Rentlar

@Rentlar@lemmy.ca

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Rentlar,

Proof the earth is flat:

https://www.wisc-online.com/assetrepository/getfile?id=4667&getType=view&width=0&height=0

Rentlar, (edited )

Laugh at or complain about Ubuntu all you wish… but this type of effort really puts Linux as a compelling competitor to Windows for enterprise desktop users. Rather than paying for the Windows software license and then Microsoft or 3rd party support for the OS on top, the fees would be for dedicated operating system and package support against criticial vulnerabilities. Wouldn’t a business rather have something that “just works as it is” over the long term, rather than something that leaves sysadmins holding their breath every Patch Tuesday with Microsoft randomly shoehorning in “features” here and there that have to be shutoff in GP editor?

More people using Ubuntu means more will be comfortable switching away from mac/Windows. Plus the free software components benefit from having a dedicated team securely supporting the packages over the long term.

The longstanding issue that remains is all the industry-specialized software either crappily-coded or riddled with DRMs and whatnot don’t support Linux well yet.

Rentlar,

Hey, maaaaaybe you wanted to search how to do that in Bing!

-Windows

Rentlar,

Nice job on the half chrome logo on the second panel

Rentlar, (edited )

Mr Santa checks if you are

naughty || nice

to see if you are eligible for a present.

Ho ho ho. Everyone is eligible for a present.

Rentlar, (edited )

Lol the censor board and Winnie the Pooh reminds me of the time Chinese censors were having a rough time trying to censor Megan Three Stallion’s (the artist who was featured in Cardi B’s W.A.P.) performance livestreamed at Coachella…

Rentlar,

“Real” linux users never exit vim and just use the internal shell there, so they are protected.

Rentlar, (edited )

I looked into it, I knew that raw numbers there are more downvotes on Reddit due to sheer volume, but I was surprised by the ratios too.

Back in the days I used Reddit, somewhere I’d heard that an 8:1 up to down ratio was the average for the longest time (~89% upvoted). So that was kind of my baseline when looking at this question. However, I wanted to do some !lemmyshitpost research out of curiousity so I dug into your query.

Enjoy these data tables:

Comparison of 10 Top Day Posts on reddit versus lemmy world set on All scope:| | reddit.com | | | | lemmy.world All | | | |---------|------------|--------|-------|-----------------|------|------|-------| | Top Day | Score | Up | Down | Ratio | Up | Down | Ratio | | 1 | 41777 | 43976 | 2199 | 95% | 984 | 30 | 97% | | 2 | 39541 | 42065 | 2524 | 94% | 836 | 11 | 99% | | 3 | 37370 | 42466 | 5096 | 88% | 807 | 6 | 99% | | 4 | 34465 | 38725 | 4260 | 89% | 807 | 7 | 99% | | 5 | 33924 | 34973 | 1049 | 97% | 799 | 26 | 97% | | 6 | 32029 | 34440 | 2411 | 93% | 741 | 4 | 99% | | 7 | 29537 | 32105 | 2568 | 92% | 710 | 5 | 99% | | 8 | 29332 | 34107 | 4775 | 86% | 696 | 7 | 99% | | 9 | 27940 | 29411 | 1471 | 95% | 671 | 6 | 99% | | 10 | 27606 | 30336 | 2730 | 91% | 627 | 8 | 99% | | Total | 333521 | 362603 | 29082 | 93% | 7678 | 110 | 99% |

Comparison of 10 Popular(Hot) posts on reddit versus Active posts on lemmy world set on All scope:| | reddit.com | | | | lemmy.world All | | | |---------------------|------------|--------|------|-------|-----------------|------|-------| | Popular(Hot)/Active | Score | Up | Down | Ratio | Up | Down | Ratio | | 1 | 3931 | 4417 | 486 | 89% | 803 | 26 | 97% | | 2 | 1296 | 1507 | 211 | 86% | 627 | 7 | 99% | | 3 | 13939 | 14520 | 581 | 96% | 751 | 4 | 99% | | 4 | 19790 | 21053 | 1263 | 94% | 310 | 12 | 96% | | 5 | 20326 | 20955 | 629 | 97% | 992 | 30 | 97% | | 6 | 17586 | 20689 | 3103 | 85% | 279 | 3 | 99% | | 7 | 9171 | 9455 | 284 | 97% | 814 | 7 | 99% | | 8 | 27940 | 29411 | 1471 | 95% | 302 | 3 | 99% | | 9 | 591 | 768 | 177 | 77% | 247 | 2 | 99% | | 10 | 9767 | 11357 | 1590 | 86% | 292 | 7 | 98% | | Total | 124337 | 134131 | 9794 | 93% | 5417 | 101 | 98% |

Comparison of 10 Rising posts on reddit versus Hot posts on lemmy world set on All scope:| | reddit.com | | | | lemmy.world All | | | |------------|------------|------|------|-------|-----------------|------|-------| | Rising/Hot | Score | Up | Down | Ratio | Up | Down | Ratio | | 1 | 80 | 116 | 36 | 69% | 53 | 1 | 98% | | 2 | 112 | 117 | 5 | 96% | 35 | 0 | 100% | | 3 | 153 | 155 | 2 | 99% | 52 | 2 | 96% | | 4 | 97 | 120 | 23 | 81% | 17 | 0 | 100% | | 5 | 552 | 581 | 29 | 95% | 28 | 0 | 100% | | 6 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 100% | 26 | 1 | 96% | | 7 | 295 | 301 | 6 | 98% | 33 | 0 | 100% | | 8 | 93 | 95 | 2 | 98% | 173 | 0 | 100% | | 9 | 78 | 79 | 1 | 99% | 14 | 0 | 100% | | 10 | 204 | 213 | 9 | 96% | 17 | 0 | 100% | | Total | 1722 | 1833 | 111 | 94% | 448 | 4 | 99% |

So there you have it for posts, way more downvotes on Reddit than Lemmy. I chalk it up to some instances not having downvotes, and people don’t really care to downvote posts besides clickbait, spam, controversial topics, flamebait and stuff.

I know Lemmings like to downvote comments here and there but it’s harder to get a real comparison because I don’t know how to get comment upvote/downvote ratios from Reddit whereas old Reddit still has upvote ratios for posts.

Obviously from server to server things will be different (and 100% upvotes on servers that disables downvotes!) and also if you narrow your scope. But the trend is obviously there.

Link to image if your app makes the Markdown table look weird

E: Fixed methodology (because Reddit only showed me Score and %Upvoted)

Rentlar,

You thought having a leftist as leader was bad, Argentina, good luck dealing with this douche in power.

Rentlar,

Yeah that part of the guide is top-tier advice from the FBI and Bundespolizei.

Rentlar, (edited )

@cyborganism is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

E: I’m so unoriginal. Happy holidays everyone.

Rentlar,

Give OP some slack, they might be making the meme on their phone and posting while at work. Gotta post it before the manager sees them.

Rentlar,

Every middle-aged German man is named Thomas. No exceptions.

Rentlar, (edited )

If Sony taking something away that you paid for isn’t stealing, then neither is taking something that Sony doesn’t lose.

Rentlar,

Fuck, I feel this so hard…

“I’m going to get a bunch of chores done so I can try this new game out without guilt of procrastination. Or maybe try out a hobby.”

One set of chores later…

“Yawn. I’m out of energy to start something new.”

Rentlar, (edited )

You reminded me of the main reason why I didn’t like Reddit reposts (it’s been a while). Just as bad were the other bots that took top comments from the earlier posts and put them in verbatim in the repost.

Louis Rossman/FUTO's YouTube app, GrayJay, now supports Sponsorblock... and shames you if you use it

Seriously this was very surprising. I’ve been experimenting with GrayJay since it was announced and I largely think it’s a pretty sweet app. I know there are concerns over how it isn’t “true open source” but it’s a hell of a lot more open than ReVanced. Plus, I like the general design and philosophy of the app....

Rentlar,

Seems to me an overreaction to complain about a single checkbox suggesting that people who make YouTube videos make actual money from sponsorships where ads get them jack shit. They added Sponsorblock but just have a one-time warning, is that really big of a deal? It’s informational, and if you don’t like it, ignore it and move on with your day.

If they were more insistent like a popup every time you used it I could see getting upset about it.

Rentlar, (edited )

I think the problem is the idea of subscription services themselves which has caused companies to become adversaries to the customers rather than partners.

When you pay a one-time fee for an item or service, it’s in that business’s interest to make you feel valued as a customer, to bring you good so that you are likely to pay one-time fees again in the future.

With a recurring fee model, it’s in the business’s interest to make you use their service less while still paying, because if you use it too much they lose money, and if they price it according to how the power users use it then it won’t be a competitive deal.

Example: when you get flights costing $200 per domestic trip, the airline wants to make you feel not terrible for choosing them. But if instead of that you paid $1000 a month to fly domestically “as often as you want”, they will degrade the experience so that you wouldn’t even want to fly more than 5 times per month, like duct tape you to your seat if they were allowed to, or put restrictions like “only to these cities” or “only on our 3am flights” or “only on trips less than x days or longer than y days”.

No matter the industry, the whole premise of the RR model is to trick you into pretending you still have whatever original value of service, while screwing you in every possible way just short of the point that causes you to cancel. That makes them the most money.

I used to pirate because I was a broke kid. Now I have money (not as much as Rossman and no money for these subscriptions) but I too need to find value when I give this money I earned to someone who makes a thing. As Rossman said, if you’re tinkering to get the thing you paid for, at that point you might as well tinker and not pay for it.

P.S.: Rossman is aware his whole shtick is “angry man yells at cloud while sometimes petting cat”. I get many people don’t like it. Don’t watch it then. Odysee is just Rossman’s spare platform in case YouTube doesn’t like him anymore for whatever reason. Yes it’s full of loonies (and you can call Rossman one too if you want) but just don’t give them your attention.

Rentlar,

Boyfriend is not paying attention to his 3 armed, 6 fingered girlfriend who is groping his ass, because he is distracted by a blueberry pancake dough dispenser?

Rentlar,

If I noticed that while shopping, that store would have just earned a sale.

Rentlar,

If you see hate-inciting posts, wilful disinformation or egregious misinformation, then be sure to use the report button.

Rentlar,

Me trying to move tables and figures around in Word:

https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtcqnxziG1r6e4kao1_400.gif

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