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Beehaw on Lemmy: The long-term conundrum of staying here
  • Hugs, y'all. Do what you feel is best. <3

    I've been on Discuit more than Lemmy, but honestly? If Beehaw defederates or switches to a different platform, I'm more likely to visit Beehaw on a daily basis than I have been. I just prefer well-tended walled gardens. I grew up with forums being the way. Smaller communities feel the best. Even when the software base is good, the community management part is ... complicated with the fediverse.

  • informal PSA: i am (and have been) on indefinite break
  • Hugs. Try to be gentle with yourself. <3

  • Reddit Refugees on Lemmy, how are you guys liking lemmy so far?
  • It's fine, but I don't enjoy having to deal with federation stuff. It's doable, but it's not intuitive, and everything is a bit too disorganized.

  • Meta’s Twitter competitor launches on July 6th, according to the App Store
  • Hoping we defederate from them proactively - I wouldn't give them any more info than they already have...

  • Do you pronounce it "bee-haw" or "BEEE-HAWWW" with some pepper on it?
  • I absolutely ham up Beehaw every time I say it. I also make really clumsy cowbee jokes. S'good.

  • Bluesky temporarily halts sign-ups because so many people are joining from Twitter
  • Any Beehawians (Beehawans? Cowbees?) looking for a Twitter replacement might consider Counter.Social - it has a similar vibe to Beehaw and Tildes. It is not federated but is using a lot of Mastodon code. The community sets it apart - and the owner's insistence on no ads, no algo, security, privacy, etc.

    It's been around a few years and the infrastructure was upgraded with the last bit Twitter exodus, so CoSo remains stable where Bluesky and some others have been screwy. You can find me there with the same username - say hi if you pop in!

  • Technology Connections talks about a red fridge from Walmart for an hour
  • Enjoy the backlog if you get a chance! He's got some good stuff.

  • how's your week going, Beehaw
  • Ahhh, congrats on all counts!!

  • What is something simple that you do to decompress and keep yourself centered?
  • Honestly: Smoke weed. It helps chill me out.

    My favorite is to smoke in the back yard with a little fire in my Solo Stove going. Preferably with marshmallows. I can zone out for hours out there. I live in town, but there is greenery along most of my fence, so it *feels *secluded even if it really isn't. My neighbors have a new fountain they put in a little pond in their front yard, too, so I get to hear the water :)

  • Smart-homes: The future, or harmful?
  • Yeah - it can be done safely. That's way too much effort for me, lol :) I'll stick to my low-tech doorbells and stuff.

  • Smart-homes: The future, or harmful?
  • Harmful, IMO.

    Anywhere "smart" objects are, surveillance can also be. I've read 1984 enough times to know I don't want a telescreen on every available surface.

  • Beehaw, what is your favourite thing about your town?
  • I live in a town with a small liberal arts university and a lot of retirement homes. This gives it a really interesting vibe - generally artsy and relaxed. Most of the time, anyway.

    My favorite thing the town does is our annual chalk art festival! I don't create art, but I like walking around and seeing what other folks created.