There are a ton of “what is Mastodon” or “getting started with Mastodon” or “what is this Mastodon thing, really?” articles out there already, but this is my blog and I wanted to write my own guide, so here we are. Let’s go! What isn’t Mastodon Mastodon isn’t Twitter. Let’s get that right out here… Continue reading Keith’s Belated Guide to Mastodon (for Twitter Exiles)
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Problems remain with Mastodon
Yes, I’m talking about Mastodon again. After the last installment of my Mastodon Saga – where I found that it wasn’t just a database issue that erased my account, but rather a RAID failure – I held out hope that my account and prior posts (and most importantly, follower lists) could be restored. Unfortunately, that… Continue reading Problems remain with Mastodon
A Difference in Key Caps
What difference can keyboard key caps make? Let’s find out!
The Mastodon Saga Continues
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
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