BeardlyDavid @fssofdeath@librem.one
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Joined Jun 2019
BeardlyDavid
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Like so many people on here, I'm an unpaid volunteer.
If you appreciate this account, or my site https://fedi.tips, or my other sites https://fedi.directory and https://growyourown.services, or my accounts at @FediFollows and @FediVideos and @homegrown ...
You can buy me a coffee at:
➡️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing
You don't need to register, all currencies work.
Alternatively you can become a patron at:
➡️ https://liberapay.com/fedithing
Thank you! 
@Lionheart I owned a Kawasaki KLR650 for a while, it looked very similar. Letting it go was very sad.
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PSA: Don't forget to enable multi-factor authentication on your shiny new #mastodon accounts, folks.
I never thought that #SaviourOfTheWorldElonMusk could ever give us anything of real value but this purchase of the #birdsite has been awesome.
@accidentalciso welcome to the #fediverse
I’ll definitely give your stuff a listen!
Hi @Lionheart! That’s a rad bike!! Welcome to the #fediverse
BeardlyDavid
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#feditip: add .rss to the end of most pages you see on a Mastodon server to get an RSS feed for your RSS reader.
Level 2: go about your day without internet, then in the evening settle down at your Computer Desk with a nice cup of tea to RSS-digest the day's shitposts.
Level 3: Aggregates your RSS feeds into epub format. Load the output onto your 2000's e-ink e-reader via USB cable. Sit in an overstuffed armchair with a nearby lamp, say aloud "Ah, yes, today's internet" and sip your port.
@anmaeriel @mpjgregoire@mamot.fr
The price tag I have to agree with, it is a problem. I don’t find the lack of customization to really be a problem. iOS integrates much better with #NextCloud to sync all my things. Otherwise I ran Android pretty vanilla.
There are a lot of other options as well. My second phone is a @purism #librem5 so I get my need for custom met elsewhere :p
But honestly, as a Linux user and a constant modder, I still enjoy the iPhone.
@mpjgregoire@mamot.fr @anmaeriel
Yeah, a little bit. They have a lot of cool built-in features, like generating identities to log in places so you don’t give your email out.
Also Apple collects less info and, as far as I know, doesn’t really sell it. Their business model doesn’t depend on siphoning data like Google’s
@anmaeriel no worries, it’s my pleasure. I couldn’t live with the cost of completely de-googling on Android so I moved to Apple. There’s a lot of good tutorials out there. I’m also active on Matrix in a Canadian channel: #lo_canada:mozilla.org
Lots of people interested in #FOSS who use various devices that have been de-googled. Come join us if you wish.
There’s a whole world of alternatives out there!
@citizencat I can’t ALWAYS let depression ruin my life :p
@anmaeriel hahahahahahaha good question: Free/Libre Open Source Software AKA FOSS Free Open Source Software.
I suppose I’ve been in an echo chamber where this is used a lot lol.
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@fssofdeath Hello there! What's floss? Apart from the thing my dentist always tells me to use. 😅
@a when you start you’re stuck reading the same book over and over again. Choose wisely!
Lots of joy
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If you're having trouble remembering to add alt-text / image descriptions to your posts, follow @PleaseCaption . They will DM you to yell at you about captions if you post an image without them so that you can quickly delete and re-draft, and believe me when I say it's a sure way to get you into the habit XD
I thought that #BigPapaMusk buying the #birdsite was going to be a terrible thing but I am of a different mind now. It has made the #fediverse so alive with new eager people, it’s beautiful.
As always, corporate interest are their own worst enemies. This brings me joy! 🥲
BeardlyDavid
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this site is so weird. how do I know how many internet points I won? how do I know what to be outraged about? I feel like I could just put it down at any moment and go to bed at a reasonable hour, and then check it again tomorrow if I felt like it, in a healthy way. what the fuck
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Joined Jun 2019
