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  • MothBookkeeper@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlJiv me a break
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    1 year ago

    Right, because Gs are never pronounced with a “J” sound, and acronyms are never pronounced differently than their full terms. Sound logic there; well done. Never mind any of these:

    NASA- National Aeronautics Space Uhdministration

    NATO- North Ayy-tlantic Treaty Organization

    LASER- Light Ayy-mplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

    SCUBA- Self Contained Oonderwater Breathing Uhpparatus

    FOMO- Fear ohhf missing ohht

    ASAP- Ayys soon ayys possible

    POC- People ohhf solor

    PIN- Personal id-entification number

    BOGO- Buy ohhn get ohhn

    POTUS- President ohhf the Uhhnited States

    YOLO- You only live ohhnce

    AWOL- Ayy-bsent without awfficial leave

    ICE- Eyemmigration and Sustoms Enforcement

    DARE- Drug Ayybuse Resistance Education


  • Sync for Reddit was a popular-ish third-party Reddit app. The dev has been working on building a version of it for Lemmy, and the surrounding community has been pretty excited for it. Recently, Sync for Lemmy was released, and there’s been a lot of fanfare, conversation, etc. In my opinion, it’s the most polished Lemmy client by far. Some people are annoyed that the premium features cost significantly more than they did in Sync for Reddit. The dev said it’s to offset the smaller user base, which seems reasonable to me, but it’s spurred a lot of arguments about the paid model.


  • This seems like a bit of a strawman argument. I haven’t seen anyone say that explicitly—if they have, it certainly isn’t common. I have seen people say they’re willing to pay for a “higher quality app,” and I can see how you could interpret the implication there being that FOSS apps are shitty in comparison. For me, though, I don’t interpret it the same way, and I’d assume positive intent. Some people like Sync better than the other apps and are willing to pay for it. That’s it, really.









  • Well, my story isn’t particularly interesting, but I imagine it’s similar to many others’.

    I used RIF. Reddit killed RIF. I wasn’t a fan of how they handled that at all, and it instantly soured me against the company. Also, their own app is terrible.

    I browsed /r/RedditAlternatives for answers, and tried a few. Lemmy felt most like what I enjoyed about Reddit, and it wasn’t totally devoid of content. I figured out how instances worked, picked a random one, thinking I’d choose my favorite later, and started posting a comment here and there. I tried a bunch of apps, moved from Beehaw to lemmy.world, found communities that I liked, and… well here we are.

    I’ll admit, I’ve visited Reddit a few times when Lemmy has felt stale, but mostly I’ve completely moved over without missing it. The vibe is much better, like early Reddit, despite having less content. I’ve felt compelled to contribute more often myself, which makes it more fun.