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

@null0x0 @delta Wonderful!

And while I was having breaksfast, I remembered where I had heard the name.

A few Cuban young people were hanging out and chatting away, I joined them to practice Spanish and was fun. Then it became clear they were still living in Cuba - and that surprised me, that they could be connected into the Mastodon instances, while still physically there. Internet in Cuba was slow, hard to find and expensive last time I was there.

They explained that they used their government issued email accounts and something called #deltachat . Aha!

This has opened a channel they wouldn't have otherwise; our chat was fast paced, and knowing it worked bridging these and across national barriers to other traffic is great.

@esperera_98 is at our instance, some others were from different ones.

@unklebonehead@mastodon.social Oh, yes! I had forgotten.

Got to look at #UK results, likely not good.

@null0x0 @delta Wonderful, I like that.

Hadn't heard about it yet but it's nice to have independent alternatives. 👍

@realcaseyrollins @rgx

Pity that it isn't updating when you see the account profile -- but it shows the first post I did, and clicking on it takes you there.

I will have to ask them if there's something wrong, as new posts at the blog should show at the fedi account as well.

Web address shows all the posts, in time order, most recent at the top.

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

@realcaseyrollins

@realcaseyrollins Oh gosh.

Shields Up! 🛡️

@identifiant_pix2 Bonjour, pix2, bienvenu à Maison 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

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

Have a good day!

@freemo @ghost Hello ghost, 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!

@IntegralDuChemin Hope you do feel better soon, IDC. 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

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

Have a good day!

@realcaseyrollins Yes, that is the idea. 😺

My blog account is @rgx

@shibaprasad @rgx

The Write.freely project's home is at https://writefreely.org/

Their pages have an instance listing here: https://writefreely.org/instances

I found Tedomum.net on this list, and there is also the Fediverse Instances list at : https://fediverse.network/writefreely

Tedomum has one disadvantge in that it only allows ONE blog per user account, some others allow 5 or more (say, with different focus and interest all together). But their blog accounts DO show up here in fedi, others that I tried I couldn't see them.

A lot of the listed ones might be not open to new registrations, more of a private place for the owner's to write and publish, but some ARE open.

The editor and feel of WF is quite nice - very minimalist, few controls in sight, and simple ones only to draft a new post.

There's a Dark Theme, which I love since it's nicer on the eyes and similar to what I use on mastodon.

Long post, sorry. I will eventually collate the info and prepare a proper new user info guide for Write.freely.

Ask any questions if you like. You do have Privacy controls on the blog and can keep it fully private until you are happy and decided to open it; or use a password to allow only certain people to read it.

@shibaprasad Hello Shibaprasad,

and yes, Write.freely is a blogging platform that is part of the fediverse, a nice incentive to use it since people can see and follow your posts even from their Mastodon instances.

I had intended to create a blog for some time, but never sat down and went at it, focused and spending the time to learn how it works.

Had mentioned WordPress, which is one of the large blog alternatives. I wouldn't want to usee Blogger, probably even larger, but controlled by Google.

Dr Freeman suggested Write.Freely, saying WP was hard, and this one was federate-friendly.

I spent a day or two looking at instances running it. Created accounts and made test posts to see if I could see them from here, and in various cases, I couldn't.

But them I made an account at my current home, https://write.tedomum.net/about , and I could see my account and Follow it too.

@rgx is the fedi-friendly address.

A screen shot showing the info on the control panel.

Write.freely is the software and host for my new blog. I am enjoying the experience - had meant for a long time to put down in writing ideas, stories and images from projects, travel, etc.

A "Writer's Guide at the developer's page"is helpful.

While the plain interface of write.freely has no distractions (just a screen to type on. Dark mode is available, very few buttons), to make text look nicer on screen you will eventually want Bold, Italics, bullets, etc.

The Guide helps learn those.

https://writefreely.org/docs/latest/writer/writing.md

@iankenway The image gives me the chills, but I still should thank you for the posts, Ian. 👍

* Editor's Note : This blog post is being prepared to celebrate the research work of our fellow QOTO.org user Chikara, @chikara , who has been sharing the fruits of his curiosity and study of the evolution of Technology, Arts and Science in Japan.

I had meant to suggest to him that his posts would look wonderful in a Blog format, and be preserved, made easier to find for anyone interested in following them.

Upon seeing his post of the Prussian Blue history, and the beautiful gravure of the Great Wave, I knew the moment was now.

Thank you, Chikara, for sharing with us all of your findings.

チカラ、私たちとあなたの調査結果のすべてを共有していただきありがとうございます。

A reminder, we still have a few days left for anyone wishing to nominate a Qoto.org user for a Moderator position now open.

Having been nominated to the post, I wrote my views of what this important job includes.

See it on my new blog post: https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/qoto-moderator-nomination-process-notes

@realcaseyrollins
Not sure which link, tvmucho or the YT video?

@kris

@Sphinx
Oh, you will see crazy things like that. It's worse in Australia, from what I heard from cyclists who traveled there.

Have seeen this kind of incident. Heard about people cycling having objects thrown at them from passing vehicles.

Pick up truck drivers are the worst.

@jahnke @namark @freemo