Notices by David W. Jones (dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social)

The planet, and human social life, depend on peasant farmers | Aeon Essays

https://aeon.co/essays/the-planet-and-human-social-life-depend-on-peasant-farmers?utm_source=rss-feed

> Far from being a relic of the past, peasants are vital to feeding the world. They need to be supported, not marginalised

#sustainability #farming

@apps
Now I'm confused. Maybe I don't know how quotes are supposed to work in Mastodon.

When I tap the Quote icon in Fedilab, the toot I was viewing at the time appears above where I can put in my own text. But when I send, no trace of the "quoted" toot appears, and my toot isn't even linked to the quoted one. So Quote just acts like a limited Reply.

Oh, well, sorry for the confusion.

@apps
Yet the Fedilab app on my tablet shows the quote button and I was able to quote a toot with no problems. And it is Fedilab there.

Fedilab here on my phone doesn't show a quote button.

Using my account on mastodon.social on both.

Ideas?

@apps
You mean the version I'm using *right now* that shows the quote button and quotes toots *doesn't support quoting toots*?

@fesshole More companies have been put out of business by bad management than all other reasons combined.

Reminds me of employers that would downsize people (often older) with the idea of hiring in a cheaper replacement, only to discover that the one person actually did three different jobs...so they ended up having to hire three people to replace them...

Good on you, finally getting paid closer to what you're worth!

@WarnerCrocker
And I shall continue to *not* subscribe to streaming services.

@Fragglemuppet
Yt-dlp

Windows 11 can’t find your printer? Try these easy fixes

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2848846/windows-11-cant-find-your-printer-try-these-easy-fixes.html

Interesting, all the Linux machines in our house had no problems finding any of the four different printers we've had around here over the last two decades. Neither have our assorted Android devices.

Even the couple of Windows 10 machines we had around had no problems.

I guess Windows 11 just isn't ready for primetime yet!

#Microsoft #Windows11

Forget volatility. Corporate greed is why prices go up.

The price of chocolate bars is going up. Here’s why - oregonlive.com

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/07/the-price-of-chocolate-bars-is-going-up-heres-why.html

> The good news: Hershey says it won't raise the price of candy specially packaged for Halloween.

#corporate #greed

AMERICA FIRST
to obey Netanyahu, of course.
Stupid Trump.

@Infoseepage @intransitivelie Or he simply did too much after getting out of hospital. I understand he was told to rest, but he decided to go out on a road tour for Easter.

I suspect like a number of non-Catholic priests I've know, he was a workaholic.

@ChristineMalec
Welcome, Christine! I try to keep in mind to that we are all just a short distance from blindness - a stroke, accidents involving eyes, untreated cataract, untreated glaucoma, etc. We're all very fragile beings!
@Furthering

@apps
Hmm. Notification for new followers, sorted by date. How to display all categories in tabs?

@apps
I was looking for some way to search or sort the list of followers. Sort by date they started following, or search on handle or name or such. Something that I'd think could be done in the app once the data is received.

@apps
Thanks. Only way I stumbled on opening my profile to *see* the followers tab was by accidentally tapping my profile picture. Not very discoverable! There's a dropdown arrow by my profile that I tried first, but it only offers options to add an account or logout. Maybe add "Followers" as an option there?

I couldn't find the follower I sought because the list offers no search tools and doesn't appear in any order that makes sense.

Oh, well! Thanks for the app.

@apps Question, cannot find answer. How can I view my list of followers in Fedilab? Thanks.

@libreoffice Well, found nothing helpful in LO Writer 24.8's online help or their website. I use Debian Linux. I create a new Master Document but the Navigator Pane will not display at all. F5, View > Navigator, neither does anything. No change when starting in Safe Mode. Without it, I can't add any subdocuments. Ideas?????

@wilsonhurley
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@bmacDonald94

Dear Laptop Makers:

I do not want feature "blah-blah-blah" in my new laptop. I just replaced my high-performance laptop with a high-performance desktop.

I'm getting 3x the performance while the hardware is running half as hot as the laptop did. And the desktop is quieter.

Sincerely,
Me

#laptop #desktop #performance

@molly0xfff Or CEOs adopting some buzzword they just heard about 5 seconds before...