Getting a lot of blank pictures on Lemmy-UI (SOLVEDish-look at newest comment) (loot.buckodr.ink)
I’m seeing a lot of blank images when looking at posts from startrek.website through Lemmy-UI, but when I look through Photon/Sync the images are there. It seems to only affect images uploaded directly to startrek.website instead of images uploaded to a separate website. Is there something I can do to fix this on my instance?...
No new posts on Fedia all day? Federation broken? (fedia.io)
Hi, it appears that federation is down on Fedia. I haven't seen any new posts all day. Anyone else seeing the same thing?
Why PHP Usage Has Declined by 40% in Just Over 2 Years (thenewstack.io)
In conclusion, it is easy to see PHP in 2024 as the forgotten child of web development, while JavaScript is the most popular kid in class. Sadly for PHP, its decline in usage is unlikely to stop any time soon — why would it, when WordPress developers are busy adapting to a new JavaScript paradigm? But at least there is active...
KES 4.1.0: Improving the signal to noise ratio by blocking unsolicited ads (kbin.social)
The blurb below is excerpted verbatim from the release notes. For the full release notes, see here....
Are we cut off? (kbin.social)
I can only get my subscriptions and not the all feed. I feel like maybe I am only getting kbin content.
I have suddenly inherited a PHP project. What VSCode extension or server is best for developing it locally? I’m down with any other suggestions too!
‘Warnamount’ Merger Talk Confounds Investors And Industry: “Why Would Any Company Try To Catch A Falling Knife?” (deadline.com)
Can't block Hexbear communities - with workaround (kbin.social)
So to my immense joy, Hexbear has started appearing on the front page again. Instance blocking is not available, and even the regular block feature sometimes fails (on certain communities?) for no clear reason. I've already tried blocking their "DuNk tAnK" and politics sub, it errors in a way that doesn't seem to happen...
Bob Bakish Says “The Notion That The Strikes Have Saved Paramount Is Wildly Overstated” – Mipcom Cannes (deadline.com)
Ancient technology turns plant-based cheese into 'something we want to eat' (phys.org)
To produce plant-based cheeses that feel and taste like dairy cheese, scientists have their sights set on fermentation. In a new research result, University of Copenhagen scientists demonstrate the potential of fermentation for producing climate-friendly cheeses that people want to eat.
US launches $1bn tree-planting scheme to mitigate effects of climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Federal effort will focus on marginalized areas in all parts of country and aims to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
Is there anyone moderating this community?
No mods listed and the place is getting overrun by drug spam. Is there anyone there?
Is it possible to collapse comments under Kbin posts? I can’t seem to do it, at least on mobile. (kbin.social)
I’m sure I’ve seen comments indicating that people can do this.
A white man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, then kills himself (abcnews.go.com)
Jacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store was racially motivated and hated Black people
What new OS* have you tried this year?
*or distribution...
NASA's Voyager Has Made a Full Recovery After Glitch Nearly Ended the Historic Mission (gizmodo.com)
Early review: Doctor Who's Latest Era Is a Burst of Regenerative Energy (gizmodo.com)
For first time in a billion years, two lifeforms have merged into one (www.independent.co.uk)
‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say
Flipboard Federates 11,000 Magazines by 400 Creators and Enthusiasts (flipboard.medium.com)
If you're encountering the Subscribed 404 error, this is a good time to revisit Collections (kbin.social)
Feeling thwarted by the 404, I suddenly remembered there are plenty of curated feeds over in Collections for us to browse. Have updated one of mine to reflect newer communities.
NATO Explains Why The Theme For ‘Star Trek: First Contact’ Was Played At Sweden’s Induction Ceremony (trekmovie.com)
Is there a solution for spam from federated communities? (fedia.io)
Recently, there's been a pretty serious spam bot on a federated community: https://fedia.io/u/@ThuleanSneed@startrek.website...
Is anyone else finding it impossible to block anything from hexbear.net? (fedia.io)
You literally can't do it. If you try, you just get an error message. Pretty much anything from hexbear.net is unblockable. Which is really unfortunately, because it is one of the worst instances out there.
So blimey - what happened there? (kbin.social)
Kbin seemed tio take a nice long sleep there. I almost assumed it had fallen over for good. I Really hate the generic, undated 'over the next few days we are working on servers' mesesage.