Mike Stone

Husband, father, nerd. Half human, half Fosstodon Admin. Tends to tell Dad Jokes.

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2024-10-03 18:01:23

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That's really what keeps me from even trying it. DDG can be annoying at times, but for the most part it meets my needs. A quick check in my history shows I've used it a total of 55 times in October (it's the 3rd) so far, so I would absolutely need an unlimited plan. I just can't justify $10 for some minor annoyance from time to time. I know $10 doesn't seem like much, but it seems everything has similar pricing. $10 here, $5 there. It adds up.

2024-10-03 17:51:17

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I added :phosh: to the emoji list. I made some slight modifications to the image to add a narrow black border to the outside of the tiger. It SHOULD enclose the stripes and other bits that would be annoying to go white in a light mode, and it SHOULD be virtually invisible in a dark mode. Of course, I'm far from a graphic artist, so let me know if you have suggestions.
@npub1j7t…kn6q

2024-10-01 18:15:47

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Is it the same in the web UI or just in Tusky?

2024-09-15 20:10:08

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Yep, all we "need" now is someone to come along and tie it all together and give it to our robot overlords as a gift.

2024-09-15 20:03:28

Well, that sounds absolutely horrific.
https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9?op=1

2024-09-04 17:47:07

Happy 100th Consecutive Day of 100F Heat Phoenix people! What are you doing to celebrate this incredible accomplishment? Moving somewhere else maybe?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/04/phoenix-arizona-100-degrees-heat

2024-08-31 05:31:00

My 13th day of #100DaysToOffload. I've had discussions with @npub1dnu…ljsv about the housing market around here, and this just seems par for the course. It might be a whiskey night.
https://mikestone.me/house-of-failure

2024-08-30 20:32:47

I'm not a huge fan of Twitter these days, and apparently neither is this judge. Do we think a Twitter ban in Brazil could result in a wave of new Mastodon users or is this just going to blow over with no change?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/lula-says-musk-must-respect-brazils-top-court-x-braces-shutdown-2024-08-30/

2024-08-29 22:58:38

Hm, #Vivaldi lets you rename tabs now. That's interesting.

2024-08-29 22:56:11

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Got an A.

2024-08-28 23:03:45

Honestly, who schedules a meeting for 3:45?

2024-08-28 15:54:43

It's only 9 in the morning, and I'm thinking seriously about a nap.

2024-08-28 15:48:42

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Sorry to hear things are rough right now. I can certainly sympathize. Too often work is driven less by what is actually beneficial, and more by whatever your CEO/manager read in a magazine while they were waiting for a plane.

2024-08-28 15:44:49

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Fingers crossed. I know you've been pretty miserable.

2024-08-22 20:23:03

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Thanks for doing the updated introduction! It's always nice to see. I hope the last year and change has been good!

2024-08-18 04:18:39

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Well, you saw the Announcement didn't you? At least there's that! You can follow along there. Sounds like it could be a while since it's really only for mods/admins replying to people.

2024-08-17 00:50:06

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How about this one?

2024-08-17 00:25:49

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Replying with a bunch of tests..
Test. Test. Test.

2024-08-16 23:51:35

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Asking nicely gets you pretty far with me for sure.
@npub10gc…vjg2

2024-08-16 23:37:11

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I blame you. 😉
@npub130k…4d3g @npub1x74…ruph

2024-08-16 23:09:38

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Hm, just got a second report of similar missing notifications. I'm checking to see if there are more.
@npub130k…4d3g @npub1x74…ruph

2024-08-16 23:07:34

Is anybody else not getting notifications from the local instance? I've gotten two reports so far (they know who they are).

2024-08-16 22:44:07

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Very weird. You don't have any filters or anything do you?
@npub130k…4d3g @npub1x74…ruph

2024-08-16 22:20:31

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Is it just for people on Fosstodon, or all replies to your stuff?
@npub130k…4d3g @npub1x74…ruph

2024-08-16 21:21:20

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Not really. What do you have for your settings for your notifications?

2024-08-15 17:41:12

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That's just crazy. I can see why you need comments because just looking at that gives me a headache, and I have no idea what it does (without your explanation obviously).

2024-08-08 03:03:44

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Yep, no luck.

2024-08-07 21:26:23

Well, my #Fedora box is officially toast. Power browned out and it went off, and now it just doesn't turn back on. Everything on it was backed up, so no data loss and the machine itself was at least 8 years old, so I'm not going to be spending a lot of time trying to replace parts. Still, I was using it and it was perfectly fine for what it was doing, so losing it is pretty annoying.

2024-08-06 22:36:47

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I'll write those down! Let me know when you've figured out how to throw it into reverse!
@npub1lxr…27tw

2024-08-06 20:52:36

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Then maybe you'd be happy to know that our English only policy only ever was intended for public posts to the local timeline? Even when that policy was being enforced it would have been perfectly OK to reply to someone else in whatever language you chose. That rule is long gone these days, so I guess it doesn't much matter, but just in case you're secretly working on a time machine (bring me back some lottery numbers if you are!).

2024-08-06 14:38:20

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Welcome back!

2024-08-05 22:04:16

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I admit I was a little confused about what @npub15ej…0es6 was looking for? I've never been a Reddit/Lemmy guy, but because Lemmy is federated with Mastodon I can follow Lemmy stuff from my Fosstodon account. Also, if he's looking for cat pictures, just subscribe to #CatsOfMastodon or something like that. You'll get tons of cats showing up in your feed in no time. Was there something I missed that he was missing?

2024-08-05 16:40:37

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He does. Fosstodon and linuxrocks dot online are similar in that they're both technology instances that focus on FOSS. Transmisia, misogyny, and racism are not welcome here.
@npub1gcf…l3rh

2024-08-05 02:58:53

No one, anywhere in the world wants to PHYSICALLY talk to me right up until the moment I put on my headphones. Once I've got headphones on, everybody has something they want to say. I'm damn near Taylor Swift.

2024-08-04 05:27:06

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That surprises me. I've gotten the impression that Vivaldi is pretty serious about Mastodon. I would have thought they'd put some juice behind their instance.

2024-08-03 05:49:16

I think maybe I'll hang out on IRC while I'm celebrating. If you make it to IRC, you can AMA (if you're really, REALLY bored).

2024-08-03 05:44:37

Since it's still August 2nd here, I'm celebrating...
http://internationalbeerday.com

2024-08-01 03:55:48

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OK, thanks!

2024-07-30 22:51:20

Hey, did you know there's an "official" #Fosstodon channel on libera.chat?

2024-07-30 16:24:57

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Wait, don't you live in Wales? What kind of "effing hot" are we talking about here?

2024-07-30 16:21:24

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Well, that's one way of doing it I guess.

2024-07-27 23:43:08

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I might have to find me some Tiger Sauce and give it a try. I haven't had that before.

2024-07-27 06:45:44

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Yep. Except for I think I was using pico instead of notepad.exe. We were on Digital Unix at the time. We had some Windows labs on campus, but I don't think they were connected to the Internet until later.

2024-07-27 03:21:20

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I was 19 at the time.

2024-07-27 03:17:47

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It's honestly not bad if taken in moderation. If you eat it straight, it has a habit of making you regret that choice.

2024-07-26 23:40:56

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I'm not sure I can find a copy of Netscape 1 these days, but I read somewhere there's a version of Mosaic that still works. Maybe that'll do it?

2024-07-26 23:37:48

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I actually tried to use the blink tag just to be a smartass the other day, and was sad to see it just doesn't work! Sad!

2024-07-26 23:29:18

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I bet they were thrilled.

2024-07-26 23:27:56

The last time I took an official HTML class: 1994
The year CSS was first introduced: 1996
Yes, I'm that damn old. :omya_css:

2024-07-26 17:33:41

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Not so far, but probably later. 😉

2024-07-26 17:31:02

Breakfast this morning...
4 eggs, scrambled.
4 drops Da Bomb Beyond Insanity Hot Sauce, stir
2 slices American cheese, melt
Top with 1 cup Tostitos Mild Chunky Salsa.
Nummy.

2024-07-26 05:04:24

I'm pretty garbage at html and css, but when you're writing this stuff for a entry level college course it feels like you're back in the Geocities days. My latest assignment is just shy a blink tag and it's there.

2024-07-25 17:56:02

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It is what she asked for.

2024-07-24 22:19:43

@npub1gmu…904m I've never looked at the YouTube channel. Looks like they've got some stuff there that's shorter than their average shows! I'll have to check that out. That's my biggest complaint when it comes to podcasts is they're all so long!

2024-07-24 21:50:24

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Other than basically everything @npub1z7w…f685 does (Late Night Linux, Linux Matters, Linux After Dark, 2.5 Admins, Linux Dev Time, the Hybrid Cloud Show, and of course Ask the Hosts), I also listen to Factually with @npub19d9…gm9z, EFF's How to Fix the Internet, Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 from @npub1e2z…n97d and @npub15xv…0jms, and The Linux Cast (@npub10v4…v3j2). There are others I don't listen to I wish I did, but so many casters make hour long (or longer!) shows, and I just don't have the time.

2024-07-24 21:40:16

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Heh, the really funny part is I spent at least 90 minutes trying to figure out the answer to your question! I'm a little under the weather, so my brain isn't firing on all cylinders.

2024-07-24 21:32:26

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What's SI?

2024-07-24 17:28:25

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Yea, according to the thermometer in my backyard, our low in the last 24 hours is 87.4F, so not a lot of break from the heat.

2024-07-24 16:32:21

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We were in Vegas that same week! Being born and raised in northern Montana, I still prefer the cold to the heat. Layers exist, and you can always add more. There's only so many you can take off before the police show up.

2024-07-24 16:29:31

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Sorry to hear that. I can't imagine having two years of work vanish into the wind. I get pissed at myself if I lose 15 minutes of work because my app crashed and I didn't save, and that's not even a blip in comparison. I hope things work out for the better somehow.

2024-07-24 16:22:17

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Can confirm! I was just in Vegas a couple weeks ago. I had the "pleasure" of being present for the hottest day in Vegas's recorded history! Would not recommend!

2024-07-24 16:15:25

It's now 9:15 in the morning, and it's 100 degrees F outside.Yay Arizona.

2024-07-22 16:37:43

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Last week all but one of my children and my wife came down with Covid, so I spent the weekend trying to dodge my family and still be productive. Last night I got a cough and my throat was bothering me, so I bought a test. Turns out I DON'T have Covid, so I guess all my dodging was effective if exhausting.

2024-07-22 15:50:47

Happy Monday everybody... :eyebags:

2024-07-20 01:34:26

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I think something can be arranged for you. 😉

2024-07-20 01:20:13

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Me too! In fact, I'll settle for just drinking coffee. I'm OK without knowing things.

2024-07-19 18:19:32

While I have a massive amount of sympathy for those having to deal with #CrowdStrike on any level, my day has been pretty relaxing. Sorry.
https://xkcd.com/2961/

2024-07-19 17:11:56

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Yea, unfortunately not everybody who uses their products are so objective. A few years back, I was talking to a good friend of mine who is a rabid Apple guy and he was mentioning that there was a new product coming from Apple (I don't remember which one). He literally said, "I don't know what it is, but I'm buying it." He literally had no idea what the product was or if he would have any use for it, but he was set on buying it anyway, just because it was from Apple. He's not alone.

2024-07-19 16:45:27

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Apple's modus operandi has long been, "You'll take what we give you and like it." They've had great success in the last couple decades based on that philosophy. Even when they make a shit product, their faithful still use it and many will defend it and say it's good because it's Apple.

2024-07-18 22:04:20

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Nice! I had it done with my haircut once or twice, but while I'm happy with the haircuts I get I'm not super thrilled with how they do beards. They just pretty much throw a guard on the trimmer and move it until it stops cutting. I still have to fix it after they're done. I'm in search of somewhere that does it better, but so far it's just best if I do it at home for now.
@npub1080…cr2f

2024-07-18 19:59:29

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Some of that stuff just came across as weird to me. "I'd really like to look more valuable and reliable. I know! I'll stop shaving!" 🤔

2024-07-18 19:57:10

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Ah, my wife is the opposite. I'm required to have facial hair of some kind, and not just the mustache. I've shaved down to nothing a handful of times in the last couple decades and she never fails up be upset about it.
@npub1080…cr2f

2024-07-18 19:16:39

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There's an easy fix for that!
@npub1080…cr2f

2024-07-18 19:16:03

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Naw, you just kept it too short. I do a trim around the edges and then cut off any fly-aways, and then I don't come back to it for a couple weeks. 10-15 minutes once, maybe twice a month is much, MUCH easier than the constant shaving.

2024-07-18 18:34:19

That's a lot of words to cover, "It's easier than shaving every day."
https://www.iflscience.com/why-do-men-grow-beards-study-reveals-surprising-motivations-behind-facial-hair-75137

2024-07-17 20:34:34

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100%. They're just torching the market for everybody else.

2024-07-17 20:25:59

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Yep, there's a house a couple down from us that sold last month that's back on the market as of yesterday for more than $50K more. Someone bought it just to sell it again for higher right away.

2024-07-17 18:06:04

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It's an interesting question. Sadly I'm not sure I COULD give it up if I wanted to. I love Fosstodon and I have no desire to leave it, but even OTHER platforms I would love see in the rear view I've had trouble vacating completely. To my shame, I still have an account on Meta's Face platform. I don't used now, but when my mom passed away a few years ago it was what I used to coordinate family stuff. All other social media is once a week/month, but it's still there. Just in case.

2024-07-17 17:56:38

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Honestly, to me being an admin adds a layer of exhaustion to the whole thing. I love Fosstodon, there's no question about that, and I'm extremely proud of what we've done here, but being an admin does make my "social media experience" feel more like a job than recreation. It's the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing I do at night before going to sleep. Thankfully we have a great moderation team to help us out and we're allowed to take a break if we need to.

2024-07-15 17:50:49

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I guess it's fairly dependent on your opinion of your own writing. I'm fairly critical of mine, so confirmation I'm not writing like a 5 year old is appreciated. If you're looking at collegiate level writing as a baseline, I can see why you'd be offended.

2024-07-15 16:28:53

It's always gratifying to me when I write something for a college class and the professor includes feedback that says I write at a college level. It's a generic, filler piece of feedback that I'm sure gets plopped onto most submissions by pretty much everybody, but I have a pretty low opinion of my writing so even the slightest bit of validation gives me the warm fuzzies.
Note: This is not a request for validation.

2024-07-15 16:22:41

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That sucks. We've been looking around ourselves to see if we can find a place with a little more space for our horde, but things are not great for buying a house around Phoenix right now. I think things are a little less crazy out west of town, but even there it's gotten pretty nuts. Fingers crossed you all find something that meets your needs without too much hassle.

2024-07-13 06:10:08

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Oooo, that's cool. Maybe I'll see you around!

2024-07-11 06:36:00

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I know there are more complex elements that are in many documents, but more often than not CommonMark is going to meet your needs. It's not fancy or anything, but if you're writing a document you're rarely going to go outside of it's capabilities. That being said, multiple formats of markdown wouldn't be impossible. There's already eight different Word options between documents and other stuff.
@npub1tgg…qwzh

2024-07-10 23:07:55

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Sure, but they have options for Rich Text and just plain text too. When you're saving it just pops up a dialog that says, "This document may contain formatting or content that cannot be saved in the currently selected file format." Markdown could work the same way.
@npub1tgg…qwzh

2024-07-10 22:44:34

Am I the only one that thinks it would be really nice if @npub1tgg…qwzh had an option to Save As markdown? I'm legitimately surprised that's not already a feature.
#Libreoffice

2024-07-07 03:08:54

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Anybody is free to send invites.

2024-07-07 03:05:02

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Ahhhh, no. Not yet anyway. It would be a cool option to have that functionality anywhere not just in the address bar. Maybe it's something we'll see in a future release of #Vivaldi. They're always adding cool new stuff.
@npub19rt…adh9

2024-07-06 21:30:20

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As far as I'm aware, it doesn't have a toggle in the settings. You just hold down your control key (I use the left one but the right seems to work just as well for me) and then hover over the web address in the address bar. As you move across the address it underlines the parts of the URL that are going to be active if you click on the address (like a link in a page). When you have the part of the address you want, just click the address in the address bar and it takes you there.

2024-07-06 19:19:27

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Hm, I couldn't get it to work in Firefox. Is it a configurable option I need to enable?

2024-07-06 18:22:10

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Wait, you tried it in Vivaldi and it didn't work?

2024-07-06 01:02:34

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The complaints I've heard are that it's not fulling FOSS and it's Chromium based. There are some who don't like that it's got so many features, but to me that's a plus.

2024-07-06 00:11:06

You know those stupid little features in an app that, when you explain it to someone, they just answer, "When would I ever need to have that?" Yea, there's a feature in #Vivaldi that if you hold down the control key, you can click into parts of a URL. So, with https://fosstodon.org/deck/getting-started, I can click fosstodon.org and go there without the /deck/getting-started. I can move over to the /deck and click and get https://fosstodon.org/deck without the getting started. I use this ALL THE TIME.

2024-07-05 06:13:17

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Can't wait to see what you do with it!

2024-07-03 22:46:53

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Yea, that was great 😒. I'm actually on the fence as to whether I'm going to even bother getting a new watch, smart or dumb. I doubt anybody is going to beat the Pebble's battery life with the direction they're going, but even a week is just too much for me. I carry a phone, it's got a clock. That might be enough for me. If not, I can pick up a decent watch for a fraction of the cost of a smart watch that'll have a battery life in years, not days.

2024-07-03 21:44:52

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I think I had something similar for my Fitbit for a while. Or maybe it was my PineTime. Don't remember. I still have both, but I'm probably going back to a regular watch after this one dies. I'm just so tired of always having to charge the stupid thing.

2024-07-03 21:42:16

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Are you planning to roll your own all the way through, or is it on your roadmap to incorporate other tools like openWakeWord to make things easier?

2024-07-03 07:43:53

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Hmm, I just hope it's got it's own controls. I don't mind highlighting authors when a page is linked. I think that's a great idea actually. I'm not sure if I'm comfortable giving a blank check of approval to any random site to trend to get that function. And we put a ton of time and effort into hashtags too. If it takes that much investment, we're going to need to "hire" more people.

2024-07-03 05:15:28

Nuts. Now I really want to put some Terminal Text Effects into one of my scripts at least. For SOMETHING. There's got to be a reason to use this! This is all your fault @npub1zqc…nvvp.

2024-07-03 04:38:16

This sounds like a really cool new feature. From the looks of things, it'll be only for links to moderator-approved sites, but globally later on. Of course, this feature is part of 4.3, which hasn't been released yet. As soon as it's available we'll have it here on #Fosstodon. I'm not sure what making a site moderator-approved is going to look like, but assuming it's not some weird thing, you can just ask someone on our moderation team and they can hook you up.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/07/highlighting-journalism-on-mastodon/