ISO 8601 for the win!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

Please feel free to share these resources, and any others you deem important. Suicide risk is not something to take lightly.

• https://www.suicideinfo.ca/resources/
• https://suicideprevention.ca/
• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/suicide-prevention.html
• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2023/11/9-8-8-suicide-crisis-helpline.html
• https://www.camh.ca/en/professionals/treating-conditions-and-disorders/suicide-risk/suicide---resources
• https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/suicide-prevention-toolkits/

I am, in fact, human! Response sent via DM.

"The cobbler's children go barefoot"

One of my favorite sayings.

This is a bit weird. I was just listening to Infinity 2 today (great book. Totally recommend), and there's a section where the characters use Benford's Law to prove reality. I then had to look it up myself.

Just a super weird coincidence...unless Lemmy is listening to me...

Sounds like you're painting all dogs with a brush dipped in your experiences. I can completely understand that. I also don't like those situations. They stress me out and make for an uncomfortable visit. I've had my backpack destroyed by a Frenchie, slobber on my clothes from a great Dane, conversations interrupted by a Yorkie, and staffie that just made me nervous.

At the same time, I grew up with a Shiba Inu, and I now have my own Shiba. He's quiet, never begs, requires very little of me, and lays down quietly when guests are over. He loves people and is incredibly protective. It took quite a bit of training and patience, but I'm extremely proud of the good boy he's turned into.

Yes, I love my dog and I'm not expecting you to, but I am asking you to be open minded to different experiences. There are good and bad owners while there are also compatible dog breeds. If aomwone has a border collie in an apartment, it will destroy everything. Same could be said for a Pomeranian that's understimulated.

I respect your opinion and hope that you can one day see the good side of dogs and the companionship they bring into people's lives. While it may not be something in your story, for others it may be a necessary part of their day.

I went from 15 years of lurking to making several communities and modding a couple others. This is definitely the most I've ever been engaged in online communications. I love it!

Be the change...

My understanding is that the fake internet points were once a motivator, but with enough karma, an account could be auctioned off and used to post bot content while ranking high in the Reddit algorithms.

I think that once people see Lemmy as a means to have genuine conversations, that's what's going to stick. Heck, this is the most active I've even been across any platform. I've fired up a few communities and I'm engaging after almost 15 years lurking.

It's a small enough community that I feel I'm making an impact. That's why I'm sticking around and ditching my Reddit account.

So far, I've found conversation here to be rather civil. I imagine it's due to good moderation, a small user base, and no bots. Enjoy the peace and quiet for the time being, but be sure to report any of that stuff to the mods.

I'd be curious to know which model it was. Spin up a community and share the details!

Mint with Cinnamon is my daily driver on my desktop and laptop for almost 3 years now. I ran a company for a while using Linux and managed to find everything I needed for software to run administration. It was great. I still have a windows tablet for troubleshooting and equipment specific requests, but I always feel weird logging into it.