Bell curve of Linux distributions by Hatchet in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

Eh, I've been around the block at this point. Fedora ftw. Simple, easy, GUI installer, "just works"™️, sane package manager, normie default DEs, stable, corporate backing. Maybe not for a purist or enthusiast, but I don't have time for that stuff anymore anyways. My days of pouring hours into getting my Arch install just right are long past me. That was for when I still had free time.

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New romanization just dropped (media.kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
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Best dictionaries and Japanese-related APKs for Android? by Hatchet in c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I live in Japan and survive completely with Takoboto and Kanji Study.

I could go completely with Kanji Study but for the fact that it doesn't do deconjugation and minor error correction like Takoboto, which is a lifesaver when trying to look up words that I only heard. For example, if you type in けいしき, it will still show 景色, and if you type in こべ, it will still show 神戸, and if you type in れんこう, it will still show 連合.

While larger, more general communities are thriving on the Fediverse - I'm missing out on the niche communities by Hatchet in c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the encouragement!

While larger, more general communities are thriving on the Fediverse - I'm missing out on the niche communities by Hatchet in c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 73 points 1 year ago

Working on it! Right now, with this huge influx of new users, is a great time to create content that is very search engine friendly. In an effort to promote such content, I started the dance community here on kbin. Please join!

https://kbin.social/m/dance

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What happened to dancing at weddings? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social
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I was born and raised in America, and for some reason I have this classic notion in my head that people should be dancing at weddings.

However, now that many of my friends from earlier in life and college are getting married, when I go to those weddings, the dance, if they even have one, is on a tiny dance floor, maybe even just a small part of their reception hall that they scooted the chairs and tables out away from.

And it turns out, many people simply don't know how to dance. Sure, not everyone is a competitive ballroom dancer, but even my non-dancer friends in college would still go to swing dancing night and mess around on the dance floor.

Now, however, people just stand on the dance floor and sway or shuffle. I am loth to even call it dancing. It just seems like people are uncomfortable and not really having fun.

What happened? Did people stop dancing?

PS: Please check out the dance community for more dance related content. I just created it and would greatly appreciate some help with getting it off the ground!

Edit: "am loathe" -> "am loth". STT is a b.

Unlike previous attempts at trying reddit alternatives (like Voat), kbin and much of the lemmyverse doesn’t seem to be plagued with extreme far right buffoonery. by Hatchet in c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

The way to avoid the fediverse suffering the same fate is not to combat extremism with an equivalent amount of antagonistic political dialogue, but to form meaningful communities around non-political topics.

Instead of bickering in circles about politics, join communities dedicated to your hobbies, career, etc.

My primary concern is for the fediverse to generate content that is search engine friendly. Generally, I don't think that political squabbles serve that end.

I'm doing my best to practice what I preach. Check my profile.

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Dance - Explore the music, lifestyle, technique, and art (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/newcommunities@lemmy.world
0 comments fedilink

I've been a part of the dance community for about 5 years, as a ballroom dancer. I encourage you to explore the wonderful world of dancing with us over at m/dance!

/m/dance@kbin.social

https://kbin.social/m/dance

!dance@kbin.social

Hopefully the links work.

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Thank you, DBrady. (media.kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
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Chad Linux user by Hatchet in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

This is the way.

Sync for Lemmy signup is now open! by Hatchet in c/android@lemmy.world
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

This is how Lemmy wins.

Chad Linux user by Hatchet in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 44 points 1 year ago

Let's be honest. If you haven't broken your bootloader at some point in time, you haven't experienced Linux.

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I posted a meme to a federated community (on sopuli.xyz) from kbin. It shows up fine when I view the community on kbin, but if you (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
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I posted a meme to a federated community (on sopuli.xyz) from kbin. It shows up fine when I view the community on kbin, but if you visit the community on the original instance, it doesn't show up. Why?

Is it possibly related to https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/104218/Lemmy-ml-is-blocking-all-requests-from-kbin-Instances ? Obviously it's a different instance, but it still seems to be a federation issue.

#kbinMeta

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Topical Vocabulary: Buying a Suit (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
1 comments fedilink

I recently bought a suit to go to a friend's wedding.

New vocab:

  • 生地 cloth, fabric
  • 生地感 texture of fabric
  • 縮める bring in the sides/waist/legs
  • 仕立て tailoring, fitting
  • 直線的 linear
  • 曲線的 curved (style for broad-shouldered as opposed to 直線的 for skinny guys)
  • 既製 off-the-shelf, ready-to-wear (as opposed to パターンオーダー)
  • お渡し ready, done

What new vocab have you learned in-context recently?

CTA: Create a thriving Fediverse without relying on Reddit by Hatchet in c/fediverse@kbin.social
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CTA: Create a thriving Fediverse without relying on Reddit (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social
28 comments fedilink

The Fediverse must be very careful to avoid getting branded as the "alternative to X". In my experience, platforms that have historically branded themselves as "alternative to" or "anti-" have generally not done well. Learned this from the last Reddit exodus: let's make this one different!

How can this time be different?

Join real communities, contribute real content.

Sorry, but low-effort image macros and meta-posting about how much everyone hates Reddit (yes, yes, u/spez sucks, carry on) is not a recipe for a successful platform. It doesn't hurt, but it doesn't really help either.

This time, the exodus appears to have been large enough to start disrupting Google search, at least anecdotally. This is an opportunity for the Fediverse: now is the time to create searchable content, to ask the questions that people are asking search engines, and to engage in real communities.

Here's my call to action:

  1. Find 1 new community on any Lemmy/Kbin/etc. and make a post/article. Not a low-effort post, but something that a search engine would pick up on.
  2. Comment when you've done so, with a link to the post.
  3. Then, go and comment on someone else's post that they've commented.

Let's make the Fediverse succeed!

Here are some options for Kbin communities, but feel free to pick others on other instances as well!

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「忠実」＝「ちゅうじつ」だけじゃない？2つの読み方がある漢字3選 (classy-online.jp)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
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最近、何かを読みながら「忠実」という言葉に出会ったが、ふりがなはなぜか予想の「ちゅう・じつ」の代わりに「ま・め」だった！辞書になかったから、投稿の記事を見つけた。

記事の纏め：

「水面」と書いて「すいめん」と「みなも」。また、「最中」と書いて「さいちゅう」と「もなか」。 漢字の中には、こんなふうにまったく同じ漢字なのに二つの読み方をするものが少なくありません。 そこでこの記事では、上記のように“二つの読み方がある漢字”をピックアップしてご紹介。あなたはいくつ読めるでしょうか？

I really like it here. However, almost 90% of my feed is either posts about Reddit, or Lemmy/kbin meta analysis. We need actual content and communities over here! by Hatchet in c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Although I agree with the general sentiment of other comments that are okay with the meta commentary, I do think that it is important for the federalized platforms to build up as much useful and search engine friendly content as possible during this influx of users. Although it doesn't hurt the efforts to do so, necessarily, the meta commentary probably doesn't help.

If the fediverse is to become a replacement for reddit, truly, then rather than simply sharing image macros and commenting about the expatriation, you should find a genuine community and contribute to it in real ways.

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What are the best programming or tech blogs out there? I'm trying to revitalize my RSS subscriptions. (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/programming@kbin.social
2 comments fedilink

What are the best programming or tech blogs out there? I'm trying to revitalize my RSS subscriptions.

#programming

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Comprehensible listening resource recommendations? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Hatchet@kbin.social to c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
4 comments fedilink

I listen to a lot of podcasts in English, and I've been trying to find good, interesting podcasts in Japanese as well. Audiobooks are also good.

I found すずめの戸締り, but I'd love to hear about other resources that people have found.

My experience travelling Japan with a barely passed N3 by Hatchet in c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's great to hear! I've lived in Japan for about a year now, and even with the daily exposure, listening comp is still easily my weakest skill. I'm probably around... N2ish? right now, but I'm not really studying for the test. I just want to communicate (more easily) with my peers lol.

After being in Kbin for a few days now, and going to peek in Reddit, I just realized how trashy everything that remains seems to be. by Hatchet in c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
[-] Hatchet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

@Naminreb I wonder if the comparatively higher quality of comments, etc. on this platform is due, in part, to its smaller audience size, meaning that there is a smaller incentive to develop spam bots targeting it.

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