Rotating Skull @rotatingskull@mastodon.social

2001: Ha ha Linux could even run on a toaster! j/k
2011: Wow this toaster actually runs Linux. It’s not a joke anymore.
2021: Please pay the ransomware to receive your toast.

Not sure how long this will last but I’m at @tibius. I‘m figuring out how to run an instance but I think I have it mostly groked now?

I am amazed that my instance seems to work. If you want an invite please just ask.

So here is what setting up a new instance is like. You set up the software (hard/easy depending on your skills/hosting) and then Mastodon is running but nothing works. Then you follow people and slowly federating happens. After about a half hour some connections somewhere are made and it Just Works.

Okay, after about a half hour my first toot on my new instance has appeared. I guess that's how long it takes.

I feel like there's a box somewhere I should be checking that isn't checked but documentation is hard to find...

Hrm, still not sure, but I think federating takes time maybe to read feeds somewhere? hrm...

I'm in.

Ah, maybe I have to make a post for it to work.

If you have a brand new instance, is it normal for absolutely nothing to be showing up in the federated timeline for a while? I don't seem to be able to follow anyone...

A good way to tell if someone is awful on here is to scroll back to around 4 July and see if they're posting patriotic stuff.

Please Submit Resume With Photo means We Are Definitely Racists For Sure

Dale Cooper is a very pretty girl.

Is it just a coincidence that I found so many people from my town on here? Or do coincidence and fate figure largely in our lives?

The trade war is wrecking the economy so the government is handing out free money to compensate. Also welfare is bad (unless it’s to the right people) and free market! https://www.washingtonpost.com

I just duck duck goed for “rub on nitro pink” (which is paint i thought) and woah