Instances things
Ok, I'm sure all of my followers who care about me have realized I've moved over here from social.xcetera.biz, and I thought I'd share a few details about the why and the highlights.
The why is actually rather easy, the main reason is that xcetera.biz is going away, it was part of my business, Xcetera Enterprises LLC, essentially my email and my Mastodon borrowed the domain. Of course no domain to borrow when I shut down the company, so a new home was needed. The catalyst to do it now however, was discovering SpaceHost, who offers hosted Friendica. I've wanted to do Friendica for a while, but finding a host is hard, I had previously found another hosted instance, but it's not quite turn key, you still had to decide on a database service I think it was? Any how, SpaceHost is like using MastoHost, iKnox, or any of those others out there, pick out the size you need, pay, link your domain, and Bob's your uncle.
Somehow @#SpaceHost Help has managed to put up with me fumbling around, I'm high maintenance while setting things up, going so far as to break my instance not once, but twice. I also managed to break the admin account but not the instance once two, all in less than a week. But, it's all running, @Recalls , @The Taur Nation are both over here, along with this, my personal account which will be taking over from both @Seph :verified: VOTED and @Vex for Harris & Wallz has voted, giving me a single personal account on the Fediverse.
One of the best things to happen today was to find out that SpaceHost had quietly added the last of the relays I asked for, The Doodle Project. @Fedi.Tips can likely explain relays far better than me, but to my understanding, it's basically every member agreeing to share each others posts with the other members. For a small instance, this is crucial to getting a good Fedi feed up and running, doubly so for tiny personal instances like this. At a quick glance, it was clear this was a wonderfully diverse relay that was perfect for quickly populating my Fedi feed. Sure, not real interested in Ghana Today for instance, but I think diversity is healthy, and this is wonderfully diverse. Definitely going to be donating regularly to help keep it up and running.
So, on the Fediverse I now have everything I wanted, my very own #friendica instance, with a wonderfully diverse global timeline.
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Oklahoma Superintendent Denies Race Caused Tulsa Massacre - Newsweek
Oklahoma Superintendent Denies Race Caused Tulsa Massacre
Ryan Walters was invited by the Cleveland County Republican Party to speak at an event on Thursday when he had a heated exchange with attendees.Fatma Khaled (Newsweek)
Tribal Leaders Intrigued by Talk of Immigrant Mass Deportations | The Needling
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Tribal Leaders Intrigued by Talk of Immigrant Mass Deportations
Despite wide criticism of President-elect Donald Trumpβs plans, leaders of Native American tribes across the nation say theyβre intrigued by his bold vision for deporting the massive boatloads of iβ¦The Needling
At the MetPublications digital archive, you can read a great variety of the books, guides, and periodicals itβs put out for more than a century. OMG, all those expensive books about Tiffany are downloadable as PDFs! openculture.com/2024/11/downloβ¦Download 1,600+ Publications from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Books, Guides, Magazines & More
Many of us in these past few generations first heard of the Metropolitan Museum of Art while reading E. L. Konigsburg's novelΒ From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
Organic carrots sold in Canada, U.S. recalled in deadly E.coli outbreak - National | Globalnews.ca
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Organic carrots sold in Canada, U.S. recalled in deadly E.coli outbreak
The FDA and CDC say public health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to several brands of recalled organic whole-bagged carrots and baby carrots.Katie Dangerfield (Global News)
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Ferrari unveils 'mind-bending' new engine promising first-of-its-kind benefits β here's how it works
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#cars #auto #ferrari #sportscar
Ferrari unveils 'mind-bending' new engine promising first-of-its-kind benefits β here's how it works
Ferrari's bold play to build a sustainable and low-pollution vehicle powered by a novel engine.Noah Jampol (The Cool Down)
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Best Star Wars meme
Findings upon my travels
bloodytales: βThis is legitimately the fucking funniest star wars post I have ever seen. Thank you for this. βtaur10 (Tumblr)
Joe Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory
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Joe Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory
President Joe Biden's administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.Reuters (Yahoo News)
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Kraft Heinz faces class action lawsuit alleging mac-and-cheese fraud - National | Globalnews.ca
Kraft Heinz faces class action lawsuit alleging mac-and-cheese fraud
A U.S. judge said the consumers leading the lawsuit plausibly alleged that Kraft Mac & Cheese contained a synthetic form of citric acid that differed from the natural variety.Reuters (Global News)
Why Can't You Smile In Your Passport Photo? | HuffPost Life
So THAT'S Why You Can't Smile In Your Passport Photo
Here's what to know about the State Department's passport rules and the reason behind them.Caroline Bologna (HuffPost)
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New car get
Too tired to say much, drove from Hazelwood to St Joseph, 287 miles each way, left around 1030, arrived home around 0200. And Friday had been 10 hours and 110 miles of deliveries, I'm knackered.
So, introducing Doppel...
my 2020 Chevy Bolt EV, an ex-lemon with just under 18K miles.
Why Doppel? Well, here's my husband's ( @Vik-Thor / Lirleni Hankeshe ) White Lightning II:
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UK cheeses miss out on international prize after getting stuck in customs
At the World Cheese Awards in Portugal, #British entries were conspicuous by their absence after failing to clear post-Brexit import controlstheguardian.com/food/2024/nov/β¦
#Brexit #cheese #trade #BrexitBenefit #Rejoin #RejoinEU
UK cheeses miss out on international prize after getting stuck in customs
At the World Cheese Awards in Portugal, British entries were conspicuous by their absence after failing to clear import controlsTomΓ© Morrissy-Swan (The Guardian)
Ok, y'all go play
Yes, seriously, I'm inviting y'all to help me test testes@blog.taursnd.haus It's a #friendica group that's being tested before I create a new version of @Taurnation .
So, feel free to follow for the few days it will be up, posts can be shared there by mentioning them, then the posts will be automagically boosted there. If you throw something up there, CW where appropriate.
St. Paul to wipe out medical debt for 32,000 residents | MPR News
St. Paul to wipe out medical debt for 32,000 residents
City officials said the $40 million program will help alleviate medical costs for debt-strapped residents.Dana Ferguson (MPR News)
Hereβs Why I Decided To Buy βInfoWarsβ - The Onion
Hereβs Why I Decided To Buy βInfoWarsβ
Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
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