They are just the biggest asshole in the room.

So one day the different body parts were arguing over who should be in charge.

The eyes said they should be in charge, because they were the primary source of information about the world.

The stomach said it should be in charge because digestion was the source of energy.

The brain said it should be in charge because it was in charge of information processing and decision-making.

The rectum said nothing, just closed up shop.

Before long, the vision was blurry, the stomach was queasy, and the brain was foggy.

Assholes have been in charge ever since.

Thanks! Once I knew that there was such a thing, a bit of online searching got that part of it sorted. And took me into what I hope is a productive rabbit hole of permissions management. :)

Oh, that user ID must be the answer. I was wondering what those numbers were ☺️

More digging to figure out what the appropriate user id is…

Ok, thanks. I was hoping that it was specific to GTS, because that’s more my speed. I’ve been through the docs, but obviously not carefully enough! I’ll give it another go…

And yet more sites do it, even on desktop. As far as I can tell, most of them are also doing it in a way that breaks security by validating the username before asking for the password.

I think you mean “OAUTH” not “OATH”. That might make your search for information easier.

Sorry, I don’t know much about OAUTH and even less about Mastodon.

FFS, and here’s me celebrating the fact I can tie my own shoes.

Why not? The last decade before semi-retirement I had all the different ways to get in touch with me restricted to my phone. My work computer had no email client, no messengers, nothing. I even helped lead the charge to eliminate desk phones.

That little display may have been the single greatest priductivity booster ever. It stayed on a shelf across the room on do not disturb. The only people allowed past the DnD were my wife and my son. If there really was a work emergency, a manager or coworker knew where to find me to tap me on the shoulder.

I, for one, appreciate the use of less populous spaces. It’s where I like to hang out, so it’s nice to not have to “go to the city” for everything.

I saw that. When I get a bit more time, I’ll dig through their custom layout to see what I can figure out.

Thanks.

I’m going to try Unexpected. The swipe for symbol reminds me of my favourite on-screen keyboard, Fitaly. Unfortunately, nobody ever made it available for modern smartphones.

Edit: The main thing I see missing is the option to swipe for uppercase. That may be possible in settings, but I didn’t see it in a quick glance.

Thanks!

The Stalwart mail server allows for that. They call them “spam traps”.

Basically, it’s a real email address that literally never gets used or referenced anywhere, thus assuring any email received is unsolicited by definition. Stalwart’s spam engine uses any such email to help train the spam filter.

I can’t imagine that Stalwart is only one implementing such a system.

I’ve never used Stalwart, but it’s the email server I’ve selected should I decide to do what everyone tells me I shouldn’t: run my own server for me, my wife, and the two domains we control. Their documentation is basically a master class in email.

Oh, probably. I just hope it 30 years before my death. I’m 67. :)

Well, if you can tolerate Google, they actually offer this. If I don’t interact with my accounts for 3 months, it will send the email I’ve composed to designated recipients.

I’ve been e-reading since the Palm days. The biggest device that I can fit into a secure pocket has always been my choice.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure “Always Free” tier? I’ve got a couple of servers and haven’t even scratched the surface of what I can do for free.

If ARM64 meets your use case, you can have up to 4 CPUs with up to 24(?) GB in any configuration. (ie, all on one server or spread across multiples). I have a 2x12 ARM64 and a 1x1 AMD64, both running Ubuntu.

Their service is divided into regions, so you can pick from a few locations in the US, 2 locations in Canada, and other locations around the world.

If you want to play with server stuff, OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) has some pretty generous “Always Free” stuff.

I’m running 2 servers and haven’t even scratched the surface of what can be done for free.

Thanks!

It looks like I need a Windows machine (or VM or wine). Is that correct?