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[–] square@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

It's just about what you can see, and who can see you. For maximum content and interaction pick one that defederates, and is defederated by, as few instances as you can find.

Some good ones to try: Lemmy.zip, startrek.website, and lemmy.dbzer0.com, but maybe wait until this blows over to commit to dbzer0 unless you're cool with losing federation to .world, I understand there is a lot of stuff there.

I'm on my ninth Lemmy account, I ditch them after I think I've dropped a few to many PII breadcrumbs, I've used all of these multiple times and they're all good.

I started on .world like you, but now that you're here there is no reason to let .world mods curate your experience.

Also, you can always maintain multiple different accounts.

[–] square@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

Get a shower drain with a removable catch basket, even if it means having tile work done. It will pay dividends in the future lack of plumbing bills.

Unless you rent, then encourage her to brush her hair in the shower.

[–] square@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Yeah, adding in- as a prefix often does mean that, but it can also mean in, on, or into (among others) as a prefix or just part of the core word. And in this case inflammable comes from adding the suffix -able to inflame, a word that already starts with in- in it's into meaning. And one definition of inflame is "to burst into flames."

[–] square@lemmy.zip 1 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not sure this is correct, but I've heard that flammable and inflammable being used as synonyms is recent. Originally, inflammable meant able to burst into flames without a significant ignition source. Like a pile of oily rags or something that could catch fire because it was left out in the sun or just got too warm.

[–] square@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wasn't aware of that. Are there plans to remove them from places like this memorial, or is it just contemporary uses that are banned?

[–] square@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I don't disagree, but it is the symbol the honored dead fought under. In context I think it's fine, but if you're using it today, that's different.

[–] square@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

In my experience, in context people often do drop the "the Great" and just say Alexander.