Notices by 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account (thorthenorseman@octodon.social), page 41

"Hey, person at alvin.social, did you know you can get (ad) free access if you sign up here? <link to list of top instances>" etc.

Also, blocking this instance will only hurt the users who paid for it. It won't hurt whoever is behind it. They'll just drop this low-effort project if they can't make money on it. A better strategy would be to gently make alvin.social users aware of the nature of their instance, preferably in a way that doesn't make them feel like gullible fools, because that'll only cause them to get offended.

Ah, finally someone actually gave me some context about the yellow hex nut thing. Apparently, alvin.social is an ad funded Mastodon node where you pay to disable the ads. Also, it doesn't seem to mention the name of the Mastodon network anywhere in its very rudimentary marketing.

Initial gut reaction: This is sneaky in a pathetic way.

Second thought: If you were a business and wanted to run a Mastodon node without losing money on it, how would you do it?

Ah, finally someone actually gave me some context about the yellow hex nut thing. Apparently, alvin.social is an ad funded Mastodon node where you pay to disable the ads. Also, it doesn't seem to mention the name of the Mastodon network anywhere in its very rudimentary marketing.

Initial gut reaction: This is sneaky in a pathetic way.

Second thought: If were a business and wanted to run a Mastodon node without losing money on it, how would you do it?

Ah, finally someone actually gave me some context about the yellow hex nut thing. Apparently, it's an ad funded Mastodon node where you pay to disable the ads. Also, it doesn't seem to mention the name of the Mastodon network anywhere in its very rudimentary marketing.

Initial gut reaction: This is sneaky in a pathetic way.

Second thought: If were a business and wanted to run a Mastodon node without losing money on it, how would you do it?

@Sviundt I'm unable to tell if you are joking... 😅

@rigelk Another French speaker is claiming 'googueule with the "e" à la française'. If I knew what ueu sounds like in French, that might offer a clue to what he meant by that... Does it sound like "GOOgel" basically? If so... Yeah, it would've been nicer with a bit of flair, haha

@Cboy13 If I knew what to do with my mouth to pronounce all those "ue"s, this would probably offer some useful insight...

Do the French say "Googelle" when they say Google?

You shouldn't name anything Odin unless you want it to lose an eye.

@CobaltVelvet I'm enjoying the discussion though. We've been talking for hours. People rarely take the time. Thank you for that.

@CobaltVelvet *on the table

@CobaltVelvet I'm a mess making machine. I make a mess so fast that I can't keep up with myself. I'll absentmindedly leave a piece of trash in the table instead of putting it in the bin, for example, and then forget that it's there until there are 100 pieces of trash strewn around the apartment, and the mess is so overwhelming that I've opted to simply hire a maid to keep my place half decent...

@CobaltVelvet Hm. I did in fact interpret your response as seeking to invalidate my point...

@CobaltVelvet *stole

@CobaltVelvet There is also the fact that my older brother had serious medical issues that stolen much of their attention and energy...

@CobaltVelvet I was easy to manage in most respects, my mother tells me. Maybe the problem is that I so rarely caused trouble, so they thought I didn't need boundaries. I don't know, but it definitely feels as though I didn't have a very normal childhood. It was uneventful but it also missed a number of elements that would probably have helped shape my character.

@CobaltVelvet Maybe some kids are innately disciplined, but I don't think *most* kids are.