Like many, when the recent defederation went down, I decided to create a couple other logins and see what the wider fediverse has had to say about it....
By that line of reasoning all alt-right, homophobe, harassing, doxxing, trolling etc. instances should be allowed to access every other instance to spread their hate. Is that really what you want? I don't.
I finally bought a (flat pack) dresser recently. I love it, but when sliding the drawers in and out there is some minor sticking/resistance and some very slight misalignment. I am perfectly fine with this and actually kind of prefer it (it's nice that the cat can't open them), but I am wondering if over the long term, the...
Is there a way to set an option to manually refresh the front-page feed? When I set it to "All" (or even sometimes to "Local"), I'll get a constant flood of posts being added onto page, and it's so fast that I can't keep up. This happens no matter what sorting method I choose; even "Most comments" will have a dozen brand-new...
I don't wash jeans that often and i air things which don't get smelly so fast over night, like linen shirts. But my t-shirts or underwear are smelly after one day. And no, i don't want no aroma on my pants!
I've never been a fan of dogs. They make me nervous. I like animals, but dogs are just too needy, destructive, and abrasive. Working dogs are fine, but pets/companion dogs really bother me....
I quite enjoyed the ride. I liked its experimentation with genders, its dealing of nature versus nurture, what it means to be human, and what it means to be alien.
So far i've read only the first and second one and loved them. The german translator chose to use female pronouns as default, making it a very interesting reading experience besides the story and the great worldbuilding. (in german everything is grammatically gendered and the default is usually male) I just had a look at bookwyrm. A story about the Presger envoys looks highly interesting!
Ah, i was a bit unprecise (still a bit early). The use of pronouns is actually the same as in english, but the nouns are gendered and for people (like pupil, driver, teacher) the male form is mostly used by default. e.g. the default for doctor is Arzt (m) as in "i go to the Arzt", even if it is a woman who'd correctly be called Ärztin. And the translater chose the female forms as the standard.
A language without gendered pronouns sounds great! How do nouns like rock or table and nouns for people work?
Btw i've read a fascinating article about the Great Andamanese languages yesterday. They name their kids before birth, therefore all names are gender neutral.
Lots of frogs and salamanders. Pond is under the drip line of two 80 foot white oaks. In the fall I'm going to cover with brush to help keep acorns out: They dye the water brown with tannins....
Dispelling the myth of a universal "Lemmy" community, and discussion of what the fediverse really is
Like many, when the recent defederation went down, I decided to create a couple other logins and see what the wider fediverse has had to say about it....
Do I need to lubricate drawer slides to preserve the life of the furniture?
I finally bought a (flat pack) dresser recently. I love it, but when sliding the drawers in and out there is some minor sticking/resistance and some very slight misalignment. I am perfectly fine with this and actually kind of prefer it (it's nice that the cat can't open them), but I am wondering if over the long term, the...
Post just keep flooding onto my feed
Is there a way to set an option to manually refresh the front-page feed? When I set it to "All" (or even sometimes to "Local"), I'll get a constant flood of posts being added onto page, and it's so fast that I can't keep up. This happens no matter what sorting method I choose; even "Most comments" will have a dozen brand-new...
Chinese military had deep ties to Wuhan lab suspected of COVID-19 outbreak, cables show (gazette.com)
My attempt at a new Beehaw icon and site theme (beehaw.org)
Edit: I posted the first release of my theme based on the ideas in this post here!...
The rise of the 'no-wash' movement (www.bbc.com)
an update to defederating from sh.itjust.works
hey folks, here's a quick update on our decision to defederate from sh.itjust.works! (and here's sh.itjust.works's side of this update)...
Erik Prince, Founder of Blackwater, Faces Indictment in Austria for Trafficking Arms to Libya in Violation of UN Arms Embargo - BNN Breaking (bnn.network)
I'm tired of dogs. I just don't like them.
I've never been a fan of dogs. They make me nervous. I like animals, but dogs are just too needy, destructive, and abrasive. Working dogs are fine, but pets/companion dogs really bother me....
Spotted Flycatcher Taking a Break (beehaw.org)
Went for a walk and managed to take a photo of a bird I hadn't been able to photograph yet: A Spotted Flycatcher!...
Anyone finished TRANSLATION STATE by Ann Leckie? (slrpnk.net)
I quite enjoyed the ride. I liked its experimentation with genders, its dealing of nature versus nurture, what it means to be human, and what it means to be alien.
My wildlife pond, site of the 2023 salamander congress (beehaw.org)
Lots of frogs and salamanders. Pond is under the drip line of two 80 foot white oaks. In the fall I'm going to cover with brush to help keep acorns out: They dye the water brown with tannins....
ANNOUNCEMENT: defederating effective immediately from lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works
hey folks, we'll be quick and to the point with this one:...