Kurt

Afaik, whenever an Activitypub instance has defederated from another it has always had to do with some combination of bad user behavior, poor moderation, and/or spam. Are the various instance admins who have decided to preemptively block threads.net simply convinced that these traits will be inevitable with it? Is it more of a...

So much for federation (lemmy.one)

Nothing comes up when I search for any of my fediverse/activity pub accountswin the new Threads app from Meta. Go figure.

If you come over to my house, you might get a G&T and an archery lesson. (jorts.horse)

https://media.jorts.horse/horse-media/media_attachments/files/110/640/726/836/747/477/original/c2a69bc4f412c47c.jpg

I'm kind of surprised that the OceanGate Titan submarine imploded. (archive.today)

I'm not a submarine engineer, but I would have expected that some of the more complex systems would have failed before the pressure vessel. Then again, it seems like they chose a seemingly cost effective design that was apparently susceptible to fatigue. Combine that with a profit motive to dive as many times as possible before...

Clock ticks down in search for missing Titanic tourist submersible (www.youtube.com)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/105447...

Celebrating our 14th anniversary with Robert Smith (lemmy.one)

They wouldn't let me in with my pocket knife so I had to hide it outside lol....

How was your Father's Day?

Mine was mostly pretty low-key, which is how I like it. I got some small gifts from my wife and daughter, including a 7oz hammer with a colorfully painted handle. I actually really liked that. For dinner my mother-in-law took us out to an expensive steakhouse, where I had a wonderful ribeye, but I don't think it was worth the...