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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • It’s a great idea! Would the ActivityPub protocol contain enough user information as-is? I think it does.

    I’m using my Lemmy instance as a personal blog/extension of my LinkedIn. I control the instance and have it kind of locked down policy-wise.

    Over time as I master the administration I will post maker projects and other personal projects. So the only thing that keeps you from doing it is how you use lemmy. LinkedIn is unique among “social” medias in that your verified real name and identity is associated with your profile. Nothing stops you from associating your real self with your lemmy account and completely controlling a single instance.

    I’m pursuing a hybrid approach. I cross link my LinkedIn with my personal sites so people who find one can easily find the other. I’m at a stage in my career where recruiters actually are welcome because they bring genuine opportunities for my somewhat specialized background.

    It’s all an experiment and it will take time to see if it’s worthwhile. In the meantime, I enjoy watching Lemmy grow and learning how to manage my own online persona.



  • I’m trying out using my lemmy instance as a personal blog, more or less.

    I have one community with pretty locked down settings and super SFW policy. Over time I will post things that might be of interest or that I want to show off. I selectively subscribe to some other communities on larger instances to get some visibility and be part of the conversation. But really Im using lemmy to drive traffic to my custom domain and as a way to SEO.

    I have another personal use account on another instance I don’t own but that I align with philosophically. That’s where I keep my main collection of communities Im interested in.




  • I’m a big fan of poster putty (also called Blue Tack, basically the semi sticky putty you use to hang posters) for holding small objects. Helping hands are great for certain things, but it takes time to position every object just right.

    If I have a bunch of short wires to tin, for instance, i roll out a little snake of the putty and place the wires all in a row. Then I can just touch the iron to each piece as needed. It’s really handy stuff so I keep a ball in my soldering kit.