sillypuddy

I just learned that earlier today. I made a post about it here: https://mander.xyz/post/660612

I'm with ya though. It's all new to us and the word needs to be spread. ✊

I like the idea of tags on instances to help search/discovery.

I'm not so sure I agree with that use case. Consider these made-up communities on not-made-up instances:

• !askquestions@lemmy.ml
• !askquestions@beehaw.org
• !askquestions@mander.xyz

I think the first two would be great for general questions. But since mander.xyz has a focus on science and nature, it would be more appropriate for science and nature questions.

Update: I just like having the app sitting in my homescreen

I'm loving it!

As an aside, I know a lot of people are using Jerboa for their mobile browsing app of choice, but I've discovered that you can just use the Lemmy progressive web app (PWA) instead and get the same experience as desktop. In Chrome, login to whatever Lemmy instance you're registered with, click the triple dot menu, and click "install app". You'll get a "Lemmy" app downloaded and added to your homescreen that looks and functions just like the website.

For an askscience alternative, I'd say check out: https://mander.xyz/c/nostupidquestions

For space stuff, I'd say check out https://mander.xyz/c/astronomy and https://mander.xyz/c/space

mander.xyz as a whole is meant to be science and nature focused.

Granted they're all tiny and have low engagement, but it's a start.

+1 for mander.xyz!

I'm loving the precedence that mander.xyz is setting!

That's kinda why I joined the mander.xyz instance. It made the most sense to me since I like sciencey stuff.