@Telorand @opensource Maybe. But I didn't think there was an actual funkwhale instance at that URL -- I thought it was just the project's website (forums, git repo, etc). I could be wrong, though.
If so, that's an unfortunate way of learning to separate the two, I guess. ๐ฉ
@opensource I see that a new whois record was created for the domain name just today. Any chance it expired? ๐ฌ cc @funkwhale @cda
@BlinkerFluid @hedge I agree with your overall point: social networks where you subscribe to a community seem to get more replies (and longer replies) than ones where you subscribe a person. They also make it harder for influencers to take off -- anyone's post has a chance of generating discussion. They deemphasize who the OP is.
Mastodon's ability to follow those communities is, IMO, a killer feature that I hope more people discover. (Case in point: I'm posting this from Mastodon right now.)
Great timing for one right now with Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1, and Tekken 8 all coming out soon.
@hedge I used to think, "how can FOSS projects possibly compete with huge, profit-driven companies in the social media space?"
Turns out, you just need to let profit motives run their natural course, letting the service get worse as it is optimized for shareholder returns.
I'm still not sure if the fediverse (or some alternative) will overtake the big networks in popularity, but it's now clear that being a non-profit can be a competitive advantage in and of itself. Very exciting to see.
@mint Some non-Sonic games on Sega systems:
Genesis:
- Vectorman, a 2D platformer. Amazing pre-rendered graphics for the time.
- Phantasy Star IV, a JRPG. I haven't played many JRPGs, but I did kind of like this one.
Saturn:
- Nights into Dreams, a platformer-ish.
- Rayman, a 2D platformer.
Dreamcast:
- Rayman 2, a 3D platformer.
- Power Stone 2, kind of like Super Smash but in 3D.
- Skies of Arcadia, a JRPG. Again, one of the few JRPGs I've played, so I'm no expert, but the world was cool.
Dang. I was hoping that the metaverse would be Zuckerberg's white whale that he just poured resources into forever, sinking Facebook in the process.
@UKFilmNerd @movies
Jared Leto has really become one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Bankable, as in "like Sam Bankman-Fried," as in "you are going to lose money with this guy."