GadgeteerZA @ GadgeteerZA @beehaw.org

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Could be yes - although I seem to think with my transfer from one Samsung to another it brought the files and settings over. Can't remember for sure now as was over a year ago, but I did not recall any major issue.

I was thinking more of its native file format it saves to. It said "import from Markdown" which seemed to suggest it is not saving all in Markdown (otherwise would have said opens and saves to). But maybe it is just badly worded.

QOwnNotes (https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes) may be an option as it is pure Markdown and need not have both the code and preview windows open. I used it before moving to Obsidian. It has some options to customise its window views, but it is a long time since I used it, so not sure if it has that block mode you want. Logseq I seem to recall worked with blocks as it is an Outliner that does save in Markdown format, but I did not like that the outline blocks added characters to the file format that slightly broke compatibility with standard Markdown formats. But blocks was Logseq's strength.

Although it says it "imports Markdown" so not sure if it is an actual Markdown format editor.

Today was a bit easier

Jumblie #242 🔴🔵🟢🟠 7 guesses in 2m 14s https://jumblie.com

Ah, see it now in results - never heard that before. We normally speak of toppings or stuffings.

It very much is, but British English so wondering if that was a US term

Thanks, no, I surrendered ;-) but still can't figure out why that 6-letter word relates to potato specifically. Just not something I can really relate to potato specifically.

Nope I bombed out - no idea what the association of the 6 letter word was with potato

Good point on OpenPGP. I suppose I already do my mails with OpenPGP in Proton Mail (using my own key that is already uploaded). But something to keep in mind yes.

Seems it fits on a lanyard string from what I see of the other photos. A keyring is thicker and would put twisting force on it, yes. So, seems the lanyard type connector may be better for long term use.

No they don't have a central managed hosting, and that is the point they are making. It is intended for someone to host for their family and friends. There may be some hosting it at various places but no central list you can find them on. Those sites, of course, will federate with other Fediverse networks, but no-one will necessarily even know they are GoToSocial nodes.

Yes, but it is a bit unusual for a "beta" to be the stable version, when there is a such a thing as "stable". Beta is normally taken to be a testing version, between alpha and stable releases. But it shows we can't just go on our own assumptions about what alpha and beta mean.

Yes I think they're meaning they're still adding lots of new features possibly, but it is a bit confusing as I think of Alpha as raw and not production ready. Beta can be ready for testing with brand new features, and stable is usually production ready and all features already passed beta testing. I get it is for home use but still. Maybe they're covering themselves legally, but then you can just say "use at your own risk". It's possible too they don't have separate branches at all, and just add/update/fix the "alpha" version.

From their site: "It is already deployable and useable, and it federates cleanly with many other Fediverse servers (not yet all). However, many things are not yet implemented, and there are plenty of bugs! We foresee entering beta around the beginning of 2024.". I would say it should be described more as beta by now from that description.

Gmail was in beta for many years whilst it was in production, and Meshtastic only has alpha and beta releases, with no "stable" release. I think some projects feel if they are still adding features it says in beta and never reall is in stable until they stop adding features. But yes they should actually iterate through alpha, beta, RC, stable. Not everyone does, though.

Let's agree on newer. It is not even in stable release yet, and until this week I'd not even heard about it anywhere else.

Yes, as there is full control over what is exposed or mapped for the app including network ports, and future updates don't get broken by inconsistent dependencies. I suppose if you run only one service on a machine and stick to standard ports for reverse proxying then maybe a binary install can be simpler. But if you want to install multiple apps ona server containers does become easier to manage and update.

Yes not "new" per se, but it is still in early Alpha release and mostly unknown to everyone. Nextcloud and most of the others have been around many years and have had iterative stable releases. I was actually on Mastodon since 2016 so GoToSocial is a lot newer at around 3 years. But yes point taken, "new" is not the best description.

They say it is less complex than Mastodon as well as lighter weight requirements. A Docker install is usually also easiest. So I'd say it is a better option to try for friends and family.

We've not actually seen for sure that TikTok data is being passed to the Chinese government - supposedly the USA data is being kept separately. But we have certainly seen US data brokers gathering data from all over in the US and selling that on to any 3rd party (domestic government, as well as anyone else). Facebook has been caught more than once being in the business of leaking private data. I'm just surprised that the US gov did not leave this choice up to its citizens to choose on - the ideas of freedom of choice and speech seem to be rather dictated here now.

I'm just wondering if it is not more a case of the US gov has no control itself over TikTok (think US CLOUD Act) and this is what is irking them. I'm not in the US so one way or the other I don't really mind. What I do mind about though is that TikTok does not sell out to a US company. We really don't need one single country controlling all the mainstream social media platforms. US laws after all do not represent all of mankind, so some diversity is a good thing.

So I guess I'm rather for a "ban" than a "sell out".