#askFedi time. The kind folk who added me to their family Duolingo plan are rightly pissed off with how awful it’s got and do not intend renewing. So time to find an alternative.

I’m doing German and Japanese right now, and I use Duolingo to give me some daily exposure to the languages. I absolutely cannot do self-directed study from books or websites. I kind of need the gamification. Also, ads cause me to forget whatever it was I just did, so affordable ad-free is a must.

#askFedi time. The kind folk who added me to their family Duolingo plan are rightly pissed off with how awful it’s got and do not intend renewing. So time to find an alternative.

I’m doing German and Japanese right now, and I use Duolingo to give me some daily exposure to the languages. I absolutely cannot do self-directed study from books or websites. I kind of need the gamification. Also, ads cause me to forget whatever it was I just did, so affordable ad-free is a must.

Do you have a topic you want to debate, but no one willing to sit with the complexity instead of rushing to conclusions?

I am here for that kind of conversation.

Let us think out loud without turning it into a performance.

#ThoughtfulConversation #DeepThinking #Nuance #Complexity #CriticalThinking
#Ideas #Debate #IntellectualCuriosity #Philosophy #LongTermThinking
#FediMeta #AskFedi #WritersOfFedi #TechCulture #IndieWeb #OpenWeb

Does anyone know of any #RCS library or client that works directly with the #IMS network? Not a client for Jibe, but something that goes directly to the network. Is that even possible?

#AskFedi

So maybe someone on fedi can help me here, but after updating my #ThinkPad #T14 #BIOS to 1.17, #fedora can no longer #suspend normally and freezes and requires a hard power-off each time. I tried some #grub stuff, many suggested fixes I found on the internet and a newer kernel (6.18 instead of 6.17) but nothing worked. So I think it may be a #Lenovo issue.

#Unix #Linux #followerpower #askfedi #gnome #AMD #LVFS #laptop

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/suspend-broken-s2idle-on-thinkpad-t14-gen-6-amd-after-bios-1-17-fedora-43/

Thanks!

FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Speakers

I have been trying to create a list for #fosdem26 and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at #fosdem26 please send them my way. I will update this thread with the list of confirmed speakers.

The Fosdem 26 social web track List:

@pfefferle
@evan @evanprodromou
@haubles
@mapache
@darius
@bjoernsta
@django
@resieguen
@openforfuture
@iusondemand
@cwebber
@tsyesika
@zzepposs
@melaniebartos
@Pepijn
@Floppy
@tobias
@mayel
@ivan
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
@samvie
@benpate
@neiman
@hongminhee@hollo.social
@filippodb @magostinelli
@publicspaces
@cubicgarden
@samvie
@bonfire
@FediVariety
@vishnee

Non Social Web Track presenters:

@bogo

Social Web Track schedule:

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/

Boosts are also appreciated!

P.S. Special thanks to @liaizon,
@andypiper, @michael, @toon

#askfedi #activitypub #fosdem

dear fedi folk,

does anyone here have experience with csf leaks (ideally as a result of hEDS but not necessarily)? i'm on day 12 (13?) of a devil migraine that's affected my balance and vision, worsened my POTS and tinnitus, is causing sporadic pulsatile tinnitus as well plus mega-weird pulsing pressure in my head, and is seriously messing with my brain/anxiety. plus ofc the nausea and flashes. and pain in my head and neck, which is sometimes quite severe. so i'm wondering if it's actually a migraine or not.

these symptoms aren't new-new (and i haven't had a headache-free day in literally years, migraine or "just" a headache), but they are getting worse / more frequent, and i'm getting worried.

i also don't have a doctor here bc multiple drs in this country have told me that ehlers-danlos and sjögren's and autonomic dysfunction, etc., don't exist. at all.

(i will go to urgent care if things get worse, but it's far and they'll likely just send me home, so.)

so if anyone's dealt with this and wouldn't mind comparing notes, i'd love to.

thank you!

#askFedi #hEDS #POTS

FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Speakers

I have been trying to create a list for #fosdem26 and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at #fosdem26 please send them my way. I will update this thread with the list of confirmed speakers.

The Fosdem 26 social web track List:

@pfefferle
@evan @evanprodromou
@haubles
@mapache
@darius
@bjoernsta
@django
@resieguen
@openforfuture
@iusondemand
@cwebber
@tsyesika
@zzepposs
@melaniebartos
@Pepijn
@Floppy
@tobias
@mayel
@ivan
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
@samvie
@benpate
@neiman
@hongminhee@hollo.social
@filippodb @magostinelli
@publicspaces
@cubicgarden
@samvie
@bonfire
@FediVariety
@vishnee

Non Social Web Track presenters:

@bogo

Social Web Track schedule:

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/

Boosts are also appreciated!

P.S. Special thanks to @liaizon,
@andypiper, @michael, @toon

#askfedi #activitypub #fosdem

dear fedi folk,

does anyone here have experience with csf leaks (ideally as a result of hEDS but not necessarily)? i'm on day 12 (13?) of a devil migraine that's affected my balance and vision, worsened my POTS and tinnitus, is causing sporadic pulsatile tinnitus as well plus mega-weird pulsing pressure in my head, and is seriously messing with my brain/anxiety. plus ofc the nausea and flashes. and pain in my head and neck, which is sometimes quite severe. so i'm wondering if it's actually a migraine or not.

these symptoms aren't new-new (and i haven't had a headache-free day in literally years, migraine or "just" a headache), but they are getting worse / more frequent, and i'm getting worried.

i also don't have a doctor here bc multiple drs in this country have told me that ehlers-danlos and sjögren's and autonomic dysfunction, etc., don't exist. at all.

(i will go to urgent care if things get worse, but it's far and they'll likely just send me home, so.)

so if anyone's dealt with this and wouldn't mind comparing notes, i'd love to.

thank you!

#askFedi #hEDS #POTS

Does someone here know how to restore #signal messages from the cloud #backup?
It seems to be the only way to create a backup on #iOS. Unfortunately, the option from the documentation does not exist on the new #android device.

Or are backups incompatible between iOS and Android, @signalapp?

#boostswelcome #askfedi