Richard Hay

@WinObs
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Keeping an eye on tech! Community Manager - Microsoft Q&A; Ex-Microsoft MVP; Permanent Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. Views & tweets are mine. #BeBlessed
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Show threadRichard HayNov 30, 2022
@darrellwebster Greetings!
Richard HayNov 15, 2022
MastodonNov 14, 2022

🎉 #Mastodon 4.0 is out now! This server software update includes a ton of improvements, like following hashtags, translating posts, editing, an improved filtering system, customizable user roles for administration, but also some important security fixes.

Check out the full changelog:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.0.0

Release v4.0.0 · mastodon/mastodon

Upgrade overview This release contains upgrade notes that deviate from the norm: ℹ️ Requires two-step database migration process for zero-downtime deployment ℹ️ Some migrations may take a long time...

GitHub
Show threadRichard HayNov 14, 2022
@BrideOfLinux Indeed....
Show threadRichard HayNov 14, 2022
@BrideOfLinux :-) Funny enough, I first created this account about 3 years ago - just to save my username - proved very useful!
Richard HayNov 14, 2022
@BrideOfLinux Hello my friend!
Richard HayNov 14, 2022
Christine HallNov 14, 2022
My friend @jperlow wrote this for ZDNet: Mastodon isn't Twitter but it's glorious https://www.zdnet.com/article/mastodon-isnt-twitter-but-its-glorious/
Mastodon isn't Twitter but it's glorious

The wild world of Mastodon is open source, completely distributed, and at the mercy (and budgetary restrictions) of individual server administrators. But it's engaging and a lot of fun.

ZDNET
Richard HayNov 14, 2022
Carmen CrincoliNov 14, 2022
I've essentially stopped looking at social media at all on the weekend for the last ~6 months, and it's been a delightful habit to pick up.
Show threadRichard HayNov 11, 2022
@p heavy usage it would seem...
Richard HayNov 11, 2022
Jamie DNov 10, 2022
My gut feeling is that on Twitter, people flock to point out something wrong, on Mastodon they flock to help you out
Richard HayNov 11, 2022
Sascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡Nov 11, 2022
Always remember the most amazing and fundamental difference between #Twitter and #Mastodon 👇