Welcome! Feel free to introduce yourself here in the c/main channel if you’d like.

  • NineMileTower@midwest.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Hello. I’m a SE Michigander. Dad, Guitarist, bicyclist, humorist, hockey playerist, gamer, outdoor enjoyer. Currently sober after 20-something years of violent un-sobriety, but not in recovery. I used to be a PE teacher, but now I work with robots kind of.

  • chase@midwest.social
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    2 years ago

    Hi, all! I signed up for Lemmy the other day using another instance, but thought this would be a better fit. I’m a 39 year old male who grew up in Ohio and currently resides in Michigan. By day, I’m a Technology & Strategic Project Manager at the University of Michigan. By night, I’m a technology-obsessed, music-loving vegan. I’ve been active on Reddit since 2010 and am disappointed to see the direction it’s going. I’m quite active on Mastodon, so feel free to connect with me there, as well!

  • twice_hatch@midwest.socialEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Hi, I’m in Central Illinois. Reddit doesn’t let me make accounts anymore… they want email addresses and I want privacy.

  • drthunder@midwest.socialEnglish
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    20 days ago

    Hey all, I live in Wisconsin and am exploring moving over from Mastodon because I like the Reddit-style interface better than Twitter-style. Like probably most here, I’m a tech nerd who is forever trying to get people away from the centralized internet.

  • slackadelic@midwest.social
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    2 years ago

    Hi! I’m @slackadelic as you can tell! I’ve used this moniker for many years. The root of the nick comes from Slackware Linux many, many moons ago. I’m a father first, a husband second, and a gamer the rest of the time!

    I like to play a lot of different games including #TheDivision2, #SeaOfThieves, #Battlefield (4 or 2042, either works for me).

    My biggest hobby is streaming! You can always find me on #YouTube under my tag of slackadelicYT (yeah, whomever has my proper moniker never uses their account! ARGH!)

    My main concentration right now for gaming is #TheDivision2 right now.

    Other things I’m into:

    • Information Technology - This is my primary field of study and have been doing it for many, many years My main concentration is networks and network engineering. I do have a pretty complicated setup at home, comes with the territory!

    • Date nights with my wife! Love hanging out with my lady!

    • Spending time with my kiddos. When they’re not fighting each other and making a mess :)

    I’m also a proud father to a recent high school graduate! Very, very proud of her!

    Anything else, just ask!

  • milltertime_3227790@midwest.social
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    2 years ago

    From Chicago. I made the plunge to Mastodon (and here) after the Reddit shenanigans and just seeing the repeated bad-faith policies by Twitter. I have been using redirector and libredirect for the last month or two to actively decide who I give my data to just as a fun experiment into best practices.

    I think it’s slowly starting to be clear that this type of setup will be the way forward for the more tech-savvy, privacy-focused users, and hopefully/eventually it hits the mainstream as well, but otherwise, it’s just self-selecting into the type of people I want to be around, which will probably be better for my mental health anyways.

    I’m into cycling, trading, sci-fi and FOSS. Currently reading The Expanse and taking a sabbatical year from work

    Edit: Just want to encourage people to engage w/ and create content over the next few weeks. Activity and friendly faces are probably the most determining factor in whether someone becomes an active user or just browses for a few minutes