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@maison_faim Do you like Sci-Fi? I could offer some good suggestions on that.

Or other genres if I knew what you prefer.

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@anarchiv I had not thought about it until seeing and reading your thread here this morning.

It's amazing what you did with just words, well chosen, and delivered in small packets. For this medium it seems a good way to do it - attracting people in, without overwhelming them with longer texts.

I tend to write long form, and enjoy that Mastodon and fediverse allow that, unlike birdsite.

But I see the value of well done, not overly terse posting like you did here. Well done.

I will get around to writing it this morning, make it the morning's project.

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@maison_faim Ah, I understand, so off the screens then.

Maybe read a book. Or go out if the weather is nice. Late Fall here, and weather is gloomy, grey, dakr and sometimes rain or snow.

Great time to dive into these networks for me. Until Spring comes, this will keep me happy and ticking. 😄

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@anarchiv Thanks - I just thought you might not have finished the stream of posts you were working on; and it would be a pity to cut into it.

Your writing and presentation were very interesting - I think they would attract people who would not read it, if posted in one or two larger posts.

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@maison_faim You can also look at the screen and all that's coming by, interact and fly into new directions.

Hours later, lost in a Wikipedia page about some exotic Amazonian river fish, you wonder what happened.

Life is amazing. 😉

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@anarchiv I kind of feel bad for posting into what could have been a continuing stream of narration - if that is the case, please accept my apologies.

I did not know that Marseille had a name with such ancient roots. Reminds me of Évora, in Alentejo, Portugal, which has been around for a long time. The root of the current name goes to pre-Roman times, I remember seeing information at their local Museum.

I visited Alcácer do Sal, in the coast of Portugal, just South of Lisbon. It's located on a sheltered estuary, and Phoenicians had trading posts there, supporting the seamen traveling up the coast from the Med into the Bay of Biscay and on to Cornwall and other locations.

Tin was a vital resource, one of the components of Bronze, which for some time was the best metal people knew how to produce.

Until they developed Iron smelting skills, the demand for copper and tin moved enterprising people into those very long and risky journeys.

I am sure you know all of this and much more, but it's nice to reminisce and think about life in these times. And by talking about it, we might get people's interest and curiosity.

Maybe I could post a similar thread, like yours - I visited the Archeology Museum in Lisbon and was fascinated by an exhibit they had, all artifacts excavated in the Algarve region of Portugal.

I took it in one display at a time, which in a way is similar to the posting style you made above. Fragments of information from each surprising and intriguing me. And on to the next display and some more.

Spent hours and had a great time. I love History, and after visiting Europe, it kinds of soured me for travel here in North America, where 'old' might be 300 years. 😄

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@Vishsai @IshaKaushik@mastodon.social
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Oh, it's just the daily trivial. Coffee, black, a bit of sugar. Bananas, smashed in plate, with rolled oats mixed in. A little drizzle of Maple Syrup to sweeten.

Some bread slices with butter.

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@anarchiv I really enjoyed the way you posted it. My reply wasn't as intriguing and elegant as your post.

Thanks for sharing it.

I love Historical novels, and this trade has been part and described on some of the ones I have read. I find it fascinating, giving us a better understanding of the world they lived in.

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Beautiful Persian & Tabby mix, Beast is gorgeous.
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@IshaKaushik@mastodon.social Sensible idea, Isha. 😛

And on that note, breakfast.

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@anarchiv Fascinating, thank you for the post. Tin mining in Cornwall, today's southwestern UK was a big motivation for sailors to travel very very far, risk it all in the open Atlantic on their small ships. Phoenicians had outposts in the coast of today's Portugal long before the Romans came.

Combining History, Geography and Economics is a great way to better understand the times they lived in.

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@VidyaKrishnan Thank for the post. Wikipedia has an interesting page about the ship and the legend it became. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_D

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Fabrice Tual

Iidabashi, de Tōshi Yoshida (1911-1995), bois gravé en 1932. Acquis en 2016.

Admirables reflets de ciel vespéral dans les canaux. Et après un premier regard sur une scène qui semble figée, on y distingue plein de vie.

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@Fabrice_tual Thank you, beautiful gravure!

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@drabard Thanks for the post. I liked the stark simplicity of your site. Nothing much to worry about but the writing that goes into the page.

Just started looking at blogging with write.freely, and your pages remind me of it. I found writing in their editor very focused, like working in a text editor versus a full blown word processor.

Sometimes, that's what we need. TY.

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@_lunawinters

It looks delicious on that photo. Yummm.

@shivam_janus_bahuguna@mastodon.social

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A picture, or it didn't happen.

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An alternative Blog, using WordPress 

Saved the page, it's just started and not published yet. But there should be a preview available here: rgx.vivaldi.net/?p=13&preview=

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An alternative Blog, using WordPress 

A Quick look at a more complex Blog setup.

Along with trying out the Write.freely open source, fediverse compatible system, I went and opened up a free blog at Vivaldi.net. This is the company providing the Vivaldi browser, and they also offer a free email account and a free blog if desired.

For curiosity and comparison purposes, I went ahead and started a first post. The blogs at Vivaldi are using WordPress, and offer a lot more controls, formatting options, online image hosting, but at the price of a more complex interface to be learned.

It looks interesting, but will take some time getting used to and knowing the tools and options.

The write.freely seems aptly named - as there's very little to distract you from writing away, concentrating in the words, less distractions.

Leaving here a screen shot for the record.

For first time users, I would suggest the write.freely ones, unless you are prepared to cram for a few days to get over the learning curve quickly.

I am including two snapshots - the editor area can work in either Visual Mode, with images displayed in full size.

Or in Text Mode, where you see Raw HTML, tags and nitty gritty, but sometimes can be a nice way to work, fix glitches.

Do note there's a lot more visual clutter around. 😛

For the record, @freemo had recommended to me write.freely and I think that is a good recommendation for casual users, to get started, it will be easier.

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