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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] Flagstaff 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Grayjay is not open-source, sadly; FreeTube and NewPipe are, though they are YT-based.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I tried FreeTube and NewPipe, but got tired of YouTube constantly changing things to make them not work. I'm too old to deal with constant tinkering, and have no interest in investing into a Pie Hole.

[–] Flagstaff 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think you gave up too soon because both of these has been working flawlessly for months... I'd strongly recommend retrying either!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the info. I'll try again. 👍

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The source is available, right? You just can't fork it to include ads? Or you can't fork it at all?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

You can fork it but you can't redistribute it or change the name. You also can't do anything that would be considered making a profit.

Essentially you can't do anything but contribute free labor. If Greyjay put ads and malware into the app you would be powerless to start something based on it.