jangles💬 @jangles@octodon.social

35 updates for Android apps this morning, an unusually large quantity all at once

Google Chrome will automatically migrate to 64-bit on Windows https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/02/google-chrome-will-automatically-migrate-to-64-bit-on-windows/ via @engadget < it certainly does seem faster and more stable than the 32-bit version. Still uses a huge amount of memory but seems to manage it better. I'd say it's a good idea to use 64-bit Chrome if you can

#Cosplay with #hijabs showcased in #Malaysia http://po.st/VP3M85 via @ChannelNewsAsia

From ordering pizza to quoting Einstein, our pick of the best #bots http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chatbot-list-2017 via @WiredUK #AI

The #DarkWeb Isn’t Really a ‘Web’ https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-dark-web-isnt-really-a-web via @motherboard < more like a collection of self-contained silos

I always though putting 2 spaces after a full stop marked your age. Apparently not, says @mcdermott https://melmagazine.com/for-the-love-of-god-stop-putting-two-spaces-after-a-period-acd45fe4673d via @wearemel

Why Old Operating Systems Never Really Go Away http://tedium.co/2017/04/20/obscure-operating-systems-os2-qnx/#.WPs428B0ewA.twitter < a good read

Installed Tooter extension for Chrome, config'd to tweet and toot simultaneously if I wish to https://octodon.social/media/wVs7cukwsmdo2lXJlV4

I just installed Tooter, a browser extension for adding Toot to Mastodon buttons to the web https://github.com/ineffyble/tooter

@starbreaker there is this: https://github.com/ineffyble/tooter

@DaveHiggins thanks, Dave, that's worth checking out

Has anyone developed a share button and code that you can include on a blog post to share a link to a Mastodon instance? A la Twitter.

I like Bloomberg's name for it's climate change Twitter handle: Climate Changed @climate https://octodon.social/media/DeLfOyc0u5lQysFB8w8

Seeing all the Japanese-language content in the fed timeline, missing the auto-translate feature in Twitter...

@emdeesee clickbait headline 😄

"Is Mastodon the new social media star, or imploding black hole?" http://www.zdnet.com/article/is-mastodon-the-new-social-media-star-or-imploding-black-hole/ < this article makes a great case for why brands should *not* be (allowed) on Mastodon.

Now that a general election has been called in the UK for June 8, I'm going to ignore (if I can) as much opinion as I can, across all media, until about May 8. By that time, I estimate, all the bs and uninformed crap being spouted will have died down sufficiently to pay attention to worthwhile informed opinion.

"This tool temporarily mutes Twitter accounts of anyone who uses words you're sick of" https://lifehacker.com/this-tool-temporarily-mutes-twitter-accounts-of-anyone-1794331163 < could be handy! #UX

Now thinking about bells and whistles. If Twitter = 100 in that regard, then Mastodon (or specifically Octodon.social) is about 30 to me. And that's good!