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Why are political discussion posts ("self posts") not allowed? I get the megathreads, but yielding the narrative to only media organizations is a public disservice. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The sidebar states that only links to articles are allowed, and as there does not appear to ever be self posts, I take it that they are being removed?

Not trying to be incendiary, just generally curious what the purpose of the policy is.

Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

What happens when foreign actors intent on influencing public policy decide to harass everyone critical of their issue? People will just stop being critical of the foreign narrative to stop the harassment, and you'll wind up with posts that are completely against the public interest and for the foreign narrative.

You can already see this effect to some degree in comments, it'll only get worse if everything is made public in the UI.

As counterintuitive as it is, regulated secrecy is necessary in all democratic processes, and I would argue that includes online forum debates.

It would actually be nice if community mods had the capability to turn the community to anonymous for comments and posts as well. Is knowing who posts the information more important than the information itself? If it's worthwhile to share from one person, it's worthwhile to share from everyone else so identity isn't all that important.

Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

The source code for Lemmy is free for all to view and modify, there will be no authoritarianism... And if it were to happen all of Lemmy administrators would either refuse the upgrade and stay retrograde, or quickly fork. The devs don't really have total control of thousands of servers to have free reign to do stuff like reddit corp does.

I'm all for vote privacy in the UI. There are just too many downsides to public votes, and not as much weight to the positives in my opinion. People should not be afraid of backlash from down voting if a post does not contribute, it'll only create echo chambers/ unchallenged groupthink.

Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nothing4You commented Aug 14, 2024 •

mods can already see votes in communities they moderate since 0.19.4, so this would be reducing what is visible today:

and

Dessalines commented 5 days ago

I'd like to clarify that mods should only be able to see votes for the communities they mod only.

Admins can see all votes.

I dunno, we're on 0.19.3 so I don't see it but I guess it's there.

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/4967#issuecomment-2289596923

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AOCs speech at the DNC sent a couple chills... (iv.ggtyler.dev)
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suggestion thread (lemmy.world)
 

If you have any suggestions/sidebar rule modification requests feel free to put them here. This is a work in progress and hopefully it can build into a positive community.

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General discussion thread (lemmy.world)
 

Feel free to use this thread for comments or make another post.

a place for political discussion in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Because oddly something like this doesn't exist...

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a place for political discussion (lemmy.world)
Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

yep, tyranny of the majority is still tyranny. It's worth defending the 3% who disagree with the majority opinion cause, more often than not, sometimes the majority is wrong...

Defending the secret vote is the key to a functioning democracy, without it you just get cliques and in-groups who bully the outsiders. No one wins in that scenario, as critical thinking and critique are actively discouraged.

Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

someone commented on github (I think it was Desallines) that the vote viewing feature has been available since 0.19.4 . Lemmy world is still on 0.19.3 .

Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes they should, unfortunately I don't think that's technically possible with the fediverse model as the servers have to communicate that info over Activity pub, at least that's my understanding of it.

Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Yeah there is already too much of a hivemind already, we don't need to make votes public, it would only enshrine a permanent 100% groupthink. It is a very bad idea.

Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

That must have been an admin, mods can't see votes as far as I'm aware. Only domain administrators can see votes

Is it just me, or does it feel like Lemmy is being hit with a wave of political spam? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean it's in /asklemmy too. I suggested voting for Kamala a few days ago is better than Trump if we want to move closer to universal healthcare and apparently I'm a murderer of 70000 people because of a pragmatic view of voting for her is better than Trump.

It was so quiet and nice a few weeks ago when everyone agreed for a short period Kamala was decent. Now the disinformation campaign has restarted, supporting her is supporting the "neo-liberal/pro-corporate agenda". So bloody tired of conservative/Russian bots.

‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Aluminum oxidizes and no longer reflects after long term exposure to moisture. It would have to be painted white, which is really no different than current metal roofing.

Which does bring up a good point though... all we need is some really environmentally friendly and long lasting white paint (that doesn't get dirty) and we could easily slow down climate change. Unfortunately white paint gets dirty real quick and the dirt absorbs radiation the same as a dark paint.

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what is your favorite community on Lemmy? (not .world exclusive) (lemmy.world)
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‘We’re in 1938 now’. | The dominos are in place. Putin must be defeated now to prevent a very real third world war. (www.theguardian.com)
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Spirit of St. Louis (First solo non-stop transatlantic flight, 1927) (static.thisdayinaviation.com)
 

Custom built high-wing monoplane (1927)

The Spirit of St. Louis (formally the Ryan NYP, registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France, for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_St._Louis

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EMD SD70 locomotive (media-cdn.dovetailgames.com)
 

EMD SD70 locomotive

The EMD SD70 is a series of diesel-electric locomotives produced by the US company Electro-Motive Diesel.

Production commenced in late 1992 and since then over 5,700 units have been produced.

While the majority of the production was ordered for use in North America, various models of the series have been used worldwide.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SD70_series

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Thunder Crane TC20 stiffleg derrick crane (thundercranes.com)
 

Thunder Crane TC20 stiffleg derrick crane

A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, and a boom hinged at its base to provide articulation, as in a stiffleg derrick. The most basic type of derrick is controlled by three or four lines connected to the top of the mast, which allow it to both move laterally and cant up and down. To lift a load, a separate line runs up and over the mast with a hook on its free end, as with a crane.

A stiffleg derrick, also known as a Scotch derrick, is a derrick with a boom similar to that of a guy derrick, but instead of using guy wires to secure the top of the mast, it uses two or more stiff members, called stifflegs, which are capable of resisting either tensile or compressive forces.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick#Stiffleg

https://www.thundercranes.com/offshore-stiff-leg-crane-rental/

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1923 Bucyrus Model 50-B Steam shovel (early excavator) (upload.wikimedia.org)
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Bucyrus Model 50-B Steam shovel

Twenty-five Bucyrus Model 50-B steam shovels were sent to the Panama Canal to build bridges, roads, and drains and remove the huge quantities of soil and rock cut from the canal bed. All the shovels but one were scrapped at Panama. The survivor was shipped back to California and then brought to Denver. In the early 1950s, it was transported to Rollinsville by Roy and Russell Durand, who operated it at the Lump Gulch Placer, six miles south of Nederland, Colorado, until 1978. This steam shovel is one of two (the other at the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion in Rollag, MN) remaining operational Bucyrus Model 50-Bs, and is preserved at the Nederland Mining Museum. Roots of Motive Power in Willits, CA has also acquired a 50-B and operates it for the public once a year at their Steam Festival in early September.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_shovel

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Darpa Project Orion (1958) - Theoretical 8 million ton spacecraft the size of a small city. (lemmy.world)
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Darpa Project Orion (1958) - Theoretical 8 million ton spacecraft the size of a small city. (nick-stevens.com)
 

Darpa Project Orion (1950-60s)

Project Orion was a study conducted in the 1950s and 1960s by the United States Air Force, DARPA, and NASA into the viability of a nuclear pulse spaceship that would be directly propelled by a series of atomic explosions behind the craft.

Non-nuclear tests were conducted with models, but the project was eventually abandoned for several reasons, including the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty, which banned nuclear explosions in space, and concerns over nuclear fallout.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)

While Project Orion never progressed beyond the conceptual and early design phases, it remains a fascinating chapter in the history of space exploration. Its audacious approach to propulsion demonstrated the creativity and ambition of scientists and engineers during the early days of the Space Age. Although the project was never realized, it contributed valuable lessons and ideas to the field of astronautics and propulsion technology.

https://www.photonicsonline.com/doc/nuclear-dreams-the-race-to-build-project-orion-0001

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