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

New version upgrade for
@bluestacksinc@twitter.com BlueStacks Android emulator/environment for Windows systems.
... Installing, Thank you!

#slowly @slowlyapp@twitter.com Android version runs really well on this environment, have been using it so for 5 months or so. Even with the NEW Web version of the app, I still remain with the Android one, feels comfortable..

https://www.bluestacks.com/

https://www.getslowly.com/en/

@qoto A CORRECTION is needed here -- as I have just learned and understand better the Privacy settings to messages.

On one of the posts above, I took as snapshot and described setting the Privacy choice to use for a group message.

In it I selected the "UNLISTED" mode, thinking it was the best, not showing on the public feeds - Local or Federated.

BUT --- it DOES allow the message to be sent to ALL of your followers (blowing away any privacy intention, and maybe annoying people). It ALSO shows the post in your Profile, to anyone curious enough to look there.

That's NOT good;

And upon reading a Guide by Mastodon's lead developer, I now think we should use the "DIRECT" message choice.

- it will have only ONE attribution, the group name we chose. In my example, "@qoto-bikers"

- it will send a message to Guppe, and the bot will process and send a DIRECT message to each person already subscribed to the group.

- Your message will NOT show on public feeds. It will NOT show on your profile either.

*This is Better * -- what we would need.

** Privacy details in the screenshot are from: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/07/cage-the-mastodon/

A good definition of what each type of Privacy setting on a Toot will result on.

Unlisted ? Private ? Direct Message ?

From https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/07/cage-the-mastodon/

Another user here had posted a link to this - it was on my open, To Read tabs and now I have checked it out. RECOMMENDED!!

And it's a Good Guide! Even after been using the fediverse pretty intensively for the past week, I learned a few things.

Like, what's the result of selecting UNLISTED as the privacy setting for a toot? (it does not show on the public Feed lists, as expected. However it DOES show in your own profile page! 😞 )

https://lifehacker.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-mastodon-1828503235

Just saw a mention to an extension for Firefox and compatibles, that can replace uBlock Origin. With extra privacy and finer controls. uMatrix for Firefox :

https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/28/a-umatrix-guide-for-firefox/

Now working on my beloved laptop, there's no comparison; mobile for me is on the road only, much more limited.

Waterfox homepage is at https://www.waterfox.net/

There are TWO versions now:

- Classic is a custom build of FF, with all telemetry removed, it also supports lots of older Extensions which Mozilla has deemed no longer supported. I used this for years now.

- Currrent just launched, this Octover, and is based on current FF code, on the Aurora channel. Current version is 68.0a2 as listed above, and it's amazingly FAST and stable.

It has become my go to Browser, installed on my various systems and in my phone as well, the Android version.

#browser #Waterfox #Aurora

Another system photo. IBM ThinkPad, model T23, a powerful model at its time, I used it for ten years at work.

Still runs well, used it for some Cad work the other day, the version of AutoCAD I have won't run on newer opsys.

Maxed out with 1 GB of ram, 1.1 GHz PIII processor, single core. XP for Legacy systems os.

Photo by Xiao MI Red MI Note 5 Prime. Sys specs greatly outweigh the ThinkPad.

8 cores processor, 3 GB RAM, Arm 64 processor. Android 7.1.2,. MIUI 11.

#retro #vintage #computer

Give me enough Tabs and the world is my Library... I actually have about twice as many shown in the picture, and the system is stable.

Waterfox Current, based on Firefox Aurora channel, v. 68.02a

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Unix

"Ken Thompson (sitting) and Dennis Ritchie working together at a PDP-11"

A Mini computer, made by DEC, Digital Equipment Corporation, one of the great names in American computing history that disappeared into mergers and acquisitions (bought by Compaq, I think)

#vintage #retro #computing

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