@wonziu Od pierwszego dnia mówię, że jeszcze nam to na dobre wyjdzie i menda zostanie zapamiętany jako ten, od którego zaczęły się zmiany.

There used to be a fairly active linguistics community here, but the science-themed instance it was hosted on went dark over a month ago. Hopefully it comes back.

I can’t imagine there’s not a chess sub here, surely it’s big enough?

Music wise there are some communities, maybe !obscuremusic@piefed.social fits the bill for now?

Niche communities built around specific interests, from chess variants to linguistics projects like constructed languages. And occasionally something else, like a niche heavy music genre or something along those lines.

But I’m pretty burned out on Reddit, especially the way things are run over there

What are your usual corners?

Welcome!

We are not mad. We love that you love it here. I love it too.

Welcome! Bring a friend. Bring another… No, on second thought, one is enough. No need to get crowded.

Remember to thank all the community moderators and admins that tirelessly take the spammy, horrible and bot posts out to the trash for us, so we can have this nice space without being overrun by the trash!

@stephan
Ich spüre das so sehr. Letztes Jahr Januar ist Varla gegangen. Sie kam als junges Kitten zu uns und wurde praktisch mein Schatten. Wann immer es mir schlecht ging, sie war plötzlich da, legte sich schnurrend auf mich und alles war gut. In mir ist die Welt unter gegangen.

Danach wollten wir eigentlich erstmal keine dritte Katze haben, aber unser junger Kater Oskar wurde stark depressiv und hat unter dem Verlust sehr gelitten. Erst beim Durchsehen alter Fotos wurde mir klar wie eng Varla und er miteinander waren.

Es kam dann im Sommer Kurt zu uns, ein Notfall-Kitten aus der Tierhilfe. Und Kurt hat unglaublich viel Liebe ins Haus gebracht. Bis er letztes Jahr November im hektischen Morgenablauf aus der Haustür witschte und in den Garten zu Oskar flitzte. 5 Minuten später lag er tot vor unserem Haus an der Straße, jemand hatte ihn angefahren.

Als du von Wendy geschrieben hast, kamen Kurt und Varla in mir hoch und ich musste weinen. Und jetzt sitze ich im Wartezimmer, mein Jüngster ist grad mit seinem Therapeuten in den Nachbarraum und mir laufen die Tränen übers Gesicht. Dieser Schmerz ist so grausam und gleichzeitig auch schön, denn er beweist, dass es einem etwas bedeutet hat. Und genau deshalb tut es so weh.

Mein herzliches Beileid.

@davidgerard

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Welcome! That’s what they do here, build up your expectations and then…BOOM!..call you a stupid-head for saying things. Just kidding. Have fun. Also, lots of users here provide me with lots to learn. There are bad apples for sure but so far they are not spoiling the bunch.

Warm welcome! It’s nice to have such a place to read about topics you like and get help when needed.

Also most people here are really friendly despite a few less friendly ones.

Enjoy and try to support if you can!

Make sure you filter out what agitates you. For many here, that is the Tankie fraction. Lemmy has a fair bunch of left authoritarian instances with users that are prone to having unpopular takes, and being very adamant about them - if that isn’t to your liking, block out the lemmy.ml, lemmygrad.ml and hexbear.net instances to avoid most of it.

Today's #Muppets GIF of the Day is...

It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.

Tonight on Star Trek
Mr. Scott confuses an entirely logical race of brains in jars yet ends up stuck in the mirror universe

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@drew don't worry, that is the appropriate reaction to learning that multiplication is turing complete.

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