Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

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Here's a list of existing Mastodon communities - https://joinmastodon.org/communities

share this link w your friends: http://giv.me/invite

Computers are unlearnable, constantly-changing mystery boxes of misery and woe unless using a computer is literally your full-time job, and sometimes even then.

You can't learn the buggers. Just when you're starting to get the hang of them they bloody change.

I'm on Ubuntu MATE, which is a fork of Gnome 2, which came out in the early 2000's. Because IT SODDING WORKS

@TonyStark Sadly none of mine are on board yet. I did catch Tom Cole, Oklahoma, saying impeachment would drive the country apart, when in reality taking a stand together against insurrection would be a first step to bringing us more together.

I'm calling now. #ImpeachTrump

Torbay is still in Lockdown, so a reminder of the current guidelines.
#STAYHOME #PROTECTNHS #SAVELIVES
#HANDS #FACE #SPACE

https://www.torbay.gov.uk/coronavirus

As requested (by a.o. @lxzio and @zleap ) we started with a place to discuss ideas, features and concepts: https://github.com/Flockingbird/roost/issues

The main features for Flockingbird are there now. More are following soon.

Feel free to drop your ideas, thoughts, ideas in either new tickets or as comments on the existing.

If comments don't work, we might move it to a wiki instead; this is new for us too.

Obviously a PM or mention on mastodon also works if you have feedback or ideas.

Have you been tagged in a conversation that you're not interested in, but you don't want to mute or block anyone?

You can mute just that conversation by going to one of the messages in the thread, clicking "..." and selecting "Mute Conversation".

#MastoTips #FediTips #Muting

Apparently someone just unleashed a bot that creates accounts with the name "Margo Vayer" on multiple instances and likes random posts. It anyone else experiencing this?

@TonyStark Did it yesterday and will do it again today. #RemoveTrump

There’s simply no reason to trust Mark Zuckerberg and other tech leaders to get these big decisions about free speech right. Let users decide instead. https://bit.ly/39jXNsZ https://twitter.com/techreview/status/1348962641755176960 #Tech #MIT

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Full-List of bots: https://joejoe.github.io/mastodon

Anyone else think that in times of national crisis, legitimate media sources should drop their freaking paywalls so they don't lose viewers to conspiracy-pushing right-wing sites that don't have such paywalls?

I mean, leave it up for the sports section if you want, but c'mon!

Congratulations to the French government for bringing in a mandatory #repairability index for electronic products. 🙌Fairphone's @lukerrjames@twitter.com, spoke to @lemondefr@twitter.com:

RT @lukerrjames@twitter.com

Great to see a mandatory repairability index for electronic products introduced in France. This is the progress that @Fairphone@twitter.com strives for!

https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2021/01/08/smartphones-ordinateurs-tv-les-professionnels-jugent-le-nouvel-indice-de-reparabilite-des-produits-electroniques_6065642_4408996.html

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/lukerrjames/status/1348903353879830528

Facebook Warns Employees Not to Wear Company Gear In Public After Banning Trump https://gizmodo.com/facebook-warns-employees-not-to-wear-company-gear-in-pu-1846040220

It's always good to know what the facts are. The person who originally sent this idea out had good intentions, but missed a couple of key points.

Banning -45 from a 2024 run would take House impeachment and Senate removal, not just impeachment. Some of the other points need minor corrections.

At any rate, he needs removed. It’s not about the 8 days - it’s about letting our country and the world we aren't standing for it.

Today is a good day to call your U.S. Senators and House Representative and tell them to support impeachment. #RemoveTrump
Fact check: No, impeachment itself would not ban Trump from a 2024 run -
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/fact-check-tweet-trump-impeachment-run-2024-secret-service/index.html?%3A16%3A05?iid=cnn-mobile-app&adobe_mc=TS%3D1610450985%7CMCMID%3D76294180342235594316584791977650793259%7CMCAID%3D2FD0D70605159864-60000A1C358D8B8F%7CMCORGID%3D7FF852E2556756057F000101%40AdobeOrg

Teamspeak 5 to be based on the Matrix protocol
https://community.teamspeak.com/t/teamspeak-5-beta-bug-report-bbcode-not-working-channel-commander-not-shown/14670/4

(submitted by circularfoyers)

Is #Fediverse a safe space for people?

The developer of #Fedilab closed his accounts on #Mastodon because he was harassed by people who resented him for not including a block of Gab'n co on his app..
https://framagit.org/tom79/fedilab/-/issues/498
Gab is now out of Fedi, this happened thanks to admins maintaining proper instance block, not because of apps.
Remember that harassment is a major offense, no matter who's harassed. It is destructive. If you feel some behaviors are problematic, block, report, do not harass!

@TonyStark @NatashaRomanoff Because it's someone you don't like, you're pleased about it. I get it, but recognize the advance of corporatism is not something to applaud. Large tech companies getting involved in political issues and taking actions on those issues is pandoras box. Good luck when they turn their attention to something you like, which they will.