Notices by b. (imbsky@mastodon.cloud), page 28

Santiago has a lot of really cool architecture, most of which is much more visible and appreciable from street level than taller skyscrapers would be. Walking around Las Condes—specifically, Sanhattan—this afternoon, I couldn’t help but gawk and take photos every time I rounded a corner.

? Tip Terrier says:
You can mute Mastodon sounds and desktop notifications by clicking the controls icon at the top right of the Notifications column.

Thing I had to look up: how private messages work on Mastodon.

"Sending a direct message
Although privacy is Mastodon’s big sell, it’s not immediately obvious how to send a direct message on the service. You do so by clicking the globe icon ? just below the toot text box. Select “Direct” and your message will only be seen by users who you mention. The globe icon should also have changed to an ✉️ envelope icon." https://qz.com/951078/the-complete-guide-to-using-mastodon-the-twitter-twtr-alternative/

After sleeping on it, I think #Mastodon should rename ‘instances’ to ‘Communities.’

Instances feels too technical and I see even savvy people struggling to understand it.

I argue communities would make much more sense. It denotes much of the purpose behind _why_ this service has different instances, and many people will already be familiar with the concept from Reddit (the, what, sixth most popular site on the net?).

Find your friends on Mastodon ?
https://bridge.joinmastodon.org

More Olive Things

GitLab server is back, Weblate server is back, Relay is working again (though memory leak needs to be fixed)