mrmanager

mrmanager, 3 days ago

Well I prefer it being warm in the end times than cold. :)

mrmanager, 11 days ago

It’s what we all loved about the internet I think, before the web become… “that” (looking at the pile of shit the web has become).

But actually it’s not the web, not really. It’s the big tech platforms that most people seem to think is the internet now. It’s sad to watch how people log on to “Facebook” and not the general web anymore. And then Google in front of everything, like a big cancer growth.

Lemmy is not the new internet either I believe. But it’s here to show people that something else can exist. As soon as we let advertising in here though, it’s over.

mrmanager, 11 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

You can rent an instance for like 10 dollars per month and grow from there. Then expand if you get users and things get slow. Lemmy runs ok on 4 GB of memory but it’s better with 8 GB. Postgres use the most.

mrmanager, 11 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

What you can do is install wireguard server at home and then set your phone to use that wireguard connection always. That’s what I do and then my pihole at home filters all my mobile traffic as well.

mrmanager, 11 days ago

I’m not sure about that. What if advertising were used to cover server costs, just like donations right now? Then the community may be fine with it.

But I think it’s very dangerous to go down that route. Because it’s going to become about higher profits, not just covering costs, in the long run.

mrmanager, 11 days ago

I need a list of which ones don’t allow assholes to enter. :)

mrmanager, 26 days ago

Thank you very much :) I added some glue to this post to give it a bit more attention since I’m super happy for the help and appreciate it a lot.

I haven’t written that much about myself either before. But I can say that I also grew up with computers in the 80s and 90s. And I also had my own BBS back then, so thanks for the nostalgia trip! Sometimes I miss it a lot. The community feeling was incredible since so few people were doing things like that. The ones that did were similar to a lot of Lemmy users and curious about new technology and ways of doings things.

And just like @Buelldozer here, I have zero interest in any power tripping. I like to keep a low profile most of the time and when something happens, I try to do the best I can to fix it. This instance is here because I want people to have an alternative to big tech platforms that are abusing and disrespecting their users. And I plan to stay in the background as much as possible, because this instance is not about me or buelldozer - it’s about you guys and building a community around Lemmy. :)

mrmanager, 1 month ago

Oh shit, uneasy feelings for managers… :)

Clearly a national emergency.

mrmanager, 1 month ago

I think eventually, some people will be OK with paying 5 dollars per month for a YouTube competitor that is better than the original. Much like Kagi is doing for search engines. It won’t be for the majority since they still expect free stuff and no ads, which doesn’t work.

mrmanager, 1 month ago

This is like asking the burglar to investigate his own crime in a way, isn’t it?

I don’t know what happened with the virus of course, but trusting what US intelligence agencies are saying, isn’t that a bit gullible?

mrmanager, 1 month ago

Lol :)

mrmanager, 1 month ago

Cats are easily the best looking being on the planet.

mrmanager, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Yeah I didnt see this until now. Thanks!

There has been a huge wave of spam accounts recently, and I recognize some of the names on this list. Of course these accounts gets banned quickly.

Getting a fake email address is really easy, so I don’t think it makes any difference whatsoever. On fastmail which im using, I can even create fake ones with a click on a button. It’s built into the service to have different emails for different sites.

Having closed signups will not stop any spam accounts. It just adds a delay between registration and being able to log in. There is no way to know if it’s a spam account or not before they sign in. Of course, some of the names in the list makes it obvious, but they just change to ordinary sounding names then.

I think it’s frustrating for new users to have to wait for a random time period to get accepted, specially when it serves no purpose. I’m not going to be any wiser if I approve the registration now or 12 hours later.

Or am I wrong? I haven’t been a troll myself but seems like I would just spend 30 mins to make accounts in random instances and then fire off my bot a few hours later or on the day after.

How do you know which accounts are spam accounts before they even started posting?

If the spammers and trolls manage to make you defederate from Lemmy.today, they will pick another instance. And every defederation will continue to make the fediverse smaller and more centralized. Sooner or later, small instances may even stop accepting new users for fear of being defederated from the larger network.

I would like to stop having these spam accounts and trolls on the instance. I could add email verification but it won’t make a difference and just make it more annoying for new users. I really don’t want to punish them for what trolls and spammers are doing.

But sure, I prefer it to defederation. So if you think it makes a difference, I could add it just as a sign of good faith. But it’s really a pointless gesture.

mrmanager, 1 month ago

Yeah it makes sense. After reading all the arguments here, I guess if it helps to slow down spammers, it’s a good idea. Let’s do it. :)

I will enable it tomorrow and I would be very grateful for some extra admin help. I will contact you tomorrow. :)

mrmanager, 1 month ago

Thank you, it does make sense. We will enable it tomorrow. This thread changed my mind. :)

mrmanager, 1 month ago

In all for trying it. Will enable it tomorrow then. Thanks!

mrmanager, 1 month ago

I’ve been there a few times, but will log in more and catch up. :)

mrmanager, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

One thing women does that men don’t… Is that they remember every single time you did something dumb, and they will use that as ammunition in every fight.

mrmanager, 2 months ago

Of course. Not all women will do this. Your wife doesn’t do it, that’s great. But we all have different experiences in life. Everyone gets treated differently. So all these discussions are is about our subjective experiences.

mrmanager, 2 months ago

The world is not McDonald’s though. But yes, there is a trend towards sterile clean environments with muted colors.

mrmanager, 2 months ago

Humanity slowly goes insane… :)

mrmanager, 2 months ago

I’m wondering about her reason for not using one too. What is the advantage?

She thinks the web can’t exist without ads? It can, because it did once.

mrmanager, 2 months ago

Go back to windows is not an option, it’s a really horrible system. I dont see how people can use it without blowing their brains out.