New to lemmy, anything I should know?

Don't criticize Linux

I know we’ve said it before but THIS year is definitely going to be the year of desktop Linux!
- Most people already have several Linux machine in their home. I wouldn't be surprised that Linux has already thc malority of consumer device.
  
  Just Desktop aren't but smartphone, routers, and tons of smart shit are Linux based
And if you do, you better run!

The points are made up and votes don't matter.

They matter in that particular post. Other than that, no, they don't.

Every time there's a vague reference to a car, you need to lose your everloving mind at the pure evil it represents.

is it this?
- Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
  
  this?
  
  Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
  
  I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
- Whoops i thought it was the other one lol

Its not reddit by all what that means.

Welcome!

Simultaneously good and bad. IMO, more good than bad.

Hey, welcome, glad to have you here!

The one difference to keep in mind is that each community (the subreddit equivalent) and each server (the equivalent of a 'site' like Reddit) have their own sets of rules and mods. So when you post to a server that's not your home, just be aware you are subject to those sets of rules in addition to your home server. You should be fine for the most part if you act with empathy and respect, but no need to take it too hard if a mod informs you that you broke a rule.

Lastly, don't be afraid to post/comment in niche communities with a small amount of activity, but it's a good idea to do a community search (under "All" filter) to check if a more active community is present on another server.

Have fun, I'll see you around!

Welcome!

Lemmy instances are in the middle of transitioning to a new version (0.19.x). It's been a bit bumpy. You might notice some changes once this instance upgrades. We've been holding back until we're confident that the new version is stable.

If you need to contact the admins you can message us directly. Or, for a faster response, get into our instance's Matrix chat: https://matrix.to/#/#sh.itjust.works:matrix.org

lemm.ee was in a rough spot in the couple weeks after their version update, but they got it figured out and it's been good since. Maybe this is me being naive but most of the major instances should have that behind them by now I think

Yes. The most important thing to know is that when life hands you a Lemmy, make Lemmyonade.

You should know there are multiple free clients you can use to view content in Lemmy. Try a few and select one you like. I recommend using one that provides the ability to block specific instances, communities, and users. It will improve your experience and reduce frustrations.

What are some good ones?
- https://lemmyapps.netlify.app/
  
  Good ones are tagged as "Hot"
- Connect does all that (Android) Free, no ads, frequent updates; dev support via buy-me-a-coffee thingy.
- Voyager is nice if you used apollo with reddit
- Boost is my preference

First things first, have you watched Star Trek and which Linux distro do you run?

No is it good? 2. I’m still stuck on MacOS :( might try asahi Linux if I have some time though.
- If it annoys you, you can filter it out by keywords. I use this to block anything "Musk" for instance.
  
  Asahi is GREAT and the install process a breeze ; Coming ftom macos I suggest you select Fedora-Gnome rather than the default KDE desktop.
  
  For your carriage return to work, you need to leave a full blank line between your chapters.
- A lot of Star Trek is quite good. If you watch TNG, start from season 2.
  
  Several distros work absolutely fantastic on older Intel-based Macs; Mint has a knack for breathing new life into old hardware. Can't speak from experience about the ARM-based Macs.

Nope.

Welcome!

List of communities you see from your instance is just the ones subscribed to by an existing user. You may still find a niche one and have to be the first to manually subscribe.

Drop in to !newToLemmy@lemmy.ca to say hi or ask questions :)

You can do that at any time

Beans

As a moderator, we can see your name attached to any reports you make.

Yeah, that it's a far left shithole

I'm not sure about the "far" part.
- It used to be quite far left, back when tankies were everywhere. Now it's pretty tame, though you'll still run into literal socialists/communists from time to time. It's about where Reddit was when I left, so par for the course.
  
  I consider myself libertarian, and it's honestly not bad, and I like ragging on conservatives anyway.
You're forgetting about hexbear.
- I'll gladly forget about hexbear
- 99% of the time they're using so much inside language I have no idea what they're trying to convey.
- You can tell Hexbear is super communist by how much they simp for Putin, an unashamed oligarch who's so reactionary he gives Desantis wet dreams. The Lemmy instance where horseshoe theory has been hammered into a circle.
Then why even bother leaving a comment?
- Because I thought he should know going in