it is clear that its growth is nearing a plateau in its current form.

Good! Lemmy doesn’t need to become big, especially since the less techy masses will likely put loads of load on privately hosted instances without bothering to donate.
The growth could actually kill Lemmy.

I believe adopting Photon as the default UI could make Lemmy far more appealing to the average Reddit user.

Please no!

Driving digitally. Gas and brake pedals are analog controllers, not buttons.

Yes, but do you actually get that cheaper price when you walk into the dealership? Or is that just the bait they dangle in front of you to get you there so they can play their pricing games with you?

Just wait till they extend that to his entire family.

Hi, it’s me, your friend.

When you plot the development of modern humans on a timeline, oral tradition makes up 95% of it.

You could argue about who was right about some obscure fact all night long, or come up with your own creative theories.
Nowadays, in less than a minute, someone will look it up, killing the conversation.

lol

… if that’s your thing

I’m gonna need the link to that video.

You can buy ancient Roman pottery fragments for much less than that.
Amphorae were the plastic bottles and shipping containers of the ancient world.
Their shards are found en masse in every archaeological dig.

Same with paleolithic bifaces and arrowheads.

Do you actually believe that after specifically seeking out leather boots and then trying to make it work for a year, I haven’t tried that?

I bought hiking boots that were stiff enough to support me in the high alpine while carrying heavy gear, traditionally welted so they can be resoled, made from leather cause I don’t like GoreTex, from a reputable Bavarian bootmaker. Here’s a pic
And I didn’t realize what the weight and stiffness meant in practice.
Tried for an entire year to make it work, but every hike in those boots was miserable. Felt like having lead feet.
I eventually replaced them with trail running shoes, which were better suited for my purpose in every way.

I’ve bought a 300€ pair of hiking boots that were definitely a waste of money.

So…not before next Tuesday?

never is a strong word.

But my vote goes to bicycle tires (if you ride a bicycle at all regularly, doesn’t matter if for sport or commuting).
They’re probably the one thing that affects how your bike rides the most.
Either make it noticably faster, or more comfy, or completely solve the issue of getting flats, or let you ride where you couldn’t before, like off road, through sand, or on ice.
And even really good racing tires are cheap compared to what other upgrades on your bike cost.

one + is enough actually, unless you’re making fun of the concept of inclusion.

It’s like aerial defense against carrier pigeons.

They were used on boats and in WW1 trenches where matches weren’t reliable due to water, wind or mud.

Maybe the plane was invented earlier, but the Airbenders’ Union went on a general strike until everyone agreed to outlaw the technology.