Posts by mattrose@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #A63SWVkltiSuYBqaAq by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2021-04-09T01:40:38Z
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@kzimmermann These days I think the markets in Shenzhen in China are the new #Akihabara. It's much more corporate and far less cool, but it's now where all the new tech comes from.
(DIR) Post #ACbGD0LzfMXI1vCv4K by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T20:13:42Z
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@mike was this an acknowledged Mastodon instance, or was it just Trump using the Mastodon code (against the AGPL at that) to try and create his own walled garden?
(DIR) Post #ACbHYmJ4foNumxmvcu by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2021-10-21T20:28:52Z
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@kev Oddly enough, the example of a terrible twitter thread that you picked is actually a really good example of why a blog post is better, because it actually is a blog post [1]. It's also a mastodon thread at mamot.fr [2] Cory's been blogging for 20 years now, and has no plans on surrendering his stuff to twitter [3]refs1. https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/16/sociopathic-monsters/2. @pluralistic 3. https://pluralistic.net/2021/01/13/two-decades/
(DIR) Post #ACcpTnyGeIKu6Poeo4 by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2021-10-22T14:23:41Z
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@kev @pluralistic I think he does it for the exposure. It's much better for him to write out the whole post to the platform with the largest audience. It promotes RTs of specific points or sections that may resonate with a wider audience than just a naked link. Read point 3 to get more info on why
(DIR) Post #AIg8dhQedV1vDhFcrw by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-04-21T15:55:07Z
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@mike @nixer me too
(DIR) Post #AIqIuVmyOS29Q4f0Ge by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-04-26T13:37:25Z
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@ericbuijs @Tay0 back in the late 90s, someone once did a comparison of The WeLL and the broader internet as a comparison between Sausalito (which was still a relatively sleepy town back then) and San Francisco. Mastodon vs twitter seems like that today.
(DIR) Post #AIqNzkmkZ29V9HsIwi by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-04-26T14:03:12Z
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Welcome Muskugees! This place is busy right now. Be sure to thank and tip @kev and @ru and the other mods on here.
(DIR) Post #AIqTVroaSlpJzKrm8O by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-04-26T15:36:12Z
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@zeab Judging from the constant stream of new people in the local feed here, *A LOT*. And this is a relatively small mastodon server.
(DIR) Post #AIqUyMjHDYXLviXGMK by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-04-26T15:52:18Z
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@joel @mike I didn't forget him! I just couldn't remember his username and I couldn't find it amongst the crush of newbs! 😄
(DIR) Post #AJ5Fo5JEXuYN47OOuW by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-05-03T17:59:39Z
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@ru @bitwarden @system76 I hope they're considering supporting you guys https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/
(DIR) Post #AJ5GmvgivobEtHOQD2 by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-05-03T18:54:21Z
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@bitwarden @ru @system76 As just a regular joe who loves fosstodon, thank you!
(DIR) Post #AJ5dhCwg9cI5cb62xE by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-05-03T23:11:00Z
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@kev It makes me really happy to hear that. I know that the influx of Muskugees caused an unexpected weekend of hell, and I'm glad you're able to come out the other side on a high.
(DIR) Post #AJWEzbRa9gAwv91Wu8 by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-05-16T19:11:26Z
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@JoshStrobl @Conan_Kudo Congratulations! What package(s) are you maintaining?
(DIR) Post #AJWFH5XPWGvpB85UUC by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-05-16T19:14:36Z
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@JoshStrobl @Conan_Kudo Ooo, neat! I should give that a try when I upgrade to 37
(DIR) Post #APCFhOBSvKhTbvUaFE by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-11-02T14:53:34Z
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I was looking on instances.social and I noticed that the mastodon instance I always thought of as the tiny, personal instance now has > 27000 users. That prompted me to go to hub.fosstodon.org/support/ and donate. Thanks so much for all of the work that you guys do, to keep fosstodon a warm, welcoming and inclusive community. That's a much harder challenge than keeping it running, which you guys have also done admirably. Thanks to @kev @mike @cooper @ru and @grueproof
(DIR) Post #APkWiaxBf4DH50EKCO by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-11-18T20:56:26Z
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When I joined fosstodon, it was a tiny, comfortable space for weirdos like me It now has > 45000 users and now is consistently in the top 20 instances in the world. It also costs USD2k to run, and _needs_ your donation! Please go to https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/Thanks so much for keeping fosstodon a warm, welcoming and inclusive community. That's a much harder challenge than keeping it running, which you guys have also done admirably. Thanks to @kev @mike @cooper @ru and @grueproof
(DIR) Post #APs0hUn9PKHNKoTbA8 by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2022-11-21T19:38:59Z
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@llebrun @peter so I did a little digging into this, and it looks like Eugen's instances (mastodon.social and mastodon.online) are having a real problem with moderators with an itchy ban trigger. Most instances do not have this problem, but as long as Eugen's instances are going to be the flagships, this is going to be a problem.
(DIR) Post #ASg6L32Jz9ZKaUhJTc by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2023-01-31T20:43:09Z
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@pluralistic shining a light on Canadian Federal Gov't spending billions on Consultants, when we have a perfectly good civil service that is supposed to be doing these things. For all my #ottawa civil service homies. https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/31/mckinsey-and-canada/
(DIR) Post #ASi4afAifa2Bc8rc2K by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2023-02-15T16:58:54Z
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@mjg59 I’m still waiting for the internet meltdown caused by … checks notes … raw sockets in Windows XP
(DIR) Post #AdGyUMie4FGN5LJqca by mattrose@fosstodon.org
2023-12-28T15:47:49Z
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@mirek svn does way better at dealing with large binaries than git. It’s important for some projects.