Kalcifer

What I like about the Gadsden flag, as opposed to this one -- according to how I interpret it, anyways -- is that it advocates for the use of one's voice before violence. The main symbol on the Gadsden flag is a timber rattlesnake. If you think about such a rattlesnake in nature, when you get too close to them, or provide them with a reason to feel wary, or uncomfortable they won't immediately attack you, but will instead provide you with an auditory, nonviolent warning. It's only when one ignores their warnings, and continues to harass the snake, or give them a reason to think that they are under immediate threat of harm that they will fight back, and will not hesitate to do so. In all other circumstances, the rattlesnake will mind it's own business, and let you do the very same. I find this behaviour admirable of a creature, and it is, in my opinion, the true ethos of libertarianism. The Canada goose, on the other hand, won't hesitate to harass you. they will routinely attack people just relaxing in a park. They provide little warning to someone that they find threatening, and will often choose to immediately strike out. This is not behaviour that should be emulated, or admired, in my opinion.

I subconsciously tried wiping my screen.

Lemmy: Thunder
Maps: Organic Maps
Weather: Breezy
Tuner: Noteworthy Tuner
Matrix: Element Android (it's got a lot of issues, but, as far as I can tell, it's the best that there currently is)

Of course. My inquiry was out of theoretical curiosity, and not so much anything practicaly useful for security, or privacy.

What's the difference between Owncast, and Peertube's livestreaming function?

From what I can see, Macrodroid does not appear to be opensource, but thank you for the suggestion.

It's closed source, and it costs money.

I'm not sure that there is much for actual server side support for cross posting just yet, but there is a way, at least on the web UI: if you click the two overlapping squares under you post title, it'll open a new post with a link to the previous post and its content quoted underneath. It feels more like a work around for cross posting, but it does work.

I was referring to Rule 3 of the community:

Not regarding using or support for Lemmy

TL;DR: There is no singular answer to your question, imo. Essentially just run the instance transparently, reliably, and actively, and it will be attractive to people.

I'm not sure that there is one "best way" to grow an instance. An instance is essentially the fundamental governing framework for how the users interract with each other. You structure the rules around how you believe the users on your instance should interact, and those who agree with those rules will be drawn to them. Ideally, for sustainable growth in an instance, you also need reliable server infrastructure -- the instance should be responsive, and have a reliable uptime. An instance's admins must also actively moderate content. An instance with inactive moderators is not sustainable, and will quickly delve into hosting unwanted content on the instance which is undesirable for users.

This post possibly violates Rule 3 of [email protected].

What packaging format was Firefox installed through?

Flatpak -- It's not without it's own issues, of course, but it does the job. I'm not fan of how snaps are designed, and I don't think canonical is trustworthy enough to run a packaging format. Appimages are really just not good for widespread adoption. They do what they are designed to do well, but I don't think it's wide to use them as a main package format.

Idk anything about that community, but I feel like it's safe to assume that Discord isn't going to take kindly to the existence of a server that, from the name, appears to be centered around piracy. I haven't checked (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), but I feel like it's safe to assume that piracy is something that would violate Discord's ToS. Just use Matrix -- I implore you.

That's actually not a terrible idea. Lemmy really needs content. It doesn't necessarily matter what that content is, it Is just really starving for activity in general. So anything that you post is a huge help.

I've heard that ReFS is supposedly replacing NTFS, on Windows.

I feel like it's rather pointless to try and contort discord to be something that it's not. If you are truly concerned about your privacy, then your best move is to just use something else. An example of an alternative would be Matrix.

Y'all don't update your services?

That's a fine recommendation! Thank you!