I feel like you can’t call Bluesky decentralized until it is actually that in practice. It’s like if there was only one Mastodon instance in the world and everyone kept talking about how it was decentralized.
The hard parts are when you have different servers and how they interact. Of course only having one server makes signups simpler. You can’t claim it’s decentralized and then also tout how it’s much simpler to sign up because there’s only one server. 😜
If I was looking for a source of what are the most popular devices for 1:1 in middle school and high school are across the US, any ideas where I would start looking? E.g. are they Windows laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, etc.?
Ideally post-2020 stats, as well, because I know the pandemic seems to have changed things up.
FedEx never fails to be incredibly imprecise with its delivery estimates—and yet use precise-sounding language like “scheduled delivery.”
I bought something last week. It was “scheduled” to arrive Tuesday. I got an update that the shipment is “arriving earlier than expected,” now Sunday. Then an “updated delivery” stating it will arrive Monday.
I have no idea when this thing will actually show up. Especially infuriating when porch pirates are rampant and #FedEx ignores delivery instructions.
@rsms I feel like this was mentioned somewhere on social media or an issue tracker but I'm failing to find it. Do you have a recommendation for an OS default monospace font to pair with Inter?
“We believe it’s important for Mastodon to be good as a product on its own merits, and not just because of its ideology. If we only attract people who already care about decentralization, our ability to make decentralization mainstream becomes that much harder. Making the onboarding process as easy as possible helps new users get past the sign-up process and more quickly engage with others.”
All that said, greatly improving onboarding was what needed to be done first. I’ve invited several people to join Mastodon and the old flow was abysmal and was absolutely the main reason people would not join the Fediverse. Now we can focus on getting them here, and then make the experience of moving elsewhere even better.
For example, if in the Mastodon app you end up interacting most with a specific server, the app itself could suggest you migrate to that server!
What if I could share a link to e.g. joinmastodon.org/blaede.family and it was the homepage for the site, but when you go and install the app from that page, it then sets the default instance to blaede.family? This could theoretically be accomplished with Firebase dynamic links which open the Play Store, prompt the user to install the app, then pass certain information on to the installed app.
@realcaseyrollins@cassidy it has a weird screen where you can toggle various categories to hide/warn/show. Presumably, some AI then tries to detect these.
Work Profile is one of the best features on #Android.
All my work apps. On during working hours, off—like entirely disabled—outside of that. I have this week off? I can just turn them off and keep them off. I want to check in briefly at some point? I turn the apps on, do what I need, then turn them off.
When they’re on, they’re sandboxed from my personal photos, apps, etc. When they’re off, it’s like physically powering off a work phone. No potential for tracking notifications, anything.
@cassidy
Yes, a great feature which I also use.
Unfortunately (for my employer) I can only access certain apps and accounts within a work profile created and guarded by some Microsoft tool.
This is a bit to invasive IMO (I prefer Shelter from F-Droid) so that I can't access mail or Teams chats on the go 🤷🏻♂️
If you have kids, Bluey is SO FREAKING GOOD. I dunno why I slept on it for so long, but it’s great. You can tell it’s written by folks with kids, as they nail all the ridiculous things kids and parents do to get by and have a good time.
FreeDesktop dark style preference winning again. 💪
Now elementary OS, GNOME, KDE, GTK, Qt, Firefox, Chrome, and more all support the cross-desktop preference I proposed and championed. Good work, everyone!
As someone who has tried to onboard folks IRL to Mastodon, I am 100% okay with this design. This helps solve THE biggest barrier to getting people into the Fediverse. I like the suggestion to round-robin signups between a few well-known and well-supported generic instances as well, but it should be incredibly easy to say, “Hm, I want to check this Mastodon thing out,” and sign up for an account without understanding or caring what an instance is.
@feditips I also think it should be made easier and more robust to switch instances down the line—and maybe we can even build that into client apps? If you end up interacting with a ton of people from an instance other than the one you’re on, Mastodon could actively suggest moving to that instance!
Bluesky is a React “““Native””” Twitter clone and you can tell both of those things after using it for 2 secs.
It is extraordinarily jank and it just feels like every other janky React app on Android. Which is to say: not native at all. The UI is nice because it just clones Twitter. But like, why in 2023 would you launch a new app using a non-native framework?
Actual modern Android development from a clean slate would result in such a better-feeling app…
Right now I have a private album with photos of our kids on a paid cloud photo service shared with a bunch of extended family and friends via email addresses and private links.
I kind of wonder if a private, followers-only Mastodon account (on our existing blaede.family instance) would make sense, instead? It would mean people would need to sign up for Mastodon or another Fediverse account to request to follow it, but it seems like a nice use case for privately sharing. 🤔
Not gonna lie: I also like that it encourages people to use the Fediverse! There’s no way we are sharing photos of our kids on Twitter or Facebook, so if people want to follow us somewhere to see our kids, it could be here!
The photos would likely remain stored with the cloud service; I'm mostly thinking about discovery/sharing.
Okay, if I know you—like personally or at least over a long period of time on the Internet and you think I’d totally send you photos of my family—feel free to follow-request @lucy and @nora! I’m running them as an experiment and plan to just share candid photos so people can keep up with what we’re up to. Protip: if I can’t figure out who you are or how I know you from your profile, it won’t be accepted. 🤷