Posts by dee@toot.cat
(DIR) Post #AP5X7tb08V8M8m7lzs by dee@toot.cat
2022-10-30T09:09:20Z
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@sampo it's the oven or the microwave oven.
(DIR) Post #APBjgLd3jxwwrcrIwK by dee@toot.cat
2022-11-02T08:42:38Z
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so I think I understand #Mastodon more now... that's just a single piece of software that implements the #ActivityPub protocol.it's the protocol that matters, not the server.the big instances are a bad thing, and the small instances are a good thing.small instances not only perform better but are cheaper and easier to run... and the wider federated thing that people call Mastodon is more resilient when there are lots of small servers.what people call Mastodon at first is actually the #fediverse .the federated universe is basically all software, and all instances of that software, that speak ActivityPub... and it turns out that there is a lot of software that does this.for example, Mastodon itself is written in Ruby and uses Postgres. But there are also things like #pleroma https://pleroma.social/ which is written in Erlang and uses Postgres.so aside from just interacting with other people on other Mastodon instances, you can interact with people on other software instances like Pleroma. Hence... #fediverse is more important than Mastodon.on instances... the value in smaller instances isn't just resilience of the network... it's the local timeline. An instances that brings together people with a shared interest has a super relevant local timeline. I'm on an instance where there doesn't appear to be a shared interest beyond a love of cats and being super kind and lovely to each other... but that's pretty swell. From afar I see instances for #infosec #furries #lgbt #astrophotography and others... and I imagine that those local feeds must be excellent.which also means... it's cool to have more than one account active, on different instances.the thing I don't just know... clients like the Android Tusky, this is a great Mastodon client, but is it a pure ActivityPub client? i.e. could this client be used on a Pleroma instance, etc.oh, and the real beauty of all this federation and small instances... moderation. Each instance can be moderated and block the federated feeds of other instances. It's work for the local admin, but really shields those communities from the bad actors and bad instances that enable them.that's my 1 week on toot.cat understanding of the fediverse... please do keep me honest and correct my mistakes in replies and teach me more things.
(DIR) Post #APBlTgmHzvyUbFGeCe by dee@toot.cat
2022-11-02T09:04:08Z
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part 2 of this...boost everything that you like. By default posts|toots|whatever only reach a small distance, and there is no algorithm boosting things... so if you like something, boost away.oh, and your favourites|stars|likes... as far as I can tell only you and your server admin get to see those, so like whatever you like without fear or hesitation, it's not going to be algorithmically amplified... you can be yourself here.the lack of algorithm is a feature not a bug.the federated timeline is also interesting... it's not "everything from everywhere in perfect time order" it is "everything from servers that this server and it's populace has interacted with, in the order it arrives". So the federated view will differ depending on the server you are on... another reason having more than 1 account and being on multiple instances makes sense.there is a lot of other #fediverse software, and ALL of these can talk to each other... your universe is not bounded by the server software you are on, you can interact with these others too.the ones I found already:#Mastodon https://joinmastodon.org/ which is the most known server#misskey https://join.misskey.page/en/ which focuses on a more Tweetdeck style server#pixelfed https://pixelfed.org/ which appears to be an Instagram type client on top of #ActivityPub #pleroma https://pleroma.social/ which is potentially the most lightweight (lowest server requirements) general serverand there's a place which does list them all, but I've not taken a look at all of them https://fediverse.party/
(DIR) Post #APC1wVPyuXXF24b0vQ by dee@toot.cat
2022-11-02T09:23:10Z
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part 3donate to your server instance! it's likely run by a single person on their own time and money, and their costs have likely increased (due to costs just increasing, but also due to new users).so if you like the place you've found, support it.server admins do all of the work in running the #fediverse and it is all voluntary. Don't let them be out of pocket for money as well as time. If they haven't asked... ask them. Many do annual fund raisers, but the recent growth probably means their calculations were off and they will need to raise some coin sooner.on a #mastodon server look in the bottom left, there's an "About this server" link... that will normally say how to donate.
(DIR) Post #APQyAol4cZmu5AZvTk by dee@toot.cat
2022-11-09T17:21:35Z
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@izaya FLACs must be downloading anarchy then
(DIR) Post #APXA6sdAlXvYr005ZI by dee@toot.cat
2022-11-12T16:56:46Z
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are tours of the #fediverse a thing?do people open accounts on other servers and migrate around to get a feel of the local timelines and to make friends there before continuing to their next destination?
(DIR) Post #APyj36TS3wL9DW8SmG by dee@toot.cat
2022-11-25T15:02:30Z
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@thor someone once told me that US dates were middle-endian and I cannot shake that at all.
(DIR) Post #AQ7no6crSqPNXNqOi8 by dee@toot.cat
2022-11-30T09:10:58Z
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@kaia :blobcatreach:I feel this.I dislike the middle-class, hetero-normative, gender-normative, white Western assumptions loaded heavily into all "ice breakers".The poor person, the black person, the queer... all crushed in that moment or triggered. All made to feel uncomfortable or shamed into conforming or flat out lying to pass as a person yet every one is valid as a person.And that one... being poor, even if you earn a lot now, the effects are felt for your whole life.I feel you :blobcatcry:
(DIR) Post #AQQPp25N7jOaqjKMOe by dee@toot.cat
2022-12-09T08:43:41Z
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@kaia forms like this hurt the head.Are you neither male (a sex) or female (a sex) but in fact non-binary (a gender) and wish to identify as not being transgender by not checking the box (which is a circle).All of it hurts.
(DIR) Post #AR5np5hi2D9cS7B2QK by dee@toot.cat
2022-12-29T08:00:19Z
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@izaya I had to edit! River machine = rice machine. My silly mobile keyboard
(DIR) Post #AR5plxEPHMWDDN6SB6 by dee@toot.cat
2022-12-29T08:20:18Z
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@izaya the most life changing of kitchen devices
(DIR) Post #AR5pxbP0GTzizJc6vw by dee@toot.cat
2022-12-29T08:24:54Z
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@kaia this is an old photo, u can tell because of the wired headphones - that's the giveaway, nothing else
(DIR) Post #AR6gZuIldn8qDxHcrA by dee@toot.cat
2022-12-29T18:13:47Z
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@Mitsu and clothes with pockets
(DIR) Post #ARAr5KKigR5oTH58yG by dee@toot.cat
2022-12-31T18:31:20Z
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@mrjunge depends on the size of the poster / weight of the framed poster.Command strips for anything small and not too heavy, actual nail / screw in wall for full sized and framed posters.
(DIR) Post #ARArbW9OHa1EO98HQW by dee@toot.cat
2022-12-31T18:37:13Z
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@mrjunge if you're in the UK the chances of you getting your deposit back aren't high. I used to consider it value for money that I would just paint the place as I wanted and put holes in the walls to hang posters.