@cliffwade The main account I use is this one, while my second account is @queenslight, since I finally found a decent accessible interface for #Misskey called WhaleBird.
I am planning to join a #FunkWhale instance too, for sharing random AI TTS skits I do from time to time.
People are really looking at the Fediverse with Western eyes and aren't considering the fact that in Japan, #Misskey is many peoples' first exposure to the Fediverse.
#Calckey is building on what Misskey has already made. But really, Calckey is exposing the West to the world of *key apps.
But it's also not entirely @gruber's fault because the media doesn't really talk about the Fediverse, and when they do, it's as a synonym for "Mastodon".
How would @gruber know about the massive development efforts to build more user-friendly alternatives to Mastodon?
No one in the media talks about the growth of *key apps, and how they're now the #2 most used Fediverse platform.
The main reason why I can't move from my current #Pleroma installation to anything else ( #Akkoma, #Misskey, #Calckey, #Hubzilla or #Friendica ) is that none of them accept importing an existing backup from a different service into a brand-new account. At most you can migrate your address but not your posts.
Misskey turns their off by default (you can easily turn it on within settings) & Mastodon requires you to implement the #ElasticSearch code on your instance. I use search on both of my solo instances.
Misskey does not have an official app, but #MissRirica replicates most (if not all) of the options on the web interface (something most official apps on other platforms can not do yet).
I’d like to thank everyone on calckey.social for the overwhelming love and support.
When I woke up this morning, I had no idea that interest in #Calckey would pick up this much. It’s been a challenge getting everything up to our preferred standard, but we’ve made significant progress.
I’d also like to thank all the other Calckey servers who’ve picked up our slack. And the entire dev team deserves praise for making software that so many people love.
@llewelly@fediversenews Except that #Calckey was never based on Mastodon in the first place, but on #Misskey, which is a separately developed microblog service than Mastodon, even if one based on #ActivityPub and, as such compatible with the whole of the #Fediverse, Mastodon include.
That said, the Calckey team IS working on adding a #MastodonAPI compatibility layer to their webapp, but right now very little of it is supported. (Thanks @atomicpoet for that info, by the way. 😉)
For the first time ever, I’m torn about whether I should stay on mastodon.social.
Being here has given me a voice I’ve never had, to talk about a topic that I feel strongly about, and I feel I’ve made the world a slightly different place.
But I also wonder if mastodon.social is becoming even more hostile to the rest of the Fediverse.
Calckey is a Fediverse server type which includes lots of features that Mastodon doesn't yet have, such as emoji reactions, markdown, customisable interfaces, widgets and lots more.
To see for yourself, have a look on the official website at:
https://mastodon.social being down, presumably because they're testing some of their latest features they're working on, and in the process kicking 1 million out of the 11.8 million people* (thanks @nemobis for the correction) from the fediverse is a good reminder to check out other Mastodon instances, or even other fediverse services and platforms.
@stefan
> from the fediverse is a good reminder to check out other Mastodon instances, or even other fediverse networks.
There are noch "other fediverse networks". The only network is the #Fediverse with a lot of different services and platforms - Mastodon is one of all them.
And yes - if you will stay on a Mastodon implementation you can search for an other server - there are out many of them. And if you whan to go further you can choose a platform wiht #Plermoma, #Friendcia, #Hubzilla, #Misskey, #Calckey and others only for Microblogging. For other services you find more.
🤣 I was showing one of my mutual followers how the $[x2 ...], $[x3 ...], and $[x4 ...] tags could be used to increase the heading's size on a #misskey/ #calckey post. I used the x3 tag to demonstrate this feature, and $[x3 it was HUGE!] I was surprised at how big it was, so I tried to tone it down a bit by using an $[x2 x2] tag, but it didn't show up on their calckey instance.
Once I get a stable job, I'm thinking of setting up a Mastodon/(Miss/Calc/Found)key server for me and my immediate family (which), but I'm debating on whether or not to go the #Mastodon route or go the #Misskey route; I know that Misskey may be easier to use because it only uses #javascript for its stack compared to Mastodon using JavaScript and #Ruby for its stack. I'm also debating what policies to implement to moderate my server; I will for sure adopt my current server's rules with a few edits, but I don't know what other rules I should enforce and how to enforce them.
Finally gotten #MissRirica to work on the #MacOS side of things! (Which will also translate to #Android if I use that version).
Bad News:
A. Ya need to generate an access token from the #Misskey instance you’re on via the web interface among the ‘Settings’ section.
B. Not surprisingly, the app’s interface is… Um…