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All pleroma instances are called pleroma.blabla, it's the Nintendo 64 all over again.

@phantasmal_yearnest I got this domain off GoDaddy (just search "buy a domain" on any search engine and you'll get different providers), and hosting is done by @mastohost, who does pretty much all the technical, sysadmin-y stuff for the instance in the background.

I've been the admin of a few different websites though, and familiarised myself w/ how Mastodon + ActivityPub work. It's a good idea to make a kind of "operation plan" on how your instance would be run.

@cocoron @mastohost

I wondered because I had an idea for a hilarious unclaimed domain name, but I wasn't sure which domain sellers are trustworthy. I don't want my credit card number stolen.

@dzuk @cocoron @host

Is there some sort of guide to buying a domain name and how to start an instance? And/or is there someone who can do it for me?

I'd like to have my own, but I totally lack the skills.

The Commoners

The manifest destiny of starlings. How a nod to Shakespeare unleashed an avian conquest.
vimeo.com/267618423

More on this documentary: aeon.co/videos/the-manifest-destiny-of-starlings-how-a-nod-to-shakespeare-unleashed-an-avian-conquest

It's unexpectedly tiring to constantly come up with new descriptions of "you hit the thing and do damage."

The outside of the box said “DANGER” but the inside of the box said nothing, nothing at all.

Is anyone here interested in #micronations and #micronationalism?

What is your opinion on it?

I really liked this article

"You Can’t Opt Out Of Sharing Your Data, Even If You Didn’t Opt In"

"Call it 'privacy of the commons.' It’s what happens when one person’s voluntary disclosure of personal information exposes the personal information of others who had no say in the matter. Your choices didn’t cause the breach. Your choices can’t prevent it, either. Welcome to a world where you can’t opt out of sharing, even if you didn’t opt in."

fivethirtyeight.com/features/y

Every hundred seasons the young were hatched from the discarded insulated drinkware salvaged from the ancient lands.

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