, I think some of the research that has been ongoing in a number of illnesses will result in something tangible that can be published. Cancer vaccine? Dimentia prevention? New way to manage a surprise respiratory virus?

Yes to all.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Can signal interact with SMS? I felt like I had issues with that when I used it a couple years ago. May have been me.

rhythmisaprancer,
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Too bad.

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Has anyone tried LocalSend? Not android specific, not sure about Windows tho

How much do you use Kbin for microblogging? (kbin.social)

One of the things I find cool about Kbin is the fact that it's a platform for both thread aggregation and microblogging. How much do you use the latter side of things? Do you make microblog posts, actively browse the microblog tab, view them in your home feed, or rarely touch them?

rhythmisaprancer,
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I actually joined kbin specifically because it had both of these features. I have read some microblogs, but haven't determined how I fit in with that culture enough to interact. Magazines are more like the bulletin boards of the past, which I am very familiar with. I like the opportunity to interact with the microblogs, tho, and don't expect to create another account just for that. I like this setup very much!

rhythmisaprancer,
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It looks like that poster may be a bot or troll. They just joined and somehow have made their own magazine and then crossposted from that mag, TO that mag, several times...

rhythmisaprancer,
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I don't personally have any issues with the website on mobile, I wonder if it could be browser related? I'm also not expecting perfection from something that hasn't been around very long, and never was on reddit so have nothing to compare it to.

I think you have valid points about "dealing" and "learning" and for some, that will be a turnoff. For me, it is an adventure 🙂

rhythmisaprancer,
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Hmm, I'm using Mull but I don't think that would make a difference.

In any case, this is probably a good discussion to start, thanks for doing it!

Is there an Android app existing that lets you both browse Kbin and browse whatever link posted in Kbin inside the same Kbin browser app? (kbin.social)

I dislike the idea of clicking a link in a Kbin app, which opens the link separately in a browser app, then closing the tab, then closing the browser app, then going back to the Kbin app....

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I didn't know there were any apps for kbin, but using a browser to begin with, it seems pretty seamless. The link opens, then I hit back and I am back at the thread.

I did see after looking aroind that Artemis has an app, is that what you are using?

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