So, yeah. Super mixed emotions today. I’m happy and excited about stuff happening in my personal life. Also, terrified and anxious about stuff happening in my personal life. Also, furious and exhausted about stuff happening in the world and my country and in Texas today.
Stay safe out there everyone. It’s a shit show, and we all need a little help sometimes. Other times, we need a lot of help. Reach out if you need help. If you don’t have anyone to reach out to, reach out to me.
Trick for newest version of Firefox on Linux: Prevent scrollbars from automatically hiding
Firefox on Linux recently introduced a "feature" that fades out the scrollbar if you don't move your mouse. If you're like me and don't like invisible scrollbars, you can simply deactivate this "feature".
Go to the address bar and type "about:config" (without the quotes, obviously). Agree to be careful. Search for "widget.gtk.overlay-scrollbars.enabled" and toggle the entry from "true" to "false" by double-clicking it. Just close the about:config tab and you're done. :-)
(Sorry, I had to delete and redraft, since I first got the name of the preference wrong...)
#Firefox #Linux #scrollbars #GTK (boosts OK)
One of the things I miss about the Google plus interface was how easy it was to search for/find & create small communities of interest.
I wish there was a way to do that more simply in the fediverse.
Would love to find more #writers, especially #specfic (#sciencefiction & #fantasy) writers.
There are some hashtags that can help us find one another - #amwriting & #amwritingscifi for example, but I don't thing many folks use them.
So, where are my spec fic writers at???
(Boosts welcome!)
A reminder that Mastodon and the Fediverse do NOT use cryptocurrency, blockchains, NFTs, tokens, coins, mining, web3 or anything like that.
Masto and the Fedi run on traditional servers and use a sustainable network federation model somewhat similar to e-mail (that's why Fediverse addresses look similar to e-mail addresses).
Also a reminder there are no venture capital firms or other investors either. No one owns the network, each server is independent. Masto and Fedi server running costs are paid by their owners, sometimes with donations from users.
No one is getting rich from the Fediverse, it is all volunteers with some getting donations and a few getting modest grants from foundations. Please remember this when you interact with admins or developers.
(There might be some individual users who post about cryptocurrency/blockchain, but the infrastructure this place runs on doesn't use it at all.)
Tl:dr - Decentralisation does NOT mean cryptocurrency/blockchain
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My in-depth comparative review of eight Mastodon apps for iPhone
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https://transponderings.blog/2022/05/21/eight-mastodon-apps-for-iphone/
@M0YNG BTW Chris: I might have mentioned Mastodon, the Fediverse, and mastodon.radio specifically, on the Ham Radio Workbench podcast lately. So, if you see an influx of new users, that might be why.
1994 #AlbumBowl - Semifinal #1
Hi all! I'm happy to be here. Started in Ham Radio as a pandemic hobby. Spend most of my time on #HF checking into #nets and just starting to dabble in #contesting Also play with #FT8. Thanks to @smitty for recommending mastodon on HRWB. #introduction
Ham radio nerd (N6MTS), audiophile, father, husband, aspiring Bond villain. Head Cheese of Halibut Electronics, Inc. Progressive politics, and swears: you've been warned. He/Him