Not who you asked but I’m in the desert area of SoCal, it’s usually super dry (15-30% unless cloudy) and it’s been consistently over 100 for a few weeks now. One of the absolute best things about California is that it always cools off at night, down into to the low 60s most of the summer and 70s during the peak. It can be really hard to dress for sometimes, especially since the sun is so much hotter here than other states I’ve been to. 105 with a real feel higher than that during the day, maybe 62 with a breeze at night, that’s a huge temp variance lol. I appreciate it though, it could be like other places in the country and the world where it’s not getting below 80 at night.

The most humid places in Cali are also usually much cooler, due to being near the beach. But it kinda comes out in the wash depending on the day haha. Most of my knowledge is SoCal though, NorCal might be a lot different. California is massive, with tons of different climates, so it’s impossible to talk about it without being specific about locations.

Using Sync, which just released, you can filter instances you don’t wanna see. I did the same with lemmynsfw lol

I used Nova for years, but it felt increasingly outdated so I switched to Action Launcher. Then it too started to feel outdated after a few years so I switched to Smart Launcher, which I’ve been loving. I miss AL’s side drawer but SL has a lot to offer if you want something slick and simple, with custom widgets and layouts. I recommend you check it out!

Meh, while I totally get what you’re saying I think there’s something to be said about these stepping stones between dying closed source platforms and developing FOSS platforms. Especially since most content people are used to and want to engage with is on said platforms. Not everyone wants to jump onto new platforms with learning curves, but this is an in-between for the people gaining awareness.

That, and having a fundamental disagreement with the way a platform is run or what telemetry they harvest doesn’t mean I don’t like the content there. Social media has been a constant battle between the owners, the content creators, and the regular users. At the end of the day people use it for community and connection, even if venture capitalists are hell bent on destroying their product.

It does in fact exist!

https://adnauseam.io/

Ah okay that makes sense

Some people (myself included) tie the music they like to a part of their soul, and exposing that to someone who may treat it with complete disregard feels very vulnerable

how the hell did you and the person you’re replying to get your names to look like that

Same, that was a slight glimmer of hope in the pile of shit

I don’t think Reddit is very niche, it’s one of the most trafficked websites in the world. Do I think all of those users will move to Lemmy? Not at all, especially since most of those people are using it to augment their Google searches. But as the higher quality content moves, I can see Lemmy (or a different fediverse alternative) being “the place to go” instead. I think discoverabilty and moderation tools are going to be key to bringing people over. I think it will foster the kind of place that draws in more people.

As for Mastodon idk. BlueSky seems interesting, but I don’t trust Jack Dorsey to not cave to venture capital and shareholder interests and enshittify the website like every other social media has. I give it five years lol.

This is the first I’m hearing of this, interesting

Incredible article. Thank you for sharing!