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klu9

@ klu9 @lemmy.ca

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  • Is there a Mastodon frontend that shows the OP first with its replies below, in a nice clear grouping?

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  • Thanks for the in-depth info.

    I'm kind of amazed they released a system that shows replies but not necessarily the OP! But presumably there's all kinds of technical reasons over my head.

    I've installed Subsitoot and am browsing regular Mastodon (not phanpy) with it... and I can't tell yet if it's making a difference. I'm still thrown by the bass-ackwards layout.

    OK, I think I get what I have to do now to see the OP of seemingly orphaned replies, and also to see all replies to an OP, below the OP.

    1. Click on a reply (just any random area of the reply text, not on a specific button, took me a while to work that out)
    2. Scroll up (again, took me a few goes to work that out, as it often places that reply at the top of the screen)
    3. Click on the top post (again, random area, not a specific button)

    That finally shows me both the OP, at top, and all replies, below.

    So, a bit of a palaver but doable. Thanks! Hopefully, future versions of Mastodon will make getting posts and displaying them properly grouped in the main timeline easier.

  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon

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  • Unfortunately, it looks like Fedilab is a mobile app only.

    Also, I've installed it on Android and the default does not show the OP above with replies grouped below.

    Looking at its settings, maybe one might affect completely missing OPs, "Remote Conversations". I've enabled it and will see how it goes.

    I can't find any setting to make it show replies grouped below the OP.

  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon

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  • Phanpy

    First impression: "That's more like it!"

    But then: "Wait... it's still not showing me the OP followed by replies." It shows me a reply, with some faded text above. I click on the faded text above, and still don't get the OP, eventually click on a group of microavatars with mouseover text "Go to top" and an up arrow, and at last see what the hell it is people are talking about, with replies below. I try going through settings, find no way to get it simply show me the OP in the first place.

    I guess I'll have to keep trying out front-ends until I find one that works in a way that is not obviously maddening the way I need it to.

    I'll try Ask Lemmy. https://lemmy.ca/post/44479417

    (And wondering again if I should try Mbin or Piefed, and what the difference is.)

  • An EXTREMELY Simple Guide to Mastodon

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  • Well, I'm confused. And has it caught on?

    Disclosure: I've tried it out on my computer, not the app. Is the app more user-friendly?

    E.g. I only just realized now why I've been so confused by Mastodon; the web page shows you replies before showing you what's being replied to, without the UI making it obvious that's what it's doing and what's connected together. Does the app fix that, and is there a way to get a fix in a web browser?

  • Tom Paris swapped out the coffee program in the replicator for methamphetamine

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  • Ackshually the doc made him a martini.

    (Rewatched it just last week.)

  • Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono

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  • WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN’T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION?

    I mean... He thinks Harris paying Springsteen would count as a campaign contribution???

    Every time I think I have a handle on how stupid he is, he says something even stupider.

  • The pinnacle of mouse pads

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  • All hail double-D Khan!

  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • Just to check, I kept going and it was 50 questions (!) before one applied to the characters I SHOT J R.

  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • Thanks!

    I saw it uses a flowchart approach (e.g. serifs or no serifs), which seems like a good alternative to the OCR approach but also had me thinking I might have to go through a lot of questions (some which I might not know how to answer) before getting a result.

    But as soon as I did step 1 (serifs), the "Popular Matches" sidebar showed Cooper Black second from top! :)

  • Netflix dumping Prodigy

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  • Lemmy needs AI. [SATIRE]

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  • We need to find a way to fund the cost of implementing this. Perhaps a series of NFTs?

  • He is about to drop some sick rhymes

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  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • I also assumed as much, just wondering if someone ever made a font based on it.

  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • Couldn't agree more!

    Looks like the 'I Shot JR' font is Cooper Black.

    Got me wondering about the lettering of the show's title, but I can't find any info on that.

  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • Thanks, that's it!

  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • Thanks!

    That looks like it. :)

  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • I hadn't. Thanks, giving it a go now.

    First time using it, not sure if I did everything right. Unfortunately, 59 results have sharp serifs, unlike the fat rounded serifs of the source. The very last one (Charlemagne Condensed) has rounded serifs, but seeing it enlarged, there are odd angles on the rest of the letter shapes.

    So, something like that but without the additional odd angles.

    EDIT: Looks like it's Cooper Black.

  • What font is this, and how to describe it? [SOLVED: Cooper Black]

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  • The 'body' (not sure of the right term) of Clarendon Bold looks quite similar but the serifs have right angles, unlike the rounded ones on the T-shirt.

  • Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump’s USAID Cuts

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  • And wasting children's lives.

    Nearly 500 tons of high-energy biscuits in Dubai are set to expire in July, one former USAID official told Reuters. They could have fed 27,000 acutely malnourished children for a month.

    “If a child’s in an inpatient stabilization center and they’re no longer able to access treatment,” said Jeanette Bailey from the International Rescue Committee, “more than 60 percent of those children are at risk of dying very quickly.”

  • Trump Rages At Walmart For Raising Prices Over Tariffs

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