GothPanda

I am a panda, on the internet. Really good at starting projects. Less good at finishing them.

Pronouns: He/They
Age: 37
Website: https://gothpanda.dev
After Dark: https://impreg.net/@GothPanda

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2026-03-08 03:21:10 UTC

Do I know anyone who's on/using Matrix? If so, can you try to ping gothpanda:gothpanda.dev

2026-02-09 20:14:51 UTC

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It should be able to work with any phone number. The account isn't specific to the sim itself. Unfortunately, the phone number is one of two pieces of data they store. That, and the date of account creation.

2026-02-09 19:58:36 UTC

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XMPP or Jabber - https://xmpp.org
This is a pretty old standard, but with extensions that have come out, it's got at least most of the text-based features of discord. It's pretty light on resources, and relatively easy to get set up.
You still need a server to call home, just like using email.

2026-02-09 19:57:50 UTC

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Matrix - https://matrix.org
It's probably one of the closest to Discord in terms of look, feel, and functionality. However, you need a server to call home, and they work like actual email servers instead of what Discord calls a server.
There's a lot of software for the backend and a few clients.

2026-02-09 19:57:29 UTC

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If you want something you can just sign up for an account on and roll, Signal is the only decent option.
Everything else from this point on will require you or someone you know to set up some sort of infrastructure (at least for a good experience). Figure out who that is, and give them money.

2026-02-09 19:57:08 UTC

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Signal - https://signal.org
In all honesty, if you do not have a signal account, get one ASAP. They're the gold standard for a secure messenger that's actually been audited. It encrypts chat data by default. Can do group chats, and group calls.

2026-02-09 19:56:46 UTC

Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of perfect alternatives for Discord at this point in time. Every alternative is going to be missing some features or functionality. In all honesty, if you're wanting to jump ship, expect to have to jump to more than one alternative.
Thread to follow with more info.

2026-02-02 21:25:44 UTC

Ready to show off a project that I've been working on for the past couple of weeks: Neato!
https://neato.directory
Neato! is an online directory akin to the 90's and 00's. Originally made for @npub13hr…833j 's CGHMN project, but a few folks seemed interested in the idea for the rest of the internet today.
https://files.pandapla.net/media_attachments/files/116/003/143/224/177/131/original/0dc0155dab03af69.png

2025-12-12 17:57:21 UTC

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Slight update:
Tummy pain might have been more serious than we thought. Currently at the emergency room. Had an ultrasound and a cat scan. Will know more soon.

2025-12-12 12:43:17 UTC

Me: very much wishes they could get pregnant.
Also me: cannot handle any amount of tummy pain.

2025-10-27 16:10:46 UTC

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wow! Normally, I use an extension called "Fuck it" to just remove those pop-ups, but that looks like a page that hasn't even loaded the article! Dang!

2025-09-03 14:48:02 UTC

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I think there'll be *some* outliers, of course. There's a good chunk of Z+ that I'm seeing in retro circles, who are very much trying to keep that alive. Just worried there's not enough of them.

2025-02-20 04:10:29 UTC

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Honestly? Vivaldi has been ticking most of those boxes for me as of recent.