I’m testing Calckey to improve compatibility with Micro.blog. Some of the UI is quite busy and not for me, but I love how they are showing ActivityPub usernames, with the profile photo and dimmed domain name. Might borrow this.

Screenshot of Calckey with usernames.
Mitch Wagner

I’m keeping an eye on Calckey. I’m finding Mastodon to be not fun.

Bluesy, OTOH, is fun.

Dave Winer ☕️

@manton

you might be the only person doing what you're doing.

Jarrod Blundy

That’s pretty nice! I actually like the addition of the avatars, too, since it helps me distinguish that I’ve gotten the right person.

Shoq

@manton Welcome, I think you’ll enjoy it. Some love that name treatment, some don’t. We’re planning to configure several Calckey models based on default themes and prefs, where all that opt-in decoration can be user’s choice.

Scott Williams 🐧

@MitchW @manton I have an alt account on #Calckey and it's definitely more oriented around being "fun".

Mitch Wagner

@vwbusguy Does Calckey have length limits on posts? Length limits drive me bonkers.

Scott Williams 🐧

@MitchW Doesn't seem to. You can even post a "page" like a longform blog post, which is itself a regular post. If there is a limit, I haven't found it yet even with longer posts like this one:

easymode.im/notes/9eptho5ffe

Mitch Wagner

@vwbusguy I’ll keep an eye on Calckey. Thanks!

Scott Williams 🐧

@MitchW Or better yet - just create an account and try it out. You don't have to migrate. I have a separate Calckey account like I have a separate Pixelfed account. The fediverse is a big place.

Mitch Wagner

@vwbusguy Good idea, though I’m suffering a bit of social media burnout at this point. I do Facebook, micro.blog, mastodon, bluesky, reddit, twitter, and tumblr already!

Manton Reece @manton
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