jgrim

Hello!

You may have noticed some instability and performance issues with the web client of Discuss.online. I have made some infrastructure changes to hopefully improve stability. In the process, I also updated to the latest version of Lemmy.

Let me know if you have issues or comments!

We have a target api now!

Hello!

Please welcome our newest admin, @m_f@discuss.online!

They joined to help increase community engagement, moderation, & perhaps some help raising funding. We're looking forward to their help and experience in improving our instance and the fediverse as a whole.

Here is a quick introduction from m_f.

I started getting involved in Lemmy mod duties over at !msp@midwest.social when the only mod went AWOL. That gave me the confidence to create a few communities for comics that didn't have any Lemmy communities yet, and then a community for posting loops. When !AskUSA@discuss.online needed a moderator, I volunteered to help out there, and now I'm helping out on admin duties for the instance. Moral of the story is, stepping up to help out is a great low-effort way to help Lemmy grow

• jgrim

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16252553

Apple will update iPhones for at least 5 years in rare public commitment

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/16867726

[MacRumors] Rivian's Latest Vehicles Support Apple Car Keys for Unlocking With Wallet App

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/17772874

PSA: Bartender Mac App Under New Ownership, But Lack of Transparency Raises Concerns

I've been a paying user since 2015. This makes me sad, as it's one of my most beloved utilities and this isn't a good look. I'll keep running it without updating until it stops working or I find a replacement that I like. Also:

https://sixcolors.com/link/2024/06/bartender-has-a-new-owner/

cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/8349829

Hello,

We're looking for GoLang contributors to help with the federation service. We're happy to have people that contribute code or help with code reviews.

If you know anyone or if you're interested please reach out!

Email: hello@sublinks.org Mastodon: https://utter.online/@sublinks Online form: https://sublinks.org/join_organization.html

Thanks, jgrim

Hello,

We're looking for GoLang contributors to help with the federation service. We're happy to have people that contribute code or help with code reviews.

If you know anyone or if you're interested please reach out!

Email: hello@sublinks.org Mastodon: https://utter.online/@sublinks Online form: https://sublinks.org/join_organization.html

Thanks, jgrim

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16013932

Linus Tech Tips (LTT) release investigation results on former accusations

There were a series of accusations about our company last August from a former employee. Immediately following these accusations, LMG hired Roper Greyell - a large Vancouver-based law firm specializing in labor and employment law, to conduct a third-party investigation. Their website describes them as “one of the largest employment and labour law firms in Western Canada.” They work with both private and public sector employers.

To ensure a fair investigation, LMG did not comment or publicly release any data and asked our team members to do the same. Now that the investigation is complete, we’re able to provide a summary of the findings.

The investigation found that:

• Claims of bullying and harassment were not substantiated.

• Allegations that sexual harassment were ignored or not addressed were false.

• Any concerns that were raised were investigated. Furthermore, from reviewing our history, the investigator is confident that if any other concerns had been raised, we would have investigated them.

• There was no evidence of “abuse of power” or retaliation. The individual involved may not have agreed with our decisions or performance feedback, but our actions were for legitimate work-related purposes, and our business reasons were valid.

• Allegations of process errors and miscommunication while onboarding this individual were partially substantiated, but the investigator found ample documentary evidence of LMG working to rectify the errors and the individual being treated generously and respectfully. When they had questions, they were responded to and addressed.

In summary, as confirmed by the investigation, the allegations made against the team were largely unfounded, misleading, and unfair.

With all of that said, in the spirit of ongoing improvement, the investigator shared their general recommendation that fast-growing workplaces should invest in continuing professional development. The investigator encouraged us to provide further training to our team about how to raise concerns to reinforce our existing workplace policies.

Prior to receiving this report, LMG solicited anonymous feedback from the team in an effort to ensure there was no unreported bullying and harassment and hosted a training session which reiterated our workplace policies and reinforced our reporting structure. LMG will continue to assess ongoing continuing education for our team.

At this time, we feel our case for a defamation suit would be very strong; however, our deepest wish is to simply put all of this behind us. We hope that will be the case, given the investigator’s clear findings that the allegations made online were misrepresentations of what actually occurred. We will continue to assess if there is persistent reputational damage or further defamation.

This doesn’t mean our company is perfect and our journey is over. We are continuously learning and trying to do better. Thank you all for being part of our community.

My first time attempting a photo likes this. I didn't quite get it as perfect as I wanted but I think it looks good enough to share.