Why do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?
ELI5: In computer networking, what is a port?
I often see that network settings have a field for logical port. What is this field.referring to?
More anti-Lemmy brigading with massive upvotes on Reddit as the 3rd party app apocalypse looms
Guess where? Unironically r/Save3rdPartyApps...
Fuck yeah, r/android is still on lockdown
Props to the mods over there!...
Linux for the Airheaded Layman?
I have tried to learn Linux for ages, and have experimented with installing Arch and Ubuntu. Usually something goes wrong when I try to set up a desktop environment after installing Arch in VirtualBox. KDE gave me a problem where I couldn’t log in after getting to the point where my username was displayed in a similar format...
Pro-tip: Self-hosting Lemmy? You can use object storage to back pict-rs (image hosting) to save a lot of money
Just thought I’d share this since it’s working for me at my home instance of federate.cc, even though it’s not documented in the Lemmy hosting guide....
what messaging apps do you use?
Hi friends,...
How did Ikea's Blajah became the symbol of the trans community ?
I feel stupid for asking, but how did the trans community decided that the giant shark Blajah will become their favourite plushie ?...
Is anyone else tired of “employee engagement”?
I am so sick of employee engagement surveys and the resulting exercise in futility around soliciting changes that never get made. It’s honestly one of the more evil and deceitful processes that capitalism and academia have ever teamed up to create.
YSK embed an image into your comments here when the image is externally hosted
Why YSK: You don’t need to load down the instance by uploading the image to the instance. You only need to know the syntax is on the following line:...
What happens to downvotes when instances have different policies?
My instance has downvoting enabled, but I’ve learned that some other instances do not. Do the vote totals look different to users on different instances? It seems like some users on instances that don’t allow downvoting are unaware that it’s not the same lemmy-wide. It would be pretty confusing for them to see their vote...
Noodles: is a tamale a noodle?
I don’t really have a question but I want to talk about noodles, please. Is a tamale a noodle or a sandwich?
Serious question. Is it Icy Weiner or I See Weiner?
https://latte.isnot.coffee/pictrs/image/b307fbe3-7203-465b-8a1d-32d2fcbe7d7e.jpeg
Thursday Moans
What’s been getting your goat this week?...
Futurama Sleepers
Any of y’all transfer on over to lemmy? I remember when I first found that subreddit, blew my mind that so many others used Futurama to fall asleep. I had found my people.
Deciding between Kubernetes or Docker Swarm
Hi all!...
Wednesday wins
Are you winning, Lemmy?...
Do you use all your self hosted services? Are there any you found to be not worth it after installing?
I’ve always been conservative about what kind of services I host because it takes time to get them set up. For example, there’s no reason for me to set up music streaming when I only ever listen to music on my phone and all my music files are already on my phone. On the other hand, it’s a good learning opportunity to set...
NixOS and Lemmy
Anyone with experience using NixOS to create a Lemmy instance, please share any caveats and troubleshooting tips you have.
Megathread for Reddit Blackouts and News - Day 2
hey everyone. if you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout today, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy! Thanks!
Fiction or nonfiction? Why?
I appreciate fiction, but I almost always read nonfiction. It’s probably because I typically choose the books on topics I’m interested in and want to learn about. But I also love the way a great nonfiction writer can weave a narrative so strong that it’s just as much literature as it is journalism....
uhhh... what do I call the "subreddits"?
Very difficult to discuss with the fiance without know the terminology yet lol
Your favorite board games?
What are your favorite board games? Me and my friends love playing board games, but I get the feeling their tired of playing the same things. What do you guys usually play? My favorite board game of all time is HeroQuest. I never get tired of playing it. Also love Catan, Arkham Horror, Betrayal House on the Hill, Spyfall (great...
I like this significantly better than Mastodon
My experience with the Fediverse has only been through Mastodon, through which I struggled to find a community I really gelled with. Either it was supper overwhelming with meme posts or NSFW, or it was too chill to the point of nothing. Or, it was hyperfocused like FOSS/Linux and became uninteresting after awhile. May try again,...