Stop Trying to Make Social Networks Succeed [Opinion]
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    Such a valid point; success should not be measured only in dollars. I began explaining the basics of the Fediverse with some of my friends and the first question they asked was, “How do people even make money on there then?” It’s a bit disheartening to see how money-driven things are for some people.

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  • How to post gif ?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    It’s strange, I downloaded a gif to my photo and selected it as an image for a Memmy post. The post worked and was upvoted so others must see it. But the actual gif is not visible on Memmy. The gif does play on a mobile browser though.

    I want to try posting a direct link to a gif and see what it looks like. Can you see the gif below?

    Nope

    It looks like you need to use the format:

    ![label](directlink.gif) such as: ![Nope](https://i.imgur.com/lov37J1.gif)

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  • Is there a place to submit new community ideas?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    So far it seems that the admins will make posts when they’re considering new ones. I think the need for committed moderators may be the challenge for adding new ones. You could always find a community on a different Lemmy instance or create a community on an instance that has that enabled.

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  • (a mushroom!)

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    Swaping places of username and community
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    I agree, I would rather see the community on the left with the instance in smaller/non-bold text below it, and user to the right without the instance of the user until you click the post.

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  • Shower Sitters, Are You Out There?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    I had an ex-gf that would sit down for showers when possible, and sometimes fall asleep lol

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  • The social benefits are great and I heard the flag is a big plus

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    My wife was complaining that i never buy her jewelry.
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    My wife says I’m cheap, but idk. I’m not buying it

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  • Family and Friends of Persons with Addiction (fafopwa)
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    Thank you. It’s not a common acronym; I just didn’t see a way I wanted to shorten it haha.

    Outside of this post with the link, people that search “addiction” would probably see the community. I posted essentially this same post in other instances’ chat communities, and made sure this new community was discoverable by lemmy.world, beehaw.org, vlemmy.net, lemmy.one, and kbin.social. I also asked that the mental health community lists this as a “related community.”

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  • An online support group for people to share experiences and resources, and give support to one another through the many challenges of having a friend/family member struggling with addiction. !fafopwa@vlemmy.net

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    An online support group for people to share experiences and resources, and give support to one another through the many challenges of having a friend/family member struggling with addiction. !fafopwa@vlemmy.net

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    An online support group for people to share experiences and resources, and give support to one another through the many challenges of having a friend/family member struggling with addiction. !fafopwa@vlemmy.net Just thought I’d share an avenue for Beehaw members that may be interested. Please direct me to a different place to post if this would be better suited elsewhere.

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    An online support group for people to share experiences and resources, and give support to one another through the many challenges of having a friend/family member struggling with addiction. !fafopwa@vlemmy.net

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    created with MidJourney by VorgBardo

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    created with MidJourney by VorgBardo

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    Looking for a lemmy instance
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    vlemmy.net or lemmy.one are smaller, so seem to work well for a home instance without any de-federation at the moment

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  • What made you pick the Lemmy server you are on?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    I found beehaw first, so I started there but then discovered that the admins manage the community creation there. So I made a new account on lemmy.world to mod that, and most browsed with my beehaw account. But then beehaw needed to de-federate from lemmy.world, so I made a vLemmy and lemmy.one accounts so I could interact with both beehaw and lemmy.world.

    tl;dr As someone else mentioned, finding a smaller, low-profile instance to have your home account but interacting with other instances seems to be the best approach

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  • https://i.imgur.com/nn8Vr9t.jpg

    Concept art from the live-action [Avatar: The Last Airbender movie](https://wallspic.com/image/166583-avatar-appa-avatar_aang-avatar_netflix_concept_art-firelord_ozai/full-hd-iphone)

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    https://i.imgur.com/4lkfJ0s.jpg

    Artist unknown. From [Dreamer](https://deseos-de-la-via-lactea.tumblr.com/post/690800261027987456) on Tumblr

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    Created these icons for Memmy. What do we think?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    I always love having more icon options. If I’m being honest, I think the placement of the ears should move so that it looks less like a ram. But I do like that it’s a different angle than all of the the straight-on icons.

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  • what has been your best community "subreddit" find so far?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    I personally love !dadjokes@lemmy.world

    I may be a little biased because I mod it ;)

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  • Which is the best image hosting site?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    I’ve had a good experience with Post Images. Native resolution, direct image links, album capabilities, free, and minimal info for signup.

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  • Why are so many sites changing their ToS/privacy policies today?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    I think the date is because July 1st is the beginning of a new fiscal year for many companies. I’m not sure why they may have changed terms of service, but my guess is that the companies are required to publish updates at the beginning of the fiscal year.

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  • No text on image posts
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    That’s good to know. I just submitted a beta feedback for that issue as well.

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  • https://i.imgur.com/8rXgjgy.jpg

    by [Alireza Karimi Moghaddam](https://mymodernmet.com/alireza-karimi-moghaddam-van-gogh-illustrations/)

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    but I slowly got over it

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    Feature request: dark and light high contrast themes
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    Thank you both for the answers. I kind of like the screenshots you sent, even as-is. Just my opinion, but I think it could be released with a (beta) tag and users could give feedback as you research it more. The app is only available as a beta right now, so I would think users understand that things are not 100% polished.

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  • What are the pros and cons of selling plasma?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    So I worked at a plasma donation center and in a hospital. I will tell you that the training at the place I was at was very brief and you are somewhat practice for many new phlebotomists. I will also say I cared for at least two patients that were hospitalized after people missed their sticks at the donation centers and the patients had huge vascular issues after that.

    That being said many people do it and it turns out just fine. It’s easy money if you can tolerate it. But I would not recommend it, as it can eventually cause scarring to your veins and it may be difficult to start an IV when you are older and actually really need that access site.

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  • I would really like to have high contrast dark and light themes. Something like the Night Owl theme but with secondary colors of neon orange, purple, green, etc. And the light could be beige with dark brown, green, and blue. I couldn’t find pictures of a good example. I know there is a ton of work going into the actual development of the app functionality, so I understand it may take a while before this is considered, but the accessibility would be nice for people with visual difficultly.

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    Ribbittz
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    The short answer is: probably not.

    I have seen Quest and LabCorp widely used in hospitals. If you look at the bottom of each organization’s page, there should be a credentials or certification that they are each certified through. Search the credentialing agency and see if they are legitimate (with Britannica or other encyclopedia). There may be very small differences in level of accuracy but they generally all have to meet a minimal acceptable standard.

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  • https://i.imgur.com/phnVjaj.jpg

    from [pxfuel](https://www.pxfuel.com/en/desktop-wallpaper-xphrl)

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    https://i.imgur.com/sbFUDiy.jpg

    by [chaudharyhamid](https://www.zedge.net/wallpaper/b8d5518e-eedd-4741-9060-7efa09b319cd)

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    Stand in a corner. It’s always 90 degrees!

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    Memes to send a friend in hospital?
  • loopy loopy Now 100%

    I’m sorry to hear that; I hope everything turns out alright.

    I guess it depends on their type of humor. I don’t have memes, but I know a few dad jokes.

    Did you hear about that other guy that got all of those toy horses stuck up his rectum? …Don’t worry, they’re saying his condition is stable

    Have you seen that movie called Constipation? …It still hasn’t come out.

    Sorry, I have this illness that I make airplane puns. …Doctors say it’s terminal

    Speaking of doctors, do you know what kind of doctor that Dr Pepper is? …A fizz-ician

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  • https://i.imgur.com/y2B8czf.jpg

    from [pxfuel](https://www.pxfuel.com/en/desktop-wallpaper-vskgf)

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    I’m new to using Matrix and currently use Element on iOS as a client. The [Matrix specs page](https://spec.matrix.org/latest/) notes that there is “optional” end-to-end encryption, but I don’t see an option for that. I’m just wondering if it’s a client limitation for the moment or if it’s enabled by default, and how secure the messaging is. I would love to learn how it works so I can possibly replace some other group chat apps with friends and family.

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    by [Cyber](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/V2wWX)

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