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Hey all, just another newbie post about Friendica here as I'm trying to learn the ropes.

I notice that some times when I follow someone - be it an account on Mastodon, Sharkey, etc - their Network Posts are blank until they post something.

So I went searching for a setting or some kind of toggle to perhaps change that to enable me to see a user's existing posts prior to the point when I followed them.

I could only find the following link below which mentioned the process.

Is there a toggle somewhere that would let people see older posts from users on Fediverse?

github.com/friendica/friendica…

Currently it works like this: to see a post or comment your server has to receive it first. This happens if any of these are true:

1you or someone else on your server is subscribed to the author of this item
2 the item is reshared by someone you or someone else on your server is subscribed to
3 you interacted with child item (e.g. reply to the post) which causes parent items to get fetched

If you just stumbled upon someone's post and there are some comments from people who never made it to your server you won't see them - and I think this is the case for any Fedi platform, not just Friendica. This is also the reason you sometimes don't see full "like" counts for others' posts.

in reply to rushSteady

Does anyone know how to find one’s friend’s here? I just arrived and admit I know very little about this site
in reply to Michelle Marie

If you go to your contacts tab, you'll see options for the local server here, and globally.

If your friend is here on friendica.world you can just look up their name. Otherwise you'll search for @[namehere]@[server.com]

If your friend needs to set up an account, you can send an invite as well with their email.




Forth: Immediacy and postponement


When reading a #Forth tutorial, a lot of time is usually spent explaining RPN and the data and return stack, which are extremely easy to understand for most people having been exposed to some sort of STEM subjects. Then, examples pop up with words like “IMMEDIATE” and “POSTPONE” which it seems the author thinks the reader finds just as easy, while using jargon not used outside Forth programming. This is my attempt at writing the explanation I wish I had found a long time ago, written so I can better my own understanding.


1.0 Compilation

Forth words are very much like sub-routines, but just as the Forth machine has two modes, interpretation and compilation, Forth words may be thought of as having interpretation semantics and compilation semantics. The literal “5” will during interpretation have the value 5 pushed on to the data stack, but during compilation, it will simply have code which will push 5 appended to whatever word is currently being compiled. This is the case of most words, with one major exception being control flow words.


1.1 Control flow

Control flow words execute during compilation, pushing and popping references to and from the control flow stack (which may or may not be implemented using the data stack). A word like “IF” has no standards defined interpretation semantics at all. “IF” will as well as appending the “IF” test to the current word, push to the control flow stack a forward reference for where it's going to jump. That forward reference can then be resolved by an “ELSE” or “THEN” later in the source code. Words which execute during compilation, are called immediate.


2.0 IMMEDIATE

Set the compilation semantics of the last defined word to be its interpretation semantics.

GForth has a very good explanation:

complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gf…


3.0 POSTPONE

Compile a word's compilation semantics instead of its interpretation semantics.

Again, GForth has a very good explanation:

complang.tuwien.ac.at/forth/gf…


4.0 Putting it together

“POSTPONE” compiles whatever the next word would have done during compilation into the current word. “IMMEDIATE” makes the last defined word behave during compilation as it does during interpretation.


4.1 An example

Let us assume there exists an ALGOL fandom and define:

: FI POSTPONE THEN ; IMMEDIATE

In other words, when running “FI”, run the compilation semantics of “THEN”, and by the way, let “FI” be a word where the interpretation semantics becomes the compilation semantics. So, “FI” is now a word which during compilation behaves exactly as “THEN”. Using “SEE” on a word containing “FI” will only show the “THEN” which has been compiled into that word.

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"Notifier task is pending": what this means?


Friendica's web frontend shows an hourglass icon with the pop-up title "Notifier task is pending". When I initially posted, it was kind of expected since I had just posted. However, days have passed and all my posts, including the oldest one, are still displaying the icon. Why?
in reply to Daemon Silverstein

Because we have an issue lagging behind in job processing. It's catching up but at current speed would still take 11 days. Working with Friendica devs to get it sped up.


Still learning about the fediverse. So far, I also have mastodon, lemmy, and pixelfed. Hoping to set up a few more today. I'm also purging all posts and media from fuckerberg socials. It's a daunting task.


actually i haven't used facebook for years, i just wanted to see how things are going here.
in reply to wing

@wing lol! There are people, haha (myself included). But the more successful are the microblogging platforms like Mastodon, so that's where people go. That doesn't mean that you can't find content, thank god ActivityPub exists. But people are so used to writing just one or two lines of text and call it a day that they do not care about the alternatives.

Anyway, I don't wanna go on with this, but if you want to follow content, check out fedi.directory, the Friendica directory, some of the accounts on Flipboard that enabled federation or this list. I'm sure there are some more. If you can't find what you're looking for, but it has a website, it most likely has an RSS feed. Paste the website in the address bar and it will find it.

You'll likely feel yourself a bit overwhelmed with information, so add those contacts to circles to streamline your content.

@wing
in reply to wing

I'm not new to the Fediverse, but I am new to Friendica. I wanted to check it out as well, and I like the ability to write a proper essay. When I discovered Friendica used BBCode I was quite happy, nothing I have used recently has had support for that. 💘


is there anybody out there
(with guitar melody)
in reply to wing

Hi! 👋

I've been doing laundry ... *pops in* *sees post* Welcome to Friendica! ... and now I'm off to do some dishes.

#cleaning #cleaning



Anyone else play the NYT games?


Connections
Puzzle #587
🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
#587
in reply to Helen Jojo Blackforest

I'm doing #Wordle, and #ordlig ("wordle, but in #Swedish"),
and people over at diaspora* have lured me into doing a #French variety as well (I don't speak or know French 🙈😅), and a 32-wordle-at-the-same-time thingie (haven't done today's, though), and ... 😬

I've seen others do the #Connections thingie, but haven't given it a go as of yet ...
oh well, here's today's!

Connections
Puzzle #587
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟪🟪🟪


Wordle 1 309 5/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

ordlig.se WEEKEND nr 1109, 4/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Le Mot (@WordleFR) #1105 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
wordle.louan.me





Hello. Is there anyone out there?


I'm struggling with the recent changes at Facebook. But I'm not a twitter type guy. I like the way Facebook allows us to share what we are doing and how I can keep in touch with friends. And how I can post to only friends.

So here I am, looking to see if Friendica is a platform for me.

in reply to Eric Miller

I have burned whatever technical and social capital I once had trying to make friends get off unethical platforms. Even though I have failed miserably in that, it doesn't stop me from trying to contribute to building communities on ethical platforms myself.

Mark reshared this.



Appelboom bloesem 2016


n 2016 staat ie eindelijk vol in bloei, het appelboompje dat we van M. en R. S.

kregen - een van de boompjes op het dakterras





Een ritje met de MG oktober 2014


S. maakte een ritje met de MG en ME mocht mee.

Herinnering aan oktober 2014



Actie Ahmadzai 28-9-2014


Nederland liet in 2014 een groep mensen in de steek in Afghanistan, mensen die voor Defensie gewerkt hadden en hun leven na vertrek van de Nederlanders niet zeker waren. Zoals de tolken die onze militairen geholpen hadden.

Een van hen is de heer Ahmadzai. In 2014 voerden we actie om hem en zijn gezin veilig te stellen:

"Stap 1 is gezet: Fred Teeven heeft besloten de asielaanvraag van Ahmadzai Help Abdul Ghafoor Ahmadzai aan een verblijfsvergunning toch in behandeling te nemen.
Nu afwachten wanneer de IND klaar is met onderzoek.
Ondertussen blijft tekenen van de petitie wél belangrijk. Laat zien dat je mededogen kent en vóór een goede regeling voor mensen die in dienst van het Nederlandse leger risico's hebben gelopen en niet terug kunnen naar hun land."

petities.nl/petitions/asiel-vo…

Nu (al bijna 11 jaar later) staat de petitie nog steeds online met een dankwoord en een tekening van de kinderen van Abdul Ahmadzai.

Ik voerde destijds redelijk stevig actie op Twitter om hen te helpen. Toen was Twitter nog redelijk sociaal.



Jan 19
Test event
Sun 3:10 PM
ElAntojito

don't attend



"DELETE THESE APPS, NOW!" | Weekly News Roundup Segment


#YouTube - youtube.com/@SwitchedtoLinux

#Odysee - odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0

#Rumble - rumble.com/c/SwitchedToLinux

#Bitchute - bitchute.com/channel/uf9hzD216…

!!! NOTE !!! Switched To Linux is, “written by a broad spectrum computer consultant to help people learn more about the Linux platform.” This account is a supporter of @SwitchedToLinux and provides convenience posts of thumbnails art, videos and streams.

«Posts may contain hashtags as content may pertain to many distributions and/or related material/topics. Posts may be reposted, boosted, shared, etc. by bots and/or other accounts and are done so at the discretion of the bots/accounts that perform those actions. This account is not responsible for the action(s) of those bots and/or accounts. Therefore, Offended Discretion is advised.»

#SwitchedToLinux #Linux #Windows #Mac #AltTech #FOSS #YouTube #Odysee #Rumble #BitChute #Locals #DLive #Twitch #FactCheckTrue #Fediverse #Fedi22 #Fedi23 #Fedi24 #WeeklyNewsRoundup



Mar 9
Pump up the Jam - Wiens gratis 80/90/00er Party
Sun 12:55 AM - Sun 4:00 AM Escape - Neustiftgasse 116-118, 1070 Wien
Phil Cash

Die beste Partymusik aus den 80/90/00er-Jahren

🎈 Hosted by: DJ H-Rock & DJ Mr. P
🎈 Freier Eintritt
🎈 Getränkeaktionen
🎈 Ab Mitternacht im Escape-Keller

Sounds like: 2 Unlimited, A-Ha, Ace of Base, Aqua, Blümchen, Bon Jovi, Britney Spears, Captain Jack, Culture Beat, David Hasselhoff, DJ Bobo, Dr. Alban, Europe, Eurythmics, Falco, Fanta 4, Fettes Brot, Gigi D’Agostino, Green Day, Guns N' Roses, Haddaway, House Of Pain, Inner Circle, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Kevin Lyttle, La Bouche, Lady Gaga, Liquido, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mo-Do, Music Instructor, Nirvana, Pink, Rednex, Reel 2 Real, Rihanna, Scatman, Scooter, Shaggy, Shakira, Sido, Snap, The Offspring und viele viele mehr

Facebook Event: facebook.com/events/1824685675014137

Phil Cash attends.



Tuinieren - amaryllus


nl.wikihow.com/Een-amaryllis-o…


Tuinieren - klimroos


bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictio…



Weg bij Facebook - overgenomen bericht - zomaar op straat een fijne verrassing


Vandaag beleefde ik iets moois in Gemeente Baarn.

Mijn vriendin Renas kreeg van de burgemeester haar officiële toekenning van het Nederlandse staatsburgerschap!

Dat op zich was al een feestelijke gebeurtenis!Toen wij het Gemeentehuis uitkwamen en in de Laanstraat liepen, feliciteerde ik Renas nog eens extra en zei; nu ben je een echte Nederlandse.

Een mevrouw die vlak bij ons liep, hoorde dat en feliciteerde haar spontaan. Dat was op zich al heel erg leuk!

Maar...
toen wij in de koffiewinkel met elkaar (5 mensen) koffie dronken om het Nederlanderschap van Renas te vieren, stapte opeens diezelfde mevrouw weer op ons af en zei dat ze het zo fijn vond voor Renas, dat ze haar en ons op de koffie trakteerde (alle 5) om te laten zien dat er in Nederland óók vriendelijke mensen zijn.

Paf...
dan ben je even stil en blij. Dank je wel onbekende mevrouw, je hebt ons vandaag een heel mooi cadeau gegeven.

#vriendelijkheid #gastvrijheid



Weg bij Facebook - overgenomen bericht - Tonke Dragt


Na bijna 60 jaar eindelijk het vervolg!

Wat een heerlijk verhaal van Tonke Dragt blijft dit toch. Aanrader voor ieder kind dat van avonturen houdt. (en volwassenen ook hoor).

Gekocht bij Boekhandel Den Boer Baarn in Baarn waar ze nog niet wisten dat er op Facebook een Fanclub van Tonke Dragt is.

Toen ik dat vertelde, zei de mevrouw aan de kassa direct: Dat is goed om te weten, dan kunnen we andere lezers dat ook vertellen.

Ter plekke verzon ik ook de oplossing voor mijn dilemma "wat gebeurt er na mijn dood met mijn verzameling boeken van Tonke Dragt?"



War. War never changes... the weapons change; the strategies, the whos and whys. Yet War stays the same... so long as one man has what another has not , conflicts arise, conflicts which lead to deaths; deaths to retaliation...

It is in this cycle you find yourselves, a group of friends traveling through Cuenca in search of something... something to bring people together. But what will it be? Your road lays long ahead of you....

(I am excited to announce the beginning of the journey my friends are taking. A tabletop adventure set in our little slice of the world. I DON'T have a firm starting date but I will use this space to share both the adventure as it unfolds and some BTS info and tid-bits. The goal in the end is to livestream the sessions for people to watch ala Critical Roll/Dimention20. But this is still early days. So watch this space.)



Testing out this new world


Hello out there, I'm looking for less oligarchy ways of connecting with good people, learning interesting things, being inspired and being distracted! Here is an incredible tree that I met on Taranaki this week 💚🏔️



The year 2025 promises to be a special year. It is already in the number itself.

2025 = 81·25 = (9·5)² = 45²
√2025 = 45
2+0+2+5 = 4+5

Integer factorisation
2025 = 3⁴·5² = 3·3·3·3·5·5

Do you also see the angel numbers? 😉
3+3+3+3+5+5 = 22 = 11+11 (11:11)

A bit more maths to do
We already saw that 2025 = 45² and those who play sudoku on a regular basis know that the sum of the first nine digits add up to 45. For those who are good at solving three-dimensional puzzles, it should be no problem to discover that the sum of the first nine cubes also equals 2025. In summary:

2025 = (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)²
= 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³.

Below is an illustrative video that demonstrates this once again.

youtube.com/shorts/7DznMIzn_nA…