My recommendation would be to find a local instance - one that’s closest to you - and sign up for that. I’m not in Atlanta, but I am in Georgia, so I signed up for the yall.theatl.social instance (the server is in Atlanta), and I couldn’t be happier. It’s a smaller instance, but I converse regularly with the admins when I have a question or a problem, and they are accessible and always open to suggestions.

I like it so much that I also use the theatl.social Mastodon instance as my main Mastodon as well. I throw them a few bucks every month to help with costs, and I’m happy to do it.

I would agree with those who say smaller instances are the way to go.

the things that PieFed offers that Lemmy doesn’t (like tags) aren’t visible from Lemmy

I’m far from a PieFed expert (I’ve only just started using it a little) but this is the main disadvantage.

1. Found this through a Google search: Piefed has a few nice features that Lemmy and Mbin lack:

• instance blocking
• comments combination, posts only appear once
• keyword filter
• topics (admin-managed feeds)
• user-managed feeds, public and private
• tags
• flairs
• multi communities

2. Yes & yes. They’re built on ActivityPub and interact with each other, though the things that PieFed offers that Lemmy doesn’t (like tags) aren’t visible from Lemmy. And Lemmy can subscribe and interact with posts from PieFed.

3. Yes. There is a way to export all your details through the Lemmy settings and import through PieFed settings, and vice versa.

4. App support is sparse at the moment, but the Interstellar app (https://interstellar.jwr.one/) for Android works with PieFed.

5. Can’t think of anything.

I would have never even thought of wanting to buy it before, but now that they tell me I can’t, it’s all I want to do. C’mon, how much? Everybody has a price. C’MON, TELL ME!

You…. you are up to no good. I can just feel it.

My best interviews were the two where I was calm, relaxed, and myself. And I was offered the job each time.

Granted these interviews were for a better job than the one I had, but, at the time, I had a pretty good job and didn’t technically need the one I was interviewing for. That allowed me to be more relaxed, I made a few well-placed jokes, and was just myself, which is ultimately who you want them to hire anyway - the person you really are, not some stuffed shirt, stiff version of you.

I’m not crazy, am I? I always thought you played Leap Frog by jumping over someone’s back, not over the side. I’ve never seen it like this, am I wrong? Is my whole life a lie?!?

Ok, I’m glad it appears to be real.

I guess they play Leap Frog different in Kentucky(?).

Is this AI? The text seems to be gibberish, and the child is jumping wrong to play Leap Frog (she’s jumping over the other child from the side, not the back).

Talking to her parents seems honorable, until you find out her parents are nut jobs who flip out when they find out she’s even talked to a boy alone.

I’m calling her parents to verify. What if they don’t know, are nut jobs, and flip out on ME when they find out. I don’t want that smoke.

Yeah, me too, but it seems to be increasing in frequency. I’m just wondering if others are seeing the same thing, or if I’ve somehow been targeted.

This is me almost to a tee, which is why it’s easy to spot the spam. (Aside from, y’know the scantily clad pic and link to OnlyFans.) If I get a new follower, it’s usually someone who starred or boosted something I posted, not some random follow out of the blue.

HOLY CRAP, I just got another one since I posted this.

I think I’ve gotten five over the last couple weeks (including the two overnight last night).

Yeah, my personality is one in a quadrillion all right. Just not in the way that would attract scantily clad OnlyFans models. 🤣

Sorry, my bad. Here you go:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2d68cb1ee7b84f08ace2fd600b9855b5

If you’re on iOS, there’s a shortcut that dims your screen, begins recording video, and sends the video to anyone you choose from your contact list. Pretty basic, but also free.

I most certainly did.

I’ve told you once.