I’m all in if something like Peertube gets adopted more fully, but given the sheer amount of space YouTube takes up it seems unlikely to be at the stage it is currently with a provider like Google.

For my own usage: I could substitute background noise with music (either through another provider like Spotify or locally hosting the music and streaming it with Jellyfin), and then more long form content could be done with other providers (Netflix, Disney+, or renting from Google lol) or again using DVD’s or locally hosted videos, but it would certainly be a challenge and I’d miss a lot of the content.

Hashtags are such a great option for following. I’ve found a lot of neat and interesting accounts relevant to my interests that way, alongside just the occasional great photo via following hashtags of my location as well.

The Reddit fiasco.

What made me stay was the concept of federation, and how similar to Reddit Lemmy actually is. I do find that my “home” feed gets stale compared to the refreshing of content Reddit would always have every time I checked, but I find there’s a different style of discussion on Lemmy compared to Reddit, allowing for a more broad perspective than what one platform can provide to me.

As that sentence implies, I still use Reddit, but I divide my time now between there and here, with more niche communities being found on Reddit, focusing on FOSS and technology via Lemmy, and larger events (politics, world news, etc) being spread between both.

We’ll be keeping Spotify, and Prime AFAIK hasn’t announced anything crazy so that will stay as well. We’ll most likely - if we get the “don’t share accounts” screen - will subscribe to Disney+ as we enjoy the Star Wars content and regularly watch movies using this together (Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar are our go tos). Netflix may be on the chopping block but my wife enjoys it more than I do so we’ll have to see.

We don’t subscribe to anything else, partly because the content isn’t appealing and partly because - as Canadians - they don’t even have it up here anyway!

I think the strength of a community shouldn’t primarily be built upon content another separate community or platform produces.

Now there are givens, like major news and art which “transcends” a singular platform. But repeatedly just lifting content from somewhere else (aside from if you are the creator yourself obviously and wanting to share to different platforms) and shipping it over here isn’t a good look when Lemmy wishes to be a separate aggregator from Reddit.

5 TB in total. Let’s break it down.

• 500 MB NVME drive (boot)
• 1 TB SSD (Games)
• 1 TB Work Hard Drive
• 2 TB Supplementary Hard Drive
• 500 MB NAS via adjacent HTPC (I use it for music, photos, videos, and ROMS for emulators)

The only one I’m getting close to filling it the 1 TB SSD, but I’m always happy to look into upgrading.

Yes, sporadically but usually once I year I give them a donation.

Wikipedia is an insanely valuable resource we as a society just take for granted, especially those that grew up with it. Instant access to nearly infinite information is an absurd luxury we have, and it’s a resource I want to see continue without being tied to corporate interests or abusive government regulation.

It’s never much mind you, but I try to contribute a little around Christmas time if I can.

I have no way of helping, but this is a great idea. Art by nature supports collaboration, and so having an instance wherein users can be local to other mediums or discussions on the same instance as a whole is a wonderful idea!

A man’s quest to murder their father turns the whole world upside down.

lemmy.ca because it’s Canadian.

It’s also a smaller instance, and I wanted to avoid joining a monolithic instance like world or beehaw, in favour of a smaller community I can feel a part of.

… But primarily because it’s Canadian honestly.

Linux and Windows.

Windows for “just works” functionality and software compatibility

Linux for light weight, customization, and overall support on hardware (ie there is some distro that will run on just about any set of hardware)

Stud Finder.

Knocking can get it done, but the surety of knowing is a nice to have for sure.

Short hair black cats are my personal favourite. I grew up with a black cat so I have a particular fondness for them. Little things like the way they rust in sunlight, blend into black/darker colours (which apparently is a reason people don’t adopt them as much as they don’t photograph well??), and the lightness/sleekness of their coat make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I see them.

My wife wanted an orange cat while I wanted a black one. We both got what we wanted with a black tortie with orange fur speckles. Having a preference isn’t bad and honestly someone will have a preference for every type of cat. For example: I’m not big on hairless cats (lots of upkeep I’ve heard) but I know multiple people who go out of their way to adopt only the hairless babies. Just because it’s not your preference doesn’t mean they won’t find a loving home elsewhere!

Massive one. People automatically assume those who have defined areas that others are not allowed to access (ie personal/physical contact, topics of communication, literal areas they restrict in their home, etc) are prudish and being willfully obstinate for unfounded reasons, without considering why these boundaries are set in the first place.

The second you inconvenience someone, they assume you’re the problem.

I did the same when Masahiro Sakurai explained how to do so when revealing Byleth for Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s come in handy a few times when needing to count things out, and honestly can be a fun exercise for dexterity to just count to 31 on each hand.