SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
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.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
Always good to see a famous #quote posted. This one at a door at a hotel.
This was... Aristotle?
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@robeaston Change sets are terrible tbh.
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Theology 101: It takes great faith to trust God to calm the storm; it takes greater faith to keep trusting him when he doesn't.
#theology
I tried Tusky again after seeing it mentioned as a favorite. For all it's flaws, I'm back within minutes to Subway Tooter. Yeah, it's a really weird name. and it's got some issues.
Here's why I keep going back to it and I wonder if there's others that can do this:
IT KEEPS MULTIPLE TABS OPEN. with the #TwitterMigration, I'm relying more on tags (to find new users) and lists (to find those I follow and have categorized)... and with subway tooter I'm able to swipe through each of these views easily.
My open tabs are..
- My Feed
- My Notifications
- a few topics/tags I'm monitoring for new interesting people to follow and may add to my lists
- a few lists for very different categories... geographically local, professional interest, faith interest.
Tusky looks like a streamlined interface where I can choose to search those topics or open those lists to switch to that view, but doesn't let them just stay open.
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But, if we don’t have Twitter, how will we know what to be angry about each day???
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In many senses, I find #qoto sets high standards for communication in #fediverse. You have enabled connected services, allowed 65K characters, you have robust policy, we can use markdown in posts, and you are also very welcoming, responsive, and open community!
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A few recommendations for life on Mastodon:
1) Follow anyone you think looks potentially interesting; you can always unfollow later, and they may lead you to new people via boosted posts.
2) Boost posts you think are worthy, so others can discover new content.
3) Don't obsess on replicating your Twitter follows on Mastodon; let it be its own experience, and grow it organically. Obvs follow anyone you miss from Twitter, but this isn't a 1:1 replacement; have fun, follow your instincts.
Salesforce Development stuff... chat, flows
Working with #Salesforce chat first the first time in a long time.
Sort of clunky. Embedded/snap in chat doesn't handle dependant picklists. Visualforce prechat form doesn't seem to allow object field mapping to do this either. Bots cost more and have other limits.
My current strategy? Using a screen flow through an aura component including in the Visualforce prechat, using Javascript to pull the output variables into hidden inputs and auto submit the form. It's sorry of half way between a pre chat form and a bot.
I have field values being passed through but... They only appear on the agent #omnichannel hover. Once the chat is accepted, the values are nowhere to be found.
I remember running into this years ago, but don't remember the resolution. That's for today and tomorrow.
Then to see if I can get a flow to work in an LWC in embedded chat.
uspol, Trump
Is Trump playing chess or flipping the chess board over to dash all the pieces in the floor before storming away?
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Hi there! I’m Josh, a #pastor turned #programmer who currently works as a #softwareengineer. I quit a #PhD in #theology for the sake of my #family and #mentalhealth. I’m an ordained #Anglican priest, but am currently on pause from #ministry and trying to discern my future in the #church.
I love #books #coffee #beer #pens #pencils #notebooks #pkm #tools #cooltools #howto #diy #homeimprovement #productivity #harrypotter #starwars #tolkien
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Some of y’all post incoherently on a platform designed for text posts, like what? I think you’re in the wrong neighborhood lol
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Pray for whoever delivered the sermon to you this morning. Your speaker has poured hours and hours behind the scenes to deliver up what they did, and they glorified God through every minute of it, not just what was seen on the surface this morning. Equally, there's no getting away from it, preaching is exhausting!
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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.
I rarely see offensive content, even on the federated timeline. And I think I've never asked #qoto admins for anyone to be blocked or banned. Isn't censorship one of the major concerns (historically with the right, now with the left) on face and twit and others?
I've realized I don't see a bunch of offensive stuff here because
1. I choose to not be offended whenever possible.
2. I want to interact and not just to win some internet argument. Do people still try to win? I used get sucked in and rarely do these days.
3. I have readily blocked or muted individuals and entire servers (primarily for trolls and servers set up for... "adult Content")
My follows list spans across politics, religion, etc. I have strong convictions, beliefs, and rationale. And these aren't at risk from being exposed to yours that are different. In fact my ideas are clarified, adjusted, refined, and solidified by exposure and interaction with those who differ from me.
New and seeing offensive content?
Welcome to the fediverse. Use your personal blocks and mutes appropriately. Don't block everyone who isn't of your self identified tribe. Don't create an echo chamber.
We all have value, we all need grace. Even those who don't give you value or grace need them both.
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One kiddo's final soccer game canceled last week for snow,v rescheduled for today. Today is below freezing. Will we play? Kiddo asked to get on the treadmill to warn up beforehand.
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So someone messaged me privately and asked how absolute this is.. like would we block an instance calling for genocide. I feel my response is import to reiterate here, so here it is:
Its not just about the authorities, it is about the people whose lives are at risk by that call to genocide having the right to see those posts and use that information to look out for their own safety... If someone is doxed, they should know, if someone is threatened, they should know, and they should be able to take action.
Someone saying violent things online doesnt guarantee some police officer will meander by and take them down. The law only tends to get involved once someone is reported, and sometimes not even then. No one will be reporting a site if no one can see or know it is there.
The question is, if someone is being physically threatened and having their life in jeopardy how are you helping them by blocking the privileges of the **victim** and disallowing the victim the right to see the threat placed against them?
In short, I refuse to take away rights from the victim simply because there is a violent bad actor out there. If the victim doesn't want to see it they simply need to import the block list and the problem is solved for them, so why not keep the power in the victims hands?
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@freemo@qoto.org
I mentioned this in a private message to someone recently about why a small handful of servers block qoto. I wanted to reiterate it here for the ne...
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Salesforce Confirms Staff Layoff on Weakening Demand for Products & Services
https://www.coinspeaker.com/salesforce-staff-layoff/
#salesforcestock #BusinessNews #MarketNews #salesforce #microsoft #crmstock #News
@lissa__x I've been on the fediverse for a few years, seeing quite an influx of Salesforce mentions I haven't seen here...ever before.
Should I take from your username that you're a fan of Connect and External Objects?
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
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.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
