Wow this has probably been one of the best write ups on those features I've seen. Thank you.

How is an app being developed for kbin without an api?

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Honestly, it'd be pretty neat if Microsoft setup their own instance and consolidated all of their communities onto it. The user part is optional. Since it was federated, you could post to it from other instances (right...? Provided they don't get black listed).

I feel like Microsoft has 10 different community forums for all different aspects of their business. Centralizing it onto an instance like this with magazines for each would actually be reallllllly helpful.

I do mtb trails. It's hit and miss. Sometimes I don't listen to music. Sometimes I'll have one earbud in with the volume fairly low. I never use two earbuds. I've never had an issue, but my biggest concern is being able to hear animals and stuff.