Improving support for adult content on Mastodon

Post by iamnothere » Mon, May 06, 2019, 1:09 AM UTC

jamesrcole wrote: post #39

iamnothere wrote: post #32

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As a modestly funded project, Mastodon is never going to achieve "hockey stick" growth, and it would probably be overwhelmed if this happened. It's better for them to pursue a strategy of gradual, steady growth. Mastodon is continuing to grow steadily, and it does so in the face of established players who can outspend and outrun them. 2 million users is pretty damn good for an open source project that doesn't have a…

The terminology is still going to seriously hinder uptake. All of what you said can be true and better terminology would still be better for them.

Post by mikekchar » Mon, May 06, 2019, 1:36 AM UTC

echelon wrote: post #13

jonnycomputer wrote: post #6

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mastodon's tooting...

Exactly, it's really gross. This isn't going to catch on in the mainstream. Mastodon seriously needs a rebrand.

Post by prophesi » Mon, May 06, 2019, 1:51 AM UTC

jamesrcole wrote: post #42

iamnothere wrote: post #41

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I guess I'm a cynic, but: > Breaking news. In a series of explosive toots... > The foreign minister was forced to resign after a number of offensive toots... > Everyone's talking about what J K Rowling tooted today... If the age of tweet-reporting ends because of "toots" then I am all for it. As for your other examples, you have a decent point. > OMG, your toots are so funny!... > I can't believe you tooted that!...…

> But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly. I don't think the terms "tweeting" and "tooting" are in the same ballpark in terms of how ridiculous they sound to people. > In the end it doesn't matter all that much. But naming does matter, which is why companies spend huge sums on it each year. (Btw I removed those examples from my earlier comment as I felt they weren't relevant…

Post by jim-jim-jim » Mon, May 06, 2019, 2:48 AM UTC

WAHa_06x36 wrote: post #9

lifthrasiir wrote: post #2

There is a Ruby port [1] publicly available. From the encoding routine [2], it seems to be an sRGB correction followed by a two-dimensional DCT. The first two bytes encode parameters---the size of the output matrix n x m and the quantization scale used for ACs; next 4 bytes encode the DC, then (nm-1) quantized ACs (2 bytes per AC) follow. The comparison to Facebook's similar solution [3] would be interesting (but I r…

I created the algorithm, and there is a proper release of it with documentation and implementations in a few languages coming... "soon". It's a work project, so trying to find time to work on it is always tricky. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. The main goal of it is to be a placeholder while images load, but it also has a nice secondary use for hiding sensitive images here. Other aims of the algorithm i…

Post by ummonk » Mon, May 06, 2019, 3:32 AM UTC

codetrotter wrote: post #48

notatoad wrote: post #33

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"Extinct" is not really a good idea to associate your brand with.

In the world of outdoor equipment alone, two of the brands I like the most were named after extinct animals; Arc’teryx (referring to the Archaeopteryx) and Mammut (mammoth). Both of whom you will find a lot of products from in any decent sports store. And it’s not just the names — look at their logos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ARC%27TERYX_logo.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mammut_logo.jpg The first…