Sweet, just got approved for #Ozempic for weight loss...
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No, do NOT vote for this issue. 👎
We do not need another case of #Mastodon strong-arming other developers of the #fediverse into being compatible with their implementation just because they're the most-used software out there.
@Methylcobalamin@mastodon.social
RE: https://makai.chaotic.ninja/notes/9o4ztztyc8
@freemo Jandalf The Hwhite. 😍
Did Tolkein intend for modern day Little People/Dwarfs to be linked with Dwarves from #lotr
I have thought about this alot and I think we can agree with a solid no. There is no description in his work of Dwarvews being able to intermate with any other race. In fact there is strong evidence they likely couldnt.
However hobbits could, in fact, interbreed with humans (as elves could). I suspect Tolkein intended modern day Little People to be associated with hobbits rather than dwarves.
I also say that its likelyt here is a connectiona t all because tolkein did write LotR as if it was a pre-history. So I suspect he did intend some sort of connection somewhere.
@freemo @BeckyWerner I mean how are you making sure you'll get your attention focused in the right place when people do attend school on Sunday?
@freemo @bonifartius Agree, although
█ you're not by yourself... you have us!
█ you don't need time for what I mean
✅ You just accept a pitch that sounds good (a post you've already read from users like mine who are trying without any attention) and back a few select people as a confirmed QOTO test so it's way to funnel a few people from using your popularity to them (mostly for QOTO but those who still are unconfident).
The rest will create itself here.
Your backing and encouragement helps us (or just 2 users) to test it in more of reality and purpose to realise what is - and accept if it's just a pipe dream or in reality in the long run proven (so by the time you have more time it's clearer and you don't have to start this process later).
It can prove what works done by ourselves (and also ok if it's not) I that's the main thing.
Start to shout out that "now we're trying this QOTO, so try it!" and everything will line itself.
Consider it a test space as you might well have wanted initially as a bit more than micro-blogging social. A few of us in-house talking / making with your nod will be quite painless.
I certainly mean no harm by it.
We can prove / show things while you do your other things. ⏲️
The time I feel we're losing if we (the bored isers) are giving to external companies or playing war game all the time. So without rushing it's better value something here than anywhere else.
WHAT I'M ASKING as EXAMPLE
█ Start me off by boosting my podcast post you've already seen
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111629539902807161
+ give your "approval for testing" comment and watch people go with more confidence and build a bit here as audio clips. It even proves what doesn't work so it won't fail you later,
Disclaimers can be put there as a test mode. I think more happy production can commence and someone like me will have time to talk it all out so you need not be involved apart from check in / read what you already read from time to time.
Happy to send you podcasts I've done before (I sent you some before with a Debian developer and many others).
I did also have webspace but cut down - could upload a few to temporary space
You could also up my limits temporarily and I could upload previous podcasts here 10-100mb each as a test in itself.
Not trying to cheat anyone here. And well you'll always be busy so I think it's not going to change.
What say you? (guess I'm asking for you to back me a bit / boost the podcast post and say it's more officially a QOTO test :)
@freemo @bonifartius Thanks #QOTO also from me.
I echo what @bonifartius said about the thanks, and you have my constant kudos... as well as push to enable me to do what I do (and discover that here).
📔 Note: "quality and NOT quantity" is what I'd say to grow this all right <--- strongly feel this is measurably too and according to what people need or don't have under Capitalism (they are creatively starving).
🌲 So not just growing in space or server but each person here and us growing with you and that way we kinda get to world peace or more fun doing whatever we can (literally I see our being here itself can make this happen more effortlessly by what we like doing already or advertising it here in-house).
The searching constantly for our self and each other, learning towards unity with you. is important and for our generations to come.
Kudos and (I am... because we are... my existence is also from what you|we do as one in humanity)
🕊️ We need more good stuff to do.
I have been patiently waiting for years and I will be gone at some point. Measurably have more time than others. If the others in the team can reach me, I welcome it.
Thanks for your (plural) efforts.
@freemo @freeschool sure, makes sense!
i already like the current featureset, pinning other timelines is very cool. the colored follow icons are also very handy!
thanks for putting in the work and money :)
@freemo
> What is it plants know that I dont know!
photosynthesis :P
In an attempt to reduce spam accounts I just increased our hCaptcha difficult to the max.. it was pretty low. Hopefully #QOTO will see less spam now.
Also witht he release we will be doing in the near future we have some better ideas for solving that.
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