overview for SoleInvictus

Trust the process! by SoleInvictus in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[-] SoleInvictus 2 points 5 hours ago

I didn't get to it, but I haven't forgotten. I'm shooting for Thursday. This week has been a whirlwind.

Looks like we started a community! Now we need feedback and mods. by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I just saw your update. Sorry you're having a rough time. I hope your struggles lessen and feel free to reach out if you need support. Even if I can't do anything directly, I'll do my best to wrangle up something for you.

196ers - We need a banner and icon! by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

@Cornflake@pawb.social also submitted an alternate icon version.

196ers - We need a banner and icon! by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 78 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

@Cornflake@pawb.social submitted this icon earlier so I wanted to ensure it gets in.

Shark

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196ers - We need a banner and icon! (self.onehundredninetysix)

submitted 1 day ago by SoleInvictus to c/onehundredninetysix

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Everyone, we need to spruce the place up, so we wanted to reach out to you all for submissions for the icon and banner. Here's the idea: submit icons and banners (SFW please). I'll leave this stickied for 72 hours, then we'll pick the most popular of each by upvotes.

I couldn't find specs on icon dimensions, but it appears icons are square and tend to look best at least 256 x 256. Banners tend to be...rectangularish. Here are three banner examples: ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )

As always, let me know if you have questions.

Looks like we started a community! Now we need feedback and mods. by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 2 points 1 day ago

I will not lie, 100% intentional.

This community needs an icon... How's this? by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 12 points 1 day ago

I'm happy to peacefully coexist, I don't want to start any silly crusades. I'd imagine we'll just end up splitting participation some. We can remain as a safe and sane "letter 196" backup for "number 196".

This community needs an icon... How's this? by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 15 points 1 day ago

It's funny because I started this thinking I'd stick a pin in this in case 196 doesn't self correct. I was like 98% sure that was going to happen and we'd end up with two or three lost people leaving confused posts here. Then a bunch of people gave old 196 the middle finger. Now less than 24 hours later, we're doing the internet equivalent of picking out furniture and drapes for the new home.

It has been wild.

This community needs an icon... How's this? by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 35 points 1 day ago

I also love it! In the spirit of not being the other 196, maybe we should get a few options and put it to a community vote?

This community needs an icon... How's this? by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 10 points 1 day ago

We all eat a lot of post fiber, so watch where you step - shitposts are everwhere.

Looks like we started a community! Now we need feedback and mods. by SoleInvictus in c/onehundredninetysix

[-] SoleInvictus 12 points 1 day ago

I cannot agree more. Good call, I appreciate the input.

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Looks like we started a community! Now we need feedback and mods. (self.onehundredninetysix)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by SoleInvictus to c/onehundredninetysix

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I'm kinda regretting not naming it oneninesix, but here we are. I guess I love letters.

~~To anyone wondering what's up, I did this on my phone while out in the "big city", so I'm still waiting to get home to do anything serious. I have a few ~~suckers~~ really nice people who volunteered for modding along with me. Anyone else who is interested, drop me a line. I'll be picking mods when I get home in a few hours. Sorry for the wait and I'll do my best to put out any fires in the meantime. I didn't think this would take off!~~

For those wondering, here's my take on moderating the place.

Moderation is to facilitate an experience for its users in line with the goals of the community and the instance. It's not to push a personal agenda, give you a bigger hammer in debates, set up a digital fiefdom, etc. You certainly can and should include your mod experience on your dating profile, though. Unilateral decisions are not cool except in a few situations, like if 100% of your userbase is usurped by literal Nazis.
196 exists to be a place where you post something (often but not always something goofy) when you visit. I know not everyone does and that's fine - I still love you. These things can't be offensive or hurtful, though, especially not intentionally so. Unintentional vs intentional I believe is a HUGE distinction and needs to be considered when moderating.
~~LBJ~~ LBZ exists as an inclusive, (relatively) judgment-free zone for gender-diverse folks. I intend for us to uphold that here. I say relatively judgment free because there will be people looking to start shit and mods and admins are going to have to judge their actions, but only their actions.

If you wanna be my modder, you gotta get with my bullet points...or argue persuasively why I should amend them (but that part doesn't fit the tune).The three big things I'm looking for otherwise are diverse viewpoints, if you can remain reasonably impartial, and if you can say you're sorry. The last is huge for me. As a mod, you're going to mess up. I used to mod on Reddit and I certainly did! I find it's important for maintaining the community's respect to be able to admit when you made a bad call and what you'll do to avoid it in the future.

@ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone, pointers would be welcome as I think you do a great job.

Community feedback is encouraged and welcome, just be aware I'll be a little slow to respond for a bit.

PS: wow, I really DO love letters!

Edit: Corrected point three, damn autocorrect! Believe it or not, we're not an inclusive community in LBJ's corpse.

Update 20/1/25: We're replete with mods for now! Thank you all who reached out. I'll start pulling these stickies as they get irrelevant, I'm just a full disclosure kind of person so I want people to know what is/has been going on.

Community made 196 alternative - !onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone by SoleInvictus in c/196

[-] SoleInvictus 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Aww, thanks! I'm kinda regretting not naming it oneninesix, but here we are. I guess I love letters.

Edit: I relocated my elevator speech to here: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/20973851

If you're interested in modding or want to provide some feedback/suggestions/anything, PLEASE hop over and let me know in the comments or by PM.

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Guess I'll Start Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by SoleInvictus to c/onehundredninetysix

7 comments fedilink

Starting with the time-honored tradition of copying a meme I just saw.

I'll nuke this community if we get 196 back (edit: if the community agrees to nuking, fuck unilateral decisions)

WE ARE MOVING TO LEMMY.WORLD!! by SoleInvictus in c/196

[-] SoleInvictus 67 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

So I made a new community.

!onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Banner and icon will follow, I'm literally out running errands right now!

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Help me find a video on North Korea? (self.communism)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by SoleInvictus to c/communism@lemmy.ml

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Hi everyone, I know this isn't 100% on topic but this seemed like the closest fit. You all tend to be more generally knowledgeable than the average Lemming. Feel free to remove if it's too off topic.

In the last few years, I watched what I believe was a YouTube video on South Korean misinformation about North Korea. It discussed defectors, the conditioning they receive after defecting, and celebrity defectors. I recall it also interviewed some North Koreans living in South Korea.

Does anyone know the video I'm thinking of?

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I found the Lemmy bar in Reykjavik, Iceland! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by SoleInvictus to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

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I couldn't find a more appropriate place to post this. It's a bar in Reykjavik. Cool place, would recommend.

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People who poop with the bathroom fan off (self.mildlyinfuriating)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by SoleInvictus to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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Seriously people, use the fucking fan. It clears away odors and covers up the sounds of your dropping a deuce. If you want to stew in your shit smell and revel in the music of your magical poop plops, do so in the comfort of your own home. If you're a guest and the bathroom has a fan, turn it on. We don't want to share.

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Right-to-Work Laws don't mean your employer can fire you at any time for any reason (US Law) (self.youshouldknow)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by SoleInvictus to c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

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"I live in a right-to-work state, so my employer can shitcan me for any reason".

-Linus K. Lemming

Sorry friends, that's at-will employment, *and you still can't be terminated for any reasons that are protected by law, but we're not here to discuss that. Right-to-work laws mean one thing: that non-union employees cannot be required to contribute to the cost of union representation.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 prohibits "closed shops", where union membership is a condition of employment; however, union represented positions can still be required to contribute to the cost of that representation. Right-to-work laws prohibit that requirement, allowing employees in union represented positions who choose not to join the union to also choose whether or not they contribute to the union's costs, i.e., if they pay dues or not.

I see this mistake frequently and thought folks might want to know the correct information so they don't unintentionally perpetuate it.

Edit: updated to include link to info about at-will employment.

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Halp! Calibrating touchscreen on Panasonic CF-30 (self.linux)

submitted 8 months ago by SoleInvictus to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12310804

Halp! Calibrating touchscreen on Panasonic CF-30

Hey all! I've been having an issue I can't figure out. Suddenly, I realized I'm in the heart of Linux users! I can ask here! I'm a total noob, so please be gentle.

I installed Xubuntu and got everything but the touchscreen working properly. The touchscreen works but the cursor is consistently off a bit, with the least error in the center of the screen and increasing as it moves to the sides. I've tried running xinput_calibrator but it doesn't help. I attempted to run libinput.calibrate-touchscreen but keep getting a "is a Wayland compositor running?" error message.

Any suggestions?

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Halp! Calibrating touchscreen on Panasonic CF-30 (self.linuxquestions)

submitted 8 months ago by SoleInvictus to c/linuxquestions@lemmy.zip

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Hey all! I've been having an issue I can't figure out. Suddenly, I realized I'm in the heart of Linux users! I can ask here! I'm a total noob, so please be gentle.

I installed Xubuntu and got everything but the touchscreen working properly. The touchscreen works but the cursor is consistently off a bit, with the least error in the center of the screen and increasing as it moves to the sides. I've tried running xinput_calibrator but it doesn't help. I attempted to run libinput.calibrate-touchscreen but keep getting a "is a Wayland compositor running?" error message.

Any suggestions?