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Hello everyone, I’m one of the many from Reddit. I’m in the Midwest US and work as a registered nurse. I enjoy reading, video games (e.g., BOTW, Overwatch), table top games (e.g., Dominion), camping, and got a little into running. I consider myself a fairly goofy and laid back person.

I love learning about anything I can. This whole shift with Reddit really forced some introspection on how I interact with online communities and what I am hoping to get out of those connections. I realize the Beehaw communities are smaller, but I sense more personal connections, versus mostly viewing and scrolling content already upvoted by 10k people.

I am inspired by what the admins are doing with Beehaw and other Lemmy instances, and I’m looking forward to sharing and connecting more with other hawbeeists (I like that term from @[email protected]).

Hello there hawbeeists (I’ll just steal that, if you don’t mind, @[email protected] :D) So, since I am bad at introductions, here’s a quick overview of my day, since nothing too special happened: At my job as Quality Manager for a CO2 extraction company (“extracting foodstuffs like sunflower using CO2 to get sunflower extract”, not “doing something to get CO2”), I have been reading up on my country’s laws regarding processing insects.

Also, I plan to look over the bachelor’s thesis of a good friend of mine who studies aerospace engineering.

At home, I went outside with my two dogs (a 1 year old Eurasian and a ~6 year old Spitz mix) and until a couple minutes ago I played a round of Natural Selection 2 (playing Xenos, naturally).

Edit: Oh and one cool thing: I repaired my headset by cutting off the broken headset jack and soldering on a new one. So ya, new skill unlocked!

Heya from another reddit refugee:

I'm a late 20s guy (he/him) working on getting a PhD in materials science and engineering. I'm pretty optimistic about Lemmy, and Beehaw in particular.

I think that right now the thing that I'm missing most from reddit is the plethora of niche communities for very specific interests, but I'm aware that's something that comes with time and a big enough userbase. For now we've got Gaming, if we get enough people we'll probably get MMORPGs or similar. I don't mind waiting.

Other communities I'd love to see pop up would be for things like scuba diving, specific TTRPGs like Lancer, more specific science communities (edit: looks like there's already one for space), biking, solarpunk aesthetic stuff, Q/A communities (like r/askscience and r/askhistorians), and so on. (I actually haven't searched for all of those yet... Maybe some already exist!)

Hello from another reddit refugee as well.

Millennial born in the later 80s. Central US. I work in software engineering but rarely have much to do with it outside of work.

First off, I am incredibly happy to be here. It's feels great to find somewhere that seems to be a community once again that also allows for me to also no longer feel like a "product" that exists merely for profit like all of the other social media sites for which I have ultimately left. After looking around at many of the lemmy instances, I read the side bar on this one and was immediately attracted to the prospect and ideals of this community while still being able to engage in the lemmy-verse (is that the term?).

A bit about me. I love: Ballroom dancing, tabletop RPGs (D&D), renaissance faires, gardening, being creative, playing music, current events and worldnews, ww2 history, antiques, reading, watching old movies. People tell me I'm an old soul often. I'm goofy, an introvert that can be extremely socially but only for a limited amount of time. I used to play and do regional tours in a rock band. Worked in the music industry for about 4 years but burned out quickly after the band. Favorite book is: "A demon haunted world: Science as a candle in the dark" by Carl Sagan. I'm an atheist since about the age of 18ish. Related to religion, Secular Buddhism is something I have been reading about lately that is something that I have been enjoying. "What the buddah taught" was a fantastic book that was a great foundational look at buddhism in general (not secular). I used to game a lot and still do on occasion but not like I used to. Exclusively interested in casual stuff nowadays. Played too many hours of wow... lol.

Most of all I love spending time with my family. I have an amazing SO and a young toddler that is my world.

I aspire to some day own a renaissance faire shop selling artwork my wife and I produce.

Hello all, and thank you for the opportunity to be a part of Beehaw. As with others, motivated to explore due to Reddit API drama, however even if that gets resolved I am excited about engaging here. Really appreciated the thoughtfulness and intention behind the information posts by the founders, and kudos to those who created this space. At 60+ I may be among the older members, but really I don't know which is just fine with me.

I've been fascinated by the development, successes, and failures of the internet. It's a long way from my first computer programming classes using punched cards. Even though I didn't pursue that career line that curiosity keeps leading me to the emerging and less commercialized spaces in social media. Along the way I have enjoyed hearing perspectives from different generations, diverse groups, and from across the globe so thank you for sharing.

Lots of interests including literature (Jane Austen in particular), rock music, gardening, art museums, occasional travels, and NHL hockey. I live in the Southeast of the US. Prefer not to sit in political spaces for too long, but generally moderate liberal.

Hi all! Another newbie here investigating Beehaw in the endless search for online connections. I love to chat about shared interests and get to know new people, so in that spirit here's a non-exhaustive list of things I'll probably end up posting about:

Crafts of all kinds (cross stitch, knitting, sewing, 3d printing, etc etc), web and game development, Eurovision, NFL, snooker, being awkward and weird, Discworld books, scifi, gaming (mostly of the cozy indie variety but sometimes of the rock and stone, bug-shooting variety), trying to recapture my old goth style before I hit 40.

If you share one or more of these interests, well, hello there!

Guten Morgen!

28 y.o. German nerd (kinda, you know what I mean) that has just migrated over from Reddit because... you know. Since I heard about this new community, I wanted to be a part of it. Let's make this grow, right? Anyways, I have been way too much into all kinds of tv series, recently rewatching Charmed as we speak. In general I do like all kinds of series tho, but I am not a fan (and beware, here comes the shame) of Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings... yes, I know, how dare I. But it's just not for me haha.

If my stupid PC didn't break down about 9 months ago, I would still be all up into gaming. I love it, it's my favorite hobby besides another one that I will mention shortly haha. But yes, my PC was old, very old, and it finally gave up the will to support my hobby. And since the prices are too high for my low-paid job, I can't afford a new one.

So the other hobby I wanted to mention is writing. It is my longest-running hobby (if you can say it like that). I love it, but my writer's block has been insane. Anyways, I just love expressing myself like that, creatively since I think (in a very humble way, believe me) that I am in fact very creative and it bugs me so much that thanks to my writer's block, I can't make good use out of it.

Before this gets too long, I want to stop it here, just some side notes: I really want to meet some nice people on here and make friends all over the world, since this is the biggest benefit of the internet, right? We have a big opportunity here!

Another Reddit refugee here (Redditugee?).

Based in the UK, I love anything space related hence the Astro part of my name. Reading, tech, and gaming are other loves.

I’m liking what I can see of this fediverse so far, let’s hope it continues to flourish.

Howdy partners! Like many folks round here, I'm a reddit refugee. Been looking for a solid replacement for a while, and here seems nice so far (: I'm a enby nursing student bumming around the US east coast. But really, music is love and life! I play a handful of random instruments and spend my nights making playlists of my fav songs. Any music recommendations?

Hello! My name is computerfan0 and I use he/they/it pronouns. I'm coming here to prepare for Reddit's third party ban. I'm from Ireland and I like computers, gaming and sometimes getting out for a walk/cycle.

Howdy everyone!

I'm Cragsand, washed up roleplayer and science nerd. I'm mostly involved in Twitch streaming communities and post content and highlights and memes related to them over on Reddit.

Currently checking out open source and federated alternatives with the whole #Reddit charging obscene amounts for API access, basically killing off all of their third party clients.🔥 Glanced at #Lemmy but had some concerns regarding the bigger instances... Another project I checked out was #KBin which looks promising but has some work cutout to improve their UI.

The subreddit I'm mostly involved in is this streaming/roleplay subreddit:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/thegoldengator/

Would sharing comedic and sometimes mature/borderline nsfw clips and similar even fit in here? Not sure if this is the right place to ask either but appreciate advice! 😉

Cheers

Crag

#Introduction #RedditExodus #RedditAlternatives #Fediverse

I could have sworn I managed to get a post in here saying “Hi”, but I don’t see it. So hello and glad to be here. Love the concept of the fediverse and was excited when I came across this. I have updated my profile and look forward to being apart of this community. Wishing everyone an awesome day and weekend!

what's the story lads :))

i enjoy anime, small bits of gaming, general youtube/twitch online culture and consumer-centric tech. looking forward to joining the community; don't be afraid to remind me of my privilege blindspots

thanks :p

I am interested in information technology and technology in general. I like gaming, reading and watching animated films. Furthermore, I am learning Spanish online.

Hello, my name is Daryl Sun, but you can call me Daryl. I've been here on Beehaw for over a month, and usually I post links to news articles that I think everyone should know, or random articles I find that might be of interest to some people. I hang around tech-related communities most of the time, but I also like reading other people's stories. I also easily get distracted and focus on something else, so I'll probably go quiet every now and then.

Hiya, all! I'm Whimseymimple (she/her), a librarian in the United States. I'm moving over here from Reddit, just like many others, but I was an early adopter of Mastodon, which is my main social media these days. I'm invested in privacy, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in the online realm, across the board, and I chose Beehaw because it seems like a good place to have those ideals. I've generally been a lurker on Reddit, but Beehaw seems to be a place that I'll feel a bit more open to discussions.

Yo Yo. Im Strahd, and im another "refugee" from Reddit. Im mainly just hear to discuss ttrpgs (my favorite thing in the world) and maybe some video games and movies. Ive already commented and posted in a few places, and I already like this place WAY better. The people are much nicer, I dont have to look at ads all the time, and the posts are botted every which way. Love to see it!

Hi, another Reddit traveller here. I'm a 30 something Brit who analyses data for a living, with a love of choral singing, reading and gaming. Loving Two Point Hospital and Rimworld- on the PC and Skyrim on the PS4 at the moment (but my PS4 died so trying to get the courage to take the plunge and get a ps5). I love live comedy and go to Edinburgh every year.

Hi everyone, like many others I'm a Reddit refugee looking for another time killer on the toilet. I'm mostly a lurker but you might see me post in music and gaming communities. Sorry for contributing to all the server hiccups lately lol

Hello...Bees?

I'm just a middle aged guy living in Maine, US. Love my family and try to raise the kids as well as I can to be good humans.

Music is my religion. Mostly 90s grunge, alternative, and power pop, but really I just love a good song.

Comedy, video games, movies, books...I like consuming media.

Obviously part of the influx of Reddit users. Always happy to see the fediverse grow though.

Hello, people of Beehaw! I'm excited to explore this chill community. I love chatting about video games and I have three adorable pet rats. Nice to see you all here!

Howdy y'all! I'm a law student living in Washington, DC. I'm yet another reddit refugee, although I've been on Mastodon for awhile already. I'm excited to see the Fediverse further expand and reach more people. I love talking about video and board games. I love reading and philosophy, and am also becoming an avid Plex user. Glad to be here!