As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!

I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.

Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?

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[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 20 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Congrats to all lemming pirates !

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[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

How do I add your piracy community to my boost app?

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[–] singletona@lemmy.world 48 points 16 hours ago (9 children)

As one of those newbies?

Hi. It is the two millionth day of September, give or take a few thousand.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I've noticed that every different social media medium/site has its own Eternal September moment. I think, optimistically, that we're still before that point. If we get popular and the general population arrives, it'll also attract the predatory ecosystem of state actors and corporate bullshit.

I think Lemmy and the Fediverse in general is resistant to that, but not immune. I expect an effort to create One Big Instance that most people use, or an oligarchy of large instances working together, like Microsoft and Gmail and co do with email.

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[–] smeg@feddit.uk 329 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (19 children)

Everyone remember to be kind to the newbies, not assume that they immediately understand how the fediverse works, and not to talk about your favourite Linux distro until the second date

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Teach them about beans.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 21 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

And how to hold your poop in for a few days for... reasons.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I was there. In the ancient times.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

For the uninitiated.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 10 hours ago

Thank you for keeping Lemmy lore alive, you're doing god's work.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 64 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Second date? I'm getting a date out of this now? Oh. Oh man. This is intense! I didn't even know she LIKED me! Wait....I don't even know who we're talking about!!!

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

What were you saying about Slackware? Who said Slackware?

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[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 82 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

2025 the year of lemmy

[–] elidoz@lemmy.ml 69 points 18 hours ago (6 children)

and the linux desktop

[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 16 hours ago (6 children)

I switched fully over and am in the process of degoogling and de-microsofting my life. No more easy defaults of VS Code, back to custom configuring my emacs. No more surveillance, self-hosting and encryption. No more shitty windows gaming, Linux and Proton for gaming bliss!

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Dam even switched over to Emacs. My dude you didn't have to go that far. :)

[–] clif@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Especially when vi is better

Fight me🤺

(I kid, I kid, but not entirely ;)

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

"So yeah! Emacs, huh?"

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[–] Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago

I've been dual-booting for about 2 weeks now, and I've been spending so much time in Fedora Silverblue because it's just so nice. I mean, most of the shit I do is browser stuff, so I have no issues there. Most of the time I can get apps to work, but my only gripe is not being able to use NextDNS alongside Proton VPN like I did on my windows computer 😭. I just don't know how to get it to work, and idk how to revert my DNS settings in terminal back to default instead of NextDNS.

But like everything else is fine, and I can still do my schoolwork.

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[–] superjimboomba@lemmy.dbzer0.com 189 points 20 hours ago (15 children)

Guess I am one of the 536 newbies hahahaha!

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

We'd use Branston beans, but not gonna lie that looks shit hot. Would scran with a bottle of 8% cider.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

I thought Heinz was the gold standard in the UK. I must try the Branston ones. Flippin' love that pickle.

Don't think I've ever seen them in the supermarket in Ireland but my sister's visiting from the UK on Sunday so I think I'll place an order.

[–] wit@lemmy.world 66 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Guess I am one of the 536 newbies hahahaha!

Welcome my friend! Spread the word around. Be part of the resistance!

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[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 26 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE LINUX DISTRO

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 25 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And why is it Arch

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[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 21 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Im new to Lemmy too. Happy to be here. :)

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[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 17 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I tried to join dbzer0 and got rejected without any reason—did I pick the wrong pirate (I liked Rackham on Black Sails)

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The current Lemmy UI doesn't display the reason. use https://t.lemmy.dbzer0.com/ to login and you should see the reason. In any case, please join our appeals channel (it's in the sidebar) and we can sort you out.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 45 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Good, the Piracy community over on dbzer0 is much better than the subreddit anyways.

[–] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 88 points 21 hours ago (19 children)

I’m not a Lemmy admin, but from what I’m seeing, there’s been an uptick of 4,000 Lemmy registrations within the last 24 hours.

There’s now 477,048 Lemmy accounts.

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