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

@82wrangler This is a gret instance to be in, btw. 😃

I only started here a couple months ago, and do have various other accounts, but here ins Main. Take a read at those guides, they are quite good.

@82wrangler Hello, and welcome to Qoto.

Enjoy the network and all it has to offer. If you are new to using Mastodon, there's a good guide here: https://lifehacker.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-mastodon-1828503235

We also have another new users guide, posted here : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/suggestions-and-guidelines-for-new-users-written-by-mastodon-art-administrator

Any question, just ask, and someone will try and help out.

Have a good day!

@Morgan_H

@Sphinx @freemo Ah, thank you! 😃 Wonderful to get some feedback.

My primary blog account is write.freely, at TeDomum.net, but I do mirror it at both Wordsmith.social and the Plume instance at Fediverse.blog.

Personally I love the writefreely software, it's bliss to write in a pure black screen, no distractions. And the finished pages look good, nicer in my opinion than on Plume.

But Plume does have advantages, I have a planned article to be written sometime about the differences and what I like in one or the other; what's missing, what could improve.

* TD : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/
* WS : https://wordsmith.social/rgx/
* Plume: https://fediverse.blog/@/rgx/

@achso@mastodon.social Tell your friends, the younger ones didn't experience it, these times, the BBSes.

We have the full BBS the Documentary now on PeerTube here at Qoto, link in the blog post, maybe they can see what the fuss is all about.

A lot, most animated gifs are annoying, and some of us curse the day that was invented. But I just found a NEAT example of how it can be used nicely.

Telegram just released a new version, and it has the new feature of preparing a message but not sending immediately -- but setting a later time for it to go.

Well done, Telegram. I have used it briefly and was quite impressed with the fluidity of the app, the UI design, how well it performed.

If you have contacts already using it, or willing to switch -- a much better instant messenger than WhatsApp, or God forbid, the ghastly FB Messenger junk. (that I absolutely REFUSE to even consider).

New blog at Telegram HQ : https://telegram.org/blog/verifiable-apps-and-more

@ij @rgx@nerdculture.de @LaF0rge This is great, I will post about it on my main instance, so more people can see and get to know about it.

Expecting a blog post about it in the near future, it's too interesting an idea to pass up. So many people in the Net today have no idea how this all got started.

Even the roots on the internet, the protocols, the distributed design - and the reasons for both, surviving a nuclear attack, made this so robust and open - unexpectedly, when the gov funding research didn't aim for any openess or lack of central controls.

January 2nd is World Introvert Day.

@Sphinx
Oh, it's quite nice, I like it. I have the RedMi Note 5 Prime, bought in Europe as it's not sold in North America. Works well, well built and sells for a good price. No wonder they can't keep them in stock -- they sell out quickly at the stores.

Xiao Mi is a great brand.

@freemo

@el_rafa Hello Rafa.

english or Spanish preferred? I can suggest some user guides if you are new to Mastodon, just let me know what language. Se quieras puedo indicarte unas Guias para nuevos usuarios de Mastodon. 😃

@11112011

Hei Blitz! Just found this on my notifications, busy day working in various machines. Not sure of the context, what it relates to. Or maybe not?

LOL, Feliz Ano Novo!!

@freemo

@freemo Yeah, I did buy a Xiao Mi last year when visiting Europe, it was clear that apps would not be supported much longer.

There's some hope now with the Pine Phone, people are developing Linux for it, no google frameworks and espionage in it.

* The Fediverse reminds me so much of FidoNet *

New Year's day, and all is quiet in the land. :-)

Remembered a blog idea; a few days ago, we were chatting in the network. About a situation that reminded me a lot of the BBS world; where I started in computers, dial-up modems, and the network called FidoNet...

New post, live at : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/the-fediverse-reminds-me-so-much-of-fidonet

@popgun It worked. 🙂 See your notifications, I just sent you a reply with some Guides to mastodon linked.

Happy New Year!

@popgun Hello, and welcome to Qoto.

Enjoy the network and all it has to offer. If you are new to using Mastodon, there's a good guide here: https://lifehacker.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-mastodon-1828503235

We also have another new users guide, posted here : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/suggestions-and-guidelines-for-new-users-written-by-mastodon-art-administrator

Any question, just ask, and someone will try and help out.

Have a good day!

@freemo No, Microsoft stopped supporting the o.s. and the manufacturing, after havign purchased the whole mobile division of Nokia.

I still have various Nokia Lumia models here, and use them. The photo quality in the Nokia puts to shame most Android devices, and I m not even talking bout higher end Lumia models.

A terrible loss, WP, as now there's only two greedy corporate options, both inferior in technical terms, UI, UX imo.

As the efficient markets hypothesis turns 50, it is time to bin it #xp https://www.ft.com/content/dbf88254-22af-11ea-b8a1-584213ee7b2b via @FinancialTimes@twitter.com

Sucks. WhatsApp suport for Windows Phone devices dropped.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=auto&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwinfuture.de%2Fnews%2C113257.html

And also:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=auto&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwinfuture.de%2Fnews%2C113257.html

The man who made Wolfenstein #xp https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/12/24/21029936/castle-wolfenstein-silas-warner