Adam Brisebois (YesterGearPC) @yestergearpc@ccrvb.com

@jlendino Ahh, yes, that makes sense. I run my own instance, so I only see hashtags that are 'common' on my 3-4 user server. I guess if people iterate on the hashtag on your instance, that'll muddy it up a bit. I could see that being a pain lol.

@jlendino Oh, that's odd. I can type #retrocomputing in my search bar and it just shows me everything. Perhaps it's server lag, or a misconfiguration somewhere.

@jlendino @3DBigBoxGames Plain text searching outside your own instance is disabled by design.

It prevents dogpiles, drama, and "hatescrolling" like is present on other forms of social media.

If you want your posts to be found, hashtags should be used, as they are searchable! While it may not make sense from a classic social media view, it really helps prevent many of the kinds of toxicity you find on other services.

@vkc If you use a HD floppy in a DD drive with the hole covered, you will run into problems eventually. The actual coating on the cookie is different, and the magnetic flux isn't as strong.

This will "work" usually, but you risk data loss very quickly - and this method should not be used if you expect a need to retain data on the disk.

http://www.brutman.com/Diskettes/Diskette_handling.html

@RoyGreenhilt Being able to block unwanted content, or groups of content creators/boosters is very much needed for the way the Mastodon federation works. Without a central "banning/moderation" authority, it's mandatory.

Communities being able to tailor their feeds to meet their needs is a wonderful thing.

My personal instance has thus far only blocked servers based on "art of underage people doing things underage people shouldn't be doing", as I don't want that touching my storage in any way.

@mogwaay Building a Graphics Gremlin by chance? ;)

@Alyzande@social.linux.pizza Code 418 is the best code.

@nnnoahhh If you follow them, and they do not show in your home feed, your client or the instance you're on might not be configured properly, or may be slow. Try seeing if their posts show on your Federated Feed, and check your Preferences.

@madrush mice with replaceable skins are always neat! Hadn't seen that one before!

@madrush basically yes. The Aqua Mouse came in lots of liveries, usually as promotional swag. A lot of them out there are pharmaceutical. The palm is a little water tank with a floating roadrunner (in this case). The Viagra one is highly sought lol.

@madrush Ahh found a picture of delivery day :)

@madrush Aqua Mouse is amazing :) Found this one NOS on eBay 5-6 years ago.

@CameronMeek I wanted it to look period correct :) The Green OLED was not cheap, and the orange push buttons match the reset switch.