SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
Sadly I think #qoto is dying. This may be the end for my real engagement on Mastodon/the Fediverse. It's hard to find an insurance with rules attempting to create an instance where people treat others well, even when there's disagreement. Even here, though, they've failed...Just look at the local timeline. I miss the days when @freemo was involved and I hope he doing well.
@bibliolater that makes sense. Our once engaged @freemo seems to have other priorities come up, which I cast no blame for. Life happens. I really like his setup, the terms and approach on this instance, but it seems like it takes a lot to maintain both the desired functionality and social culture. I'll continue to follow you, including your search for a new instance. Have you found any that you're leaning toward yet?
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@SecondJon Thank you for your kind words. I am finding it harder to use QOTO. A lot of the features do not work for me such as automatic delete of posts; some security features related to the account; no notification for comments left on published toots; unable to see previous toots posted on the homepage (just get a 500 error); unable to use the search facility for toots; this is just a rudimentary list I thought off the top of my head.
#uspol Which party has changed? Is agreeing with the other party's still living former presidents being extremist?
#uspol Which party has changed? Is agreeing with the other party's still living former presidents being extremist?
@bibliolater I've thought the same... I often appreciate your posts. What's driving the need for a new instance?
@bibliolater I've thought the same... I often appreciate your posts. What's driving the need for a new instance?
@medigoth Lady Grey is my go to. I order in bulk for my home. 🫖Headed to check prices now.
@YoungBlood some nonprofits, from your local church to some parachurch organizations haven't taken government money or take limited government grants. Others get their funding primarily from government so seem less like NGOs and more like... GOs. It's important to make a distinction.
Numbers like this for all nonprofits must include every church property, for example. Is that really the problem? Or is it the organizations used as an extension of government? Huge difference.
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Exclusive: Nigeria Massacre of Christians: Eyewitness Accounts as the Left Claims This Is Not Happening
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/exclusive-nigeria-massacre-christians-eyewitness-accounts-as-left/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/exclusive-nigeria-massacre-christians-eyewitness-accounts-as-left/
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Don't be shy about telling the truth. Don't be afraid to question what you believe to be true.
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I wonder if we could reduce our troubles by renaming ICE the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
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🖥️ **AI is fast. But checking its work is slowing workers down.**
"_A new Workday-backed survey found that nearly 40% of AI's value is lost to rework and misalignment._"
🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/workday-study-looks-at-time-spent-fixing-ai-errors-2026-1
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Just saw Fellowship of the Ring in a theater for the first time in 25 years. Fucking fantastic. Still.
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One of my old college friends messaged me earlier this morning. I usually only hear from her once a year, can exchange a couple messages, and then she goes back offline.
I completely forgot that she is Iranian, and her family is in #Iran. (I think she still lives in the #USA.) She hasn't been able to hear from her family in a week because of the blackouts.
If you guys are of the praying type, please pray for the following:
a) That the protests end soon with the rebels as the victors
b) That the blackouts end
c) That the people who have been injured in the violence are able to recover from their injuries
If you are not the praying type (or even if you are), please signal boost this story. I've been following it for a few days even before knowing that my friend's family was in danger, it's a huge story and arguably the biggest news of the week, more people should be talking about this.
I completely forgot that she is Iranian, and her family is in #Iran. (I think she still lives in the #USA.) She hasn't been able to hear from her family in a week because of the blackouts.
If you guys are of the praying type, please pray for the following:
a) That the protests end soon with the rebels as the victors
b) That the blackouts end
c) That the people who have been injured in the violence are able to recover from their injuries
If you are not the praying type (or even if you are), please signal boost this story. I've been following it for a few days even before knowing that my friend's family was in danger, it's a huge story and arguably the biggest news of the week, more people should be talking about this.
@Salaru yes, Google will decide what's right for your child, and it's the same they decided for every other child. Full access to the gates of hell that is unfiltered internet access. You can't limit or monitor the activity of your minors once Google does that. Google will monitor and manage what they access, but won't let you.
step 1: don't tell Google your kids actual birthdays. Protect their PII.
step 2: choose an independent service for parental controls. I'm a month or two into using qustodio, there's others out there as well.
Google has no respect for parents rights and responsibilities.
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White House Announces Over 1,000,000 New Jobs Were Created In December But They Were All Filled By Marco Rubio
https://babylonbee.com/news/white-house-announces-over-1000000-new-jobs-were-created-in-december-but-they-were-all-filled-by-marco-rubio/?utm_source=fediverse
Rubio addressed what they mean: “What’s going to happen here is we have a quarantine on their oil. That means their economy will not be able to move forward until the conditions that are in the national interest of the United States and the interests of the Venezuelan people are met, and that’s what we intend to do,” Rubio explained.
And
“It’s running POLICY,” he said. “We want Venezuela to move in a certain direction because not only do we think it’s good for the people of Venezuela, it’s in our national interest.”
Mary Margaret Olohan on X: "Rough translation of Maria Corina's message: Venezuelans, The HOUR OF LIBERTY has arrived! As of today, Nicolás Maduro faces international justice for the atrocious crimes committed against Venezuelans and against citizens of many other nations. Faced with his refusal to" / X
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
