If I ever get rich enough to take up an expensive hobby based on collectibles - such as Magic: The Gathering or Warhammer - please remind me that I would much rather commission art from independent artists with those money.
@zatnosk I'm currently listening to a MtG book, and that + your post just led me to think of an alternate way of playing the game, one that'd be more akin to in the book. :D I have only a few and haven't touched them in years, but digital decks work just fine and free.
actually, by far, the most widely used client on the instances I admin is Tusky.
the motivations behind Michabo are different than the motivations behind Tootle, GNOME Social and (possibly?) ActivityDesk though.
Michabo is being developed the Pleroma way -- move quickly, be aggressive about breaking things as long as there are clear benefits, encourage and cultivate contributions to the codebase from contributors of all skill levels. like Pleroma FE, Pleroma BE, Charisma and the underlying frameworks, Michabo is just another component of our platform.
meanwhile, Tootle and GNOME Social are very much developed the GNOME way, and are part of the GNOME platform. but GNOME has different objectives than we do, so Tootle and GNOME Social don't get much attention.
i can't say where ActivityDesk is going, but i think Michabo serves a different niche than it as well. i believe ActivityDesk is more about unifying the Mastodon/Pleroma ecosystem and the IndieWeb ecosystem. (Pleroma has thoughts on the IndieWeb ecosystem, too, but that's a discussion for later.)
When I started developing software, every tool was well-documented. And I had just received my degree, so all my knowledge was fresh.
As I progressed I happened upon tools with badly or undocumented features. I spent months using trial-and-error testing, with debug output at every step. It worked, but it didn't make me happy.
Programming tools should not be a puzzle to make us you feel victorious when solved. Let's limit that challenge to making our program meet the customer's requirements.
I took a chance on this dive bar near work, and ah yes~ Jazz music came on shortly after I ordered a beer, the place is cool (on one of the area's first 100°F days), and it's pretty quaint for reading. B]