Welcome to the RD thread!

This is a place for casual random chat and discussion.

A reminder for everyone to always follow the community rules and observe the Code of Conduct.

Image

Mobile apps:

Quick tips:

  • Use Teddit when sharing Reddit links
  • Upload videos to Streamable
  • Miss the wide old.reddit look on desktop? Install this Greasemonkey script

Footnotes:

  • Daily pixel art courtesy of adroitcell
  • Report inappropriate comments and violators
  • Message the moderation team for any issues
  • the_yaya@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Today’s Ask PHlemmings: What is one conspiracy theory that you actually believe?

  • Vicks_inhaler@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    Ok this is just hilarious. It’s funny how some subreddits are being clever with their protests. r/dndmemes is just straight up goblin rule 34 now.

  • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Lagpas dalawang linggo na pala ang community na ito dito.

    I’ve been checking Lemmy almost ever since the weekend just before the blackouts, replacing Reddit as my addiction (of sorts). I’ve also managed to subscribe to a good number of communities, such that my feed is now quite healthy with content. I almost never get the urge to browse Reddit anymore, not even with all the mention of it in my feed.

    How about you guys? Kamusta naman ang Lemmy experience ninyo thus far?

    • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Ever since the blackout, I barely go back. The only times that I do is 1) to look for AskReddit material for the RD thread, 2) when someone links to juicy content, 3) close down r/thevisoria, and 4) peek at r/PH’s frontpage occasionally, particularly nung polling.

      But I stopped posting and likely never will again. Wala rin ako itch to do so.

      Edit: Ayan napasilip tuloy ako doon and found out that Couples For Christ have been gone for a while now, there’s a courier called HBK, and questions about phone brand and opening an OnlyFans account.

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        opening an OnlyFans account

        Uhm… 👀

        You know what, after reading some of the replies here, I’m starting to think of this place as some kind of a safe zone, a lounge where people can just relax and take a break from all of the havoc happening elsewhere online.

    • Tsunami45chan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Limang araw na lang (anim sa ibang bansa) tatanggalin na nila ang mga thrid party apps. Masaya na ako dito sa lemmy, medyo may bugs ang jeroba pero okay na man.

    • Vicks_inhaler@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      It’s been slow for lemmy communities to form. Partly na rin siguro madami parin fence sitters sa reddit debacle up until July I suppose. Kaunti palang nasasalihan kong communities tho.

      Pansin ko lang, nag nose dive na moderation sa rph. I don’t know if it’s just me but the posts are all over.

      • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Pansin ko lang, nag nose dive na moderation sa rph. I don’t know if it’s just me but the posts are all over.

        Not wanting to toot my own horn but some of this is me, I think. I’m very unforgiving of low-effort posts that could be answered with just one reply. Tipong topics that belong in the Help Thread or already been asked/addressed several times before. Makukulong ka ba if hindi mo binayaran yung 800 pesos na balance sa PLDT or takbuhan mo Anytime Fitness membership. Best earphones for 200 pesos na goods na goods. IT o Accounting, ano kukunin ko na course? Innova o Avanza?

        Karma farm or redundant threads bwisit rin kami. Yung mga “Ako lang ba naiinis sa utang na loob”, “What’s your favorite pancit canton?”, “Toxic Filipino Culture”, tinatanggal ko na lang without any explanation, lol.

        The last month or so we were very consistent with this to the point na yung mga threads na otherwise matatabunan papunta sa third page, get a chance to shine. A good example was DENR planting the wrong Mangrove specie — it only had 11 replies on its first day and mushroomed to 195 in just a few days.

        • Vicks_inhaler@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          “What’s your favorite pancit canton?”

          LMAO. I had to stop myself from flaming the Piattos flavor thread. If the mods really are quietly stepping away, I fully support it. We didn’t get the chance to troll protest like the other cool subs. I guess this is my consolation.

        • Pancit Canton@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          r/philippines is no longer a valuable place for anything Philippines. Some PSAs, natatabunan na rin dahil sa mga bwisit na imported socmed dramas na wala naman tayo, mga Redditors, walang pake.

          Karma points instigate how good or bad you are on Reddit, so kung negative karma ka, they’ll proceed to call you as “troll” lol

          What’s your favorite pancit canton?

          Bruh…

          • bathalumang_peppa@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            Yeah, r/ph is kinda shitty now. Sana ni-utilize nila yung other filipino subreddits instead of just lumping it in one place. There’s AskPH, CasualPH, PHGaming etc. and if you like shitposting, there’s 2philippines4u but because r/ph is the biggest filipino subreddit they flocked to it and posted there because where will they get their sweet, sweet karma? And then there’s the screenshot posts. If screenshot ng news, sana man lang kahit dinagdag nila yung source instead na nagmamadali silang ipost para sa kuhhhrma. 😑😑

            • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldMEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Just to add to this: us mods hate screenshot posts and editorialized titles because it makes it difficult to police duplicates and harms discussion.

              Instead of just one thread from Philstar about (hypothetical lang) the onion cartel leader being arrested, you have three other threads. One is a link to a Twitter post by Philstar with the title “Unity pa more”, the second is a screenshot of their post from FB titled “Thoughts?”, and thirdly, the same link but with a slightly different headline. Then each thread has like 20 comments each that could have been collated into one.

              Yung iba naman na kating kati mag-post, hindi nila masabi if may existing na ba kasi nga when they search for “onion cartels” hindi susulpot sa results yung tatlo because of the title… leading to more and more dupe threads.

            • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldMEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              One other thing about karma farming and why we’re always on the lookout for it: people deliberately inflate it so they could sell the account. It is then used to astroturf or even more evil purposes like scamming in marketplaces. Sa r/thevisoria nga lang, we get those requests semi-regularly to the point I had to make a specific rule about it — pano pa kaya sa mga bigger classified ads subs?

              Kaya sometimes may makakalusot na karma farm if it appears to be from a legit user. Annoying yes, but nothing nefarious per se. But someone na walang history sa r/PH at all, posting thread after thread after thread about “Anong kwentong commute mo” or “What is the best burger and why is it not Champ?” — we try to shut that shit down quickly.

            • Pancit Canton@lemmy.worldEnglish
              01·
              1 year ago

              Karma points are no different to YouTube’s and Facebook’s Internet points.

              I’m still LMFAO when most kakampinks migrated from Facebook to Reddit, dahil “walang peknews at mindful” ang mga Redditor. Oh boy…

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Sites like this has helped me greatly in checking out where my subscribed subreddits have gone to: https://sub.rehab/ I also find myself sometimes idly browsing All on the off chance that I’ll discover some community I would like.

        And yeah, there might be a lot of fence sitters, but I think after the wave that’s coming after the end of this month, things will quiet down. From then on, it’s really up to us already here if Lemmy/Kbin will be a thing, or it’d just be a fad. Network effect is a hell of a drug, but if there ends up a stable and engaged population here, creating and consuming content, it’s already a win in my book.

        • Vicks_inhaler@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          Hello, fellow all-browser.

          Yeah, really interested how things will change by the end of the month. Pakiramdam ko nga ph irc days ulit at parang fresh nanaman ang community dito. Lmao

          • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            IRC!!! Parang mas magulo ata yung naging buhay ko nung nasa IRC pa ako eh. But then again, that cozy feeling kasi halos lahat kayo magkakakilala? Yeah!

            Nung andun pa ako sa kabila, I never would have even dared think talking to other people in a thread like this. Di ko nga pinapansin yung Random Discussion threads dun eh.

    • cottonmon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I still go to reddit for some of my interests that aren’t here yet, but for news, I use Lemmy na.

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Ayun lang. Ayaw kong tignan yung mga subreddits for my interests na ala dito. Natatakot akong maging marupok at magbalik-loob kay Poong $₱€Ƶ eh. HAHAHA!

        • cottonmon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          But i need my news about wrestliiiiing hahaha. Seriously though, I’m trying to limit my usage na. Siguro pag nagupgrade na ang Lemmy World to .18 mas magagamit ko since wala na dapat yung autopopulation ng bagong posts sa All.

          • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            But i need my news about wrestliiiiing hahaha.

            I know, right? Not about wrestling, pero may ganyang itch din ako kahit papaano. Laking tulong ng Teddit at yung Privacy Redirect for those times na talagang di ako makapagpigil na sumilip (at di naman kailangang makihalubilo dun).

            • cottonmon@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              Lagi kong nakakalimutan na may Teddit nga pala, will try to use that nalang. Salamat sa reminder.

              • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                1 year ago

                Try mo yung Privacy Redirect na addon para di mo na kailangang isipin. Meron siyang option to replace Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, and Reddit (among others). Para pag may ma-click kang link to any of those you opt to replace (say, Reddit) i-eedit nya yung link.

                Now, I have to specifically temporary disable redirection for Reddit, to go to Reddit (if I am checking my accounts for any comments/posts for anything na nag-macArthur).

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Ay! Thanks for reminding me of that. Tagal na rin akong may Mastodon, pero sobrang hirap makahanap ng PH content, lalo na yung news and current events. Umabot sa point na recently nag-iisip ako kung kakayanin ko bang gumawa ng bot pang-repost galing Philippine news sources as well as PAG-ASA and Philvolcs. Kaso may nag-remind sa akin ginto na pala ang API access sa Twitter.

        Mag-tatanong-tanong nga sana ako dito kung may alam silang magandang i-follow for PH-related things sa Mastodon eh. Forgot all about that tho until your reply.

        • malamignasanmig@group.ltEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          the search function of mastodon is easier to use than lemmys but i find conversations easier here. mas may community na vibe dito that is missing in mastodon. am now using this community more than reddit. edit: thanks for the news bots.

          wanted to support the federation so after setting up mastodon, i also created a pixelfed account. i like the instance (pxlmo.com), just people sharing their photos and art. sa mga nagbabalak iwan ang instagram, join us.

    • 8rhn6t6s@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Okay naman. Kaso ung dose of irl drama ko wala dito kaya I use libreddit for offmychestph and rel advice ph HAHAH

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Hahahaha! Ang sama ng mental image na na-imagine ko! Parang pinapanood natin sila from a secure location, parang massive multiplayer online version ng Big Brother house, tapos tayo ang audience. 😅

    • Pancit Canton@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      Lemmy consists of 80% literacy and 20% of photos/GIFs. I love reading, especially the thread na pasok sa niche ko. Reddit was once like that, but now it becomes “hieroglyphic” and full of “imported stuffs.”

  • akantha@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    I have a ton of basil and no idea what to do with it. Any suggestions that’s not pesto?

  • Dr. B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Protip: for those who use Dark Reader add-on/extension increment your contrast with 15 and decrement brightness with 15.

      • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Nakaka-bagal/hang pala yung Dark Reader?‌

        I’ve been having some random slowdowns and the occasional hang the past few days eh. Kaso di ko na masyado inusisa since wala akong mapansin na commonality other than a slowdown, tapos hang.

    • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Childish, meron! Joke!

      Used to regularly take a peek at /r/childfree years back, pero di ko na rin kinaya yung tone nila dun. There’s only enough ways to say “being childfree is a choice!” “It’s a sin to make another soul undergo torment in this world!” or other stuff.

      I get it, it’s difficult to live a childfree life, especially when surrounded by the conservative, religious-minded. I get the need to rant about it, pero susmiyo… Like, uh, parang ang hirap mag-tambay dun nang matagal.

      Sorry for the rant ah.

        • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I was exposed to it and /r/antinatalism quite early on in my Reddit carreer. While I am sympathetic to their cause, I feel that the overall mood over at those subs are just a bit too much.

          I suppose as more and more people find their way over here, a childfree community would arise here as well. I hope they won’t have as much toxicity as their Reddit counterparts.

      • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Ako rin. While karamihan sa friends and family members ko child-free, they’re not in the same boat as the typical card-carrying child-free that are just as annoying and toxic as those who keep on pestering singles/couples when they’re getting kids.

        Tapos napanood ko pa yung kumakalat na vid about gen-Zs, and I just facepalmed hard on how cliche the answers were. Tbf, the “survey” was done in bad faith because why would you be asking inexperienced kids about something that’s a product of adult/serious relationships? Lmao.

        • megane-kun@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’m childfree myself, mostly by circumstance, but also partly by principle. Mostly, I adhere to a “if you think you’re up to it, best of luck!” kind of a stance. However, yeah, yung iba dun sa subs na yun (also /r/antinatalism) are just a bit too toxic in their beliefs to the point that it’s alienating.