YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?

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[–] 35 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Well, I hope the Fediverse works out. Otherwise I think were gonna have to go back to hand printing zines.

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  • [–] 38 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    You joke, but Reddit did something to piss me off a few months before the current fuckery, and I decided to find an alt and there weren't really any, like I found Mastodon but that's more of a Twitter replacement, never encountered this site while searching. What I ended up doing was downloading a bunch of books and putting them on my phone, then putting the books app where my Apollo app used to be on my homescreen. Now, more often than not, when I go to scroll, I end up just opening a book. I've got a little over 40 on there, they keep my progress, even across devices, and they work when there's no signal so I no longer have to fear public toilets with shitty cell signal lol.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I would also love to know the app! I actually did the exact same thing except I used my To-Do list app where Reddit is Fun used to be and it has honestly helped already.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    I used Libby. (Just go grab a local library card and see if you can dig up any old library cards from anywhere else you've lived... You can have multiple libraries linked.) Also great for audiobooks.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That's a good idea. There's so much stuff I should/could be reading in the time I'm browsing social media.

    Especiallybas a software dev with all the new tech that is coming out, will hopefully get myself to do the same (with Lemmy as a backup of course)

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I did download a few SW engineering books, but I haven't gotten to them. I've been reading Chris Hadfields books, the Apollo Murders and and Astronauts guide to life on Earth, a few cooking books like The Food Lab, The Wok, Salt Fat Acid and Heat, Mi Cochina, and some books on playing pool like The Pleasures of Small Motions.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    The Pleasures of Small Motions

    That's such an awesome title. I just wish it wasn't about pool but more like a meditative guide on how to enjoy life through slowing down and relishing everyday things or something.

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