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

* Is it Important, which Instance you are in ? *

Once again I had an enjoyable conversation, earlier today. Achso was there, and we continued a conversation from a day before. We discussed different things, and specially how choosing an instance to fit your needs and preferences is important.

My thoughts on the matter, and a detailed list of some instances I frequent.

On today's web magazine, live at : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/is-it-important-which-instance-you-are-in

[ a repost of my original Jan 4, 2020 Blog post announcement -- relevant on this day where I am mentioning other instances worth of consideration and instance listing sites.

More is better. Less is Twitter, FB. Don't need or want that

@emuz

Thank you, Tom! 😺

@realcaseyrollins

@realcaseyrollins

#glitchsocial is the Future. Right now, here, and looks and feels like the vanilla ones.

But -- it adds pizzazz and a more open project, development than main stream #mastodon .

A LOT of good ideas, already implemented. You could also consider https://koyu.space/ , another GS instance and quite nice.

For an average mastodon user, transition is painless. For the ones that care to discover the Extras, it's SO much nicer.

Waiting for Eugen to bless rich text, #Markdown? Already in use, at GS and #Pleroma everywhere.

@emuz

@emuz I was really curious about the name. It seemed similar to some funny English words.

@realcaseyrollins , think about another RealCaseyRollins @ KamFukWi.me ? LOL. 😜

Sorry for the little joke, it's good to know the origin of the name, and that is not a collapsed funny one like this above.

I like your choice of GlitchSocial, it's a nice platform, I enjoy it in a couple other instances where I have accounts.

I would suggest you could promote the awesome support of Rich Text options in GS -- #MarkDown and #BBcode right off the box, fully supported.

For someone in #Publishing, that is Great -- and I do use it to prepare my Blog Release posts with some of the possible touches MD enables. Header size, bold and italic; quote blocks, code tag with pretty contrasting text.

Succes with your instance, Tom! Thanks for offering an awesome service that takes effort, dedication and expense; many people don't even realize how much.

@freemo

> the only reason they are in the fediverse at all was to hijack the fediverse apps int he app store to circumvent censorship.

That. 100% agreed. I have read a really good article about the Fedi and Eugen's reaction to their hijacking the open source and running with it.

To general dismay. A good blog post could come out of it, as I loved the theme and discussion.

Need to reactivate my Fedi Reporting blog -- there's so much to be written and explained.

@isolategab @arteteco @realcaseyrollins

Tom Rinaldo is the admin and force behind Kafuka.me -- https://kafuka.me/@emuz

@emuz Nice work. Success to you and the instance. Curiosity -- what's the story about the "kafuka" name?

@realcaseyrollins@gameliberty.club

I can dig that - and maybe they will see the benefit of connections and move out ot the gab ship before it leaves port.

This could potentially benefit some of us who get aggravation by not blocking gab. Pretty pathetic, but a fact I deal with, my main qoto.org account is not seen at some places I would care about. Sadly in some cases, while many others are irrelevant FediBlock powertrip cases.

@isolategab @freemo @arteteco @realcaseyrollins

Interesting bit to watch. Gab head techies considering saying screw-it to Fediverse content.

That could improve the climate in the rest of the Fediverse, avoid nastiness by association like some instances suffer (not by supporting Gab, but simply by defending open network connection unless there's a reason for limiting or denying it)

a post by @isolategab

@freemo @arteteco @realcaseyrollins

A nice feature set.

And a modern GlitchSocial instance has added features compared to the vanillla Mastodon ones.

Rich Text -- Markdown and BBcode, is built right in. I love that. Heads up for what looks like an interesting place for an account.

https://kafuka.me/about

#instance #suggestion #Markdown #GlitchSocial

@Argus@mastodon.technology small correction -- @artectaco@qoto.org is really @arteteco

@fruechtchen@ruhr.social

Write.freely is excellent as a blogging platform. I use and enjoy it.

Plume is good too, and has on blog comments built in, if that is a feature you care for (WF excludes it and other social features by design).

I have read some interesting articles from the time Gab switched over to mastodon, and the reactions to that, and it was interesting reading -- would like to read your post when it is published.

Plume also supports in-site image hosting, which makes it easier to use for newer users. I find write.freely's default layout presents a clean and nice to read on page layout in both mobile and pc platforms.

@Argus@mastodon.technology @isolategab @gabwatch

A more recent Issue posted at the project's Git, included a proposal for Quote Block -- which is part of what others already have, and do a lot for Forum discussions, for example.

"When responding to a toot, allow to put context (quote/reply) #13876"

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/13876

From this topic, ThibG linked to the older discussion (lively topic, link in the above toot). Screenshot of this older topic included here.

Just found a lively discussion. Although dated from April 2019, this is indeed being discussed at the top levels of Mastodon project.

A long topic, including the lead developer's resistance to the request for support (WITH Code included) of Rich Text options (#MarkDown and others, as already supported in GlitchSocial, Pleroma and other #Fediverse platforms).

Eugen is not for it (or we would already have it). But there IS a yearning for more than the Sh1tty plain text. From people who write toots longer than the one liners favoured by old time ex-Twitter heads.

Discussion at : https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/10629

Saving this as a place marker, for later reading deeper into it.

#Mastodon needs Better text formatting options. Get on with the times, will we?

Example image included in topic - https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/384364/56579570-ce48ef00-65d0-11e9-9a53-a67c47537d4e.png

@Sphinx That's part of the beatuy of Spring, those long days.

And teh lush greenery. Balmy weather. Loveliest time of the year, my favourite Season, Spring.

Take some Equity first.

https://www.theonion.com/protestors-criticized-for-looting-businesses-without-fo-1843735351

@freemo Yes, correct.

I meant Live water as "living, moving", not stagnant like normal plates.

And a second post, made just now, by @endomain

Not seen here at Qoto, so a RT to spread the message.

OP : https://hackers.town/@endomain/104263819176703485

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Hello everyone.

There is a non-zero possibility that major US cities are about to get their civilian communications infrastructure turned off or significantly restricted. If this idea scares you too much to contemplate, please move on. I can't think of how to CW this appropriately, so my apologies for your anxiety, but this is important to my social circle, so I'll continue.

If you're worried about COVID-19 but you still want to make a positive impact, you can help to prepare for this eventuality.

The best way I can think to fight against comms being shut down is to use Dual Power Structure thinking: let's make our own network. This is not as unrealistic as it sounds. HAM Radio folks are already doing it. The software is open source, and runs on a massive number of surplus hardware.

Check out the AREDEN Compatibility Matrix: https://www.arednmesh.org/content/supported-platform-matrix

If you work your local network and make a few fast Amazon orders, I bet you'd have several square miles of coverage ready to go in an instant, and ready to backhaul internet to people who need it to protest.

You might say, "But Endomain, I'm not a licensed ham operator!"

I am not telling you what to do, but a lot of folks are breaking a lot of laws just by protesting. Folks are rightfully afraid of COVID-19 and that's fair, but you know what's socially distant? Rooftops of boarded up or looted buildings that are empty but still have electricity. Maybe this is a risk folks, licensed or not, are willing to take to take to keep comms up for protesters.

And a post that we don't see here, as we have dividing walls in the #Fediverse.

Full copy and attribution below.

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uspol, internet shutdown, $BIGCORP

I think that we're probably going to see the federal government order the shutdown of the internet and cell network in specific places.

Which means a few $BIGCORPs (namely Google, Amazon, Verizon, AT&T, Xfinity) are going to have to to decide if their dedicated backhaul networks and dedicated edge networks will comply with these orders.

The telcos have mostly all proven how much they love the taste of boot leather, so they'll fold. But this won't actually shut off Google and Amazon services and hosted properties in some places due to how this all is architected.

That's where the really wild legal battle will explode, I suspect. Because the current DOJ has given these companies 0 reason to cooperate, and if these companies wanted they could deploy free wifi for their products and it'd be a MASSIVE and actually most legal PR play that would further ingratiate their notion reliability with the US and global consumer.

Both Google and Amazon both want to ingratiate themselves with the EU going forward for GDPR exceptions. Defying the American government in court if it means holding to EU-stated values (hypocritical as this is) has material value for them.

So this is about to get VERY spicy.

RT : https://hackers.town/@endomain/104263712274140748