Adam @adam@librem.one

@Kclemson Bah! I missed that. :( Darn. Maybe we can convince Phosh to have a better UI design. https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/phosh

@linmob Error 503 remote SSL could not be verified. I guess I can't follow them.

@ltning @patricia@mastodon.social Yes, I totally agree. That's an advantage of the Fediverse. The instance I'm on removed the DM feature completely (along with local/public timelines), and I love not having to deal with DMs in yet another app. On here, anyone can add any communications options to their profile, and that's great.

@mothdust
Yes, it will take some time to figure out which app/interface/customizations you like best, but I LOVE that there are choices.

@patricia@mastodon.social
My form has some extra clever human verification programming to keep the bots out and I can process messages based on senders, keywords, etc. & sort them into categories with scheduled reminders or auto-replies. None of that is possible with Twitter DMs.
@ltning

@mothdust
Oh, ok. You want an app with more features. I use FediLab which is pretty nice: https://f-droid.org/packages/fr.gouv.etalab.mastodon/

Using Twitter for microblogging is like using AOL for Internet.

@ariadne
I know. That was an example. It has to do with cognitive ease.

@mothdust
I think I'd call that an advantage since you can choose what you like. Would you rather choose a car that fits your preference and works on all the roads, or would you rather Elon make all car related decisions for you? :)

@ariadne
Efficient use of cognitive energy. If you've been using the Windows 95 UI for a quarter century, spending energy learning something that doesn't significantly improve efficiency is a waste of time and brain cells.

@shanselman Ha! Definitely using the Fediverse more from now on!

@jmes
That does sound pretty useful! I'm still waiting for decent typography controls to come to CSS: https://bookofadamz.com/css-needs-better-typography-controls/

@ltning
Ah, that's a good point. Maybe some integration with Matrix. My contact metadata here is a link to a form on my website which I can process any way I choose to and doesn't give anything away other than my already public website URL. Personally, I'd much rather process private messaging from all electronic sources in a single place.
@patricia@mastodon.social

@lostprototype
It makes a WordPress user account into a Fediverse account where all your blog posts on WordPress appear as Fedi posts via ActivityPub. So you should be able to follow @adamz in any Fedi app.
@shanselman @being @nextcloud

@shanselman
You should make an instance for all the employees at Microsoft. Add some Active Directory integration too. ;)

@ChristineBirchwood Well, Discord is still centralized and accepts $$ from Tencent (Chinese Communist Party.) The Fediverse isn't owned by anyone and anyone can make their own instance; so it's far superior from a "no abuse from dictators" perspective.

@patricia@mastodon.social There shouldn't be DM/private messages on the Fediverse at all in my opinion! Just add a contact link to your profile metadata fields. Nobody needs more messaging apps: https://bookofadamz.com/the-smartest-messaging-method-is-not-a-segregated-mess-of-whatsapp-signal-telegram-sms-slack-teams-facebook-instagram-wechat-etc/

@lostprototype @shanselman @being @nextcloud Ooh, nice!! I have the ActivityPub plug-in on Wordpress (https://bookofadamz.com/author/adamz/), but it's buggy and not as good as other Fediverse servers. I can't even figure out how to accept followers on that Fedi account.