Too redundant, just use S-exprs.

(Mostly joking, but in some cases…)

infosec.pub is pretty tolerant…

“users will be frustated and leave” exactly the same thing can happen to an instance that adds an instance (or wildcard domain) block. I’d be very surprised if no instance has ever rolled back a block.

Users don’t need to worry about instance blocks on ActivityPub, any more than they have to worry about DNS RBLs for email.

if gmail could just randomly decide to stop receiving emails from outlook addresses and there’s nothing any user can do about it

This is the case right now.

There’s good reasons GMail doesn’t do that, but there’s absolutely nothing technical preventing from doing that, and I can’t think of anything that legally prevents them from doing that.

Using another ActivityPub-based interface is a LOT to ask for many users. They want a simple to pronounce name, they can stick in their browser’s universal bar and be on a sign-up page in less than 3 clicks without making any more choices.

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There have been some complaints about Mastodon for years; both specific (“quote tweets”) and vague (get rid of shitty, often bigoted replies for profiles with a lot of followers or with a marginalized identity).

Mastodon largely hasn’t implemented them. Maybe Bluesky has. (I don’t have a BS account.)

Counterpoint: Kung Fu Panda

Given that some films are getting post-release edits before they appear on streaming or physical media, it might be a good idea just from an archival perspective.

I’m not a good judge of piracy methods for consumption, as I am currently willing to pay their prices or do without.

I volunteered. So, no longer involuntary.

If you do have to do it, you can hit 1234 or any other 4 digits after the 911 and you will still be connected to emergency services.

Source: accidentally called 911 when trying to make an international call and not understanding when the phone system needed the 9 prefix (only for internal extensions).

Hmm. That’s a long commitment for something I can’t try out. Still, yeah, if it can restore any “youth” I might lose during that seven years, I’d experiment. Lots of changes I’d be curious to experience.

Can I use the button multiple times? If so, I have several experiments / experiences to do / have.

If it’s a one time thing, I’d probably stick with the same genetics. I got pretty lucky, and I’d hate to make a change that I later felt negative about.

I’ve given up. Especially with my new address (same state), I don’t think any of the races are even close.

I voted as hard as possible until (and including) 2022, but Dobbs hurt, and this latest round of SCOTUS rulings and it is going to be harder to get to a voting station. It just doesn’t feel worth it.

Yeah, I think if they hadn’t tried to break the boycott / subreddit blackout, I might have stayed. But, reddit had made it pretty clear they didn’t really want me around, since I was holding on to the old interface and RES for dear life, even before they attacked the API.

$dayjob gave me an email, but they are the only ones that use it. My primary is a GMail, though I really should switch to a less crappy provider. I run my own mail server, all my GMail is just forwarded there, but it’s not my primary because too many people were having problems sending or receiving mail though there.

So, 3 or less in practice.

I also have a half-dozen variant usernames at GMail and can trivially create as many as I like on my own mail server. So, unbounded in theory.

The other suggestions are probably better, but you can technically self-host Wire (from Wire Gmbh) but I’ve never done it successfully.

Theocratic confusion. Republicans worship Supply-Sidr Jesus. Christians model themselves after Jesus of Nazareth, Christ. The similar names are a source of confusion.

Also neither is related to Jesus that sells tamles at the farmer’s market, tho I hear he is a pretty good guy.