@indigo Here's a good overview [medium.com] on Mastodon that might explain a few things about it much better.
// @larand @jws
@hazardwarning unfortunately there is only one iOS client at the moment (thought a couple are in development).
// @larand
@indigo Think of email. We all either host our own email servers or use one that someone else hosts. We may have multiple email accounts. And, yet, we can all communicate with one another.
Why would you choose one email server over the other? Maybe you don't like your ISP. Maybe you don't trust Google, Yahoo, or some "large entity" to keep your data private and/or to use your data against you. Or you want something that is independent of your ISP.
Mastodon works exactly the same way as email in these cases. I can be on one instance because I like the rules or community that has formed there, you can be on another that has different rules and a different community, and yet we can still interact across these instances.
// @larand
@hazardwarning those are two streams on the same account. I want different accounts hosted on different instances without having to log out/in again.
// @larand
@larand the four I'm on:
- noagendasocial.com <- Most active here
- infosec.exchange <- I check in daily but it's not terribly active yet
- Mastodon.social <- Unusable because too many people
- securitymastod.one <- Haven't fully set up account here yet, haven't had time
A mobile app that supports multiple instances at once is definitely desirable.
@larand how many Mastodon instances are you on? I am subscribed to four, but am only active on maybe two of them…
While a lot of Mastodon instances are feee, capitalism.party is not [capitalism.party]. That's one way to limit trolls and work towards a sustainable hosting model.
Was supposed to work on my TPS report today, but "stuff happened" and it's after 4pm now…
@JeremyCherfas well it's not direct from Seattle, but it is direct through JFK.