Notices by marqle (marqle@mastodonapp.uk)

@kpfssport

In a way the remake was an impossible task. The original was weirdly spooky and spooky is really hard to effectively.

I feel similarly about the remake of the day the earth stood still. It's actually as good as it could be, but it lacks the atmosphere of the original.

It seems impossible to recapture those moments in time.

@dans_root @HistoPol @AlliFlowers @ctrlxcvz

I set up web apps in Linux Mint. It sets up a separate instance and saves separate usernames and passwords.

And yes joined multiple types of instance as well as a few of each.

I still have a#misskey and a #qoto account as well as a #hubzilla

@dans_root @HistoPol @AlliFlowers @ctrlxcvz

I'm not suggesting this as a recommendation, merely an anecdote, but I joined dozens and gradually thinned them out.

Sometimes the only way to see the woods is the climb the trees

@HistoPol @AlliFlowers @ctrlxcvz

Yeah I guess it works better for some professions. I imagine it works pretty well for marketers.

@HistoPol @AlliFlowers @ctrlxcvz

I am on Linkedin, but it's been perfectly useless to me. I've only ever been contacted by people offering jobs I'f never want to do.

Every job I've actually wanted I've had to chase the old fashioned way; by introducing myself in one form or another.

@HistoPol @AlliFlowers @ctrlxcvz

I ought to own up, everything I know about #Facebook is second or third hand. I never joined. So I suppose I shouldn't make assumptions in that direction.

@HistoPol @AlliFlowers @ctrlxcvz

I gave a standard answer, but let me throw you a curve ball and raise a philosophical question.

#socialmedia creates an illusion we've got used to; the illusion that we can see the whole picture, or even a balanced sample.

If we're in a waiting room and we overhear a conversation and then the participants move into a room where we can no longer follow it, we lose the thread.

Why did #Facebook and #Twitter pretend they give us the whole picture?

@HistoPol @ctrlxcvz @AlliFlowers

If you can do 12; do it well, and do it consistently, you don't really need the others.

What we need is a guide to 12 😀

@HistoPol @AlliFlowers @ctrlxcvz

There is a really easy way to navigate that issue. Use a popular #pleroma instance as an alternative server.

This may change, but for now, Pleroma and its branches are far more relaxed about content. Most instances operate a #free for all #moderation #policy

Just be ready for the #firestorm and don't do it if you have a sensitive disposition

@feditips @mori

But it still works seamlessly for me in your app. Am I just lucky or are you just working hard to keep it seamless :)

@mori @feditips @Gargron

Not all clients do that to be fair and it's not much to do with Gargron.

You need a client that follows threads across instances. The two I use do this; #senji on desktop and @apps on Android.

I've more or less stopped using #ios but #metatext used to do the job well when I left the Apple cart.

@Gary_Host @mastohost @feditips

I think #translation is built into the app or the #software rather than the instance and it's not built into the basic version of #mastodon #iirc

There are many convenient third party routes of course. Eg use a #PWA like #senji with browser translation, or an app like @apps

@Jaycee

I read this some time ago, so I'll @feditips to confirm it's still current, because I never actually block anything myself.

https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon/

#hashtags #filters #mastodon

@apps @feditips @SirPalinDrome

This is the reason I use #fedilab on mobile - responsive devs

@geographile

If you use #Android the answer is yes and the name is @apps

If you use #ios the answer was no last time I used an #iPhone

Though I hear @mammoth and @ivory have the most features. So that's where I'd start.

@geographile @apps @mammoth @ivory

To be honest, at this point #fedilab has more features than you can shake a stick at, and a lot more than most people use, I suspect :)

You can follow other instances, translate, follow and edit #hashtag lists -- and just the other day they added Lemmy support..

I'm waiting for Kbin guys :)

@apps @medecinelibre

Is there a British one? I really need to get back to searching for interesting instances.

@apps

I like the extras. I should have looked at that before but #fedilab has so many features now. I can't be expected to try them all :)

@apps @kinetix

Do you need to see the #fediverse from several vantage points?

@darnell @roelfrenkema @mastohost

I'm not sure it even matters how people access the #fediverse

In fact I'd say the more ways the better.