Katherine M. Moss @cambridgeport90@qoto.org

I wanna hear if people like Mastodon 2.6, and what about it you like

Whoops, my laptop has an uptime of 32 days again.

"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."

I have been away from people for a long time. I'm lonely.

— Bëmbul Lathonlolok, outpost liaison

Gaaa. Twitter API returned a 429 (Too Many Requests), Rate limit exceeded

... The question is: What's your major malfunction today? 🤓🔊❓❓

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.

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.

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

RT @nprpolitics: There are dozens of competitive races across the country that will determine control of the House, Senate and governors' s…

Had my country upheld its righteousness, then up to a millennium's worth of persecution against half-elves might have changed.

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.

The current welcome screen goes over these things in this order:

1. Hi, here is what your username is with the domain part
2. This is what the compose part is, and what options you generally have
3. These are the different timelines you can see
4. Here is who your admin is

And while that's kind of useful information (varying degrees of) it feels like it's missing a narrative in some way, something like "how do I make this place useful for myself"

Can racist radicals and home-grown rightwing violent extremists successfully be rehabilitated and reenter civil society?
"Absolutely yes," one man says.
https://n.pr/2yUiyKf

Paparazzi surrounding President Bill Clinton’s cat, 1993, when he wanted to shit.
The focus of the media goes to the animal rights ;) lol 😃🐱 #photooftheday #CatsOfMastodon