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

@Surasanji That sounds like a sweet and sensible plan to me.

Rub them for me, please! 😺

@Zyzzyva Hello Madhusudan, 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

You chose a good place to be in, this instance is quite cool.

Have a good day!

@drq @sptnkmmnt

Hope you feel better soon. It's though when the Blues strike like that.

Get better, friend. 🕊️

@susi123
Oh, no -- there is nothing for you t obe sorry, Susi.

We were having a nice conversation, which expanded into other topics.

I felt sorry for you since you would get a ton of notifications if we kept the "Who's the Greatest, Evilest Corporation in Tech?" going.

Facebook had not even been mentioned, lol.... 😜

BTW -- that cat picture you sent me, so lovely. was quite successful in my Twitter post of it.

Never had so many Likes and Retweets on one of my posts.

See screenshot. ---v

@freemo @moonshine@freespeechextremist.com

@freemo

Aahh, that's wonderful. Thank you!!

Lean a new thing everyday. Made a snapshot for visual learners, saved for future use, help new users too.

Plus, this will be so handy when the threads derail into unexcpected ways.
@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com @susi123

@freemo

Thank you! Now, how do you mute a specific thread? I haven't seen a control for that, just muting a user totally.

Have been on some interesting threads with users for assorted other instances in Federated, but then someone barges in and poisons the thing. Argh.... 😠

@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com @susi123

@atet That is a really cute and lovely car. Thanks for posting it, and welcome to QOTO, Atet!

@freemo
Poor Susi got hijacked into a major discussion, lol.

At times like these, I really miss features that we had and enjoyed for many years in Forums.

As a mod, I would just do a few clicks and split into a new thread, give it exposure on Forum listing and not annoy the poor user, lol.

Alas, we don't have that here, sadly.

I will be going out soon and won't be able to continue this relevant discussion - maybe we can start a new thread in the Local Feed? That is an interesting theme for many people.

Sorry for the hit and run, appointment.
@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com @susi123

@freemo

Apple and Google are the worst of the corporate spionage and control, domination today.

Vintage Microsoft CD, a popular view earlier on. 😛

@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com @susi123

@moonshine@freespeechextremist.com

Lol, yep.

In the 90's, Microsoft was the incarnation of Evil. A ruthless and domineering corporation, I was pissed at them frequently.

Times change. I remember when I saw the very first mention of a new startup, a new fanged search engine called this strange name, Google.

Search was good, webpage was minimal and fast. What a nice relief from the absurd bloated Yahoo search page of the time!

And this new kid company had a nice motto, Do Not Be Evil.

Which, 20 years later, is what they turned into with a vengeance.

Microsoft, on the other hand, had big changes in management. Evil guy Steve Ballmer is long gone, good riddance.

And I consider them a cool company, today. Wish I had bought some shares 4 years ago!

@freemo @susi123

@susi123 Don't reget it, Susi - Never to late to start and learn new things.

I really enjoy traveling and being able to communicate with people in their own language. Even if I can only speak a little bit, they appreciate the effort and courtesy.

Get started - there are many great tools. 😉

Duolingo is FREE and you can find many languages.

I was taking daily lessons in French while travelling in the Spring, and it did help - I learned a bit of French but many, many years ago.

https://www.duolingo.com/

Do you like to read and write letters? I use and love a penpal app called "Slowly".

You can find penpals from all over the world, and practice a language too. recommended!

https://getslowly.com/en to take a look.

@susi123 I am so glad to hear that, Susi! Wonderful.

I think the Bing Translator is much nicer than the Google one. https://www.bing.com/translator/

** Top Reasons?

1. It is NOT a Google property.

2. It allowed me to paste long letters, with up to 5,000 characters, which I wrote in one language where I can express myself better. Then used the Translator to bring it to my friend's native language, which I do speak, but at a lower proficiency level

3. The machine translated text wasn't perfect, but by using a native language, I felt free to express my thoughts much more freely, conveying meaning and nuance, sentiment, the way I liked it.

4. I would copy the text from Bing page, paste it into my penpal letter writing editor and scan, proofread and edit it to correct any anomalous errors or weird language from the machine.

Excellent for letters to our friends abroad. 😉

She was the one who started me on this route, surprising me with a full letter in my native language. Wow! 😺

We got very lyrical as a result. ❤️ ❤️

Não é legal? Foto tirada nos ultimos dias de Outubro, e todo mundo de shorts, camisa manga curta, dia lindo, trilha tambem!

No Aveiro, em Portugal. ❤️ 🇵🇹

Foto por Gonçalo Peres, compartilhada no Bicycle Touring group. Album completo: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_8vFoZiJdnLRVlPcVl0QmdxTW8

English version:

Isn't it cool? A photo taken on the last days of October, and everyone is on shorts, short sleeve shirts, beautiful day and so is the trail too!

In Aveiro, Portugal. ❤️ 🇵🇹

Photo by Gonçalo Peres, shared in the Bicycle Touring Group at.Facebook Complete album:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_8vFoZiJdnLRVlPcVl0QmdxTW8

@binsrc Thanks for posting that, adding to my To Read Tabs for today. 😄

@teknonomicon Ah, glad you liked it.

Those novels are very interesting, great reading. Hope you enjoy them. 😺

@susi123 That photo is really neat. The litte one playing with the phone is off the charts cute. 😉

@susi123 Very lovely. Thank you! 😺