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

He makes an entrance.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @itvmeridian
Watch the moment Leo the cat disappears under the Dean of Canterbury's robes as he gives a sermon! Footage from Canterbury Cathedral
https://twitter.com/itvmeridian/status/1265291406941323265

Love Paseri's #Watercolour #art . Thank you for sharing.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @paseri021
Anything.
#pasericat
https://twitter.com/paseri021/status/1265633743995203586

Come join, sun is fine.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @3JazzCats
Happy #whiskerswednesday everyone! ❤️🐾Ella and Charlie
https://twitter.com/3JazzCats/status/1265634932233326593

Lovely photo -- my #Tabby never allowed it.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @JaxLilliMilo
Pretty Pixel whiskers. (It’s taken years for Pixel to trust the camera up close!) #WhiskersWednesday
https://twitter.com/JaxLilliMilo/status/1265621783278948357

Our pocket computers have AWESOME specs -- multi core, high rez displays. Lots of RAM and Storage, fast IP connections.

BUT opsystem choices are VERY limited and SH1TTY. Looking at #android, iOS.

Miss #WindowsPhone, love it. Still have Lumias, great photos always. #xp #mobile
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RT @AndroidPolice
Phones keep getting faster and the Play Store still runs like trash https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/27/phones-keep-getting-faster-…
https://twitter.com/AndroidPolice/status/1265666333930172418

Freakinck, NOOOO!

Pending user applications, and I won't even bother masking it. Spam who needs this?

#Nuked, #qoto

** Cutting off off the distractions is wonderful for productivity and mental health. Happiness even.

I have Classical Music station, no ads, streaming constantly here as I red and work.

And even that, sometimes I turn off when I feel the need for deep concentration.

Try it ? --> https://www.wned.org/radio/wned-classical-945/

#music #art #mh #productivity #Writers #Slowly #xp

@freemo
Regarding arms posting -- I do cringe when an assault rifle photo is posted openly, I think we should revisit the Content Warning requirements.

As a sensitivity gesture to those who are victimized by violence, crime and warfare. The topic could still be acceptable, but with a CW and up to users discretion to open it or not.

One of the Very Distinctive features of Fediverse instances, compared to Twitter for example.

We don't need to go overboard, but while I am interested in arms, and had them in the past, I have so far avoided posting images that could lead to finger pointing and reputational damage to Qoto in the Fediverse.

Posting this Top Level, for Exposure and discussion.

in reply to a comment at : https://qoto.org/@freemo/104237494092425940
@Sphinx @arteteco

EDIT : Getting a Server 500 Error -- failure to upload media, both in Masto Web and Pinafore client.

From article text :

"Facebook's photo and video migration tool is a product of the Data Transfer Project, a joint initiative between Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, and more that promises greater portability of data between services. After debuting in Ireland back in December 2019, Facebook's photo and video migration tool finally came to the United States and Canada in April 2020.

The tool is fairly straight forward in terms of functionality. In five simple steps, users can copy their entire Facebook photo or video library over to Google Photos, no special hacks or software necessary. The social media giant has promised that more photo services will be supported in the future, though Google Photos is the first one out of the gate. Here's how to make it happen:"

Tried and this REALLY works.

Copies over all of your Facebook photos. Creates Copies of the Albuns they were placed in, with the Dates.

Very nice -- and makes closing a FB account for Good an easier option. Lovely!

Available in USA and Canada since April 20, I beleive other countries - possibly EU ones as well.

See the Article here : https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/16/how-to-transfer-all-of-your-facebook-photos-and-videos-to-google-photos/

High on the Suggestions & Requests list, at least for me.

Adding Rich Text, #MarkDown support would :

* make post much nicer on the eyes (for those who care to use it, an optional feature)
* Make text EASIER to read, for everyone (assuming active posters used it)
* and make #Fediverse another degree BETTER than the corporate networks.

Could it be done?

* YES, it is already supported in some cases -- in GlitchSocial and Pleroma instances.
* The GlitchSoc source code is available, and this could be back-ported to mastodon saving much effort.

And -- What about the CLIENT side to support this?

* Some clients already DO support this; the snapshot below shows a pretty Test post, made via and displayed in Pinafore -- https://pinafore.social
* Husky Android client has Rich Text support built in too.
* GlitchSoc and Pleroma FE also support it natively.

See the image in this post -- a Test with various Rich Text features applied, all done via a GlitchSocial instance where a friend has an account.

What is MarkDown ? How could I use it?

Markdown is a simplified and easy to learn text formatting system that is widely used in the Net.

It replaces clumsy HTML MarkUp tags with simpler to use ones.

Wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown

Official site : https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/

#Qoto #Requests #wishlist #QotoJournal

52 new users were welcomed into #Qoto this past week.

And I am quite happy we stopped the adding huge number, which had NO RELATION to this instance's focus and theme.

And in the majority of cases, added ZERO posts, or added content that violated our Terms of Conduct (spammers, ads, escort services, prostitutes, etc) leading to their Deletion from the user base.

Yey for an improvement. Thanks @freemo and @arteteco, steady as she goes.

#MQGA #NewUsers #Focus

The BEST smartphones -- Before the iPhone.

"At the 10-year anniversary of the launch of Apple's original iPhone, we take a walk down memory lane to see the best phones that people could buy right before the iPhone came... and changed the landscape completely.

From the devices with a full QWERTY keyboard to the best Nokias and the devices coming from the fruitful partnership between Sony and Ericsson, these phones seemed in one or other way superior to the iPhone, at least on paper. "

https://www.phonearena.com/news/These-were-the-best-phones...-before-the-iPhone_id95512

#Warzone ? Well, you could say that. Police and military forces entering Rio de Janeiro's Favelas - - dominated by heavily armed drug traffic gangs.

#Crime #drugs #Brazil #Rio #xp
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RT @juliabarbon
Isso leva a mortes e choros diários em favelas, à interrupção de ações e doações feitas pelas próprias comunidades e à paralisação do atendimento em saúde que é, agora ainda mais, direito imprescindível de qualquer ser humano. https://www…
https://twitter.com/juliabarbon/status/1264609582791495681