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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by smorks to c/main

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There has been a steady trickle of new users here today, and in the past little while, mostly due to the bad decisions that reddit is currently making.

Anyways, welcome! Feel free to look around, and if you have any questions about anything lemmy related, feel free to ask!

Also, if you feel up to it, introduce yourself in the comments below!

edit: Here's a nice getting started guide for lemmy: https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2023/06/11/lemmy-migration-find-subreddits-communities/

i should have added it here a while ago!

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[–] deadly4u 13 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Hey! New Ontarian user here. I'm jumping ship from Reddit before my favorite app loses API access. It's a real shame Reddit went that route.

I'm a software developer by day. I love gaming, sci-fi/fantasy paper/audio books, metal and electronic music.

I hope Reddit suffers a serious exodus. Maybe the secret to ending the cycle of shitty corporate social media is to help with the open source federated approach?

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (12 children)

What's your favourite sci-fi era? I'm quite partial to golden age, despite it's many many maaaannnny flaws. Just something about the idea that the author would set Mr Average Joe on an adventure, which he's quite prepared for, because everyone knows how to navigate in space.

[–] deadly4u 7 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Golden Age, based on your description, seems to fit the description of a lot of my favourite books. I have a hard time picking favourites, so here are a few series, plus a few singles, I absolutely loved:

Bobiverse, Dennis E. Taylor
Expeditionary Force, Craig Alanson
Red Rising, Pierce Brown
Foundation, Isaac Asimov
The Expanse, James S. A. Corey
Children of Time, Adrian Tchaikovsky
Project Hail Mary & The Martian, Andy Weir

[–] KennyOmega 3 points 2 years ago

Hey, thanks for the suggestions!!

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