David_SQOX

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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   Any amount of the use of words like "instance" or "federated" just confuse people. "Cognitive overhead" is the perfect phrase for this issue. In the RedditAlternatives sub you can find the most hilarious respon
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   Humans love taking the path of least resistance. It's tempting to trust whatever ChatGPT says, especially if you are a young student. Getting burned and learning the hard way is how most students are going to learn this lesson, just li
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   I agree. I'm not aware of a single sub that has wholesale moved to a lemmy instance. There's def a big increase in fediverse usage, but to say entire communities have migrated already is beyond hyperbole, it's just marketing
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   I remember vividly when the digg exodus happened, I don't ever remember a single person complaining that reddit, nor digg, were too technical/difficult to understand/use. Both sites you simply clicked the register link, inpu
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   Life is too short to stay miserable, OP. You launched a startup that has lasted 4+ years, that in and of itself is a huge accomplishment. I've had several startups fail over 20 years and each was a it's own heavy learning experien
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   Nice site! Very clean/fast UI with a novel conceptualization, bookmarking it as I write this.
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   You hit the nail on the head. There are different motivations for different roles within the same company, sometimes those motivations clash internally, all the while each individual IS acting completely logically from their own unique pers
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   That was a show-stopper for me. I have so many 4k UHD files that play beautifully on plex but not so hot on jellyfin. I support jellyfin though, there needs to be competition in this space so plex doesn't run away with the 'ball&#
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   by David_SQOX 3y ago

   I've given jellyfin a test-drive a few years ago, it was nice but I ended up back with plex. Thanks for the link (and thanks to those who compiled it!). Enumerating all the potential security issues is important for something that runs
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    by David_SQOX 3y ago

    I've read several comments here on HN from so called "insiders" over the last few months that old.reddit.com is going to go away this year. They already shutdown i.reddit.com for mobile users so I tend to believe that old.red