"users will be frustated and leave" exactly the same thing can happen to an instance that adds an instance (or wildcard domain) block. I'd be very surprised if no instance has ever rolled back a block.
Users don't need to worry about instance blocks on ActivityPub, any more than they have to worry about DNS RBLs for email.
if gmail could just randomly decide to stop receiving emails from outlook addresses and there’s nothing any user can do about it
This is the case right now.
There's good reasons GMail doesn't do that, but there's absolutely nothing technical preventing from doing that, and I can't think of anything that legally prevents them from doing that.
Using another ActivityPub-based interface is a LOT to ask for many users. They want a simple to pronounce name, they can stick in their browser's universal bar and be on a sign-up page in less than 3 clicks without making any more choices.
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There have been some complaints about Mastodon for years; both specific ("quote tweets") and vague (get rid of shitty, often bigoted replies for profiles with a lot of followers or with a marginalized identity).
Mastodon largely hasn't implemented them. Maybe Bluesky has. (I don't have a BS account.)
It's an argument against a license that permits relicensing under a more restrictive license. (E.g. BSD)
I read a story of someone that contributed to a BSD project, including fixes over some period of time, but later they ended up having to use a proprietary UNIX for work, that included their code, in a an intermediate, buggy state, but they were legally forbidden from applying their own bug fixes!
At the very least the GPL guarantees that if I am ever downstream of myself, I has fix my own damn mistakes and don't have to suffer them.
I am still willing to contribute to BSD stuff, but vastly prefer something like the AGPLv3.
But, for several reasons is a much worse experience for people with a large number of followers, especially if they are from a marginalized group.
Everyone should get off X, but I find it hard to recommend any replacement. Threads and Bluesky have problems, but they might work better than Mastodon for some people or organizations.
Hmm, maybe next time I'm buying games, I'll pick up BL3 hoping it works on my Debian system through Proton or something.
Thanks for the info.
From the reviews I've seen (Outside Xbox), that's the most you'll get out of it. It's mostly a nothing burger, "bad" is the best thing you can say about it.
BL2 still works on Linux, too. I can't play BL3, which I hear is the better game (albeit with worse plot).
Back when my weight started with a 3, I was told I was pre-diabetic, but I'm much better now, and my current GP hasn't mentioned diabetes to me at all. I got down to 201 lbs. towards the beginning of the year, but I'm 220 today. (Current goal is 197, but 165 would be better.)
I tried intermittent fasting both sticking to a 16/8 for a few months and separately abstaining entirely for a couple of weekends. Didn't really help reset my instincts / cravings.
I still feel hungry more often than I should eat. I have gotten into the habit of trying to silence the rumbling guts with calorie-free fluids and waiting 30 minutes, but frequently I find myself still hungry and in a worse mood after that wait.
If I stick to the diet I have planned, I will lose weight, and sometimes I can do that, but it's getting harder and less frequent.
infosec.pub is pretty tolerant...