Katherine M. Moss @cambridgeport90@qoto.org
- Personal Blog
- https://cambridgeport90.net
- Paranormal Happenings in Boston and Beyond (uses my chosen alternate alias Armina Rahl
- https://defendersofcambridge.org
- StormlightTech
- https://stormlighttech.org
- Link to my Steem network profile
- https://steemit.com/@cambridgeport90
Service Desk Representative. Bostonian. I run the Open Source community StormlightTech on the side. I am spiritually aware, I use real magic, and I have a good standing with the Fae colonies of the North. All questions on any subject are welcome, for I love to interact with the wider world. Teach me anything. I absorb information like a sponge.
Joined Sep 2018
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I wanna hear if people like Mastodon 2.6, and what about it you like
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Whoops, my laptop has an uptime of 32 days again.
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"Had to have high high hopes for a livin', shootin' for the stars when I couldn't make a killin'. Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision."
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I have been away from people for a long time. I'm lonely.
— Bëmbul Lathonlolok, outpost liaison
@Gargron It will also not work fully, particularly for video/audio until we find a medium that allows us to keep everything hosted forever, and still able to accommodate requests dealing with the DMCA (In the US, though not sure what the equivalent is in Germany) if somebody posts a cover that someone else wants to pitch a fit about, for instance. Even with most implementations, unlike YouTube, videos and audio can only be posted for a minimum of two weeks since people haven't determined an appropriate way to police copyright infringement.
@Gargron Long time before that happens, Eugen. I'm on the same page, but how do you think that the older generation, who is barely comfortable with the ins and outs, (privacy not withstanding) of mainstream social media would be able to jump to a greater comfort level with federated social networks? my parents, for instance, no matter how well I explain, they'd never understand what the term means.
RT @CambMA@twitter.com: When the snowflakes are flying and Cambridge’s iconic plow trucks take to the streets, one will stand out amongst the rest: the Helping Hands Plow, decorated with colorful handprints from kids around the city - https://camb.ma/2zwipMR #CambMA
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Gaaa. Twitter API returned a 429 (Too Many Requests), Rate limit exceeded
@kejt I can't type nor talk today, it seems. LOL
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RT @thurrott@twitter.com: "LinkedIn Is Now Home To Hyperpartisan Political Content, False Memes, And Troll Battles"
And you thought LinkedIn wasn't a full-featured and mature social network.
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Some random things I'm thinking about while I'm still "taking time off":
The follow action on Mastodon needs to be sped up. I think there's room for some optimization server-side, but also just removing the loading bar and adding "lag compensation". Similarly, it might help to remove the global loading bar for a profile's toots, and display a local loading indicator there instead. Opening a profile feels too slow to me. Emphasis on feels, it's about impressions, not actual timing.
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I'm also thinking about a new user's path. We require e-mail confirmation before you can login. That's necessary to prevent spam and trolls. But what if you would immediately be logged in after sign up, but couldn't post or follow before confirming the e-mail? Perhaps that would be better?
The "welcome" screen looks like a modal window, and a lot of people seem to skip it instinctively. What if it was actually a full page? Also, the contents of it really need to be revised.
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Tips for staying sane on Election Day:
✅Double-check your registration to confirm your polling place.
✅Allow plenty of time to vote.
❌Don't assume a big turnout always means the same thing.
❌Don't leap to conclusions based on early exit polls.
https://n.pr/2yTgQJl
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RT @nprpolitics: There are dozens of competitive races across the country that will determine control of the House, Senate and governors' s…
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Had my country upheld its righteousness, then up to a millennium's worth of persecution against half-elves might have changed.
@Gargron Opt in to tracking it, somehow? I, for one, will definitely opt into such tracking if it's for the benefit of the community. Then again, privacy, what's that?
If a drive were to say, fail, I'd rather just be able to pull the bad component out and replace it with minimal fuss.
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Trying to figure anything out about the welcome screen is frustrating. From feedback, most new people actually just fully skip it. And while "no tracking" is sweet in terms of ethics and privacy, it means there's no way for me to know how people interact with that screen, especially people who do not stick around and therefore would not even respond to a toot like this.
@Gargron I would agree, but if no incentive to make those sorts of fields required is there, you're probably going to run into the issue a lot.
- Personal Blog
- https://cambridgeport90.net
- Paranormal Happenings in Boston and Beyond (uses my chosen alternate alias Armina Rahl
- https://defendersofcambridge.org
- StormlightTech
- https://stormlighttech.org
- Link to my Steem network profile
- https://steemit.com/@cambridgeport90
Service Desk Representative. Bostonian. I run the Open Source community StormlightTech on the side. I am spiritually aware, I use real magic, and I have a good standing with the Fae colonies of the North. All questions on any subject are welcome, for I love to interact with the wider world. Teach me anything. I absorb information like a sponge.
Joined Sep 2018
