Hey there! I am a science/technology enthusiast and regular contributor to Wikipedia. Elsewhere you may find me with the @JackFromWisconsin@wikis.world handle.
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science@lemmy.world•Puberty makes teenagers’ armpits smell of cheese, goat and urine, say scientistsEnglish
39·2 years agoI don’t think we needed scientists for this one haha
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askchapo@hexbear.net•Can someone explain what is meant when people talk about "increased interest rates" and "no more free money"?English
7·2 years agoWhen you get a loan they are now more expensive. You pay more dollars in interest for the money now.
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Firefox@lemmy.ml•#experiment tagging @mozilla @mozilla to see if this post shows up on #lemmy .English
5·2 years agoNot quite. An upvote on Lemmy is a favorite on mastodon. However, all posts on Lemmy look like they are a “boost” by the community when viewing from mastodon.
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Boost for Lemmy@lemmy.world•Boost for Lemmy 1.0.12 🔥 - Mark posts as read on scroll ⬆️, support for webp images, gifs in comments and more fixes!English
1·2 years agoLove that you are continuing boost for Lemmy! Great work
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Milwaukee•Milwaukee, Suburbs Partnering On Cross-County TrailEnglish
1·2 years agoGreat stuff.
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Wisconsin•Wisconsin on Lemmy - a hub for everything in the Badger StateEnglish
9·2 years agoHello! My name is Jack, and I live near the Wisconsin Dells area. I have been a member of this instance since December 2022, and I am the creator of this community. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions for suggestions for c/wisconsin!
181/144 Mbps. Over WiFi.
I definitely agree. The more niche and community-centric wikis of Fandom and Miraheze should be the primary target. Its also a more achievable goal.
An Ibis article could probably just be considered a post to Lemmy. At least for a read-only view from Lemmy. The questions are: 1. How to show attribution/authorship and 2. Can articles be started or edited on Lemmy?
For 1, probably makes the most sense to show ‘Last edited by XYZ on date.time’. showing more than 1 author gets complicated and would probably be better served by a hyperlink to ibis itself.
For 2, it probably shouldn’t be possible. Maybe a workaround could be that ibis and Lemmy could (optionally) have a unified login system - so your Lemmy account would be good for an Ibis account if your admins chose to install ibis alongside Lemmy.
Good stuff! Thanks for all that you guys do for Lemmy and the open internet
Doing good! Really happy with where I’m at in life currently.
I don’t go out of my way to get news, so social media/Lemmy. Except for local news, which I do follow more closely. But that’s it.
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Wisconsin•UW-Milwaukee announces closure of Waukesha campus in 2025, citing declining enrollmentEnglish
2·2 years agoAbsolute Bullshit. The closure of the branch campuses, which bring the UW to rural Wisconsin, is a failure on the state and on the Universities of Wisconsin (formerly UW System). Thousands of students across wisconsin would not get the life-changing, fulfilling, career-opening education they fucking deserve if all of these branch campuses close.
What is next after the rest of the UW branch campuses close? Bye-bye UW Parkside? UW Superior? UW Platteville?
We can fund these colleges, we just haven’t been. It is about god-damn time that our legislature has a spine and promises to fund these colleges, and to re-open the closed ones, for the future. While you’re at it, make tuition free at these colleges. The state has more than enough money. Help those who need it.
Yeah same thoughts here!
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Technology@lemmy.world•It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime SubscriptionEnglish
142·2 years agoI have never used amazon, much less paid for a subscription service for the pleasure of using it. I was hoping that the author atleast stopped using amazon alltogether. Ah well. Little victories I guess.
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Matthias Pfefferle@pfefferle.wordpress.com•That sound you hear is the fediverse expanding!English
1·2 years agoAwesome stuff!
JackFromWisconsintoLemmy Support@lemmy.ml•Why is join lemmy promoting a pedophile instance?English
12·2 years agoNot at all. We actually block the offending instance.























Right. Isn’t this best case scenario for Musk? Maximum spending cuts to govt