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  1. Does anyone have any idea why there would be a pretty substantial line of people sitting outside of my local #BestBuy in Southern Indiana? They had lawn chairs and everything. This was at 7am. It was really weird.

    Is there a limited exclusive game release or something?

    #AskMastodon #AskFediverse

  2. Anyone know of an easy way to generate a bot to post from others BlueSky or X account that doesn’t require an opt in from the other account ?
    #mastodon #posting #bots #askmastodon

  3. #AskMastodon

    Weird questions maybe, but, how do people feel about UML? Do you like having made diagrams before beginning to code? Do you plan and document before coding? If you don't like UML but you like engineering first and planning ahead, how do you document what you design?

    I do like UML, but I wonder if it's because it's the only way I know to document software design.

    #SoftwareEngineering #OpenSource #UML #Gamedev

  4. #AskMastodon

    Weird questions maybe, but, how do people feel about UML? Do you like having made diagrams before beginning to code? Do you plan and document before coding? If you don't like UML but you like engineering first and planning ahead, how do you document what you design?

    I do like UML, but I wonder if it's because it's the only way I know to document software design.

    #SoftwareEngineering #OpenSource #UML #Gamedev

  5. #AskMastodon

    Weird questions maybe, but, how do people feel about UML? Do you like having made diagrams before beginning to code? Do you plan and document before coding? If you don't like UML but you like engineering first and planning ahead, how do you document what you design?

    I do like UML, but I wonder if it's because it's the only way I know to document software design.

    #SoftwareEngineering #OpenSource #UML #Gamedev

  6. #AskMastodon

    Weird questions maybe, but, how do people feel about UML? Do you like having made diagrams before beginning to code? Do you plan and document before coding? If you don't like UML but you like engineering first and planning ahead, how do you document what you design?

    I do like UML, but I wonder if it's because it's the only way I know to document software design.

    #SoftwareEngineering #OpenSource #UML #Gamedev

  7. #AskMastodon

    Weird questions maybe, but, how do people feel about UML? Do you like having made diagrams before beginning to code? Do you plan and document before coding? If you don't like UML but you like engineering first and planning ahead, how do you document what you design?

    I do like UML, but I wonder if it's because it's the only way I know to document software design.

    #SoftwareEngineering #OpenSource #UML #Gamedev

  8. I just started using #notion to try and organise my life. If anyone has any good templates or tips for students using it please send them my way! 📋 #askmastodon

  9. What are the emojis in your recently used emojis? These are mine: 🚲🙃😋🥰❤️😭😅😎👃🩵🫢🤖😊🥀😂🥵🙁❤️‍🩹💞💗

    #emojis #askmasto #askmastodon #askfedi #whynotlol

  10. Dear Fedipeeps, I seek your counsel on buying the right drawing pad. Here are my ideal requirements, though I am willing to compromise (especially on the price, and except the Linux part):

    - Something to use with Krita - I am not a sophisticated artist by any margin, I plan to mostly draw naive, aquarelle- and flat-like comics and text-accompanying images.

    - I prefer to see what I draw on the surface, so with a screen.

    - Price range up to 666€.

    - I use Linux, it should fully work on it.

    I used some cheap Wacom in the past, it wasn't half-bad but I don't enjoy staring at a different screen. I've seen Huion Kamvas 16 Gen 3 recommended for my requirements, but I have no idea what I'm doing.

    Any tips welcome!

    Appreciated if you share this toot for visibility!

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon #DrawingTablet #Krita #DigitalArt #Linux #LinuxArtist #FediArt #MastoArt #Huion

  11. Guten Morgen! ☕️
    Ich werfe heute mal eine Frage in die Runde, die mich schon länger beschäftigt: Das Thema alternative Betriebssysteme auf dem Smartphone. 📱✨
    Ich schaue mir gerade verschiedene Wege an, um weg von den Standard-Systemen zu kommen. Dabei stolpere ich immer wieder über spannende Projekte wie #LineageOS, frage mich aber: Was nutzt ihr eigentlich im Alltag?
    Nutzt ihr LineageOS (mit oder ohne GApps)?
    Habt ihr Erfahrungen mit anderen Custom-ROMs oder Systemen wie #UbuntuTouch oder #SailfishOS?
    Oder seid ihr doch beim klassischen Android/iOS geblieben, weil die Bequemlichkeit siegt?
    Ich suche nach dem richtigen Weg für mehr digitale Souveränität, ohne dass der Alltag zur Bastelbude wird. Was sind eure Empfehlungen oder Warnungen? 🕵️‍♂️
    Bin gespannt auf eure Meinungen! 👇

    #Smartphone #CustomROM #LineageOS #Privacy #OpenSource #DeGoogle #TechTalk #LinuxMobile #DigitalSovereignty #AskMastodon

  12. My #BangleJS2 #smartwatch finally broke. Before that I used #PineTime. Here in the UK, both are now really tough to buy or way higher in price than what I can ideally afford. I have used these primarily so I'd get notifications when I'm needed by my partner, who I care for. Anyone know of a good value #FOSS #smartwatch that I've somehow missed news of? #AskMastodon #AskFedi #HiveMind

  13. Quick vibe check on @elk usage.

    👉 Have you been using #Elk web app (elk.zone)?

    Please #boost for science :) We have been discussing the future of Elk and your input here matters a lot. 🙏

    Feel free to elaborate on the comments as well!

    #askmastodon #askfedi #askmasto #fediverse #mastodon #mastodev

  14. Anyone else heard about the sourvereign, and alternative #DNS #TLD chn. ? There is a #Wikipedia article in Chinese. I am unsure if it is actually something actively pursued in #China to step up their #Internet #control game. Or if it was merely a financial asset to attract venture capital?

    Would love some insights from more knowledable people.

    #askfedi #askinfosec #askmastodon #censorship #cn

  15. Has there been any successful Brands / Business' that have moved or grow on the Fediverse?

    Hello Fedi,
    I'm looking to see if there has been successful integrations of small business', brands or other non individuals here on the Fediverse.

    Share with me your favorite brands, business' and more here on the Fediverse.

    @[email protected]

    #Fediverse #Business #Company #SmallBusiness #Brands #AskFedi #AskFediverse #AskMastodon

  16. Does the mastodon autodelete function delete statuses with featured tags?

    #askMastodon #mastoAdmin #mastodev

  17. I made a thing and I'd quite like you to vote for it. It's a new Federated server that allows the public to share environmental data. All the details are on the page (plus my embarrassing video) and it's up for vote in the Hack for Humanity 2026.

    Watch the video, read the gumph and if you've got the energy click the vote button.

    Thanks all.

    #federation #hackforhumanity #ecohacking #askMastodon #askFediverse #help #green #ecology #hack

    devpost.com/software/biodivers

  18. What made you choose your Fediverse Instance?

    Why did you choose your Fediverse Instance, does it have a bigger meaning than it was a bigger instance or was it for a certain reason? Did you have to be on your instance you chose?

    ---

    @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]

    #AskMastodon #AskFedi #AskFediverse #Fediverse #Instance #Question #FediQuestion

  19. Do you support the company "FUTO" (maker of FUTO Keyboard and FUTO Voice Input)? If possible, please comment your thoughts on it in detail
    #Ask #askfedi #ask_fedi #askmastodon #FUTO #futokeyboard #Poll #polls #polls #pollspollspolls #pollspolls

  20. I am currently using #fedora as my main #linuxdistribution.

    The main selling point about Fedora was the frequent updates, but I don't think that I'm deep enough into Linux to feel the benefits.

    I think I should try #distrohopping to at least know what the competition looks like.

    What #linuxdistro do you guys recommend for a guy that wants to learn low-level #programming and that likes to test things?

    PS: I had also tried #zorinos before Fedora.

    #askmastodon #linux #foss #opensource

  21. This is a long shot but, I'm looking for a specific artist. I used to follow them on Instagram and I've totally forgotten their handle (there's no way I'd remember their real name either).

    There's a specific painting that I remember very well, it's of a pair of headlights illuminating a garage door. The garage door is ajar and a pair of horse legs can be seen standing in a pool of blood.

    The artists uses a lot of shadow and negative space in their art. Sometimes featuring animals; dogs, tigers...

    #MastoArt #askfedi #artists #arthelp #lookingfor #macabreart #askmastodon

  22. Is it just me that freaks out other people by eating kiwifruit like an apple (no peeling, just bite into it)?

    #askmastodon #kiwi #kiwiFruit

  23. So, Windows PC users using iPhone, what are you using to save / archive your photos? Where is your gallery -- entirely online in iCloud or is your PC your primary go-to storage?

    How do you interact with them / edit them on your Windows PC?

    My poll from the other day ended:

    #Windows #PC #Android #iPhone #phones #cellphone #mobile #tech #poll #Google #Apple #photography #photos #gallery #imageeditor #askMastodon #question #tech

  24. Mastodon has been pretty good to me so far, so I'll put out this call for help. Does anyone have advice/tips/tools for getting the scanner part of an Epson CX5700f multifunction printer working with Linux? #askmastodon #linux #scanners

  25. home networking question the second

    is there any better option for managed switches and access points than ubiquiti on price point?

    currently staring down the barrel of a ~£450 cost to replace the current ASUS garbage and misc unmanaged switches

    (USW-Flex-2.5G-PoE for downstream of the router, U7-Lite for ground, USW-Flex-2.5G upstairs access, U7-Lite and PoE+ injector for upper floor)

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon #HomeNetworking

  26. home networking question

    is doing 2.5gbe worth it, or do i just get a bigger 1gbe switch with LAGG?

    (i have 2 devices that are >1gbe; a NAS with 10gbe, and my PC with 2.5gbe)

    looking at managed/smart-managed switches with VLAN capability

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon #HomeNetworking

  27. Reaching out to anyone who configured their DNS transport protocol. If you intentionally configured your home router's or your devices DNS service, what did you pick, and why?

    Please retoot for reach.

    #DNS #Survey #AskMastodon #AskFedi #AskInfosec #DoT #DoH #DoQ #TLS #QUIC #TCP #UDP #HTTPS

  28. Reaching out to anyone who configured their DNS transport protocol. If you intentionally configured your home router's or your devices DNS service, what did you pick, and why?

    Please retoot for reach.

    #DNS #Survey #AskMastodon #AskFedi #AskInfosec #DoT #DoH #DoQ #TLS #QUIC #TCP #UDP #HTTPS

  29. Reaching out to anyone who configured their DNS transport protocol. If you intentionally configured your home router's or your devices DNS service, what did you pick, and why?

    Please retoot for reach.

    #DNS #Survey #AskMastodon #AskFedi #AskInfosec #DoT #DoH #DoQ #TLS #QUIC #TCP #UDP #HTTPS

  30. Reaching out to anyone who configured their DNS transport protocol. If you intentionally configured your home router's or your devices DNS service, what did you pick, and why?

    Please retoot for reach.

    #DNS #Survey #AskMastodon #AskFedi #AskInfosec #DoT #DoH #DoQ #TLS #QUIC #TCP #UDP #HTTPS

  31. Reaching out to anyone who configured their DNS transport protocol. If you intentionally configured your home router's or your devices DNS service, what did you pick, and why?

    Please retoot for reach.

    #DNS #Survey #AskMastodon #AskFedi #AskInfosec #DoT #DoH #DoQ #TLS #QUIC #TCP #UDP #HTTPS

  32. I bought a 16 TB #Seagate Ironwolf Pro drive and just got done installing it into my Sabrent 5 bay #JBOD.

    When I turn it on it makes a strange sound and neither Disk Management nor DiskPart at the command prompt can see the drive to initialize or format it.

    I don't have to do anything special to a NAS drive running as a regular non-raid HD do I?

    My other four drives contain 8 TB barracudas and they have all worked perfectly fine.

    Is this perhaps a bad drive?

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon

  33. I bought a 16 TB #Seagate Ironwolf Pro drive and just got done installing it into my Sabrent 5 bay #JBOD.

    When I turn it on it makes a strange sound and neither Disk Management nor DiskPart at the command prompt can see the drive to initialize or format it.

    I don't have to do anything special to a NAS drive running as a regular non-raid HD do I?

    My other four drives contain 8 TB barracudas and they have all worked perfectly fine.

    Is this perhaps a bad drive?

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon

  34. I bought a 16 TB #Seagate Ironwolf Pro drive and just got done installing it into my Sabrent 5 bay #JBOD.

    When I turn it on it makes a strange sound and neither Disk Management nor DiskPart at the command prompt can see the drive to initialize or format it.

    I don't have to do anything special to a NAS drive running as a regular non-raid HD do I?

    My other four drives contain 8 TB barracudas and they have all worked perfectly fine.

    Is this perhaps a bad drive?

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon

  35. I bought a 16 TB Ironwolf Pro drive and just got done installing it into my Sabrent 5 bay .

    When I turn it on it makes a strange sound and neither Disk Management nor DiskPart at the command prompt can see the drive to initialize or format it.

    I don't have to do anything special to a NAS drive running as a regular non-raid HD do I?

    My other four drives contain 8 TB barracudas and they have all worked perfectly fine.

    Is this perhaps a bad drive?

  36. I bought a 16 TB #Seagate Ironwolf Pro drive and just got done installing it into my Sabrent 5 bay #JBOD.

    When I turn it on it makes a strange sound and neither Disk Management nor DiskPart at the command prompt can see the drive to initialize or format it.

    I don't have to do anything special to a NAS drive running as a regular non-raid HD do I?

    My other four drives contain 8 TB barracudas and they have all worked perfectly fine.

    Is this perhaps a bad drive?

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon

  37. Why is that when I search for an account on an instance, it shows up but when I search for the same account on another instance, it doesn't show up? This has happened to me far too many times at this point. And I used to think it only happens on #infosec.exchange (this was the only instance I have ever used till today's afternoon). But I checked out other instances today and it happens on others too including #sakurajimamoe 🥲 And this doesn't only happen with accounts but also with posts. On some instances, for some accounts, it doesn't show any activity or posts of the account at all even while the profile shows when searched. And sometimes, it shows some posts and doesn't show some. Can anyone enlighten me about this 🙏🙏

    #AskMastodon #Mastodon #askfedi #posts #post #instance #instances #mastodoninstance #mastodoninstances #account #accounts #mastodonaccount #mastodonaccounts #Luminex #enlightenment #question

  38. Someone on fedi shared a link to some kind of mattress review blog/site, that had a post about which kind of mattress was the best for sex... does anyone know what I'm talking about? The design of the site was very basic, minimal/no javascript, like HTML and nice CSS.

    #bed #bedding #question #AskMastodon #Fediverse

  39. An update to my previous post
    mas.to/@Judeau/115305731549315

    The replacement gear came in & It works like a charm!

    Unfortunately, while it goes through the motions, nothing actually prints on the paper. Previously the head had a lot of dried ink on it. I suspect there's dried ink inside somewhere.

    Is there a good way to go about cleaning the printhead? Could I soak it in hot water or some cleaning solution?

    #Canon #iP90 #iP90V #Inkjet #Printer #Printers #DIY #Repair #Pixma #AskFedi #AskMastodon

  40. I just purchased a 19 year old #inkjet #printer for a project.

    It has a black and a color ink cartridge already installed and came with some new ones that are still sealed.

    I don't like waste. Is there any harm in trying the ones that are already installed or could that cause major issues?

    If so then I will just pitch them and hope the sealed ones are still good.

    #Printers #AskFedi #AskMastodon

  41. I was talking with a friend about the phenomenon of Finding Love in the Fediverse (I have several friends who have done it) — and he was shocked to hear it was even a thing.

    That conversation's got me curious, so I want to open the question up:

    Has anyone ever slid into your DMs respectfully and appropriately on Fedi? Have you ever initiated that kind of contact yourself?*

    *I'm truly talking about appropriate, welcome, consensual connections, not randos harassing people. If you don't understand the distinction, I recommend that you stay out of this conversation and just quietly read and learn. (Anyone who responds with how women are mean to them will be recognized as a derailing troll and blocked accordingly -- hush, the adults are talking )

    #AskFedi #AskMastodon #FediDating #FediSingles #MastodonDating #Romance #Dating #Relationships

  42. #Fediversequestion

    Could #Friendica or #Hubzilla be useful for:
    - a #calendar (suitable for people in various time zones)
    - a #wiki
    - collaborative, so that if one person leaves or deletes, the rest of the group can carry on / restore

    Context
    - organizing #WatchParty on #Mastodon, #Bluesky etc
    - tracking watched movies
    - other related info & tips

    See ohai.social/@klu9/115204371429

    #AskFedi #AskFediverse #AskMastodon #Collaboration #FediHelp #Fediverse #FediverseTips #WatchPartyAlert