james h jackson jr @jameshjacksonjr@librem.one

Oh hey, I have a bunch of new followers who don't know about this.

I run a radio station https://mountaintown.fm

Usually, it plays a mix of obscure rock songs, local music, dolly parton, and some mainstream "indie" rock.

But on Sundays ...

Sundays are Jazz days. At least for the next several hours.

Some come join in and listen to Jazz and Boogie Woogie from the 20s on up.

Clearly the people who care the most about us, the people who appreciate #OpenSource are at Mastodon!

This story reminds me of the Canadian RCMP offhand disclosure about its use of Pegasus spyware for many years... Security researcher slams federal government for refusing to identify RCMP’s spyware provider:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-security-researcher-slams-federal-government-for-refusing-to-identify/

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

#twitter #mastodon #twittermigration

100 Mastodon myths:

1. Mastodon is hard.

FALSE. It’s a "soft"ware. Not hardware.

2. You have to use Linux to post on Mastodon.

FALSE. FreeBSD and OpenBSD are also supported.

3. You need to learn to use the Vim editor before posting on Mastodon.

FALSE. There’s also an emacs plugin.

4. Mastodon is only for computer nerds.

FALSE. As you can see, we sometimes try to make jokes that everyone could understand.

Psst. Hey. You want to make a Jen very happy? 🥰
Consider supporting our #SpaceOpera #Kickstarter! It's only got 9 days left and has stalled a bit while I've been AFK with... Y'know. Health Stuff and unable to pimp it:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jenniegyllblad/by-man-and-angels-a-space-opera-comic

#comics #TraditionalArt #thoughtbubble #tbf22

::: SAILTRIX - a Matrix chat client for premium mobile Linux OS SailfishOS

A splendid find - works even on the classic Jolla One phone!

Sailtrix supports end-to-end encryption amongst other obvious necessities.

Currently in beta state, becoming more feature-rich all the time.

Works great already 🙏

Element and NeoChat are other more known clients for Matrix messaging.

=> https://gitlab.com/sailtrix/harbour-sailtrix

=> https://openrepos.net/content/hengyedev/sailtrix

#SailfishOS #Matrix #Sailtrix #messenger #mobile #Jolla

Whisperfish, an open-source Signal client for SailfishOS, can now be coupled as a secondary device. Which means I can finally use both my mobile and my tablet. #signal #sailfishos

I was hoping to release the new https://pixelfed.org a few days ago

The problem was the new server directory, it's really complex!

I wanted to make this super simple for server admins to submit & update their listings which meant I had to build a submission queue that is integrated into the Pixelfed admin dashboard and also caches (avatar, header, post) images on S3 on our side.

Anyways, it's almost ready and I can't wait 😁

Friendly #Mastodon tip of the Day 2

Filters are your best friend. If you don’t want content about Elon Musk , go to Preference > Filters and make one for "Musk".

Or #Twitter. Or anything you don't want to see.

Those posts will be hidden, and filters can be time-limited. So if you just want to filter out football chat during the world cup, you can do that.

🔃Reblog and follow me for more daily tips.

Do you ever look at the people when you join a new #socialmedia ?

Most look at the numbers, but no, the people.

❤️The people here are FANTASTIC.

I always like to look at who is on a platform and this is what I see on #Mastodon:

1. People are creating freedom for themselves.
2. They are kind, giving, supportive and genuinely seek knowledge to grow.
3. They accept each other despite differences.

🔃Reblog this for everyone to know.
🤝Follow me if you like this content.

Let’s try this again. Where you at #fediverse? Boosts welcome so we can get the best sample size.

@SocraticEthics done! $100 US for victory in Ukraine!! Слава Україні

Did you know?

Bumblebees used to be called Humblebees?

Back in Darwin's day and up to the early 20th century, they were mostly referred to as Humblebees due to the fact that they hummed while flying! But the lesser used named of Bumblebee existed on the fringes.

At some point between the two World Wars, there was a shift and Bumblebee became more popular and Humblebee was consigned to history.

This entry by A.W. Stelfox in the Irish Naturalist' Journal in 1921 still used the old name.

I made a new Twitter logo.

A lot of the time I say "I got lucky" when I get a good shot, but 90% of #BirdPhotography is being in the right place in the right time. Catching this egret and reflection was a lot of that luck. #birds #WildlifePhotography

Here’s an idea: let’s call people “people” on the fediverse instead of “users” whenever we can.

Compare:

“There are 42 users on this instance.”

vs

“There are 42 people on this instance.”

Which acknowledges our humanity more?

Language matters. We don’t need to perpetuate mainstream technology’s othering/colonial framing of “us” – designers/developers/other “clever folks” – and “them” – the users (usually one step removed from “dumb user” and usually the ones who get used).

#peopleNotUsers

@aral very new user here. What’s an “instance”? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@Anilu7 It’s the server/domain that your account is on (in your case, your instance is mas.to). And welcome to the fediverse :)

@aral thank you! It was confusing at first but @jameshjacksonjr helped me get started. Metatext is a nice client app to use - it’s clear and has nice features such as the ‘home’, ‘local’ and ‘federated’ tabs.