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   Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:05:18 JST Chris Trottier

   The best way to explain #Calckey is to imagine what would happen if pre-elon Twitter fell in love with WordPress and they had a baby.

   That baby would be Calckey.

   Twitter + WordPress = Calckey

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:07:14 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Sarah A

     @ke7zum In many ways, yes.

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     Sarah A (ke7zum@mastodon.cc)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:07:30 JST Sarah A

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     @atomicpoet I used to use wordpress, loved it actgually. Is this something similar?

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:11:23 JST Chris Trottier

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     So like Twitter, #Calckey has a timeline feed. Multiple timeline feeds, in fact:

     1. Home
     2. Local
     3. Social
     4. Recommended
     5. Global

     It's got more feeds than Twitter. And you can make more of them through lists and antennas!

     But Calckey is also like WordPress in that it has:

     1. Cloud storage
     2. Galleries
     3. Widgets
     4. Plug-ins
     5. Webpages

     You can customize the look and feel. And, like WordPress, there's lots of wonderful admin tools!

     Twitter + WordPress = Calckey

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:14:02 JST Chris Trottier

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     Again, this feed is Twitter-like -- but more futuristic, in my opinion.

     If you are coming from Twitter, this should look very familiar to you.

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     Kingsley Uyi Idehen (kidehen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:17:25 JST Kingsley Uyi Idehen

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     @atomicpoet I am having trouble figuring out how the timeline page works. I don't have issues on the notifications page.

     See attached screenshots.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:19:33 JST Chris Trottier

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     Now this is how #Calckey gets more WordPress-like because -- just like WordPress -- everyone who has a Calckey account can customize their theme.

     And by customize, I don't merely mean select from a predetermined set of themes.

     No do I just mean you can install one.

     You can make your own Calckey theme!

     You can make a Calckey theme both from a colour picker or through code!

     This is very much like WordPress.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:23:11 JST Chris Trottier

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     Another way #Calckey is like #WordPress: widgets!

     That's right, you can add your own widgets to Calckey's dashboard.

     As you can see in this dashboard, there's quite a few to choose from:

     * Sticky notes
     * Notifications
     * Calendar
     * User list
     * RSS reader

     And much, much more!

     Calckey is definitely for microblogging -- but it's also kind of a CMS too!

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:24:45 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Kingsley Uyi Idehen

     @kidehen Do you have Graze installed as an extension on Firefox or Chrome?

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:26:33 JST Chris Trottier

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     @Mikal Yes, you can migrate your Mastodon social graph to Calckey. If you want to give it a spin, we have a server for you to try out:

     https://calckey.social/

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     My camera shoots fascists (mikal@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:26:34 JST My camera shoots fascists

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     @atomicpoet
     You are rapidly convincing me. I'm assuming that can migrate my social graph just like I can among Mastodon instances, right?

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     Kingsley Uyi Idehen (kidehen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:28:08 JST Kingsley Uyi Idehen

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     @atomicpoet Yes.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:32:17 JST Chris Trottier

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     Another way #Calckey is similar to #WordPress is the cloud storage options.

     Yes, like #Twitter, Calckey can store photos and videos.

     But like WordPress, Calckey can also host documents, audio, and even zip files on your drive!

     How cool is that?

     See screenshot

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:34:14 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Kingsley Uyi Idehen

     @kidehen That's likely the problem. Try disabling Graze and that issue should probably go away.

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     Trenton Matthews (queenslight@fediverse.projectftm.com)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:35:40 JST Trenton Matthews

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     @atomicpoet@mastodon.social
     
     So, with that being said, should I join a Calckey instance also? Or is the Misskey instance I’m on perfectly fine.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:39:40 JST Chris Trottier

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     So really, when people ask me, "What does #Calckey do that other microblogging platforms don't?"

     The answer is: many things.

     But also, Calckey is pretty much a microblog with a CMS.

     Again, Twitter + WordPress = Calckey

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:40:23 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Sarah A

     @ke7zum The limit is determined per server.

     If you're hosting #Calckey yourself, you pretty much can upload as much as you like.

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     Sarah A (ke7zum@mastodon.cc)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 09:40:29 JST Sarah A

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     @atomicpoet there Hass to be a limit to the file storage. Otherwise cost will go up and not much will be left for database management. At least that’s how I see it. Overall though, it sounds cool.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 10:07:29 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Cyberpunk

     @Cyberpunk This is not for encrypted file storage. The drive is for social purposes 🙂

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     Cyberpunk (cyberpunk@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 10:07:30 JST Cyberpunk

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     @atomicpoet the files are not private right?

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 10:46:29 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Hugo Boia

     @hugoboia Milktea for Android is okay.

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     Hugo Boia (hugoboia@bolha.us)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 10:46:30 JST Hugo Boia

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     @atomicpoet

     Can you recommend an Android client? I've heard the ones for Misskey may be compatible, but I'm not sure.

     Using directly on browser is working perfectly, I'm just asking to know if there are good options already.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:20:42 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Steve Lhomme

     @robUx4 What’s wrong with a PWA?

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     Steve Lhomme (robux4@mastodon.iriseden.eu)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:20:43 JST Steve Lhomme

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     @atomicpoet wake me up when there's a fediverse service that is mobile first.

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     Catonauts (catonauts@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:21:22 JST Catonauts

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     @atomicpoet

     I´m on #Calckey for a little while now and I really like it. I can imagine that it will become my new home online.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:21:22 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Catonauts

     @Catonauts Glad to have you!

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:24:25 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Steve Lhomme

     @robUx4 I know I’m biased but Calckey’s PWA blows native apps out of the water. As a bonus, it’s not tied to a walled garden.

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     Steve Lhomme (robux4@mastodon.iriseden.eu)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:24:26 JST Steve Lhomme

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     @atomicpoet it's not native and is still designed for desktop in mind.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:36:18 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Steve Lhomme

     @robUx4 Sure, it’s web-first. But here’s the thing. Mobile users probably won’t care about monkeying around with widgets.

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     Steve Lhomme (robux4@mastodon.iriseden.eu)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:36:19 JST Steve Lhomme

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     @atomicpoet let alone phone vs tablet design

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     Steve Lhomme (robux4@mastodon.iriseden.eu)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:36:21 JST Steve Lhomme

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     @atomicpoet the list of all the things you can add to Calckey make me things it's not designed for mobile in mind.
     It takes a lot of thinking and decision making to do something suited for mobile. It can't be the same decision for all platforms. Not even Android and iOS apps can be done the same way.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:54:46 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Steve Lhomme

     @robUx4 I don’t pay attention to those things, and they’re low priority.

     Especially when I can put this in a post:

     https://calckey.social/notes/9ehzd13dzh

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     Steve Lhomme (robux4@mastodon.iriseden.eu)'s status on Monday, 08-May-2023 14:54:48 JST Steve Lhomme

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     @atomicpoet still, it's not making design choices for mobile.
     For example does it keep your position after 2 days away and sync it between devices? Like Ivory and IceCubes do?

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     Kingsley Uyi Idehen (kidehen@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 06:05:22 JST Kingsley Uyi Idehen

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     @atomicpoet Nope, still there.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 06:16:35 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Kingsley Uyi Idehen

     @kidehen That sucks. What browser is this?

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     Kingsley Uyi Idehen (kidehen@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 07:39:46 JST Kingsley Uyi Idehen

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     @atomicpoet I am a multi-browser user, since I have to test our products across all of them 😀

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     Kingsley Uyi Idehen (kidehen@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 07:41:10 JST Kingsley Uyi Idehen

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     @atomicpoet I assume its a blogging and micro-blogging combo, assuming one could use it to write full blown blogs i.e., content without character count restrictions?