[20:08] <valorie> from #kubuntu: [12:18] <jamesp> mastodon.technology is shutting down. kubuntu will need to move to another mastodon instance, such as fosstodon.org
[20:08] <valorie> I no longer do masto - who does?
[20:08] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> I have one on fosstodon.org
[20:10] <valorie> I guess just set one up for us and share the login creds?
[20:10] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> I can do that.
[20:10] <valorie> the reason I don't do it anymore is that my instances have disappeared one too many times
[20:10] <valorie> god only knows what will happen with twitter
[20:11] <valorie> perhaps greed will keep Our New Twit Overlord from going insane
[20:11] <valorie> not holding my breath tho
[20:13] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> Setup : https://fosstodon.org/@kubuntu
[20:14] <valorie> looks good!
[20:15] <valorie> and lol, people on masto are still talking about twitter
[20:15] <valorie> love it
[20:15] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> I've seen folks talking about cohost.org as well.
[20:16] <valorie> well, it IS important
[20:16] <valorie> we've long been run by oligarchs, but they are making it so obvious now
[20:16] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> I've been ready for moving to Mastodon if needed but so far nothing has made me think of moving.
[20:17] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> It's been helpful for getting my streaming going.
[20:18] <valorie> I've not seen anything to replace it, right
[20:18] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> I mean Mastodon is meant to replace it.
[20:18] <valorie> there is a significant genealogy community there and I learn lots that helps me and my society
[20:18] <valorie> sure
[20:18] <valorie> but the instances keep disappearing
[20:19] <valorie> which is the nature of "free"
[20:19] <valorie> one of the reasons I love kubuntu and KDE so
[20:19] <valorie> we stick around
[20:19] <valorie> and keep getting better
[20:20] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> It's been interesting seeing a neobank developer in the open in a Discord.
[20:20] <valorie> I hope for the same with popos, sys76, kub. focus, ubuntu studio, etc.
[20:21] <valorie> neobank?
[20:21] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> I think the most common word is fintech (finance tech). Like newer banks with better features and UI/UX.
[20:21] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> Simple Bank was one of them.
[20:21] <valorie> got it
[20:21] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> It's been interesting and rough lately.
[20:21] <valorie> I'll bet
[20:22] <valorie> world finance is a mess
[20:22] <IrcsomeBot> <ahoneybun> A lot of tech companies have been having bad quarters and ours is no different.
[20:22] <valorie> who wants to tangle with the murderous oligarchs?
[20:23] <valorie> ours are bad but so far they haven't been into mass murder
[20:23] <valorie> bad visual puns are silly, but everyone walks away
[20:24]  * valorie lets that sink in
[20:26] <valorie> hmmmm 110 tabs - might be time to do a bit of pruning