@GamingWithEars@mastodon.stickbear.me
Post #1803767
2026-04-30 08:37 UTC
Replies (24)
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@trainguyrom@techhub.social 2026-04-30 13:18
@GamingWithEars best I can do is a QR code to a PDF on Google Drive with the permissions set incorrectly
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@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie 2026-05-04 17:33
@GamingWithEars omg I hate Discord so fucking much
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@FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com 2026-05-04 18:02
@GamingWithEars I've responded to you, but the response I wrote is on facebook, behind a discord link that takes you to substack, which then throws you to patreon, which then leads you to a youtube members-only post. Hope you don't mind.
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@jef@mastodon.social 2026-05-04 20:24
@GamingWithEars Also Instagram counts as Facebook
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@jetlagjen@gts.phillipsuk.org 2026-05-04 20:25
@GamingWithEars we did a survey of people who came to our thing and 100% of them saw it on Facebook, so there's no need to post anywhere else.
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@gatesvp@mstdn.ca 2026-05-04 20:31
@GamingWithEars honestly, I think the answer is really "no". I live in a small city and most of the small business owners just don't have the wherewithal to maintain even a brochure website. And for the few who do, it's definitely not maintained and mostly just says "call me". None of them are like "this is the best setup ever", but it's basically free and they don't have to worry about things like DDOS or lapsed invoices or the site being down. It's not the best for them, but it could be so much worse. Don't get me wrong, I would personally love to have all of these businesses off FB. But I'm not sure where else they would go? If they don't actually want to maintain a website, what's their next best thing?
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@Flussmusik@nrw.social 2026-05-04 20:53
@GamingWithEars It’s about time that someone put this commonplace into writing!
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@tinmouth@infosec.exchange 2026-05-04 21:06
@GamingWithEars @solderandchaos and Mastodon is, cos anyone can look at the web version ❤️
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@makerblock@mastodon.social 2026-05-04 21:41
@GamingWithEars Okay. I'll put it on linkedin.
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@bigblen@mastodon.nzoss.nz 2026-05-04 21:42
@GamingWithEars I give you maximum mastodon stars for this (I.e. 1). If I could give more, I would ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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@OneInterestingFact@mastodon.ie 2026-05-04 21:52
@GamingWithEars But I don't understand the problem. They don't want to promote this to me so they put it on FB. I wasn't interested anyway. Problem solved.
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@oz1sej@mastodon.online 2026-05-04 21:55
@GamingWithEars This needs to be higher up, as they say on reddit.
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@woolfhound@woof.group 2026-05-04 23:40
@GamingWithEars probably not unless everyone stops using Facebook, because unfortunately, most people use Facebook.
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@TotesTanked@aus.social 2026-05-05 00:58
@GamingWithEars totallytanked.net !
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@mcpinson@mas.to 2026-05-05 02:16
@GamingWithEars Never had a Facebook account, never will
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@jonobennett@mastodon.me.uk 2026-05-05 07:00
@GamingWithEars What about Crackerz? Can I upload it to Crackerz?
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@fossheim@front-end.social 2026-05-05 08:28
@GamingWithEars living in a small town and EVERYTHING that gets organised or sold here is exclusively on Facebook. Even houses for sale/rent aren't posted elsewhere, none of the events happening have websites, stores only have Facebook pages. It feels impossible to properly leave Facebook 🙃 At the same time as other said, what alternative is there for small businesses, esp. in a not very tech/dev-proficient population?
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@pteryx@dice.camp 2026-05-05 10:01
@GamingWithEars Discord is also not: * a wiki * a repository * a substitute for a FAQ * safe from prying corporate eyes * equivalent to self-hosting a thing, "server" language notwithstanding
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@bovaz@misskey.social 2026-05-05 10:01
@GamingWithEars@mastodon.stickbear.me also, please, no more instagram. Don't share a screenshot from an instagram thing, with a shortened url in a picture. Don't share an image with a qr code. Give me an actual url to an actual website, please.
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@mathew@universeodon.com 2026-05-05 18:45
@GamingWithEars https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/my-comments-are-in-the-google-doc-linked-in-the-dropbox-i-sent-in-the-slack
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@sampler@freebeerextremist.com 2026-05-05 20:01
@GamingWithEars if i want to get updates from local government i have to be logged into instagram. they don't understand technology in 3rd world.
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@chiasm@venera.social 2026-05-06 12:52
@GamingWithEars Hear, hear!!
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@davedave@aus.social 2026-05-09 23:53
@GamingWithEars@mastodon.stickbear.me If you had no money, and no idea about web hosting or DNS or anything else, how would you advertise a thing?
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@Tooden@aus.social 2026-05-10 00:15
@GamingWithEars@mastodon.stickbear.me So many of our local businesses are on Facebook only. It is irritating.