Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org

@dissolve @lijn @mattl Exactly how I append server backups, only I will throw in an alpha sequence. If I get to "z", it's a seriously bad day for backups. 😱

@Wopu @Pat @freemo @obi

How many high profile people quoting such a response from a "nobody" do you think it will take to get most people still on the birdsite to presume Mastodon is just full of arrogant assholes and isn't worth the bother?

@Wopu

https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/i-want-to-like-mastodon-the-decentralized-network-isnt-making-that-easy/

Yeah. It's serious enough. Pouring condescension and contempt on newbs over it? That ain't it for me. Faced with that lack of humanity, I'd stay on Twitter too until it completely crashed or I'd simply use platforms other than Mastodon.

@Pat @freemo @obi

@Wopu @Pat @freemo @obi I agree with you on that, and it's why I keep using FB Messenger and seeing the stuff there my wife sends that she enjoys despite how I simply don't post there and I'd rather avoid it.

But telling her (or my less-than-technically-inclined family and friends) they just love the simplicity and convenience of the chains enslaving them... That message ain't real high on my list even to the extent I grasp the reasons to be concerned and avoid those.

Mae Dean is about as LGBTQ as it gets. I believe her work just being herself and portraying it in comic form saves LGBTQ lives.

I'll be damned if I'm going to tell her she's just a slave to convenience. She'd block me, and she should for such condescension, lack of compassion, and dearth of understanding.

So yeah, I treat the complexity of Mastodon for new users seriously. I WANT and I INVITE people in that community on Twitter to seek out instances where they would likely feel most at home, treated with compassion and understanding they won't get from most people they deal with.

"Well, you'd just rather be a slave for the sake of simplicity and convenience..."

THAT message? After all Mae and dozens in the list of those I follow and respect who view Mastodon with no lack of side-eye? I can't think of a better message to guarantee Mastodon will end up on the ash heap of open source projects... and SHOULD.

@frayoshi

That's just nuts. As I mentioned elsewhere, I'm glad I started just before all this instead of starting at one of these others, coming across it, asking questions, then getting myself banned and having to tell @freemo, "This is all your fault, you jerk! May I join your instance please?"

ER... Please don't ban me for saying that, @freemo... I'm just kidding, kinda? 😉

Actually I'd pass it on in good humor and be polite about the transfer, but just as I tease my wife about shooting me in the back (accidentally) on Minecraft, I'd never stop ribbing him about getting me banned.

Hey, your opportunity!

@Wopu @Pat @freemo @obi

Or maybe they have shit to do and "blah-blah-blah if you don't get it you are obviously the problem" isn't on their list of shit to do.

I mean, to some extent I agree with you but pour on enough condescension and you will NEVER see Mastodon be anything more than a niche Twitter wannabe. And no matter how thick you slap on that superiority, you'll still be a Musk wannabe.

@derickflorian

https://mastodon.social/@sanitz/109410375299496878

That is a similar thread I am in. As with many projects, the answer depends on what you want to do, what background experience you bring, and the time & money you want to sink into it.

@admitsWrongIfProven

@admitsWrongIfProven

That's still how to do Vanilla Java. Download from the official site, run. You will of course need the correct Java, and there are versions such as PaperMC and others that offer more server oriented features. I'd be happy to discuss those. But I've recently used just the vanilla server from Mojang Official with 1.19.2.

@derickflorian

@Dennis1212

On https://qoto.org/@Romaq I can see "Grinnin' Ferret" on the left panel under "Keybase" with "Romaq" and a green check, verifying my identity.

I can add more, I'm just not clear what would be useful for me to add at this time. When you view that web link, do you see much the same for my profile? You likely also have the same, where you see https://qoto.org/@Romaq and some /web/accounts/##### link, number assigned by your server. I *think*. Both should have "Grinnin' Ferret" as my profile "somewhere."

@mguhlin

@Dennis1212

I have two different directions to approach. Here's what I see from https://qoto.org/web/accounts/998861

I can also look on https://mas.to/@Dennis1212 but I don't get the "notes" (that's what I can put privately to remember you by) and it shows "Retired Navy Chief..." text and your Emoji flags in total.

Did you intend to post something different than what I see?

Also, @mguhlin appears to be stepping in with a tutorial. I look forward to seeing it! Guhlin is on qoto.org, so I hope it matches what you should see with mas.to.

@Dennis1212

"Oh yeah... uhm... I didn't know. I mean, who knew, right? Nobody told me. I just... who would have thought? Am I right?"

@admitsWrongIfProven

The lyrics are so "Sting" He knows how to really paint the scene. And I love the music. For me it makes a great song. Rick Beato talks about various artists, among them The Police and Sting in particular.

Both the lyrics and music of "Wrapped Around Your Finger" just happened to scratch a particular itch.

@Pat

I made a note on your account. @freemo can hopefully shine more light on this.

@obi