Mans R · @mansr
159 followers · 10375 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

1. Invent something gossip-worthy.
2. Tell one person.
3. Wait for the rumour to circle back.
4. Repeat a few times.

You now have a map of your social network.

#exactsteps

Last updated 1 year ago

Mans R · @mansr
160 followers · 10308 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

How to maximise engagement here:

1. Post
2. Have the cats look a bit silly
3. Add a stupid quip
4. Include related hash tags

Works every time.

#exactsteps #cat #cats

Last updated 1 year ago

Mans R · @mansr
160 followers · 10197 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

How to tame a :

1. Do what the cat wants.
2. You have now been tamed.

Oh wait...

#exactsteps #cat

Last updated 1 year ago

Mans R · @mansr
151 followers · 9766 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

How to conquer the fediverse:

1. Announce that you might join it.

The fediverse will defederate itself over disagreements about exactly how this is wrong.

#exactsteps #peoplesfrontofjudea

Last updated 1 year ago

Thomas B. Rücker · @tbr
448 followers · 5681 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

have been achieved!

#exactsteps

Last updated 1 year ago

Mans R · @mansr
130 followers · 7983 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

1. Go to the shop.
2. Buy a bunch of stuff.
3. Go home.
4. Realise you forgot the one thing you were actually out of.

#exactsteps

Last updated 2 years ago

Mans R · @mansr
127 followers · 7767 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

1. Enumerate every grammatical feature in every known language.
2. Construct a language using them all.
3. Attempt to learn that language.
4. Go insane.

#exactsteps

Last updated 2 years ago

Chris Friedt · @cfriedt
85 followers · 453 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

Thought I would be able to set up relaying Mastodon Posts to Twitter, but that does not seem to work.

Does anyone have a better set of than this?
medium.com/@pimterry/sync-your

#exactsteps

Last updated 2 years ago

Mans R · @mansr
111 followers · 7098 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

@rysiek How to repair an iPhone:
1. Buy a new phone.
2. Throw out the old one.

#exactsteps

Last updated 3 years ago

Mans R · @mansr
111 followers · 7098 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

How to upload a large file to Google Drive when you're stuck with ADSL:
1. Place file on network share.
2. Copy file to phone.
3. Go to the nearby park where there is 5G coverage.
4. Upload.

#exactsteps

Last updated 3 years ago

Mans R · @mansr
111 followers · 7098 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

1. Start typing long-ish command
2. Decide it's time to make a script for it
3. Choose a logical name and open file in editor
4. Discover that you already wrote it last time

#exactsteps

Last updated 4 years ago

Mans R · @mansr
111 followers · 7098 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

How to do anything in one line of code:

1. Create a library (or language) with a function for the thing you want.
2. Call that function.

#exactsteps

Last updated 4 years ago

Chris Friedt · @cfriedt
85 followers · 453 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com
Mans R · @mansr
110 followers · 7101 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

#exactsteps

Last updated 5 years ago

Mans R · @mansr
110 followers · 7101 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com
Mans R · @mansr
110 followers · 7101 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com
Chris Friedt · @cfriedt
85 followers · 453 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com
Chris Friedt · @cfriedt
85 followers · 453 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

Step 1: Assume ${VENDOR} implementation of standardized and mature API is compliant and works as advertised.
Step 2: Re-evaluate assumptions.

#exactsteps

Last updated 6 years ago

Chris Friedt · @cfriedt
85 followers · 453 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

#exactsteps

Last updated 6 years ago

Chris Friedt · @cfriedt
85 followers · 453 posts · Server society.oftrolls.com

#exactsteps

Last updated 6 years ago