#NotOnGitHub: Tell us about your favourite #OpenSource / #FreeSoftware projects that are not available on mainstream platforms, whether on a self-hosted cgit or available as an archive download only.
I am old fashioned in that I genuinely like client applications, which is why I tried 18 #Mastodon apps on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. These were the best ones.
Gonna give #microblogging in m/LearnJapanese a shot. I would also like to preface this by saying it's possible some information may be incorrect or missing context. I'm human, after all. That said, I'm open to learning, refining, and adding onto this over time.
Now for the topic I'd like to discuss, one thing I find fascinating about #Japanese is their use of #subjectOmission. Once a subject is established, Japanese sentences commonly stop referring to the subject in subsequent sentences and utterances. For example,
猫は食べています。後で、(猫は)寝ます。
"As for the cat... (It) is eating. Later, (it) will sleep."
Both sentences technically omit the the subject that is doing the verb, and instead use the zero pronoun to refer to the cat.
Whereas in #English for example, if we were to #translate the Japanese sentence as literally as we could, we would get:
Cat eating. Later, sleep.
Breaking this down, the sentence "Cat eating" is #grammaticallyIncorrect. Eating is a #stativeVerb, which expresses a state or condition. In English, stative verbs require #auxiliaryVerbs for a sentence construction to be grammatically correct. We also drop "is" in the literal translation is due to the differences in what a #subjectMarker particle is as opposed to the notion of "is", which is both an auxiliary verb and an #intransitiveVerb. English also requires a subject, and due to this, "Later, sleep" would be considered grammatically incorrect.
Anyways, I think subject-omission is a pretty interesting aspect of #language and #communication as it streamlines what is said and written, and allows for more concise and efficient transmission of #knowledge and #information. Thanks for reading.
Hey all - just started using kbin today as I'm not 100% happy with Lemmy and really enjoying it so far. I also use Mastadon a fair bit, and it'd be awesome to just use kbin for all my social media needs going forward, but I noticed that there doesn't seem to be a way to follow hashtags on the microblogging portion of the site...
Fediverse-Serie: Pleroma & Akkoma: Einfache Kommunikation im Fediverse
Pleroma und Akkoma gehören wegen ihrer Einfachheit zu den beliebtesten Diensten im Fediverse. Gegenüber Mastodon bieten sie default 5000 Zeichen und einige weitere Funktionen.
I’ve been trying out Blue Sky a bit this past week and it seems okay for the most part, but also insular and small. It’s definitely easier to use than the Don, though, which didn’t really make best use of its time in the spotlight tbh but my gut feel is that the Don will probably do better over time and even outlast it.
Still amused by all the posts declaring that "#Mastodon will never get any traction" because it doesn't have [insert completely unnecessary Twit feature here]. It's like people think Masto just suddenly appeared out of the ether six months ago. It's been here for years, and it's just fine. 😂
Basically, it's enough for e.g.
... authors, who wanted to publish their short stories here
... personal blogs (not just "#microblogging")
... business blogs (thinking of my employer, who offers online language courses and blogs about it)
Easy to miss in Mastodon's latest update, but the most-requested features are indeed coming "soon:"
"...quote posts, improved content and profile search, and groups. We’re also continuously working on improving content and profile discovery, onboarding, and of course our extensive set of moderation tools, as well as removing friction from decentralized features. Keep a lookout for these updates soon."
some servers running alternative softwares that i can endorse:
blaha.zone (Calckey server for LGBTQ+ people and their allies and accomplices)
charcha.cc (possibly running #pleroma server seeming to be aimed at #Indian members )
I feel for @nova who is exiting #Fediverse and fast paced microblogging type of social media in general (based on the statement on Twitch). I myself not long ago thought about leaving social media behind all together.
The "social" media today is garbage and often only leeches energy out of you, bit by bit. I wanted to rid myself from that. I wanted to come back alive. After leaving Facebook and Twitter behind got more energy. But no matter how safe, free and open the platform is, it can become a mental burden and insidious time cruncher. We must remember that also good things can be tiring.
Fediverse-Serie - kbin: Link-Sharing und Microblogging unter einem Dach (gnulinux.ch) German
Die Plattform kbin bietet beides: Sie ist ein Link-Aggregator wie Reddit oder Lemmy und zugleich ein Microblogging-Dienst - hier ein erster Einblick.
Following Tags on microblog?
Hey all - just started using kbin today as I'm not 100% happy with Lemmy and really enjoying it so far. I also use Mastadon a fair bit, and it'd be awesome to just use kbin for all my social media needs going forward, but I noticed that there doesn't seem to be a way to follow hashtags on the microblogging portion of the site...
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