2026-05-28T15:55:32Z https://yabu.me Lynn McAlister UE :mstdn: https://yabu.me/npub1dyted0lnfrkh3staj9msymsjhu6rc446d5s6j79jjyvhfrxfwxtqhu66zv https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/109/366/651/925/411/244/original/a719d9b216f32a7a.jpg https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/109/366/651/925/411/244/original/a719d9b216f32a7a.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxdx009pkyjam4d5hdwv7x2qvkch8ut7k0na4xuhnk3k8p3hx42hczyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevccppea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkzay8whznu52x8u8grp9dl8quay283n4y9xgneqvmq95yunsqcsqjdmxh'>nevent1q…dmxh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read in a review that it doesn&#39;t really work on any browser other than Google or Microsoft, and I refuse to use either. If that&#39;s not true, though, I would certainly look into that - it makes every list I&#39;ve seen of the &#39;top however-many alternatives to Zoom&#39;. 2026-05-18T21:23:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfnew9uzgedm7s2gr6hk4hk7qcu3a7h32cua0wz6asnwjvwq7nt4gzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevnw4wzp Question for people who have to do a lot of #videoconferencing. Can I use #Signal to videoconference with clients who are not on Signal, or would they have to sign up? Also, can videocalls be scheduled in advance? I&#39;m increasingly finding #Zoom to be a hassle and would like to switch to something non-proprietarial, but I&#39;m a one-person business, and I don&#39;t really want to force people to join yet another platform if they&#39;re not already on it.<br/>Suggestions? 2026-05-18T20:46:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspy49wayftew0g3vv952kkf8fmtznna926aj476rmwrvfq503en6czyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cev467huf Happy New Year, Mastodon. Hope 2026 is good for you all. 2025-12-31T22:34:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnsr0pvu40wd5062df02l7fzs0fayhlqa5q42c43euzqza703yngzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9ceveckw2s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ydjuacr2ckhnsmq72lcz2dv0xq39tux7tt8ttudjwmhs2p7w7fqjths58'>nevent1q…hs58</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Open source, too! 2025-11-20T22:12:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxp44gd97sruqc3yxhyag2l2fn93dsx43trlcmx464jge3wsy63zczyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevv9m40v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2claym263dtdlc2pmzuj26j8xz29mvfdrvya3gp7svrj3sxyp2es879ur5'>nevent1q…9ur5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been using LibreWolf. I can&#39;t find any definitive answer to its use of AI, but it doesn&#39;t seem to force it on us. DuckDuckGo, their default search, *does* use AI, but you can turn it off, and anyway I prefer StartPage. 2025-11-18T22:12:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4gsljuppuaaw6qyr8gfzxpm4j53c94e59949z443wprzegrnzlgzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevtymx4w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2taxeeflnkwckvqzd5vp45hatrzua2s4p8mnaz7t0nyu8fdvyt2qeuyemv'>nevent1q…yemv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like it&#39;s been imposed on us. Decisions that affect all of us are now made by a few extremely powerful companies, and it doesn&#39;t matter how much we object. They tell us it&#39;s the next big thing, and other companies and even governments jump on the bandwagon. It leaves us with very little control. Whenever a service decides to force AI on me, I switch to one that doesn&#39;t. Sadly, there&#39;s nothing I can do about everyone else using it. 2025-11-18T17:45:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2a6lhnjpnpzukcakcch7cmahzaah2a8vsa6zpaea2h47pk4hzxvgzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cev28wu4r My (American) husband wondered aloud what the point of the #NoKings protests are. &#34;They won&#39;t do anything,&#34; he said. But they do. Completely aside from standing up to Trump, they let immigrants in the US know that an awful lot of people do not approve of what&#39;s happening to them. It lets people in other countries know that an awful lot of Americans (even many who voted for Trump) see what&#39;s happening and object. It lets people in the US who feel helpless in the face of what&#39;s being done know that they&#39;re not alone and shouldn&#39;t give up. I don&#39;t know what it will do to the administration, but I think those are important messages. 2025-10-18T21:53:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst896h25j5h4nf8573q6n4kuvu2lw8znxa680fkyg8f7tamej377czyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevu85j07 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxn3mrymw63zy2acyqh58dj9lnpne8yldpdydcqld9n23892dna4qhkaaal'>nevent1q…aaal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seriously. Making it okay for armed people to run around with faces covered &amp; no i.d. claiming to work for the government was basically giving permission to non-governmental thugs and criminals to adopt the same methods. There&#39;s a reason legit law enforcement agents are supposed to be identifiable. 2025-08-26T22:35:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstxrekyqgnarn5gx9pu7gyglwutv2llez7s29t829j3yrc54mxj0qzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cev9jzkc7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ydsyhhagdwqchrs0pjt7vpjyswe7sg2zvry265jq77nttjrztvg2pu8nt'>nevent1q…u8nt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I started doing cross stitch in college because I saw a particular project I liked. Then I realized, hey, I can actually make art this way (despite my complete lack of traditional artistic talent). Over the years I&#39;ve learned to create my own patterns too. I discovered it&#39;s a fabulous way to spend time with my family when they&#39;re watching t.v. (because I can&#39;t focus to read if the telly&#39;s on, and I can&#39;t just sit still and watch tv). 2025-07-20T17:32:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2gwp0cjsh6qj325wj30d0wgpn08vzhy5m4jd6y34e32vk2tuzpugzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevpq7jtx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszejz4rskln92n6p9clse0eaxecmcpxg9sk9ptfl8c39w73cqawhqesehuu'>nevent1q…ehuu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Needlepoint is good. 2025-07-20T17:26:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqsychsr6r3enztkhme6w96m7mzj8xt9022jjwa07k6j6pruucmszyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevplrnr0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzclzw9ytm8z3cz9s7fx8cku77aczy5zja8h4azvgmrgprzayahgav97py'>nevent1q…97py</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you. 2025-07-06T00:30:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0eyge6lmp4ml43kk4ve8jrt4fj0cwl8ejmkkthp2tlpe3wzzk4uqzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevp50thc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxg6pcw8hamakqn6v362qh76ja8x7t66kr2sa0u0tztqcm80g8muc33ve09'>nevent1q…ve09</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sigh. I like to think that this is why he was not elected, but perhaps I give people too much credit. 2025-06-11T16:19:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdj8r7uzf5wlas039xxxmqtmchu3r2gsmg0kw94lvjrna7u9z3w3qzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevnrrp02 People talk abt sensory issues, but it&#39;s usually bad. I have a thing with colour - certain colours are so vibrant and intense to me that I become almost mesmerized. I remember walking through M &amp; S men&#39;s section, being stopped in my tracks by a shirt on display - the purple was so intense that I couldn&#39;t pull my eyes away, so I bought the shirt. That&#39;s a sensory kind of thing, but it gives me pleasure. Does anyone else have something like that or is it just me? #AuDHD #actuallyautistic 2025-05-20T23:26:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttv53axvsvrvzgze040pvgqhznt6fjzde2epjf3rmuuyku9n58lczyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cev2arpec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xf6esfv5xkh5qx62u4z8lrq5zl8cd5s05kfjjv45as7ga86vzjqr2mspz'>nevent1q…mspz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s why I didn&#39;t comment on your observation that Bill Gates agrees with my assessment of Musk. Gates is kind of a fluke, in that he seems to have maintained his genuine desire to do good. But yeah, he&#39;s still got way more money than anyone needs. So my feelings toward Gates are complicated. But I do see a difference between him and many of his fellow billionaires. 2025-05-11T22:41:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84fppmcwmtmtxf3enth05padjxy70zxv9t89lm6uj78jq7lc7n5czyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevj2l6ek In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvkz7wte7ta9n0vkn53t9crurgey4dcns08z8zgtnpa5j0wdh39qylyks6'>nevent1q…yks6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In light of his destruction of USAID, CDC, and other keeping-people-alive entities, it could be argued that Elon Musk is himself a serial killer. 2025-05-11T21:10:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszv3r0ue9zwuhwtffl8u7j2x4wutanxfqm5xc5l2e5w9euwk29gyczyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevpf765j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2s6gsx0hye7fzngtjrqvte7u5kgtfj36pjc8hx2v8s9668rmv9fc5wwj3w'>nevent1q…wj3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be fair, they suffered a lot. 2025-05-02T13:00:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswptkjk2zl79mtt8elaa45jrcn5jgq8m5d9r4ernntrt3xkjuw6aczyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevkpt5ty In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0r7pu4qzenaa8syfz2ywc2qp3g5qkhy5aujrlmly62xxqjshm8ugzw87e2'>nevent1q…87e2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I voted early, but I took my son. (My husband isn&#39;t eligible, but maybe by the next election he&#39;ll be a citizen, and then I&#39;ll take him too!) 2025-04-27T00:57:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vkhk95qwcv753gddcrvw40jd2xv5cn4mydflfntzla8s0fzd2fczyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevkjkz9m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sml8nhfeyfwxn9reza5sj0efxn09wpkhlmufrj2t703hmd4qlyq44qz79'>nevent1q…qz79</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is so true. People either see it as something everyone has, a trendy excuse, or (if they take it seriously), a minor inconvenience. They have no idea how incredibly exhausting it is! 2025-01-25T16:32:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfp3uksjnj85ad38w8d2l49lrtkq54myr3sq09adqe6glk7n2qlwszyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevhpfnua In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwvltahx9h3eacalg8xqgqg2u74cfktenkjqgr70d388jrec3g4sjgjjk5'>nevent1q…jjk5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I took it as a joke. But I&#39;ve seen some suggestions that appear trivial but might, added together, make a difference. Free trade agreements seem to limit much of what can be done, but people are really creative when they have to be. 2025-01-23T22:08:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzf5rgwuklp3elf98f65dg5swf8jdw9uj59jlxsjkm50fld753lczyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevftvckr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwlp0gwqpmvxkq3yd978qu6tj2z4vzqely4d0s8rarvc0rt3v5uswx4x4p'>nevent1q…4x4p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We need to be brainstorming like this across the nation. People can come up with all kinds of creative solutions that stop short of overtly punitive tit-for-tat and benefit Canada in the process. 2025-01-23T21:59:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxrnyfw48nh49cf8ww3spj2n7sclpr57vc2q84efaxxyk33nxsfnszyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevqczugq An old tree plus a lot of rain.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/951/417/609/043/843/original/aaa6401eb01663b2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-12T22:32:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw7t73p2myk7jsvqrx6g8kquwyz7tmctkkvr5jku5cs22jaqcz0agzyp53094l7dyw67xp0kghwqnwz2lng0zkhfkjr2tck2g3jayve9cevdmn69e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2wav5s767jp3vcl9p88hpejqr6grvyl5dsqkl4kl52fx5yh4js3cku8q62'>nevent1q…8q62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>All they can do is try to be good enough for long enough that the refs won&#39;t matter. It&#39;s the nature of the game. 2024-07-06T01:56:59Z