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Helloooooooooooooooo out there!

Mid-20s queer trans lesbian here, yet another girl fleeing frantically from Reddit, but glad to have found a space that's such a refreshing contrast from social media nowadays. (A social space? Being social? Imagine that!)

I am an extremely avid gamer (FFXIV being the game of choice for me right now), and a board gamer too, for that matter! I'm also finding myself down an anime/manga hyperfixation right now... and honestly being queer is a bit more of my personality than I might like to admit. Really, I'm hoping to find a sense of community here, and meet some cool folks, especially queer folks, in the process.

Immensely glad to be here!

HI all! Another from Reddit. In my mid 40's, west coast US, and was really looking for a community like this.

I was a gaming geek growing up (Commodore 64 through all current gen consoles) and even worked in the industry as a game tester in the late 90's to early 00's. Grew up with an uncle working for IBM in the early 80's and was exposed to REALLY early personal computers when they were not a "thing" yet and I have loved them ever since.

Other hobbies / interests are graphic design, photography, and for work I use AutoCAD and Revit as a designer. It was not what I got a degree in college (graphic design)...but I get paid to draw so I can't complain :)

Looking forward to BeeHaw!

hey everyone! i actually discovered beehaw just today; been interested in the fediverse for a while now, the decline and recent events of reddit pushed me to take a closer look ;) i am a software developer, and interesting in all things tech, history, nature. happy to become a part of this community!

Osiyo!

Late 20s Cherokee in the southeast. Love books, storytelling, art, music and figuring out how things work and fixing them when they break. Oh and also hats, tools, things tools go in, I could probably be here all day.

I spend a good chunk of my spare time working on mechanical things like car parts, machinery, electronics, whatever I can find in my own little lab that I set-up. Always love learning new things. Most recently I've been trying to learn as much as I can about audio equipment and how all that works.

Hi hawbeeists 😊 (like hobbyists, but Beehaw, get it?)

I came from Reddit. I like plants and animals and occasionally going hiking. I live in Atlantic Canada and am currently displaced by hurricane Fiona (still, after seven months), but the end is in sight and I should be able to go home soon! I have a BSc (major in Env. Sci.) and I like to draw digitally and play with string (crochet, knitting, etc.). I'm providing some 2D art to the upcoming free Steam game Jerma's Big Adventure 2, which has been an absolute blast to work on. I've mainly been playing Sea of Thieves and Diablo III lately. I'm also a lesbian and most likely autistic. She/her.

Edit: je parle français aussi, mais il faut vous dire que mon français est rouillé 😅

Hello all!

I'm Hazelnoot (she/they), a Software Developer from the USA. My main interests are Programming, Gaming (PC and TTRPGs), Anime, and Retrocomputing. I'm also proudly transgender and would love to connect with other LGBTQ+ people here!

I've got the usual story - decade Reddit user being driven out by API restrictions. In fact, this is actually my second time being pushed off a mainstream platform and onto the Fediverse. I previously left Twitter for Mastodon after Elon Musk took over and all moderation disappeared. I've been very interested in Lemmy as a replacement for Reddit, and I'm excited to be here on Beehaw!

First post! Just throwing myself in here. Initially I was interested in this community as a Reddit alternative, but I have to admit I'm pretty impressed with the coherent vision that this site has for how it wants to exist. I've been lurking for a little bit and I think this site provides a totally different type of value than other social media spaces! That's amazing! So I'm excited to contribute what value and content I can and be a part of the ethos.

I just want to say I'm excited to be here! Feels like how message boards used to feel back in the day with the number of users not being crazy high like other social media platforms.

Howdy from Austin, TX! Excited to be here. I have a love for strange sounds, and stranger places (virtual or not). Current projects include: trying to teach myself how to sketch in 10 minutes a day, writing my dissertation, learning Spanish, and playing go (I'm terrible).

Hey everyone, I'm Juniper. I'm a trans woman living in Vancouver currently. Very shy, but I love games, ttrpgs, mycology, worldbuilding, and photography. I've recently picked up leather working as a new hobby, and I want to start to learning Italian soon. Lovely to join this community!

Greetins <:

I'm into digital art (esp. character design), synthesizers and audio production techniques, ambient music, programming/software eng, reading, hobbyist gardening and plant-keeping...

My pronouns are she/her and I live in the PNW. Generally just trying to vibe and meet likeminded queer people!

Hello all. I’ve been lurking for a couple of weeks and made the leap today as I’ve decided this is more my home than mastodon.

I’m from the Isle of Wight (small island off the south coast of England for people that don’t know) but now live in London.

I enjoy lots of nonsense and want to keep my online world candy floss and conflict free.

Hey y’all. I’m bettyspaghetti and I too am a Reddit refugee. I live in central Ohio. I’m a data engineer by day, artist by night (I paint and quilt). I’m a grouchy cusp of Gen X and Millennial. I have a Bernese Mountain Dog named Louie (he is a certified Good Boi). I love exploring the world (19 countries so far), playing baseball with my two boys, reading, making niche Spotify playlists, kayaking, laying in my hammock in the warm weather with the jazz cabbage and watching the night sky.

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!)

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

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! I'm in my early 40s, living in the PNW. I've been a bartender most of my adult life, and got a liver transplant not too long ago. I've been spending my time since recovering from nearly dying, going back to school for a career change, and in general being more mindful of how I want to spend my limited time in existence.

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!

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.

Hello there hawbeeists (I’ll just steal that, if you don’t mind, @ashen@beehaw.org :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!

Howdies!!

I'm xorels, a queer (she/her) Irish woman studying cybersecurity. I also game, crochet, and am learning Japanese.

I've lately been trying to degoogle and move away from large corporations and towards FOSS software, so joining Beehaw was partly inspired by that and partly by... Reddit. Both the API change and the toxicity on that site. I got sick of reporting harassment and [minority]-phobia and getting ignored, or harassed myself for speaking up. I can't leave it entirely for a few reasons but at least I can cut down my usage.

I generally don't post online, I prefer to lurk or comment, but I'll try and change that if I can. I'm a big fan of the positivity and friendly, nice attitude on here.

Hi Everyone

As with a lot of people here (most people?) the recent Reddit API changes (among other things) have encouraged me to go and look at what alternatives are out there. My username is new for Beehaw so not related at all to Reddit.

I live in the UK, am a parent to a 2 year old (great age, but it is knackering!) and fitting in with the stereotype I’m a bit of a techy, enjoy sci-fi, Gaming (playing Tears of the Kingdom right now) and D&D

Looking forward to taking part in the community

Edit: Just thought I’d add - I mostly used Reddit for following (and very occasionally taking part) in various Parenting, TV, Movies and Techy subreddits. I do like checking out episode discussions after watching a show to see what other people thought. Hopefully these kinds of things will be happening over here!

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 @ashen@beehaw.org).

Hello! I've discovered Beehaw a few months ago, but then I never really used it till now, as the new Reddit update is happening. I am living near Eastern USA. I am interested in languages (more specifically constructed languages), psychology, and gaming. Can't wait to see how this community goes!

hello. I'm a reddit lurker glad to potentially have more community, but we'll see if I can stick it out. I think reddit persisted in my life because I didn't log in almost ever :)

anyway: I'm a software engineer, queer (they/them), near-vegan, and happily autistic. here to talk about surviving to 2040. interested in books, video games (currently 11 years into my longest rimworld save), spiders, gay memes, sustainability, trans rights, and noninvasive home tech.

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!

I’m late to the party but I thought I could join and introduce myself as well.

Hello, I’m user geon and I’m 17 years old. I enjoy watching movies and shows, and I recently finished binging American Horror Story. My favourite actors at the moment are Mads Mikkelsen, Charles Boyer, Jack Nicholson, and Javier Bardem. My favourite movies of all time are The Shawshank Redemption, The Pianist, and Gaslight (1944). I enjoy old films as well, typically those from the 30s-40s. My watchlist at the moment is… incredibly long, but I hope to finish some movies this summer.

I plan on studying programming (will study c# next semester, maybe Python next year), and hopefully get a job within data/IT. I want to become a digital nomad and travel the world when I get older… I want to visit Svalbard and Siberia the most right now. My favourite animal is the capybara. I listen to a plethora of artists and groups, ranging from classical music to thrash metal. I like music from the late 2000s/early 2010s since those years are nostalgic to me. I have a thing for 70s-80s music right now though.

I used to be incredibly immersed in politics and the study of political ideologies. I still find it interesting, and I also enjoy speaking to people whose opinions differ from mine… I like getting new perspectives. I also enjoy philosophical discussions, even though I’m already quite secure in my viewpoints.

Sorry for the ramble… I realise I’m on the younger side of Lemmy users but I hope to engage in meaningful discussions on here with y’all. I’m happy to be here. (:

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.

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

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!

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.

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

Hello, Beehaw!

I am yet another humanoid joining the exodus from Reddit. My hope is that I can find more mindful, positive communities than the ones I'm leaving behind, and be more thoughtful about the way I engage with online content. Beehaw's philosophy seems to fit me like a glove and, between this place and Tildes, I'm optimistic that I've found new spaces to put down my digital roots.

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest (US). My interests are all over the place and shift depending on the season, but generally: reading, writing, music (punk rock in particular), psychology, philosophy, politics, geopolitics, history, etc. I value decentralization and autonomy in a general sense, so I think moving over to a federated system will fit me better in an ethical sense.

Thank you to Beehaw for accepting my application, I am very pleased to be amongst such nice folks! I hope to see you all around.

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.

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.

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?

Hi! Long-time reddit and fediverse lurker. Expecting to stop lurking reddit since I can't stand its official website/app. I write random lowish-level open source things (C++,D,Rust) mostly for my own use. I also bake and I'm trying to clean up and open source my recipes (see https://codeberg.org/Kiith/recipes/src/branch/master/vanilkove-rozky.md). Based on some browsing this seems like the sanest lemmy instance.