Yeah, I'm normally on lemmy.world but I had to sign-up to a second smaller instance. You can still view ALL and see the rest, but it's soooo much quicker.

I guess that's the point of a federated system.

Agreed. Would rather dim than hide read posts.

Instructions for anyone lazy:

• Drag down your quick settings and long-press the Smart View tile.

• Tap on the three-dot icon in the top right and open settings.

• At the bottom of the screen, open the about Smart View menu.

• Rapidly tap on the part of the screen that says Smart View 10 times.

• When prompted, enter the password: #00rtsp00

• When the developer options menu opens, enable the Google Cast toggle.

Isn't the "front page" just your subscriptions?

It is for me.

I would pick an instance that is local/regional to you or one that is based on a specific interest area.

In my case I went with aussie.zone

For goodness sakes, we literally just got out of La Niña, will we just be going from one extreme to the other now?!

At least before we had a year or two of normal weather in between the floods and droughts!

Good on you for giving her a go. Looking regal indeed!

I'm on the beta now.

Love the bottom navigation.

One thing I've noticed, I tapped on the connect community and it took me into it, but I couldn't back out of it either using the back gesture or by taking the back arrow at top left.

I had to tap home.

We got a Delonghi (Dinamica Plus) coffee machine last year. Most of the time I go for an espresso or a cappuccino.

In terms of beans I have found a couple of local roasters nearby and tend to alternate across their blends.

The ones I've been enjoying are:

The Cats Pyjamas https://www.sevenmiles.com.au/products/catspjs?variant=39825374281918

Gusto https://www.sevenmiles.com.au/products/gusto?variant=39843759063230

9Bar Blend https://espressoservicesplus.com.au/product/9bar-coffee-bar-blend-1kg/

Yeah, I knew about that poop post but wtf are all the beans about suddenly?? 😅

I wonder what's next... 🤔

Wow, that takes some serious commitment! 😅

I love this feature. By far my favourite way of upvoting posts compared to using arrows or swiping.

Yeah, agreed, it's pretty good.

Wow, that's a name I haven't heard for a long time!

I previously ran that with some Squeezeboxes if anyone remembers those.

Yep, same approach I'm taking.

For now browsing all is a good starting point. If I come across an interesting community while doing that, then I'll add it to my subscriptions.

As things grow, I'll switch more to browsing my subscribed communities.

Great photo, love the clouds and the trees seeming to grow out of the lake.

Maybe it was dry until recent times?

Nice sky 👌🏻

Agreed, I like this sort of thing too.

Open the menu, to the right of where it says FrontPage click on the 3 dots and select Set Default.

Thanks, good summary. Had always wondered about this!