ALostInquirer

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[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It was designed such that a Usenet server could spend most of its time disconnected from the Internet and accumulate local posts that would then be federated in a digest when the server dialed up and connected to other servers.

...Would this have been local posts of an individual, or sometimes a group in a LAN or something? The way you describe it here puts me in the mind of recent stuff like Scuttlebutt, albeit that's more clearly individual-focused.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Another big, lingering question is why Meta wants to do this in the first place. Lambert says Meta wants to give users more control over their posts and followers, with easier avenues to engage across platforms.

So will they be implementing a method to export this data in ways that could be imported to other platforms? Otherwise I don't see where federation fits in here all that much.

Extending reach isn't really the same as control imo.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How would one use it if they're struggling to understand it to start with? 🤨

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

so it’s not usually financially viable to limit the audience like that [...]

Aren't they already sort of doing so by largely directing them towards children? 🤔

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Self-Education (so, /c/selfeducation) seems the most literal alternative that comes to mind, but perhaps others can think of better?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is there maybe a less technical term for this? It's a good idea, but I think those that may benefit most from it may not necessarily think of themselves with this term.

It may seem like a small detail, but the name itself may serve to limit its reach to only a specific subset of those that teach themselves and seek to teach themselves/continue learning.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm outside the weboth, would it happen to be the one that isn't a sacrificial altar-design?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Shall the Sphinx of Black Quartz Judge My Vow?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Might it be better in future to screenshot the post, quote the text and cite the author/poster, supposing one wants to avoid any linking to Twitter?

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you tried/looked into Joplin yet? If I understand right, I think the one box it doesn't tick unfortunately is the first (at least in the Android app), as it supports markdown which is only rendered after leaving edit mode.

However, it does have checkboxes and the whole note doesn't have to be a checklist. You can write a description, add your checklist, add a horizontal separator line, another description, another checklist, all in the same note. It's also FOSS and actively updated. Bonus as well is that it can be used with Syncthing to sync notes to your other devices, and there's a desktop version which has some more flexibility over the Android app.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They're not also locked into Facebook? It seems like far too many public services communicate through these non-public platforms (i.e. often more easily viewed or sometimes only viewable with an account).

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks, but to clarify when asking specifically for adults, I don't mean involving alcohol (or despite an earlier reply's suggestion, sex).

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