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[-] Scheissberg@feddit.de 67 points 1 year ago

I think u/spez should be the first to do an AMA right here on lemmy.

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 year ago

"i single handed made lemmy grow 5000% AMA"

[-] Erk@cdda.social 13 points 1 year ago

I'm sick to death of Reddit/spez salt and this still made me snort. Well done.

[-] speaker_hat@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

So talented

[-] plopo@possumpat.io 10 points 1 year ago

I would pay money to watch that shit storm.

[-] HolyHell@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

He’ll just answer 2 questions by shitting on and lying about the Apollo dev and then fuck off I reckon.

[-] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 9 points 1 year ago

After his really disappointing AMA on reddit, I really don't want him to do an AMA here.

Didn't answer a single question. Just copy and pasted from an answer sheet for a few very, very easy questions, which were likely staged.

[-] idle@158436977.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

The fake AMA was actually the last straw for me.

[-] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 5 points 1 year ago

I agree.

The API changes? Really not that big of a deal.

But, how it was handled, with the fake-ass "community" outreach? Followed by treating everyone as "noise" Yea. Fuck that guy.

[-] JustSomeGuy@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 year ago
[-] Azeon@feddit.nl 10 points 1 year ago

Yes! I'll ask the first question: What's your favorite r/pics post?

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[-] SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

It'd be cool to see Technology Connections. He's pretty active on Mastodon, I've seen him pop up in a thread here via there.

Also Louis Rossmann. He does AMAs like every other day on YouTube, he might be open to checking out another platform.

[-] CoderKat@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

He can also credit this site for me subscribing to him on YouTube lol. I had never heard of Technology Connections before, but a post a few days ago somehow got me to watch a lengthy video about freaking dishwasher detergent.

And then somehow I also watched an HOUR LONG video about a fridge! A fridge! How the heck did he manage to keep me interested in a freaking red little fridge for so long? I've now learned more than I thought I ever would about things like heat pumps, turn signal and brake light regulations, CDs, and heat pumps.

[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

What’s his mastodon handle? Didn’t know he was active.

[-] SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

TechConnectify@mas.to

Reading some of his latest posts, it looks like he was tagged over here, didn't realise it, and a bunch of cross-platform weirdness went on. He's not too happy about it, so maybe he might not be as on board as I thought.

(I hope just writing his handle doesn't tag him. Sorry Alec if it did)

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[-] hburb3ri@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago

does anyone actually care about AMAs? I thought they were glorified advertising lol. Also that's a tough sell, what instance would you point them to, and how would you convince them they'd get good PR?

[-] peter@feddit.uk 24 points 1 year ago

They used to be good but they're just PR now

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

They used to be organised by a talented individual, employed by reddit, who was great at drawing in more well known people, while still preparing and liaising with them so the event went smoothly. Then reddit fired them.

[-] sisyphean@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

We should do an AmA with her!

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

That would actually be awesome!

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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

The casual AMAs were a lot better. I'd rather hear from someone who does taxidermy than an actor who only wants to promote their next film

[-] hburb3ri@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

hey, let's just keep this about Rampart please

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[-] Xanvial@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago

They used to be good and really like a question and answer, only for past few years it turned to advertising

[-] CoderKat@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

It heavily varies by person. Some people give AMAs that make you question if the responses are even from the real person ("let's just talk about Rampart") but other people's AMAs are really fascinating and feel like you're getting a genuine answer to your question (pretty much any AMA that hit BestOf). Even if the AMA is only done for publicity purposes, it can still be interesting and that's what really matters.

[-] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some are fascinating, some are shitty. Even the train wrecks can be entertaining, Lil Durk and Gunna's AMAs are personal favorites of mine

[-] MrTulip@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

One of my favorite threads was an AMA from Nick Offerman in like 2012. Mostly I liked how if you looked at his comments in order, you could see him getting drunker as the thread went on, eventually posting answers to the wrong questions.

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[-] ebits21@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

George Takei.

‬ Very active on Mastodon! @georgetakei@universeodon.com

[-] deathbypizza@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

George would be a great - and fitting, choice

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago
[-] MaybeItWorks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That would be amazing, honestly. I know he is busy with the writers strike. It would be cool if he did an AMA about that on lemmy.

[-] Karmmah@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

the dude that couldn't take a shit for three days

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[-] dullbananas@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago
[-] ShittyKopper@lemmy.w.on-t.work 6 points 1 year ago

That's gonna end up a shitshow and a half, no matter which side you're on

[-] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, most of his controversies stem from him being overly "rational" and not knowing when to shut up. It would be a shit show but I'm here for it.

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[-] SHamblingSHapes@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mastadon had enough friendly coverage that we'll see the occasional celebrity interact with the Fediverse through there. But Lemmy? I would expect celebrities to look to kbin first solely based on public perception of Lemmy and fear of getting associated with extremists.

Headlines, the general public, and most celebrities won't differentiate between Lemmy the software and individual Lemmy instances.

Based on who's on Mastadon though, George Takei. Fitting that a Star Trek alum is engaged in the Fediverse.

Linus Tech Tips guy, I think his name is Linus probably

[-] ram@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago
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[-] k_o_t@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago
[-] possum@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

No way, are you the k_o_t?

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[-] Relaxxx@vlemmy.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd love to see u/spez do an AMA and begging everyone to return to reddit...

BTW Fuck u/spez

[-] quellik@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

My guess would be some really down to earth author like John Scalzi or Neil Gaiman.

[-] ken27238@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago

John Oliver. Just for the irony.

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[-] original_reader@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Jery Ryan. She's already on Mastodon. And active too.

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[-] Alfi@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Lemmy ofc! .. oh wait...

[-] Faresh@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think JT, from Second Thought and the Deprogram, made an AMA over on Hexbear, a fork of Lemmy. (https://www.hexbear.net/post/240228) I wonder what happened to the efforts to add federation to hexbear.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Me. I just need to become famous first.

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[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

John Mastodon

[-] DestroyerOfWorlds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Gave Drohl: The Worst Person In Oom-Pah Music!

[-] 0x0@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Why would you want an AMA? This isn't Reddit. Still... Keanu Reeves, why not... the guy's adorable.

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