I’m the administrator of kbin.life, a general purpose/tech orientated kbin instance.

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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • The government absolutely uses sql frequently, even if they still have older mainframes with some other database architecture.

    This makes more sense. But even then they would surely transfer data from the old system over.

    I mean I’m liking the idea that they went down into the basement, started up an old mini computer, with “superman 3” magnetic tapes with data from the 1980s to force them to try to integrate with that and only after transferring the data at 1000cps, find out it’s entirely out of date.

    I mean, it won’t be the case, but I’d really like it to be. 😛


  • It’s a terminology thing really yes. I mean a database (SQL or not) shouldn’t need de-duplication by nature of how the record index/keys work.

    If they’re not using a form of SQL though, I’d be very interested in what they are using. Back in the 90s I was messing around with things like Btrieve and other even more antiquated database engines. But all the software I used that utilised such things was converted to use a form of SQL (even if in some cases there were internal wrappers to allow access in the older way too via legacy code) over 20 years ago.

    If I were an American though my biggest concern would be that Musk is able to know the structure AND content of the social security database. His post (if we believe it) demonstrates he must have access to both pieces of information.




  • Thanks. I think at the time I made an instance (about a year and a half ago I reckon), there was quite a batch snapping up kbin/lemmy on every tld imaginable.

    It’s actually not a bad idea. “The front page of the threadiverse” so to speak. There are plenty of instance lookups out there, but they’re generally self discovered. Something that helps match a user to a smaller instance cannot be a bad thing.

    Having large instances is a good thing of course, especially for hosting larger communities. But, in order to remain fully independent, smaller instances that can be run truly as a hobby on affordable hardware are essential for the fediverse in my opinion.



  • No. I see several genuine looking users that registered and did nothing (fine I guess). But there’s a lot with very similar <somethingnnn>@gmail.com. Some don’t do anything and so far I’ve left them. Some are clearly posting advert crap and they get deleted as soon as I see it. Every now and then I just go through purge the rest that are clearly bot accounts.

    If I was actually getting genuine active users I might look into making a form or otherwise making it difficult (not sure if mbin has that ability mind you). But seems I don’t really get real users. Just me, posting and commenting all day.


  • No, I think it’s just me on my instance (that probably has the capacity for 1000+ active users) and the steady influx of suspicious accounts that pass the email verification and captcha and then either post nothing, or post adverts get banned/deleted and it goes on.

    Mind you I don’t really advertise the instance either. So that’s likely why.

    I suspect people coming from reddit don’t understand the fediverse (I know I didn’t when I first got here). So they go to the hosting instance and join there, not really understanding they can join any instance and then join the community (if not already on the instance).



  • From my point of view from the other side of the Atlantic, you guys in the US don’t have enough regulation as it is. There’s only one class of people that benefit from removal of the regulations you do have, and that’s the top 1%. It’s just going to allow them to do all of the following to make more money, at everyone else’s expense.

    1: Treat their employees worse than they already do, AND put them into dangerous situations legally. 2: Cut corners to save money at the expense of safety. Think airlines, airliner manufacturers, car makers, construction. The list here could be endless. 3: Well, finance/banking regulations. That will be a field day for the finance sector I’m sure.

    I mean the list is potentially endless. But the three points above will keep you busy for long enough I reckon.

    No, I don’t really feel safe even this far away. We’re not immune to all of this anywhere in the world.





  • For threadiverse (lemmy/mbin et al) there’s not much in it. It’s fairly easy for an operator to curate their instance by pre subscribing to a whole bunch of communities. I run my own instance, barely any users and I’m constantly banning and deleting them for advertising. But I have plenty of content.

    I made my own mastodon instance and connected to a bunch of groups. Only two or three are active. There’s not really an easy way to get content without following a lot of people. So anyone visiting my instance will see virtually nothing. If they go to social they will see plenty.

    So it’s a bit of a no brainer for most I think.



  • Why? Because you can. But in terms of useful reasons?

    Cellphones, Internet they need infrastructure to work, and that can be disabled either during a natural disaster or war situation. Even by your own government in some cases.

    But if I want to communicate, I just need a piece of wire, somewhere to hang it, and a 12v battery and I can communicate for thousands of miles.

    Personally I just think that’s cool.