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Cake day: September 23rd, 2023

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  • It certainly doesn’t help that Lemmy had and still has absolutely no sensible way to actually surface niche communities to its subscribers. Unlike Reddit, it doesn’t weigh posts by their relative popularity within the community but only by total popularity/popularity within the instance. There’s also zero form of community grouping (like Reddit’s multireddits) - all of which effectively eliminates all niche communities from any sensible main view mode and floods those with shitty memes and even shittier politics only. This pretty much suffocated the initially enthusiastic niche tech communities I had subscribed to. They stood no chance to thrive and their untimely death was inevitable.

    There are some very tepid attempts to remedy this in upcoming Lemmy builds, but I fear it’s too little too late.

    I fear that Lemmy was simply nowhere near mature enough when it mattered and it has been slowly bleeding users and content ever since. I sincerely hope I’m wrong, though.

    @PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works https://sh.itjust.works/comment/4451602




  • PumpkinDrama@reddthat.comOPtoFediverse@lemmy.worldWhat are your complaints about Lemmy?
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    I stopped using Lemmy due to instances blocking each other. I wanted to view content from specific instances, but none of the instances between the most popular ones allowed me to see all the content. I had to create multiple accounts, which made navigating between them cumbersome. This experience was more frustrating for me than any issues I’ve encountered on Reddit. I believe users should have more freedom to choose the content they see without having to create their own instance or manage multiple accounts. I was hopeful that this would change with user instance blocking implementation, but I feel validated in my decision after seeing that it hasn’t.




  • Hello fellow pizza enthusiasts!

    I wanted to share my pizza making journey with you all, in hopes that it might inspire or help someone who’s just starting out or looking to improve their own pizza game.

    I started out making pan pizzas using pizza flour, which is high in yeast and allows for a quick, one-hour dough. The result was a pizza that was pretty tough, not at all the soft, fluffy texture that I like.

    After some research and experimentation, I switched to a flour with a higher protein content and reduced the amount of yeast I was using. I also started a 48-hour cold fermentation process. The difference was night and day! My pizzas became much softer and fluffier, a huge improvement over my initial attempts.

    I tried my hand at Neapolitan style pizza using a pizza oven, but I found sourcing the right ingredients locally to be a challenge. Plus, the pizza would char if I took my eyes off it for even a second. So, I ended up gravitating towards New York style pizza, which I found to be more forgiving and easier to manage.

    One thing that has remained constant throughout my pizza making journey is my sauce. I prefer a cooked sauce over the often-recommended raw tomato sauce. I cook mine with garlic, olive oil, dried oregano, dried basil, powdered onion, and bicarbonate. The canned tomatoes that I use contain salt and citric acid, which is why I use sodium bicarbonate instead of salt, to counter the acid. The result is a rich, flavorful sauce that really elevates the pizza.

    There are a few resources that have been instrumental in my pizza making journey:

    I hope my journey and these resources can help you on your own pizza making journey. Happy baking!