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New Mastodon features have arrived!

Back in September, I shared a post from the Mastodon Blog (thanks mikael!) about a then upcoming feature and I'm pleased to report it’s arrived (though I have to admit I’m a little late on this):

Mastodon 4.5

Featuring Quote posts, a solution to missing replies, and more

I like! 😎

𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚢𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝟷𝟷-𝟷𝟹-𝟸𝟻

• FRAMMYJAMMY | Art & Madness
• brambleshadow4.net
• The Abyssal Sea →
• AURAMBLES →
• Azhdarchid

𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐫.𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝟏𝟏-𝟏𝟎-𝟐𝟓

• I invited strangers to message me through a receipt printer 📌

  Not only did I give internet strangers unrestricted access to send me completely anonymous physical messages, but I also self-hosted the entire site on a Raspberry Pi

  Related: $ ping samwho

• The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning: Wasp Blower 📌 ⇦

  Departing wasps always take flight from the small crack under the door sill

👀

𝕞𝕚𝕩𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕒𝕘 𝟙𝟙-𝟘𝟠-𝟚𝟝

• Monomarks 📌

  an open social bookmarking tool, in the general mould of Pinboard, Delicious (RIP) and Linkding [...] To start using Monomarks, you'll need an AT Protocol account, which is most likely a Bluesky account.

• How to Meet WCAG (Quickref Reference) 📌

  A customizable quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 requirements (success criteria) and techniques.

• Abstract Board Games 📌 ⇦

  Play abstract strategy board games for free on AbstractBoardGames.com. Explore modern and classic strategy games. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer AI.

• Blog of the .Day 📌

  Explore the (indie) web, one blog at a time.

  Note: Promotional vehicle.

• Dashboard Icons (github) 📌

  A collection of 2271 curated icons for services, applications and tools, designed specifically for dashboards and app directories.

😎 I ❤️ my Pinboard network!

𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐫.𝗀𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝟏𝟏-𝟎𝟔-𝟐𝟓

It’s been a challenging week my friends, grappling with a long list of home network and computer issues. Now that those issues are about 90% resolved, I needed a different kinda challenge this morning - a few fun diversions if you will. And thanks to game aficionado tdjones at Pinboard, I found these two cool gems to heal my sorry ass. Enjoy!

• Tiled Words

  Move and rotate tiles to find clues, connect words, and rebuild a broken crossword.

• Detective Wiki

  Learn for real. Each case teaches you something new. Geography, art, history, science... Test your knowledge and challenge your detective skills on over 50 million topics.

‘a living hub of blogging resources’

Blogging Tips & Tools (about)

For me, blogging is still the best way to capture thoughts, share small discoveries, and connect them to the bigger picture.

[kOoLiNuS]

𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐫.𝗍𝗒𝗉𝖾 𝟏𝟎-𝟑𝟏-𝟐𝟓

• RETROCIDE (github) 📌

  A monospaced font with no descenders [...] Type like it's 1985. Code like it's tomorrow.

• Butler – Typeface 📌

  The main goal was to bring a bit of modernism to serif fonts by reworking the curves and balances of classical serif families.