• Mister Neon
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    462 days ago

    Superbowl

    Because the instance is dedicated to pictures of owls and it delivers on that mission. I don’t even like owls all that much, but it’s like one the last few consistent things in my life.

    • @[email protected]
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      That was a lot funnier on reddit where there could be only one community called “superbowl” and it was about superb owls. Here on the fediverse, “superbowl” on other instances can still be communities about the Super Bowl.

    • anon6789
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      I wasn’t going to say anything here, because I’ve been trying to self promote less now that we’re a big enough group, but that so many upvoted this without any kind of promoting felt really nice.

      Especially from someone like you who has stuck around a long time now without even being super interested in the subject matter tells me I’m doing something right.

      I have a hard time thinking I ever accomplish much of anything important, but a number of you have said some really nice things the last week or so and it’s meant a lot to me. I try my best to show that appreciation back, and I hope I do that.

      And I’ll always argue that even though I provide most of the posts, it wouldn’t be a fun place without all of you that do come and comment or just keep the place active and a generally good place to be. It encourages me to keep giving it my best efforts even if I’m not typically a super social person. You’re a really great group and I feel fortunate you share your time with me.

      PS. Chicuahtli forever!

      • Mister Neon
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        Hey fun fact I actually confirmed chicuahtli is the barred owl in Nahuatl after finding the word chichtli for barn owl.

        It’s still a mess online sorting it out when doing searches for it and I haven’t cross referenced versus other dialects.

        Regardless keep posting owl pics. I’ve been doing Codex research for fun and found a good source for images. I’ll start keeping note of where I find owls and reach out later.

        • anon6789
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          217 hours ago

          Very nice! I’m into whatever info you have to share! Always down to learn more about other cultures.

          If you ever assemble anything to read, I’d love to hear about some of what you’ve learned about owls or the Nahuatl in general. You’ve had to have put in a lot of hard work and I’m sure you’ve connected a ton of great random bits of history and culture.

      • Mister Neon
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        Does my link not work for you?

        Edit: The link does not in fact work as I thought it would. I learned something about the Fediverse today.

      • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed
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        220 hours ago

        I use the web UI, the link should diect to your intance’s version of the community, not to the lemmy.dbzer0.com instance.

        Apps might behave differently.

        (And my link is the exact same as the link you put)

        • metaStatic
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          120 hours ago

          might not be federating correctly. yours is a direct link mine is a relative link. but both look the same on Lemmy instances.

    • Owl
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      32 days ago

      I’m sure they can do something if you want the other type of booty too.

  • @[email protected]
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    here’s a dead community ran by some asshole mod who never contributes anything anymore:
    [email protected]

    Essentially it goes through the lyrics of various songs and tries to pinpoint how timeless the lyrics are based on their etymology. The further back in time the song can be taken, the more timeless it is. The analysis is in the comments, not the post text.

    Like I said, the mod’s an asshole, so just best to avoid it completely if you can

  • @[email protected]
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    I might be biased, but I really like [email protected]. Really fun posting about the wonderful qualities of a good stick.

    (FYI, I’m the mod, if you don’t want self promotion, I can delete this. But I do think the community is great)

    • @[email protected]
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      21 day ago

      I was just there before coming to this thread. Glad to see the stick community is alive and well.

    • Uranium 🟩
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      So that community is great, subscribed.

      On a similar “I went for a walk, check out this cool blank I found” vibe, does anyone know of an equivalent one for rocks?

      I know rockhounds used to be a thing on Reddit but I haven’t come across a Lemmy equivalent yet?

  • davel [he/him]
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    12 days ago

    Not this community, because nobody follows the rules of it anymore and just treat it as the default/catch-all community, posting any old thing.

  • metaStatic
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    -72 days ago

    ITT: people who don’t know how federated links work. I’m not joining your instance or searching your recommendation on my own.

    @[email protected] because the masters tools will never be used to dismantle his own house.

    @[email protected] because fuck 60+ streaming services

    @[email protected] because fuck 60+ streaming services

    edit: looks like even ! links aren’t standardised. What an absolute shit show.