*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@social.cleverlibre.org

* Nomad is my Heart. *

To love is sometimes to let go, respect someone's need to be out and observe, marvel at so much the world has to offer.

Sometimes people have a hard time accepting that, while part of a community, or in a closer relationship with someone, all humans have curiosity and it's rich to see and let it blossom.

I offer this post to my friend Coralie, we met very recently, and yet she has such a sensibility, that it saw deeply into my heart and soul.

Yesterday she surprised me, messaging privately and offering a comment that delighted me -- that she could perceive my inner nature so clearly.

It closely related to the theme of this page. A toot, written from the hip, not polished or edited but coming from inside, prose flowing. A response to a local system administrator - https://qoto.org/@freemo/1043089546768, which sometimes shows concern about my wanderings all over the Fediverse.

This morning, she favourited and boosted it - which brought it into my notifications and a re-read confirms it's poetic, and should be published. To Coralie, I offer this.

Thanks dear friend.

> "One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." -- Antoine de Saint Exupery

That is the Topic of today's Blog : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/nomad-is-my-heart

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Nomad #Prose

OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104359271649980459

For the boss .

"The internet: A global, borderless world of its own where you have to keep explaining to people that you're not an American."

OP by Polychrome : https://cybre.space/@polychrome/104279531312302718

#WeAreOne #Culture

* Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon *

I have a lot of curiosity for the different places and software we encounter on the Fediverse, if we are open minded and like to travel and see places.

I love Travel in the physical world, and similarly, am enchanted by roaming in cyberspace, through the many corners and alleys, express lanes and boulevards, parks, of the Fediverse.

Mastodon is _not_ all there is, not even close. It is the largest part of the Fediverse, in terms of instances (servers) and registered users.

But *there's more* and that is *a good thing*. Pleroma, have you met?

That is the Topic of today's Blog -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/discover-pleroma

See Snapshot for Release Announcement in a GlitchSocial instance.

OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104353904636834882

@globcoco re: Pina notifications I noticed some delay and odd yesterday -- it might happen if there is a mastodon web client open at the same time. Try closing it, and pina, then reloading it.

Rollo, shall be appreciated by all, except Hans. 😛😾

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp #filters
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RT @RosieandRollo
@design_RG Big Sister was visiting. She bombards us with kisses and strokes so the shiny fur is all her doing. The burden of a stressful life takes its toll on Rollo's whisker of worry.
https://twitter.com/RosieandRollo/status/1272301475918680064

* Discovering Pleroma -- An Alternative to Mastodon *

I am writing a Blog post about Pleroma, and my friend a1batross's instance is Highlighted.

It’s on the Forum for now, but it’s basically finished; will have to resize images for the blog, but I like it.

Discourse Forum Article here :

https://discourse.qoto.org/t/discovering-pleroma-an-alternative-to-mastodon-upcoming-blog-post/357

#YoMigroDeMastodon #Adios #HastaLuego #Pleroma

The Pleroma FE (front end, or user interface -- Intro Guide here -- https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/introduction/ )

...is a bit unusual for a mastodon user - but it HAS a second choice of Client;

Many Pleroma instances have the Glitch-Social Web client as an option, sometimes as a link in their Front pages even. That one is nearly identical to the one here in our instance.

(except, it has added features if you are interested in using them. Like MarkDown text formatting support, which MastoDonT )

For those of us who like to Read The Friendly Manual, there's a detailed Pleroma FE Guide here -- https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/frontend/USER_GUIDE/

#rgxJournal #pleroma

Pleroma, which is a newer and more advanced platform for the Fediverse. It can do the same as Mastodon and more.

It is also built from scratch to be more streamlined - requires less computing resources, runs on less powerful machines.

And it has Extra features too.

Many people might not know it, or heard a little. But it is a really interesting alternative.

I do have accounts in a couple of Pleroma instances, and plan to investigate the software more closely, and write a Blog on my findings.

Quite pleased now that I figured out a way to get a comfortable User Interface for me while using it -- Pleroma has a different look, by design, but you can also use it with a Mastodon Front End.

And then, it's just like what you and I are used to. Easier.

Screenshot to show what I mean.

Pleroma at https://expired.mentality.rip/

screen 1 - with the Mastodon FE
screen 2 - with the Pleroma FE

Same posts showing in both, for comparison.

#rgxJournal #Pleroma #Mastodon #NewUsers #UI #UX

Trying to search to boost a cool post I just saw elsewhere. A beautiful watercolour, Science theme.

But alas -- no search results; likely hit one of the Blockades against Qoto.

Sucks.

OP : https://botsin.space/@biodiversitypix/104350078340790710

img source : https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41398792#page/102/mode/1up

* The Fediverse reminds me so much of FidoNet *

New Year's day, and all is quiet in the land. :-)

Remembered a blog idea; a few days ago, we were chatting in the network. About a situation that reminded me a lot of the BBS world; where I started in computers, dial-up modems, and the network called FidoNet...

New post, live at : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/the-fediverse-reminds-me-so-much-of-fidonet

OP -- much prettier, Video link included, see screenshot : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104350547080378171