raining_night(RN) @raining_night@qoto.org

@Russelli my head hurts trying to read this 😭

@freemo thanks. What is f-droid? I know it's not an app coz it's not on Google playstore. I'm learning lots of stuff here 😁

@1iceloops123 @design_RG @mngrif

@1iceloops123 you mean Android? I'm using android and it's not free for Android

@design_RG @freemo @mngrif

@freemo can't argue with your logic. I agree with your point "killing off customers doesn't make business sense to pharma companies". I also agree with the point about generic medicines.

@mngrif by fedilab, you mean the app in the screenshot? Too bad it's not a free app 😔

@freemo @design_RG

@freemo @design_RG oh ok.. thanks.. I'm using tusky app and i guess that's why I'm being limited to 500 char.. thanks for this info 🙂

@freemo @design_RG so, to be clear - you, as qoto admin, can post unlimited char toots. But the users on qoto still are limited to 500 chars per toot. Am i right?

@freemo @design_RG yes, i did. But i heard Mastodon had 500 char limit. And this Fediverse is a strange place for me. So i thought you might have somehow used your pleroma profile to log into qoto instance(i realize this doesn't make any sense while I'm typing this 😂)

How to find which platform a user is on (Mastodon, pleroma, etc)? Is there any way to find this?

Also, for some users the instance is not being displayed after their Mastodon handle. Initially i thought perhaps those users are in the same instance as me. But that doesn't seem to be the case. I don't have an example at the moment. Is it possible to find which instance a user is on, if the instance is not displayed on their handle?

@freemo tagging you as you might know this.

@freemo @design_RG how are you guys able to post "more than 500 chars" toots? Are you guys on pleroma?

I think present day humans are intelligent enough and technology is advanced enough to find cure for aids and cancer. I believe the pharma companies are blocking scientists from researching on these (by cutting off their fund) because they cannot earn huge money if these fatal diseases are cured permanently. (I already read an article which says pharma companies are not interested in investing in the research of new antibiotics, because they think they cannot get their money back). Any thoughts?

I have lost trust in governments and corporates. Just like the Fediverse, I wish all basic amenities like food, education, healthcare etc. should be available as crowd-funded(non-profit), instead of these being handled by governments and big corporates(for-profit). Will this be possible in distant future? Any of you guys share my thoughts?

@alexchejlyk That's interesting. I don't know how to swim, but i can definitely do the running and cycling. i googled triathlon to see if there are any events in Bangalore, the place where i live. No events seem to come up. I have seen some marathon events happening here, but too lazy to join those 😃😔 Thanks for the suggestion, though 🙏

@Dhinu me 🙋
only #tamilmastodon hashtag

@alexchejlyk and I'm not the one in my profile pic. I just downloaded that pic from google. But i do own that same model motorbike.

@alexchejlyk I'm part of a biking group in WhatsApp. But mostly i do solo rides. In the past 1 year I've done only one group ride. Somehow i don't feel connected with those people - mainly because most of them have a different mother tongue than mine. But your suggestion is a good way to make new friends, i agree.. thanks 😊