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

James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution

In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/

A friend has been forced to Whilelist Only their instance.

This due to people ganging up on the administrator, the arseholes in the fedi block brigade.

https://koyu.space/@koyu/104279194612436088

Stunning, elegant. Can see the screen quality clearly on the photos.

Dell XPS 15" -- workstation, not a Toy. #xp #computing

Price? cheap compared to Cupertino's MBP.
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RT @Daniel_Rubino
Behold it's glory.

It's amazing, which is my "I've had it for 5 mins so far" impression.

4k, i7, 1650 Ti, 512/16GB.

$2,155.
https://twitter.com/Daniel_Rubino/status/1268311990545473536

Resist, who can ?

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @CatDisapproval
Clear your schedule. 🖤
https://twitter.com/CatDisapproval/status/1268190988587208704

Tell me the Truth.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @sonnywithacha10
How many cats have you owned?
https://twitter.com/sonnywithacha10/status/1268025842430390273

Do I look Good on my profile?? 😺

#BlackCats Rule.

#cats #mastocats #catsofMastodon #meow #xp

* Does it Matter, what Instance you Use ? *

It most certainly DOES, for me it's a huge consideration. As the results I can achieve vary, and so do the local resources at hand...

# Case in Point - the impact of Higher Visibiltiy Text

Using enhanced text is common practice in most fields of communications. I have been yearning for it -- see the screenshot below, a post made 3 min ago, at an instance that does support #MarkDown text format.

#GlitchSocial in that case, a #Pleroma user could also do the same without trouble.

# What is Special here :

* Bold, Italicized and Underline styles applied to text.

* UGLY naked URL link addresses, do you see any? Nope, and there are 4 Live linked places in that Toot. (that is not counting the hashtags either.)

* A TITLE that shows, it's called a Heading in html parlance. The Title at the top is formatted as H1, the largest one possible. Code used to force that? One single character. A "#', followed by a space. Done. H1 title.

The Mastodon developers have received suggestions, requests and CODE contributions directly to their own Git Hub base; yet, it has been denied acceptance.

Well, I want it, and will use it. Elsewhere, until Qoto possibly joins the cutting edge too.

OP of screen-captured post -- https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104283408759473284

#FediReporter on the prowl... #Qoto

@Sphinx

Forgot to mention that, as I documented and commented with Freemo, this is working perfectly at Koyu.space - - so it's something to do with out css files for the AWI themes.

Jeff will be looking at the possibilty of installing some of the Glitch Social code next time he does an upgrade here -- which is much easier to do and for users base than a full switch to Pleroma and a huge Database that probably needs careful conversion to new platform.

@freemo

@Sphinx Here's a snapshot of how the new Toot Editor appears when I click in the Pencil icon.

There is a Bug -- which I noticed and mentioned to @freemo, in that if there's an image in the area, it will Overlay the Editor - which is not supposed to happen.

* Screenshot # 1 is when all is working well.

* Screenshot # 2 is showing the same toot editor, the one I am writing this on, I just slid the Slider on the Left Panel down.

And a freaking big photo hid my editor. Arghh.

This has happened, and the Client layout is SO Functional otherwise that I have been putting up with it for months -- there's NO better way to use my screen for me, for posts that I do.

I like Long Form text, and the defaults are sub-standard, to be polite.

I have posted and will try to get someone from the #Pleroma, #GlitchSocial dev teams to look at this idea and consider supporting it.

My belief is that it is a Very Functional and elegant use of a wide screen display. And, for #Writers a Boom to productivity.

2 screenshots attached. #mastodev #QotoJournal #UX #UI

[Full Size Screenshot at another topic for general idea](https://muensterland.social/system/media_attachments/files/000/161/500/original/68838e85f82328fe.jpg?1591225412)

The Funniest part of this -- for me anyways, was HOW did this end up here, OMG ??

Not intentional, at all. But for good in the end; I am REALLY committed to leaving #mastodon behind and moving to better platforms.

#GlitchSocial is one, #Pleroma is another, I have account in BOTH and love their added features, design improvements, many, many new things.

#pleromafe is bit unusual for a mastodon user - but it HAS a second choice of Client; many pleroma instances have the GlitchSocial Web client as an option, sometimes as a link in their Front pages even.

These notes soon to appear in a polished Web Magazine at my blog site. I developed various pages there as extensions of toots and conversations had in various instances; one of the reasons I love having various accounts and always looking for interesting ones to try. #FediReporter I am...

# Heading 1 : So How did this post end up here, unexpectedly ?

The real screenshot snippet in OP above is jsut part of the Tabs Overload in my current browser (#Waterfox Current always).

And I HAD been intensively searching for a list (non-existant, afaik) of GlitchSocial instances. They tendo to be blended in with generic mastodon ones (no thanks), so it was quite a chore.

[ parenthesis : I WILL provide that as soon as possible, there is a need ]

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## Heading 2 : And then, what happened ?

My search went into late last night.

* By that time I had found a nice one, created an account and started trying things out.
* Looking good, the basics taken care or, some notes and screenshots saved.
* off to bed, near 3 am.
* Hello again, coffee and we get into it. Configuring a crossposter for the new account, next...

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## Heading 2 : Crossposting ?

Yep. As in, moving posts and content from one network to another. I do enjoy that, there's no denying that there's GOOD stuff in every one. Some are plagued by bad actors, arses and other undesirables.

But, there's The Economist, BBC News, Scientific American, THe Guardian and NY Times --- full feeds with quality content I love. Plus, Cats. Lots. 😺

All of those I can chose to share with #fedi friends; easy, with a crossposter.

* for this, my Qoto.org account, I use Moa Bridge, as it is agnostic and doesn't mind my instance name. Recommended for #qoto people. Simple and barebones, functional, a little less explained than the other options --- https://moa.party/

* if your instance is NOT objected by the hosting iinstance, a BETTER and EASIER to configure tool is available - the awesome Crossposter created by Renato Lond at his Brazilian instance.

Rightfully seen as a top notch tool, it has all the controls, works magnificently, fast and has PRETTIER output. Yep. I love it, and use it if the account is acceptable. See it at : https://crossposter.masto.donte.com.br/

There are possibly others, and I welcome suggestions and reports from their users, if desired.

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## Heading 2 : And HOW did it get here, that OP above ?

Yeah, you see, you can configure your crossposter of Choice to use a Keyword.

* Moa defaults to '#moa' and '#xp'. The shorter one is easy peasy to remember and only takes 3 chars on the freaking limited Twitter char count. So, I of course use it.

* Renato's tool allows your choice of keywords (yeay for user friendliness!). Sicne I am always busy, '#xp'is a nice one. Ooops.

...that explains, the surprise appearance of this OP above, here at Qoto. Woot ? was my first response on gettign a reply notification to it -- I hadn't posted here, or intended to.

* but the original post at https://muensterland.social/ , had the xp tag. Intended to bring it into Twitter, which I intended to.
* regardless of my forgetting, Moa is watching for that tag too, and bam! wham! off to Qoto it goes, when it shows in my Twitter stream.

...Moral of the Story - be careful with your keywords, as unexpected results do occur.

A revision is in order, after I copy and make this into Today's Web Magazine post.

At your friendly #FediReporter home at #TeDomum -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/

#QotoJournal #webstories #Fediverse #Culture

#wordCount : 718 words, 4,044 characters used. Thank you qoto.org for a HIGH limit allowance.

A relevant post, in my opinion.

I believe the choice of ignoring, Muting and Blocking content and Users, remote instances is BEST dealt with by the User him/herself.

Mastodon HAS this built in, ANY user can do it. I consider it one of the great features of #Fediverse, as compared to corporate networks (TW, FB and others).

Follow link in Quote below for full post, part of a related discussion, ongoing. Thank you.

And a small snapshot of my busy Tabs list in #Waterfox browser shows that I ＊＊really was looking＊＊ for some good GlitchSocial instances.

Found a nice one, here.

Thank you, 🐘nipos@muensterland.social ! 😺

#MarkDown love for me. #xp #glitchsocial

Interesting that Eugen is now starting a new Mastodon instance -- just found on joinmastodon.org.

...where I was pleasantly surprised to find a GlitchSocial instance too, Koyu.space. 👍

The neat image on Eugen's new instance instantly reminded me of Rio De Janeiro. 😃

https://mastodon.online/about

* No Crossposting from Twitter here.
* 500 characters gotta be enough (not)

But I am glad there's an alternative to the Mothership m.social.

#instances #news #mastodon #FediReporter

#cats #mastocats #CatsofMastodon #meow #Kittens

Feline Follow suggestion --- because, KittenZ.

@georgia@dickkickextremist.xyz have you seen this account ??

https://mastodon.bida.im/@fluffykittenspambot

@fluffykittenspambot

"Twitter limited the reach of a second tweet from President Donald Trump this morning, as the White House and its allies sought to escalate their feud with the social media company.

On Friday, Trump called people protesting the death of George Floyd in Minnesota “thugs.” The president continued, “Any difficulty and we will assume control, but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Shortly after the message was posted, Twitter determined that it violated rules involving the glorification of violence and placed a notice on the tweet."

Glad to see that -- as I had personally made a Report on a post of that shitty content right here in this instance.

Pending a decision as we have a split vote on this. @arteteco we need you. See Mod area! TY...

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/29/21274493/donald-trump-twitter-feud-blocked-message-social-media-executive-order

Cory Doctorow, not only a great sci-fi writer but an important commentator. #xp #IT #cyberpunk #Culture

Short quote only -- see link below :

"In XKCD comic 1357, “Free Speech”, Randall Munroe offers a characteristically concise and snappy summary of one of the canonical arguments about free expression: “The right to free speech means the government can’t arrest you for what you say. It doesn’t mean anyone else has to listen to your bullshit, or host you while you share it…. If you’re yelled at… or get banned from an internet community your free speech rights aren’t being violated.”

I have a lot of sympathy for this argument! After all, what’s the alternative? That the government should order other people to host your objectionable speech? Surely there’s a free speech interest in not being compelled to publish things you disagree with. “Free expression” includes the right not to speak, and the right not to listen."

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Must-read by @doctorow about politics, the internet and action/inaction
https://locusmag.com/2020/01/cory-doctorow-inaction-is-a-form-of-action/

#QotoJournal

- Master, what is the secret of Happiness?

- Not arguing with idiots.

- I don't agree that is the secret of Happiness.

- You are right.

...😛 #humour #koan

NEW pages coming soon to this Fediverse Reporter blog.

Watch for an announcement. I will be using my new Kawen.space account excusively for it, as I am tired of my account here not reaching places due to fediblocks and shitty politics.

I am beyond that, and a free thinking author and publisher. As such, I had been reflecting and thinking about the impact of those facts of life on my personal content.

Of we go, new seas to be explored.

"Navegar é Preciso, viver não é Preciso." -- Fernando Pessoa.

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Navegadores antigos tinham uma frase gloriosa:
"Navegar é preciso; viver não é preciso".

Quero para mim o espírito desta frase,
transformada a forma para a casar como eu sou:

Viver não é necessário; o que é necessário é criar.
Não conto gozar a minha vida; nem em gozá-la penso.
Só quero torná-la grande,
ainda que para isso tenha de ser o meu corpo
e a (minha alma) a lenha desse fogo.

Só quero torná-la de toda a humanidade;
ainda que para isso tenha de a perder como minha.
Cada vez mais assim penso.

Cada vez mais ponho da essência anímica do meu sangue
o propósito impessoal de engrandecer a pátria e contribuir
para a evolução da humanidade.

É a forma que em mim tomou o misticismo da nossa Raça.

Fernando Pessoa.

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English Translation :

Ancient navigators had a glorious phrase:
"Navigating is needed; living is not necessary".

I want for myself the spirit of this sentence,
transformed the way to marry her as I am:

Living is not necessary; what is needed is to create.
I don't count on enjoying my life; i don't even think about it.
I just want to make it big,
even if for that it has to be my body
and (my soul) the firewood of this fire.

I just want to make it all humanity;
even if i have to lose it as mine.
More and more like this I think.

I increasingly put the anymic essence of my blood
the impersonal purpose of magnifying the homeland and contributing
for the evolution of humanity.

It is the way in which the mysticism of our Race has taken in me.

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Poet extraordinaire.

My personal Blog announcements soon moving to a new account and home.

Tired of Blocking and people not seeing posts, due to them.

https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/

Plus -- #MarkDown formatting is supported at my new Pleroma account.

@rgx

@rgx And the Themes.......

Dark Theme Pleroma Style.