On this day, 4 years ago the site was first launched (then a day later the first post made), Formed from chapotraphouse remnants, the old admins decided to make a site using Lemmy as its base. Originally called chapo.chat, Hexbear has grown into one of the biggest instances in the lemmyverse.

Despite various sitewide struggle sessions, wrecker incursions from other forums and federation drama, Hexbear has keep growing strong in its 4th year, now with 4 megathreads, over 4 million comments, 300k posts and much more.

Its being great running the general megathread for a bit over 3 years, since i took over i have tried to get it mostly in time and just one unlike during the old times, i like to think i have done a decent job, plus i have also added a bit of reading material to them so you nerds can learn from them and i like to think you have been reading them garcia-cock-shotty, its also nice to see the new megathreads how they have slowing grown up to the size to the old general mega in the time of the old admins.

dont have much else to say so have a good day nerd. also

Whats has been your favorite post/event from last year (july 2023-july 2024)?

I wont lie, all the fedidrama has been fun to read, especially when libs wander here

Megathreads and spaces to hang out:

reminders:

  • 💚 You nerds can join specific comms to see posts about all sorts of topics
  • 💙 Hexbear’s algorithm prioritizes comments over upbears
  • 💜 Sorting by new you nerd
  • 🌈 If you ever want to make your own megathread, you can reserve a spot here nerd
  • 🐶 Join the unofficial Hexbear-adjacent Mastodon instance toots.matapacos.dog

Links To Resources (Aid and Theory):

Aid:

Theory:

Also 24 hours after this is posted the admins are closing the site for a day, sorry

  • SoylentSnake [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    1 month ago

    wow so apparently spotted lanterflies aren’t even that harmful. got us all going from im-doing-my-part to john-agony. oh sure we were “just following orders.” history has famously smiled on that excuse you fucking jackasses. way to squash beautiful & cute creatures for nothing.

    • RNAi [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      12·
      1 month ago

      Yanks everytime they fail to contain a plague: “Akchually it isn’t harmful, and you are a looney if you think otherwise, also,it was fascism to try to contain the plague in the first place”

      • SoylentSnake [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        “Akchually it isn’t harmful, and you are a looney if you think otherwise, also,it was fascism to try to contain the plague in the first place”

        Yes precisely smuglord thank you for distilling my 100 percent serious position into such a succinct form while also preserving its substance. (except for the just following orders portion that part was 110 percent serious)

    • SteamedHamberder [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Not an entomologist, but I know a little about IPM. What may have happened with the invasive species is that predatory species adjusted their population. Also I know there is also an irradication campaign targeting the (also invasive) tree of heaven which is the lanternfly’s favorite food source.

      • SoylentSnake [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Also I know there is also an irradication campaign targeting the (also invasive) tree of heaven which is the lanternfly’s favorite food source.

        Yeah this what I’ve read that they’re most damaging to tree of heaven (also to grape crops but that it’s fairly easy to spray the grapes such that they kill the flies)