Imoptimal

@Imoptimal@mastodon.social

Small business website expert | I help small businesses create & manage their website in a way that increases profits and reduces stress | Schedule a free consultation on my website.

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Imoptimal, to mastodon

Why doesn't the official have the lists feature yet?!

If it's one of the basic features of , why was it excluded from the mobile app to begin with?

On the one hand, one needs to follow a bunch of people in order to get a full and interesting post feed (in the absence of any algorithm).

On the other hand, in order to have a consistent and meaningful interaction with a reasonable and selected group of people, one needs a feature like that!

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Imoptimal, (edited )

And don't tell me to choose one of the many other options... those should build upon basic features, providing users with customized and enhanced experience (by adding extra features).

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Imoptimal, to meta

This is just one more frightening example on why we need more regulation of .

What's the alternative - to let companies like continue to be pure evil entities, driven by profit at the expense of everything else (their users included)?!

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/former-meta-engineering-leader-testify-congress-instagrams-harms-104687945

shawnhooper, to animals
@shawnhooper@fosstodon.org avatar

Tuxedo cat woke me up at 4:30 this morning. Couldn't get back to sleep.

I see a nap in my future.

Imoptimal,

@shawnhooper

Give us a photo evidence of the cat... 😺

shawnhooper, to accessibility
@shawnhooper@fosstodon.org avatar

Yikes. Unsubscribe Page for an email mailing list I visited this morning. You can't read the unsubscribe confirmation text (1.48:1), the page as no <h1> or <title> tags.

I see a Wix token in the URL. Is accessibility this bad standard in Wix?

Imoptimal,

@shawnhooper

Or it's a deliberate move - to make an average user confused, so they won't click the 'Unsubscribe' button...

Imoptimal, (edited ) to ai

If you need a quick laugh - check out these so-called arguments of in regards to violations when training their ...

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/4/23946353/generative-ai-copyright-training-data-openai-microsoft-google-meta-stabilityai

Imoptimal, to wordpress

community members shouldn't be the ones to step in and step up everytime contributors f*ck up or overlook something.

If project listened to it's community more, we wouldn't be in this mess now...

https://wptavern.com/add-icons-to-wordpress-core-button-block

Mikal, to wordpress
@Mikal@sfba.social avatar

JHFC I hate page builder (0 stars, do not recommend). You know what I hate even worse? itself (0 stars, do not recommend). FFS, it's 2023 and this...is the best we've got?

I'm tired. All I wanted to do was put up a short blog post with some photos from this weekend. Now I'm giving up and going to bed after wasting tons of time unsuccessfully de-glitching the stupid platform. I should've just written a Mastodon thread.

This is why I rarely do even simple posts on my site.

Le Sigh.

Imoptimal,

@Mikal

I'm sorry you feel frustrated.

It's definitely true that the main advantage of (it's extendability), can bring many complications.

If you don't need anything complex for your personal website, have you considered some other options?

Imoptimal, to instagramreality

Sex sells?
Maybe, but who profits?!

It may be liberating for some, but I think that only platforms profit on superficial content, while users/creators are left with all of the negative social and psychological consequences.

https://elpais.com/salud-y-bienestar/2023-10-27/fitness-culos-e-historias-de-instagram-asi-se-sexualiza-el-deporte-en-redes-sociales.html

LeGaosaure, to random

From the Indie Sellers Guild:

"[...] Many sellers have had their Etsy shops suspended this month with no warning and no success having them reinstated. [...] Many of the sellers affected seem to also be those that spoke out against the Etsy reserve policy this summer.

If Etsy just suspended your shop, please fill out the form below to help us get a better picture of what is going on. You can fill it out anonymously if you prefer.

https://indiesellersguild.org/shutdown "

#Etsy #SmallBusiness #Handmade

Imoptimal,

@LeGaosaure

That's unfortunate.

The best option would be for you to find alternative to .

It's the only way of avoiding any future incidents like this.

Imoptimal, to Tolkien

Seems like JRR was right for claiming that sound came first... :underheart:

https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/crg13pedlpvo

Imoptimal, to Korean

It wasn't easy finding online resources that are simple yet comprehensive when it comes to learning/practicing .

I need some quick reminders for grammar, since I've studied it for two years during my studies, but my conversational skills aren't up to the level I want them to be.

I found this useful website (for all major European languages - except Russian):
https://www.lingolia.com/en/

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Imoptimal,

I'm also learning from scratch. Wish me luck!

I had it in Elementary school, but had some trauma when changing schools, so it never stuck (in comparison to English).

Anyway, I needed something similar to school textbook, with short and simple lessons to start with.

I found this book, and online portal that accompanies it:
https://una.pressbooks.pub/gr101/

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josemurilo, to fediverse
@josemurilo@mato.social avatar

"There is no shame in declaring that the is too expensive. Other platforms (Medium, Facebook & Instagram) are also forgoing embracing the (probably for similar reasons), & Tumblr’s worth will not decline because they made a fiscally sound decision.
However, if still wants to enter the Fediverse, there are a few alternative options available, ranging from “geeky free” to “pay to play.”

https://darnell.tv/2023/10/01/tumblr-fediverse-too-high/

Imoptimal,

@josemurilo

I'd agree there's always cost to consider, but let's be honest - those platforms don't want to join the primarily because they're afraid they will lose many users to options.

Why - those open source platforms are transparent about the of their users, and they won't sell data for profit, or spam users endlessly with controversial algorithms.

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Imoptimal,

@josemurilo

And they should be scared, because their products are not user centric but only profit driven - that will make them fail at the end, regardless of their actions.

People need to be social and feel included in a (offline or online). These platforms are not fulfilling those needs anymore (if they ever did).

is no exception. (company behind it, and behind .com) has shown their real face in the recent months.

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Imoptimal,

@volkris @josemurilo

Perhaps, but here everything is public - so there would be no sensitive data to (ab)use.

Imoptimal, to random

:underheart:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67209806

Imoptimal, to animals

If it's not still obvious that I'm obsessed with , here's a thread where I'll post photos of random cats I've taken throughout my journey called life...

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Multicolored cat napping in a flower pot.

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Young friendly cat jumping around a sidewalk at night.

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Young friendly cat jumping around a sidewalk at night, with my partner walking besides it.

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One of the cats from my neighborhood - with a really fluffy tail.

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Cat sitting on a fence pillar.

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