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submitted 8 months ago by aeharding@lemmy.world to c/rct@lemmy.world
[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 61 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I made a purchase on a sketchy site (during Covid when things were hard to find). A day or so later, some unauthorized transactions were made on my card. “Bank” called from actual number of my bank, to verify if I actually made the transactions. provided some of my personal information, transaction amount etc then asked to verify ssn. It was very convincing.

Luckily I refused because I know anyone can call you claiming to be any number, and I didn’t give out any info, and said I would call back that number (my bank).

Bank had no knowledge of a call.

15 minutes later, get real fraud department call from my bank. They just wanted to know if it was fraud or not and didn’t ask for any other info.

Moral of the story: if someone calls you, never give out personal info. Tell them you will call back if needed.

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 56 points 9 months ago

Thanks!! 💜

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User export broken? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by aeharding@lemmy.world to c/support@lemmy.world

Is user export broken for anyone else? It exports malformed JSON ending at 121 bytes.

I've tested multiple accounts + browsers. Only happens on lemmy.world.

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slaps stick this baby can take out so many shins (pub-be81109990da4727bc7cd35aa531e6b2.r2.dev)
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Hi there! I've received a few requests, so I've created a Patreon page for Voyager.

This adds an additional option, alongside Github Sponsors, Liberapay and in-app donations.

Thanks again to everyone that supports Voyager! 💙


While I have you here, let me show off a few of the new features from the release earlier today!

Random Community Button

Find new communities, randomly! Pull to refresh to find a new random one with ease.

Launch native app if available

Currently, if you tap a Youtube link, it will open Youtube in the in-app browser. (And same with news apps, etc.) Now, by default, it will open the app, if installed.

You can easily flip this off in Settings to get the old behavior ("Prefer Opening Native Apps").

Shortcut to copy text

If you want to copy all post/comment text, there is now a handy copy icon in the header of the sheet!

Android navbar style updates

I've tweaked Android navbar styles to make them a little nicer.

aeharding purple highlight

My username is now purple, so you can easily identify me as the Voyager dev

iOS Cache Clearing

You can now clear iOS cache for Voyager (native app only). Please note: It will not clear everything - iOS seems to keep 100mb around, without a way to clear. Other apps I checked seem to have the same issue.

Comments theme

You can now style the comments theme!

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I recommend updating if you get frustrated by broken videos.

This goes for all iOS Lemmy clients, not just Voyager :)

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by aeharding@lemmy.world to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

Voyager has finally added support for spoilers! This was the 9th issue reported in Voyager's Github project, back in June last year. (Since then, Voyager users have created nearly 600 issues with around 500 being resolved!)

It was a huge undertaking, involving a few different packages and nearly one hundred unit tests in order to ensure proper parsing logic.

Also, I've published Voyager's spoiler plugin with AGPL-3.0, so any other FOSS lemmy app using Remark for markdown parsing can more easily add spoiler support :)

So, now Voyager should properly parse spoilers, check it out below! Shortly, I will add support in the Markdown toolbar so you can easily create your own.

(by the way - this release also adds support for horizontal rules. Voyager should now support all of the official Markdown syntax.)

Formatting

The Lemmy spoiler format is based on the CommonMark Container Block Directive proposal. In fact, the spoiler plugin was forked from remark's directive plugin (this plugin is not flexible enough to be compatible with markdown-it-directive, what lemmy-ui is using, without forking). Their behavior is very similar to Markdown code blocks. Here's the "happy path" syntax (but there's edge cases that behave similar to edge cases of markdown code blocks):

Hi there!Some text

Some examples

Below are some examples stress testing the spoiler parsing.

The spoiler syntax happy pathSome text


::

👋 Hi there with bonus colons and spaces!

This is a spoiler message. Boo! 👻

spoiler Nested spoiler!

This spoiler is nested within the "Hi there!" spoiler. I don't know why you'd want to nest spoilers... But you can 😆

:::::


Spoiler in a quote with implicit closing fenceYou can quote spoilers. 🤔 idk why you'd want to but you can.


spoiler A spoiler at the end of the post

Bonus dog for tapping spoiler

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12604863

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submitted 9 months ago by aeharding@lemmy.world to c/pwa@programming.dev
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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by aeharding@lemmy.world to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

Hi! Just a quick announcement that I plan to drop support for Lemmy 0.18 in the Voyager app on March 18 2024.

Due to authentication changes in lemmy 0.18->0.19, this means that you will be unable to login to instances running lemmy 0.18.

Most instances have already upgraded to 0.19. I encourage Instances running 0.18 to upgrade as soon as possible. Those instances include:

  • lemmy.world (✅ ~~upgrade planned~~ upgraded March 3rd)
  • sh.itjust.works (✅ ~~upgrade planned~~ upgraded Feb 29th)
  • lemmy.blahaj.zone (✅ ~~upgrade planned~~ upgraded March 9th)
  • beehaw.org (⚠️ unknown upgrade timeline)

If you are a user on beehaw.org, please let your instance administrator know.

In addition, if you are on a very small instance, please check that it is running lemmy 0.19. You can do so by going to the community list -> header ellipse icon -> instance sidebar -> version listed at end of instance statistics.

This deadline will only be extended if lemmy.world is unable to upgrade by March 18.

If you are self-hosting Voyager, you can continue connecting to a v0.18 instance past this date by staying on Voyager 1.x (I will be dropping lemmy 0.18 support as a major version bump).

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by aeharding@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.world

Just received the following email from Reddit...

u/[REDACTED],

tl;dr -- you're invited to a special program that lets redditors purchase stock at the same price as institutional investors when we IPO. Details about eligibility and next steps follow. This (long, dense) email has all the info we can provide due to legal restrictions.

As you may have heard, Reddit has taken steps toward becoming a publicly traded company with the initial public filing of our registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2024. Yes, it's happening.

And because you have helped make Reddit what it is today, you now have the opportunity to become Reddit owners at the same price as institutional investors.

We're offering a Directed Share Program ("DSP") that invites eligible users and moderators who have contributed to Reddit to participate in our initial public offering ("IPO"). (Including you!)

Program Requirements

While being selected to pre-register is the first step, there are certain legal and regulatory requirements to participate in the DSP that are outside of Reddit's control. Bear with us here...

To be eligible for the DSP, you must:

  • Be a current U.S. resident;

  • You will be asked to provide the DSP Administrator a valid social security or permanent resident number, along with other personal information. Reddit will not have access to this data.

  • Please note that U.S. residents using a VPN may face application limitations if the VPN locates them in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions.

  • Be at least 18 years old;

  • Provide your full legal name and an email address; 

  • Not be a current or former Reddit employee (FTE).

When the DSP launches (a few weeks after pre-registration ends), individuals who have been confirmed for the program will be contacted by our external DSP Administrator. You will then be asked to provide additional information securely to the DSP Administrator to confirm your eligibility.

How to pre-register

The number of people who can participate in the DSP is limited; we will offer this opportunity to as many redditors as we are able to accommodate. If capacity is reached before the deadline, you will be added to the waitlist. Based on demand, we may also limit the number of shares available.

**If you are interested in being part of Reddit's DSP, please go to https://reddit.com/dsp on desktop to complete the pre-registration form. **If you are one of the confirmed participants, we will follow up with an email with more details in the coming weeks. You can also refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more information. Due to regulatory restrictions (yeah... we know...) we are not able to respond to further inquiries or questions.

Pre-registering does not guarantee that you will be invited or able to participate in the DSP; it also does not obligate you to purchase shares.

As with any investment opportunity, you should make an individual decision based on your own personal circumstances and risk tolerance. Therefore, we urge you to review the preliminary prospectus, when available, before deciding whether to invest in Reddit.

The deadline for pre-registering for the DSP is March 5, 2024. If capacity is reached before the deadline, you will be added to the waitlist.

What happens next?

While there won't be a confirmation email immediately after you pre-register, everyone who pre-registers will receive an email in the coming weeks from “noreply@redditmail.com”, telling them whether they can proceed with the next steps for the DSP.

This is an automated message (beep, boop, beep) and does not receive replies. Please refer to the FAQ for more information. Per our lawyercats, we are not able to respond to further inquiries or questions.

Prospectus and Important Disclosures

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. When available, a copy of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014, or email: prospectus@morganstanley.com; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316, or email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention:c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, telephone: 1-866-803-9204, or email: prospectus-eq_fi@jpmorgan.com; and BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department, telephone: 1-800-294-1322, or email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This notification shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

No offer to buy the securities can be accepted and no part of the purchase price can be received until the registration statement has become effective, and any such offer may be withdrawn or revoked, without obligation or commitment of any kind, at any time prior to the notice of its acceptance given after the effective date. An indication of interest in response to this notification will involve no obligation or commitment of any kind.

And here's the message when I visit reddit.com/dsp, along with a form:

Want to own a piece of Reddit?

Reddit Directed Share Program

We can't imagine a Reddit IPO without redditors. You Rickrolled Rick Astley. You gave us Mr. Splashy Pants. And r/Place… (you're welcome, internet). And now you can become one of our (non-corporate) overlords. Yes, it's really happening this time, and as we take the next step toward becoming a public company, we're inviting all eligible redditors to participate in Reddit's IPO.

“Eligible” you note skeptically? Yes. Unfortunately, there are a ton of imposed legal restrictions defining when, who, and how we do this. So while our goal is to give all redditors the same access to stock as institutional investors (why should they have all the fun?), our lawyercats tell us we must follow specific rules listed below.

Our Directed Share Program (“DSP”) is set up to let eligible users and moderators own a piece of Reddit by purchasing Reddit stock at the same price as institutional investors when we IPO. We will offer this opportunity to as many redditors as we are able to accommodate, and the number of people who can participate is limited.

Then there's a pre-registration form with First Name, Last Name, Email.

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[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 82 points 9 months ago

How is bar so low?? Do people want drunk drivers? Because that’s how you get drunk drivers

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 108 points 10 months ago

‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything

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[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 61 points 10 months ago

Be careful when you punch a fascist. You might hurt your hand/wrist. Best to read up ahead of time.

https://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Wrist-Pain-when-Punching

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 137 points 10 months ago

The worst part is bookmarks are sorted by post creation date, not date bookmarked.

So if you bookmark something old, it’s gone in the bookmark chasm.

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 99 points 11 months ago

Oh good, some breathing room to finish Voyager's new onboarding flow

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago

Good to hear building wasn't too difficult!

I'll have to look into F-droid! I'm not too familiar with the submission process.

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago

The haptics are 🤌

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is an Android thing. It's just the way PWAs on Android work unfortunately, when PWAs change URLs they get logged to the browser history. I think it's a poor behavior though, and I think Apple's approach is better.

Ive heard rumblings of changing this behavior on Android though.

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago

It’s decentralized though. That’s literally the reason I believe in the Fediverse

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 150 points 1 year ago

Car headlight are too fucking bright nowadays

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