Notices by Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io), page 2

@conner
Beware, the speed is advertised as "up to 1 Gbit/s". Those first two words may be crucial.

@IndyRichard
I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land, cap in hand.

The latest Game of Thrones series is rubbish.

#NotMyKing

@doc
Oh, I'm pretty sure the bloke in the chair definitely wants to be there.

Things have come to a pretty pass when a product made from the named item is a selling point.

#food

@thatguyoverthere
I'm not at home enough to warrant having livestock.

@thatguyoverthere
If you could send over two dozen eggs every Wednesday, that would be grand. 😃

The egg shortage situation isn't improving.

The chickens have *not* come home to roost.

#Scotland #food

For *years* I've been naming new servers after characters from The Jungle Book.

A recent post has got me thinking I should have a new naming scheme. From now on, my new servers will be named after my favourite Metal singers.

First one will be "Tarja". 😃

#music #Metal #server

My "users" are also liking Element/Matrix, the feature set is amazing, and everything seems to work.

The way Element handles encryption, and especially the authentication of new devices, is exemplary.

The users are also saying that Element is the best messenger (and audio/video) they've used. Beats all the best known ones, hands down.

The Web UI and 'phone app run smoothly, and don't seem to be resource hungry.

I think this is going to be a keeper.

I quite often use Element/Matrix both on my 'phone and on my home-based laptop (which is on 24/7). The integration between the two works flawlessly. If I read a message via the laptop, the notification is removed from my 'phone. Cool!

However, there is one small downside. If I leave a particular person/room open on the laptop, I won't receive notifications on my 'phone, as the system *thinks* I've seen the message. Not a big issue, just need to be aware.

In praise of SMS:

* it is ubiquitous, almost everyone has it
* no installation required, 'phones support it
* if you have someone's number, you can send a text message, too
* it just works
* mostly instantaneous delivery
* standard SMS is just text
* non-complicated user experience

Sure, it has some limitations, but, I still find SMS to be invaluable.

#SMS

@thatguyoverthere
We all live within a 10 mile radius. Support sessions will be conducted at the pub.

@thatguyoverthere
There are 6 in our group. The combination of matrix.org plus Element is working well so far. Element is very easy to use.

Update:

I've installed and evaluated Briar. Some thoughts:

* Adding a contact (remote) is a bit more involved than other apps (more secure).

* Messages via the Internet are not instantaneous (many hops incl Tor).

* Very simple interface, no bells or whistles. I like this.

* Recent versions of Briar support sending images (thank goodness).

* Being super secure & private feels good.

Huge thanks to @thelovebug for making the evaluation possible.

#FOSS #FLOSS

After initial testing I'm finding Element/Matrix to be very feature rich, slick interface and great performance.

Looking great, so far.

Looking for suggestions for which instant messaging app to use.

My requirement is for text communication and notification of such. Encryption would be nice. Preference for P2P.

It is for my 'phone, so, needs to be on fdroid. I don't need conferencing, audio or video, as I have other solutions for those. I'd prefer some small, simple app.

#FOSS #FLOSS

I'm in the midst of having a #Briar Party with my mates.

I'll feedback on how this exercise fares.

I'm afraid the Briar experiment hasn't been successful, for us. The requirement for all interested parties to be concurrently online has been a problem.

I'm considering testing Matrix with Element, next. Any thoughts or recommendations?

A free server would be good, too. 😃

#FOSS #FLOSS

That went well. There were 5 mates plus me. Luckily, everyone had Android 'phones. So, first stage was getting everyone to install the #Briar app. It was met with amazement that Briar could be installed locally. Next, we all added each other as contacts. Finally, we played with messaging, groups, forums, and blogs. So far, everyone was impressed.

I sold everyone on the idea that Briar was secure. They were all Edward Snowden wannabes. 😃

To be continued...