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David Chartier
Our dog has learned that the #AppleTV ‘whoom’ sound of exiting an app means we might get up from the couch, so he thinks it’s playtime.
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David Chartier
Occasional reminder that Google and Amazon allow police to access your home cameras and doorbells without a warrant: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/26/23279562/arlo-apple-wyze-eufy-google-ring-security-camera-foortage-warrant
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Just Bob 🇺🇲♒🐧
Every time I see someone using a phone to pay for something, I wonder how dumb can a person get. 
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@chartier Fuck Google. Fuck Amazon.
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David Chartier
Hey, folks who are customers of a traditional web host (Dreamhost, Namecheap, etc.): If you get a minute, consider asking them nicely if they’re working on adding support for #fediverse apps, #Mastodon probably being the most visible right now. Hopefully with one-click install options like WordPress. It would be a great way to bring more options to the decentralized web and people who want to use it. Hat tip to @feditips for helping with this idea.
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Josh Knapp :verified:
@chartier @feditips As someone who has worked for a larger/started a smaller hosting company, I can that especially for the larger hosts, it isn't advantageous for them to devote the time building it out for their environments. The reason WordPress and other PHP based applications work is it can share the same core services (LAMP for example) as hundreds of other sites without additional overhead. Then there is the support cost of training and staffing. 1/
Josh Knapp :verified:
@chartier @feditips It will take time. I am working on a few ideas of how it could work, but if you are looking for visibility with the bigger companies, it would be better to write a article about how to set it up with them on VPS or dedicated servers. 2/2
David Chartier
Huh. Wishful thinking, but I wonder if it’s actually getting to him. This isn’t his only whiny shitpost about #Mastodon. 
Dr. Quadragon ❌
@chartier Looks like it IS getting to him! Where there's smoke, there's fire. Fire out of Elon's butthole :)
David Chartier
Thinking about starting a #Mastodon instance, but not sure about a theme to build on. I live in #Chicago - are instances based around large cities or locations a thing? I generally work in and know #tech, but we already have an instance or three of those. Less generally I'm mostly in the #Apple neck of the woods, could that be a thing? I love games, but we already have elekk.xyz and others covering the (board) game space. Thoughts? Advice?
Mx Aria Stewart
@chartier Local instances should totally be more of a thing. It's such a great way for the serendipity of the local timeline to actually mean something
David Chartier
The #PixelFed iOS app is in beta. It’s pretty good. You should try it. 
David Chartier
Since Instagram announced it’s moving away from photo sharing, now is a good time to bump my post about its many alternatives, including Flickr, #PixelFed, VSCO, Tumblr, and others. https://finertech.com/2019/03/17/there-is-a-good-variety-of-alternatives-to-instagram/
David Chartier
Any folks who work on Mastodon around? Has there been any thought given to the possibility of renaming "toot"? When I try pitching Masto to others, it is often the first objection or reason to dismiss it. I try to bring up the early objection and dismissal of "tweet," but it doesn't help much. |
@chartier I used to have a roommate whose dog knew we were getting ready to go to bed when the amp in my AV receiver would click off.
@chartier mine recognises the closing of the iPad 😁
@chartier ours will shush us out of the living room if we warch TV for too long, so she can sleep on the couch in peace and quiet.