I haven't heard anything about DOT in a long time can I get some discussion here?

For people who have no idea what DOT does or is "Polkadot unites and secures a growing ecosystem of specialized blockchains called parachains. Apps and services on Polkadot can securely communicate across chains, forming the basis for a truly interoperable decentralized web." Is the TLDR from their website

But DOT has been the leader in cross chain communication and chain linkage since inception.

It's creator is one of the ETH founders Gavin Wood and co-founders Peter Czaban and Robert Habermeier in 2016.

It's PoS with user governance and parachains are really cool, parachains are advanced, next-generation layer-1 blockchains that are specialized and interconnected. Parachains make up a diverse ecosystem of independent platforms, communities, and economies improving the way we connect online.