Fantastic - thank you for sharing!

Wayfarershaven.eu is focused on creating a space for inspiration, creativity, handwork, reading, learning, travel, etc. So we have everything from !fountainpens@wayfarershaven.eu to !heronebag@wayfarershaven.eu to !digitalnomads@wayfarershaven.eu to !cozyfantasy@wayfarershaven.eu.

Yup! I enjoy following this fun example: !theandrocollection@lemm.ee

This is what I use as a launcher tool when on Windows - it’s keyboard/search based and incredibly powerful. Definitely has a learning curve. https://executor.dk/

Thank you!

Same for wayfarershaven.eu - it’s a small server focusing on certain topics.

I asked a somewhat similar question last week and got a strong recommendation for the 8BitDo Ultimate Controller.

I wouldn’t trust either of them with my passwords.

Open source encourages contributions so that it grows beyond the initial start: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source

Also, I remember when Android came out and needed to find its place among all of the custom operating systems. Making it open source so that everyone (including other manufacturers) could make it their own was a huge selling point.

Yes, you can - I do it by having my home instance as wayfarershaven.eu and being a mod for !asklemmy@lemmy.ml on Lemmy.ml

You can try reaching out to the instance admin to ask if you can be a mod for that community.

In general, no - people have set up communities because they wanted to, not because they were part of the mod team for a specific subreddit.

I was actually thinking Esperanto, but Vietnamese would be interesting, too. :D

There are lots of instances accepting sign-ups – here’s a good overview: https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances

You can troubleshoot this through the process of elimination.

1. Don’t make any calls from home for a day or two. That’ll tell you if it’s something localized to your home/location or if it’s specific to your phone/contract.
2. Disable all extra technology like Bluetooth. That’ll tell you if it’s a Bluetooth or other connection. Ideally, turn off all extra connections beyond cellular. You could also try voice/video calls vs. phone data - I doubt this would matter, but it’s always the last thing that you check.
3. Break your house into a few different zones. If they comment on a conversation held it in one part of the home but not another, that’ll give you an idea if it’s location specific.

Probably not the most helpful tip, but how about taking this opportunity to learn another language?

Exactly. Here’s a great list to help people get started with choosing a different instance: https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances

Is it one of those things that looks good on paper or is it actually useful in day to day playing?

That looks pretty gorgeous, thank you for the tip!

Thank you. I think I’m dealing with a case of Ooh Shiny!

You’re paying for reliability, continuity, possibly a domain name which may give a sense of exclusivity. By joining a “free” server, you don’t actually have a contract or terms of service.