Something a Little Bigger Than a Microblog
So I can put my #Mastodon handle in my signature in this, so I don't have to type it in each post? That's handy. Mentioning this handle here seems to be the only way to see comments about posts here.
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My home networking gear is sitting on a UPS right now. My power is reliable, but every now and then it goes down for an hour or so. It's rare, but it happens. To solve this, I took an old UPS and added a couple bigger batteries, which sit on the shelf next to it. This provides 18 Ah at 24 VDC, which is 2-3 times the capacity of the original batteries. My total load is a hundred watts or so.
This has worked well. I would, however, like to make some changes. I have some smaller network devices, a switch and Raspberry Pi in particular, which could run just off of 12 VDC. I have toyed with the idea of powering these directly from a battery floated across a power supply, or with some kind of DC UPS or switching arrangement. It would also allow the possibility of adding #solar power into the mix, adding it in parallel.
This is a low priority, as things are working now. But something to think about for the future.
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I guess I can use hashtags here too. I will probably stick to mastodon to post #catpictures however.
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Going shopping, need to buy some limes.
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So comments don't seem to work as in a normal blog, in they aren't displayed on each posting page if someone replies on the fediverse. However, I can mention myself here, @toroidalcore@hackers.town and should then be notified.
Then, I suppose, a discussion thread can happen wherever you are on the fediverse.
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I have not attempted commenting on a blog from Mastodon yet. This is a potentially interesting idea, especially since Wordpress seems to attract spam.
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And now I think I have a systemd unit file going for it. It's also running behind a reverse proxy. So I can just enable it to run automatically, instead of running it in screen.
So far I like how minimal this is, it's just a blank page to type on. Being able to upload media would be nice, but maybe not a deal breaker. It definitely seems like a fast and lightweight way to get onto the Fediverse with your own instance.
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I am getting the hang of this a little bit. It is neat that it federates.
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I am testing this to explore blogging in something other than Wordpress. This should federate with other things on the Fediverse.
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