I am pretty blown away by #CalcKey- I just opened an account tonight, was able to very quickly and easily import my lists and my "following" list, can Quote you so anyone reading my response can see the original quote. And it is so, so pretty here11
I could go on (because I have 3000 characters!!) but I'll leave here and go back to exploring...
Starting tomorrow, I will do my best to have Social Media Detox weekends, which means I will not use any social media on Saturdays and Sundays, including chat modules such as Facebook Messenger.
And to be fair, Mastodon and Calckey are also included in this experiment. Join me if you want, and let's share our experiences on Monday.
Alright, so I just migrated from Mastodon to #calckey. Safe to say, it was very easy, only took a couple of minutes, and honestly - this is wayyy better. #migration
There's been an uptick in chatter about #Calckey of late, leading to several very enjoyable chats with people this morning, so I thought I'd share my current setup to let you see one of the reasons I treat this as my Primary account.
It's the visuals. It's clean, oh so simple, and just...pretty, you know? Highly subjective, this kind of thing, but I do like my Pretties. What you'll also note is I've themed my browser, Vivaldi, to match Calckey! I even https://themes.vivaldi.net/themes/rwjvEjrPJAL for others to enjoy.
This is now a place that I genuinely enjoy visiting to hang out in, and that's even before https://calckey.social/notes/9dtxylzbf9. Mastodon on the web by comparison feels cold, austere and a touch clunky (I suspect that's why there are so many apps) and yes I'm aware of Elk which is better but still not quite as pleasant and graceful as this (though Elk is still in Alpha, tbf).
My screenshot also shows off #Vivaldi 6.0s brand-spanking new Workspaces feature (right-most panel) whereby I can now segregate tabs into discrete groups over and above their already brilliant Tab Stacks feature - I click on the word Social at the top there and there are two more hidden away from view (Gaming, and the default). Yes, I have my Tabs at the right-hand side, like my Linux/KDE taskbars.
It's a lovely day outside so I hope it's the same where you are and that you get some time out in it. Happy Fridays, everyone.
It may seem strange, but I've started writing down my personal manifesto on how I handle my social media usage. Those will be guidelines to follow, simply because I want to revert to using social media as a tool more mindfully.
Starting tomorrow, I will do my best to have Social Media Detox weekends, which means I will not use any social media on Saturdays and Sundays, including chat modules such as Facebook Messenger.
And to be fair, Mastodon and Calckey are also included in this experiment. Join me if you want, and let's share our experiences on Monday.
So, after reading a post from @atomicpoet I moved over to #Calckey from #Mastodon a few days ago to give it a whirl.
Clearly I'm a expert now, so thought I'd share a few thoughts.
Lets get the elephant in the room dealt with first; Mastodon is ugly.
There, I said it.
I know a lot of people appreciate the simplicity of it but from a design aesthetic, well, there isn't any.
Calckey really is the diametric opposite from a UI perspective.
Migrating
Super simple, set up an alias, hit the move button and your followers will, well, follow you.
Import/Export
Simple to Import your list of who you follow.
Notably, you can Export your Posts, so that they can be Imported if you migrate again. This bit is kinda key as I don't think a lot of people realise you can do this.
Posting
It's the difference between sending an email in plain text to sending one in rich text.
3000 character limit
Markdown, well, MFM anyway
Quoting
Customisation
Custom Layouts
Installed and Custom Themes
Wallpapers
Drive
Really useful, a place to store files so you are not scrabbling around looking for that image / document you wanted to post.
Widgets
All sorts of stuff like Calendars, Clock and some stuff I'll never use like Server Info.
Stuff To Try
Actually there are too many things to list but a couple are:
CustomCSS
Channels and Groups
Niggles
Antennas sometimes produce an error page.
Sometimes the Timeline goes a bit wonky and 'splits', I dunno a better way to describe it.
Will I Stay?
I dunno but I'm glad I tried a different instance out, and if I want to, I can move from here and take my Followers and Posts with me, the way the Protocol intended.
Is it for everyone
Nope, but I think people might like it if they tried it.
If you are the sort of person who likes tinkering with stuff, and has tried every Windows Manager and Desktop Enviroment under the sun I think you're going to like it.
Love love love the existence of a Post Export/Import when moving
Do we know, for someone who has moved across a couple of Mastodon servers (1) and (2) over time, is it possible to consolidate both Post histories onto a new CalcKey server (3) via two runs of post export/import?
Checking out #Calckey, and finding that it's like a Mastodon with loads of extra features but no users, no mobile apps, no even budding community, etc. It's like trying to use Google Drive as a social network.
#Calckey has some excellent ideas; I need to explore them more. But I'm afraid I'll return to Mastodon by then.
I don't need new trinkets since everything is connected, and essential communication is executed well. Additional emojis or advanced search options aren't something I need as a user.
Plus, #MetalheadClub is on Mastodon, and this community is 🔥 !
Hier im Podcasts ab ca. Min. 15 werden auch noch mal von @Lioh einige Hintergründe zum Fediverse berichtet, an dem sie auch selbst aktiv mitentwickelt hat (auch sehr aufschlussreich in Bezug auf die aktuellen Zentralisierungs-Tendenzen im Fediverse)
Für alle Themen und Projekte gilt aber: gnulinux.ch ist ein Community-Projekt, an dem alle eingeladen und aufgerufen sind, mitzuwirken und selbst zu schreiben: gnulinux.ch/mitschreiben
Je mehr Perspektiven hier eingebracht werden, desto besser! @Kaiteki@caos