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Sidebar:

If this is essentially a discussion forum already, what purpose do parallel platforms like discord or matrix serve?

I’ve made accounts there but have never really used them. Not against it, just don’t get it.

aaaaaah posts like this almost make me wish lemmy had heart reactions

I would only abuse it, though 😍

Ok.

I instantly love this tiny gorgeous creature.

Currently, kind of but not really.

Admins are reporting that they are getting bulk new account creations, with telltale markers of the less sophisticated types of bot accounts. So the locks, doors and windows are being actively tested as we speak.

Right now (as is my understanding) admin options include requiring confirmation of a valid email, using filter questions (meaning someone has to read and manually approve each registration), and implementing captchas.

Bots are coming. They’re here already. I sadly don’t know enough about it to be helpful, but I really hope the huge dev/sec community here is able to come up with better tools to detect and protect against them.

Not really, but I can easily see it now you point it out.

I grabbed up my username on a few different instances, partly so I could compare experiences on each and keep it on my preferred server/s when the dust settles. I found .world right after .ca so my impression at the time was more literal, heh

I do think devs/programmers (or at least the more tech-savvy) are likely a disproportionately big part of the fed space right now though, so you’ll find us all over. Lemmy/kbin are still buggy and not yet intuitive enough for the average user, and a lot of us tend to be early adopters.

Thank you for being the one to create a new home for goblincore in the fediverse! I’ve been missing it.

Your writeup in the sidebar is fantastic.

I’ve really been a lurker 99% of the time, but will have to come up with something nice to contribute as we rebuild here. Hopefully the others will find us.

Someone made it! Thank you so much. It was one of my favourite places online.

And Kerfuffle wrote the perfect sidebar. An excerpt for the curious:

“In this cozy corner of the internet, goblincore enthusiasts come together to celebrate the beauty found in the everyday oddities and treasures of nature and the natural world. Inspired by folklore, fantasy, and a touch of mischief, Goblincore Lemmy embodies a love for all things wild, untamed, and delightfully peculiar.”

“Within this community, you’ll find a diverse group of individuals who share a deep appreciation for the charm of gnarled tree roots, moss-covered rocks, peculiar mushrooms, and the hidden wonders of the forest floor. They revel in embracing a simpler, earth-centered existence, finding joy in foraging, gardening, and crafting with repurposed materials.”

Not so much science, but a massive overlap for those who are also here for the love of nature.

It’s wild, I’m still relatively new to gardening, and when I watch an elder do their thing they are just expertly brutal. Meanwhile their gardens are gorgeous and happy, and mine are crowded and overwhelming.

I hate the idea of splitting so much! Like slicing through their lifelines shouldn’t be good for them. And having read about how plants actually communicate distress hasn’t helped my bleeding heart, haha

I wouldn't mind seeing some of these:

• Succulents
• Ornithology
• Nootropics
• Ask Science
• Nature Appreciation (general/casual, amateur photos, hiking, etc)

I also very much miss r/goblincore, but I feel like that miiight be a stretch for this server

For anyone considering using sulphur outdoors, I just want to add some tips to minimize impact on bees.

Although garden sulphur’s toxicity towards bees is officially classed as low, it can still hurt them up to a week from application. It can make them aggressive or kill them, and they can bring toxicity back to their colonies if affected.

Best practice is to apply when plants are not actively blooming, after 5pm, and when temps are below 55°F/13°C

Well now I'm going to have to turn bots back on. Very cool :)

Also, where did you get this picture of me at work?

haha fair, but I do feel like I need to hear the story of how Bums got its name