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R E K
R E K hometown (AP)
Curious how tiring it is to sail near land, but sailing on the ocean for weeks won’t tire me out as severely.
Here time is a serious factor, time to get to an anchorage: before the tide turns (fighting current is a losing game), before dark (too many dangers in the water, traffic, dead heads, reefs, crab traps), etc.
Land and atmospheric disturbances also moves wind around in unexpected ways.
R E K
R E K hometown (AP)
We used to do 110 nautical miles a day on the ocean (on a good day), and now doing 25 while near land just kills me.
🧪 Kira 🦊
🧪 Kira 🦊 mastodon (AP)
Wow, that's so interesting how different offshore is vs near land. :o
rain variety wood elf
rain variety wood elf hometown (AP)
My coworker also lives here in the Puget Sound area; when he wants to sail "just for fun" and has the time, he heads out the Juan de Fuca into the open ocean. Considers sailing easiest when there's no land even on the horizon.

I'm with you on "too many dangers past dark". I constantly get caught out after dark for one reason or another and invariably the minute the bottom of the sun is touching the horizon line is the minute not a single thing about being out is fun anymore.
rain variety wood elf
rain variety wood elf hometown (AP)
I actually got bit by two things off your list on my 30-miler down the coast in February - weird atomospheric disturbances causing sudden 25-30 knot bullets off the shore, and shallow/narrow channels in the pitch black. 0/10 never again, I'll sooner anchor out next to the oil refinery halfway between than get caught out like that again. Fuck that noise.
Anatoly Shashkin💾
Anatoly Shashkin💾 mastodon (AP)
In the night, in my dreams
I'm in love with you
'Cause you talk to me like lovers do
I feel joy I feel pain
'Cause it's still the same
When the night is gone I'll be alone

🔊🎵 #
#OPL3MIDI
R. L. Dane
R. L. Dane mastodon (AP)
MAN, that takes me back
Purism
Purism mastodon (AP)
We are reinvesting millions in creating products, software, and services that respect people, unlike Apple and Google. Here the full thought piece by Purism founder and CEO, @todd.

https://puri.sm/posts/google-ads-apple-ads-while-purism-adds/?mtm_campaign=thought_piece&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=librem_social&mtm_content=ls-google_ads_apple_ads_purism_adds
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Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs
Thomas "Vax/Boost/Mask" Fuchs mastodon (AP)
TEMARC! THE RIVER TEMARC IN WINTER! DARMOK AND JALAD AT TANAGRA. DARMOK AND JALAD… ON THE OCEAN. THE BEAST AT TANAGRA. UZANI, HIS ARMY. SHAKA, WHEN THE WALLS FELL!
Meme of girl shouting in boy’s ear
Ash Kyd 🏳️‍🌈
Ash Kyd 🏳️‍🌈 mastodon (AP)
Little bit of #
The Sydney Harbour Bridge from the rolling greens of Barangaroo. The sky is dotted with clouds, lit by the impending sunset.
Looking West over the Sydney CBD and Darling Harbour. There are lots of tall buildings stretching into suburbia. There are wispy clouds in the sky and the start of a golden sunset.
#Sydney
Becky
Becky friendica (via ActivityPub)
@silverwizard just reminded me of that d&d campaign I was in where an owlbear attacked and I fed it a bunch of goodberries so it wasn't hungry anymore and so was happy and stopped attacking because I was playing an animal loving druid.... but then the same thing happened with rats, and a giant squid... and just kept happening because the gm just kept motivating our enemies with hunger... eventually he stopped but it happened more times than I expected that goodberry just worked
@silverwizard
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silverwizard
silverwizard friendica (via ActivityPub)
Coulda teamed up with some wolves at least
@Becky @silverwizard @Hypolite Petovan
Hypolite Petovan
Hypolite Petovan friendica (via ActivityPub)
Guess we didn’t have Becky on our team 🤷‍♂️
@Hypolite Petovan @silverwizard @Becky
FediTips
FediTips mastodon (AP)
Are you looking for accounts to follow on here?

There are three directories you should have a look at:

▸ Trunk - A community-run opt-in directory which people can add themselves to, with lots of categories and people listed. Link is https://communitywiki.org/trunk

▸ Fediverse.info - Keyword based opt-in directory, people can add themselves with hashtags in their profiles. Link is https://fediverse.info/explore/people

▸ FediFollows - Human-curated directory of recommended follows, you can see the latest entries at @FediFollows and there's a directory by category at https://mastodon.online/@FediFollows/108521414258703203

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#Fediverse #Mastodon #Follows @FediFollows
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DoctorDeathray
DoctorDeathray mastodon (AP)
# what are your tips for getting good attention for a new release? I don’t typically have the best success, although I do absolutely adore anyone who does check out my music. I don’t expect much, but sharing my music is always exciting, and I’m so thrilled with this current band lineup
#musicians
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Andrew (R.S Admin)
Andrew (R.S Admin) mastodon (AP)
Gonna assemble my MiSTer tomorrow!
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
It's time for me to get some sleep :sleep:​:cat_hug_triangle:​:blobcathearts:​ good night dear friends! :mastodon:​:fediverse:​:stux:​❤️
Kornel
Kornel mastodon (AP)
SVG images aren’t just images, they’re documents and it’s not safe to serve random people’s svg images on your website.

Here’s a tool that fixes it, and sanitizes # # to make them as innocent as a JPEG:
https://github.com/cloudflare/svg-hush

(In #, of course)
#SVG #images #Rustlang
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Martin Owens
Martin Owens mastodon (AP)
Does it scrub xml doctype entities?
Kornel
Kornel mastodon (AP)
yes, by the virtue of its XML parser being too primitive to handle custom doctypes.
Devine Lu Linvega
Devine Lu Linvega hometown (AP)
Kudos to SL for immortalizing it in the last FUCK COMPUTERS zine. I'm gonna stick it to the bathroom wall-of-fame.
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Devine Lu Linvega
Devine Lu Linvega hometown (AP)
Oh wow, haha. I had totally forgotten about this one.
Alexander Cobleigh
Alexander Cobleigh hometown (AP)
for some reason it's stuck in my mind, and i just love the chaotic energy of it XD
dog star
dog star hometown (AP)
i had hit a wall in my research
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dog star
dog star hometown (AP)
polyester / linoleum / talc / gum arabic / oil ink / laser printer
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/john-deere-tractor-jailbreak-defcon-2022/
Martin Owens
Martin Owens mastodon (AP)
I don't think it's a coincidence that the biggest problem in society is the same problem that's manifested in # and #.

That we have plenty of resources, but we are so completely terrible at distributing them that we have both very well funded nonsense and zero funded critical infrastructure.

# # # #
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #OpenCollective #TideLift #Socialism #WorkersRights
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Ole V. S. Mortensen
Ole V. S. Mortensen mastodon (AP)
2/2 Our countries IT department went on the news recently and told the people that the reason for our terrible government Software solutions is because the Software can't change as needs or requirements change:
IT: "It's like build a 'perfect' heating system and then build a brickwall around it. It's very hard to get to it or change the heating element"
Martin Owens
Martin Owens mastodon (AP)
of course, it can. But it has to be treated as an ecosystem. Nothing good can come from a product mentality.
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
I wonder if the Flurbo is already a crypto :rickwhoah:

A pickle :picklerick:
hecko
hecko ActivityPub

Content warning: crypto bs

sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
Wow I have been blessed with incredible wealth!

Who uses BAT anyway?
0xDB554be43B318780A40D7E80feB7f4CA6aD45562
Mega trillion gazillion flurbos (€1.24 in BAT)
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millie
millie mastodon (AP)
I have no use for it, I just keep collecting the payouts so that one day hopefully I can cash it out

BAT seems to be worth very little compared to a few months back, I remember once having nearly 20€ worth of BAT, with less of the token than I currently have
Cointastical ☑️
Cointastical ☑️ mastodon (AP)
Not feasible due to tx fees.

Did you receive that $BAT from using Brave browser?

Here's how to convert it. On Uphold (requires identity verification / KYC), do a Transact and for destination choose withdraw using "Cryptocurrency network" for something that they support that has low withdrawal fees ... like $LTC.

Then you can use FixedFloat.com if you want to convert further.

Or donate the $LTC: The Giving Block will handle it for many charitable organizations
https://thegivingblock.com
ultidonki
ultidonki pleroma (AP)
I followed @davidrevoy 's tutorial but painted Saffron instead of Kiki! :blobthumbsup:

CC-BY-4.0 an original digital painting by ultidonki, based on the character Saffron by David Revoy (CC-BY-4.0) and following the David Revoy tutorial/composition 'An illustration from A to Z with Krita' (CC-BY-4.0), the tutorial is based on Kiki (character CC-BY-4.0 by Tyson Tan)
A painting of Saffron, the character by David Revoy
8 work in progress images of the process of drawing Saffron
@David Revoy
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David Revoy
David Revoy mastodon (AP)
Nice! Well done and thanks for sharing the result and work in progress.
Jonsnow93🔵🟡
Jonsnow93🔵🟡 mastodon (AP)
No idea of i have posted here! Memory loss no kidding.. but the crochet patern is done :blobcatcry2:
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Ian Cylkowski Photography
Ian Cylkowski Photography mastodon (AP)
New work! Sort of…

After the year we’ve had, I think Lisabet and I are due a well-earned break.

We’re going to South Wales end of September!

Until then, here’s some work from my last trip to South Wales, back in 2018, now reworked with my current photographic tastes. 👍

Plenty more images here https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2022/8/18/retro-reworking-pembrokeshire-brecon-beacons-south-wales-autumn-2018

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#landscape #nature #travel #autumn #fall #southwales #wales #photography #photo #photographie #uk #britain
Callalily@mastodon.coffee
Callalily@mastodon.coffee mastodon (AP)
Spectacular photos.
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
Smart dog helps his human move tires, and figures out how to carry four in one bite
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saxnot
saxnot mastodon (AP)
how much do these tires weight it's like the dog is carryig it like nothing
grob
grob mastodon (AP)
Meanwhile in Hanoi...
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
Swimming lessons!
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POUJOL-ROST Mathias ✅
POUJOL-ROST Mathias ✅ mastodon (AP)
😍
Magna 🚬🌻
Magna 🚬🌻 mastodon (AP)
So fucking cuuuuuute.
༺XIN༻
༺XIN༻ hometown (AP)
What do you consider to be the best creative commons license and the best foss license?

I’m a sucker for CC-BY-SA because I like the idea of culture having no way to be owned and privatized by large corps. And from what I understand AGPL is the equivalent in the foss licensing world?
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💀 hometown (AP)
it's important to recognize and acknowledge, though, that all licenses are meaningless unless you have the resources to win in court

If you're one programmer living on 60k/yr and Amazon decides to ignore you then you better have millions in legal fees ready to go, or be willing to lose and owe millions

Power in the form of money defines, currently, how legal anything is
Devine Lu Linvega
Devine Lu Linvega hometown (AP)
It's more than just that, more than once 100r was able to get app resellers and NFT peddlers submissions removed with our share-alike license, platforms won't always need a DMCA or a court order.
Nulo
Nulo mastodon (AP)
And sometimes precisely that (that platforms often don't really check takedowns) that people get unfairly taken down o.O
Devine Lu Linvega
Devine Lu Linvega hometown (AP)
In most cases, platforms take these requests pretty seriously, often we've had like 15-20 exchanges before it actually happens. The worse platform we had experience with to handle takedowns was the Kindle Fire store.
Nulo
Nulo mastodon (AP)
Interesting, that's not the experience that I've heard of, but it has been of smaller platforms. Although I've heard about false DMCAs in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrr-oayFu48 (I know the video seems clickbait-y, but it has actual info in it)
jakintosh
jakintosh hometown (AP)
yeah there's two seemingly competing sides to this that are both true 1) power comes from enforcement, which is why intellectual "property" can even "exist" in the first place; leading to the true statement that tech titans probably *could* just ignore. 2) having previously worked in big tech, IRL the legal teams are deadly serious about about licensing, and for good reason—if they accidentally picked the wrong fight, there could be very negative consequences.
Raj Patel
Raj Patel mastodon (AP)
Cat happy to have some lap-time & skritches on a Monday afternoon # #
A catte sitting on a lap outside
#fedicats #mastocats
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# #
One cat laying in a field, the other cat sitting upright behind it. Clouds on the sky.
#Qualitätskatze #CatsOfMastodon
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Gadse
Gadse mastodon (AP)
Eine plüschige, getigerte Katze schläft flach auf ihrer Seite liegend in einer trockenen Wiese. Die Farbe ihres Fells und die der Wiese sind sehr ähnlich, sodass ihr Kopf und Rücken kaum vom Hintergrund zu unterscheiden sind.
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Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞
Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞 mastodon (AP)
Apparently, Windows 11 adoption is picking up speed, with 24% of sampled PCs running it.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/windows-11-adoption-ramping-after-stagnation/
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 friendica (via ActivityPub)
Yeah that's why mom's laptop is now too slow to be of any use. 😠
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 friendica (via ActivityPub)
She will buy a new one and the old one will become my new VPN into their home, replacing the one that is now too old to run the latest Ubuntu.
Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞
Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞 mastodon (AP)
Oh dear, how on earth is Microsoft managing to make modern hardware run slow ?!
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 friendica (via ActivityPub)
@Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞 It's modern hardware from 2015, but Windows 10 still ran well enough for LibreOffice and Firefox.
@Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞
Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞
Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞 mastodon (AP)
Anything from Core Duo onwards should run things fast. Multicore CPUs are a blessing.
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 friendica (via ActivityPub)
@Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞 AMD E1 is the exception. It's dual core, 64-bit, years 2012 or newer, but for everyday tasks my E1 laptop with 8 GiB RAM is slower than my 32-bit Core Duo from 2010 with 1 GiB RAM. I don't know how they did it.

Mom's laptop is an E1 with 4 GiB RAM.
@Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞
Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞
Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞 mastodon (AP)
Odd. The only weak point of the CPU is that it only has 1 MB of L2 cache, but that shouldn't make the pc drag its feet. But of course, Microsoft found a way... 🙄
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
a Claes unto himself 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 friendica (via ActivityPub)
@Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞 Nah, it drags in Linux too. I don't know if the cache or memory bus or something is horribly slow, or if it's the CPU itself that lacks some important optimization. No idea, it's just bafflingly slow.
@Peter Bjørn ☯️🌞
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
This month we still need €213 to cover all costs for mstdn.social, misskey.ai, mastodon.coffee, pixey.org, catgram.co and more, more more! :cat_hug_triangle:​

Ofc I'm gonna do my best to pay it all but since everything is soo expensive already I could use every bit of help.. ❤️

https://paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://liberapay.com/mstdn
https://opencollective.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost

Please think about supporting, if not me perhaps your own server admin :cat_hug_triangle:​:fediverse:​
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sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
We're almost there.. ❤️ Shares would be appreciated :blobcathug:
Derek
Derek ActivityPub
thanks for hosting these! supporting through @Liberapay 💾
@Liberapay @Liberapay@mastodon.xyz
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Cheri
Cheri mastodon (AP)
I just received my “preparing to ship” notice from Framework! 💻

cc: @benjaminhollon
@Benjamin Hollon
Devon
Devon mastodon (AP)
What computer are you transitioning from?
Cheri
Cheri mastodon (AP)
My current laptop is a Surface Pro 6. Runs Linux decently but I'm tired of buying a whole new machine every time a battery dies.
ByronCinNZ
ByronCinNZ mastodon (AP)
The logic of those who argue for JSON because "developers like JSON"?
https://xkcd.com/2660
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Yak Herder
Yak Herder mastodon (AP)
@alcinnz JSON is the stick-man drawing equivalent of Leonardo daVinci designs and sketches.

This is clearly from people who have not used JSON for long enough to gain an appreciation for the finer subtleties of integers vs floats, fixed-length raw binary data, schema validation, objects with duplicate keys, and the nuance that there are actually some excellent ideas in XML/XSLT hidden in between the <<>> brackets.

Self-validating data formats are awfully useful in practice.

Protobufs, Avro and similar on-the-wire formats are awesome for performance. Parsing, re-parsing, continually marshalling data structures *and then base64 encoding them repeatedly* are not.
@Adrian Cochrane
David Revoy
David Revoy mastodon (AP)
Tifa Lockhart

# #
(marked as sensitive because eye contact)
A portrait of the video game character Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7 (design of the Remake), the portrait is done imitating pencil portrait, using the newest brush bundle from Ramon Miranda.
#FinalFantasy #krita
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Boiling Steam
Boiling Steam mastodon (AP)
excellent portrait!
Zorg
Zorg mastodon (AP)
Superbe. L'asymétrie subtile fabrique la beauté. 👍
Nation.Cymru
Nation.Cymru mastodon (AP)
Welsh family fly to LA to watch Gareth Bale - and he's not playing https://nation.cymru/sport/welsh-family-fly-to-la-to-watch-gareth-bale-and-hes-not-playing/
Kat MCP(NT4) MCSE(Win2K)
Kat MCP(NT4) MCSE(Win2K) mastodon (AP)
https://youtu.be/yPqjHDQ2v8s

#

I have a recurring dream.. I am walking through an urban space with disused factories. I into a an old stone building and there is a hole in the wall at the back. I climb through the hole and outside everything has changed.
I am now on the moors walking along a path towards an ancient castle in the distance.
They sky darkens, and it is important to get there before night falls, but I always wake up before arriving.

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#NeverForgetYourDreams #solo #improvisation
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar mastodon (AP)
When the weather forecasts know nothing, you have to act like the sailors of old: Squint at the sky (ok, and Blitzortung.org), grunt and deal with anything that comes.

We got 2-3 hours of sleep between thunderstorms, rain, two sudden 180° wind reversals with strong gusts. A few boats re-anchored in the dark. Everyone was up watching.

Our anchor held, in fact a little too well. I needed to dive to get it back out. It had shattered the rock crevice. Stuck, but not bent!💪

🥱 Nap?

#
Early morning, dark gray and very low rain clouds rolled over us, leaving only a small gap of light where the sunrise was supposed to be.
After a small thunderstorm knocked us one way in the night, this massive beast luckily passed just north of us and we only got a glancing blow shoving us back the other way.<br /><br />The screenshot shows a lightning detector map with thousands of strikes ranging from northern Sardinia almost to the Alps, moving eastwards.
#CruisingLife
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar mastodon (AP)
Ouch, just heard from fellow cruisers who were up in the center of that big nasty front in W Corsica this morning.

Now we're both glad all we got was some sleep deprivation and a little morning swim to free our stuck anchor.

They report 65 knots, a lost (and subsequently retrieved - he's got scuba gear on board) anchor and several other boats on the rocks.

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Screenshot of a message, reading: Everyone is safe in Calvi, Corsica? This was our first experience of 65 knots at 6am, not even announced [forecast]. Our chain broke, we lost the anchor... and thanks to my husband who put a mark in the plotter and dived we recover everything later. What an experience. Unfortunately one boat drifted and four are in the rocks. Happy to have just a few scratches. Stay safe out there.
#CruisingLife #Thunderstorm
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar mastodon (AP)
More damage reports from Corsica coming in. The whole west coast got hit, which was busy with cruisers.

A 47ft catamaran just arrived here with no mast, ripped off bimini, bent guardrail and a very tired looking crew. They seem to have managed to salvage the boom, which was strapped to the hardtop. Poor guys promptly dragged anchor here (the holding in this bay is tricky). Was going to help but they then went far away. Probably just want to sleep!

Hope tonight is better! 🤞
Fipaddict (mais pas que)
Fipaddict (mais pas que) mastodon (AP)
ouch ! I hope less wind for all of you next night. We are currently on Spain coast and look forward to cross to Sicilia with our 34ft... 🤔
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar mastodon (AP)
Thanks! Be careful and don't trust the weather forecasts too much! :)
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar mastodon (AP)
Footage from this morning in northern Corsica. Moorings broke (as they often do).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBGcZ46W3AM
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
:blobcatroll:​:bulbasaurroll:​:catroll:​:chickenroll:​:cowroll:​:dogroll:​:pikachuroll:​:kirbyroll:​
sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
These days everything is so much more expensive.. :sad_cat:​ Energy bills (gas and electric) are currently almost the same as rent..

But services as the # are important, now more than ever.

If you have some money to spare to help out me running services like mstdn.social, pixey.org, misskey.ai etc please think about supporting ❤️

https://paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://liberapay.com/mstdn
https://opencollective.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost

If you would like to support your server admin checkout your instances /about/more (Mastodon) page or ask your server admin how you can help during these expensive times :blobcatsnugs:​:fediverse:​:mastodon:​
#Fediverse
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X Minus T 🤦‍♂️🇺🇸
X Minus T 🤦‍♂️🇺🇸 mastodon (AP)
I just bumped up my Patreon to $10 per month to help you out a bit more.
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sтυx💙💛
sтυx💙💛 mastodon (AP)
it most certainly does! ❤️ that you for your support :cat_hug_triangle:​
Steven
Steven mastodon (AP)
@stux
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FediTips
FediTips mastodon (AP)
If you use Android, you can find lots of Fediverse-related apps and other free open source software on @fdroidorg, an alternative to Google Play which emphasises privacy and ethical software.

Also, some apps which cost money on Google Play are free of charge on F-Droid, such as Fedilab @apps. (This is because the app devs encourage people to use F-Droid.)

Due to Google's anti-competition roadblocks, it's slightly tricky to install F-Droid, but once it's installed it's very easy to use. It looks and works very much like a normal app store.

If you are comfortable using an APK file you can get it from F-Droid's website at https://f-droid.org

For less technical people, there's a step-by-step beginner's guide to installing F-Droid at:

https://switching.software/replace/google-play/

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Xucaen ✌️💚🕹️
Xucaen ✌️💚🕹️ mastodon (AP)
Just installed F-Droid. It's like having a while new phone! Ty! (✷‿✷)
Ally
Ally mastodon (AP)
I use Aurora Store alongside for things F-Droid doesn't have I still need to use.
vladh
vladh hometown (AP)
@neauoire I love your “discourse” page, do you happen to have any resources you would recommend on communication in general? I care about this topic and would like to add more resources to this post: https://microblog.vladh.net/posts/our-schools-should-teach-communication/
@Devine Lu Linvega
vladh
vladh hometown (AP)
Thank you! :)
Kyle Rankin
Kyle Rankin mastodon (AP)
Isn't She Lovely was just on the radio. Ever since I became a parent it gets me every time. But then Careless Whisper followed it and all I could think about was Sexy Sax Man. ⁨#⁩ ⁨#⁩
#truestory #rollercoaster #rollercoaster⁩ #truestory⁩
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