Bob Jonkman’s Microblog

• New note by bobjonkman 14 January 2023
  I seem to recall there's a standard API that should be common to all the #StatusNet derivitave servers. I'm pretty sure that in its infancy Mastodon conformed to that API. But Mastodon's API expanded beyond that, and I suspect some of the common API was removed, probably around the time #OStatus was dropped from Mastodon […]
• New note by bobjonkman 14 January 2023
  Twidere has stopped working for Twitter accounts. My Mastodon account still works nicely. I thought maybe the Twidere API keys for the developer had been revoked, or that something had gone wrong with my phone (It's a vanilla Samsung with Android 12, but I've refused to install any of the Samsung or Google apps). I […]
• bobjonkman repeated a notice by heluecht 14 January 2023
  RT @heluecht !Friendica Admins As you might have heard, there are issues with the Twitter API. Several favourite clients stopped working, while others (still) do. By now there hadn't been any word if there is some massive Problem or if this was some deliberate action. Whatever is causing these issues, at least my connection still […]
• Favorite 5 January 2023
  bobjonkman favorited something by lnxw48a1: https://imaginary.ca/blog/2017/06/16/top-hat/#more-231 [imaginary ca] I am glad this instructor thinks this way. Too many don't seem to care how badly a vendor's product affects students.
• Favorite 5 January 2023
  bobjonkman favorited something by lnxw48a1: https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a #Medium link; don't be surprised if it does weird things before showing you the article. "Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight" > Yes, yes, the network is under immense strain as people flee the Elon strain infecting Twitter. But come on, there are folks who really believe […]
• bobjonkman repeated a notice by lnxw48a1 5 January 2023
  RT @lnxw48a1 https://500ish.com/mastodon-brought-a-protocol-to-a-product-fight-ba9fda767c6a #Medium link; don't be surprised if it does weird things before showing you the article. "Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight" > Yes, yes, the network is under immense strain as people flee the Elon strain infecting Twitter. But come on, there are folks who really believe this is going […]
• Favorite 5 January 2023
  bobjonkman favorited something by lnxw48a1: > For now, I’ll just say that while I fully understand why everyone wants Mastodon to be the new Twitter. Or the better Twitter. The more ideal Twitter. Or whatever. It’s just not going to happen. Mastodon brought a protocol to a product fight. Maybe Ivory or another client can […]
• bobjonkman repeated a notice by clacke 4 January 2023
  RT @clacke NZ PM Jacinda Ardern called ACT leader David Seymour a prick on a hot mike in parliament. She apologized, he accepted, they had a laugh, and now together they've framed and signed a transcript of the exchange, selling it to the highest bidder, currently at 100 kNZD. The proceeds will go prostate cancer […]
• Favorite 4 January 2023
  bobjonkman favorited something by clacke: NZ PM Jacinda Ardern called ACT leader David Seymour a prick on a hot mike in parliament.She apologized, he accepted, they had a laugh, and now together they've framed and signed a transcript of the exchange, selling it to the highest bidder, currently at 100 kNZD. The proceeds will go […]
• New comment by bobjonkman 14 December 2022
  @lnxw48a1 "Pop" is also the Canadian word for carbonated soft drinks...