So simple, no images, no videos, no bullshit this just works... Now mainly out of habits and because I have some friends on it... Also some nostalgia about the time internet was more than http and so on
Using a self-hosted thelounge too and, as alternative if my home connection drop or so, I have irssi in termux.
Of course, it's the best proto for chat, I use it actively everyday since 1997.
No, I always prefer reading novels before any movie/show because otherwise it disturbs the way I imagine the characters.
Just finished The dark forest, by Cixin Liu. As far as I read this sci-fi trilogy, I think I enjoy it very much. Now starting the last novel in the series, Death's End, by Cixin Liu.
As of now, I backup stuff (mainly pictures) from my phone to a linux file server using rsync in termux (launched through the tasker plugin and automate). I search a replacement to get rid of the automate application that I need only for that, is not Foss and require to run in background in order to use it. Do you think Syncthing can deserve my use case ? Of course I can RTFM but...
The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu
Not sure, people outside IT world, at least in my country, still speak about the "Microsoft crash" and don't know at all about Crowdstrike. Now that make me think that MS will probably try to sue them for the "ravages" to their corporate image.
About 1/3 in The three-body problem, by Cixin Liu. Enjoying it so far, the only drawback is that I'm a bit lost between characters names but that's not so rare for me. I think I'll read the trilogy this summer.
I take note of The Passage for future, as an amateur of S. King stuff I might enjoy it, thanks.
Based on the awesome job of WFH@lemm.ee documenting the stuff and applying it to solarized, I tried to do the same with my vim favorite theme: everforest. It's far from perfect (I'm not at all a designer), feel free to improve your way (and share updates in comments). The zinc theme is probably more refined because I use only this one, I tried to make slate match the palette but as I'm not using it it's more difficult.
A screenshot: 
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"black": "#002b36"
},
"primary": {
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"zinc": {
"50": "#D3C6AA",
"100": "#A7C080",
"200": "#DBBC7F",
"300": "#D3C6AA",
"400": "#D3C6AA",
"500": "#D3C6AA",
"600": "#4F585E",
"700": "#4F585E",
"800": "#425047",
"900": "#232A2E",
"925": "#2D353B",
"950": "#2D353B"
},
"slate": {
"25": "#FDF6E3",
"50": "#FDF6E3",
"100": "#EFEBD4",
"200": "#E0DCC7",
"300": "#E0DCC7",
"400": "#D3C6AA",
"500": "#5C6A72",
"600": "#5C6A72",
"700": "#5C6A72",
"800": "#5C6A72",
"900": "#8DA101",
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Number of (active) Lemmy users seems to stabilize and I think this is a great thing. Indeed we got a lot of users when reddit shutdown its API (I was among them despite being a long time oss user), many have left, but the community seems now to stabilize to ~ ½ of the big grow in june '23. I think this is very nice for lemmy, we can be proud of this project.
The stats come from: https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy
Just finished Death's End, by Cixin Liu which is the last volume of Remembrance of Earth's past trilogy (better known from the title of the first book The three body problem). I enjoyed very much the 3 novels, great Sci-fi and I also learned many things about Chinese culture through translator notes. (note: I've not seen the Netflix show before reading it, because I hate watching movies about novels I have not read, it block too much the mental image I do reading the book, therefore limiting the amazement of reading).
Next, I decided not to read the fan fiction sequel but rather what is presented as a prequel: Ball Lightning, by Cixin Liu.