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djwudi Jul 19, 2023

Okay, so some of the lighter-weight questions here have been answered. The non-expanding posting box was apparently either a temporary bug or user error. The progress bars at the top right now make sense.

Still looking for pointers on managed hosting for #Firefish (#Calckey) or #WordPress integrations for easy cross-posting between my blog and the Fediverse. Suggestions and pointers welcome!

(Yes, I know about the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress. One, I wasn't able to get it working quite right, possibly because my blog is in a subdirectory, possibly some other reason; two, I'd prefer to have my blog posts integrated with my primary feed instead of existing as a separate feed.)

RE: https://calckey.social/notes/9gv85j15go17ga17

@djwudi

Okay, so: Some #Calckey questions. Added as I type: Is there a way to increase the size of this posting box so I can see more than five lines of whatever I'm typing? This is an instant "do not like". Also added as I type: Why don't the up/down arrows work consistently in this text entry field? They didn't at all for a bit, but now they are, which is kind of more frustrating than if they simply didn't work. I've been idly considering moving to my own private #Fediverse server. From what I can find right now, that's simple(-ish) for #Mastodon, as there appear to be a few managed hosting services for Mastodon. Are there any for #Calckey? (Context: I've been online since the early '90s, am fairly tech literate, but I'm long past my days of enjoying and having time time to dive into the fiddly inner bits, and greatly appreciate the stereotypical Apple ideal of "it just works". So while I'm not at all averse to _managing_ an instance, I don't want to have to learn how to install, upgrade, etc. I'm definitely in the market for managed hosting rather than having to figure out what a Docker is (or whatever Calckey uses) and everything else involved in the actual hosting side of things.) I currently use a #WordPress plugin to automatically push posts on my blog to my Mastodon account. Does such a thing exist for Calckey? (Yes, I know that in theory, I can install the #ActivityPub plugin and have my blog join the Fediverse that way. Great in theory. In practice, that proved to not work as well as hoped for reasons I didn't take the time/effort to figure out. Also, I like that my posts show up as links in my feed instead of existing as a separate account that must be followed on its own.) I think that's it for now. Honestly, first impressions here are good. Markdown support is something I miss when I'm on Mastodon; I'll have to explore MFM a bit more. I am confused by the box at the top right with today's date and some vaguely labeled month/day/year meters. What in the world is that? Definitely still early in my explorations, but so far, so good.

Calckey Social

djwudi Jul 13, 2023

Michael Hanscom Jul 13, 2023

Found a friend for a while today.

djwudi Jul 11, 2023

Just finished ripping and converting the last of my #StarTrek physical media to digital (.mp4) for my home media server. Just under 800 GB for all the shows and movies (including alternate versions) at the best possible resolution (SD for DS9/VOY, HD for the rest of the shows except SNW, 4K for SNW and the movies) plus special features (at either SD or 720p).

I could, in theory, pick up a 1 TB flash drive from Amazon for $20 and have all of Star Trek stored on there, with room to spare.

djwudi Jul 11, 2023

Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC Jul 11, 2023

Repost if #transgender people are welcome and safe with you.

djwudi Jul 11, 2023

Tim Chambers Jul 11, 2023

More via ‪@chipotle‬:

"Look. At the end of the day, I’m a Mastodon partisan. But I don’t love its collective tendency toward self-important dogmatism....The truth is, #Threads is not about Mastodon. It’s about Meta and only about Meta, and Mastodon isn’t important enough to them to spend the considerable effort that would be necessary to destroy it.

It’d be awfully damn ironic if the Fediverse decides it’s become necessary to destroy itself to stop them."

https://tracks.ranea.org/post/722507935765397504/youre-so-vain-you-probably-think-this-app-is

You're So Vain, You Probably Think This App Is About You: On Meta and Mastodon

Those of you not plugged into the Mastodon community may not be aware of the predominant reaction to Instagram Threads. This started when it was merely rumored, reaching a crescendo with reports that...

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djwudi Jul 6, 2023

Oh, now this is interesting. I have never been able to follow my Pixelfed (pxlmo) account from my Mastodon account on tenforward.social. But it worked fine and as I'd expect it to from this account.

RE: https://pxlmo.com/p/djwudi/582694383286285096

djwudi shared a post

This is a test. Was I actually able to follow this account from another Fediverse service?

Pxlmo

djwudi Jul 6, 2023

Okay, so: Some #Calckey questions.

Added as I type: Is there a way to increase the size of this posting box so I can see more than five lines of whatever I'm typing? This is an instant "do not like".

Also added as I type: Why don't the up/down arrows work consistently in this text entry field? They didn't at all for a bit, but now they are, which is kind of more frustrating than if they simply didn't work.

I've been idly considering moving to my own private #Fediverse server. From what I can find right now, that's simple(-ish) for #Mastodon, as there appear to be a few managed hosting services for Mastodon. Are there any for #Calckey?

(Context: I've been online since the early '90s, am fairly tech literate, but I'm long past my days of enjoying and having time time to dive into the fiddly inner bits, and greatly appreciate the stereotypical Apple ideal of "it just works". So while I'm not at all averse to managing an instance, I don't want to have to learn how to install, upgrade, etc. I'm definitely in the market for managed hosting rather than having to figure out what a Docker is (or whatever Calckey uses) and everything else involved in the actual hosting side of things.)

I currently use a #WordPress plugin to automatically push posts on my blog to my Mastodon account. Does such a thing exist for Calckey?

(Yes, I know that in theory, I can install the #ActivityPub plugin and have my blog join the Fediverse that way. Great in theory. In practice, that proved to not work as well as hoped for reasons I didn't take the time/effort to figure out. Also, I like that my posts show up as links in my feed instead of existing as a separate account that must be followed on its own.)

I think that's it for now.

Honestly, first impressions here are good. Markdown support is something I miss when I'm on Mastodon; I'll have to explore MFM a bit more. I am confused by the box at the top right with today's date and some vaguely labeled month/day/year meters. What in the world is that? Definitely still early in my explorations, but so far, so good.

djwudi Jul 2, 2023

I’m primarily active on my Mastodon account, but I’ve been curious about Calckey, so plan to use this account to get a better feel for it.

Here’s my #introduction / #introductions post:

Hi! I’m Michael, but can frequently be found online as “djwudi”.

Grew up in #Alaska, now exist just south of #Seattle most of the time.

Currently work in #HigherEducation #accessibility as the #AccessibleTechnology Program Manager at Highline College.

I’m a #ScienceFiction / #SciFi fan. #StarTrek is my home fandom, and I volunteer for @[email protected], a local regional fan-run con.

I read a lot of SF #books. Trek novels are my go-to “comfort food”. I’m slowly working my way through all the #HugoAward Best Novel winners, and every year read all of the nominees for the #PhilipKDickAward before the annual award ceremony at Norwescon.

Speaking of the #PhilipKDickAwards and #Norwescon, starting this year, I am the PKD Award liaison for Norwescon. This means I’ll be overseeing the award ceremony and working with nominated authors and their agents as we invite them to attend the ceremony.

I’m one of the many Seattleites who “used to be a #DJ”. For me, it was about a decade in #Anchorage in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s, primarily at The Lost Abbey and Gig’s Music Theatre. Focused on alternative genres: goth/industrial/synth pop/ebm/techno/etc.

Though recently on the pandemic-induced fringes, I try to be part of the #SeaGoth (Seattle #goth / #gothic) community whenever possible. Used to hang out at The Vogue (on 12th), and am currently looking forward to getting back to the Mercury…eventually.

#Apple #macOS / #iOS user by choice, Windows user if paid.

Oh, and: 50, white, cis, male, statistically straight, healthy, white-collar employed, not rich but comfortably not poor, married, homeowner, neurotypical (as far as I know). In other words, living with a lot of #privilege that I try to be aware of and use for good.

#IDIC - #LLAP - 🖖🏻

Mastodon	https://tenforward.social/@djwudi
Website	https://michaelhans.com/