Hi! mastodon.social is being slow right now, as far as I can tell because there's twice as many people using it at the same time as ever have; I'm working on making it go fast again, but in the meantime, do remember to invite people to joinmastodon.org instead of directly to mastodon.social. People don't have to be on the same server to follow you! Thanks!
I still firmly believe we need to reclaim web 1.0 and the good bits of 2.0; build a website, write a blog, follow each others’ RSS feeds, and help each other to do so
On #AlpineLinux & #postmarketos , I was fed up with the janky way that xdg autostart is used to run things on login, so I wrote a brand new user service supervisor, called superd. It's like systemd --user but without all of the rest of systemd.
Congrats to Dropbox for launching a BETA of the M1 support recently.
Nextcloud Desktop client has native M1 support in the stable release since last year!
covid tests - US only
If you're in the US, you can now order free rapid at home covid tests. Only one order per household: https://special.usps.com/testkits
#quoteoftheday
« Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think. »
AARON SWARTZ
The classic Looney Tunes are still great. The moderns? Not so much. https://thewalrus.ca/looney-tunes-will-never-die-and-thats-all-folks/
@clerian @nextcloud A lot of consumers in the US use Drive sadly.
I compiled highlights of the year for #Mastodon in 2021.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2021/12/mastodon-recap-2021/
If you ask me, too much top content is still self-referential.
📢 Nextcloud Hub II is here!
👤 Profile page & automatic user status setting
💌 Appointment booking, room and resource search
💬 Background blur, device check screen, user permissions
🚀 Nextcloud Office
🌀 Peer-to-peer backup & much more!
TechRepublic:Do you want to control your data? Do you want open source? Do you want both?
#Nextcloud runs on your existing servers and hard drives. You can maintain it yourself for no charge or pay for the business version.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/top-5-options-for-online-storage/
Trump’s social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software license
The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) says former President Donald Trump’s new social network violated a free and open-source software licensing agreement by ripping off decentralized social network Mastodon.
The Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) has 30 days to comply with the terms of the license before its access is terminated — forcing it to rebuild the platform or face legal action.
A useful article to help us promote Mastodon
What is Mastodon and why should I use it?
https://laurakalbag.com/what-is-mastodon-and-why-should-i-use-it/
What Would Life on a Flat Earth Be Like? https://kottke.org/21/10/what-would-life-on-a-flat-earth-be-like
I work in the IT/Marketing/Social fields, a Culture Vulture in heart and an one part geek in a all-rounder way.
Always exploring new things!