You can run your own relay, though:

https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/entries/Notes on Running a Full-Network atproto Relay (July 2024)

I do prefer Activitypub overall, and it’s certainly more mature, but any efforts towards decentralization should be encouraged/celebrated.

They’ve followed through on their promises so far, and you can actually self-host pretty much the whole stack today:

https://alice.bsky.sh/post/3laega7icmi2q

I’d perfer for mastodon to take off personally, but really at this point both are good options and worlds better than twitter.

possumpat.io is the instance this community is hosted on. It’s a (bad) domain name joke😅

We’re set on moderators for now, though thanks for your interest.

Welcome! It’s a bit slow around here compared to reddit but the vibes are chill. 😎

I love cbu3 leaning into the Phoenix as their mascot, glad we’re finally getting the coil version as a mount.

Pretty much same experience here. I had some fun with it as an overwatch replacement for a couple weeks after launch, but it was pretty rough around the edges and the monetization was… yeah.

Not surprised they’re killing it already, maybe someday Bandai will give us an actually good Gundam game again. From Software is making more Armored Core in collaboration with Bamco already, I’d love to see them take the IP and do something with it.

Soon as I find some time to figure out lemmy bots, I’d like to automate this kind of thing - unless you want to keep doing it manually! 😅

Kamille, listen, who cares if your name is a girl’s name. And it is, Kamille. It is. But it doesn’t have to–put down the ball–it doesn’t have to define you because you can CHANGE it, Kamille. Buy a mask or some sunglasses and call yourself WHATEVER you want. People are idiots. Also it’s pronounced BAH-JEEN-AH. Of course I know how it SOUNDS, Kamille. I’m not an IDIOT. I’m a drunk who makes poor choices. Let’s see you stay off the sauce after your first few war crimes, Kamille. Let’s see how sober YOU are. Now shut up and get back in the cockpit.

That aspect of ffxiv is one of my favorite things about it - there’s almost no fomo / season pass shenanigans (outside of pvp). I’ve been playing since the 2.X days and the way everything is designed around playing at your own pace has really made it easy to enjoy over the years.

me rn under a blanket at my desk doing server maintenance.

I hope they never stop producing these, I need a full shelf of xiv lore.

Thanks for the reply. I’ve been side-eyeing instances that have open community creation due to how easy it is for bad actors to come and start shit, especially if instance admins aren’t constantly on top of things.

As other people in this thread have pointed out, if you allow Nazis to hang out in your bar for long enough, you become a Nazi bar. Given your instance’s stated rules against bigotry, I would advocate for proactive action in cases like this. Donald Trump is a champion of racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and xenophobia - all the things you don’t allow. I wouldn’t think you’d want a community that champions him as a dogwhistle for all of those things.

Have you considered disabling open community creation and having it be a function of your Agora discussion space?

Hope you enjoy! There’s nothing else quite like it imo. I’d love for a reboot/sequel/spiritual successor someday.

Armored core is also among my favorites, the AC design language is so effortlessly iconic.

I’ve also got a soft spot for fantasy styled mechs like the Guymelefs from The Vision of Escaflowne

Oh, nice catch on the connections there! I’ve always found it fascinating how often anime and other Japanese media take inspiration from Gnosticism and other weird aspects of Judeo-Christian myth. The Xeno RPGs (Gears/Saga/Blade) are some of my favorites because how much they also play around with these old ideas in a modern way.

Yeah I’m sold on a Calibarn HG kit as soon as they announce it - there’s a WFM kit just labeled “New Item B” that they still haven’t officially unveiled, so I’m assuming it’ll be that.

There was a lot to like in this episode.

Suletta and Guel having their final(?) duel fencing was a great callback to Amuro and Char. I love Guel, but my man is a born loser.

Suletta and Miorine’s heart-to-heart was really well done. Both of them are moving out from the shadow of their parents and doing what they want to do, moving forward because it’s their choice. It’s good stuff. Sad nightgown Miorine was also pathetically cute. I’m going to be so crushed when these two don’t get a happy ending.

Calibarn is absolutely fantastic, though all of the permet effects in that battle really struggled with the bitrate of my stream. Love the witch imagery with Calibarn riding in on a giant laser broomstick.

Only a few episodes left, I’m not ready for this show to be over. Really hope we get another season or a sequel series.

Woah, this is great!

Yeah, good clarification on the god hands. That is how I use mine, for the second cut.

Never had mine rust, though I keep them in a reasonably dry place.

Depends on the part - I generally try and leave nubs on and then go back at them again with the sharpest thing I’ve got to make a clean cut. The Bandai nippers should be plenty sharp for both of those steps, I wouldn’t bother with a razor blade unless you really want to.