@dansup I don’t use Twitter moments, so I’m not sure what that means. In Flickr terms, is it like albums (your photos), galleries (others’ photos), or a mix?
Category: Fediverse
“Real Life Comics” on the Internet of Things….
“Real Life Comics” on the Internet of Things….
https://reallifecomics.com/comic.php?comic=october-1-2018
Interesting clouds shortly before sunset. Framed as best as I could from the grocery store parking lot.
Interesting clouds shortly before sunset. Framed as best as I could from the grocery store parking lot.
@pericat Oh, I can imagine! I drop my phone all the time at home, but …
@pericat Oh, I can imagine! I drop my phone all the time at home, but most of the floors are carpeted.
@dansup Nice! Glad to know that media descriptions are in the works, too. That was …
@dansup Nice! Glad to know that media descriptions are in the works, too. That was the last piece giving me reservations about posting photos Pixelfed-first & boosting here once federation’s ready.
Looking forward to all the new features!
*whew!* I dropped my phone in the parking lot this morning. It landed on …
*whew!*
I dropped my phone in the parking lot this morning. It landed on a corner, bounced, and tumbled under another car to rest face-down.
Fortunately the case did its job. The screen isn’t cracked or scratched as far as I can tell, and everything seems to be working still.
Still…that was close!
A 2-3-YO kid at Target pointed to the picture of Thanos wearing the Infinity Gauntlet …
A 2-3-YO kid at Target pointed to the picture of Thanos wearing the Infinity Gauntlet in the corner of the package for a Hulk Halloween costume and said, “there’s Iron Hulk, but he’s a bad guy” I figured it was a fair description.
@bethskw Totally agree. One of the first things I do when I set up a …
@bethskw Totally agree. One of the first things I do when I set up a new phone or install a new app is pare down the notifications to the bare minimum.
My list is similar to yours — direct messages from actual people get both visual and audio alerts — though I do allow visual-only notices on email and social media replies (but not likes or retweets).
Misread an email with the subject, “Are you fired up and ready to vote?” …
Misread an email with the subject, “Are you fired up and ready to vote?” as “Are you *fed* up and ready to vote?”
Yeah, that too.
Being able to reliably find my own stuff is what makes a service feel more permanent/solid
@dansup Nice! Being able to reliably find my own stuff is what makes a service feel more permanent/solid than ephemeral, which is one of the reasons I look at Flickr as a slowly building gallery and Instagram as something ephemeral (even though it really isn’t).
I was already numb to any interest in reading Heroes in Crisis. Having read the …
I was already numb to any interest in reading Heroes in Crisis. Having read the list of confirmed deaths in the first issue alone, I’ve changed my decision from “maybe pick up the trade if reviews are good” to “nope.”
I’m tired of any character who isn’t currently headlining a book being one editorial decision away from cannon fodder.
And I’m tired of comics repeating story beats just to repeat them without looking at what made them work (or not) in the first place.
My understanding of SSB is that it’s *only* self-hosted instances. You host it …
@jusdepatate @switchingsocial My understanding of SSB is that it’s *only* self-hosted instances. You host it directly on your own computer or other device, and it will sync posts to/from your friends’ devices when you’re both online.
My take on GIF: Pronounce it however you want, but don’t claim that the other way has no precedent in a language that contains both “gift” and “gin.”
My take on GIF: Pronounce it however you want, but don’t claim that the other way has no precedent in a language that contains both “gift” and “gin.”
Oh, yeah, the support-your-admin model is definitely healthier!
@Satsuma Oh, yeah, the support-your-admin model is definitely healthier!
I’d like to see something other than the current attention-based-surveillance-and-advertising model become the norm.
But as long as that’s the business model, I’d prefer a world where they found it more profitable to make things better for the rest of us than continue to make things worse.
There’s some manipulation inherent in any structured interaction
@Satsuma Of course – that’s a large part of why a lot of us are here on Mastodon, after all.
But there’s some manipulation inherent in any structured interaction.
The fact that we can boost, favorite or reply, but not quote, is a deliberate choice on Gargron’s part.
The character limits, the number of images, visibility of CWs, the size of the edit box, column width, all of these things influence how people use the app.
@Satsuma I remember @anildash mentioning changing the size of the text box on (presumably) Movable Type & finding that people would write longer or shorter posts based on that, even though the length limit itself hadn’t changed. The UI influenced people’s choices.
I don’t normally post pictures of food, but when I do, there’s usually something odd about it.
I don’t normally post pictures of food, but when I do, there’s usually something odd about it.
The monster/human relationship in Monsters, Inc. is upended when it’s discovered that laughter produces more power…
The monster/human relationship in Monsters, Inc. is upended when it’s discovered that laughter produces more power than screams of fear.
It’s like the opposite of social media discovering that anger produces more engagement than cat pictures.
Imagine if social media discovered something *positive* that drove more engagement than anger?
Local Target’s Minecraft event is a bit disorganized, but the kiddo found all the stickers …
Local Target’s Minecraft event is a bit disorganized, but the kiddo found all the stickers for the scavenger hunt. And was willing to stop at 2 toys & leave, which was a nice surprise.
I found this old post I wrote on how Marvel or DC would have milked Lord of the Rings…
I found this old post I wrote on how Marvel or DC would have milked Lord of the Rings as an “event” comic book, with tie-ins, spin-offs, and character spotlights…
…and realized it’s not that far off from what the Hobbit movies actually *did*.
What If…Lord of the Rings had been an “Event” Comic?
@LOLspam I’d forgotten just how many of these quotes were weird euphemisms.
@LOLspam I’d forgotten just how many of these quotes were weird euphemisms.