After much thought, I’ll be sunsetting lebowski.social over the next few days. Family and personal pressures are taking more of my time, and it’s the right moment to step back.
Thank you to all the achievers who have been part of this space through the years. You made it what it was.
The Dude Abides.

48 Comments
becausechemistry@piefed.social · 54 pts · 168d
Lebowski.social was a good instance, and full of good people. He was one of us. He was a man who loved the outdoors... and bowling, and as a surfer he explored the beaches of Southern California, from La Jolla to Leo Carrillo and... up to... Pismo. He died, like so many young men of his generation, he died before his time. In your wisdom, Lord, you took him, as you took so many bright flowering young men at Khe Sanh, at Langdok, at Hill 364. These young men gave their lives. And so would Donny. Donny, who loved bowling. And so, Theodore Donald Karabotsos, in accordance with what we think your dying wishes might well have been, we commit your final mortal remains to the bosom of the Pacific Ocean, which you loved so well. Good night, sweet prince.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 168d
*gust of wind*
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
RunningInRVA@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 168d
Shut the fuck up, Donnie.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 8 pts · 168d
Do you have to curse so much, Dude?
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 168d
...the fuck you talkin' about, man?
urda@lebowski.social · 3 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth · 23 pts · 168d
We'll miss you dude.
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
teft@piefed.social · 21 pts · 168d
You should sunset it on the 10th. That way we'll at least get a last "Dude, tomorrow's already the tenth."
But I'll miss you Urda. Keep abiding.
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 168d
Seriously, number of times it reminded me to pay rent..
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 167d
That was the plan but I don’t think I’ll make it.
I plan to still be on mastodon, not sure where I’ll move on Lemmy.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 168d
A corner of the internet I didn’t appreciate loudly enough.
Thank you for existing as long as you did 🤙
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
swade2569@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 168d
All the best to ya dude. May peace and abundant oat sodas fill your days.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 168d
It wasn't my home instance but I was always happy to see it in the feed
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
walden@wetshav.ing · 11 pts · 168d
I will miss the auto-post on the 9th of each month.
Thanks for the chuckles.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
walden@wetshav.ing · 2 pts · 165d
That's wonderful.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
That's marvelous.
rimu@piefed.social · 9 pts · 168d
o7
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
rimu@piefed.social · 2 pts · 165d
Cool!
I've just fed that community into lemmy-federate.com so bots have joined from every major instance, to make sure it's post spread far and wide :)
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
Thank you Donny.
Negative_Autonomy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 168d
Fuck it…
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
Electric_Druid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 168d
The dude abides.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
PlasticExistence@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 168d
Thanks for everything, Urda!
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 167d
Thank you as well. I plan to still be on mastodon, not sure where I’ll move on Lemmy
PlasticExistence@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 167d
I’m glad you’ll still be around on Lemmy at least. I’ve been thinking about moving to a Piefed instance.
I appreciate this community you setup for us and have thoroughly enjoyed interacting here! For a long time, it was the only community that I had favorited. It’s still only one of two.
Online spaces can often be negative, but this one was overwhelmingly positive. I’m sure your involvement and stewardship are the reasons why.
I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. Take ‘er easy, Dude.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 167d
Thank you.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
PlasticExistence@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d
Uh sir, I just want to say, uh, that I’m — on a personal level — a really enormous fan.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 167d
I like your style, Dude. Thanks for all the good sarsaparillas.
Westward the wagons, across the sands of time until - aw lookit me I’m ramblin again.
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 167d
You were always a G man
Thank you as well. I plan to still be on mastodon, not sure where I’ll move on Lemmy
urda@lebowski.social · 2 pts · 165d
In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social
The Dude Abides.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 164d
I am the walrus!
Negative_Autonomy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d
Brandt can’t watch, or he has to pay 100.
urda@lebowski.social · 1 pts · 165d
That's marvelous.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d
I JUST BOUGHT THAT FUCKING INSTANCE LAST WEEK!!!