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FediThing πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Just a little bit frustrating to read people saying "the Fediverse should have starter packs" when I've spent the last four+ years hand-curating recommended accounts to follow on @FediFollows and fedi.directory

I'm not the only person doing this kind of initiative, the Trunk directory (communitywiki.org/trunk) was the first, and the Fediverse.info directory by @dansup (fediverse.info/explore/people) is an automated way for people to add themselves to suggested lists.

We already have these things on the Fedi, people just need to ask around and discover them, and let their friends know about them.

#Fediverse

Just a little bit frustrating to read people saying "the Fediverse should have starter packs" when I've spent the last four+ years hand-curating recommended accounts to follow on @FediFollows and fedi.directory

I'm not the only person doing this kind of initiative, the Trunk directory (communitywiki.org/trunk) was the first, and the Fediverse.info directory by @dansup (fediverse.info/explore/people) is an automated way for people to add themselves to suggested lists.

12 November at 11:46 | Open on social.chinwag.org
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Natasha Nox πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

@FediThing @FediFollows @dansup Understandable! Unfortunately having it tightly integrated is a huge perk, and Eugen isn't even properly working with PRs to make Mastodon better as it seems… πŸ˜”
Having the main entry point of new users (app stores) under control of a BDFL ("benevolent dictator for life") who's rather bad at his job is a huge problem. Third party projects like yours will most likely not gain sufficient reach without his support.

12 November at 12:02 | Open on chaos.social
dona | commissions open!

@FediThing Thank you for making those πŸ’• I hate bsky starter packs, this is a much better way to do it.

12 November at 12:05 | Open on mastodon.art
Sonhasherd

@FediThing @FediFollows @dansup

I recently joined and had a little trouble at first. Thank you for helping me get started.

12 November at 12:06 | Open on a2mi.social
FediThing πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Some random really nice Fediverse things to look forward to later in 2024 🀞

- @dansup's Pixelfed apps finally getting into mainstream app stores, could greatly widen Pixelfed's audience

- @gotosocial leaving alpha testing. It's a lightweight safety-conscious microblogging platform, could be a good alternative to Mastodon.

- @Feditext being released, Metatext had a lot of fans even after development stopped and will be great to see a direct successor app

#Fediverse

4 April at 21:48 | Open on social.chinwag.org
FediThing πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Just updated the GrowYourOwn.Services website, any feedback welcome. It's got a totally new theme, would like to know if it is causing anyone any problems accessing it:

growyourown.services

(The aim of the site is to help non-technical people & orgs start their own social networks, personal clouds, websites etc)

18 March at 15:51 | Open on social.chinwag.org
Toran Shaw

@FediThing well I'm already starting the process of that by using @writefreely for my personal site. πŸ™‚

18 March at 15:55 | Open on pkm.social
mtjm

@FediThing It works and I can read it. (I think my usual feeling of "this is a new site, it surely has some useful things hidden due to my browser configuration" is wrong here.)

I'm surprised by "Grow your own online cloud" not being just Nextcloud, but also blogging and forum software that I haven't ever considered to be an "online cloud" thing.

18 March at 16:11 | Open on m.mtjm.eu
FediThing πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Elderly relative unable to use a mobile phone ("What button do I press?"), we managed to get them an old-style dial telephone which works from a SIM card.

Even though it's internally a mobile phone, externally it works exactly like an old dial phone, so the relative's muscle memory lets them instinctively know how to use it 🀩

To receive calls you just lift the receiver, then put it down when you've finished. To make calls, you lift receiver and dial. It even has an artificial dialtone added in when you lift to make a call.

The model we bought is the "Opis 60s Mobile", couldn't find anyone else making this though.

#Dementia

Elderly relative unable to use a mobile phone ("What button do I press?"), we managed to get them an old-style dial telephone which works from a SIM card.

Even though it's internally a mobile phone, externally it works exactly like an old dial phone, so the relative's muscle memory lets them instinctively know how to use it 🀩

24 Nov 2023 at 12:59 | Open on social.chinwag.org
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colorblind cowboy 😷✊🏻

@FediThing Very cool. I want to carry one around in a backpack as my primary phone.

24 Nov 2023 at 14:37 | Open on mastodon.art
Kirsty-Rosina

@FediThing we have a Doro phone for my dad. Its a mobile but not Smart (no internet) and nice big buttons

24 Nov 2023 at 15:02 | Open on mastodonapp.uk
Chris Were β‚πŸ§πŸŒ±β˜•

@FediThing That's just amazing, I love it. Really tempted to get one, but it would be a frivolous expense for myself.

24 Nov 2023 at 15:03 | Open on toot.wales
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