ploumNov 10, 2022

100 Mastodon myths:

1. Mastodon is hard.

FALSE. It’s a "soft"ware. Not hardware.

2. You have to use Linux to post on Mastodon.

FALSE. FreeBSD and OpenBSD are also supported.

3. You need to learn to use the Vim editor before posting on Mastodon.

FALSE. There’s also an emacs plugin.

4. Mastodon is only for computer nerds.

FALSE. As you can see, we sometimes try to make jokes that everyone could understand.

Show threadRobert MacAnthonyNov 11, 2022
@ploum Blast. All I have is CP/M.
Show threadThe cat who walks thru wallsNov 11, 2022
@rmacanthony So keep on PIP'ing along, to the right destination device, and you'll be fine!
@ploum
Show threadThe cat who walks thru wallsNov 11, 2022
@rmacanthony (fun fact my mother told me when I was eight: my initials are the same as the pretty much most often used CP/M command :)
@ploum
Show threadRobert MacAnthony
@mrrmot @ploum love that story :) My dad was a programmer and we had a CP/M machine in the house early on. Was great to learn some things on it.
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