Reddit and Lemmy
When you're lost in the darkness, look for the light.
Over on Reddit, many subreddits have gone dark to protest Reddit’s decision to charge for API access. Because of Reddit’s decision, some popular third-party apps have shut down. I realize it might be an unpopular thing to say, but Reddit can do what they want with its service. They’re a private company. If they want to charge for API access, they can. Do I like this decision? No. No, I don’t. Going dark for a day might send a message, but I doubt it will change anything. Will it keep you from using Reddit in the future? Likely not. Look how many of you are still on Twitter.
Today I started looking for a Reddit alternative. Does that mean I’ll stop using Reddit? No, but I do like to keep my options open. What I found was Lemmy. It’s an open-source federated Reddit-like service. Now I’m still learning how things work, but it seems simple enough. I’ve even started a new Lemmy Oklahoma community that I invite you to check out. Oh, instead of a subreddit, it’s a community on Lemmy. Since Lemmy is federated, like Mastodon, you can join any instance that interests you or even start your own server. You can even follow the Lemmy communities from Mastodon (follow @oklahoma@lemmy.sdf.org for our new community).
Lemmy does have a lot of possibilities, I think. I’ll be sure to share more as I learn the ends and outs of the service. If you decide to check out Lemmy, let us know your thoughts. Please feel free to leave a comment on the newsletter.
This Week
This week is going to be a get-caught-up week. I’ve finally finished that large work project and can return to a somewhat regular schedule. It’s been over a month since I last looked over the podcast. I think it will take me some time to get back up to speed. I might have to just start over on a few scripts. As always, please see the Blog Oklahoma Projects board on Trello for what I’m working on.
More later. Time to dig through my notes.
In The News
Explainer: Reddit protest: Why are thousands of subreddits going dark? | Reuters
Former Edmond mayors rebuke city management after pullout of park | KFOR
Education Watch: Did State Board's Vote For Catholic School Count? | Oklahoma Watch
Want to see next year's total solar eclipse? Make plans now | KTEN
Texas to deploy buoys to deter Rio Grande crossings, Greg Abbott announces | The Texas Tribune
OSSAA referees get pay increase, pay for round trip mileage | KTUL
Taunton MS Little League umpires won't return for playoffs after being threatened | CBS Boston
Listening In
Here are a few playlists I've been listening to on Spotify lately: The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music, This is Billy Joel, Glow, and Dubstep Classics.
I'm still listening to the third book in the Gaea trilogy, Demon by John Varley on Audible.
Something To Watch
How to Use ChatGPT to Ruin Your Legal Career | LegalEagle
The Lost Roddy Piper Movie No One Has Ever Seen! | The Horror Geek
Out-of-Control Parents Cause Little League Umps to All Quit | Steve Lehto
Adam Savage Builds Isaac Newton's Death Mask Box! | Adam Savage’s Tested
The Beginner's Guide to Alpha 21 - 7 Days to Die | Guns, Nerds, and Steel
Feedback Welcome
If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to leave a comment on Substrack, email me at blogoklahoma@blogoklahoma.net, or connect with me at Mastodon at @blogoklahoma@social.tulsa.ok.us.
Have a great week.
– K.
