This is the growth of our lemmy instance, without any advertising or spruiking. It was spun up as a test more than anything else, but it seems that it has become more than that!...
@Bicyclejohn Firefox, I don't know why, I suppose that I used it always.
Then I use Brave for pages which are optimized only for Chrome (unfortunately a lot of official portals in my place).
In mobile devices Brave and the native (Samsung Internet) I haven't checked Firefox yet.
Mastodon-the-software is used by far by the most people on fedi. The biggest instance, mastodon.social, is home to over 200.000 active accounts as of this writing. This is roughly 1/10th of the whole Fediverse, on a single instance. Worse, Mastodon-the-software is often identified as the whole social network, obscuring the fact...
@Kierunkowy74 That interesting, especially that the most active fediverse instance is misskey.io -- ok, interesting because I even didn't know about its existence, only about the software.
@Bicyclejohn My first exposure to the Fediverse was Mastodon in Nov. 2018. After few months I forgot about it, and I returned in 2022 after the takeover of Twitter by Musk. I have to say, that although it motivated me, I was not active in Twitter if was not a necessity of my previous job.
This week I opened my account in #Kbin.
BANGKOK, June 4 (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be Thailand's next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights.
A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force major tech companies such as Google to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said.
At the moment, wildfires are burning across six provinces and one territory in Canada — and they’re still spreading in what’s being called an unprecedented fire season. While firefighters work tirelessly to battle the merciless flames and prevent further destruction, scientists say the wildfires are linked to climate...
I'm new to kbin and still trying to grasp the platform's organization. One question I have is: Who bears the responsibility for moderating the magazines? Is it the user who opens them or the platform's dedicated moderators?
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A trio of macro-biologists and life scientists, two with Queen's University Belfast and the third with Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, has found that the modern "sixth mass extinction" event is going to be even worse than prior research has shown.
Blahaj Lemmy User Growth
This is the growth of our lemmy instance, without any advertising or spruiking. It was spun up as a test more than anything else, but it seems that it has become more than that!...
kbin.social for newbies (lemmy.ml)
Just don't ask me if there is an app yet
what web browser do you use and why?
I use geh Firefox forks mull and fennec, I occasionally use vanadium. I just like privacy but tor is overkill for me
Mastodon monoculture problem (rys.io)
Mastodon-the-software is used by far by the most people on fedi. The biggest instance, mastodon.social, is home to over 200.000 active accounts as of this writing. This is roughly 1/10th of the whole Fediverse, on a single instance. Worse, Mastodon-the-software is often identified as the whole social network, obscuring the fact...
what was your first exposure to the fediverse?
Mine was either mastodon or matrix. I got into both at the same time. What are some other fediverse sites for beginners?
Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights (www.openlynews.com)
BANGKOK, June 4 (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be Thailand's next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights.
Majority of EU countries against network fee levy on Big Tech, sources say (www.reuters.com)
A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force major tech companies such as Google to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said.
'Zombie viruses': Ancient diseases climate change will bring back (www.jpost.com)
A look at four "zombie" viruses from ancient times set to come out of the permafrost, and one other hidden disease proven to be deadly for humans.
Canada's 'unprecedented' fire season linked to climate change, will be the new normal: scientists (www.ctvnews.ca)
At the moment, wildfires are burning across six provinces and one territory in Canada — and they’re still spreading in what’s being called an unprecedented fire season. While firefighters work tirelessly to battle the merciless flames and prevent further destruction, scientists say the wildfires are linked to climate...
Carlo Masi Quiz - LetsQuiz (letsquiz.com)
Get ready to test your Carlo Masi knowledge with this challenging quiz! With 20 questions covering all aspects of Carlo Masi, it's not for the faint of heart. Do you have what it takes to emerge victorious?
Anthropocene 'sixth mass extinction' event predicted to be worse than previously thought (phys.org)
A trio of macro-biologists and life scientists, two with Queen's University Belfast and the third with Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, has found that the modern "sixth mass extinction" event is going to be even worse than prior research has shown.
Climate fuelled fires are forcing people to migrate in Portugal (www.euronews.com)
Six years ago, a new kind of fire hit Portugal. It killed 66 people. For those lucky enough to survive, the experience still haunts them.