It’s been a wild week for the open social web (dev.to)
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Small list of userscripts that improve the Kbin experience (kbin.social)
I've been trying out several userscripts for Kbin recently, which have made the website way more enjoyable than it already was. I wanted to share them with my fellow Kbin users....
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From the CEO of Mastodon: What to know about Threads (blog.joinmastodon.org)
There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today.
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Can we just appreciate the new design (kbin.social)
This new design looks so much cleaner and polished. As a huge fan of the catppuccin theme, I really enjoy the newly added Tokyo Night theme....
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Economic inequality cannot be explained by individual bad choices, study finds (phys.org)
A global study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that economic inequality on a social level cannot be explained by bad choices among the poor nor by good decisions among the rich. Poor decisions were the same across all income groups,...
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We are launching KBIN fully managed service (elest.io)
Hey dear community, we just launched today our fully managed hosting service of KBIN...
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We need to either rework the the upvote/downvote system or to get rid of it completely. It's not fulfilling its task anymore. (kbin.social)
The upvote system is way too rudimentary to work efficiently. The upvote incite people to post to become more popular, not to post more interesting content....
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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...
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The Supreme Court will decide if abusive spouses have a right to own guns (www.vox.com)
The justices are forced to confront the gun policy disaster that it created.
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Italian government offer Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk the opportunity to fight at Colosseum I hate this timeline (www.marca.com)
The Italian government has reportedly contacted Mark Zuckerberg regarding a potential UFC fight against Elon Musk at none other than the legendary Colosseum in Rome. Both Elon and
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The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent 'swatting' (www.nbcnews.com)
Advances in technology allow prank callers to mask their voice, phone number or IP address, or make their false 911 calls sound more credible....
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Sriracha sauce is selling for as much as $120 amid prolonged shortage (www.cnn.com)
article- The prolonged shortage of a certain red sauce is making the black market go wild....
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French police kill teen who refused traffic stop (www.bbc.com)
A 17-year-old is shot dead near Paris in broad daylight after failing to obey traffic police.
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The Wagner Mutiny Hit Russia's Air Force Hard. Really Hard. (www.popularmechanics.com)
Turns out Russian-on-Russian violence wasn't good for anyone.
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[Feature request] I want to be able to disable inbox reply notifications on specific articles and comments I've posted (kbin.social)
This is a feature I really miss from Reddit. I'm not interested in getting inbox notifications on everything I post, especially if I've posted an article that's really blown up and I've already gotten the response I was looking for.
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NPR: Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, a watchdog says (www.npr.org)
The Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus.
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Accent Colors: A Proposal for GNOME (cassidyjames.com)
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Valve Contracts Another Prominent Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Developer (www.phoronix.com)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/812992...
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Japan Sends Man to G7 Meeting on Women’s Empowerment (time.com)
The incident highlights ongoing struggles with gender parity in Japan—which ranks lowest among G7 member states on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index.
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CDC issues alert after five cases of malaria were acquired locally in Texas and Florida (www.nbcnews.com)
The cases were the first in 20 years to be acquired in the U.S., with no links to travel outside the country. The last such local cases were identified in 2003 in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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New Zealand to wipe out every last rat (www.bbc.com)
New Zealand plans to exterminate every last rat, mustelid and possum to save native birds. The government expects the task to be completed by 2050.
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White House announces $40 billion in broadband funding (www.theverge.com)
States will receive at least $100 million
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Texas airport worker dies after being sucked into Delta jet engine (www.theguardian.com)
A worker at San Antonio’s international airport died after being sucked into a jet’s engine late on Friday, officials said.
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