Thanks, was upgrading Lemmy. Should be back up now.
I agree with the sea change. The reason we started an instance as opposed to just joining another is that we wanted to help that change along by providing a familiar community to a group of people statistically more likely to be both nerdy and optimistic about the future.
Thank you for participating <3
There is Jerboa for Android, Mlem for iOS, and an app similar to Apollo in the works.
Thank you for pitching in! Yes we are very optimistic about the future. It's my hope that startrek.website can serve as a familiar face and bridge for new users discovering the Fediverse for the first time.
You are correct. The server runs Linux, and Lemmy is software running on that server. The URL (startrek.website) points to the server's IP. There's no requirement for the URL to be called "Lemmy", that's just what a lot of people do. Also I don't think .Lemmy is an available option, though that would be cool.
Yes it was, BUT OUR TIME IS FINALLY NEAR 🎶🎸
Lemmy seemed like an easier transition, but I'm definitely keeping an eye on the development of both.
The only perk we had in mind thus far was some user flair (whenever that inevitably gets invented). But you make a great point. Still getting used to this egalitarian perspective.
I did not announce it, I am a bad Admin!