Posts by richardgrant@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AYAOm3HjfhZQM2li1g by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-07-28T21:50:22Z
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@dancinyogi @clive And more of them seem to be getting past the various anti-spam measures that I and my email providers, Gmail and Apple/iCloud, have put in place. I hope balance in the Force will be restored soon
(DIR) Post #AYgyGHLcRPCEtaol84 by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-07-03T19:36:52Z
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@sbarolo The deeper question for me here is: their college kid just called **on the phone**. I mean, how is this usually accomplished in that family?
(DIR) Post #AZ8Xsr6BPpDfaFlKCG by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-08-26T22:43:26Z
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@stux @nightowl What kind of board games are they into?
(DIR) Post #AZUjYIOrxUYihP3m0e by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-09-06T15:37:59Z
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@grammargirl Well I think we should start with a term for the general practice of reading and interpreting the semantic content of vanity plates. I suggest: carmiotics.Now the phenomenon of getting it all wrong might be termed a carmiotic lapse, more humorously a carmiotic hiccup, or in severe cases a carmiotic breakdown, which gives rise to the possibility of roads which are prone to this phenomenon which are then carmiotic breakdown lanes. Or maybe cooler heads will prevail.
(DIR) Post #AaS2cYJjZg8pg5Yai8 by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-10-04T16:55:48Z
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@feditips I question whether you should be editorializing from the Fedi.tips account. Many people have come to rely on you for understanding how to use mastodon (and the fediverse generally), and will assume you're speaking in some official capacity.But what you're doing is advocating for a particular view of the fediverse — which I consider alarmist and, at the very least, open to debate. There's no objective standard by which a server can be declared "too large." Why stoke this conflict?
(DIR) Post #AaS2cZ9UTFXeGblvNo by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-10-04T17:04:01Z
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@feditips If you *are* going to push people toward smaller servers, at least acknowledge some of the problems that may arise. The admin may get overwhelmed, depressed, or fed up — and just quit, with minimal notice. The server then ceases to exist. This happens all the time.The admins of small servers often feud with one another, and with larger servers, which leads to impulsive defederation, which messes up the user experience. There's no easy way to foresee which servers will be affected.
(DIR) Post #AaS2cZqjsS8WQk0SnI by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-10-04T17:11:05Z
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@feditips Moderation cuts two ways. Yes, bigger servers have more posts and more posters to moderate. But they also, being larger, can field a well-trained moderation team. With small servers, what you've typically got is one admin and maybe a couple of (volunteer) helpers. Maybe they are good at what they do. But maybe they're erratic, distracted, or just not suited to the task. It's quite difficult really, and more complex than one might think.
(DIR) Post #Ab4Mv2Qnvw9mJXR6y8 by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-10-23T18:06:02Z
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@JenniferJorgenson That is simply marvelous! And so #witchy
(DIR) Post #AbTO3TUQbg3qfp4smO by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-11-04T19:46:35Z
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@grammargirl And therein lies the beauty.
(DIR) Post #AbhGMzzZuODXYlsyx6 by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-11-11T12:26:13Z
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@stux And the same to you, good sir!
(DIR) Post #AcCJqMyR7al6dIGGnY by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-11-26T11:48:57Z
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Wie viel wiegt die Seele?#SIlentSunday #Belfast #Maine #Hipstamatic #liminal
(DIR) Post #AcTkzgUJwCgCD99yE4 by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-12-04T19:40:51Z
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@docpop Something along these lines happened to me involving a shipment from UK. I walked into the local post office and showed everything I had to the lady in charge. She was able to get on the phone with somebody and produced my package within a day. I guess the personal touch is still sometimes effective
(DIR) Post #Acbj2OJoCF46gSKIkq by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-12-08T18:11:24Z
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@itnewsbot @kylewritescode Just send me that pendant lamp in the upper left panel and y’all can get back to your meeting
(DIR) Post #AcqGhQk9DUBgGaZwGG by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2023-12-15T18:34:39Z
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@stefano Thank you for finding the mojo to post on a sick day! I hope the resulting good vibes will help in your speedy recovery ;)
(DIR) Post #AlL23hzuCohu6TQCCe by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2024-08-25T21:43:27Z
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@mike Sounds like a worthy project! Here is something timely your users might appreciate:
(DIR) Post #AtiUZQdwdlT44gUG4O by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2025-05-03T12:18:05Z
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@stux Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
(DIR) Post #AuelDD9VgqywzCZ8xE by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2025-05-31T14:57:44Z
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@stux Wonderful! I played this and my cats were rather startled, I think
(DIR) Post #AyTpZLuwMOUxwnkNxw by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2025-09-22T23:53:11Z
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@futurebird You should run!
(DIR) Post #B2LfOicf9looOfKw6q by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2026-01-16T16:40:16Z
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@Treharrisboy It’s therapeutic, isn’t it. You might take a look at Pixelfed too
(DIR) Post #B2Lg8Tt4H5dY15pb3Q by richardgrant@mastodon.social
2026-01-16T16:56:57Z
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@Stomata @Treharrisboy Yeah I live in mastodon almost entirely. But for just taking a bath in pleasant images sometimes, and to discover accounts to follow from here, I keep a Pixelfed account and use dansup’s official app, which does give rise to a different experience.