Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one
Hello there!
I boost a lot of posts, but I have a few things to say every now and then.
I am largely fine with boosting posts from people I disagree with even on significant, dividing issues. I usually don't, however, if they actively advocate for these ideas... so it goes :/
#Christian #coding #HaikuOS #Linux #privacy #FOSS #Fediverse #SmashBros #SSBU #LegendOfZelda
#fedi22
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Joined Jul 2022
Ethan Black
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If you're browsing a very new account, it may appear to be empty even though they have already posted lots of stuff.
This is because most Fediverse servers don't "backfill" new profiles, i.e. if no one followed them at the time a post was made then their post will not be visible from other servers, even if people follow them later. Followers of new users will only see posts made after they follow them, and the oldest posts will remain invisible.
You can see all of a profile's public posts by clicking on the profile's avatar to open it on its home server.
You can also force any post to become visible from your server too by copying the post's public URL and pasting it into the search box on your server.
(If you think this is crazy, and you'd like Mastodon to automatically backfill posts when people follow an account, please give a thumbs up to the issue at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/34 so that the developers realise you want this.)
The Privacy Policy also contains some problems (surprise) e.g. they may automatically collect app usage information. I think a different legal document says that if I enable Find My Mobile they get access to my texts and calls.
I'm trying to not trigger any of these privacy problems as I go along. I think I have done OK so far.
Also, the Privacy Policy has a way to opt-out of some things. It provides an email address to request opting out by; I think I'm going to try it and see what happens.
I got a #Samsung phone recently. I expected the Samsung #termsandconditions to be more dense, but was nonetheless surprised by some of their sneaky tactics.
For one, part of the back of my Samsung phone case box says:
> IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you open the package, use or retain the device, you accept Samsung's Terms and Conditions, including an Arbitration Agreement.
Wow. #privacy
Ethan Black
boosted
The best #Linux phones you can buy right now
(Updated: @shiftphones 6mq, @Fairphone 4 climb closer to the top)
Test: can I put a period after a ping:
@golemwire.
@golemwire.
“Happy Monday! On Friday morning, 53-year-old Bob Salem became the fourth person to push a peanut to the top of Pikes Peak with his nose. It took seven days—mostly at night to avoid distracting questions and requests for selfies from passersby—and the peanut in question was actually about a dozen peanuts, as he lost and ate a few along the way.
There’s a lot we could say about this, but our first question is: fourth!?” ⁓ The Dispatch newsletter
#weird
Hello, world!
Hello there!
I boost a lot of posts, but I have a few things to say every now and then.
I am largely fine with boosting posts from people I disagree with even on significant, dividing issues. I usually don't, however, if they actively advocate for these ideas... so it goes :/
#Christian #coding #HaikuOS #Linux #privacy #FOSS #Fediverse #SmashBros #SSBU #LegendOfZelda
#fedi22
Note: social.librem.one doesn't support DMs
Joined Jul 2022
