gr0k @gr0k@gr0k.net
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Linux Nerd. Web developer. Photographer. Electronic Musician. Occasional Writer. General Creative.
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There is no honor in making others struggle solely because you did. Persevering through difficulty is worth celebrating, but is often worth even more if you can lessen the burden for those who come after you, especially those less fortunate, less privileged. That way lies glory.
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Curious about the demographic of fedi: Which of these regions are you on?
[Original question was "What continent are you on?" but that has some issues]
(Ordered alphabetically in case you're wondering)
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Oceania is defined as in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania - it is not a continent, but instead a geographic region consisting primarily of Australia and New Zealand. I had to collapse those into one to avoid needing more than 8 options.
@amy incredibly evocative! Really love this pic!!!!
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“What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” — Bob Dylan
@freikampf LOVE this one!
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The Dutch government is now running their own Mastodon server
In translation, it talks about "value-driven alternatives to social media"
The message I'd like to see governments adopt is a little different: "digital communications is a critical part of civil communication and the government should not be running on corporate platforms"
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@freehive @thunderbird @inkscape @Blender @GIMP doesn't render very well in Firefox mobile!
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@Nifflas I'd say so! Over 300 comments! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36644895
@Nifflas YES!!! Also, congrats on making the front page of Hacker News!
@feinzer @atomicpoet @Suoko I can see them doing this for sure, but hopefully by the time this happens I've managed to convert most of my friends and family to a less moderated, more open ActivityPub server that doesn't pump them full of ads, sell their data, or dictate the rules of their conversations.
@atomicpoet @Suoko I think Threads federating properly with the rest of the ActivityPub network is a great thing! We can selectively follow the normies, and converting people FROM Threads to Mastodon etc will be much easier if they don't lose their audience, and can still interact with their friends. Also, once the federation happens, my normie friends and family from around the world will be able to follow me once again! (I quit Twitter/Facebook/Instagram etc in 2017)
@atomicpoet have you managed to follow a threads account using calckey? I haven't managed to get it to work in Mastodon
@BlahBlah@theblower.au @HamonWry you have other friends who love you. The people who make you jump through hoops to conform to their ideals when they aren't willing to put in the effort themselves never loved you in the first place. You certainly deserve better than that.
@BlahBlah@theblower.au @HamonWry yup, this one. Did it hurt? You bet, and still does. Are we better off without them? Absolutely. Good riddance!
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When using Twitter (or any algorithmic social network), you subconsciously learn to please the algorithm.
You stop expressing yourself and start writing for the machine.
On Mastodon, you are forced to either write for yourself or for other humans.
https://solarbird.net/blog/2023/07/04/performing-for-the-machine/
by @moira
@sean_ae in New Zealand it is short for brother and is usually used when referring to friends
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Linux Nerd. Web developer. Photographer. Electronic Musician. Occasional Writer. General Creative.
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