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On this day, 4 years ago the site was first launched (then a day later the first post made), Formed from chapotraphouse remnants, the old admins decided to make a site using Lemmy as its base. Originally called chapo.chat, Hexbear has grown into one of the biggest instances in the lemmyverse.

Despite various sitewide struggle sessions, wrecker incursions from other forums and federation drama, Hexbear has keep growing strong in its 4th year, now with 4 megathreads, over 4 million comments, 300k posts and much more.

Its being great running the general megathread for a bit over 3 years, since i took over i have tried to get it mostly in time and just one unlike during the old times, i like to think i have done a decent job, plus i have also added a bit of reading material to them so you nerds can learn from them and i like to think you have been reading them garcia-cock-shotty, its also nice to see the new megathreads how they have slowing grown up to the size to the old general mega in the time of the old admins.

dont have much else to say so have a good day nerd. also

Whats has been your favorite post/event from last year (july 2023-july 2024)?

I wont lie, all the fedidrama has been fun to read, especially when libs wander here

Megathreads and spaces to hang out:

reminders:

  • πŸ’š You nerds can join specific comms to see posts about all sorts of topics
  • πŸ’™ Hexbear’s algorithm prioritizes comments over upbears
  • πŸ’œ Sorting by new you nerd
  • 🌈 If you ever want to make your own megathread, you can reserve a spot here nerd
  • 🐢 Join the unofficial Hexbear-adjacent Mastodon instance toots.matapacos.dog

Links To Resources (Aid and Theory):

Aid:

Theory:

Also 24 hours after this is posted the admins are closing the site for a day, sorry

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[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I remember reading that Comrade Kim Jong Un really liked MacOS UI/UX design but red star OS (at least the public version) is built on KDE. Which begs the question: is he a GNOME guy or a KDE lad?

I think he would be a GNOME guy because libadwaita is the sexiest UI toolkit in the Linux world. But the utility and customization offered by KDE might suit the needs of the DPRK more.

Or I'm completely wrong and he's a GNOME 2 fan and uses Cinnamon with a Windows xp theme.

Or I'm super wrong and he's a plan 9 chad who's ahead of the curve?

Or do they use windows 7/10 like the rest of the global south :(

[–] SoylentSnake@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

how the fuck am i supposed to keep a regular creative writing practice working a fulltime onsite job goddam

[–] SoylentSnake@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

maybe its just start very small - 2 days a week, say - and watch the baby steps pay off into something bigger eventually. or something........

EDIT: or maybe capitalism just squeezes the things that give us joy and meaning out of us and the idea that we have more than a miniscule amount of control over that is a convenient propagandistic lie FUCK wage labor makes me feel so trapped

[–] SocialistWombat@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

Happy four years of lurking and shitposting <3

[–] RION@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

joe dropped some mid. guess he felt like he had to do an official speech even after the twitter post, but i was hoping for some announcement like he was resigning or doing some new executive action or smt

[–] someone@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

What's the hetero-grindr these days? I've tried tinder after many years absence and it's just full of "not looking for a hookup" long-term-relationship seekers. I'm just looking for friendly NSA fun during an expected overnight layover at a nice Toronto hotel thursday into friday.

Also, assuming I can't find a partner, what's some reasonably-safe-solo actually-legal debauchery I can find? Any reputable strip clubs somewhere uber-able from the Chelsea Hotel maybe? I could always do the grindr thing or the Spa Excess thing but I feel the urge to indulge the straight side of my bi-ness sometimes. I'll be sober that night regardless.

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[–] ComradePlatypus@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think I accidentally made Fallout 4's story better (admittedly not hard) with my alternative start. I did an escaped Synth. I made them the default looking female character and called them Nora. That said I have changed my hair, tattoos, scars etc during the game.

When I eventually got around the main quest, I find the body of Nora with the same recorded voice and features as my character dead in Vault 111. Kellog mistakes me for the dead Nora. I see her alive in his memories. Codsworth thinks I'm the old Nora. There's obviously cracks in the mod and dialogue where things become janky.

But the whole thing has become murky and ambiguous. Is my character a Synth? Does my character know that? Does the Institute Know this? Does Shaun know I'm the original or a Synth copy?

Given I'm Railroad and I'm infiltrating the Institue our dialogue suddenly becomes a game of intrigue. I'm trying to butter him up so I can work to sabotage them. Is he observing me as an experiment in turn or is it a weird dying man's attempt to resurrect his mother?

[–] Taster_Of_Treats@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

Bonus tracks on vinyl are cool because they are hidden, but they are annoying because you have to get up twice per side to make it continue and because it prevents the player from automatically stopping at the fake end.

[–] birds_can_fly@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

What would you do if a person you don't know threatened you but you don't want to get involved with the police?

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

the bear has five candles, what does @thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net know and when did he know it illuminati

anyway thanks to admins (meow-hug ) programmers (meow-hug ) and megathread authors (meow-hug )

party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce party-blob meow-bounce

[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Give me your favorite lentil curry recipes

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[–] copandballtorture@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

Most of the posts on badposting really are bad enough that I don't bother opening them

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

Did Jacobin actually pitch Bernie as a VP pick flattened-bernie

[–] PaX@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Cooking up an OGAS larp for my website

Can't get ogas.su domain cuz no Russian passport :(

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

Did you know you can use a bass as a bow for a guitar and if they're both plugged into a neat of pedals it sounds really neat?

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Didn't make it onto the Discord life raft so I wasn't here from day one, but I managed to find my way here a few months later via reddit, probably by virtue of someone complaining about the ChaCha boogeyman. So glad I did...having this community has really helped keep me sane throughout all that's happened and guided me along the path. Here's to another four more years!

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