Derick Florian (he/him) @derickflorian@qoto.org

@shrestha Oh, no :(. Getting covid is never good but it is impressive you just got your first case. I know many people who have already caught it twice and I had it once in 2021.

I hope your recovery is quick and it doesn’t get any worse for you!

@trinsec @diyspaceprojects that is a nice feature and it works great. I’m sending this post from the web and I think I’m going to switch over to this primarily. 😀

@barefootstache @diyspaceprojects ok, it looks like this other post by @trinsec explains it. Awesome!

https://qoto.org/@trinsec/109251236458965676

@barefootstache @diyspaceprojects Ok, I am sold on the web. I am used to using a different app for everything so I went looking for one first.

This is the second mention I have heard of following timelines of other instances. Is there an area of the website where I could go to set that up? Is it under lists or circles maybe?

Thanks for helping me get to know mastodon and qoto better!

@trinsec @diyspaceprojects That’s a good point. I will give the website a try. I am a creature of habit so I just downloaded an app like I do for everything else!

How do you view a different community server on the web? I have the “federated timeline” on the app and I also see that on the server but is there a way to look at a specific communities timeline?

That said the site experience is better than I thought on a mobile device so I will give it a go! It would be nice to get more of the customized #qoto features.

By the way thanks for the tips and the detailed explanation!

@diyspaceprojects here it is! I think it has the “good” android mastodon apps in it.

https://social.xbm.se/@axbom/109245847863031610

@diyspaceprojects I agree the server selection was a dice roll. I figured with qoto and the stem theme I would find a bunch of people smarter than me posting about really cool things. The other thing I like about this instance is the “local” part has a trickle instead of rush of posts so I can see what’s going on and engage with people.

One thing I read earlier which helped me out is that the official mastodon app isn’t the best for iOS. I am using MetaText now and it has a proper home tab with people I follow, a local table showing the instance and a federated tab which is just a firehose of posts from a bunch of instances.

The tech and the rules like hashtags being encouraged but somehow I really like being out of my old Twitter “character”

I will try to find the post that helped me and share it under here!

@marathon0 I can’t imagine. Where I live is still really affordable. Before inflation cooled the market people would come from other states and overbid just because the home values were well below what they were used to seeing.

@jacqueline wow, that is amazing! I have only put together a gamebuino and I could not trust myself soldering that.

I have never heard of the mnt reform before but now I will keep that in mind!

@marathon0 Beautiful and wow is Toronto big. I live in Pittsburgh and I feel like I could fit our downtown 3 times in that picture alone!

@diyspaceprojects it is definitely something with a learning curve! I am enjoying the high character limit so far. What do you think is the thing keeping you from loving it?