An instance is basically a Lemmy “app”. These “apps” or instances of Lemmy are being run on some server somewhere. Could be your own server you set up or a pre-existing one like lemmy.world setup by someone else. Each instance or “app” is also connected to every other Lemmy instance unless explicitly blacklisted. This why you sometimes see urls in peoples user names and communities. They’re posting from someone else’s Lemmy server (not the one you’re logged in to).
The idea is if one instance goes down, Lemmy as a whole will continue to run so long as one is still running. It also allows people who to host their own for whatever reason they may have, whether that be differences of opinion with existing instances or simply because they want their own set of communities.
It’s already taken by another lemmy app
Probably not since they’re tankies. Unless they explicitly kept the conversation to tech don’t think it’d be great idea if we were essentially viewed as a left wing version of truth social or voat or something similar. Despite the explanation of federation they’d probably just see lemmy as a platform led by genocide deniers and Marxist Leninist supporters with its users being the same.
What do you mean? It looks like a typical street taco. Pretty much exactly what I’ve had in LA and Phoenix minus the paper wrap. Hell, it even looks like the ones I’ve had in Mexico.
Double tortilla, carne asada, cilantro, onion, salsa, guacamole and lemons on the side.
If you’ve worked in IT for any period of time you’d know that all generations are equally hopeless. Tech nerds are in the minority in each generation.
Also do you think boomers were born knowing how to program VCR’s (lol) or perhaps they had to use a guide? Lol
Other way around most of the time. Instances choose who to defederate with. If you view all posts instead of local You’ll see posts across the fediverse so long as the instance owner hasn’t defederated. Defederation is also a pretty nuclear option so it’s generally not taken lightly.