Notices by C.W. Smith (cwsmith@social.mechanizedarmadillo.com), page 2

@Fragglemuppet

@BeAware

It happens. I get it more from all the other networks, but I still get it here on occasion.

@pixelworld_ai @BeAware @lonelyowl

Sounds about right. If I ever figure out a better way to handle my multiple projects, the community rules basically starts with.

1.) Don't be a dick.
2.) There is absolutely nothing about you or your identity that excludes you from Rule 1.

@BeAware

While I get it, not everyone left and a lot of information is still shared there.

That being said, screenshots seems to be the primary style of sharing a thread of comments from any social media site to a greater group of folks.

I see screenshots of X, Meta, Instagram, and especially Tumblr.

It's just probably the easiest way to share cross platform

@BeAware

You keep a horde of children from South East Asia locked up making cheap shoes you sell at extreme prices?

So, as of now I have nuked all of my instances except this one. I will need to figure out if Mastodon was the right call for those sites or if I should try something else for them. I still want to provide a nice federated experience eventually, but it's not easy.

#Mastodon
#MastoAdmin
#Fediverse

@BeAware

I'm not even diagnosed with anything and I am in this meme, you Bastard!

@BeAware

Not to mention how every timeline has an RSS feed built in.

Who would be interested in an instance built on sharing supernatural and dark fantasy content? Maybe some darker gritty Cyberpunk or TechNoir?

I am thinking of rebuilding an old community I called Darkscribes. I still have the domain but I am doing nothing with it currently. It was the 2000s and we were cringe... But we were free.

Thoughts?

#Mastodon
#MastodonCommunity
#Instances
#Fediverse
#FediContent

If anyone can help me figure this out it be appreciated.

https://www.drupal.org/docs/extending-drupal/contributed-modules/contributed-module-documentation/activitypub

@youronlyone

@BeAware

I am trying to get back to photography, but also thinking about art of somekind. Just wasn't sure what was a good idea at any one time and such. Mastodon just seemed a safe option for a jack of all trades to start.

Not giving up on my #Drupal sites, but am disappointed that #ActivityPub isn't working properly. The module is minimally maintained, meaning the dev is working on things they feel is more important.

I want this working.

#SiteBuilding

@killyourfm

I loved this UI, I wish Microsoft had stuck with it, but they decided to try and standardize their User Interface across the entire line. Which kinda makes sense when you want to keep the underlying OS the same and just modify the top level UI areas. BUt it leads to stagnation and a stale homogenious feeling.

Interesting thing is that everything seems to be functioning as intended with #ActivityPub and the #PersonalReader module which provides a Mastodon like setup for reading things. but I still can't follow or be followed.
I am stumped on this subject. I THINK that maybe there is an issue with NGINX config maybe, or something else. Just don't know.

I could use some advice from anyone who has used or can help me troubleshoot the #ActivityPub module in #Drupal. I just can't get the thing to work. I ever redid the system to try and ensure I got proper permissions on the keys.

Any thoughts folks?

#SiteBuilding
#WebsiteBuilding
#Troubleshooting
#Modules

So, I still haven't figured out the #ActivityPub #Drupal issue. It SEEMS to be functioning as it should in my side some, but any attempt to actually get it to do ActivityPub related functions seems to fail.

The Readme file isn't too clear on what I should do, but it was indicating I should be able to search a user name at least so. I don't know currently.

For anyone interested, the #Drupal #ActivityPub module can be found here.

https://git.drupalcode.org/project/activitypub

Hmmmm.

Checked for log permissions on the #Drupal build. Got an error for ActivityPub logs indicating:

Error creating the signature: Unable to read key

Which tells me the #ActivityPub module isn't seeing the key in the private file folder. So it might be a permissions issue.

#SiteBuilding
#WebsiteBuilding
#Fediverse

@BeAware

Hasn't seen the update notification yet so will probably do that after while. Still fighting Drupal to get it to be ActivityPub friendly.

Got the private file issue handled, but I can't find the username on the site now that #ActivityPub is enabled.

Nothing I can find so far about this error from #Drupal or #Nginx and frankly it be nice if I could find info.

The user name it says to look for is CWSmith@hybridized-concepts.com without the leading @. Thoughts?

@BeAware

@LavenderPawprints

It's like how my Dad is RL... He's always been an absolutist. You either side with him, or your inferior in someway intellectually, morally, or ethically. He's always been that way. Of course it's less a real moral stance and more a blame anyone but himself for how the last 20 years went for him