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If you could alter one notable incident in history, what would be it?
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  • Regular posters, which communities are you currently focusing on?
  • I got started with !asklemmy@lemmy.ml, just 3 posts so far. I'd like to see askhistorians & askscience communities gaining more traction.

  • How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
  • Perhaps, but pixelfed.social is said to be fine with the traffic as mentioned here. Did you try after some time? Were you able to get past it?

  • How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
  • Perhaps, but pixelfed.social is said to be fine with the traffic as mentioned here. Did you try after some time? Were you able to get past it?

  • How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
  • The apps are listed on the official website. The official app is in public beta, but I hope it gets a public release soon. You can follow @pixelfed@mastodon.social on mastodon for updates. There are also 3rd party apps, but I haven't tried any.

  • How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
  • Yes, but things can change. Stories of Mastodon and Lemmy are inspiring. When Reddit backslash happened, Lemmy was already there as a good alternative for people to switch to. So was the case of Mastodon with the Twitter exodus. It's good that we've Pixelfed, it may be just a matter of time.

  • How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
  • Stories feature is there. But I haven't used it myself, so I can't tell more about it.

  • How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
    www.wired.com How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

    The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy.

    How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3228570

    > Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here's what @dansup@mastodon.social, the author of @pixelfed@mastodon.social, says: > > > [...] > > > > All those long nights working on backend scalability and performance improvements are about to be put to the test > > > > I wasn't anticipating this attention for a few more months, but I'm ready 😎

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    How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
    www.wired.com How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

    The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy.

    How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3228570

    > Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here's what @dansup@mastodon.social, the author of @pixelfed@mastodon.social, says: > > > [...] > > > > All those long nights working on backend scalability and performance improvements are about to be put to the test > > > > I wasn't anticipating this attention for a few more months, but I'm ready 😎

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    How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
    www.wired.com How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

    The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy.

    How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

    Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here's what @dansup@mastodon.social, the author of @pixelfed@mastodon.social, says:

    > [...] > > All those long nights working on backend scalability and performance improvements are about to be put to the test > > I wasn't anticipating this attention for a few more months, but I'm ready 😎

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    What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
  • Lesson for next time, use the text part of your post to define what you are asking or are interested in hearing.

    Right, I should've seen it coming. But as long as the discussions are healthy, instead of mudslinging, I'm kind of okay with it.

  • What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
  • Oh yes, I've heard about this. Thanks for reminding.

    Adding more details for others:

    Founded in 2003 by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $10 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014. The company claimed that it had devised blood tests that required very small amounts of blood and that could be performed rapidly and accurately, all using compact automated devices which the company had developed. These claims were later proven to be false.

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

  • Does your country have something similar to the GDPR?
  • India recently introduced Digital Personal Data Protection Act. But, unlike what it sounds, it does more harm than good to the privacy of citizens.

    Some of the most contentious issues include the wide-ranging exemptions to the government and its agencies, the dilution of powers of the data protection board, and amendment of the Right to Information Act, that rights groups say will significantly weaken the law.

    https://www.reuters.com/article/india-tech-lawmaking-idUKL8N38W0JR

  • What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
  • Surprising that no one noticed the double prime symbol for inches instead of the single prime symbol for feet. The scammer was like "well, I didn't lie, you weren't careful enough and it's not my problem!".

  • What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
  • Took a glimpse at the article and it seems they could've gone uncaught for longer if they were a little more careful with the dates!

  • What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
  • You're free to have your own opinions. But please note that your tone is not helpful and you may be just doing what exactly you're speaking against. Let's keep the discussions civil and healthy instead of labelling people.

  • What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
  • Yes, I'm looking for more specific cases.

  • What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?
  • I am an atheist and I believe the world would be much better without religions. Having said that, I don't conisder it as a scam in itslef. Instead they must have been something evolved over the time due to our ignorance, fear and helplessness. The very same factors that still keep them going.

    But hell yeah, people are exploited in the name of religion. I'm from India, one of the largest so called democracies, currently under the governance of a fascist hindutva party that thrives on polarizing people in the name of religion.

    BTW I was actually looking for specific instances of scams carefully plotted by known people, companies or even countries instead of broad answers like religion.

  • Cautionary tale about how the average person values private information
  • I've heard that in such situations one can drop such docs, with address, in any postbox nearby and the postal worker will deliver them. I've never tried this myself & I don't know if people actually do that, but sounded like a good idea to me.

    Anyway, I understand that the underlying issue is more important and finding any immediate solution alone won't help. It's much more important to spread awareness about the importance of privacy.

  • We're the creators of Lemmy, Ask Us Anything. *Starts Monday, 7 Aug, 1500 CEST*
  • You're enjoying the benefits of federation, by having the ability to grow "your" community with people across the fediverse rather than with only the people on the same instance as yours. So that's the price you have to pay. Also, in the long run, communities will grow naturally based on the quality of the content and not just because they have popular names!

  • What are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss?

    Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.

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