Hey, it can be fire. Not exactly the same scenario, but 3015-era Battletech and lostech is dope as hell.

Definitely improved. I remember having to strangle the upvote button and constantly refresh search results to get them to actually load. For the past 5+ days though its been Reddit-smooth; little sluggish today but not by much.

This is also why those power strip lights can sometimes flicker in the dark. They are sometimes over-driven for extra brightness; this does cut their lifespan, but they usually still last for many years regardless. However, towards the end of that shortened lifespan, the accumulated damage to the electrodes leads to flickering as it struggles to keep the neon excited. However, incoming photons can give just a little extra nudge, which sometimes is enough to keep the neon excited and glowing.

We just hit 100k users today; wasn’t it <95k users yesterday??

Tiny soapbox time: I don’t trust AirBNB hosts to actually treat for bedbugs if they get them. I figure a reputable hotel chain at least has a fighting chance of taking it seriously.

.world’s 40% growth on July 1 blew me away. Really convinced me this place will be the next Reddit in time, in the way we used to know Reddit.

The fact the user experience has gotten smoother and more responsive on top of that is just insane. Huge props to the .world team.

I love the experience so far, but god, do I crave my niche communities.

Haven’t been affected *yet. Doesn’t matter what app you use if mods are fewer, demotivated, and working with shittier tools.

I think the moderation changes will affect even the most apathetic user in the end. I’m already seeing some of my subs start locking threads more readily instead of trying to keep the discussion going. If that becomes the norm, the value of Reddit from both a business and user perspective will take a serious hit.

So far, the smallest of my subs to even have a presence here are ones with ~400,000 subscribers. Anything smaller than that doesn’t exist yet :(