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* Have you ever heard about Friendica ? *

Friendica is interesting; I have an account but used it very little. Should to a more in-depth test and report on it.

Friendica is part of the vast Fediverse Network -- mastodon is the largest group, but not all of it.

https://friendi.ca for general information.

Screenshots: https://friendi.ca/about/screenshots/

Definitely has some nice features :

- enhanced text formatting, with GUI controls on editor.
- Edit, anytime you want, any of your old posts.
- images can be attached to all posts.

** Get to Know it? -- there's a Try instance. https://tryfriendica.de/

Accounts there will auto-delete in one week, so you don't waste any space or resources. Like it? get a real instance account. Don't like it? just forget it and it goes away soon.

And it federates easily - - my account there is @rgx
Nerdica is a nice node on the Friendica network.

Lots more instances listed - here : https://dir.friendica.social/servers

#Friendica #NewUsers #Instances #rgxJournal

* Mastodon - Options for Moving an Account ? *

*** "Take your information and do what you want with it." ***

That suggestive text sounds like Freedom of movement is granted and important, doesn't it? That is directly copied from Documents at JoinMastodon.org -https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/.

The truth is less rosy though. There are easy and reliable ways to :

* Export the list of people you Follow.
* Export lists of people you Mute (hiding their posts from your view)
* Export lists of people and instances you Blocked (barring their content reaching you).

But, sadly -- your personal data, all the Toots you spent time in, the images and videos contained in them. Not easily accessible.

If an instance dies (and it does happen), it's all Lost. We need better. Facebook is now offering a wonderful User Data Export tool.

I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

[That is the Topic of today's Blog -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/mastodon-options-for-moving-an-account.

* This post is dedicated to *maique* https://mastodon.social/@maique, a fellow user who also has looked into an account move.

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

Please see Original post for my intended / desired Formatting : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104388871738662235

Mastodon - Options for Moving an Account ? https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/mastodon-options-for-moving-an-account

@maique @Mastodon @Gargron

I am very interested on this topic and writing a Blog page on the Moving Accounts in Mastodon for today.

I understand importing an older account data into a new instance has HUGE issues (it’s all over other instances in Fedi, sync issues, mind boggling). It’s likely impossible, yes.

But to have a GUI viewer for the user’s personal data would be a Big help. I posted a question to some friends this morning, and got a pointer to an Awk script as a solution.

But we need a GUI tool, so we can read and possible copy and reuse content from the archived data as desired.

My personal archive has 7,000 toots, about 400 MB of images.

Thank you for any suggestions and for considering this request!

#FediReporter #rgxJournal

* Pleroma - Finding the Good Instances, part 2 *

*** As Requested; Recommended Instances Suggestions ***

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/discover-pleroma page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

So this page is intended to provide :

* some thoughts on why it is important, which instance you are in.
* general tips on looking up information for any Pleroma instance.
* and a list of recommended Pleroma instances for your consideration.

As usual, I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/pleroma-finding-the-good-instances-part-2.

* This post is dedicated to ** Puniko ** -- https://fedi.absturztau.be/absturztaube, who was so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB -- fedi.absturztau.be

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

Please See the Proper Versions of this Announcement - here :

OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104383329243581713

FAB : https://fedi.absturztau.be/notice/9wDIosU83ITM4FcmCO

As Requested; Recommended Instances Suggestions

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

So this page is intended to provide :

• some thoughts on why it is important, which instance you are in.
• general tips on looking up information for any Pleroma instance.
• and a list of recommended Pleroma instances for your consideration.

As usual, I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the Topic of today’s Blog.

This post is dedicated to Puniko, who was so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB — fedi.absturztau.be*

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

@hansw

>> Would like to know why I should give a third party details about accounts

All data is stored locally, in the client's browser; and all communications are directly from client to instance API.

So you are not offering Nolan any info much. He doesn't want it either.

His huge instance for Pinafore costs only $15 USD per month to host, as there's little data other than the client loading from there, and then going on it's happy way to it's selected instances API calls.

#rgxJournal for Tech reporting, #Pinafore Love.

@globcoco @freemo

* Todon.nl - Admin Reacts to Polite Inquiries. *

***Surprises on Fediverse always.***

Like, this morning when I start visiting the various instances where I have accounts, friends, a presence.

And then I switch my *Pinafore client*, which is really useful for someone like me. *Easy to connect, one click instant switching*.

Except, it shows '*Internet Request Failed - Showing offline content*' when Todon.NL is the selected instance. A sign something is wrong, like the Net connection at our end being down, or even a remote server being offline for maintenance or other reason. That wasn't the case here though.

All the Details, plus *an official* ** Moving account announcement ** *for my current, main personal account*.

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/todon-nl-admin-reacts-to-polite-inquiries .

*This post is dedicated to Niklas @nipos -- https://muensterland.social/@nipos/ , so was so gentle and welcoming when I joined Muensterland.social.*

OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104377237433349881

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #GlitchSocial #Love

** Pleroma - Finding the Good Instances, part 1 **

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my "Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon" -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/discover-pleroma page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

* Is it important, which instance you are in ? *

Yes, I believe so. And wrote a blog page about that *which is currently my most popular one* -- "Is it Important, which Instance you are in?" https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/is-it-important-which-instance-you-are-in)

This will be Part 1, with detailed suggestions on finding and evaluating Instances, via Fediverse.network or Federation.info sites. I will walk thru the exact criteria I used on a personal search about 10 days ago, and the nice results found.

Part 2 will be separate to keep page size reasonable -- and will directly and clearly list Recommended Instances. Writing and posting it next!

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/pleroma-finding-the-good-instances-part-1

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

See the OP for more complete info and intended Formatting -- https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104371408233277653

** Pleroma -- Instances Suggestions & Recommendations ? **

I did not forget, and am working on it.

Screenshot from my Dark Theme Write.Freely editor, 1122 Words already in it. More to come.

#Pleroma #Instances #NewUsers #rgxJournal
#FediReporter at the office.

@mandlebro @igel It is lovely indeed.

#GeekToys #IT #rgxJournal

* Screenshots of Alternative Pleroma Front Ends

1 and 2 : SoapBox FE, by Alex Gleason, a project still in progress but can be seen and tested already at some places. Light and Dark modes shown. https://jaeger.website/

3 : BloatFE running on Expired.Mentality.RIP instance, one of the 3 front ends supported there.

Thanks to @igel and @a1batross for the service.

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #FrontEnd #Alternatives

Essential Skills for Researchers of all kinds.

#FediReporter included. #rgxJournal

30 Days Notice....

Banned for Markdown Love, and getting it.

Various places offer it, right now.

Moving, it's not a Rent unpaid issue, just general dissatisfaction with Mastodon's lack of features, slow evolution. etc.

#Qoto #Pleroma #Love 4 Me #GlitchSocial too.

#rgxJournal on the move.

* Memories - Starting in Computing, in the 70's *

* Programming, can be Fun or Frustrating

A recent conversation, which started naturally once I saw Klimi's post - https://qoto.org/@k11m1/104185799277317896 :

> *sigh*.... Why code can't run without errors on the first go....

My response to this simple statement was a long reply -- https://qoto.org/@design_RG/104186568289439361 , which I thoroughly enjoyed writing, and now forms the body of this page.

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the Topic of today's Blog --> https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/memories-starting-in-computing-in-the-70s .

*This post is dedicated to @absturztraube@fedi.absturztrau.be and the FAB community -- https://fedi.absturztau.be/ , so were so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB yesterday.*

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Memories #IT #RetroComputing #Pleroma #Love

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OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104366054040061810

FAB : https://fedi.absturztau.be/notice/9wDIosU83ITM4FcmCO

Programming, can be Fun or Frustrating

A recent conversation, which started naturally once I saw Klimi’s post :

sigh…. Why code can’t run without errors on the first go….

My response to this simple statement was a long reply, which I thoroughly enjoyed writing, and now forms the body of this page.

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the Topic of today’s Blog.

This post is dedicated to @absturztaube and the FAB community, so were so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB yesterday.

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Memories #IT #RetroComputing #Pleroma #Love

@zleap HTML coding not required or recommended in discourse.

Simply copy and paste the image.

on right side preview of pos, click on image. Select original size, 100%, or 75% or 50% with a single click.

html is too arcane and obtuse for daily use.

also -- the Import tool will brign in an image from your own machine, or from a URL anywhere, without need for downloading it first.

#NewUser #Tips #Discourse #Forum is quite nice. #rgxJournal

@zleap I would suggest a better course.

* a simple graphics editor is a Must Have tool for any serious contributor. Along with a nice Text editor and a good file manager, so we can store and retrieve things with ease, organize and all.

Tools that I use and suggest -- Keep in mind that I am a seasoned Windows Server admin, and love #Windows10; not productive at all in Linux, although I recognize Unix is tops.

All recommendations are for Windows platform. Equivalents for other O.S.es abound.

* Image Editor -- the wonderful Irfanview does it for me. All. The. Time. Simple and powerful. Free. Does software get any better than that simple description?

https://www.irfanview.com/ for details and downloads. Get the Plugins package there too!

* Text Editors - these are like Religions, and equally charged discussions will come alive when what's best is discussed. Without opinions offered on others, EditPad Lite is the one I use and recommend.

https://www.editpadlite.com/

* File Manager -- essential, can't live without it. Used various over the past 30 years of intensive life in Computing. Nowadays the Windows 10 Explorer is good and daily used here.

Excellent ones can be found and used. Honours mention to MultiCommander, I use the x64 bit version.

http://multicommander.com/

#rgxJournal #NewUsers #Tips #Tools #Fedi

#FediReporter ToolKit explained. Blog post upcoming!