Welcome! Feel free to introduce yourself here in the c/main channel if you’d like.
From Chicago. I made the plunge to Mastodon (and here) after the Reddit shenanigans and just seeing the repeated bad-faith policies by Twitter. I have been using redirector and libredirect for the last month or two to actively decide who I give my data to just as a fun experiment into best practices.
I think it’s slowly starting to be clear that this type of setup will be the way forward for the more tech-savvy, privacy-focused users, and hopefully/eventually it hits the mainstream as well, but otherwise, it’s just self-selecting into the type of people I want to be around, which will probably be better for my mental health anyways.
I’m into cycling, trading, sci-fi and FOSS. Currently reading The Expanse and taking a sabbatical year from work
Edit: Just want to encourage people to engage w/ and create content over the next few weeks. Activity and friendly faces are probably the most determining factor in whether someone becomes an active user or just browses for a few minutes
Thank you for your edit to your post. I agree, engagement is key. I never posted on read, just consumed. Your edit encouraged me to be different this time. I want lemmy to succeed and grow. Liking what I see so far!
I have been meaning to get into the expanse. I’ve heard such great things about the show, and the books were often recommended on the various books subreddits when searching for sci-fi books. Will have to start that series.
I’m also reading the expanse. I’m just on book 2 though…my reading time is limited.
It’s a great read but a lot to books! Enjoy!
I just started Leviathan Wakes on Libby. It feels like a slow start… I cant tell if thats actually the case or I am just too burnt out.
What kind of cycling? I’m in the market for a mountain bike at the moment but I’m hemming and hawing since the market seems shitty (and I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing)
Another former reddit user from the Twin Cities here. Enjoying learning about lemmy so far, still trying to figure out how it works! Big fan of disc golf, board games, books, and video games.
Hi there from Madison, WI! I am the developer of Voyager :)
Hello, 9thSun here. Chicago resident. Boost for Reddit stopped working so I wanted to check out Lemmy. Hella into technologies.
Hi everyone. I showed up here because I saw Seahorse at the Akron pride fest with his awesome flag, told some of my likeminded friends about it, and they found his post. I showed up to applaud him, and decided to just stick around.
I used to use Reddit, with a very carefully curated list of subreddits, which I used replace my Twitter constant stimulation requirement. I had to ditch Reddit the day they killed Apollo and won’t be returning unless they reverse that decision.
I’m happy to have found this place, it’s nice.
I’m from Akron Ohio, work (remotely) in tech (job based in San Francisco), and do not like cops, landlords, or the ruling class really.
I feel like I’d fit in here pretty well.
Howdy! I’m Evan, I’m from STL, and recently graduated from S&T with a BS in CS, going back for an MS. I’m a linguist, software engineer, musician, FOSS contributor, and Fediverse enthusiast. I build computers, run servers, write music, and get angry at the US/MO on the daily.
P.S.: call me scum, because I’ve only ever used Reddit via their official app, but at least I jumped ship!
Everyone deserves a second chance, we’re glad you’re here!
Hello from Kansas (burbs of Kansas City).
Like many, I came from reddit. Spent about 10 years there; about 5 just lurking, then about 5 years a little more engaged.
My hobby is hobbies. I think I just like learning and tinkering. My list of endeavors includes photography, diy audio, camping, cooking/smoking, woodworking, beer brewing, gardening, music (making and consuming), home diy, etc, etc.
Some lasted, some did not, others come and go.
So many times Ive had a nuanced question posed to a community of enthusiasts yield 1000% better results than several hours of searching and reading. I’m looking forward to exploring and interacting here.
Hello! I’m a Wisconsinite soon moving to Minneapolis. Born and raised in western Wisconsin.
Michigan guy here. Been a programmer all my life, but I’m dabbling in photography too these days.
I also create games for fun, so there’s officially a crowd of us now.
What do we do with a half dozen Midwest game programmers? What would a midwest specific game even be? Corn shucking simulator, maybe an RPG with passive aggressive alignment, or perhaps maybe a game called the long goodbye where you desperately try to leave a party without being impolite.
The only dialog option is “ope”.
Not sure, but put me in the list. Programmer by trade, but used to create 3D models and textures back in the GTA3 and Vice city days for mods.
Haven’t had a gaming PC on a long time, work always provided a better laptop then I could afford and shifted to consoles.
Saving up for a proper machine after seeing what unreal 5 is all about, is to make my own skateboarding game.
FemmeGauche here. I’m a lefty millennial in Michigan who can use the internet but new to this decentralized stuff… just trying to find community while asshole billionaires wreck the easier-to-access stuff
Greetings! My name is Matt and I live in Indianapolis. I’m migrating over from a single-user instance. You can also find me over at @leopardboy@netmonkey.xyz. Thanks!
North burbs right on border of Chicago. Also a fellow reddit refugee. Can’t believe how sad I was when baconreader stopped working, and my stubborn ass knew I’d walk away.
So happy to have found Lemmy, and a midwest instance to boot.
Still not sure how all this works, but it does more than fill the need of interesting screen time.
In to skateboarding, snowboarding, motorcycles, gaming.
Work as a systems programmer specializing in audio and video systems.
Here from West Michigan as well, long-time moderator on the other place in a cult-recovery sub, but I’ve been active across metal-working and woodworking communities. Big fan of forged in fire and have been dabbling. Love Michigan, spend a good amount of time in Chicago now as well. Really appreciate that for community exists, feels like the early days (which were the Best days) over in the other place. Looking forward to being a part of this community!
Since you have experience, maybe we could look at making a Michigan and a Grand Rapids… idk what they are called here haha.
I’m up for that, just still learning the ropes and most of my interaction is on mobile. I’ll dig in and see what I can find though!
Southern Indiana, Hoosier native gamer and traveller.
Reddit abandoner
same, but more north-central. obligatory fuck spez
Howdy all! I live in the St Louis metro east area. I’m also a reddit transplant and already really digging the community. I’m super excited to be here! I’m into woodworking, making lamps and other crafts. I’m also exploring producing a niche form of EDM music eventually. I’m a fan of general internet research and constantly learning new information.
