*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

## What The Netherlands would naturally look like...

...**if they hadn't built any dikes** to prevent flooding.

#Geography #Engineering

## "The Election that could break America"

A repost from my [original Toot at **Muensterland.social**](https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104920018749024139) -- an important article which got the cover for The Atlantic's November issue.

Turns out we have tension, unclear path ahead and it's a good reference. Recommended.

***Original post follows.***

Must-read, excellent in depth article at The Atlantic -- discussing the what ifs and the possible avenues for the current president to dispute a loss in the upcoming election. ***And refuse to yield to a loss***.

> There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11. As November 3 approaches, their screens are blinking red, alight with warnings that the political system does not know how to absorb. They see the obvious signs that we all see, but they also know subtle things that most of us do not. Something dangerous has hove into view, and the nation is lurching into its path.
>
> The danger is not merely that the 2020 election will bring discord. Those who fear something worse take turbulence and controversy for granted. The coronavirus pandemic, a reckless incumbent, a deluge of mail-in ballots, a vandalized Postal Service, a resurgent effort to suppress votes, and a trainload of lawsuits are bearing down on the nation’s creaky electoral machinery."

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/

## MarkDown is simple, looks Good.

.
And here's a quick snapshot of some commonly used MD formatting commands.

Easy peasy as mentioned. See [the original page with more here too](https://www.markdownguide.org/cheat-sheet/).

#MarkDown #Reference for Content Producers. #GlitchSocial and #Pleroma, #Friendica all support it.

Now #Qoto does too. 😃

why stay in vanilla plain text Mastodon ?

## Set MarkDown as your Default Toot Format ?

* There is a place in Settings where you CAN lock in this preference.
* It will NOT do any harm - plain Text still looks normal.
* And if you use any MarkDown, it will be processed and rendered properly.

See the screenshot below for the location of this - a one time switch and done. Same as in Glitch-Social instances.

#MarkDown is rich and makes much nicer posts when wanted... 😃 ❣️

#Qoto new features.

Location Changes – For Privacy or Any Reason
.
Our Internet Location is Important

So many reasons why. Some sites will not show you content, due to it. Others will carefully track you, even after you have long left. And mobile devices are even worse — if that's possible.

Real solutions can be had, usually for a cost. **VPN services** offer privacy, anonymity, and access to remote Geo-locations which could unlock some content.

But there are some applications that provide a simpler solution — *without creating a real 'tunnel' between you and the remote server*.

These work by allowing us to **change the device's GPS coordinates** readings. And while they *will not encrypt or deliver traffic to a far away end point*, they DO work for some games and apps. Many times **at no cost* to the user, so worth considering and testing.

That is the Topic of today's Blog -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/location-changes-for-privacy-or-any-reason

Nicer OP at https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104694829094530147

#Mastodon #Annoyances.

Muting a conversation, there's a control.

Except -- it doesn't work as expected. As shown by a recurring problem, undesired notifications showing up, and their dot menu controls show an UnMute Conversation.

Signifying, it's supposedly *Muted*, already.

But. Notifications keep coming. Argh.

@rgx@nerdica.net Sadly I just had to Delete/redraft one of my posts in this thread, as there was disgusting content posted down bellow -- by a troll whose account has been deleted but the posts are still around.

We had a good reply which is now orphaned -- but can be seen here : https://pleroma.freespeech.host/objects/87f44060-ccac-484b-a454-eaa17024e890

Thank you to the Shebang!, the author and my apology for this action, sadly it was needed.

* Have you ever heard about Friendica ? *

Friendica is interesting; I have an account but used it very little. Should to a more in-depth test and report on it.

Friendica is part of the vast Fediverse Network -- mastodon is the largest group, but not all of it.

https://friendi.ca for general information.

Screenshots: https://friendi.ca/about/screenshots/

Definitely has some nice features :

- enhanced text formatting, with GUI controls on editor.
- Edit, anytime you want, any of your old posts.
- images can be attached to all posts.

** Get to Know it? -- there's a Try instance. https://tryfriendica.de/

Accounts there will auto-delete in one week, so you don't waste any space or resources. Like it? get a real instance account. Don't like it? just forget it and it goes away soon.

And it federates easily - - my account there is @rgx@nerdica.net
Nerdica is a nice node on the Friendica network.

Lots more instances listed - here : https://dir.friendica.social/servers

#Friendica #NewUsers #Instances #rgxJournal

Screenshot, post as seen on Friendica -- is very pretty too.

@hansw will be glad to know I have found a new Home for all my Cat photos -- just today.

And I am happy to see the members at the catgram.jp community welcoming my arrival and the photos I am bringing there.

My Cat posts will be mostly at this NEW location, my very first account in a Japanese instance.

@yann2 --> https://catgram.jp/@yann2

I am very happy to have found a place where all users are Cat Lovers and will not be bothered if I post too many pics.

Surprised and happy to see their Favouriting and Boosting my posts. As well as Fediverse users from all over the world already finding and reacting to my posts as well.

#cats #mastocats #meow

To the many Cat lover friends in Twitter, I would like to offer a snapshot and a link to a really nice Gallery - which a Japanese administrator set up to display some of the gorgeous cat photos he saw recently.

https://catgram.jp/gallery/

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp

Nancy is a lovely Tuxedo, a star along with her sister Pickle.

#BlackCats inaugurating my new Japanese instance account.

=--> @yann2 is alive.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #dxp #xp
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RT @PickleAndNancy
Yay! 🎉 #catdad and Nancy (!) are designing new cat pins! We hope to get one of the new ones into our shop at some point next month! 🎉
https://twitter.com/PickleAndNancy/status/1275358444313292800

* Mastodon - Options for Moving an Account ? *

*** "Take your information and do what you want with it." ***

That suggestive text sounds like Freedom of movement is granted and important, doesn't it? That is directly copied from Documents at JoinMastodon.org -https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/.

The truth is less rosy though. There are easy and reliable ways to :

* Export the list of people you Follow.
* Export lists of people you Mute (hiding their posts from your view)
* Export lists of people and instances you Blocked (barring their content reaching you).

But, sadly -- your personal data, all the Toots you spent time in, the images and videos contained in them. Not easily accessible.

If an instance dies (and it does happen), it's all Lost. We need better. Facebook is now offering a wonderful User Data Export tool.

I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

[That is the Topic of today's Blog -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/mastodon-options-for-moving-an-account.

* This post is dedicated to *maique* https://mastodon.social/@maique, a fellow user who also has looked into an account move.

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

Please see Original post for my intended / desired Formatting : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104388871738662235

* Pleroma - Finding the Good Instances, part 2 *

*** As Requested; Recommended Instances Suggestions ***

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/discover-pleroma page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

So this page is intended to provide :

* some thoughts on why it is important, which instance you are in.
* general tips on looking up information for any Pleroma instance.
* and a list of recommended Pleroma instances for your consideration.

As usual, I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/pleroma-finding-the-good-instances-part-2.

* This post is dedicated to ** Puniko ** -- https://fedi.absturztau.be/absturztaube, who was so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB -- fedi.absturztau.be

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

Please See the Proper Versions of this Announcement - here :

OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104383329243581713

FAB : https://fedi.absturztau.be/notice/9wDIosU83ITM4FcmCO

#Kittens hard at work.

#BlackCats
#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @Pebblescutiecat
Good morning! Hope all of my furriends are well. Yesterday my mummy was working from home so I decided to help her out! How did I do? #CatsOfTwitter
https://twitter.com/Pebblescutiecat/status/1274603713412431872

Capture the moment. Great photo! Thank you

#BlackCats
#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @jwillisdovetail
HEY HEY HEY @whiskobar hope you are ok nuddy we are missing you 🧡COOOOOOOWEEEEEE 😹😹😹
https://twitter.com/jwillisdovetail/status/1274653274252161025

Goby's Chalet, looking good.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @gobycat10
Staff had plans to get rid of my shelter box. I don’t think so. How could she? This box brought me here. #CatBoxSunday
https://twitter.com/gobycat10/status/1274653712523419648

Better not mess with Molly. Love this gal.

#BlackCats
#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @MollyTheMadCat1
This seat is taken. Move on please 🖤🐾 #mollythemadcat #Caturday #CatsOfTwitter #blackcats #SaturdayMorning #panfur #cats #SaturdayVibes #comfy
https://twitter.com/MollyTheMadCat1/status/1274267177835790339

Heads Up.

For people using Qoto's Quote feature.

The post will look quite different everywhere than what you see here; as this is non-standard at this time (imported from Misskey Japanese instances, I believe.)

I had made a suggestion before, of adding an Image to a post (if the original contained one, just download it and reuse for Quoted post) -- as it looks rather poor otherwise.

Snapshot -- a local post with Quote, as seen in Pinafore client, and same as it looks everywhere else out there.

#Qoto #features

** MarkDown. **

It's simple, and gives life to your work. Must have it.

OP at https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104380024583215610