Aus.Social AdminNov 8, 2022

We just got linked in a guardian article.... If we immediately crash, we get to blame @joshtaylor

I did some scaling last night to handle more and more people, let's see if I'm good at computer.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/08/mastodon-what-is-it-how-do-i-join-use-find-best-server-list-change-elon-musk-twitter-leaving-social-network-alternative

What is Mastodon, the social network users are leaving Twitter for? Everything you need to know

Verification is free, toots are twice as long as tweets – but you might find it hard to replace your Twitter follower list. Here’s how to use it, find a server to join and navigate the fediverse

The Guardian
Show threadunfunk
@aussocialadmin @joshtaylor everybody says 500 characters, but there's 1500 here. Is that an aus.social thing, or what?
Nov 8, 2022 at 5:42amWeb
Show threadAus.Social AdminNov 8, 2022
@unfnknblvbl yep. I increased it.
Show threadunfunkNov 8, 2022
@aussocialadmin thank you! Not a programmer or sysadmin here: does that not interfere with posts here being visible to people on other instances at all?