VissApr 4, 2017

so usernames are only unique per instance on mastodon.
..

sooo.. thats gonna be interesting.
cuz you can just stand up your own instance, join it to the federated server and ... be someone else?

WAIT
CAN YOU NICK COLLIDE LIKE BACK ON IRC?!

Show threadNite 0wl ✅Apr 4, 2017
@Viss the subdomain of the federated instance still shows up in your @ handle, but your display name might fool folks for a little while.
Show threaddadeApr 4, 2017
@nite0wl @Viss Might I propose the term FQSN?
FullyQualifiedShitpostingName
Show threadDoctor Doom :skull_crossbones:
@dade @Viss @nite0wl This will not fool doctor doom.
Apr 4, 2017 at 4:49amWeb