Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org

https://mastodon.social/@planet4589

OMG! OMG! The God of Orbital Mechanics is here! 'Scuse me while I take some time to fan-ferret scream!

@freemo @WhatYouMcCallit

Sounds like https://mastodon.cloud/@maxwell/109303712389281164

https://mastodon.cloud/@maxwell/109310736391371617

Oh! Should I CW this message? I'm confused.

@Pat @antares

Thank you! That is sane, reasonable, and something I'm more than happy both to use as a general practice and as a reference for some "rando dude not even on my instance flouting a verified mark, patronizing attitude, and "good vibes." May @leahmcelrath find this useful.

@Pat @antares

Relevant concerns expressed:
https://mstdn.social/@maxkennerly/109319740635813133

https://journa.host/@joshtpm/109310205261531602

The "beginning" of this exploration into Fedi mores:
https://mstdn.social/@leahmcelrath/109309942347264088

Thank you to @leahmcelrath for keeping these conversations public and continuing to ask questions until you get answers that make sense to you and me both. I don't see either of us here with intent to upset people. But "random dude calling me out for a mild expression of concern demanding a CW" is ... confusing and annoying.

@Pat @antares I'm new, I want to be a good Netizen. I saw where someone just posting something innocuous, at least to me, that long polling lines do not necessarily indicate a huge turnout. After reposting her Twitter comment on the Fedi, she was told it needed a cw, and that the tone should be kept "good vibes" unless a cw is used. Then according to her, the person was offended she "took it to that other social site."

I want some guide I can refer to as "best practices." I need something reasonable I can point to for those occasions when "random dude not even in my instance with a verified flag wants to school me on his good vibes culture." I tend to be very direct, brutally honest, and "good vibes" might not appreciate *my* culture of responding somewhere between "I'll take that under advisement" and "piss off!"

The time for me to figure out "best practices" is definitely before "good vibes" goes flexing on me as some ignorant newb. Thank you for helping me transition from Twitter Hellscape to a place to have conversations with reasonable adults.

@garmark93 @mikmaqpeek my wife just watched it. I'm kinda listening in, but way too busy with far too many things to follow the show properly. I wish I just knew more of the pure, un-fictionalized history.

#KennedySpaceCenter looks like a freakin' #hurricane magnet. https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1590520102176309248?s=20&t=7rUyMIO0VBrgQD58Wl8UgA is a fun one to watch. I wonder what I'll wake up to in the morning.

@reallyedbrown Ah, sorry. I'm quite new here and I wouldn't know other than to mute the person. But if multiple people are sharing the same photo, that could be tricky. :(

@slider7420

Welcome! "Official" apps such as the one for Android may just use "publish" instead of "toot." My wife laughed at first and said it suited me, but when I invited her over, it wasn't so funny for her. A "lady" does not "toot." At least, not admit it in public.

@CC_StormWatch I'm currently using both to see which has more draw for me.

@reallyedbrown

I wouldn't know about any apps like that, but it would seem reasonable to be able to mute key words even if they are not hash tagged.

@Robotbeat The IT Security Saw: "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean everyone ISN'T out to get me!" In that instance, efficiency is a less a consideration. And somehow TOR manages without being on a blockchain.

@Robotbeat "Federations" have attackable public nodes that can be attacked or blocked. It's ok for now, but as with so many things, if Government doesn't like it, it will tend to put the squeeze on to control or eliminate it. And I'm not aware of any social projects thinking strictly in terms of "no mothership" at this time. They might have a place if they existed.

@Robotbeat Ditching the "Mothership" model would go a long way. Just make it all peer-to-peer connections. No "servers."

@gpowerf I'd be happy to answer questions concerning #Minecraft if that makes sense. Minecraft Realms allows you to set up a "disposable server" on the cheap: You don't manage what you don't need to, they offer tons of "game world maps" with everything ready to go, just enjoy. There are certain limitations you would need to be aware of depending on your use case. I have no clue if Robox offers similar, and again, you should go with what you *know*. If it does offer similar to MC Realms, I'd suggest you go with that. But I'm happy to help with MC if needed. :)

@gpowerf I don't know Roblox server management. #Minecraft, specifically #spigotmc has permissions control and various ways to set up how it behaves, but you should go with what you are familiar with. My objection to using Roblox is "I've never played it, and I know nothing to *admin* it." Which should be *YOUR* response to using Minecraft/ Spigot.

That said, you also have the option to use http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page on a server you control. It *really* depends on what your goal is. If it's *just* "icebreaker", and your team is relatively small, Minecraft Realms would allow you to set up a specific server with specific games for a low cost and easy management. They would provide actual game worlds you could all tackle together.

If the goal is more "virtual workspace/ meeting place," OpenSim might be better suited, but I'm not sure how serious *I* would be taken, as I'd show up as a tiny ferret.

And remember, anything not explicitly forbidden is compulsory.

@ovid Thank you. The very first roll-out I was all "Godspeed Artimis I!" Failed on fuel loading. Since then, my attitude has been, "Well? We're WAITING!"

Is there still a betting pool on #starship making its sub-orbital test before SLS launches?

@trinsec I should mention the reason my wife and I are delving into MCBE is to eliminate the ability to use data packs, fabric mods, and spigot plugins for a "pure vanilla, no cheats" experience. When @mikmaqpeek cries out for help, I have ZERO temptation to break out the "cheat hammer" because it doesn't exist.

But we keep hitting differences in game play between Redmond and Stockholm's versions of the game. I'm rather cranky they don't just cut an agreement on "how this works" using the same logic as applies to both and go with *THAT*.