Ethan Black @golemwire@librem.one

There's a new groups system for the Fediverse called chirp.social. More info at:

➡️ https://chirp.social

You can join a group by following the group account. You can post to the group by @-ing the group account, which then reposts that to all its other followers

It is similar to the existing https://a.gup.pe system, but chirp.social allows a group manager to delete posts and ban people from the group.

It works on all Fediverse platforms including Mastodon.

#Fediverse #Mastodon

Mastodon and the Fediverse are at their best when you are following lots of people, not only because you see their posts, but because you also see the posts they share. Seeing lots of shares makes it much easier to discover stuff.

➡️ For tips on finding people to follow click here: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-basic-tips/#HowDoIFindPeopleToFollow

Following people is how discovery works on here. There's no computer algorithm pushing stuff to you, instead there are millions of human beings manually sharing stuff they find interesting.

Warning: HP printers force you into agreement

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33936862

@golemwire @me @servant

Isn't it cool when ADULTS can talk? Man, I love not being on a rage farm! :D

This strip came out in 1995. I’m afraid of what Calvin’s dad would have to say about technology in 2022. 😬🫠 #CalvinandHobbes

Dark-eyed juncos are true #borbs

#birding #birdphotography

In case you're wondering why #RaspberryPi is making the rounds:

The makers of the computer that can be made into a near-infinite# of unassuming devices, has hired a man whose expertise is hiding #Surveillance gear inside unassuming devices.

That in itself is understandable (he's a maker), but so is user concern.

Instead of addressing that concern, RasPi started blocking & mocking anybody who questioned the new hire.

...

IOW: RasPi is now Mastodon's first-ever real "Person of the Week"

We have now issued a #fediblock silence against raspberrypi.social

While we've not been great at communicating these in the past, it's something I intend to do more often.

In this case the social media manager on their main account was harassing others and generally being a bad member of the community. We've silenced for now, and will review in 48 hours.

We maintain the full list of sites we have moderated against - https://mastodonapp.uk/about/more

The Christian instances I'm aware of are:
- https://deacon.social/about
- https://episcodon.net/about
- https://firefaithfellowship.com/about
- https://onlinelutherans.com/
- https://rcsocial.net/about
- https://sheep.network/about
- https://theres.life/about
- https://theway.social/about
In German
- https://kirche.social/about
In Russian
- https://yhwh.tube/about/instance
I think their a Christian instance. I'm not sure.
- https://dingdash.com/about
A zombie instance. It still runs but no one uses it.
- https://vantil.refchat.net/about
Besides browsing instances. Also consider following hashtags.
#Christian #FediChurch
Note: Originally typed this in a thread. Thought the wider fediverse might be interested.

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#system76 #laptops #savings