It depends really. If I lived somewhere where natural disasters were a common occurrence then I probably would. Luckily I live in the UK which, while not great in other ways, has a temperate climate. That said, if the south gets too much warmer then I am tempted to move to Scotland. I don’t cope well in temperatures above 19 Celsius. It would be one of several reasons though, not the overriding factor.
How would you react if someone prints Jesus Christ, hanging on the cross with bloody hands and feet onto your favourite beer. With a face of pure agony and some letters addressing charity?
That sounds quite metal tbh for beer. I would give it a go.
In the few short hours since I started using #Threads, #DuckDuckGo has already blocked over 200 data tracking attempts. These include things like “headphone status” and “screen density.”
Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future. It is being released in the US and the UK on Thursday of this week as an alternative to Twitter.
Yeah this is definitely a risk if this platform keeps growing. I can definitely see this being a reason to switch off downvotes (some instances have already)
Servers cost money to upkeep. So owners of big instances could start posting, ads, pin them and ban other users posting ads or delete their posts. This is obviously almost the worst case scenario. I feel that it wouldn’t happen in the near future, as Lemmy grows to become a larger platform. I haven’t seen this type of ads on...
I’m never one to usually tip or donate to these kind of things online (only recently been in a position to afford it) but I’ve chucked in some cash to my instance. If we want this concept to work then we need to support it if we can.
I think as long as instance admins keep being transparent then people will feel comfortable with donating.
Pause to screen: You can put the entire world on pause at will, but your body will also freeze along with others, with only your mind remaining active to think and resume back time....
It sounds like members of the public complained to be honest. I am surprised a council was able to do the pilot in the first place given how regulated they are. It’s great that they did, just can’t imagine it looks good to the folk paying council tax in the area. Councils get a lot of grief for not doing enough as it is, to then know they’re getting a 4 day week would definitely rile up some parts of society.
I think we should be piloting this across all sectors, but for a council to be one of the early participants is a risky move.
I agree, this needs to be a data driven decision rather than something driven by the optics. Sadly some people don’t stop to look at the data before becoming outraged
Gaming, news, tech, general literature. All of these are somewhat thriving, with a steady influx of posts and comments. At the same time, the userbase is sorely lacking for more niche communities. In my case it'd be stuff like poetry, yoga, religion, linguistics, meditation. Or many other communities I'd doubt they'd form a...
Why YSK: Beehaw defederated from Lemmy.World and Sh.itjust.works effectively shadowbanning anyone from those instances. You will not be able to interact with their users or posts.
That was just a typo. Beehaw has advertised itself as being a largely positive, safe online space. People who sign up for it would generally be considered to want that same ethos.
It’s not ideal at the moment but until the moderation tools improve it’s the best way forward if they want to stick to their ethos. I enjoy Beehaw and the admin do seem like they want to refererate when it’s possible to.
I’m on both Beehaw and Lemmy.world so I between the two I can interact with everything I would want to see.
Yeah I would agree with this. It’s good to know for anyone new coming in but should be taken in good faith unless and until a reason crops up to change that. Not seen anything like that so far.
As a member of Beehaw I haven’t seen any reason not to trust them so far. They’ve been transparent about why it was done and they’ve spoken with other instance admins.
Think we have to be conscious that this is all still at an early stage and generally it’s wise to give people the benefit of the doubt at first. I get the cynicism but this isn’t a privatised space- people across lemmy have been constructive and open so far, so maybe give them a chance?
Sounds great! We don’t celebrate our national day to that extent (which I’m fine with personally), we don’t get the day off or fireworks.
We have fireworks and get togethers for Bonfire night on November 5th, but it’s not a day off. We have bank holidays spread throughout the year but they’re tied loosely to the church
Sounds great! We don’t celebrate our national day to that extent (which I’m fine with personally), we don’t get the day off or fireworks.
We have fireworks and get togethers for Bonfire night on November 5th, but it’s not a day off. We have bank holidays spread throughout the year but they’re tied loosely to the church
It's not the kids, not the lurkers, not the mods... y'all just nice people. Lemmy's got a good vibe going... or at least enough windows that we can close if the vibe gets shit.
Do you think bad weather is a good reason for moving?
Would you uproot your life, leaving behind your family, your job etc if you dont like the weather in a country....
UK rents rise faster in deprived areas – and drag more people into poverty (www.theguardian.com)
Cost doubles in some poor urban districts, driven in part by mortgage rate rise, UK-wide study shows
Train fares are up to 30 times more expensive than planes in Europe (edition.cnn.com)
Gay Water, a vodka soda that's a response to the Bud Light transphobia (www.cnn.com)
This dishwasher will change my life 😭 (lemmy.world)
The Zuck suck is in full swing. (social.fossware.space)
In the few short hours since I started using #Threads, #DuckDuckGo has already blocked over 200 data tracking attempts. These include things like “headphone status” and “screen density.”
Lemmy.world status update 2023-07-05
Another day, another update....
No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Irish DPC says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched here (www.independent.ie)
Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future. It is being released in the US and the UK on Thursday of this week as an alternative to Twitter.
YSK: Your Lemmy activities (e.g. downvotes) are far from private (i.imgur.com)
Edit: obligatory explanation (thanks mods for squaring me away)…...
Adverisiments on Lemmy
Servers cost money to upkeep. So owners of big instances could start posting, ads, pin them and ban other users posting ads or delete their posts. This is obviously almost the worst case scenario. I feel that it wouldn’t happen in the near future, as Lemmy grows to become a larger platform. I haven’t seen this type of ads on...
What game feature would you rather have IRL?
Pause to screen: You can put the entire world on pause at will, but your body will also freeze along with others, with only your mind remaining active to think and resume back time....
Minister asks South Cambridgeshire council to end four-day week trial (www.bbc.co.uk)
Lee Rowley says a trial, which a council leader says cut the need for agency staff, should end now.
BBC News - Orkney council to look at proposals to become territory of Norway (www.bbc.co.uk)
While larger, more general communities are thriving on the Fediverse - I'm missing out on the niche communities
Gaming, news, tech, general literature. All of these are somewhat thriving, with a steady influx of posts and comments. At the same time, the userbase is sorely lacking for more niche communities. In my case it'd be stuff like poetry, yoga, religion, linguistics, meditation. Or many other communities I'd doubt they'd form a...
YSK: If you're on Lemmy.World or Sh.itjust.works you should not subscribe to any Beehaw communities
Why YSK: Beehaw defederated from Lemmy.World and Sh.itjust.works effectively shadowbanning anyone from those instances. You will not be able to interact with their users or posts.
Happy Canada Day! (lemmy.ca)
That’s it, just wanted to send it out there, hosers 🍁 🤗
Lemmy is so good right now for no particular reason
It's not the kids, not the lurkers, not the mods... y'all just nice people. Lemmy's got a good vibe going... or at least enough windows that we can close if the vibe gets shit.