So, your home instance is gonna have a “vibe”. Each instance is focused on different things and has different people so the Local feed will be very different. Different instances also block different things and have different rules.

Once you start following some hashtags, it matters less. Like you said, it’s all mostly available from anywhere.

Yeah I was on Fosstodon first. Moved to Sakurajima (Sharkey) and now I’m on Sakurajima (Mastodon) .

You’re right, the instance makes a big difference. Very important to find one you enjoy.

Pretty sure the official app has been in testing for a while. And I feel like I heard recently it’s releasing a stable build.

In case I’m wrong though, there’s always PixelDroid and the recently released Pixelix.

Also, like most fediverse apps, the first-party, official apps are always very basic and more of a proof-of-concept kind of thing. In most cases you’d be better served with third-party apps.

This also works really well for Mastodon. Gets your feed going super easily.

Could you possibly spin up a Windows VM to configure your mouse? Could probably nuke the VM after you’re done too. Saves some money if it works at least.

Absolutely agree with that. He does have a lot of experience dealing with right to repair and all that so here’s hoping he knows how to handle it correctly.

Spread the word if you can. The more eyes this can reach, the better it will be for everyone.

I have no idea really. I just wanted to get the word out. The more people that know about this and help, the better it will become.

One hopes so. For her own sake if nothing else.

That’s how it works in a perfect system, not on Twitter or other corpo social media. The algorithm pushes you down while lifting all the rage-inducing posts, because they drive engagement and your posts don’t.

That actually was exactly it. Can’t believe I missed that multiple times while editing the comment. Thanks for the help.

That’s it, thanks. The Markdown to make it part of the comment just isn’t working for me for some reason.

There is Mint Debian Edition if you’re interested. Lacks some of the homegrown tools of the main edition last I checked, but it’s there for those who want it.

Yeah it’s usually all kinds of trackers and shit that they don’t want to let you reject or disable.

I’m guessing it’s a European country? I’ve heard of sites simply blocking out EU visitors rather than following the GDPR.

I’m not sure I want to know, but what is the context of this picture? It’s hentai isn’t it?

Haven’t used it myself, but I wanted to recommend it too. I’ve heard it’s basically SteamOS for anything that isn’t a Steam Deck.

Manjaro’s fuck-ups.

See also another source for the same.

Could be that. Could also be the fact that Google adjusts results based on their profile of you, giving different results from Startpage.

They use Google and Bing for their results last I checked. So, if those two get worse then Startpage will too.