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With moshidon now also being pretty slow with updates and the dev on indefinite hiatus, what other client is good for mastodon? I don't like tusky and the main client... #askfedi

#askmastodon #askfedi I'm looking for a song that I heard in the supermarket for the first time in ages and want to know the name of. Problem is that I don't have a lot of info, so this might be difficult. I think it's from 2010-2015, but I could be wrong, pretty sure it's from between 2005-2020. The style is jazzy, swing (?), reminded me of Les Triplettes de Belleville, I guess 30s French jazz. But it was on the radio as a pop song. I thought it was an original from the 21st century in the style of the 30s, but if you would tell me it was a modern remix I'd totally believe you. This is all I got. The style is just super distinctive, not like anything else in the top 40.

(Almost) ready to turn my beloved MacBook Air 2013 - which is gathering dust on a shelf - into a #Linux laptop. Only problem: multiple people might have swayed me to pick Arch Linux as the distro. #ArchLinux!!! I know NOTHING but from all the Linux memes I've seen over the years, I've always been intimidated by it. Debating whether to go with it or #Mint or #Ubuntu. Thoughts? Edit / update: it's now a toss-up between Mint and Fedora. I may try Arch on my Raspi4 #MySoCalledSudoLife #AskFedi

Is there a list of international hashtags for #NewHere #NeuHier etc. ? 🤔 That would be fantastic to spread some international #Fedilove. Let's network more! #Fediverse 🇧🇷 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇬🇷 🇸🇪 🇨🇿 🇵🇱 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 🇹🇷 #FollowFriday #AskFedi #AskFediverse

I wanna talk about the political movement of the Open Source community. If you spend enough time on fedi, you surely will have heard *plenty* of criticisms of what's going on in Open Source, and rightfully so. So I'm curious, what do we think the Open Source community *should be doing* in order to achieve important progressive and anti-authoritarian goals? What should the next generation of programmers be thinking of and working on in this space? A special rule: You're only allowed to say "don't X" if you have at least as many "do Y" recommendations. Preferably, I'd like to see more do's than don't's. Boosts welcome #tech #openSource #FOSS #progressive #programming #askFedi

Hi, so I'm questioning being #lesbian and I'm looking for other #lesbians who have been in relationships with men in the past (before they knew). I'm having trouble finding testimonies online. Anyone know where to find some or want to share their own story? Boosting is appreciated.☺️ #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #questioning #askfedi #askqueer

Does anyone know where to get a cool walking cane to help with stability for a moderately cool person? Not something mass-produced or that looks like medical equipment. #AskFedi #mobility

Has anybody here solved the following conundrum?

• wanting a bluetooth/gps tracker to be able to recover a stolen bicycle (or other use case)
• not trusting Google, Apple and other companies to not use/sell/lose data
• using a deGoogled phone and Linux computer (in my case, LineageOS and Fedora)

That is, I would want to be able to recover my bicycle if stolen, while keeping my daily movements as private as possible. Enshittified web search has not helped much..

#askFedi #fediHelp #bikeTooter #bicycle #cycling #biking #security #privacy #infoSec #opSec #deGoogle #lineageOS #linux #fedora

We are preparing a new mobile app release, with a ton of bug fixes and requested features (like Post Edits, Profile feeds and more). Reply to this post with any changes you'd like to see in our mobile app! #Pixelfed #AskFedi

Have you tried out https://columnly.social yet? I don't have any means to track how many people use it, we don't use Cloudflare or any analytics, no logging or other metrics. #askFedi #Columnly

So here’s the thing. My entire life is on Proton: email, calendar, documents, VPN, all my passwords, all my ID, all my important data. My annual subscription is up at the end of January. If they don’t oust Andy Yen by then, I’m out. The question is where? Infomaniak seems to offer most of what Proton does but they also use AI. What other options are there? I’m seeing people suggesting email alternatives. But I need a whole lot more than that. #AskFedi #cybersecurity

Is a "hot minute" greater than or less than a regular minute? #AskFedi

Random tech question, especially for audiophiles, or anybody who listens a lot to music. What affordable (<=£50 GBP)¹ options exist in the UK for: Taking sound input from a sound card via a 3.5 mm audio cable or optical cable output;Transmitting the sound to paired bluetooth headphones; ... ... and which has a volume control option (ideally analogue, or otherwise at least 100 volume steps)? We have bluetooth headphones (Sony WH-1000XM4), but only presently use the bluetooth connection (using LDAC) when listening to music on our phone. When we're at our PC, we've been using a 3.5 mm output from our speakers. We got those speakers back when we used to listen to music occasionally out loud, but we don't ever do that any more: we only listen via headphones, so the speakers are entirely redundant. We'd like to be able to connect our headphones quickly to the PC with an analogue volume control, like the one we have on our current speakers. In case it's relevant, we have a Sound Blaster Z sound card. Boosts and quotes appreciated, if you think it'll help Please remember we're in the UK and looking to get something on a budget. #AskFedi #tech #GenuinelyAsking #NoReplyGuysPlease #audio #audiophile Edit 2026-03-30: We returned to having a look after a pause. There are Bluetooth transmitters that can take multiple inputs (analogue or digital) from a sound card or other source to Bluetooth headphones or other devices, and which have volume control on the transmitter. However, the price-entry point for getting LDAC support exceeds our price range, and the price range for even getting a volume knob increases it even further. Even there, we'd be looking at something like a 1Mii DS700 (~£100 GBP), but that still uses digital volume steps 🤦‍♀️ In fact, even more expensive products like the Fiio BTA30 Pro still use digital volume steps, just with better underlying hardware In short, no Bluetooth device meets our needs, so we expect we'll replace our redundant speakers with a 3.5 mm analogue volume controller and stick with wired for now... and possibly add some kind of 3.5 mm to LDAC transmitter adapter at some point later. ¹ This is the ideal price range, but if there's some longer-term better solution, perhaps involving a replacement PCI-E sound card that has a native option for this, or some device that might also help with future streaming stuff, if we can ever return to it, we're willing to consider the options presented. Anything beyond £100 GBP will be pushing it though, unless it's a perfect, long-term solution with multiple features.

Let's say you are a video content creator on YouTube. How hard is it currently to publish to Peertube additionally? Like is there a tool to push a single button? Or is it more like twice the work? #PeerTube #YouTube #Fediverse #askFedi@fediverse

So what is Fedi's favorite weekly tradition? #Caturday #SilentSunday #Monsterdon #AskFedi

What detection format would you like to have if you got detections online? (e.g. for a recent attack/vuln wave like php2shell) #dfir #infosec #cybersecurity #askfedi #incidentresponse #osint #threatintel #threatintelligence #opensourceintelligence

Hey, self-hosting people, need your help! Could you recommend static site generators suitable for non-technical people? i.e. Ones that work without needing any command lines, that work entirely graphically. (There's an odd paradox that static sites are technically much simpler but their editors are often harder to use.) #StaticSite #StaticSiteGenerators #AskFedi

Ok, I think this one is a stretch, but I have to ask. Are you an #autistic / #AuDHD bald man in the northern hemisphere, who wears a hat indoors as the weather moves towards winter? I know everyone is different, but pls, recommend a comfy, not too warm hat that my sensory sensitivities can cope with. I live in Scotland, so has to be something I can easily get here or online from a UK/ EU based retailer. I don’t get on with stiff labels and seams and absolutely do not enjoy or use real wool at all. lol 😂 @autistics@fedigroups.social #Autism #Bald #ADHD #Hat #AskFedi thx! 🎩 *Edit Thank you all for the responses! Got a lot to think about. Thank you! 🤩

I understand not everyone likes being called a "creator" nor "content creator" I don't mean anything negative by it. But, I'd really like to know some of your favorite artists, creators, bloggers, Peertubers, podcasters, vloggers, vtubers, YouTubers that are on #Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #askfedi #askfediverse #creators #boostforreach

Can anyone recommend alternatives to Google Calendar for coordinating and scheduling family stuff. Meaning, at home, we have a shared Google calendar. #Askfedi