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Zedstrian @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Steam is getting an official controller, but Valve isn’t making it
  • Until they design something with trackpads that makes use of the controller configurations designed for the original Steam Controller and Steam Deck, it just seems like a cash grab. Hopefully something ergonomically better than the original Steam Controller.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • Note that the sources on the list are there due to the frequent publication of misinformation, rather than their bias alone.

    As others have noted, the list can essentially be broken down into three categories: state-sponsored media outlets, clickbait-style tabloids, and extremist media outlets.

    The categories themselves are just a means of summarizing what's on the list though, as outlets in those categories that maintain editorial standards that disallow misinformation wouldn't qualify for inclusion on the list.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • For those worried about blocking certain viewpoints, it's important to note that the sources on the list aren't there for the unpopularity of their opinions, but rather the frequent publication of misinformation. For instance, Fox News, despite its frequent bias, is not one of the publications on the list.

    As others have noted, the list can essentially be summarized as state-sponsored, tabloid, and extremist media outlets that, intentionally or not, have editing standards that result in misinformation on a regular basis.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • For those worried about blocking certain viewpoints, it's important to note that the sources on the list aren't there for the unpopularity of their opinions, but rather the frequent publication of misinformation. For instance, Fox News, despite its frequent bias, is not one of the publications on the list.

    As others have noted, the list can essentially be summarized as state-sponsored, tabloid, and extremist media outlets that, intentionally or not, have editing standards that result in misinformation on a regular basis.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • Note that the sources on the list are there due to the frequent publication of misinformation, rather than their bias alone. As others have noted, the list can essentially be broken down into three categories: state-sponsored media outlets, clickbait-style tabloids, and extremist media outlets. The categories themselves are just a means of summarizing what's on the list though, as outlets in those categories that maintain editorial standards that disallow misinformation wouldn't qualify for inclusion on the list.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • For those worried about blocking certain viewpoints, it's important to note that the sources on the list aren't there for the unpopularity of their opinions, but rather the frequent publication of misinformation. For instance, Fox News, despite its frequent bias, is not one of the publications on the list.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • In that case the issue is that it's user generated content. Just as you'd cite the references listed after a Wikipedia article for the source of that information rather than Wikipedia itself, Wikipedia policy favors references to established publications over those compiled by users in a manner similar to Wikipedia itself.

    For the information to be verifiable, its original source has to be both clear and reputable.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • The reason the list is relatively short, in comparison to how many websites likely fall under its scope, is because adding entries to it requires the consensus of dozens or hundreds of Wikipedia editors, and only if that unreliability is consistent. Notably the list doesn't exclude some questionably reliable sources, such as Fox News, as its purpose isn't to remove sources of bias, rather sources of misinformation.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23066599

    Since 2017, Wikipedia editors have compiled a list of news sources from which articles are highly likely to employ systematic bias, lack professional editing and/or journalistic standards, regularly misrepresent sources, and/or fabricate information.

    While its list is by no means a complete list of publications with the aforementioned problems, it has helped make Wikipedia articles more reliable by basing them off of sources covering the same events and information from a less biased point of view.

    To make Lemmy news communities better than their Reddit counterparts, I think avoiding links to those sources in favor of more reliable alternatives would be worthwhile.

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    [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23066599

    Since 2017, Wikipedia editors have compiled a list of news sources from which articles are highly likely to employ systematic bias, lack professional editing and/or journalistic standards, regularly misrepresent sources, and/or fabricate information.

    While its list is by no means a complete list of publications with the aforementioned problems, it has helped make Wikipedia articles more reliable by basing them off of sources covering the same events and information from a less biased point of view.

    To make Lemmy news communities better than their Reddit counterparts, I think avoiding links to those sources in favor of more reliable alternatives would be worthwhile.

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    [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23066599

    Since 2017, Wikipedia editors have compiled a list of news sources from which articles are highly likely to employ systematic bias, lack professional editing and/or journalistic standards, regularly misrepresent sources, and/or fabricate information.

    While its list is by no means a complete list of publications with the aforementioned problems, it has helped make Wikipedia articles more reliable by basing them off of sources covering the same events and information from a less biased point of view.

    To make Lemmy news communities better than their Reddit counterparts, I think avoiding links to those sources in favor of more reliable alternatives would be worthwhile.

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    [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23066599

    Since 2017, Wikipedia editors have compiled a list of news sources from which articles are highly likely to employ systematic bias, lack professional editing and/or journalistic standards, regularly misrepresent sources, and/or fabricate information.

    While its list is by no means a complete list of publications with the aforementioned problems, it has helped make Wikipedia articles more reliable by basing them off of sources covering the same events and information from a less biased point of view.

    To make Lemmy news communities better than their Reddit counterparts, I think avoiding links to those sources in favor of more reliable alternatives would be worthwhile.

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    USpolitics @lemmy.world Zedstrian @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability

    Since 2017, Wikipedia editors have compiled a list of news sources from which articles are highly likely to employ systematic bias, lack professional editing and/or journalistic standards, regularly misrepresent sources, and/or fabricate information.

    While its list is by no means a complete list of publications with the aforementioned problems, it has helped make Wikipedia articles more reliable by basing them off of sources covering the same events and information from a more objective and factual point of view.

    To make Lemmy news communities better than their Reddit counterparts, I think avoiding links to those sources in favor of more reliable alternatives would be worthwhile.

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    Retro Homebrew ROMS?
  • If a homebrew game is popular enough, such as Micro Mages, you can sometimes find them in romsets. Unfortunately some cartridge-only and less popular ROMs take a while to get uploaded; took me a year to find a specific Genesis ROM that was cartridge-only.

  • China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says
  • Given the economic imperialist policies Chinese Communist Party in South America and Africa, let alone the lack of democratic institutions when compared to Taiwan, the CCP's interest in Taiwan has far less to do with 'liberating' it than taking control of its substantial economic base.

  • Biden's Middle East Policy Is Horrific. Trump's Would Be Even Worse
  • Republicans don't either, something that such statements should reflect. I wish there were a better nominee to vote for, but given that Republicans have benefitted from protests on issues that would be handled even worse by them, statements critical of current policy shouldn't be made without the context of what would instead be done if Trump wins the presidential election.

  • Biden is on track to beat inflation and lose the presidency
  • The problem is that anything less than unwavering support for Israel would be spun by well-funded propagandists as left-wing at best and antisemitic at worst. Regardless of how unjustified those claims are, and how detrimental they are to the wellbeing of oppressed Palestinians, a switch in foreign policy tactics now just for Netanyahu to wait for Trump to be elected is not worth it, as any short term benefits for the Palestinians would be undone tenfold should Trump be elected. Beyond that, a similar or worse fate would await Ukraine should that occur, so it's ultimately better to wait until the election is over to consider major policy changes.

  • Does Reddit shadowban mentions of Lemmy?

    In the months since I deleted my Reddit accounts and joined Lemmy, the lack of user base growth has made it clear that we need some users to stay on Reddit as a means of shepherding more users over on an ongoing basis. Otherwise, Reddit simply got what it wanted: less users who make a fuss about how it manages its platform without losing users en-masse.

    In doing so, however, does Reddit shadowban posts that mention or promote Lemmy? Googling mentions of Lemmy on Reddit mostly brings up posts from around the time of the blackout, suggesting that mentions of it since then have been suppressed. Before I return to Reddit to promote Lemmy, does anyone know for certain one way or the other?

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    Usenet / Newsgroups Discussion @lemmy.dbzer0.com Zedstrian @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Collecting indexers

    While my initial motivation to try usenet was to find releases that weren't being seeded on torrent trackers, I've found it to be a helpful alternative to keeping content seeded on my laptop's limited hard drive for extended amounts of time. To increase the chances that I find what I'm looking for, I check several usenet indexers simultaneously, preferring to use ones that have lifetime subscriptions (altHUB, Miatrix, and NZBGeek). Should those three lack what I'm looking for, I also use DrunkenSlug, NZB Finder, and Tabula Rasa, as their free plans can be used indefinitely. Aside from the six aforementioned indexers, are there any good ones that I've missed with free plans that don't expire?

    From what I remember DogNZB, NinjaCentral, and NZBPlanet either have limited-time free plans or require account activity at least once every two weeks, which is why I chose to forego them in favor of the six I use now.

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    Puzzle games with procedurally-generated levels?

    While many great puzzle games have a fixed number of levels, I'd like to find more with procedurally-generated levels to maximize replay value. Aside from Minesweeper games, so far I've found the following ones:

    • Hexcells Infinite
    • InfiniPicross 2.0
    • KNIGHTS
    • Lines Infinite
    • Linklight
    • LOOP
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    Television @lemmy.world Zedstrian @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    Detective show recommendations?

    Trying to help my grandparents find a new detective show to watch. For reference, here's what they've already watched:

    Bosch Bosch: Legacy Beyond Paradise Death in Paradise Elementary Endeavour Father Brown Lewis Lie to Me Longmire Marple Midsomer Murders Murdoch Mysteries NCIS Poirot Shetland The Brokenwood Mysteries The Mentalist

    While they generally seem to prefer British detective shows, I'm not sure which ones are left to recommend to them.

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    [Request] Add 'Redirect to home instance in new tab' option to browser context menu

    In navigating Lemmyverse for potential communities to subscribe to, it would be helpful to be able to redirect links to my home instance in a new tab to facilitate sorting through multiple communities at a time. Ideally, the option would be implemented with the ability to enable or disable either of the two context menu items to minimize context menu cluttering.

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