Following up on my last post about being burned by Mastodon (again), I ended up re-creating my account with the same name on that server. As more details became known, it seems there was a RAID failure – so my account going missing was at least somewhat understandable. This is part of the risk you… Continue reading The Mastodon Saga Continues
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Burned by Mastodon, AGAIN
Following on the heels of my last post about Mastodon, unfortunately it seems I’ve been burned again. Much like how when I first tried Mastodon a few years ago and the instance I joined just up and vanished without warning, today I tried to log on and found that my account just… didn’t exist anymore?… Continue reading Burned by Mastodon, AGAIN
Giving Mastodon Another Try
Despite my recent post complaining about Mastodon, I do like the idea of it and I want it to succeed… so I decided to give it another try. The hardest part, as always, is finding a server/instance – my interests are somewhat varied, so I didn’t want to join a server focused on just one… Continue reading Giving Mastodon Another Try
Mastodon – Almost, but Not Quite
I really wanted to like Mastodon – but unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be using it, and I’ll tell you why. If you’re not familiar, here’s the quick version of “what is Mastodon?” Mastodon is a decentralized social network, built upon the ActivityPub protocol and the idea of a “Fediverse.” Instead of there being one… Continue reading Mastodon – Almost, but Not Quite
The Difficulties with Digitizing your Media Library
I don’t need to enumerate the benefits of digital media – I think by now we all are familiar with all the perks of digital media – but the actual process of moving from physical to digital media have some unexpected difficulties. I’ve been slowly digitizing my media library for quite a few years now… Continue reading The Difficulties with Digitizing your Media Library