obi 🍍 @obi@qoto.org

@maison_faim You are in Mastodon in Jail? Strange ha

@maison_faim When you say 'locked up" do you just mean off of work and staying home?

@maison_faim My life has changed 0. How about you?

@design_RG I followed a domain and sent to Home. All French and Spanish posts were coming thru, with that filter on. But its been a few hrs since I've seen it, so maybe it was just a glitch. Thanks.

@freemo Also, thanks for everything here. Amazing features in your instance.

@freemo Ahhh. Thanks.
@Yo___

@freemo How do you pronounce Qoto? In my head, to sounds like ko-toe.

@design_RG There is no way to filter domain subs by language, like the public timelines, is there?

@Tak The world will have burned by then haha

@LittleWytch now you just need a nice sticker

@design_RG @LittleWytch thanks anyway. I love the openness of the fediverse here, but I can only take so many Gab posts

@LittleWytch That's the first place I looked before checking settings. I guess I'm blind. Got it now, thanks!

@LittleWytch I was actually looking around trying to see if domain blocking was possible here. How do you do it?

@ssokolow Also, I guess we are opposite on the themes. You like the light, I need it DARK

@ssokolow Thanks. That is AMAZING. No other instance really touches this one with features. Appreciate the info.

@ssokolow I saw the domain subscriptions feature but wasn't sure how it worked. Is it just the RSS button on a toot? Does it subscribe to the entire instance the user is on, show it in home? All the rest I knew about, and that's what makes me want to use this. Awesome features. I have my own theme I made that is in my browser and applies to all themes, so I'm good there lol. But yeah, the features and instance description are why I'm here, the lack of toots in local is the only thing that has me 2nd guessing.

Hi, my name is Aaron, my friends call me Obi (oh-bye). I have been on Mastondon since April 17th off and on, but recently it's been a lot of on. The more I use Mastodon, the more I'm realizing the importance of picking the right instance, so I have been signing up for a lot more of them, which brought me here. I've noticed that on most of my other instances, the topic that most people are tooting about are Social Justice, and LGBTQA+ rights etc. I just have no interest in such topics, so that's what brought me here.

My interests are really around science, encryption/privacy, person freedoms, and most importantly logical conversation. During my search for the right instance, I have had a few failures, as what looked like something good for me, ended up back to the same old discussions in those areas that I just have no interest. But a few days ago, I found this instance, and it seems like it could be a good fit for me, so I am giving it a try.

I don't usually do these introductions, but here is some background on me I guess. I was a golf professional for almost 2 decades, then when my daughter was born, I decided it was time for a switch from the 85-100 weeks, and spend some time with family. I then moved on to data management for a company in the health care industry. Working from home got old, so after 5 years I decided to move on. Currently I am employed by a company in the Energy sector, in my small town that has been here for decades. My grandfather worked there until he retired, and my father is currently working there and will be retiring soon. My job deals with Hazardous Wastes.

My free time is spent doing a lot of hiking, some camping, and a lot of tinkering with GNU+Linux OSes, and encryption software.

That's it for me, stop by and say hello, and maybe give me some info on the feel of this instance, and what everyone is usually talking about. Thanks.

#introductions