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twitter log on malfunction

Posted on December 28, 2022 by | Leave a comment

WTF is it now?

(Image is Twitter log on screen malfunction on mobile)

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mastodon, twitter, and instances

Posted on December 10, 2022 by | Leave a comment

I am not on Mastodon because of Twitter. I’m there because I want to be and have liked it for a long time. I am not into the controversy of who is on or off Twitter or who is running it.

My “joined” date is recent because I’ve had to change instances many times mostly due to them just vanishing on short, or no, notice.

At least now I can have a certain (self-managed) instance for as long as I care to pay for it and the host exists.

Vivaldi Social also looks to be a good pick for longevity.

This is not to deny that there are many strong, reliable, well-managed instances out there. My trust is low because, in spite of being careful, I made one bad pick after another. One even took my donation and shut off the next day without notice. These are issues that I am trying to avoid.

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twitter crash and burn

Posted on November 29, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Mostly on Mastodon I hear a lot about how breathtaking it is to watch Twitter crash and burn. Historically breathtaking!

Frankly, I notice no difference. The same ones I get news and info from before are still there pointing to their same websites. Some get capriciously banned, some reinstated, but mostly the same, sightly tweaked censorship agenda, maybe.

I think a few 100K, or million, nutcases on or off makes little difference on a network that large. The ones noisily running off to other networks often ain’t that great. I’ve been on networks where the majority are nutcases, i.e. politically inept, revolting, propaganda steeped. I survived OK.

I have many other ways to get news and info: RSS, Telegram, direct e-mail subscription.

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birdsite political

Posted on November 19, 2022 by | Leave a comment

IDGAF who owns Twitter, or doesn’t, who’s on there, or isn’t, whether Trump is on there, or not.

I use so many networks and sources that more of this, or less of that, won’t make much difference to me.

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mastodon / twitter

Posted on November 5, 2022 by | Leave a comment

I just want to connect with people.

With the controversies happening over Twitter (IDGAF, really), a lot of people are trying Mastodon, which can kinda/sorta resemble it.

I’ve been on Mastodon for awhile. I can be great. It can be tedious. It takes some work and getting used to. I access through a very nice “instance” (server) that I found after several that didn’t work out.

I use a web browser on desktop and the Tusky app on mobile.

Holler if you want to find me on Mastodon.

Simpler information:

https://joinmastodon.org

More detailed information:

https://mastodon.help/en

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fllwrs

Posted on June 27, 2022 by | Leave a comment

This seems like a weird form of follower shaming to me due to the daily public posting of stats.

It reminds me of FB when somebody says, “once somebody unfriends me, I never let them back on.”

To which I mentally reply, “sounds good to me.”

Screenshot of the fllwrs app on Twitter

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twitter

Posted on April 26, 2022 by | Leave a comment

If everybody leaves Twitter who says they’re going to, it might be pretty nice over there.

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twitter

Posted on March 7, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Maybe certain things on Twitter cannot be shown.

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the big twitter accounts

Posted on January 17, 2022 by | Leave a comment

I think something happens to people when they get more than a couple of thousand followers, unless they are a known journalist, author, news org, etc.

The hand waving starts about reaching follower milestones. “C’mon people, just 400 more and I’ll have 10K.”

At that point, I suspect that the “worth it” factor starts to drop a lot, and I lose interest and often unfollow.

OK, delete Twitter, but with caution, it can be one of many useful tools.

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twitter don’t let me go astray

Posted on May 5, 2021 by | Leave a comment

God knows. Protect me from harm. Deliver me from evil.

My sixth grade teacher would have bristled at such a warning as this one.

Screenshot of Twitter content warning

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