Jim @sullybiker@sully.site

I notice there's a parallel with a lot of open source things when it comes to the Fedi. You have to learn to deal with the shortcomings, because the strengths are often very, very good. But you have to dog food it. Use it constantly, don't be distracted by the convenience of proprietary solutions. Learn the other ways.

"I can't be bothered with this thing I briefly toyed with and wrote a stupid, stupid, stupid article about, so I'll make up some specious reason why I left"

But what's this? Never underestimate the self-importance of a journalist, you say?

I'm reminded that Sarah Jeong wrote a puff-piece on Masto a while back:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/783akg/mastodon-is-like-twitter-without-nazis-so-why-are-we-not-using-it

She quit in less than a year, and went back to Birdsite where she remains to this day.

This is because Birdsite resolved all it's cultural problems to her satisfaction. It has only improved since 2018.

No, you stop smirking.

@nigeldgreen@mastodon.org.uk Yes, and one of those writers did not stick beyond 2018, which tells the real story.

@nigeldgreen@mastodon.org.uk That's two Nigel, there's more.

@nigeldgreen@mastodon.org.uk
https://screenrant.com/things-to-know-about-mastodon/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/783akg/mastodon-is-like-twitter-without-nazis-so-why-are-we-not-using-it

@TheRealPomax Why are you saying this in an Italian Accent

@thatbrickster@shitposter.club I agree that's lousy.

@thatbrickster@shitposter.club That's fine, I really am not trying to sell them, they're just a good example of what can be done.

@void @thatbrickster@shitposter.club They fulfil the promise of portable computing; the first to really get the battery life, to really perform. Work gave me mine and it is the best laptop I have ever used.

Disapppointing even Krebs can't break his old habits, so fuck him.

@thatbrickster@shitposter.club I'm not saying run out and buy an M2, but it shows just how much can be done in an non-x86 platform.

@thatbrickster@shitposter.club For example, there is no full HW decode stack (from GPU driver to browser support) on any of them so you have to find workarounds. It's not hard, but there's lots of these little quality of life things. Contrast it with Apple Silicon, hands down one of the best laptops you can buy.

I've never really noticed before this wave how obvious Birdsite behaviours are. You can tell just from someone's style they've come from there recently. It's distinctive, like a dialect.

@thatbrickster@shitposter.club I have a Pinebook Pro. A lot better than the price would suggest. The problems with it are more down to the problems of Arm Linux. If you can live with those it's fine. Same with the reform.

@CSB@noagendasocial.com And good luck with your Exam.

@thatbrickster@shitposter.club Does it have good softwares

@AtheistIntelligence@mas.to CW your fucking political posts. This is not the other place.

@CSB@noagendasocial.com Reading ur toots