pedantic pedestrian

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One should really avoid the use of these third-party apps to handle your data, if you are at all concerned about privacy/security. Then again, some are currently questioning on the "OTHER PLACE" whether the Mastodon "WAY OF DOING THINGS" is entirely safe... But if you are the kind of person who habitually puts all their trust (and all their data) in devices made by G***le or A**le, you're probably not too worried about who's watching anyway. 🕵️

 This morning's little TRY-OUT was to give the 'fedifinder.glitch.me' thing a go, to see how many of you are still out there!

(I suppose, in hindsight, that really should have been the FIRST thing I did when setting up this WoollyMammoth... but y'know, still working things out...)

 Doing the "LISTS & FILTERS" thing this morning... I created a LIST of mutual followers/followees off of my Twitter, so that they're gathered together in one place over here. Of course, nobody on the list has posted anything yet by the look of it, but it's the thought that counts.
Well, at least it plays embedded ON THE PAGE, instead of sending you to YouTube with all its acceptance notices and that. So that's a boon...

Now, the next thing I need to 'TEST' is whether I get any response when I post links to my music files here on the 'Don. I've never had any luck on The Other Place, to be honest. Nobody listens to any of my stuff and I am resigned to the fact... but here we go...

https://youtu.be/e_wNkMh1E3k

Up The Orient (Loop & Solo No.2: piano version)

YouTube

If Elron is closing the Tw***er offices for a week, then it might be the extra incentive I need to give this thingy a proper try-out.

I really can't understand what he's doing, unless it's just another example of the "If I can't have it, nobody else can" pram-play favoured by selfish and entitled rightists everywhere.

This is the bestest article I've found (so far) that explains how this thingy works.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/

How to Get Started on Mastodon

Interested in trying the social network everyone's flocking to? Here's what you need to know to find your way around and build community.

WIRED
#ViewFromAWalkies (another 'format' test)
Also, I might have to revert to a 16:9 'letterbox' format if I stay here. The square pics might be a bit 'IN YER FACE' on a desktop. Too large!
This is a resolution/definition test. If #ViewFromAWalkies ever ends up over here, I may need to tweak the pixels so that photos display nicely in their format...